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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 13

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THE COMMERCIAL ArrEAi MEMPHIS MONDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 1 13 Lynx Have Glaring Weaknesses to Correct Before Home Debut With Union Friday Night Pretty Fierce Fellow Is This Billy Burch City Champion Has Impressive Scores Over Course Til Knock Him Is Ettore Boast PHILADELPHIA Ropt 20 Al Ettore potential stumbling block for Jos Imiti voiced a nice disregard for betting odds and tha Brown Bomber's record today aa he wound up his training and snorted "I'll knnrk him out" Workers at the Municipal Stadium prepared for a crowd of 50000 to see the 15-round battle Tuesday night Just a day short of 10 yeare since Gentleman Gene Ttinney rut down the Manaasa Mauler Jack Dempsey in the same ring At Pnmplnn lke the rinse-mouthed Louis drew thl curtain on his training and said simply snd quietly "I'll win" The hoy on the street say so currently at 3 to 1 the football field at Mississippi boy is making a strong bid for' Cooper Chief Cash Earner Among Professional Golfers jouthwcstern Reveals Number of Weak Spots In Game At Jonesboro 'assing Must Be Improved Timing Must Be Better goring Punch Developed If Lynx Expect to Wipe Out Scoreless Draw of Last Season BY DAVID BLOOM Tbe CocammUl Appeal Sports Editor Southwestern had better be on guard lest that 44 to0 iftory over Arkansas State College prove a boomerang if the Lynx take their jjway of Saturday night indication of tremen- strength or the 45 to 0 defeat Jcaion by Ola Mis as an indica-w weakness on ths part of the ijjlldogj Union la vary likely to over a knockout punch when teams meet her Friday night Oaprtent football observers will 11 you that Union showed a sturdy Klnt Ols Miss until ths dy superior Southeastern team wort the Tennesseans ljr and that Union haa an of- that will go much better alert Southwestern than it did ainst the eturdy Miaalaaippiana go goiithweatern had better do a i if bewaring or get eome-bisg worse than the acoreleaa tie toy achieved laat year Lynx Mutt Loam for tbe Lynx have a lot to learn i football way They must get ytirr co-ordination and timing in Heir plays: they mu at be taught to hold on to a football and toy'll have to do something about erlting up their paaaing and kick-points after touchdown In Arkansas State they met a Mm that was far below them In audition and weaker in every detriment except kicking The Ar-fmii had had but little more bon 10 days of practice under a -t coach and their offense waa firing to speak of their tackling mk and ineffective They! be ngter later on hut against Southwestern they were noticeably out-kfsed Yet of the seven Lynx touch-tarns only on waa ecored by dint i sustained march Of tha others vs were on long runs by Gay ion Buster" 8mith another two on quilly long Jaunts by Horae Ssi-m snd Hartwell Morton a fifth is Intercepted pass and a sixth made possible by a long run Tbs other was plugged over the most good teama score touuh-afM Union Lino Sturdy Of rourse it's difficult to disease king runs but it Is doubtful Southwestern will get away to any of them against a Union line in is sturdy and pretty resource-iL One or two In a close game is If quota even for winning teama bthe Lynx must get their ground kys going and their passing too The handling of the hall on re-vse piayi waa sloppy and tha tfm-t wte had Two bad passes wars airlbuting factore in gumming up kys but except on three or four teutons the Lynx were unable to aske a gain lnaids tbo tacklea The mrer was sadly missing and when fere'i no power there'! not much earing punch As for paaaing Morton showed to alter advantage than last year but astthow or other he couldn't con-aet with any degree of consiaten-7- The only real pass waa a ksg heave from Clay Nlckella to Sussy Roth and Nickella connect'd with two othere to Sasaer and faith Morton's Iona successful to wss ons to Hammond for an run point of the two tho Lynx side Loose Handling faith mads two scintillating runs Pkwd a great gams of football in lot of ways buthe has things to