Withdrawals shake up 14 at National Open in Denver
Under stormy skies at Cherry Hills the 42nd National Open saw 14 withdrawals disclosed by USGA secretary Joseph Dey. Among the list were Eddie Held Denver amateur and pro Al Espinosa with Chville White of Greensboro. replacements total 11, aiming for a 170-player field. The weather shortened practice as players debated course hazards and Guldahl's record. Champion Ralph Guldahl and Sammy Snead shared favorites as the Open favored accuracy over length.
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Rocby
Cherry Hills
Joseph Dey
United States Golf Association
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al Espinosa
Chville White
Greensboro
Dey
Ralph Guldahl
Oakland Hills
Billy Burke
George van Eim
Slemmin
Sammy Snead
Burke
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Gene” Sarazen
Abbeville Athletics Extend Evangeline Lead In 4 3 Win
Abbeville Athletics beat Lafayette White Sox 4 3 to widen Evangeline league lead to two and a half games. Rayne Rice Birds and Lake Charles Skippers stumbled, Opelousas pitcher Mackey held Rayne scoreless. Jeanerette Blues routed Lake Charles with 18 hits as Alexandria Aces edged New Iberia 5 4 in 11 innings.
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Rayne Rice Birds
Lake Charles
A's
Sox
Rayne
Mackey
Opelousas
Jeanerette Blues
McLendon
Blues
Alexandria Aces
Iberia Cardinals
Schumacher
Rayns S Escess
Kilgour
Forte
Salarne
Tidwell and Sons win two games at Rayville
Tidwell and Sons softball team of Monroe blanked Courtesy Chevrolet in both ends of a double header in Rayville Louisiana. The first game ended 2 to 0 with Fain Richards allowing two hits, and the second 6 to 0 led by Guyton on the mound. Willie Ricks homered for the visitors in game one. Dub Stewart and Floyd Van were Tidwell’s top hitters.
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Tidwell and Sons
Monroe
Chevrolet Company
Fain Richards
Guyton
Willie Ricks
Dub Stewart
Floyd van
Tidwell
Clarks Lumberjacks Host Bastrop as Visiting Team
Clarks Louisiana will act as the visitor against Bastrop in a Big Six game on Wednesday at 3 30 p m. Corley, ex Georgetown pitcher, starts for Clarks with Meeks catching. Clarks plays away next Sunday at Downsville then hosts Calhoun Mer Rouge and Downsville in sequence.
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Chatham
Downsville
Mer Rouge
Calhoun
Clarks Lumberjacks
A. CO. Avant
Corley
Georgetown
FE. M. Steeley
Meeks
Calhou
Calhoun and Mer Rouge Set for Big Six Clash
Calhoun LA June 8 Special The Calhoun baseball club faces Mer Rouge in a Wednesday Big Six league game after both teams won openers. Calhoun beat Downsville 12 to 6 and Mer Rouge defeated Bastrop 5 to 2.
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Calhoun
Mer Rouge
Downsville
Met Rouge
Bastrop
Downsville to host Chatham in Big Six opener at 3:30
Downsville Louisiana hosts the Big Six league opener Wednesday at 3 30 pm. Downsville and Chatham both lost on Sunday and seek their first win of the season in this intercity matchup.
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Downsville
Chatham
White Sox Stop Ruffing Defeat Yankees 8 5
Bad News Hale drives Double and Averill Triple spark White Sox win 8 to 5. Pitcher Allen argues sleeve gives batter advantage. fined $250 and benched, Bill Zuber takes over and allows three runs before Humphries finishes the game.
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Earl Averill
Johnny Alien
Sockers
Joe Cronin
Bill McGowen
Allen
Ossie Vitt
Bill Zuber
Johnny Humphries
Humphries
Favorites Win in Women's Tourney at Tulsa
In the Women's Trans Miss golf tournament Betty Jameson of San Antonio won her first round match 8 and 6 over Mrs. Vin cent Hoechst of Dallas while Beatrice Barrett of Minneapolis defeated Mrs. A. D. Jack of Tulsa 9 and 8. Also advancing were Opal S. Hill Patty Berg Marion Miley Helen Hofmann and Mrs Frank Goldthwaite as well as 14 year old Alice Daniels who fell to Berg 7 and 5.
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Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Beatrice Barrett
Minneapolis
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Vincent Hoechst
Dallas
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A. D. Jack
Miss Jameson
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
Marion Miley
Lexington
Helen Hofmann
Salt Lake City
Patty Berg
Patty Newbold
Wichita
Frank Goldthwaite
Fort Worth
Alice Daniels
Monroe Hardware Triumphs In Close City League Win
Monroe Hardware edged Calvary Baptists 10 to 9 to stay undefeated in city league play. The game stretched to eight innings after a 5 to 5 tie, with A P Kitchens Baptists briefly leading 9 to 3 before the Hardwaremen rallied for the win.
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Sox Rally Pushes Ahead In Cotton States League
The Sox beat Hot Springs 9-4 to sweep the series as Woolly, Danshak, Brannan and Brown led with multiple hits. Grimes, the Hot Springs pitcher in right field, made a spectacular catch and flip on Hackney’s seventh inning ball. Helena moved into third after a 7-3 win over Greenwood, with four errors in a ragged game. Greenville-Clarksdale game postponed by rain. Pine Bluff beat El Dorado 5-2, placing Pine Bluff one percentage point ahead of El Dorado.
