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SPORTS
Pops
Palaver
Rabb’s All-Nut Team
Qualified to Pick It
All Good Barbers, Too
Palo Pinto Tunes In
Popper’s Dove Alibi
Jakey’s Tough Luck
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,193
THURSD.
CATS PLAY LAST HOME TILT TODAYY
Dallas Amateurs Ineligible; Victory Is Canceled
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Pratt Cheerful
Over Deal With
W (
WILD BILL RABB steps right
VY up to bat and lams out his
annual screwy club, being, as all
will agree, eminently qualified to
do so. In fact, Bill admits hist
eligibility to pick such a club by . Today at 4 o clock the Cats and
naming himself as manager and Otters meet in what is the last
one of the pitchers on this, myth- scheduled ball game of the 1934
Major Leaguer Dixson Guards Local Boxing | Cats Will Play
Cincinnati Reds Serious In --------------- T---1 A-------
TO GRAPPLE HERE
Hooking Cats Up In
Big Chain
Framed Fights Are Out,
Local Commissioner Says
In Edict to Pugs .
HLocal Amateurs
Game Will Stay Clean As .
Long As He Is In Command, In Night Game
, Ring Chieftain Says
Laundry Leads I
In Semi-Finals’
With One Wi l
/alt Dis
And
teal aggregation of bugs.
QILl S club, by the way, is not
D only a-good one as furnish-
season in our Orchard. Skipper
Art Shires of the Cats said he
probably would start Peaches Da-
I vis if going
ing the loosest screws for their- the latter felt like going,
respective positions, but it would ut might decide
be a corking ball club from all
on Harry White.
Tomorrow night In Oklahoma
angles and most of its members City the Cats start the last series
are famed not only for their va-
of the season In a deathgrip-with
garies but for being excellent bar-the Injuns tor the plumb bottom
bers withal of the standing.
of the standing.
Pratt Cheerful -
First off. Bill nominates Ja-
key Atz as president, general
‘ manager and secretary of the
outfit. 1 Then himself as man-
ager. He puts down Chuck
Hostetler of Tulsa as center
field and lead-off man, but de-
ulies the lead-off position car-
ries any prestige because Bill
says he has lots nuttier guys
further down the line.
- * * *
NEXT comes Buck Fausett at
I third base, Charley English
at second, Larry Bettencourt in
left field. Art the Great Wotta-
- man on first. Pid Purdy in right,
Charley Engle at short, Horton
and Broskie, catchers: Rabb, Ken-
nedy. Davis of Tulsa and Jacucki
of Galveston, pitchers.
VOULL notice Bill didn’t put
1 any left-handers on the:
chunking list. He explained left-,
banders—any left-handers — are
Despite the fact his luckless
Cats are just one hop out of the
tellar —or, strictly speaking, a
hop and a half—Business Man-
lager Del Pratt is in a pretty good
humor. Reason for this Is the
fact Cincinnati really is in earnest
about including Fort Worth as
one of its big links in a chain ot
baseball factories which will ex-
tend from every minor league in
the country thru a few avenues of
higher-ups and thus into the
The "new deal" in local boxing
installed by Deputy Commissioner
Diekie Dixson at his appointment
three weeks ago seems to be
bringing results. And, while the
crowds haven't grown' to any
startling proportions, the brand
of glove-slinging has certainly im-
proved and already the faithful
are predicting a return of popu-
larity for boxing here.
When Dickie took command, he.
laid down the law to the pugs. |
Framed fights were out and sol
were the principals in the "bar--
neys," Dickie stated. And the
boxers know that Dixson knows
real boxing far too well to he fool-
ed by * cheap “business" fight.—— ■
"Why let a bunch of prelimi-
nary boys ruin a game built by
such fellows as Dick Griffin, Otto1
e fought some of the best boys
i the game while climbing the
!dder in the East.
He started his fight career’at
be old Natatorium arena which
formerly stood at Third and Com-
nerce when Daddy Flynn was pro-
moting. He advanced quickly into
the main event class and soon
Professionals Accept Defy
Hurled by Sandlotters;
Game Billed Monday
Santerre and Brecht A
Tossed Off Friedman’s; 1
If your 1
Ip a great
He woul
ons, edit 11
J bjects as r
Game Here Sunday 1 n), and mi
_--■ He would
Dickie Dixson.
lust too screwy. Len Shires is
named as utility man, with the
added insult of "outstanding. In
fact. Bill says he’s prouder. of
ten than any of his, other boys.
even Pid Purdy,
1/added Frankie, the left-
handed bat boy, just to make
the collection complete and Bill
•• acceded because Frankie is the
Wallace and others in this town?"
