Goodman Kocsis Lead British Amateur Round. Walker Victim in Upset
Johnny Goodman of Omaha defeated Albert Briscoe 6 and 5 to reach the fourth round of the British Amateur in Troon. Chuck Kocsis won 4 and 3 over John Montgomerie to join him. Francis Ouimet fell 1 up to Cecil Ewing as Reynolds Smith was eliminated by Jocelyn Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troon
Scotland
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
U. S
Albert W. Briscoe
Goodman
Charles
Chuck) Kocsis
Detroit
John S. Montgomerie
Britain
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Cecil Ewing
Reynolds Smith
Dallas
Jocelyn Walker
Cambridge University
Could High Point land a Dixie pro football club
In a morning note Paul McWhorter of the Dixie Professional Football League asks High Point if a club could join the Dixie pro league and play Sunday games in North Carolina. The writer cites potential interest, regional demand, and possible financing as reasons to pursue a pro football presence despite prior local sports struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Paul McWhorter
Dixie Professional Football League
McWhorter
High Point
Loop
North Carolina
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
And There Here: scattered notes on sports and rumors
A collection of brief sports and football gossip items mentions the Armstrong-Ross confrontation drawing attention, rumors about Harry Bolich’s future, batting averages for the Thomasville Tommies, a potential two year contract between High Point College and William and Mary Norfolk division, Baxter Moose leading the North State league in hitting, freshmen football at Carolina and N C State, and talk of a post in a War Admiral race cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Harry Bolich
John Carter
Thomasville
High Point College
William and Mary
Norfolk
Baxter Moose
McCrary Eagles
Carolina
N. C
Ace on Island Green 95-Yard Shot at Mexico City Club
NBA Service reports Al Espinosa made a 95 yard ace on the ninth at the Mexico City Country club 8000 feet up. the shot over water to a tiny island cup drew pride from a lifetime thrill. Espinosa notes the hole is notoriously tough, likening it to aiming a dime on first bounce and recounts past aces and guidance on Varden grip.
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NBA
al Espinosa
Fapinosa
Akron
Mexico
Central America
Mexico City
Espinosa
Kansas City
Lakeside Country Club
Rio Grande
Duggan Promises to Eat Ears of Red Roberts in Hoopla Bout
Ernie Duggan of Lansing declares he will defeat Red Roberts when they meet Friday night in High Point at the new outdoor arena near the Biltmore hotel. Roberts declines comment while Walter Miller faces Eddie Williams in another bout as promoter Jack Smith touts a fast, exciting wrestling card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Duggan
Lansing
Michigan
High Point
Jack Smith
Roberta
High Street
Biltmore Hotel
Duggan
Smith
Roberts
Walter Miller
Young
Mer
Miami
Will Tangle
Eddie Williams
Springfield
Fights Last Night Roundup From Multiple Cities
Boxing results from Pittsburgh Los Angeles and Muskegon report KOs. Tommy Stiegal from Uniontown stopped Chief Miller of Wheeling in seven, Bob Pastor from New York KOed Chuck Crowell of Los Angeles in one, Wesley Ramey of Grand Rapids stopped Johnny Duree of Louisville in ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Tommy Stiegal
Uniontown
Chief Miller
Wheeling
W. Va
Los Angeles
Bob Pastor
New York
Chuck Crowell
Muskegon
Mich
Wesley Ramey
Grand Rapids
Johnny Duree
Louisville
Star-studded contingent lifts shot on Henry Armstrong and other ringside notes
A party including Al Jolson and Hollywood stars sails from Hollywood with $50,000 to back Henry Armstrong. Seabiscuit War Admiral plans falter as agents scramble for ringside seats. Armchair bets swirl over Armstrong versus Ross with boxing, football, and operatic plans dotted across the note.