fas loo Ons ox them is about onying the ball Disdaining the ul tucked-in method he rune the ball In hie hand rather fai under his arm It spilled out 6 the insecure place on three oc-'wm Against a harder tackling fan it would have spurted out finer The boy from Beebe furnished the faft part of tho bright lighte of light the nearest thing ib tee hack Southwestern has sines the days of Chicken High Herb Newton There were oth- encouraging eigne too Tho end faf waa improved over last year several previous years and tha "fa last seem to be covering "fa- Orlie Nettles and the stormy jjSBunond make a neat pair and Bergfcld and Porter Chappell Pretty good too The Lynx seem better equipped Jjwekle too The offensive play guarda and centers wasn't "rtieularly hot but should be ade- The Lynx defense waa very pd against the Jonesboro boys Jr Jonesboro never generated any keam and tha backa weren't jfahlarly hard runners southwestern was pretty lucky to tie egainat Union laat year PJ" touchdown run was Union foul The Lynx iJ11 Mho of Union push- hem around end they should 8 edge CHAPIN TURNS PRO denier tYightman Cup Player "fa Nnshaad In Tern'- Business The Hub KEW YORK Sept 20-(AP)-Alfred Chapin former All-West Tennessee Back of Somerville Barred Oth Lynch All-West TenneHce halfback on The Commercial Appeal eleven last year will not carry the ball for Fayette County High of Somerville this season Lynch waa ruled ineligible yesterday by the regional board of control due to having attended school 10 semesters the limit previous to this year Lynch was the only all-regional performer due to be in action as nine others had graduated and Sherman Underwood Dyeraburg guard had the same fate as Lynch Underwood was barred from participation more than a week ago With their star backfield man missing Somerville faces one of its most disastrous seasons They lost numerous regulars who completed their courses in June BOSTON BEARS WIN PR0J1BATTIES Crash Way Into National League Title Picture NEW YORK Sept 20 The Boston Redskins and Chicago Bears crashed their way into the National Professional Football League picture today with a pair of decisive victories on the second Sunday of ploy while the Boston Shamrock! pried the lid off the eeason for the new American League with a 14-3 triumph over the SyracOae Braves Shut out 10-0 at Pittsburgh last week the Redskins came back to accomplish a complete form reversal by whipping the Philadelphia Eagles 28 to 3 The Eagles opened a week ago by downing the New York Giants IMS eastern division champions The Bears playing their first game routed the Green Bay Packers 30 to 3 As Green Bay had beaten the Chicago Cardinala last week that left the Bears and Pittsburgh the only unbeaten teams that hava played so far Emma Gunti again la tha leader of the Catholic Club bowling league Champion pin toppler in tbe loop last season Misa Gunti had 183 this week aa the 1936 campaign got under way TBs Hafe Kealwkr Opal Irt Id 3d I 1st Id Id 1 a ol i Ofllf 4 141 lHiMVPrrft 114 133 111 BM'Cto 142 rn IM'J St'ma lnr 4 11(1 Blind 10(1 lOd 1001 A Cram 122 ISO 100 L'lwl 10 M133G A lies 4 122 12 Blind 100 100 urn Gunti 1S3 1M I2T H'dtran 34 34 34! Tamil 5T0 see 4Ti Totals 120 142 577 Osbnrn A brio dnrfea A Km lit 2d 2d i lid 2d G' II 100 100 inn Gunti lit 142 131 100 103 131 Betmiih in 134 113 130 1 1T 13S' tappfrt 120 122 Hid 2 110 102 null 134 121 in 132 147 Bonn 111122 102 13 13 131 Total 54 4S3 Spracpr Mnrlo To lit 2d 3d 33 73 OS 103 72 SO 100 100 100 urn ino mo 100 100 100 7 7 405 452 455 Tulsa Beats Houston HOUSTON Sept 2ft (AP) 7 GEORGE WILCOX ENTERS Loniivillo Star to Qualifying Start! Tburiday at Finals Sunday Fine Hill Wins 28 to 8 BY TED NORTH1NGTON Veteran Linkaman Lb Jones city champion end No 1 scrambler has in performances during the past two weeks served notice that he may be a contending factor this week when the Buntyn Cup goes on the block at the Memphis Country Club Out nn his home course at Chickasaw he haa turned In ueeesslvo rnrds nf 71 71 71 70 and 70 for a two under par total of 353 for 96 holes True he knows every blado of grass on the winding layout- but successive rerds like