Dickie asks. "A fighter who
frames a fight has no part in box-
ing. J never participated in a
barney in my career and the same
mother club, is true of plenty of other fellows.
These youngsters being sent in And when we stand by and let a
here by batches now are the ba- hunch of fellows turn the— fans
bies in this chain and not the against boxing
players the Reds expect to furnish
the Cats next Spring.
the. fans
we
are just as
I much to- blame as the principals in
j a bad bout.”
.. Dixson loves the boxing game.
He helped build Fort Worth into
one of the best fight towns in the
i nation several years ago.. He was
a great featherweight during his
I campaign between 1920 and 1927.
By POP BOONE
on many occasions during the
latter part of the season, the Cats
went east, fighting in New York have been more than irked by
and New Jersey. He returned to ‘ eon more than irked,) by
Fort Worth a year or two later cracks troin the fans to the et-
and then campaigned on the west fect that they couldn't beat a good
Fort Worth Laundry today bes
an edge over Dallas Friedmart,
Pillrollers In the Te as Amatem „ 1
Athletic- Federation’s semi-fint gen t we al
playoff as well af—awietbry ow-Hle would — m
the Dallasites in the T. A. Aishableby 11
office. :
coast for some time before clos-
ing his career.
sandlot team. . Other wisecracks
Dixson
, .were received in one effr and lib-
plans, to Select eight erated by the other. But this one
about the sandlot stuck — and
business men to act as judges tor
future fights, permitting them to
curdled.
alternate in pairs: A new system — At least, that’s what Skipper
oT scoring and instructions on1 ■
judging will be discussed in meet-
ings held every week, Dixson says.
Art Shires of the Cats says
He
and the lads have been pining for
One poor decision will ruin . rents/amateur cube 5004 Fort Worth
for weeks, Dickie points out, and
Accept I hallenge.
When a challenge from such a
club- came along, Shires grabbed
intends to fid future programs ot
them.
Amateurs will be given special at it and the game will Be biased
attention this Winter under Dix-under the lights Monday night at
son s plan. He plans to encourage
Jim Londos, world’s heavy,
mat champ, will wrestle before
local fans late this month at
the Fox Arena. Londos will
tour the Southwest and will
8 bells Two-bits anywhere in the invade the West 4 oast before
the New. York Winter season.
E - Dallas victory over the local
F i Sunday in Dallas has been’declar
I led no-game and must be play j
over, leaving the Laundry will
| one victory in the series, accor,
— ing to an announcement today "
W D. Evans of the Recreati 1
Department after winning a her,
led argument with Dallas official
over ineligible players
and. Santerre, left fielder a l
pitcher, respectively, have be |
declared ineligible and cann
participate in the series.
Dallas, picked up five men 1 |
the playoff, Ed Millican, chat
is who hat
)th and asl
le would m
for any pa
—just twist
— when ■ an
pts-to-squee
e would see
d Theater
ertising on t
Worth pass
ice, and that
Rrecimon still fur
Breofige’d
„ - How It Works Out
Most of these youngsters may
come here for Spring training and
If a great natural turns up, he
might even be kept here. But,
none of them figure as being in-
eluded in the promise of the Reds
to give the Cats eight seasoned
players if needed to round out a
|ball club.
Larry McPhail of the Reds has
been very kind to- the Toronto |
club this year He promised at
first to give them two players, in-
creased the number to four and
finally wound up by sending them
j 1 4 of the men who have the club
right up at the top in the race for
the International League pennant,
only really buggy bat boy he So Pratt, who has turned active
knows just offhand, altho he
says sometimes they pick up
some really nutty ones- on the
road.
NO sports editors were named. :
I but as I cast my eye down
that list of guys I says to myself
"I’d be willing to be named sports
, editor on it just to get to travel
with ’em. A guy would certain-
y have to listen to a flock of
conversation, but he could pick a
ot of copy out of it.
FRIEND of mine writes in from
P Palo Pinto (with
He said be and a couple of other
"barn lie.”
Pugs May Draw $200,000
Ross Favorite;
Interest Heavy
McLarin Out to Regain
...'Lost Welter Crown
; BOWLING RESULTS
Robbins
Bevens
| Jones
Smith
I Totals
management of the Cats over to
Art Shires, is hopeful for a good
club here next year, whether he is
retained or not.