Dallas Steers Plot Texas League Push with New Lineup
The Dallas Steers aim for progress in the Texas league using Mize and Dykes in the batting order. Henry Armstrong has embraced free verse in a bold move. The Giants continue a quiet search for a second baseman to cover until Whitehead returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Steers
Henry Armstrong
Giants
Whitehead
Major baseball leaders for 1930s season by team and stat
National League batting leads list Tavagetto Brooklyn 384 Medwick St Louis 364 runs Ott New York 33 Hack Chicago 29 RBIs Galan Chicago 44 Ott New York 31 Hits McCormick Cincinnati 51 Hack Chicago 45 Doubles McCormick Cincinnati 14 Martin Philadelphia 11 Cooke Cincinnati 11 Triples Riezo Pittsburgh 5 Good is Cincinnati Riggs Cincinnati Rosen Brooklyn 4 Home runs Goodman Cincinnati 10 Ott New York 8 Stolen bases Ray Brooklyn Hack Chicago Galan Chicago 4 Pitching Melton New York 6 1 Hubbell New York 5 1
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LFAG
Tavagetto
Brooklyn
Medwick
St. Louis
Ott
New York
Hack
Chicago
Galan
McCormick
Cincinnati
Martin
Philadelphia
Cooke
Riezo
Pittsburgh
Goodman
Riggs
Rosen
Ray
Hack and Galan
Melton
Hubbell
Baseball Leaders and Standings Summary
American League batting leaders list Trosky Cleveland 386 and DiMaggio New York 481. Runs and RBI totals highlight Foxx Boston 44 and Averill Cleveland 31. Key players Lewis Washington Cronin Boston etc appear among hits doubles triples and home runs in a compact stat update.
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Trosky
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Lewis
Washington
Cramer
Boston
Averill
Rune
Foxx
Travis
Cronin
Keltner
Kreevich
Chicago
Walker
Detroit
Knickerbocker
Er Stone
Almada
Greenberg
Geore Boston
Kennedy
Carolina picks captains for 1939 UNC track team
Greensboro’s Bill Hendrix and Granite Falls’ Bill Corpening were chosen as co captains of the 1939 University of North Carolina track team. Corpening, a hurdler and broad jumper, and Hendrix, a half miler and cross country runner, were named last night by the squad members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Chapel Hill
Bill Hendrix
Greensboro
Bill Corpening
Granite Falls
University of North Carolina
Corpening
Hendrix
Memre
Results Yesterday From Piedmont and Minor Leagues
Various league games reported with scores across Piedmont, International and American associations. Notable results include Richmond defeating Asheville 6 to 4, Chicago beating Washington 10 to 3, and Knoxville edging Birmingham 5 to 4.
Eastern League scores and rain delay notes
Albany defeated Wilkes Barre 2 0 and Williamsport beat Binghamton 10 5 with Marieton Hartford listed as weather affected. Only scheduled games are noted with rain in the schedule.
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Albany
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Binghamton
Marieton-Hartford
Regional matchups listed for upcoming games
The schedule shows Charlotte at Durham, Portsmouth at Winston-Salem, Rocky Mount at Norfolk, and Richmond at Asheville as the featured cross-town and region games for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont League
Charlotte
Durham
Portsmouth
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Richmond
Asheville
Philadelphia at Catcago Thomas and other league games
National League and state league matchups listed with players and records. Aten highlighted games include Philadelphia at Catcago Thomas versus Whitehead, New York at Detroit Beggs or Ruffing, Boston at Cleveland Ostermulier and Marder, Washington at St Louis Weaver and Mills. Also St Louis at New York Shoun, Chicago at Brooklyn French and Preanell, Cincinnati at Boston Derringer and MacPayden, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Tobin and Walters, plus N C State League matchups Landis at Mooresville Shelby at Newton Conover Cooleemee at Thomasville Lexington at Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Asheville
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Portsmouth
Richmond Seer
Durham
Winston-Salem
Cleveland
Thee
Renee Thee
New York
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Dee
St. Louis
Boston Beeenee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Little Rock
