Grandmothers Claim Lubbock City Open Golf Titles
Mrs. Morley Jennings wife of Texas Tech's athletic director defeated Mrs. W. F. Helwig 5 and 4 to win the Lubbock City Open golf title and the long driving contest with three drives for 491 yards. Jennings led early, Helwig rallied, then Jennings pressed and closed on holes 12 through 14. Meadowbrook entrant Mrs. A. A. Foster upset finals of the consolation bracket, while Mrs. Charles Murray Jr. made a dramatic comeback to win the first flight.
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Morley Jennings
Texas Tech
W. F. Helwig
Cliff Dean
Lubbock
Jennings
Helwig
T. E. Patterson
Meadowbrook
A. A. Foster
Guy L. McAfee
Foster
McAfee
Charles Murray, Jr
Olan Key
W. H. Freeman
F. C. Benham
W. N. Roper
D. F. Campbell
Ortiz Beats Salica To Claim Bantamweight Title
Manuel Ortiz defeated Lou Salica in Hollywood last night to win the bantamweight world crown by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Ortiz earned a $250 purse while Salica received $6,500, with Ortiz sealing the victory after aggressive attacks and body blows.
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Hollywood
U.P
Manuel Ortiz
Lou Salica
Salica
Ortiz
el Centro
Cal
Abe Roth
Hawaiian Swim Star Sets World Record
New London Conn Aug 8 17 year old Billy Smith of Maui Hawaii powered to a world record in the 440 yard free style at the AAU men outdoor swimming championships at Ocean Beach Parks Olympic pool. He clocked four minutes 39.6 seconds beating the eight year old international mark. Jim Counsilman of St Louis Ohio broke records in the 220 yard breaststroke with two minutes 45.4 seconds. Counsilman won his race by five feet.
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London
Conn
Billy Smith
Maui
Hawaii
A.A.U
Ocean Beach Park
Olympic Pool
Jack Medica
University of Washington
Jim Counsilman
St. Louis
Ohio Statag
Jose Balmores
Coun Silman
Dodgers French Comesback Star Of Year In N L
Dodgers southpaw Larry French is named come back of the year after an 11–1 run since July 31. He credits a breaking curve and better control as he leads NL pitchers with a strong revival after a rough previous season with Chicago. He could reach 20 wins with continued form.
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Jerry Broadfield
Wide
New York
Brooklyn
Larry Frieh
Dodger
Dodgers
French
Chicago
Cubs
Larry
Portsider
Carl Hubbell
Braves win 2-0 in tense Bean Ball clash with Dodgers
In Boston on August 8 the Braves edged the Dodgers 2-0 as Manny Salvo and Whit Wyatt traded near misses and shoves. Umpires split protests and both dugouts swarmed the infield after several bean ball exchanges in a heated game before 5,484 fans.
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Associated Press
Boston
Manny Salvo
Whit Wyatt
Braves
Dodgers
Wyatt
Salvo
Manny
Libby Sisti
Max West
Lee Ballanfant
al Barlick
Babe Pinelli
Barlick
Brooklyn
Owen
Lombardi
Melton to Miss Rest of Season After Elbow Surgery
Cliff Melton of the New York Giants will miss the remainder of the season after manager Mel Ott announced he will undergo surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to remove chips from his left elbow. The lanky southpaw had won 11 games before July 4 but had not won since.
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Philadelphia
Cliff Melton
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Ott
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Bettors Must Be Getting Smarter in Postcard Sports View
Wide World Sports column notes college prep recruits shifting paths and Army prospects. References Wayne Brown moving from Minnesota to Ansonia for tutoring and ending as a West Point entrant. Mentions Fred Prove, Chapel Hill, Navy pre flight, and Darrell Lester from TCU as All-Americans.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Army
Wayne Brown
Minnesota
Ansonia
Conn
Arnold Fenton
Fenton
Earl Blaik
Wayne
Washington
Fred Prove
Soph
North Carolina
Navy
Chapel Hill
Yankees slam three homers to beat Athletics
New York, Aug 8. The Yankees overpower Philadelphia ics 7. to 4 with Charley Keller, Bill Dickey and Buddy Hassett homering. Marchildon took the loss for the Athletics while Chandler earned his sixth straight win for New York. Spud Chandler allowed one run in nine innings as New York batted Marchildon’s pitches all over the field. The A’s outhit the Yankees 13 to 10 but fell behind early.
