Elk catcher turns pitcher to beat Sino Americans
In Santa Rita park Friday night Elks lodge No. 375 debutant battery Jimmy Herbert pitched the Elks to a 2 to 1 win over the Sino Americans with Howard Haines behind the mound for the victors. Herbert allowed three hits as Haro of the Sino Americans stifled the Elks offense. The Elks runs were unearned and came on errors, a sacrifice, and a wild pitch plus a fielder's choice. Hall Insulators moved to first with a 6 to 4 win over First Baptist. Alice Regina led 22nd Street Flirts to an 11 to 1 opener victory over Estevan Dillies as box score details appeared.
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Bill Hicks
Elk’s Lodge No. 375
Santa Rita Park
Jimmy Herbert
Elks
Howard Haines
Herbert
Harry Gin
Bill Gin
Ben Hare
Haro
Steve Vorick
Hall Insulators
First Baptist
Alice Regina
22Nd Street Flirts
Estevan Dillies
Miss Regina
State softball schedule at Santa Rita park next week
Sports brief lists class AA A and girls league games at Santa Rita park East 22nd Street Monday through Friday. Also outlines class B C games at Oury Park with matchups including Tucson Raiders Oury Park Rockets and Playmor Arcade Raiders among others with times 6 30 8 00 and 9 30 and notes several sponsor names and teams.
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Santa Rita Park
East 22Nd Street
Rees
Tucson Seteee
Oury Park
Tucson Raiders
Ochoa Center
Baum & Adamson
Blewmaneers
Railway Carmen
Oury Park Pachucos
Chicago Hornets Edge Bills In Opener
Chicago Hornets begin the professional season with a 17 to 14 victory over the Buffalo Bills before about 23 800 fans. A 21 yard field goal by Jim McCarthy with under three minutes left secured the win and showcased the Hornets sting.
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Chicago
Chicago Hornets
Hornets
Buffalo Bills
Jim McCarthy
Star Class Race Finale Underway
Chicago August 27 In ternational Star boat championships move to the fifth and final race on the ten mile course Star boats compete. Harry G Nye Jr of Chicago skippering Gale leads with 149 points ahead of Robert Lippincott of Peaperton New Jersey aboard Blue Stix on 146 points. North Star II skippered by Lowell North of San Diego is third after fourth race time 2 06 24.
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Chicago
Harry G. Nye Jr
Gale
Robert Lippincott
Piverton
N. J
Blue Stx
Lippincott
North Star II
Lowell North
San Diego
Crum Accepts Coaching Post at Palo Verde High
Crum, a former University of Arizona basketball and football star, was named head football coach at Palo Verde High School in Blythe California. He will coach both sports at the 400 to 500 pupil school, after earning letters in basketball and football at Arizona and serving as Mesa High School all state football and basketball standout. George Rhee also leads Palo Verde Junior College nearby.
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Hilliard
Crum
University of Arizona
Palo Verde
Blythe
Calif
California
Mesa High School
George Rhee
Ponder Racing In Rich Derby
Ponder the stretch galloping colt from Calumet Farm defends his 3 year old title in the 39th American Derby at Washington Park on Saturday. A 24,000 crowd is expected to witness a mile and a quarter race with seven rivals including stablemate De Luxe. The event will pay 89,450 gross with 67,150 to the winner. Odds favor Ponder and De Luxe at 6 to 5.
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Chicago
Ponder
Fabulous Calumet Farm
Washington Park
de Luxe
Calumet
Joseph A. Goodwin
John A. Kinard Jr
Johns Joy
Hal Price Headley
Shake Me
David Straus
Howard Wells
Warren Wright
Citation
Free America
Browns Topple Yankees In Exhibition Blowout
Akron August 27 The All-America Cleveland Browns beat the New York Foot ball Yankees 28 to 21 in an exhibition. It marked the first team win and signaled that Cleveland will not breeze to another title. Browns had 176 passing yards and 191 rushing yards.