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Pate
Nashville
New Orleans
Terete Ewe Ener
Birmingham
Knoxville
Bebe Ee Wees
Boston
Catcago
Thomas
Ve. Whitehead
Beggs
Ruffing
Ve. Gill
Ostermulier
Ve. Marder
Weaver
Ve. Mills
Shoun
Behumacher
Brooklyn
French
Preanell
Derringer
MacPayden
Tobin
Walters
N. C
Landis
Mooresville
Shelby
Newton-Conover
Cooleemee
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
Carolina League doubleheader results in Lenoir and Hickory games
Readable portion shows Lenoir at Gastonia and Hickory at Kannapolis in the Carolina League schedule. The fragment hints at two matchups but provides no scores or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina League
Lenoir
Gastonia
Hickory
Kannapolis
Dozen Drivers Battle For 500 Mile Race Positions
At Indianapolis on May 25 a dozen drivers vied for the 19 remaining spots in the Indianapolis 500 starting lineup. Two former winners, Wild Bill Cummings of Indianapolis and Kelly Petillo, had cars ready for qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Wild Bill” Cummings
Kelly Petillo
Reavis Named Duke Track Captain for 1939
Hubert Reavis of Clarendon Texas has been elected captain of the Duke university 1939 track team. He specializes in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the low and high hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reavis
Devils Durham
Hubert Reavis
Clarendon
Texas
Duke University
Fischer Loses Ten Pounds During Rough Voyage
Johnny Fischer a Walker Cup team member from Cincinnati endured a rough voyage to England shedding ten pounds in transit as he prepared for matches in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Demer
London
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
England
Seabiscuit War Admiral race canceled shift to $ Suburban field
War Admiral, after the Seabiscuit match race was called off, will join Pompeon in the $20,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park. Pompoon carries 128 pounds to War Admiral's 132 in a strong field, with other top handicappers. after, War Admiral targets the Brokelyn at Aqueduct on June 25 and the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs four days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlo Robertson
New York
Seabiscuit
Pompeon
Belmont Park
Charles S. Howard
California
The
Biscuit
Admiral
Pompoon
J. H. Louchheim
Philadelphia
Samuel PD
Riddie
War Admiral
Pimlico
Aquéduct
Stagehand
Suffolk Downs
Cheries
Howard
Tommies Face Sens Tonight In North State League Battle
Thomasville Tommies host Cooleemee Senators at Finch Field at 8 PM following a 13 to 6 win over Salisbury Bees. Miller and Dennis limited Salisbury to five hits, Harrington and Pinkston fanned four, Canty had three hits for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Tommies
Cooleemee Senators
Finchfield
Tommies
Salisbury
Bees
Lexington
Miller
Dennis
Harrington
Pinkston
Canty
Connor
Neene Canty
Mueller Ib Pinkston
Shealy
Seeene Her
Ceeene Dennis
Miney
Kesler
Tresfall
Lyneh P
Matheson
Sai
Lyneh
Salisbury Pence
Shealey
Carter
Outland
Lynch
Garter
Mueller
Rohrer
Trelfall
Wilbourne
Culver Polo Team Awarded Letters in Cadet Season
Culver Military Academy awarded nine varsity and eight reserve letters to indoor polo team members. The Cadets won 11 of 18 games and outscored opponents 213 to 169.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Acadmy
Armstrong Ross Welterweight Showdown at Madison Square Garden
May 25 1939 New York Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong prepared for their 15 round welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Ross weighed about 142 pounds, Armstrong about 186, with both training without incident. Armstr ong plans to attack Ross midsection while Ross hopes to outbox and outpunch in close quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Talbot
New York
Barney Ross
Henry Armstrong
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Ross
Barney
Armstrong
Henry
High Pointers Earn Sports Awards at University of North Carolina
Five High Point boys were honored with varsity monograms and freshmen numerals by UNC's athletic council. Truman Hilton received a track monogram and Charles Diffendal a golf letter. Freshmen numerals went to Elmer Sensenbach in baseball W. L. Groves in track and Rodney Snow in golf.