Jake Atz Unlucky
Hard luck, which attacked the
Oilers • 10 days ago, stuck with
them last night when they caught
Bubba Jonnard in a rare pitching
humor while Posedel bad little of
his usual - dazzling stuff with
which to fool the Cats Bubba
seally-pitched himself a ball game
‘e would as
ri'to at lea
y each mont
eegars every
press said a
was no wor
e then pro
er the whee
k—too great
man of the T. A A. F. basebr"
committee, who has his office
Dallas, admitted. Randall, Wils
and Bell are the eligible piekus
the organization of a' city-wide1
boxing club circuit for the Simon- Toe jact ee to ano Piaveeal
nures___Shires says he doesn't care how" 0 .
Court to Quiz
Pampas Terror
* ____I series will be played at La Ora
I * Field at 2:30 m. Sunday wi
Luis Firpo Connected In esaw KMANCO SITE
Alleged Fraud Sale second game of a double-heade
Netdom’s Great
many customers come out or who
they root for. .
"Go get yourself a good club,’
Art told the challenger. "Get up
an all-star cast and have 'em in
good shape, because we. probably
will be bearin' down I figure on
pitchin’ Peaches Davis, whois
pretty tough -under the lights, you
know, and the Cats will just about
with Santerre and Brecht a
tempting , to. join the champion
after participating in the playo
for Borden's Milk.
The second official game of t!
ay-out-lates
w band and
nd the broy
Sylvan Club
rt Hi ks and
ago, will hold
d. The floo
ers. and 4
sings those,
- epr
j- FT: I FT1:1 be snappin out of their slump
in 1 OUCh 1 1 US ith the cares of the season offen
11 4 0 6CO their minds. BUENOS AIRES I Sept. 6. -
No Player Limit Luts Angel • Firpo ‘the heavy-
Asked about a player — limit, weight whose distinction is that
ires, told the amateur boosters he once knocked Jack Dempsey"
their conscience be their out of n New York ring, was in
"Just get yourself the best court difficulties today over a
up and land deal Wanted ble
INDL STRIAL LE AGL E
Tavener Alleys.
THE FAIR CLOVERBLOOM
177 184 183 Fuller 167 143 159
22 171 168 Nesbitt 155 115 135
55 116 129 Bmlleysoh 1904172 151 Competition Grows Heated Shireng tom the amateur boosters neionee ko Keg Jack Dempsey .- -
04 206 248 Magruder- 136 187 168. their out f X rini was in ′ JACKHON Misl Sept €,
04 791 855 Totals 838 807 791In National Meet guide. Just get yourself the best cour today over a Jacksonville, TexA(L WertDr
i can dig- un- and land deal. Wan te d by policy in Leageechamptons Cere one 1
is Tolland 151 164 157 Bs United Press.---_-----.--.-----------make@@p‘youf minds tomboy your connection with an alleged fraud-i on the Jackson Senetors today 1
T11 1 XMT t, 1s. 111155 FOREST HILLS. N 1 Sept 6. pecks ai i beat the stuffin’out of nt sale in the Provi; their ser,
0 182 165 Bruvere , 14 ms 15T With practically all of the straight \us if you car € said 4 € Firpo sent adofrer to the ague title winnerl Jacksonvil, 1
7 161 168 Straw 83 115 94 men disposed of in the two pre- , of course one game is no real judge placing himself at the nosed outAthe East champ s
Totals. (26 652 656 liminary rounds, the big racquets I game rt’s. disposal “as soon as he to, heredlast nie-t-— 1
i of the National Men’s. Tennis Tour-has enourhielements of interest recovers from an illness Firo-
158 140 22%. nament-start waring at each other e T to attractabig crowds Hiving on his. ranch near Ponca City Takes
* Lead In Western
hack X poorSE.) a
tor springhel: to. s last nieat
ROES the first game of the Beven-gam .
M 7playoff series for-the Wester :
I Ass aton baseba pennani
Newell Kimball held the vis
1ST NATL BANK THE TEXAS co. | .. ... -
Lewis - 125 131 135 ToHand 151 164 157 By United Press
Priddy.* 170-144 153 Witty 93 116 122 1
Ross, world lightweight and wel- Godwin
ter champion, is a favorite to re-: Henley
By STL ART ( AMERON
United Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK Sept. 6. -Barney
tain the latter title tonight in his 1 Totals•-675-703735
return 15-round bout with Jimmy
McLarnin, despite, handicaps ot i
weight, experience and jinxes.
