Stewart dominates Hobbs star to win New Mexico title
Verne Spec Stewart of Roswell defeated Ed Armstrong of Hobbs in 28 holes, finishing 12 under par with eleven birdies and an eagle. Stewart led 8 up after 16 holes and won on the 20th with a birdie, avenging a prior loss to Armstrong. The event drew a large out-of-town field at Roswell Country Club, with Stewart extending his state title streak.
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New Mexico
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Armstrong
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Southwestern
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Clovis
H. A. Mowrey
Albuquerque
Ralph Petty
Carrazoro
T. C. Bird
Hobbs High School
Albuquerque High School
Carl Jones
Rolla Hinkle
Bobby Jones Ends Retirement With Ryder Cup Victory
Bobby Jones, 39, from Georgia, defeated Henry Picard 2 and 1 at Detroit Golf Club, boosting the challengers to an 8 1/2 to 6 1/2 win over Hagen's Ryder Cup team. Other winners included Wood, Hogan, Demaret, Haefner, and Shute. Guldahl Metz Hines won for the cuppers. Estimated receipts reach $25,000 for United Service Organizations.
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Detroit
Bobby Jones
Golfdam
Georgia
Henry Picard
Walter Hagen
Detroit Golf Club
Hagen
Ryder Coppers
Jones
Craig Wood
Vic Ghezzi
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Paul Runyan
Clayton Haefner
Horton Smith
Denny Shute
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Ralph Guldahl
Dick Metz
Jimmy Hines
Eight Roswell Boxers Enter Big A A U Event in Albuquerque
Eight Roswell boxers led by Abel Lujan to enter the big eight state A A U tournament in Albuquerque September 15 to 17 for Ring magazine belts and other trophies. Team members include Andy Purcell a Tony Melendez Primpis Melendez H Bustamanta Filli Miller Wayne Hughnett E Bustamante and Pat Fleischer editor for Ring magazine will fly to present belts. Amateur fighters from New Mexico Kansas Texas Arizona Utah Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado are entered.
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Roswell
Abel Lujan
Albuquerque
Ring” Magazine
Andy Purcella
Tony Melendez
Primpis Melendez
H. Bustamanta
Filli Miller
Wayne Hughnett
E. Bustamante
Pat Fleischer
Ring Magazine of
New York
Fleischer
Boxing
Duke City
Les Showers
Dick Russell
Knights of Columbus
New Mexico
Kansas
Texas
Arizona
Utah
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
United States Army
Birth Recounted by Patrolman to Bus Driver in Maysville
Patrolman J F Brodt Jr relayed news to Roy Kell the bus driver that Mrs Mitchell had just given birth in Maysville Kentucky. The brief dispatch notes a civic service moment as the city bus continued its route.
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Maysville
J. F. Brodt, Jr
Flagehead
Roy Kell
Mitchell
Yankees in pennant mode as McCarthy benches players
New York reports that Joe McCarthy openly benching regulars signals a short layoff for pennant winners. Detroit warnings of salary cuts and Cleveland sniping at Peck’s sad boys color a busy baseball weather week with managers on the hot seat and field chess from bench to box.
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New York
Special News Service
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Larry
MacPhail
Dixie Walker
Whit Wyatt
Brooks
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
Em “Peck
Tribe
Jimmy Dykes
Indians
Notre Dame Freshman Football Draws Local Candidates
Boston Post notes railroads may run Notre Dame specials on September 1 to move young men from the district who will seek freshman football spots at South Bend. The item highlights local candidates and travel for the South Bend program.
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Gerry Hern
Boston Post
Notre Dame
South Bend
Rhymed Sports Review and Derby Notes of 1940s Golf
The column rhymes about Jones and Ryder Cup rivals, Bobby wins for golf fans. A 12 000 crowd roars as a star triumphs and the Cards and Dodgers split games amid pennant fever. Louis Nova training setback followed by Joe. Derby winner Whirlaway, 45000 prize. Ward eyed amateur title though experts unsure. Kramer Schroe doubles win at Forest Hills ahead of looming troubles.
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Bobby
Dodgers
Joe
Whirlaway
Ward
Kramer-Schroeder
Forest Hills
Tucumcari Baseball Forfeit Shocks Roswell Rivalry
Tucumcari's baseball club did not show up for the scheduled game with the Roswell Yellowjackets yesterday. Roswell played a local pickup team and won 12 to 9.
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Tucumcari
Roswell
High Scores Rolled At Local Alleys
D Newton and Frank Whitaker tied for men's high score at Berkey Bowling Alleys with 245 games. Lee Shaughnessy won third with 241. Evelyn Ward led ladies with 199, Sally Rouse second with 190 and Marie Mathews third with 185.
