Philadelphia girl wins early lead to claim title at Marble
The crowd watched a tight event as Philadelphia's contestant surged to a 6-3 6-4 victory over Miss Marble. In the men's division Gardnar Mulloy of Florida fell to Hal Surface 7-5 6-4 6-3, then Jack Kramer of California defeated Gilbert Hunt of Washington 3-6 8-6 8-6 8-6.
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Wild Windup Sees Yanks Move To Second In AL Race
The American League title chase heats up as New York Yankees split with Philadelphia, moving into second place by a slim margin over Detroit. Indians and Tigers lose doubleheaders while Reds and Cardinals split, and Sid Hudson tops Lefty Grove in a 1-0 13 inning Senators win.
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Nelson Defeats Snead In PGA Championship Final
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio won the PGA Championship defeating Sam Snead by one hole in a 36 hole final at Hershey Pa Nelson secured the medal and match title after a late rally by Snead who shot 68 in the final round but could not overtake Nelson who led most of the day and held on at the last.
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Prospects Heat Up as Citadel Draws Recruits
News from New York notes upstate football coaches probing how five top Boston area prospects and one from New Hampshire enrolled at the Citadel in South Carolina. Johnny Rucker pressures the Giants as Dickie Stock of Mobile draws attention in grandstands. Willamette U. slashes football prices to four bits for home games. Bookmakers buzz over a Billy Conn vs Bob Pastor clash Friday night.
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Burlesque Bathing Beauty Revue at Yucca Theatre
Entries for a burlesque bathing beauty revue at Yucca Theatre feature films Centra Hardware Store Ball & White Southwestern Public Service Co 7th Street Laundry Gilkeson Cocktail Lounge The Model Leland's Swimming Pool Nickson Hotel McNally Hall Motor Co and the Yucca Theatre. Sponsored by the Roswell 20 30 Club the show runs Friday and Saturday at 8 30 pm each night with prizes for oldest and most original swimsuits.
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Unsuccessful break in reported at Pueblo service station
An unsuccessful attempt to break in occurred at the Pueblo Service Station, 2nd and Atkinson, Sunday night. Police investigated as of today. Waldo H. Rogers, Republican candidate for Congress, visited Roswell on his statewide campaign tour.
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Yesterday's Results (AP) Baseball Scores by League
National League results include New York 2 Philadelphia 11 and Brooklyn 6 Boston 7 Chicago 2. St. Louis 1 Cincinnati 2. American League games show Philadelphia 3 New York 3 Boston 0 Washington 1 Detroit 1. Chicago 2 St. Louis 2 Cleveland 1. Second games were halted by darkness in several matchups.
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Baseball Scores From International League Matches
In first 11 innings Newark defeated Jersey City 4-1 while Rochester won 9-11 over Toronto 0-6. Montreal edged Buffalo 4-3 and Baltimore beat Syracuse 11-4 to 10-9.
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Local standings show tight Midwest hockey scores
The report lists game results with teams including American Association Kansas City 10 to Milwaukee 7 and Columbus 7 to 6, Toledo 3 to 5, St Paul 5 to 5, Minneapolis 2 to 7, and Louisville 3 to Indianapolis 2, reflecting a bustling midseason slate.
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Pacific Coast League scores beat by rain
In the Pacific Coast League results Hollywood led San Francisco 11 to 0 and Portland beat Sacramento 4 to 3 while Los Angeles defeated Oakland 8 to 4. San Diego Seattle game noted as rain postponed.
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Texas League scores and results from a shared slate
Beaumont swept Shreveport in a 7-2 game and a 7 inning second game tied in darkness. Tulsa beat Oklahoma City 8-5 while Dallas and Fort Worth split a 5-5 and 2-1 doubleheader. Houston fell to San Antonio 6-0.
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Southern Association Standings Noted Results
In the Southern Association Birmingham 10 4, Chattanooga 1 2, Atlanta 7 0, New Orleans 3 2 (second 5 innings) Memphis 6 3, Knoxville 1 1, Nashville 4 10, Little Rock 3 2.
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West Texas and New Mexico high school scores
Odessa beat New Mexico rivals 7 to 1 while Midland fell 0 to 4. Clovis edged Pampa 19 to 18 in a second game rained out. Lubbock lost 0 to 4 as Lamesa won 8 to 6. Amarillo shut out Borger 7 to 3 while Borger scored 12 in defeat.