Betting is 7 to 5 on Ross
Experts are confident Ross will |
emerge fromy Madison Square
Garden's Long Island bowl with a
second triumph over the Vancou-
ver Irishman from whom he
CONTINENTAL OIL HOERA-ROSEN
• Boone 164 224 161 Hoera
Prethro 145 186 146 Sanders
Foster . 202 1
Hines 155 11
Sternberg
Totals 775 90
wrested the 147-pound crown last Fatres
May. -. . '
. Nevertheless, McLarnin has an
army of admirers who disagree
STAR-TEI E
Summers 135
Grrw ood 157
1 158
0 180
AM
Royer
Wallis
Barton
Totals
‘F w
<3 165 185
75 162 136
Jacksonville Wins
Dixie Loop Opene ’
. Sept
1
H
this
| and was never even threatened
until the ninth frame. ‘
I ‘Not only that but Bubba start- with the quotations and the ey-
ed the first tally rally with a 1 perts
j triple down the right-field line al-1 rh.
Jewell
Stewart..
O1Ror
64 May
64 Waldah
65 Corbitt
. guys rode all over West Texas on
Sept. 1 and killed only 31 doves.
‘Musta walked about a hundred
miles and couldn't get the limit,”
he explained. . .
Next day two of the guys
went out and took along a
chess board. They went about a
mile from town, got if a chess
argument and stopped to settle
it with a game. Pretty soon
Batch he looked up and. says:
“Yonder comes one." The dove
was knocked over and the
game resumed.
Ears
leading
vader and non-resident champion and beat the 1 its, 1 YXENVIE weT N 7
will have a comparatively innocent UD a large and expansive avenue ...*
bystander at his-disposai John tu which to hurl wiscracks dt 4 ′. din A
Talbot, Buck Hills Falls. Pa. the professionals
M. Other foreigners will have more Ta g.....i time would be had
difficult passage. Frank Wilde, by All 2 such happens!
1 Perry’s fellow Davis Cupper from _
-—-England, will face Johnny Var
22 621 748 Ryn of Philadelphia,also a-Davi
748 784 691
Bigins, a
RY
1471
M
is: a Nit
spellati,€
.BERT
M UJOR LE AC F HE
IZZYDEANE Cards He
OLPE CAMILLE PhUZen
one beat Reds 30 1
3: ■ ' ’ Y
and seen he
last Fall:
Fox Anticipates
anorser allei .Capacity Crowd
Tilney, a suini-e 3
710 770 746 lad from Princeton, while Rod
.eri Menzel, who has his E 1 Famous Heavyweights Vie
Texas Officials one for. Gregory Magin of New In Dual Features
tAOP040ark former indoor champion. 0:
, , . * , e Thelstrife in donrestic......lex
To Takk Plavoff imboeqtaly-eyer altoo neddrer
XU JCiD id/UL ualties are expected Frank
-_4__: 3 / w shields, leading American, n
9 the former intercollegiate charm.
Shaughnessy Eliminations pion: Jack Tidball of Los Angele
*1.51 I far at s two prelims and days will rind the snappy T.C 1
ABran Grant dnidget marvel Paul J.....Houston’s hook condition. --
from Atlantar Gar tackles anoth-so amtisI
,”wexasier smafl/package of highly com : : 11
hexas-bustibleftennis-talent mbwadel wan I,arom New yesterday,completed work on the
the top bouts tees ar 1 the writing spots are in
Cut in g with Efly Edwards, Kansas City beautiful shape Greens were t
mar roughsfer, pitted against Georgeldressed last week
.otten. Harbin. slick-headed Georgian, in Howard expects more than 200
will mix Mhf herbaria owjan: ferother. The survivors of these Publinke golfers to enter the tour-jiflers.- The ace
veteran New Yorker white two tilts will clash next week for noy ,
meeting for either Sunday or Moff- eley Bell, swarthy Texan, has Dr the mis t to wrestle Jim Londos Rules are simple The affair tsl
Lawrence of New York in store
Man the other leading nerformers/have
Planairly easP opposition.