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D. Newton
Frank Whitaker
Berkey
Lee Shaughnessy
Evelyn Ward
Sally Rouse
Marie Mathews
Bus Driver Returns After Brief Field Ride With New Passenger
A patrolman directed Mitchell to the hospital to greet a newborn and urged him to take his place back at the wheel. Brodt completed one loop of the bus route before relief by a regular driver. ee Fae aeee cae oy Phone your classified to No. 1l.
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Mitchell
Brodt
Ee Fae Aeee
Baseball Scores From Yesterday By The Associated Press
National League results include St Louis 7 Brooklyn 3 in a doubleheader tie. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 8. Pittsburgh 3 Boston 4. Cincinnati 13 New York 9. All games reported from yesterday's MLB slate.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington Ee
National League
Wwe
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
San Antonio
Baseball scores roundup from today
American League games showed New York 5 Chicago 8, Washington 3 St. Louis 4 in a rain postponed second game. Boston 3 Cleveland 2 5 Detroit 4 Philadelphia 7.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Arizona-Texas League results show El Paso 3 Albuquerque 6
Tucson tops Bisbee 12 to 2 while El Paso loses to Albuquerque with a 3 to 6 score in the Arizona-Texas League standings. The brief recap notes two regional games with decisive outcomes for Albuquerque and Tucson.
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el Paso
Albuquerque
Tucson
Bisbee
Local score roundup from West Texas and New Mexico games
The report lists scores for Lamesa Pampa Clovis Wichita Falls Amarillo Lubbock Borger Big Spring with teams and results across the region reflecting competitive play. Standings show mixed outcomes among West Texas and New Mexico squads.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Lamesa
Pampa
Clovis
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Lubbock
Borger
Big Spring
League Scores Snapshot From The International Eight
The standings show Newark tied at four and four, Jersey City two and two, Rochester nine to eight, Buffalo two to three, Baltimore eight to three, Toronto three to zero, and Montreal two with Syracuse zero. Strong emphasis on team names and points, reflecting a compact box score style.
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Newark
Jersey City
Rochester
Buffalo
Baltimore
Toronto
Montreal
Syracuse
Baseball Scores From American Association Standings
Milwaukee 8 Indianapolis 9 Kansas City 7 Louisville 9 Columbus 21 St. Paul 4 Toledo 4 Minneapolis 9 4.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Coast League scores and standings snapshot
In a Pacific Coast League roundup the results show Los Angeles 6 to 2 over Oakland 3 to 4 over San Diego 8 to 2 and Portland 2 to 4. Hollywood 9 to 2 over San Francisco 8 to Sacramento 2 to 4 while Seattle loses 1 to 3.
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Oakland
San Diego
Portland
Hollywood
San Francisco
Texas League scores roundup
Fort Worth 7 Fort Worth beat Houston for a 7-4 result while Houston stood 5-5. Tulsa won 8-6 over Beaumont and Shreveport defeated Oklahoma City 2-1. San Antonio topped Dallas 4-1 in the night’s games.
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Houston
Tulsa
Beaumont
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Dallas
Southern Association Scores From Weekend Games
Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 4-3 while Nashville crushed Knoxville 8-1 and Little Rock beat Memphis 8-2 in a busy Southern Association sequence. Birmingham routed New Orleans 17-2 in another high scoring day.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
Knoxville
Little Rock
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Major League Leaders Highlight 1934 Stats Focus
Batting leader Williams of Boston hits .404 while DiMaggio of New York leads in runs with 113 and RBI with 112. Travis of Washington tops hits with 173 and doubles are led by DiMaggio. Trailing stats include stolen bases by Case and Kubel at 19 and pitchers Gomez 12-4 and Ruffing 14-5.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
New York
Travis
Washington
Case
Kubel
Chicago
Gomez
Ruffing
National Amateur Golf Tournament heats up at Field Club
Omaha Nebr Aug 25 145 players entered the first 18 holes of the 36 hole qualifying for the national amateur. Johnny Goodman the 1937 champion and Chick Evans favored the Omaha course with familiarity seen as advantage. Medalist potential cited Dick Chapman and others like Bud Ward Ray Billows and Harry Todd figure in main contention.
