Estell released as Indians seek mound help in Dallas
Tom Essell veteran Texas League pitcher was released by the Beaumont Indians after breaking an 11 pm training rule by staying out until 1:30 am Tuesday. Manager Claude Robertson said discipline needed for a young squad. Essell hinted at a possible Dallas tryout and planned local semi pro play if negotiations falter. The Indians head on a 13 day road trip through Fort Worth Wichita Falls Dallas Shreveport and Galveston.
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Shreveport
Calveston
Fab Kowalik
Tribe
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Greenberg
Vner
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W& It
Top Flight Leads Arlington Oaks Entries at Arlington Park
Arlington Park lists Top Flight as favorite for the $14,000 Arlington Oaks with 7-year-old horses entered for the July race. Nominations include Evening, Kelkapo, Loughine Queen, Modern Queen, Parry, Polonasne, Seven Yelle, Bun Alea, Unique, Dark Charmer, and others among the 1931 juvenile championship contenders.
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Chicago
Whitnay
Alea
Kiee
Margil School Clinches Third Straight Track Meet
Margil Elementary School won its third consecutive track meet after a close score 140 to 136 against Tr Ogrén school on Wednesday. The Southwest Texas Baseball Officials association gathered at Gunter Hotel room 348 on Thursday for meetings.
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Gunter Hotel
Sharkey Plans Training Camp Ahead of Sehmeling Bout
New York April 26 report that Jack Sharkey will travel to Pompton Lakes New Jersey for training before his championship fight with Max Sehmeling. Jimmy Jobnet at Madison Square Garden watched the preparations and noted the tense mood ahead of the matchup.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Pompton Lakes
New Jersey
Max Sehmeling
Jimmy Jobnet
Madison Square Garden
Opening Olympic Pool Delights Los Angeles Crowd
The nations women’s indoor swimming championships begin at the new Olympic pool at Exposition Park. Ten thousand spectators expected for the dedication and opening events. Notable swimmers Helene Madison Josephine McKim Ollye Hata Isa Lind Vetrom Jeanne Cramer Katherine Amos Georgia Coleman Eleator Holm Mickey Riley and John Riley perform in exhibitions as officials dedicate the venue for the July 30 to August 1 Girl games.
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Exposition Park
Helene Jadison
Josephine McKim
Ollye Hatca
Isa Lindvetrom
Jeanne Cramer
Katherine Amos
Georgia Coleman
Eleator Holm
Mickey Riley
John Riley
Byater Crabbe
Columbia oarsmen Put in Quarantine
New York April 28 Forty five Columbia University rowers from the Lion rarity and freshmen crews were confined to Bakerfield under strict quarantine after scarlet fever outbreak in Hugh Grendon coach of the lightweight crews. Grendon was hospitalized and the crew called from classes. Dr Edward Billott said the chances were 10 000 to one that anyone else would be taken down with the disease. If no new case appears before Friday the quarantine will be lifted and the crews sent to Annapolis to row Navy on Saturday. Dr Elliott said naval authorities agreed, leaving the final decision to Columbia medical authorities.
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Hoapital
Edward F. Billott
Annapolis
Navy
Eliott
Naval
Columbia Medical
Pittsburgh Shakeup Seeks Punch at Bat
Pittsburgh Pirates managers shuffle bench as Tommy Thevenow and Adam Comorosky are replaced by Floyd Vaughan and Gus Dugas to boost batting. Leon Chagnon, previously with Fort Worth in the Texas league, is recalled from the Missions of the Pacific Coast league.
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Tommy Thevenow
Adam Comorosky
Floyd Vaughan
Gus Dugas
Pirates
Leon Chagnon
Fort Worth
Missions
White Sox Aggressively Rebuild With Record Trading
Chicago under J Louis Comiskey pursues a vast trading spree to strengthen the club. Key moves include sending Hadley and Campbell to St Louis for Kress, and Labors with Hodapp and Cissell shifting for new faces. The plan aims to lift the White Sox toward top competition.
Spears Chosen to Succeed Uteritz at Wisconsin
Dr. Clarence Doc Spears was named head football coach at the University of Wisconsin, replacing Irwin Uteritz who returned to an assistant coaching post. Spears arrived from Oregon and received a warm reception at a recent gathering.