Totals 694 793 129 Totals
I ' T-P REF
I owis 1
Reed - 1
. Smith I
88 147 216 D. vis '
OFFICE
149 161 150
I TIP is down the right eld line al- They-have not forgotten the
tho the best he could do was to debate which followed the Ross Prau
, elide eafaly into A----fe" .. de* decision in the first fight in which VanZandt 14
do It went Every few minutes
O one or the other would say:
Yonder comes one,” and bang-
sty-bang-bang. When they count-
ed up they found they had the
slide safely into second for a dou
ble. Singles by Binder and West
produced two tallies and those
-the two judges were asst faitapart
| as the poles. And they know that
better shape
were enough. | Jimmy,will be in
As a result of the loss to the
Cats while Dallas was kicking
over the poor Injuns, the Steers
than last time
-149
Totals 785 830
44 Schmerber
50 Gerhard
36 Fergaison
1 ch.
Cupper, wheyesterday dispor
Of HAD Y Prusoff the tail S
comparative Seas
ors torseven scattered hits, •
135 134 170 , : -
17157 146 youth,with
131 159 136 Vermont Kirby
138 150 144 faceNorcross
/
Worth Hills Links Spick-Span
laugh
the
now have a two and a halt game
margin over Jakes nine for the
coveted fourth place in the stand-
ings, Andi the Cats are a game
and a half out, of the dark.
TULSA FORT WOR TH
ab h po a. ab h po.a
Hostetler.cf 4 2 3 0 Bindek’ss.- 5 3 24
Grimes. 2b 3 0 0 3 Cull bine.If 5 0 3 0
That’s why interest in the bout
is so much more intense and the
ticket sale is past the $100.00
mark. Some 14,00u saw the first
fight, but moregthanx 50.000 are
expected tonight. The first bout
grossed $194,000. but tonight’s
gate is expected to pass $200,000.
lays
pion. Jack Tidball of Los AT geles
Storhamrf 4
Hooks, lb
Newsom,ss 4
Eastrling.if 3
Taubyer ,
West.cf.
Shires 1b
Most of the experts are coni .
dent that 4hetold adage “They
Start Next Week .
Hole-in-One Tournament Will Be Added Feature 01
. * Press-Muny Publick Links Golf Tourney •
Fox’s double- *
at the North - Qualifiers in the 10th annual
Side Arena tonight, involving four Fort Worth Press worth HIHS
pecten toudrasy The largest crowa public links tournament, starting
of-the-eurrent season. Starring Saturday for a duration of nine
open to any public links devot
charge Handsome replies a
prizes will be awarded the med
List, champion and runner-up
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eFats Waller’s Clu
each flight. Each qualifier willb
placed in match play, regard* s
j of his score
| never come back.’ vill prevail-to- . S
I night. Hoisuer. this has not held 1 . ' ... s
| nearly so true’in the welter, olass. ' ' ' C 1 ist+bie te nnis .1-,. entan
as tn other divisions. Records League clutownersinmeet here Don Budge of Oakland.
Chozen 2b
PowersC
Posedel.p - -
Conmatser, 0 10 .99 - ' title and regained it: “Mystgious Shaughnessy
Totals 30 42415 Top as 35 11 27 10 5" 81 DH T ′
Connatser batted for-Posedel in ninth
Score by innings:
Tulsa ........ .000 000 001- 1
Fort Worth . . .002 010 03x 6
SummaryRuns Connatser Binder,
1 Tauby, West, Smith. Holley. C A. Jen-
THEN the idea of teaching his nard. Two-base hits.Stoneham. C. A.
I two little Th thaLonnard. Taubs: Shires Runs batted in. Me------ -oon orm.....- .
, 1 taught rs to shootCullenbine West 2 Smith Binder 2, is fast, smart, rugged and endur-first round 1
dates occurred to Batch, but as Stoneham. Left on haees Tulsa Fort ing. But it is feared that McLar- club against/the fourth, and the"
the said daughter s are only 2 and Xoxh Jo. "posonler sot wire EREN:......*.................•
Mama Posedel ′ Double play Holley to Binder-
to Holley, a Stolen base. Binder Umpires.
limit. So Batch went back home
and got his little boy, aged 6, and
aught him to shoot doves and he
added his limit
4 years old respectively.
Batch- set her foot down
solid.
