Open Champion Parks Defends Title in National Tournament
Springfield New Jersey June 3 They will back Parks the king of clubs Samuel McLaughlin Parks Jr in the open golf championship finale on Saturday at sundown in the 40th U S Open Parks aims to repeat after winning at Oakmont this time his odds are long but many players including Tommy Armour rate his chances highly The expected winning score may be about 288 one stroke either side of that total if he fails to repeat he joins a select group of back to back champions currently only Willie Anderson Johnny McDermott and Bob Jones have achieved consecutive wins
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Bob Cavagnaro
Ted Press
Springfield
N. J
Samuel McLaughlin Parks, Jr
Parks
Oakmont
Tommy Armour
Oldsters
Pittsburgh
Charles
Chick) Evans, Jr
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Olin Dutra
Walter Hagen
Bill Burke
Willie Anderson
Johnny McDermott
Bob Jones
Time Set for YMCA Swim Classes This Summer
The YMCA announces a comprehensive summer swim program with beginner to advanced classes for all ages. Boys ages 9 to 15 and women and girls have specific time slots from morning through evening, plus open periods and special life saving courses to run under club and lifeguard schedules.
Major League Leaders Highlights from Baseball Standings
The Associated Press lists top players by league. National leaders include Terry of the Giants in batting and J. Moore of the Phillies in home runs. American leaders show Sullivan of the Indians leading batting and Foxx of the Red Sox in home runs with other veterans atop various categories.
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Associated Press
Terry
Giants
Martin
Cardinals
J. Martin
J. Moore
Phillies
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Ott
Jordan
Bees
Herman
Cubs
Goodman
Reds
Riggs
Camilli
S. Martin
Gumbert
J. Dean
Sullivan
Indians
DiMaggio
Yankees
Gehrig
Gehringer
Tigers
Dickey
Trosky
Lewis
Senators
Clift
Browns
Foxx
Red Sox
Powell
Werber
Pearson
Grove
Standings Today Highlight Stander’s First IB Na Taebche
A brief update notes Stander achieving his first IB Na Taebche. The item records a notable first for the competitor and marks a milestone in the standings update.
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Stander
Belmont Stakes Field Includes Granville and Brevity
Associated Press reports two top three year olds Granville and Brevity as favorites for the 68th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Granville will run with Teufel and Isolator, while Brevity seeks to shake the jinx after late-season losses as other contenders include Red Rain Memory Book and Corundum in a crowded lineup.
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New York
William Woodward
Granville
J. E. Widener
Belmont Park
Bold Venture
Teufel
Wheatley
White Cockade
Woodward
Isolator
Mrs. Dodge Sloane
James Fitzsimmons
C. V. Whitney
Red Rain
International league fans eye college flavor in lineup
A roundup notes many players with college ties joining the league, including Del Bissonette from New Hampshire and Georgetown, Hal King from Muskingum, Ben Sankey from Alabama Poly, Fresco Thompson from Columbia, and Dick Porter from St Johns Annapolis. The piece hints at broader college influence across teams and cites other mentions from St Xavier's Cincinnati to Alabama and Erskine.
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Associated Press
New York
Montreal
del Bissonette
New Hampshire State
Georgetown
Hal King
Ben Sankey
Alabama Poly
Auburn
Atlanta
Fresco Thompson
Strange as It Seems Golf ball blocks fish hatchery water line
W C Buck master foreman of Glacier Park Sub station reports in August 1929 a loud pounding woke him midnight. He found water shut from two trough lines of trout fry and a golf ball wedged in the pipe while he took the line apart to repair it.
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W. C. Buckmaster
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Glacier Park
Bitsy Grant’s Pro Move Impacts Ring Talk Ahead of Fight
Rumors swirl as Bitsy Grant may turn professional. Ticket sales at Louis’s Lane Wood camp outpace totals for Baer and Carnera bouts, signaling strong public interest before the two week showdown. Frank Schildrecht recalls Joe Louis’s last amateur clash. Ex-champ Olin Dutra backs Horton Smith for the national open. Sophomore slumps blamed on early fame.
