Open lead swap as Snead Shute pace PGA Open field
Slim Denny Shute and Slammin Sam Snead tied for first round lead in the U S Open at Oakland Hills. Snead, 21, eagled the 18th and finished 69 while Shute carded 69 with five birdies. Tony Manero trailed by seven after a 76 as many contenders stayed within striking distance.
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Oakland Hills
al Watrous
Omaha
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Goodman
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Syracuse
N. Y
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Brooklyn
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Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Frank Walsh
Chicago
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Henry Picard
Hershey
Ralph Guldahl
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Harry Cooper
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
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Ore
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Clarence Clark
Bloomfield
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Lansing
Pat Sawyer
Minneapolis
Utah
Ed Kingsley
Michigan
Charley Koesis
U S Open Round Sees First Double Figure Score
Birmingham report notes Bert McDowell of Baton Rouge posted the only double figure score in Thursday's U S Open round. The amateur performer marked a notable showing amid the national championship competition.
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Bert McDowell
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Golfer McDowell Struggles at Oakland Hills First Round
At Oakland Hills McDowell faced a tough front nine including water hazards on the 16th hole. He bogeyed three times after successive hits into the lake then needed four tries to reach the green, finishing the round with a 91.
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Lake
Home Run Chase Continues In Regional Baseball Action
The report details Monroe and Helena games with line scores, player moves, and key hits. Clary Hack shifts to center for Monroe, Kent adds a double, and Raymond leads Helena with multiple RBIs while Monroe totals six runs. Pine Bluff climbs in the Cotton States League standings with a 6 to 4 win over Vicksburg.
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Cully Rikard
Greenville
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Ingesaxee
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Cssvevine Cat
Bae Ee
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Cigno
Rehmon
Sutherlin
Harper
Cigon
Raymond
Spell
Carlin
Helena
Whesler
Bell
Hock
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Jones
Wiesler
Borum
Bates
Burrows
Horton
Yoakum
Drohan
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Vicksburg
Luther
Greenwood
el Dorado
Clarksdale
Picksburs
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Terry and
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Reds Rally Stuns Bees In Ninth For 6 5 Win
Cincinnati Reds overcome Ira Hutchinson after a shaky start, scoring twice in the ninth to beat Boston Bees 6 5. Phil Weintraub and Virgil Davis set up the tying run, Ernie Lombardi pinch hitting, and Les Scarsella delivered the decisive hit. The Reds trailed 5 4 after four second inning runs by the Bees.
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Bees
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Buck Jordan
Virgil Davis
Weintraub
Ernie Lombardi
Davis
Hutchinson
Bob Smith
Les Scarsella
Bill Myers
Reds
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Riggs
Alex Kampouris
Myers
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Outlaw
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Hollingsworth
Grissom
Yanks Win and Tigers Take Close Victory
Yanks beat St. Louis 11 to 4 with DeShong 3 and Van Atta 8 strikeouts. In Detroit, the Tigers edged the Athletics 4 to 3 as Charley Gehringer homered and Wally Moses connected for a homer for Philadelphia. Billy Rog ers delivered a bases loaded single for Detroit.
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St. Louis
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van Atta
Summers
Basil
Portland boxing card reports knockouts and results
Associated Press notes Paul Junior of Lewiston defeated Mickey Page of Providence by knockout after two rounds in Portland Maine. Page fought at 157 pounds while Junior weighed 138 and one half.
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Portland
Paul Junior
Lewiston
Mickey Page
Providence
East Texas Liners Stop Palestine in Hectic Tilt
Texarkana edged Palestine 6 to 5 in a brisk contest halted by the ejection of Liner Manager Bill Windle in the eighth inning. Pal relief pitcher Manuel Perez was briefly blinded by a firecracker thrown from the stands in the ninth.
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Tex
Texarkana
Bill Windle
Manuel Perez
Pal
Braddock Louis Title Fight Shows Momentum Despite Court Ruling
The Braddock Louis heavyweight title bout nears after the Philadelphia Court of Appeals let stand a prior ruling barring Braddock from fighting until meeting Schmeling. Braddock, training in Michigan, proclaimed victory and promoters predicted a surge in Chicago event tickets for June 22 at Comiskey Park.
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James J. Braddock
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Garden
Guy L. Fake
New Jersey
Louis
Comiskey Park
Chicago
John Reed Kilpatrick
Grand Beach
Mich
Joe Foley
Mike Jacobs
Foley
Tex Rikard
Baseball Leaders and Players From Historical Box Score
Fragmented AP summary lists various players and teams such as Moses Gehringer Waner Carmilli Medwick Foxx and others. Mentions leaders, league totals, and numbers obscured in the OCR, with year-like data and field references dense with names but unclear specifics.
Cubs move into second place on eighth straight win
Sports Mirror recalls a year ago when the Cubs climbed to second with an eighth consecutive victory. It notes three years earlier the Phillies traded Don Hurst to the Cubs for Dolph Camilli and five years past George Saling set a track mark in the NCAA 120 yard hurdles. The United States women also won the Wightman Cup against Britain for the sixth time in ten years.
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Associated Press
Cubs
Phillies
Don Hurst
Dolph Camilli
George Saling
Iowa
United States
High School Star Signs with St. Louis Cardinals System
Melvin Autry a 19 year old catcher from Hattiesburg Mississippi has signed with the St Louis Cardinal organization and will join New Iberia in the Evangeline Baseball league after graduating high school this Friday Autry stood out at the Baton Rouge tryout camp and is described as a local star by Fred Ankenman president of the Houston club.