Batch argued that all 2 year-old
eals oughtta have their dove-
shooting education started, but
couldn’t win that argument. So
they had to stop shootin’
• * *
T was figurin’Ton goinh out
after doves Friday afternoon
but according to reports. the
birds are still plentiful and
tame. So I’ll postpone my trip
until the crop is thinned out
and gets good and wild. Any-
body can kill ’em when they’re
plentiful. And Mom, when she. .
reads this, will grin to herself
and say: "Oh, yeah?
......ATOM win have in her mind that
I the old gent is only building
himself his usual alibi Iffen 1
C.A Jonrd.b 4,
shows that seven welters lostrthenext week to plan the 1884 a Hrd-round match that
pennant playoff J. duce fireworks. Lester
Alvin Gardner, president e the tameae
he would call the
Billy" Smith, Rube Ferhs,” Joe
Walcott, Ted Lewis, Jack Britton,
Young Jack Thompson and Jackie, league, said
Fields., . |
Ross, al 25. Is approaching his day.* —
peak; the greatest, all-round-naaintan
fighter, since. Benny Leonard. He " ‘ ‘ ‘ 1
• " 4 * will pit the first place.
%
the right to wrestle Jim Londos,
world’s heavyweight champion, i
late this month.
Jones and Coleman are two
nationally -I known stars Jones is -
famous for his “squeeze,” a cruel
body hold from which there is
nin. at 26, is slipping—that 12. second and third against each oth T % T. C
years’of fighting burned him out, her for the best three out of fij € LEWIS Leteats
Pate. Coe and Kitchens. Time of game. He appeared leg weary in. the games:
1 hour and 30 minutes -. closing stages of the May bout. *. The winners then will-meet. the TT1 1
1 Jimmy is expected to have a pennant going to the victor in four. Dawson
Diamond Till Has Weight advantage of about 14512 out of seven games t • -
30 A T Th:r . | pounds against Barney’s 1 38 2, The”first round will start next ′ . ----. . In the prelims, N Sparksmeets
OU Nien 10 Jimmy will be fighting at his nat IVednesday or Thursday. * 1 Verne (Kidi Lewis tossed Doc Walter Sirois and Frenchy LaRue
-—- , . ural weight, instead of the 14212 * - —, - - Poole, Dawson flash, last night in takes on Jack Spurgeon
Thirty candidates for the Dia- the scaled for the first bout. ′ | . PORTLAND SELT S TWO one of the feature bouts on L outs Ladies will be admitted free
mond Hill High Eagles football --------— - | PORTLAND, Oren Sept.16 The Richker’s mat card at South Side with one paid admission.
team are working two daily at Tavlor Seeks EnAc Portland baseball club, of. which Arena to break the latter’s win-
-. T - S | Tom Turner is president, today ning streak, which had reached
For.Mahan, Capps announced theisales of Pitchers six straight.
_ E Jack Wilson and George Caster to | Paul Murdock of Waxahachie
Promoter Woodie Taylor todaythe Philadelphia Thleties for im-tossed Curler Stringer in impress-
was seeking suitable opponents “mediate delivery. * | ive fashion in the second elimi-
Waco bantam-__ur___nation bout of the Night to de-
termine ‘an opponent for LeRoy I
McGuirk of Tulsa world slight-
. Trail Drivers Park- to prepare for.
their opening game with Ennis at
Ennis, Sept. 21. Coach Cooper
| Robbins has 10 lettermen in camp.
, The squad follows: ,
Backs —-Atherton. Jordon. English.. . .
Fitzgerald. x-Key Wicox. McEntire, Lov. for Earl Capps,
ing Goslin.. weight, and Dummy Mahan, Sap:
Ends x-Boydstun-x Johnston. x-Jones. , .
E. Evans------------ - Antonio bantam, for a dual
ieClendon. Matlock-Heard. [event Tuesday night. Mahan and .
Capps were involved in last week’s 4
Waxahachie
hardly ever escape Coleman
campaigned last Winter in New
York’s Madison Square Garden
Edwards and -Harbin need no
introduction. * •
Bitsy Grant To
Quit Net Court
In addition to the regular tour
nament. free golf instructions will
be offered entrants by Skeet Fip
cher. Worth Hill« pro, and a hole
in-one tournament.will be held 01
the short No. 17 hole for all qual
tourney will b
held Sunday afternoon. Sept: 16
the final day of qualifying.
Press-Worth Hills Entry Blank
I WISH to enter The Press-Worth Hills Public Links Golf
I Tournament at Worth Hills which opens Sept. 8 I also want
to take adv antage of the free golf instructions given entrants by
Skeet Finc her. Worth Hills pro..