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Louis
Lanewood
Baer
Carnera
Frank Schildrecht
Joe Louis
Joe
Olin Dutra
Horton Smith
Prosperity Returns to Pacific Coast League Baseball
President Wilbur Tuttle announced a gate receipts boom after the San Francisco Missions edged the San Francisco Seals 1 0. The win left the Reds a half game behind the idle Seattle and Oakland clubs as wet grounds postponed two other games. Johnny Salvéson led Los Angeles past San Diego 5 4 with a sixth inning double driving in the tying and winning runs.
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Wilbur Tuttle
San Francisco Missions
San Francisco Seals
Reds
Seattle
Oakland
Portland
Johnny Salvéson
Los Angeles
San Diego
USC to graduate 30 athletic stars Saturday
Los Angeles reports that the University of Southern California will honor 30 athletic stars at the annual graduation exercises scheduled for Saturday. The ceremony marks the end of their college careers as new graduates join alumni ranks.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Tobacco Money as Legal Tender in Early Virginia
Early Virginia colonists lacked cash and set a tobacco standard of value. The assembly passed a law declaring tobacco legal tender, making almost all transactions use tobacco values. Ministers of the gospel reportedly received salaries and offerings in tobacco.
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Virginia
Indians square off with invading All Nations team
The All Nations baseball outfit, boasting a diverse lineup, invades the P. A. C. Indians' camp next Friday afternoon. Ross Phillips notes University of Idaho ace Bill Black will arrive Thursday likely to pitch Friday. Indians seek a strong showing in the season's remaining games as they head to Rigby Sunday for a Bannock hosting Shelley Spuds.
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Geneva
All-Nations
P. A. C. Indians
Afghanistan
Ross Phillips
Bill Black
University of Idaho
Indians
Rigby
Bannock
Shelley Spuds
Mink Creek CCC camp blanks Store Department in baseball game
The Mink Creek CCC camp softball team defeated the Union Pacific store department team 4 to 2 at Overland park Tuesday evening. It marked Mink Creek’s seventh win in ten starts.
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Mink Creek CCC
Union Pacific Store Department
Overland Park
Mink Creek
Mink
Dean brothers lead Gashouse Gang to NL pace in late 1930s play
SID FEDER notes the St. Louis Cardinals surge with Dizzy and Daffy Dean in front, backing a pennant chase as hitters dominate with 30 combined hits in several games. Paul Dean shines eight innings for a 5-4 win over the Dodgers while other teams post high-scoring affairs across the league.
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Associated Press
Dean Boys
St. Louis
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Dizzy
Daffy
Ducky Medwick
Pepper Martin
Stu Martin
Arkansas Brothers
Paul
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mingoon Pagoda: World’s Largest Brick Mass and Its Turbulent Rise
The Mingoon pagoda in Burma is the world’s largest brickwork structure. Standing on a 450 foot square platform it rises over 160 feet high. Planned at 500 feet, it was unfinished after Bo dawpaya ordered its construction with forced labor. Work halted before 1819 and a 1839 earthquake caused major damage.
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Burma
Mingoon
Bodawpaya
Baseball lineups for Creek-Bilgaki and Store House squads
Creek Bilgaki features cf Conklin If Fistess Annandono at 3b Carosella 2b Laur rf Shippe Graham p Cramenac 1b. Store House Hurst 3b Hoskins 2b Loveland cf Orchard 1b Berry ss Curley ec Greem lf Stone rf Savage ss Little p.
Dimag Faces Tougher Tests as Heat Rises
Ty Cobb predicts Joe Dimaggio will face sterner challenges as hot weather and crowded stands in eastern cities push pitchers to tougher work. Cobb says Dimaggio is a great hitter but must keep crushing the ball under tougher conditions to avoid worry.
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San Francisco
Joe Dimaggio
New York Yankees
Joe
Dimag
Favorites Clash in 25th Southern Women's Golf Tourney
Oklahoma City June 3. Mr. Stern Competition, who 680 far has had little luck, was set to catch up with favorites in the second round of the 25th annual Southern women's golf tournament. Pairings for the 18-hole matches include Mrs. Dan Chandler Dallas Mrs. Chatham Hunter Memphis Kathryn Hemphell Greenville DC and Mrs. Logan Van Zandt Tulsa among others.
