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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
8
The piece probes whether match play truly tests golfing skill noting that a player can lose holes with poor scores yet still win. It argues medal play offers resilience and suggests no scoring system fairly crediting both formats. It concludes that human fallibility adds interest over mechanical perfection despite high stakes.
Bill Helis, who shuffles funds from oil to horse betting, hails his S66,000 colt Pericles. The horse trails him around Rancocas farm and eagerly answers a whistle. A visiting scribe quipped that Pericles would need to whistle at the finish to win a race.
Concessions chief Blake Harper at Sportsmans Park complains of possible popcorn shortage for the World Series while warning an oversupply of pop flies could be worse. The Navy grid squad is strong enough that Ralph Ellsworth, a Texas U regular last season, is not working with either of the first two back fields.
Ogden hosts Washington Redskins against Brooklyn Tigers in an exhibition clash before about 16 000 fans. Redskins flash Sammy Baugh returns from a barley ankle issue as Pete Cawthon leads Brooklyn in a final Denver workout en route to Ogden.
A heavy advance sale fuels tonight’s El Dor Rey show in Tucson featuring two eight round main bouts. Cleveland Brown faces Joey Martinez of Juarez while Bobby Montoya meets Leroy Jeffries in the other eight rounds. Colima clashes with Billy Duncan in a heavyweight bout and Bobby Sorrio takes on Louis de Angel in the four round opener.
Stan Musial of the Cardinals held a .3543 average to Dixie Walker of the Dodgers at .3536 as the NL stretch began. Joe Medwick sat third at .343 with Johnny Hopp at .337, while Pete Fox and Dick Siebert tied for fifth in the American League at .322, and Roy Cullenbine joined the top 10 in the AL.
Four American League contenders the St. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers discussed acquiring a new starting pitcher after a post season planning session with Commissioner Landis. Brownie stalwarts prepared for long home stands while Mancrief was sidelined by a sore arm. Boston moved to second with a 7 4 win over the Yankees as Mort Cooper earned his 100th big league win for St Louis and Cincinnati edged by Pittsburgh 3 2 in a late ninth inning surge.
Byron Nelson captured the All American Open with a 280 total three under par finale. Ed Dudley finished second with 285 as Nelson’s $13,462.50 war bonds prize pushed his 1944 earnings to $25,700. Buck White and MecSpaden trailed in the top group.
In Los Angeles Enrique Bolanos the fleet-footed Mexico City boxer undefeated in the United States meets bantamweight Champion Manuel Ortiz of El Centro California in a 10 round non-title bout. Bolanos is fast and shifty while Ortiz known for aggressive style and strong power has losses only to Willie Pep and Tony Olivera in three years campaigning.
Scores from yesterday show the American League Boston 7 New York 4 and St. Louis 3 Cincinnati 2 in the National League. Other results include Milwaukee 13 Kansas City 1, Indianapolis 4 Louisville 2, St. Paul 6 Minneapolis 9, Newark 9 Syracuse 5, and Chattanooga 4 Birmingham 1 with Memphis 9 Mobile 4 and Nashville 3 Little Rock 2 plus New Orleans 4 Atlanta 0.
Dr. E. R. Foutz of Phoenix won the Utah lefthanders golf championship at Forest Dale, finishing 36 holes in 148 strokes to dominate the field and beat nearest rival Co. B. Leddingham of Ogden by 11 strokes.
The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers to extend their winning streak to ten games. Pitcher strong start and timely hitting fueled the performance as the club maintained first-place pace in the standings.
Willie Pep of Hartford Connecticut world featherweight champion won a 10 round decision over Joey Peralta of Tamaqua Pennsylvania in Springfield Massachusetts. Pep weighed 128 pounds and dominated the bout winning every round on the United Press score card.
Convair teams will meet in an exhibition baseball game tonight at Oury Park. The Con vair Raiders clash with the Con vair Tigers, with first pitch set for 5:30 p.m.
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