Name..............................
Address............................
I am not a member of a country club.
... Phone...
(Clip, fill out blank and mail to Wells Howard at
Worth Hills Course) . .—
was to go out while birds are
plentiful and tame and fail to get !
em, where would be my alibi?
But if birds are scarce and very
wild and I don't get 'em then-I
have a very good alibi for coming,
n sans doves.
• * •
QUE guy told a friend of mine
U he shot so many doves he
had to wait until after dark to
bring 'em in. That will never
happen to me.
T GUESS Old Jakey’s leg gave.
1 him a fit last night. He cer-
tainly had a tough break when
his. Oilers ost that ball game*
---------------------#.
Yankee Golfers to
Invade Australia
Green wash 77
Ghards-x-Harveyx-Hungertor, evans
Miller. Chandler, Henry. B Walsh, Lowe, disputed bout. Capps clearly Won
Centers- Rabun., x-Skillern .
Selections
x-Lettermen. .
after a great fight, but Mahan was
voted the winner.
BASEBALL CALENDAR
Texas League
TEAM STANDING
ClubW L I
San Antonio ... .88 60
Galveston ..... 84 63
Beaumont......77 67
American League
Pct
59.5
Club-
Detroit
TEAM STANDING.
571 New York ..
533 Cleveland
Dallas ..........7f 71 520 Boston ...
Tulsa .........74 73 503 St. Louis
Houston ... 7-5*497 Washington
Fort Worth 1 , $8 89 395 Philadelphia
Oklahoma Cilly 1.5711 .385 Chicago ..
W L
.85 44
. 69 60
67 64
60 69
.57 71
51:73
45° 83
Pet
.659
611
.535
,511
465
National League
TEAM STANDING
Club— 4 W L
New York .......84 47
St. Louis ........76 53
Chicago ..... 75 54
Boston ..........68 62
Pittsburgh .
Brooklyn ...
Philadelphia
.352 Cincinnati.
4 45
411
48 79
47 82
pet
.641
589
581
.523
492
426
378
.364
By United Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—-A-team
of American golf professionals
will leave Log Angeles Oct. 17 for
i tour of Australia and New Zea-
and. The team will consist of
Paul Runyan. American profes-
‘ sional champion, as captain; Craig
Wood, Ky Laffoon. Denny Shute.
Harry Cooper and Leo Diegel.
RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
Fort Worth 6 Tulsa 1.
Dallas 5, Okla City 1
Beaumont 8. Houstop 6.
Santone 7, Galveston 3.
WHERE THEY PLAT.
Tulsa at For Worth.
Okla City at Dallas.
Beaumont at Houston
Santone at Galveston
Southern Assn.
RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
Cleveland II. Boston 2..
Detroit 4. Philadelphia 2
St Louis 6. Washington 4
Only games scheduled.
WHERE THY PLAT.
' Washington at St. Louis.
" New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
1 .Boston at Cleveland.
RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
New York 5, Chicago 1.
St. "Louis 2. Brooklyn 1.
Pittsburgh 8, Boston 2.
Philadelphia 1. Cincin.,1
WHERE THEY PLAY.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
| Cincinnati at Philad’phia.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Club-
TEAM STANDING 1
w L Pct1
47 22 .681
New Orleans.
Chattanooga
Nashville ...
Memphis"...
Knoxville...............,
Atlanta ......3131449
Birmingham . .25 39 .391
ALittle Rock .....25 41 379 I
, 39 25 .600
.36 33 .532
.35 35 ,500
30 34 469
American Assn 1 * AMERICAN ASSN
AllCUdl Agoll RESULTS WEDNESDAT.
| Milwaukee 12 Minneap: 6
K City 4-9, St. Paul 3-11
Columbus 13-0. Loulsv. 4-3.
Toledo 6:1 Indianap 4-5
By THOMAS NOONE,
,, United Press Racing Editor
‘Copyright. 1934, by United Press 1
> One Best—John Mill. r * :
‘p Best -Longshot—Miss Premier.
* Best Tarlay—Bubbler, Good Advice.
BELMONT, NEWYORK..
One Best—Languorous. N
1 - Commonwealth. Battleship, Grainger.
3—Good Advice, “Sickle Pear, Halcyon
4—Tangerloo. Balladter. Vicares s.
5—Ovalette. Sunny Sadie. White Cloud.