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New York
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Phil Marchildon
Yanks
Bombers
Charley Keller
Bill Dickey
Buddy Hassett
Marchildon
A's
Spud Chandler
Spud
Chandler
Texas League Hit Leaders
The United Press lists leaders in the Texas League with Wakefield of Beaumont topping runs with 82 and hits with 137. Evers of Beaumont leads RBIs at 175 and hits overall at 149 for Tulsa, while Connors of Fort Worth tops home runs with 23 and Caldwell of Fort Worth leads in innings pitched at 241.
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The
United Press
WIBA
Wakefield
Beaumont
Evers
Baker
San Antonio
Tucker
Port Worth
Knobleuch
Houston
Lal
Lillard
Fort Worth
Rickert
Tulsa
Washington
Shreveport
Janses
Connors
York
Tucker Clay
Caldwell
Lade
Dean
Speer
Wyse
Hamner
Malteberger
Retired Physician Sets Perfect Skeet Score Lead
Syracuse August 8 retired physician Leroy W Childs posted a 200x200 in the 250 target skeet event to maintain a lead in the National Skeet championships. He added his 12 range title contention alongside other perfect scores from Pratt Arnette Brown and Smythe with runners up Brown Sperry Sklar Schwab Ragsdale Shutty Braun and Smythe. Pete Reiser spoke at his high school graduation exercises.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Leroy W. Childs
Lake Kerr
Fla
Atlanta
H. Luthher Brown
San Antonio
Don Sperry
Flint
Mich
Dave Sklar
Brooklyn
Dick Schwab
Houston
Lowell S. Pratt
Dave Arnette
Indianapolis
R. C. Brown
Buffalo
Army
D. Lee Braun
Fort Worth
Texas
Navy
W. P. Ragsdale
San Diego
Calif
J. Shutty
Naval Ordnance Man
Jacksonville
M. L. Smythe
Aurora
Ohio
North Tops South 13 to 7 in All Star Clash
A crowd of 5,000 watched the North defeat the South 13 to 7 in the annual all star game at Abilene. West Texas standouts Gene Hill Gus White and Marion Flanagan sparked the North scoring with a 31 yard run and a one yard TD plus a late second quarter score. Wayland Hill of Temple sparked the South with a 55 yard TD run and David Daily added the extra point. Jack White left the game with a neck injury but totaled standout line play for the North alongside Nabors and Collins. Proceeds benefited Army Navy and U.S.O. through the Texas High School Coaches Association.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Abilene
Gene Hill
Wichita Falls
Gus White
Lamesa Plains
White
Hill
Gus
Marion Flanagan
Sweetwater
Wayland Hill
Temple
South
Raymond Troutman
Wild Wayland
Jone
David Daily
Richmond
Nabors
Texas High School Coaches Association
Army
Navy
U.S. O
Paris Star
Nortil South Lanza
Dallas
LE Allison
Austind
T. Collins
Herman T Kerrvillet
B. Collins
Amarior
Mostyn
Conroe
C McAuffty
Kerr
J. White
Ga. White
Flanagan
G. White
W. Hull
Dally
Coker
Comanche
Mason
Plainview
Troutman
Gallagher
Breckenridge
Fawcett
Hillsboro
Rudasiil
Teague
Prewitt
Corsicawa
G. Will
Blackburn
Smith Mart
Brown
Fort Worth
Easley
Leverett's Chapel
Jarrell
St. Clair
Galena Park
Starry Waco
Arnold
Groveton
Otto
Pecos
Brentzel
Huntsville
Shirle
Coaching School To Be Held Again Next Year
ABILENE August 8 The board of directors adopted a resolution to hold the coaching school next year if at least two members attend. Directors backed the war effort and regarded the school as aiding physical fitness. Brooks Conover was elected Region 5 director, W R Carmichael was re elected secretary treasurer, Clyde Gott named chair of the South all stars committee, Ted Jefferies to head the North selection committee.
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Abilene
Texas High School Coaches Association
Brooks Conover
Orange
Orange Was Elected To the Directorate To Represent Region 5
W. R. Carmichael
Bryan
Clyde Gott
San Antonio
Ted Jefferies
Wichita Falls
Cards' Brown Sent Home With Injury
St Louis third baseman Jimmy Brown was sent back to St Louis with a fractured toe on his right foot. Manager Billy Southworth said the injury occurred during batting practice after last night's Pirates St Louis game. Brown played five innings before leaving the game.