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Omaha
Nebr
Rthanna
Johnny Goodman
Chick
Johnny
Evans
Winged Foot
Dick Chapman
W. R. (Duff) McCullough
Philadelphia
Chapman
Army
Goodman
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Ray Billows
New York
Harry Todd
Texas
World Title Clash Looms In MSG Lightweight Showdown
New York Aug 25 A pair of contenders meet tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden for the world light heavyweight title in a 15 round bout. Gus Lesnevich, a rugged Russian from New Jersey, is the betting favorite over Tami Mauriello who seeks other ring victims with his power. Lesnevich carries a near flawless record except for one loss to Billy Conn, while Mauriello has 32 wins in 33 pro fights aimed at sealing the championship bid.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Tami Mauriello
Gus Lesnevich
Lesnevich
Jersey
Billy Conn
Mauriello
Tami
Draft And The Rocky Mr. Grid Conference in Denver
In the Rocky Mountain Big Seven, coaches face draft disruption as top players may be called. Notable seniors include Utah standouts Isadore Spector Floyd Spendlove and Colorado stars Lloyd Oliver Paul McClung Gene Robertson Mac Speedie. Colorado hopes to retain Creese Adams Vern Miller and Vern Lockard, while Denver University chief Dac Hubbard foresees manageable losses. Some backs like Hank Walsmith Dan Clinger and Dutch Reiner are deferred or registered.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Big Seven
Uncle Sam
Isadore Spector
Floyd Spendlove
Utah
Lloyd Oliver
Loren Creese
Vern Miller
Johnny Adams
Vern Lockard
Oliver
McChuling
Army
Dac Hubbard
Denver University
Bob Wright
Hank Walsnith
Dan Clinger
Dutch Reiner
Convict Vanishes From Prison Farm During Topsoil Load
In Winston-Salem Massachusetts a convict at a prison farm reportedly disappeared in a cloud of dust as a truck loaded with topsoil pulled away. Superintendent Bud Flynn said a guard on duty saw the inmate present at the start but gone when the truck departed.
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Winston-Salem
Mass
Here
Bud Flynn
Baseball statistics fragment with multiple players and teams
A fragmented box score lists runs by Hack for Chicago and Mize for St. Louis, hits by Litwhiler of Philadelphia and Reiser of Brooklyn, with doubles by Reiser and other players, triples by Hopp and Slaughter, home runs by Camilli, stolen bases by Frey, and pitchers Riddle and White, culminating in a 16-4 entry for Cincinnati and St. Louis totals.
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Chicago
Mize
St. Louis
Reiser
Brooklyn
Hopp
Slaughter
Tel
Elliott
Pittsburgh
Camilli
Riddle
Cincinnati
White
Hobbs Airport Survey Under $230000 WPA Project
Six Army engineers from Caddoa Colorado began surveying Hobbs municipal airport for a $230000 improvement project under a CAA national defense program. They rechecked an earlier WPA survey and said work would start once equipment and men are available. Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Home Grown.
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Hobbs
N. M
Army Engineers Office
Caddoa
Colo
Hobbs Municipal
CAA
Anderson’s Gardens
Dodgers Repeat Drama as Wyatt Delivers Late Winning Hit
In a packed Ebbets Field doubleheader, Whitlow Wyatt singled in the ninth to edge the Cardinals 3-2 and keep Brooklyn ahead by a game and a half. The Cards won the opener 7-3 behind Howard Pollet after a fierce battle. Pewee Reese and Mickey Owen contributed timely bunts as Leo Durocher trusted Wyatt to swing. Meanwhile the Reds swept the Giants 13-9 and 6-4, tightening NL hopes, as the Yankees drew a Chicago crowd of 44,296.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbetsfield
Whitlow Wyatt
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Wyatt
Howard Pollet
Redbirds
Dodgers
Pewee Reese
Mickey Owen
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Chicago
Arnold Fails To Place in Cavern City Rodeo
In Carlsbad New Mexico Everett Shaw of Stonewall Oklahoma won the steer roping with 61 2 5 seconds from a 33 entry field. Carl Arnold of Buckeye Arizona finished outside the prize money. Second went to Billy Wilkinson and third to King Merritt. Clyde Burk won calf roping and Everett Bowman took bull dogging. Governor Miles and Rep Anderson attended the final events.
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N. M
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Oklahoma
Shaw
Carl Arnold
Buckeye
Ariz
Billy Wilkinson
Rusk
Wyo
King Merritt
Federal
Clyde Burk
Commanche
Okla
Everett Bowman
Hillside
John Miles
Clinton P. Anderson
Lea Co Schools Face Budget Cut
Lea county schools will cut maintenance budgets by four percent after a Santa Fe conference with state education budget auditor R H Grissom. An initial $67,000 cut was reduced by reallocating $48,000 transportation costs into the direct charge budget, narrowing the gap to about $15,000 from last spring’s maintenance budgets.
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Hobbs
N. M
Lea County
Santa Fe
R. H. Grissom
Bosses Swamp White Sox With Two Wins
The team overwhelmed the White Sox 5-1 and 8-5 in a doubleheader. Charley Keller hit his 31st and 32nd home runs, providing the key offense in both games.
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White Sox
Charley Keller
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