6— Languorous. Lawmaker. General
. Farley
ROC KINOHIN PARK, N. H.
One Best- -Dustina.
1—Marge " Sonnelli. Suspicious
2—Gay Banner, Old Baldy, Bitty Bit
3—Resurrection. Dark Tyrant, Immune
F Fraidy Cat High Image, Surveyor.
5—Dustina, Moane Keale, Mumsie.
6—How High, Boy Crazy, Guiding Light.
7—B/ona. War Letter. Fidelis.
LINCOLN FIELDS, CHICAGO.
One Best—C ome On.
1—Grey Pal. Contrary, Our Chance
2—Infinity. Homer L., Even Play,
—t 3—Joseph J. O.. Miss Quick, Chicasha,
4—Kissihbug, Show Boy. Official.
5—Mr. James. Cloud D Or. Wise Ways.
6. Come On. Ktiera, White Legs.
7 —Royal Leon Black, Nose, High Diver
FAIR GROUNDS, DETROIT.
heavyweight champion who will
appear here Sept. 18.
In other bouts, Jack Field beat
Blackie Blackburn and Fred
Smith defeated Pete Humberto.
Softball Season to
By United Prees
-ATLANTA Sept.
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant Jr., diminutive At-
"lanta court star, will retire from |
big-time tennis after the national1
singles tournament at Forest
Hills, N. Y. His father, B. M.
Grant Sr., said he had prevailed
| upon his son to make the Forest |
Hills event his last major tourna-
Close I riday Night "I have been after him all year
I to retire and enter some busi-.
ness," the elder Grant said. "I]
don't know what business he will
Special to The Press
ARLINGTON, Sept. 6.Double-
headers Thursday and Friday
nights will close the Arlington
softball season at City Park. On
Thursday night, beginning at 8
choose. He is wasting his time:
playing tennis."
MI RPHY IS SIGNED -
C HICAGO, Sept. 6. Tom Mure 1
phy, speedy Arkansas University
product, has been signed by Chi-
Mineral Wells, Friday night. Star cago Cardinals of the National Pro
Telegram will play Handley, and Football League.
Arlington All Stars will pay Grand | ,
o'clock Arlington girls will play
Cleburne girls. Tn
the second
game, Arlington All Stars will play
TEAM STANDING.
Club- W L Pet |
Minneapolis . . 80 58 580
Columbus ...
Milwaukee ...
Indianapolis .
Louisville .
Toledo
St. Paul..
Kansas City
. 77 65 .542
, .74 65 :532
73 69 514
...71 71 500
.66 77 462
.64 77 .454
1.57 84 404
SOUTHERN ASBN.
RESULTS WEDNESDAY.
No games scheduled.
One Best—John Mill.
1 Mis Premier. Sobrante, Mint Baby,
2— High Clover Quick Monastic.
3— Don Vern. Ladykin. Burgoo
4—Bubbler. Singing Heart, Raccoon:
• 5—Uall. Templeton, Delgado.
6 Crackle Manners, Chatterfol
7-John Mill Thistle Dick, Shasta
Broom
8 Owen Martinez, Tumble In, Shack-
elford.-
Prairie.
TEXAN BEATS €CHAMP
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-
Henry Moreno of Laredo last
night trounced Midget Wolgast,
flyweight champion of the world,
in a a 10-round nontile fight here.
FIGHT RESULTS.
AT OAKLAND. Cal. - Little Pancho. 118.
Manila. P I decisioned Matt (Baby Face)
Mathison. 117, San Francisco, 110.: John
Eriavee: 1 175. San Francisco. -
Pete Lewis, 176. Oakland, (6)1Shootie)
Copeland. 175, decisioned - *
Oakland. 175, (4)
MAJOR LEADERS’
LEADING BATTERS.
Player-Club - G. AB. R. H Pct.
P Waner, Pirates ...126 523 106 192 367
Gehringer. Tigers .129 608 121 184
Gehrig. Yankees
1 Manush. Senators
Terry, Giants .
362
131 F06 111 183 362
120 479 81 172 357
. 131 510 104 179 351
HOME RUNS.
Gehrig. Yankees ..
-— Foxx Athletics .....
deaisfoned Ott, Giants..........
...... i Collins. Cardinals r
Jack Casper Berger, Braves .......
Trosky, Indians ...<.
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race. Dr. Pepper sup-
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form. Keep yourself
■ tuned up for fast-
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