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Akron
Cleveland Browns
New York Football Yankees
Browns
49Ers
Paul Brown
Yanks
Four Teams Enter Legion Tourney for Junior Crown
The American Legion Little World Series opens in Omaha on August 27 with four finalists from a nationwide junior baseball tournament. A drawing to pair the teams will be held Monday or Tuesday. Competing are Lakewood Post of Atlanta Georgia, Oakland Post No. 337 of Oakland California, Wheeling Post No. 1 of Wheeling West Virginia, and Cincinnati Post No. 507.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
American Legion
Legion
Atlanta
Lakewood Post
Oakland
Cal
Wheeling
W. Va
Cincinnati Post
Hialeah to Observe Winter Silver Anniversary
The Florida trace track opened January 15, 1925, and Hialeah plans a winter observance marking the milestone.
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Hialeah
Florida Trace
Eagles face Avondale in state softball tourney losers bracket
In Phoenix Tucson Eagles lodge meets Avondale Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in the Arizona National Softball Congress losers bracket. Tucson previously fell to Babbitts Trading Post of Flagstaff 65. Flagstaff later beat Tucson with a five run fifth inning as Frank Wilson and Joe Hunter drove in two runs each.
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Phoenix
Eagles Lodge
Tucson
Avondale
Arizona National Softball Congress
Babbitt
Trading Post
Flagstaff
Phoenix All-Stars
Eagles
Frank Wilson
Joe Hunter
Johnny Padelford
Padelford
Ralph Thurman
M.or Ph Cceences
Thurman
Standish, Moran and Hunter
Peggy Kirk Faces Helen Sigel In Western Finals
Peggy Kirk, favored by the law of averages, meets Helen Sigel in a 36 hole title clash of the women's western amateur golf tourney. Kirk, in Findlay Ohio, has advanced to the finals after consistent play and a 4-2 semi final win over Polly Riley. Sigel, from Philadelphia, reaches the final on her first appearance, after a 2-1 victory over Mary Agnes Wall.
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Chicago
Peggy Kirk
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Sigel
Kirk
Polly Riley
Ft. Worth
Tex
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Stars Narrow PCL Lead with Seals Rally in Oakland
San Francisco Seals rallied from a seven run deficit in the ninth to beat Oakland 8 to 7, with Jackie Tobin’s bases loaded triple tying the game and Dario Lodigiani scoring on a Cody fly. Don Depsey earned the win while Hollywood fell to Los Angeles 8-5 as Hal Saltzman notched his 18th victory. Sacramento beat Portland 5-3 to close the gap. Allie Clark homered in San Diego’s 1-0 win over Seattle. Francis Ouimet won the U S amateur golf title for the second time in 17 years.
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San Francisco
Seals
Oakland
Hollywood
Jackie Tobin
Dario Lodigiani
Milo Candini
Charley Gassaway
Don Depsey
Los Angeles
Jack Salveson
Bryan Stephens
Stars
Sacramento
Portland
Hal Saltzman
Allie Clark
San Diego
Seattle
Watts Gunn Wins 15 Holes in Row in Amateur Round
Watts Gunn of Atlanta dominated the opening 15 holes against W. L. Bradford Jr. in the first round of the 1925 U. S. Amateur Championship, signaling a strong start in the stroke play match.
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Watts Gunn
Atlanta
W. L. Bradford Jr
U. S
U S Davis Cup Squad Nears Victory Over Australians
Forest Hills, N Y August 27 United States leads Australia 2 0 in the Davis Cup challenge round with a doubles victory needed to clinch the 16th series win. Mulloy and Talbert face Bromwich Sidwell while Schroeder and Gonzales win opening singles.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
U.P
United States
Australia
West Side
Gardnar Mulloy
Billy Talbert
John Bromwich
Billy Sidwell
Bromwich
Little Sidwell
U. S
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Sidwell
Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Talbert
New York
Davis
Frank Sedgman
George Worthington
Sedgman
Worthington
U.S
Ted Schroeder
Pancho Gonzales
Sunday Benefit Double Header at Randolph Park
A Sunday sports double header features Estevan Mathers against Alianza 100 at 6 p.m. and Bob's Place versus Hall Insulators around 8 p.m. The event is a benefit hosted at Randolph baseball park.
