Biggest gamble in sports opens at Baltusrol GC
The United States Open golf championship starts at Baltusrol Golf Club with 168 starters led by Jack Munger and Zell Eaton. Favored bets place scores around 286 to 289, with Henry Picard and Horton Smith among top contenders.
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Bob Cavagnaro
Associated Press
Springfield
N. J
Baltusrol Club
Jack Munger
Dallas
Zell Eaton
Oklahoma City
Chick Evans, Jr
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Fresh Meadow
Augusta
Henry Picard
Hershey
Horton Smith
Chicago
Smith
Roundup of sports notes from New York desk
June 4 roundup surveys golf and boxing circles. Henry Picard favored for national open. Dodgers relieved to leave poor fields. Joe Louis training camp details include managers Black and Roxborough, with wife in New York. Schmeling camp features Brisson and Wonder Bar actress Anna Ondre. foreign reporters file German and French copy. Carnera hospital visit. Soresi blasts Brown over Carnera ban.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Picard
Hershey
Dodgers
Ebbetsfield
Casey Stengel
Joe Louis
Julian Black
John Roxborough
Detroit
Joe
Max Schmeling
Karl Brisson
Europe
Max
Anna Ondre
Brisson
London
Primo Carnera
Johnny Farrell
Batustol
Louis Soresi
Bill Brown
Carnera
Soresi
Oakland Aces regain P C Coast lead with delayed games
Oakland moved into sole first in the Pacific Coast League as Portland rain kept the Acorns idle. Sacramento beat Seattle 6-3 to break a tie, and San Francisco Seals defeated Mission Reds 6-1. Lefty Wally Opone drove in San Diego’s first run and worked five hits to pace Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Pacific Coast
Sacramento Senators
San Francisco Bears
Acorns
Portland
Senators
Seattle Indians
Seals
Mission Reds
Wally Op
San Diego
Los Angeles
Lincoln Girl Wins City Jackstones Honors
Preckled faced Verna Sproul eleven of Lincoln school won the city jackstones crown in a thrilling final over Erma Draper thirteen of Bonneville school. The 750 participating girls narrowed to 28 survivors as Thelma Smith ten of Roosevelt took third and Elaine Dye ten of Emerson fourth with Ruth Niles and Margaret Woodworth judging.
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Verna Sproul
Lincoln School
Erma Draper
Pride of
Bonneville School
Miss Draper
Thelma Smith
Roosevelt
Elaine Dye
Emerson
Ruth Niles
Margaret Woodworth
Whittier Wins First In City Softball Series
Whittier overwhelms Lincoln 9 1 in game one as Mathews sparks offense with four hits and a first inning four run burst. Jensen shuts down Lincoln while Halliday and Taylor homer in support. second game set for today at 2 30 on district six field with potential third game Friday at university field.
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Mathews
Whittier School
Lincoln
Whittier Aggregation
Shaffer
Taylor
Halliday
Whittier
Jones
Speed
Jensen
Farnsworth
District Six
Third Avenue
Putnam Street
University Field
Hadley
Harris
Booth
Temmersall
Dorat
Pherson
Spencer
Sherwood
Cline
Kawamura
Idleberger
Burton
Major League Leaders From The Baseball Almanac
American League leaders include Sullivan with a .406 batting average and Gehrig 55 runs. Gehringer leads in hits with 67, while Foxx and Trosky top home runs, and Pearson leads in pitching. National League leaders feature Terry with .413 and Medwick in RBIs and hits, with Ott and Klein strong in multiple categories.
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Associated Press
Sullivan
Indians
DiMaggio
Yankees
Gehrig
Gehringer
Tigers
Dickey
Trosky
Crosetti
Lewis
Senators
Clift
Browns
Foxx
Red Sox
Powell
Werber
Pearson
Grove
Terry
Giants
Martin
Cardinals
J. Martin
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Ott
Jordan
Bees
Herman
Cubs
Goodman
Reds
Camills
Phillies
Riggs
J. Moore
Wrestling results from New Haven and Ireland show falls
In Ireland Ney defeated Ivan Managoff two falls. In New Haven Gino Garibaldi from St. Louis knocked out George Keverly after Garibaldi won the first fall, with the match ending in Keverly’s fall.
The Man Who Would Be King James Harden Hickey
John Hix profiles James Harden-Hickey born 1854 who crowned himself King James I of Trinidad in 1890s, opened a foreign office in New York, and planned a settler voyage before Britain seized Trinidad. He later refused Hawaii throne to invade England and died by his own hand in El Paso on February 9, 1898.
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James Harden-Hickey
King James I of
Trinidad
California
France
Buck
Roy
Alist
Brazil
Portugal
Great Britain
Hickey
New York
Hawaiian Islands
England
el Paso
Texas
Harden-Hickey
James I
Ortdin
Y M C A Softball Leagues Set to Start June Fifteenth
The Y M C A softball committee chose Fred Quinn as 1936 chairman and set June 15 as opening day for three leagues. Eighteen teams expected. registration closes June 11 at 7 p m with 14 already approved subject to final player certification.