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Melvin Autry
St. Louis Cardinal
New Iberia
Evangeline Baseball League
Fred Ankenman
Houston
Autry
Baton Rouge
San Antonio Missions top Tulsa 4 2 in home opener
Bill Miller of San Antonio and Max Thomas of Tulsa pitched a strong game, with Miller earning the win as the Mission beat Tulsa 4 to 2. The battle featured a tense battle on the mound and solid defense behind Miller.
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Tex
Bill Miller
Max Thomas
Tulsa
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Innngs Geer Jen Tiese
Thomas
Schleuter
Harshany
Oklahoma City Indians rout Beaumont Exporters 9 to 4
Laying down a barrage of base hits, Oklahoma City Indians toppled Beaumont Exporters 9 to 4 in Beaumont. Clay Touchstone worked six hits allowed, struck out eight, and hit a fourth inning homer with two aboard to seal the win.
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Oklahoma City Indians
Beaumont Exporters
Clay Touchstone
Touchstone
Redskins
Oklahoma City
Mackie
Lee and
Hancken
Fort Worth Cats Romp Past Buffs 10-4 in Houston Opener
Homer Peel's Fort Worth Cats belted 14 hits off John Grodzicki and Marvin Quante to defeat the Houston Buffs 10 to 4 in the series opener. The two-hour thirty-minute game featured erratic umpiring as Fort Worth posted 103 219 030 while Houston managed 101 100 001.
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Fort Worth Cats
John Gredzicki
Marvin Quante
Houston Buffs
Fort Worth
Houster Asccigens
Hare
Jackson
Grodzicki
Quante
Myatt
New Orleans Stars Win In Southern Net Meet
In Memphis on June 11, rain interrupted the Southern Junior and Boys championship tennis tourney after three New Orleans players won their matches. Billy McGehee defeated Wood Taylor 6 2 6 0, Earl Bartlett beat Harry Weleford 6 1 6 1, and Leonard King beat William Walker 6 3 6 2. Second-round and final singles, with doubles to follow, were set for Friday morning and afternoon.
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Tenn
New Orleans
Billy McGehee
Wood Taylor
Earl Bartlett
Harry Weleford
Leonard King
William Walker
Woodcliff
N. J
Stars Yesterday Highlight Several Big Bats Across Leagues
Tom Henrich of the Yankees doubled with the bases loaded and drove in three as New York beat the White Sox 10-3. Augie Galan and Bill Jurges fueled the Cubs 9-3 win over the Dodgers with a homer and four singles between them. Ben Huffman drove in three for the Browns in a 6-3 victory over the Senators. Billy Rogell delivered a bases loaded RBI single in the Tigers 4-3 win over the Athletics. Lee Scarsella had a pinch single in the ninth to lift the Reds 6-5 past the Bees, while Dolph Camilli homered triple and singled in the Phillies 5-4 win over the Pirates.
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White Sox
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Bill Jurges
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Dodgers
Ben Huffman
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Billy Rogell
Tigers
Athletics
Lee Scarsella
Reds
Down Bees
Dolph Camilli
Phillies
Pirates
John Fudickar Awarded Wentworth Net Medal
Cadet John B. Fudickar of Wentworth Military Academy won the Colonel Sellers medal for his tennis record with the Red Dragons. He was the top player on the varsity team that captured the Missouri Junior College Conference championship and recently won the all school tournament.
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John B. Fudickar
Wentworth Miliary Academy
Fred Fudickar
Riverfront Street
Monroe
Colonel Sellers
Red Dragons
Fudickar
Officers Elected by Legion Group in St Joseph Louisiana
Joseph M Davidson post of the American Legion held its annual election meeting at the Community clubhouse in Newellton with 25 members from St Joseph Waterproof and Newellton. Officers chosen were E R McDonald commander G Manning first vice commander E R Butts second vice commander C J Rozier treasurer H J Monnot service officer.
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Joseph M. Davidson
American Legion
Newellton
Waterproof
E R. McDonald
G. Manning
E. R. Butts
C. J. Rozier
H. J. Monnot
Barons Buy Outfielder Howell From Los Angeles
Los Angeles outfielder Murray Babe Howell has been sold to the Birmingham club of the Southern Association for an undisclosed cash sum. Howell, previously with Tulsa, showed promise in spring games but slumped after the season opener and will report to Birmingham next Monday.
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Murray
Howell
Birmingham
Southern Association
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Ohls
Fifth Street Twins Defeat Liberty Blue Caps 1 0
The Fifth Street Twins beat the Liberty Blue Caps 1 to 0 yesterday. Salvey Buttita pitched the win and Ben Kizer Jr. took the loss.
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Fifth Street Twins
Liberty Blue Caps
Salvey Buttita
Ben Kizer, Jr
Monroe Ordinance 2747 Sets City Budget for 1937 1938
Monroe Louisiana adopts Ordinance 2747 to budget general and school maintenance funds for May 1 1937 to April 29 1938. It details department appropriations including Mayor Finance Streets Fire and Parks, and requires a formal accounting system, monthly reporting, and bid procedures for contracts over 500 dollars with published notices.
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