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High Point
Athletic Council
University of North Carolina
Truman Hilton
Charles Diffendal
Elmer Sensenbach
W. L. Groves
Rodney Snow
Pros Drill For Four Ball Meet At Inverness Club
Toledo May 24 Sixteen top golf professionals head to Inverness for the fourth annual invitational four ball match with $4600 in prizes. Opening round pairings include Dudley with Laffoon, Little with Demart, Ghezzi with Snead, Thomson with Armour, Goggin with Walsh, and Picard with Revolta. Picard Revolta won the first tourney in 1985, Hagen Laffoon in 1986, and Smith Cooper last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Inverness Club
Ed Dudley
Ky Laffoon
Lawson Little
Jimmy Demart
Vic Ghezzi
Sam Snead
Jimmy Thomson
Tommy Armour
Willie Goggin
Frank Walsh
Henry Picard
Johnny Revolta
Horton Smith
Harry Cooper
Dick Meta
Gene Safazen
Picard
Revolta
Walter Hagen
Laffoon
Smith
Cooper
Coterien Shade Mohawks In Tight Commercial Softball Game
The Coterien club jumped to an early lead and shaded the Mohawks 7 to 6 yesterday afternoon in a Commercial league softball game. Gurneau homered for the winners. Score by innings shows Coterien 232 000 06 and Mohawks 300 003 0. Gurneau and R. Adams pitched Covington and Schadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coterien
Mohawks
Gurneau
R. Adams
Covington
Schadt
Reds Play A Full Game With Only Two Balls
A May 26 report from Cincinnati notes the Reds completed a game using just two balls two dozen balls typically used. The first ball went into the stands early, illustrating unusually low ball usage for a full game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Indians Rally Past Yankees as Standings Shift
The Indians reclaim second in the league by beating the Yankees 9-5, aided by Johnny’s pitching and Earl Averill’s bat. Boston moves ahead of Detroit after a 5-4 win, while Bees edge Reds 10-9 and the Giants top the Cardinals 9-4 in standings shakeups.
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Cleveland Indian
Osea
Indians
Bac
Yanks
Johnny
Thi Ing
Earl Averill Enab Tribe
New York
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Lefty Grove
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Foxx
Prooi
BEES
REDS
Zam
Jon Bees
Oveinnall
Giants
St Cardinals
Slickman
Cam
Chicago
Cubs
Brooklyn
Sox
Monte Stratton
Ug March
Washington
Lynn Nelson
Athletica
Louis Browns
Pitts
Philadelphia
Charlotte Faces Portsmouth As Heavy Runs Rally
May 25 Charlotte game details show Bulls and cc errors, final score 5 to 1 as Portsmouth conceded early hits. Winston-Salem beat Portsmouth 11 with a late surge. Richmond opened with Asheville 6 4. Asheville totaled 15 hits but Colts held the line. Rocky Mount game postponed by rain.
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Charlotte
Fana
Durham
Mele
Bulls
Charlotte cc
Winston - Salem
Portsmouth
Richmond
Asheville
Colts
John
Theond
Rocky Mount
Wrestling Casting Report From San Diego Event
In San Diego Associated Press notes Joe Savoldi and Chief Little Wolf among cast of three falls. Reading Pa John Mur Poston wrestled Johnny Bognar Louis with a 27 54 score set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Diego
Joe Savoldi
Chief Little Wolf
Cole
Reading
John Mur Poston
Johnny Bognar Louis
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Diumet
Ewing Reynolds Smith
Soc Chakales
Green
Red Roberts
Eddie Brietz
al Jolson
Hollywood
Match Face
C. 8
Louis Schmeling
Tommy Farr
Jack Doyle
Tommy
Joe Gould
Musehky Jackson
Pepper Martin
Mississippi
Jack Blackburne
Joe Louis
Jack
Joe Gana
Benny Leonard
Leonard
Ercole Buratt
Italo Colonello
Italy
Italo
Charlotte-Durham
Portamouth
Rocky Mount-Norfolk
Jersey City
Newark
Syracuse
Baltimore
Buffalo
Toronto
Montreal
Rochester
American Association
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Southern Association
Sens
POLO
Ross Hight
Negro
Garden Bowl
University of N.C
Inverness
Coteriens Shade Mohawks
Hugh 8. Fullerton
Associated Press Sports
RFES
Ann Rint
AUT Paints
L. CC. Davis
Mana Field Motors
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