Champagne Girl Eleanor Holm recalls 1936 Olympic hooch caper
Eleanor Holm Jarrett Whalen recalls her 1936 suspension from the U S team after break with training rules aboard the S S Manhattan. She details Brundage and chaperone pressures, her water polo and swimming career, and later life with artful detours including interviews with Hitler.
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New York
Avery
Eleanor Holm
Thomas Whalen
Miami Beach
Fla
U.S
Ziegfeld Folles
Los Angeles
Eleanor
Jarrett
S.S. Manhattan
Atlantic
Brundage
Pascal
Bremerhaven
Ada T. Sackett
Berlin
Shrine game offers new hope for Reese
Abner Reese from Wellsville, a 5-9 167 pound back, plays for the East at the ShrineBowl in Ottawa and may decide his college future after the game. Coaches note his potential to start on offense and defense despite changes to slotback and past playoff injuries.
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Wellsville
Abner Reese
Ottawa
Kansas
Reese
J.W. Emerson
Eagles
Oskaloosa
Brewer Watt take golf title in Mel Anderson Best Ball
Jon Brewer and Jack Watt of Olathe won the Mel Anderson Best Ball Championship with a six under par 138 at Alvamar Hills. Rick Kennedy Gary Chilton of Lawrence finished two back for second, while Joe Fix Don Hudson led the Night Flight D title with 157.
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Jon Brewer
Jack Watt
Olathe
Mel Anderson
Alvamar Hills Golf Course
Rick Kennedy
Gary Chilton
Lawrence
Joe Fix
Don Hudson
Ron Brewer
Gary Clinton
Ken Stephenson
Phil Kirk
Kansas City
Kris Kennedy
Bill Scarborough
John Wilson
Pete Hamlne
Wichita
Jim Hess
Dave Rhodes
Kent Reynolds
Tom Rosberg
Craig Reitz
Maury Nelson
Bob Billings
Danilchenko Wins Bantamweight at Junior World Weightlifting
In Gdansk Poland Vital Danilchenko of the Soviet Union tops the bantamweight field at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships with 524 pounds total 231 snatch and 293 jerk. Bulgaria’s Rume Cvetanov places second with 518 pounds.
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Vital
Danilchenko
Soviet Union
Gdansk
Poland
Bulgaria
Rume Cvetanov
Standings and results from a crowded baseball week
Standings show New York leading with 26 wins and Baltimore at 24. Results list Monday games: Texas 6 Baltimore 4, Minnesota 7 Cleveland 2, Kansas City 10 Detroit 0. Tuesday–Wednesday schedules include Oakland at Boston and California at New York among others. NL and AL standings noted with multiple matchups and upcoming games.
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Boston
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Oakland
California
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Ross
Ellis
Johnson
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Pitts
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Houston
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Atlanta
Dierker
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Freisleben
Christenson
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Dressler
Sacramento Card Sees Ranzany Stop Hayman in Bout
Pete Ranzany of Sacramento halted Alfonzo Hayman of Philadelphia in nine rounds. Monroe Brooks of Los Angeles outpointed Augustin Estrada of Mexico in the other reported bout.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
Pete Ranzany
Alfonzo Hayman
Philadelphia
Monroe Brooks
Los Angeles
Augustin Estrada
Mexico
Umbarger stellar as Rangers beat Orioles in ninth
Texas pitcher Jim Umbarger, moved from relief to starter by Frank Lucchesi, earned the win over Baltimore 6-4 with ninth inning support from Steve Foucault. Umbarger allowed three earned runs in 33 1 3 innings across four recent starts, including two shutouts.
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Frank Lucchesi
Billy Martin
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Oakland
Martin
Lucchesi
Jim Umbarger
Umbarger
Balti
Orioles
Bobby Grich
Texas
Toby Harrah
Ken Singleton
Foucault
Ross Grimsley
Mike Cuellar
Gene Clines
Lenny Randle
Tom Grieve
KC star Jeff Watson signs with Kansas University
Kansas coach Floyd Temple announces unsigned senior Jeff Watson of Kansas City Kansas Community College has joined KU on a baseball scholarship. The 6-2, 160-pound righthander also stars at shortstop, hitting .331 with 23 steals, and has a 4-2 mound record with a 1.47 ERA in 76 innings this season. He helped his JC to nationals in Grand Junction and previously starred at Washington High School.
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Kansas City
Kan
Community
Kansas
Floyd Temple
Watson
Jayhawks
van Horn
Terry Sutcliffe
Temple
Grand Junction
Colo
Blue Devils
Washington High School
Astros eye Floyd Bannister in 12th annual free agent draft
The Astros lead the draft aiming to select Floyd Bannister a left hander with an 18 1 record at Arizona State. As in earlier cases six players jumped to the majors since 1985 but none thrived. Brock recalls Eddie Bane’s leap and recommends caution though Bannister’s talent and control are praised.
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Houston Astros
Floyd Bannister
Arizona State University
Astros
Eddie Bane
Arizona State
Minnesota Twins
Jim Brock
Brock
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