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National Amateur Golf Championship starts with cautious opening
A three player group led by Herbert S. Hall James Frisina and Melvin F. DeMarais will tee off first at Winged Foot Mamaroneck N Y for the 44th national amateur golf championship start Monday The early hour 7 a m EST has no spectators so stars stay for later rounds The field was trimmed from 1758 to 150 with regional qualifiers and two more rounds of medal play will cut to 64 before match play begins Wednesday Events include 18 hole rounds Wednesday Thursday and a 36 hole final
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Local Bowlers Eligible For Sweepstakes
The Berkey Bowling Alleys have affiliated with Brunswick Barke Callendar Company to join the open play 20000 sweepstakes. Local bowlers can compete for weekly prizes for high scores in open play. Season opening is next week. Equipment passed City Bowling Association inspection and meets ABC regulations.
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Baseball Leaders Season Highlights and Top Stat Lines
Batting leaders show Rowell of Boston at .330 and Walker of Brooklyn at .327. Frey of Cincinnati has 92 runs, Mize of St. Louis 91. F McCormick of Cincinnati leads RBIs with 107, Mize 103. F McCormick also tops hits with 163, Hack of Chicago 158. McCormick 38 doubles, Werber and Hack 33. Ross of Boston 12 triples, Mize and Slaughter 10. Mize 38 homers, Rizzo 23. Moore 16 steals. Hack and Reese 15. Pitching leaders Fitzsimmons 13-2 and Sewell 13-3.
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Baseball season leaders and actor plans cross paths
Stat lines show Williams Boston with 114 runs and Foxx 34 home runs leading the season while McCosky Detroit sports 102 RBIs and DiMaggio New York 109 RBIs. Ray Milland flies to join Paramount in San Antonio to film I Wanted Wings at Randolph Field. Brian Donlevy departs by train.
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Cars Damage In Crash South Of City
Automobiles collided about two miles south of St Marys hospital on the YO Crossing road Sunday night. Ledbetter and Jenkins, both of Roswell, drove the cars, with Jenkins rear ending Ledbetter after being blinded by oncoming headlights. No one was injured.
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Glover to Attend Florists Meeting in Cincinnati
Howard Glover leaves Friday for Cincinnati to attend the National Florists Telegraph Association annual convention September 9 to 13. He chairs the West Texas New Mexico District and will visit his North Carolina parents after the event before returning to Roswell around September 25.
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Stengel on Team of Tomorrow Aiming for Decade of Top Baseball
Casey Stengel says the team could be strong for ten years if they avoid selling players to dodge red ink. He frames the group as tomorrow’s lineup ready to deliver high class baseball.
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We Want Cuyler Back To Save Lookouts
Chattanooga fans threaten to lynch owner Joe Engel if Ki Ki Cuyler is not rehired to manage the Lookouts for next season. Jesse Owens barnstorms with exhibitions and clinics across the country. A Chicago headline notes Dykes was fined 50 dollars for an unspecified matter. California high school star Johnny Petrovich faces restrictions but may play in Mountainair or Idaho. Vanderbilt claims the finest freshman class in the Southeast this year.
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Indians seek volunteers to manage 1940 season
Chicago Daily News notes owner Alva Bradley faces the task of filling the Indians managerial post for next year and may discover an unexpected season defining tale emerging from Cleveland this winter as he calls for volunteers. John P. Carmichael remarks the season’s best story could originate from this managerial vacancy.
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National doubles tourney sighting with Henry Prusoff
Observation notes Henry Prusoff carried a suit across the 4 turnpike during the National doubles tourney. He handed the suit to a cleaner’s driver without a receipt and later spent the week trying to recall the cleaner’s name.
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Coach Cain Confronts Missing Player Over Sharking Summer
Southwestern Louisiana Institute coach Harry Cain learned his No. 1 left tackle John Ramsey was spending the summer catching sharks and did everything but call the fire department to address the issue.
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John Ramsey
Campaign promoting pasteurized milk starts in Carlsbad
Dr. O Puckett district health officer opened a drive for supervised and especially pasteurized milk. He warned raw milk may not be perfectly safe at any time while asserting properly supervised pasteurization is safe.
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