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Tigers Edge A's In Ninth Inning Rally
Detroit tops Philadelphia 4 to 3 in the opener as Bob Johnson’s bid for his 11th homer falls short with two out in the ninth. Chet Laabs snags the homer at the left field wall for the final out. Earlier, Gil Caster earned the win for Detroit while Kells took the loss. Attendance 8,000. The item notes a historic postscript about the first shoemaker in the American colonies, Thomas Beard, arriving in 1629.
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London
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Knoxville Edges Chattanooga 1-0 on Walk and Run
P-Rain halted play in the seventh inning but Knoxville secured a 1 to 0 win over Chattanooga. The lone run came in the fifth when Richmond walked, advanced on Jordan's hit-and-run, and scored on an infield out as Moore and Warren, Lanahan and Millies contributed.
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Braxton bests Birmingham in tight Little Rock win
Garland Braxton pitched for Little Rock in a 4 to 3 victory over Birmingham Tuesday night. Braxton allowed seven hits to Blake’s ten hits, with eight extra-base hits. Final score reflect the sharp pitching duel and late scoring action.
Texas League game summary with scoring details
San Antonio and Fort Worth combined for a low scoring affair with final lines showing runs, hits and errors. Key pitchers included Sine Kiet Stith Tighe Greer Mackie and batters SoRelle Thomas Beaumont and Payton. Game featured early innings scoring and late defensive plays.
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Bean Kiet
Trotter
Payton
SoRelle
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Beaumont
Fort Worth
Stith and
Tighe
Greer and Mackie
Mouse in Car Drives Woman Out
A cyclist on his way to work was startled when a red sedan halted ahead and a woman leapt out, pointing into the car. He saw a mouse inside the vehicle and pulled it out, leaving the scene with a tense moment in an otherwise ordinary morning commute.
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London
Twilight League: Saul Adler Garagemen lead after win over Southern Bell
In a Twilight League slate, Saul Adler's Garagemen beat Southern Bell 7 to 2 to reclaim undisputed leadership as Bakers and United Gas battled to a 4 to 4 nine inning tie. Carroll Boyce sparked Adler with two doubles, while Clower homered for Bakers. Darkness halted a late marathon with the Garagemen holding a half game edge over the Gassers.
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St Matthew's Ushers Beat Guy's Bus Line 10 to 5
In the season opener the Ushers defeated Guy's Bus Line 10 to 5 behind strong batting from Swayze who had three safeties. Swayze and Harpold combined on the mound for Independents, while Ladart and Reagan handled the batteries for Ushers in a solid start for the Bus Men.
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Veach
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St. Matthew's Ushers
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Guy's Aggregation
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Schmeling Merits Tunney’s Approval
Speculator New York reports Gene Tunney at ringside praising Max Schmeling’s power and predicting the German challenger’s strength ahead of his bout with Joe Louis. Tunney says Schmeling’s right is the finest in the world and denies coaching influence from Pompton Lakes.
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Gene Tunney
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Gene
Schmeling
Pompton Lakes
Louis
Louis resumes training ahead of Schmeling bout in New Jersey
Joe Louis, embracing warm weather, resumed boxing in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, after a short lay-off. He went through six listless rounds with sparmates as preparations continue for his upcoming match against Max Schmeling. Former heavyweight champion James J. Braddock, visiting the camp, marked his 3rd birthday.
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N. J
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Joe
James J. Braddock
Budge and Mako Reach French Doubles Semi Finals
In Auteuil Budge and Mako defeated Wilde and Butler 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-2 to reach the French hard court doubles semi finals. They will face Franz Kukuljevic and Josip Pallada Kukuljevic after the Yugoslav pair won 6-2 6-2 6-1 over Bossi and Taroni. Bernard Destremean and Yvon Petra also advance in the other semi bracket.
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France
Don Budge
Gene Mako
F. H. D. Wilde
D. W. Butler
Budge
Yugoslavia
Franz Kukuljevic
Josip Pallada Kukuljevic
Pallada
Rodolpho Bossi
Vittorio Taroni
Maly
Bernard Destremean
Yvon Petra
Hungarian pair dominates mixed doubles advance rounds
Ottar Szigett and Ernest Gabory lead a Hungarian duo showing strength as Mako advances in mixed doubles with Mrs. Harry Hopman of Australia. They defeated Simone Barbier and Andre Jaquemet of France 0 6 6 1 3 4 in a three set match.
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Ernest Gabory
Mako
Harry Hopman
Australia
Simone Barbier
Andre Jaquemet
France
Boxing results from New York Detroit Houston Los Angeles and more
Fighters listed with weights and outcomes across cities. Dell Orto outpointed Lee in New York while Keating stopped Sutka in Detroit and Bernard beat Jerome in Houston. Arizmendi and Ambers drew in Los Angeles. Berg outpointed Mc Hale in New York.
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Italy
Paul Lee
Inedianapolis
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Toroneto
George Sutka
Wyandotte
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Charlie Jerome
Memphis
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Baby Arizmendi
Lou Ambers
Drew
Jackie
Kid) Berg
England
Johnny McHale
Brooklyn
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