Garcia Boosts A T Loop Lead
Vinicio Garcia, Juarez second baseman, raises Arizona Texas league batting average to 3 76 per Howe News bureau. Dick Steinhauer, Phoenix outfielder, ties for runner up with .351 while leading in RBIs with 129. Gene Clough of Bisbee Douglas tops home runs with 34, followed by Gene Lillard of Tucson with 32.
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Juarez
Howe
Dick Steinhauer
Phoenix
el Paso
Hector Lara
Steinhauer
Gene Clough
Bisbee Douglas
Mgr
Gene Lillard
Tucson
Claypool
Indios
Globe-Miami
Manny Juarez
Blas Guzman
Browns
Tucson Bisbee-Douglas
Abhoa Abhoa Perez
McDaniel
Torchia
Ruth’rford
Vargas
Bello
Trujillo
Ob-Smith
Henry
Bisbee-Douglas
Aguilar
Sunseri
Bell
Acosta
Wilson
Paredes
Clough
Elliott
Samek
Johnson
Cannuli
Smith
Rbi
Perez
Varc
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Wiener
Cianleila
Gibe Delivers Upset Over Japanese Relay Team in Honolulu
In Honolulu on August 27, Bashful Bob Gibe of Detroit anchored the American 400 meter freestyle relay to a shocking upset over the Japanese squad. He also clocked a 100 meter free time of 3:57.5 in a separate event, setting a pool record though not breaking the world best. Evelyn Kawamoto won the women's 200 meter breaststroke in 3:09, while Hironoshin Furuhashi extended his unbeaten run with a 4:34.3 in the 400 meter free. The American relay team included Bob Nugent, Wally Wolfe, and Wally Ris. The next night the two nations meet again in the 800 meter free and 100 meter free events.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
Bob Gibe
Detroit
Michigan
Gibe
Los Angeles
University of Michigan
New Haven
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Alexandre Janey
France
Bob Nugent F
New York Athletic Club
Wally Wolfe
University of Southern California
Wally Ris
University of Iowa
Evelyn Kawamoto
Miss Kawamoto
Furuhashi
Golf Tournament Set At Douglas
The Cochise county Labor Day tournament will be played September 3 to 5 at the Douglas golf and social club. A championship flight and two other flights are planned with four prizes per flight for low and runner-up gross and net scorers. A larger turnout is expected than in previous postwar years.
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Douglas
Cochise County
Douglas Golf and Social Club
Boston Extends AL Lead With 10-5 Win Over White Sox
By Associated Press Today a year ago Boston in creased its American league lead to one game over Cleveland by defeating Chicago 10 to 5.
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Associated Press Today
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Aggies Face Tough Grid Season In Border Conference
The New Mexico A. & M. Aggies, aiming to escape the cellar, add Texas and California talent as depth. Expected to struggle against postwar competition, they may finish in the second division, with coach Vaughn Corley banking on a husky line and transfers to lift the Las Cruces squad.
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New Mexico A. & M
Aggies
N. M
Texas
California
New Mexico
Las Cruces
New Mexico University Lobos
Husky
Vaughn Corley
Jack Conn
Fort Worth
Art West
Phoenix College
Bob Abercrombie
Tucumcari
Joe Dean
Conroe
Tex
Letterman Bill Stringer
el Paso
Don Hogue
Borrowed Shotgun Wins Trap Crown
Pete Donat a 31 year old farmer from Antwerp Ohio won the Grand American handicap trap shooting championship using a borrowed hunting pump gun loaned by a friend. He defeated I W Sonderman of Lima 32 to 21 in a final shoot off. Mrs Charles Mason of Dallas won the Women's Grand American handicap and Rudy Etthen of Los Angeles took the professional title.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Pete Donat
Antwerp
Donat
I. W. Sonderman
Lima
Charles Mason
Dallas
Tex
Rudy Etthen
Los Angeles
Maxim Beats Walcott In Surprising Ten Round Decision
Three years ago Joey Maxim shocked fans by earning a 10 round decision over renowned contender Jersey Joe Walcott, delivering a notable upset in a high profile boxing matchup.