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Oklahoma City
Stern
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Texas
Chatham Hunter
Memphis
Tenn
Kathryn Hemphell
Greenville
D. C
Logan van Zandt
Tulsa
Okla
Leon ‘Solomon
Junior Series Final Tonight At 6 O Clock
The championship series between the east and west teams of the American Legion junior baseball league ends this evening at Foundry grounds on N Seventh avenue. The game determines the series winner with a 3-3 stand, followed by a split squad series for state championship selection.
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American Legion Junior Baseball League
Foundry Grounds
Seventh Avenue
Pocatello
Idaho
Montana
Giants
Sherwood
W. Atkinson
Lockett
Brown
Hurst
Marshall
Ellison
de Lamar
Davis
Carlson
Gilmore
Brewster
Bates
Grayson
Hronek
Lish
Jim Katasilometes
Deaton
Dodgers
Burton
Elliott
Zaharias Triumphs In Main Event Wrestling
Zaharias, a 226 pound Denver wrestler nicknamed Cry Baby, defeated Joe Savoldi, 211, in two straight falls. Brother Jonathan, 226, from Salt Lake City, lost a handicap bout to Ivan Pencheff, 211, and Tommy Nilan, 194, with Jonathan failing to throw Pencheff within 30 minutes.
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San Francisco
George
Blackfoot Softball League Sees Key Matchups This Week
In Blackfoot on June 3 a schedule highlights top teams Boyle's Hardware and Economy Shoe Store each with two wins and no losses. Newcomer Oborns Grocery faces Taylor Grocery as play enters its third week with several anticipated games.
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Blackfoot
Boyle’s Hardware
Oborns Grocery
Taylor Grocery
Stores Clash In Tight Cellar Battle For Lead
In a near even showdown, Modern Motor and Safeway Stores vie for momentum as the league table shows top squads like Economy Shoe and Boyle Hardware tied at 20 wins and 1.000, while Safeway slips to 1 1 500 and Taylor Grocery remains winless at 0 2 .100
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Straigh Modern Motor
Safeway
Boyle Hardware
Bohemian Gardens
Taylor Grocery
Modern Motor
Barney Ross Faces Five Fights In Busy Schedule
Chicago dispatch notes welterweight champion Barney Ross, 27, plans five bouts as he trains toward peak form. He fights Laddie Fonielli in Milwaukee on June 10, with further cards June 24 Omaha, July 4 Washington, July 30 New York, and December 12 Sydney against Jack Carroll in a four championship affair.
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Chicago
Barney Ross
Ross
Fights Tonight in Oakland Spotlight Andre Lenelet
In Oakland California on June 3 Andre Lenelet headlines a boxing card highlighting a powerful right hand and a planned dramatic knockout bid. The bout promises action as spectators anticipate a decisive performance from Lenelet.
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Oakland
Calif
Andre Lenelet
Fourteen Teams Apply To Enter Local YMCA Softball League
Fourteen teams filed to join the YMCA softball league and will be sorted into three balanced circuits at tonight's committee meeting. The plan calls for a city championship tournament between the league leaders. Independent entrants include National Biscuit Co Denver Bar Mink Creek CCC Camp and Orange Transportation. Employer league possibilities list Roundhouse Back Shops Storehouse O G L Clerks Telephone Co Pocatello Mill & Elevator Co and Safeway Stores. Third league candidates include Clearing House Peoples Store Idaho Class Clothiers and Petersens. Players cannot participate in more than one league or in representative baseball this season.
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Independent League
National Biscuit Co
Denver Bar
Mink Creek CCC Camp
Orange Transportation
Roundhouse
Back Shops
Storehouse
O. G. L. Clerks, Telephone Co
Pocatello Mill & Elevator Co
Safeway Stores
Clearing House
People’s Store
Idaho Class
Clothiers
Petersen's
Local boxer eyes ten round clash with Roberto Roberts
Hand punches have earned him a draw with Phil Brubaker and respect from boxing fans in the region. He now faces the formidable Roberto Roberts in a scheduled 10 round bout tonight.
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Phil Brubaker
Roberto Roberts
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