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Iine
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University of Wiscoralp
Uterita
Dh Vertor
Hen Roach
Spars
University of Oregon
Wisconsin
Mother Will See Pepper Get Auto In St Louis Day Event
Mrs Celia Martin who missed the fall crowd will attend the world have day event in St Louis on May 14 to see her son Pepper tipped with a car after his fame as a national baseball star. The piece mentions a city girls playground fareball league gathering at 8 o'clock Thursday at the city hall.
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ST. Lonms
Celia Martin
Pepper
St. Louis
Slory
Leanne
the City Hal
Texas League results drift from foggy standings
Disjointed game notes show San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston in a mixed Texas League schedule. Half legible scores include Sacramento 4, San Francisco 3 and Los Angeles 1 2 Ohio, with scattered references to other leagues and teams. The fragmentary box score hints at a busy, unclear sports night across multiple associations.
Unclear sports scores from scattered reports
Fragmentary sports brief lists teams and matchups with numerous misspellings and unclear results. Mentioned are Detroit, St Louis, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities with postponed or upcoming games. No definable outcome or coherent schedule can be verified from the garbled text.
Man With Morrison Tour Chosen for 40-Day Olympic Camp
Mike Williamson of Emerson Junior High will lead San Antonio boys on a 40 day camp travel to the Olympic Games this summer. The trip, arranged by Ray Morrison and Herbert L. Orate, includes visits to Carlsbad Caverns Salton Sea Catalina Island Hollywood and Yosemite with a Pacific coast stay near Los Angeles for the Games. Camp staff features Wendel Leyster Rice Institute hurdler Foster Rucker and Bob McConnell of Furman University. Jack Morrison the organizer’s son participates as a camper.
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San Antonio
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L. Orate
Rio Vista Campo
Kerrville
Ray Morrison
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Old West
Carlsbad Caverns
Salton Sea
Catalina Island
Hollywood
Yosonte
Pacific
Los Angeles
Morrison
Jack
Southwest
Wendel Leyster
Rice Institute
Foster Rucker
Roach
Bob McConnell
Furman University
South Carolina
Swim Team Chosen for Texas U Meet
Eleven swimmers and divers have qualified to represent Thomaz Jefferson in a dual meet with the University of Texas in Austin Friday night. Coach Harry Hamilton announced the selections after Tuesday tryouts at San Pedro Park pool. Named competitors include Milton Curtis, Morgan Cuffin, Howard Nicholls, Wilkens Briscoe, Horace Fernandez, Charles Brown, Charles Wiggins, Francis OBrien, Leonard Abbot, Herbert Stark, and Henry Graham across freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, diving, and relay events.
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University of Texas
Austin
Harry Hamilton
San Pedro Park
Milton Curtis
Morgan Cuffin
Howard Nicholls
Wilkens Briscoe
Horace Fernandez
Charles Brown
Charles Wiggins
Francis O'Brien
Leonard Abbot
Herbert Stark
Dash Henry Graham
Travers to play exhibition for Olympic golf fund in Baltimore
Jerome Travers, winner of multiple American and Open titles, will team with B Warren Corkran and Clarke Corkran against Billy Howell in an exhibition at Baltimore on May 22 to raise funds for Olympic golf charities. Howell, a 20 year old Richmond College student and last year's amateur sensation, is paired with Travers as plans are organized by Talbot Speer, Olympic fund chair.
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Olympic Fund
Baltimore
Jerome Travers
Billy Howell
B. Warren Corkran
Clarke
Olympic Golf Fund
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Howell
Richmond College
Talbot
Speer
Olympic Fund Golf Caramities
Fort Worth Ships Frey to Shreveport
Fort Worth announced the sale of Frey a hard hitting outfielder to Shreveport after a recent 300 batting pace with Fort Worth following his purchase from Paolo of the Western league. A two run rally in the eleventh inning gave Independence a 5 to 3 win over Haskell, ending a five game skid.
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Cat Prey
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Shreveport Sports
Paolo
Waskell
Independence
Kans
Independence Producers
Western Association
Haskell
Indiana
Golf to Start Junior High Program at Brackenridge Park
The first junior high spring sports event sponsored by The Light will start Saturday morning with a qualifying round for the golf championship at Brackenridge Park. Mike Williamson, Emerson Junior High coach, leads the program with entries expected from all eight junior highs. Tennis and swimming events with medals follow as C. C. Ball maps the schedule. In other notes, the H and R Oilers of Pebrai beat Fort Meinstos 1-1 in a tight game, Dovaline starred on the mound, and the Oilers prepare for a doubleheader against Fal furrias in Hebbrongile.
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Mike Willamson
Emerson Junior High
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