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Joey Maxim
Jersey Joe Walcott
Cat Scrimmages Planned Sept. 10
Bob Winslow, head University of Arizona grid coach, announced that varsity and frosh squads will scrimmage at the Ft. Huachuca fall training camp on September 10 under game conditions. The varsity No. 1 and No. 3 squads and No. 2 and No. 4 squads will tangle, while the freshmen scrimmage among themselves. They return to Tucson the next day. Training begins September 1. team and individual pictures set for September 4.
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Bob Winslow
University of Arizona
Ft. Huachuca
Tucson
Fort
Ball Teams In Benefit Games at Randolph Park
The Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind backs a Sunday night baseball double header featuring Bob's Place and the Hall Insulators against Estevan Mathers and the Alianza 100 of the class A city league. The Mathers Alianza game starts 6 pm, second at 8 pm, with a 60 yard race between Bill Gaston and Willie Brown and added base running events. Gaston plans to enroll at the University of Arizona this fall and Brown at Tempe. Charley Thornton, longtime wrestling coach, notes two sports open to the blind are wrestling and track. A 220 yard dirt track with side rails and tassel guides is planned, with tassels guiding runners until they acclimate to the course.
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Arizona School For the Deaf and Blind
Bob
Gaston
University of Arizona and
Brown
Tempe
Charley Thornton
Thornton
Baugh Passes Redskins To Upset Win Over Rams
Slinging Sammy Baugh and Dan Sandifer led the Washington Redskins to a 34 to 28 upset of the Los Angeles Rams in Memorial Coliseum. Howie Livingston sealed it with a 34 yard interception return as Baugh produced 218 passing yards on 16 of 22 attempts and seven straight completions at times.
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Los Angeles
Sammy Baugh
Dan Sandifer
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Rams
Memorial Coliseum
Howie Livingston
Jim Hardy
Wily Baugh
Redskins
Rams
Juarez Glove-Miami Triumph Sparks Doubleheader Win
Juarez outslugged Globe-Miami 7 to 6 in the nightcap as Fortes held off Hurne. Juan Juarez drove in two, while Sosa and Church each added RBI. Nesbit, Waters, and Medina shared catching duties in a tense nine-inning finish.
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Phoenix Vu
Alcarez
Juarez
Wilson
Tucson
Ponce
Phoenix
Abernathie
TUC
Morales
Bisbee-Doug
Graham
Driting
Erickson
Noah
Valenzuela
Azamar Juarez
Fortes
G. Luna
Greenwood
Phoenix Peraza
Easo
May
Gibbe-Miami
Bello Bisbee
Douglas
Melendez
E! Paso
Martinez
Jurkovic
Zamora
A. Aguilar
Medina
J. Aguilar
Tuc.-Juar Smith Bisbee
Douglas Fink
Globe-Miami
Donachey
G-M. E! Paso
Henderson
Dosser Henry
Bisbee-Douglas Globe-Miami Pal
Kruta
Tuc-E! Paso
Ehrler
Waters
Globe- Swartz
Ochoa
Hicks
McCord
Hurne
Suarez Globe-Miam
Schwomn
Garcia
Berndettess
Canales
Longaker
Magallon
Wigman
Salvatera
Thomas
Leal
Schambon
Sosa
Church
Guzman
Nesbit
Thorne
Fink
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Guymar
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Dosser
Rbi
Canates
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Schwegman
Globe- Miami
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A—Carroll
Mustachia
Pacific Southwest tennis championships slated Sept nine
Tournament director Perry T. Jones announced the 23rd annual Pacific Southwest championships will run September 8 through 18 in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. Invitations go to top American players and amateur champions from England France Italy Canada Australia Egypt Argentina Mexico South Africa and the Philippines. The event is sponsored by the Tennis Patrons Association of Southern California.
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Perry T. Jones
England
France
Italy
Canada
Australia
Egypt
Argentina
Mexico
South Africa
Philippines
Jones
Tennis Patrons Association of
Southern California
Los Angeles Tennis Club
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