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Pittsburgh
Jimmy Brown
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Billy Southworth
Brown
Box Score Habits, Box Scores, and Texas Sports News
Baseball box scores face old habits as minor leagues resist new footnotes explaining pinch hitters. The piece notes scorer quirks, earned runs, and regional sports chatter about Frank Leahy Nabors and Gus White, with Texas Tech and Army all-star context and West squad prep for Army Emergency Relief games.
LAFS and Lamesa Meet at Hubberfield Today
Lubbock Army Flying School baseball team faces La Mesa Glider School at Hubberfield this afternoon. Capt. R W Beyer hopes to end a service-team win drought as Reuben Zeganhagen starts on the mound after a 13 inning loss at Albuquerque. Admission is 25 cents.
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Lubbock
Reuben Zeganhagen
Lamesa
Ziggy
Albuquerque Air Base
Albuquerque
Zeganhagen
Robert Beyer
LAFS
Northwestern Navy training call for NYU miler Jessie MacMitchell
Ensign Jessie MacMitchell of New York University, a standout miler, is slated to report to Northwestern University for the Navy training course, marking a key move in his athletic and service career.
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Macmitchell
Evanston
Jessie Macmitchell
New York University
Miler
Northwestern University
Navy
Teaus Tech Opens 1942 Football Schedule
Teaus Tech starts its 1942 football schedule with a home game against WTSTC on the night of September 26. The matchup marks the season opener for both programs.
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Teaus Tech
WTSTC
Alsab Finishes Fourth In Six Furlong Sprint
Alsab the famed $700 bargain horse finished fourth in a $2,500 six furlong handicap at Washington Park. Defeated by Defense owned by Norman Church of Los Angeles, who clocked 1:11 four fifths off the track record. Sales Talk was second and Woof Woof third with Alsab six lengths back.
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Chicago
Alsab
Washington Park
Defense
Norman Church
Los Angles
Sales Talk
Woof Woof
Californian Is Again Junior Net Champion
Budge Party, 18, of Los Angeles, won the National Junior singles title for the second straight year by defeating Tom Falkenburg of Hollywood 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4. Party and Bob Falkenburg then captured the doubles title by beating Tom Falkenburg and Arthur MacDonald 6-3 6-4 6-4.
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Culver
Ind
Budge
Los Angeles
Patty
Tom Falkenburg
Hollywood
Bob Falkenburg
Gordon Regains Batting Lead
New York Yankees second baseman Joe Gordon regained the American League batting lead, raising his average seven points to .343 and edging out Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox. Williams dropped to .341 as Pete Reiser led the National League with a .343 average for the ninth straight week.
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New York
U.P
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Gordon
Williams
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ernie Lombardi
Boston Braves
Scoreboard roundup of yesterday and today’s baseball games
Baseball scoreboard lists yesterday results for Beaumont Shreveport Dallas Tulsa Houston San Antonio and others in American and National Leagues. Brooklyn Boston Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia games noted with postponements and late ends. Today’s schedule features Dallas Fort Worth Houston Beaumont Shreveport and league matchups across American and National Leagues with multiple city pairings and times.
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Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Shreveport
Ieecard
Dallas
Tulsa
Houston
San Antonio
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
National Deager New York
Perce
Ste
Aly
Dawn
Okahoma Curry
Dean
Ain Dallas
Cote
St Louis
Detroit Am
Brooklyn - Fe
Cesas
Philadelphia Artiene
Owls Open Season With Naval Base Benefit Game
Rice Owls schedule a season opener against the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station team on September 26 at Rice Stadium. The night game is a benefit affair with the Naval Fliers’ gate share going to Navy Relief and Rice’s share benefiting a U.S. program.
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Naval Fliers
Navy Relief
Rice
U.S
Seattle Race Track To Stay Open Amid War Effort
Seattle race track will remain open unless closed by authority. Joseph Gottstein, president of the Washington Jockey Club, said after a heated conference with Gov. Arthur Langlie that the track continues as the West Coast’s only major racetrack since the war began. Langlie urged end to the season to conserve gasoline and rubber.
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Seattle
Longacres
Joseph Gottstein
Washington Jockey Club
Arthur B. Langlie
Langlie
Nibble Hanover to Retire to Stud After 1942 Season
Veteran trotter Nibble Hanover owned by trainer Harry Whitney will retire to stud at season end 1942. The 6 year old holds a world record for trotting stallions in a race with a time of 1 89.
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Harry Whitney
Nibble Hanover
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Tuffy) Nabors
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Bing) Bingham
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