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Fred Quinn
George E. Slingerland
North Seventh Avenue
City League
Overland Park
Homer Martin
E. Gledhill
Ben G. Tandy
DiMaggio and Martin Lead 1936 Rookie Field
Slugging rookies Joe DiMaggio and Stu Martin are shaping the 1936 rookie class as top hitters. Both appear set for strong seasons with high averages and pivotal extra base power, keeping the Yankees and the Gashouse Gang near league leaders.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Stu Martin
New York Yankees
Mangan and Nordell suspended by AAU chiefs
Joe Mangan and Frank Nordell, prominent American track stars, are suspended indefinitely by the Metropolitan Association of the AAU for failing to appear before the registration committee and explain irregularities in expense accounts. Mangan has announced retirement and planned to focus on Cornell studies and summer work, while also missing the Princeton meet and a prospective LC.A. AAA race after the suspension.
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New York
Joe Mangan
Frank Nordell
Mangan
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Associa Press
Cornell
Princeton
Lc.a. Aaa
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Association
Ludolph Tops Coast Hurlers In Pacific Coast League Standings
Oakland pitcher Bill Ludolph leads with a 9 1 record and .900 ERA while Seattle’s Lou Koupal sits at 10 2 and .833. Other top starters include Thomas Los Angeles, Andrews Sacramento, Salvo San Diego, and Shellenback San Diego, among five or more games pitched.
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Los Angeles
Bill Ludolph
Oakland
Lou Koupal
Seattle
W.L. Pet. Thomas
Ludolph
Koupal
Andrews
Sacramento
Salvo
San Diego
Shellenback
San Digo
Gregory
Herbert
Carson
Portland
Nicholas
Mission
Yesterday's Stars Highlight Late Inning Key Plays
Hal Schumacher limited the Cubs to three hits in a 3 0 Giants victory. Bob Reis delivered an 11th inning single to break the game open. Wes Ferrell drove in two for Boston in a seventh inning single. Buck Newsom kept Browns to seven hits for Washington. Al Niemiec drove in three with two singles in an 11 7 Athletics upset of the Tigers. Frank Crosetti and Joe DiMaggio contributed multi hit efforts for the Yankees. Stuart Martin had a line with a single double and a triple for the Cardinals.
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Chicago White Sox
Martin
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Hal Schumacher
Chicago Cubs
New York Giant
Curt Davis
Giants
Cubs
Bob Reis
Rees
Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
Buck Newsom
Senators
Browns
al Niemiec
Athletics
Tigers
Frank Crosetti
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Yanks
Stuart Martin
Cardinals
Pittsburgh fighter changes hands in tough main event
In Milwaukee last night Red Bruce of Pittsburgh outpointed Izzy Singer of New York in an eight round bout. Max Chowan outpointed Cap Harding of Oklahoma City in an eight round match. Andre Lenglet of France stopped Roberto Robert of Italy in eight rounds in Oakland California.
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Pittsburgh
Red Bruce
Izzy Singer
New York
Milwaukee
Max Chowanjee
Cap Harding
Oklahoma City
Oakland
Calif
Andre Lenglet
France
Roberto ‘Robert
Italy
Coast Conference Sets Regulations For Grid Championship
The Coast Conference graduate managers adopted a new point system to determine the league champion and Western Rose Bowl representative. Two points are awarded for each victory and one for a tie, with the schedule for the 1937 football season under review as the ten member institutions align on the method.
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Spokane
Wash
Eight sharpshooters reach quarter finals in southern women’s golf
Eight competitors advanced to the quarterfinals of the 25th annual southern women's golf tournament held in Oklahoma City. Medalist Mrs Dan Chandler of Dallas was eliminated after an eclipse-like upset by Mrs Mary MacGarry of St Petersburg, Florida. The field includes contenders from the Carolinas Florida Louisiana Tennessee and Oklahoma, while the Columbia River at its mouth is 14 miles wide.
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Oklahoma City
Oklo
Carolinas
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Texas
Mary MacGarry
St Petersburg
Fla
Columbia River
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Lesan
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John Hix
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Ithaca
Orange Transportation
Mink Creek CCC Camp
National Biscuit Co
O. S. L. Roundhouse
O. S. L. Back Shops
O. S. L. Storehouse, Telephone Co
Pocatello Mill & Elevator Co
Safeway
Clearing House
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L. Depot Clerks
Petersen's
Peoples Store-Idaho Glass & Paint
Bullock Motor Co
Chrysler
Hank Decker
South
AAU Chiefs
Ludolph Tops Coast
The
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Sorgatz
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Tion
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Eater
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Pocatello
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