he manufactured indicate good golf on anyone's rourse Tha feature Invitation tournament added another rhampionahlp contender yesterdny when George Wilcox of the Audubon Club Louisville filed hie entry large Field Keen Although tournament officials have been assured of a Urge entry list from private end municipal ii here and from clubs throughout the Tri-Stales they still have received no definite word from nme nf the sought competitors In ihs Nstiousl Amateur concluded yesterdny at Garden City I They feel sure however nf landing Reynolds Smith Wtlker Cup star and at least two others from the event The field will undergo Us 18-hnle qualifying test Thursday Two rounds will he held each on Friday and Saturday with the 36-hole championship test scheduled Sunday Canfield Wins Match In Post Offico Tourney Poslnfflee golfers have completed the first round of their annual tournament with play at Alicea Park Canfield defending champion conquered Devine I up In hia opening match Klrrt niunrt mull -Chnmpluiuihlp f1ih(: 0nllflil Ilrfralnl Drain 1 up A iHirliani rtrlrnlnl Tuniar 1 Kuy rump rt-lratnl Hiiwrll I up Hnvnlnin ill(ld A La rent' I up: 20 hnlr Kirel lllh: Ynrbnnixli rtralrt II Ilarklrr 5 3: Kir PniM dflrrt Bryan 3-2 Huchnnan rtlalrt 0 ikaix 12: JnHn layin rirlralrd II MrKtllnr default hnwl flllht: I Amir Spiraled John I 4 I A Klm rtfirt Clmhlrr I up: Ruwlln HPfralPrt Clark 3-2 Oawall rtfflralrrt Mnran I up Third tllxhl Arenrtal rt-iraiPrt 3-2 Rnnnr rtfrairt A Iirty rt-laiill Rarenrlrt rt-(ralrrt Prlra 4-3: Sam Pnnll rt-rralPrt ernll 3-1 Knurl It lllihi: eirkklanrt rtPlratad Murrla rtrlaull Ktowtra va MiIm play Tiirtay Ruma rtPfralPrt Krrruion Tap Wrat rtrral4 I Wyaa 4-3 ml-llnal nalrlna (-fumpKnuihlp fhxhll Canfipld luirtiam: Damp Imvlrtann Kim rilIU: Srarhrmixh va Pnp: Human-an va rayra Sacnrirt fllhl: Andre va Klnm: lifiwlln va Oawnll Third rilsM: Aranda I va Bnnnar RarllPld Pnnll Knurl fllRht: Slrtrkland va Plowwa or nlppa Burn va Waal Pine Hill Team Trouncei Vollintino-Alicea 28-8 raced by Speck and Walter Lawrence who collected points In their match with James Hill end Bill Tower Fine Hill defeated Volllntlne-Alicea 28 to 8 yesterday in tho opener of their engagement In the Tri-States Golf Association round robin tournament Ray Person of tho victims had the moat Impressive card of the day however when he toured the gruelling rin Hill lnycut In 31-36 for five under par 67 Vie llalbarh of the winners was clou behind however with a 36-32 -68 Pin Hill -Vlr llalbam Wallpr law ranr Ji 71: aiiprk 73: Bill Gr-nr 73: IKirtana rhadlck 74 Calvin Thnimwm 75: Sam Black 75 Jp(t Craaa Ml Tnlal 5n Vnlllnlinp-Alli1 Rnv Parana 7: Ry laamlniPr 71: Arthur McDonald 74: Jam Hill 7: Ipirrain AlrAdra II A tan-drra An: Rill Toirn II: Rub Draueon TuUI Il( Dr Middlecoff Mrs Gay Win in Chickasaw Event Dr Middlecoff and Mrs Hubert Gray scored 80-11-89 yesterday to win tho mixed two-ball foursome play at tha Chickasaw Golf Club Othere flnlehing high were: Jnnee and Virginia Humphries with 81-11-70 Ernest Wada and Mrs La Speck with 87-15-72 Cooper Turner and Eugenia Morrison with 90-17-73 Low net for members went to Jim Winkelman end Eloulse Rage-dole with 93-20-73 while Searight and Cecelia Hill had tho high not with 106-22-84 Fifty-two players competed Qualifying Rounds Open At Two Public Coursci Qualifying rounds havo bean started fur the McLean Vollintino and Overton Fork course championships and will contlnua through next Bunday Boh Goser Is defending his cham-plonship at McLean Vollintine while the Overton Park throne la vacant Rules for both tournaments sre posted In ths clubhouses JACKSON BEATS CHICKS Cecil Hudnnn Drives In Winning Run 4 To 8 Pram Jrkon Tenn Bureau af TIm Cnnunrrml Appeal JACKSON Tenn Sept 2a -Sol Carter passed two men In the ninth today to pitch to Cecil Hudson Jackson outfielder and Hudson batted In tha winning run against tho barnstorming Memphis Chicks 6 to 3 St in 6-6 Tie SAN FRANCISCO Sept A scrappy little band of Rattlers from St Mary's out Texas way today fought tha University of Ban Francisco Dons' football team to a 6 to 6 tie at Kexar Stadium beforo 130(10 spectators PROS IE S-SI3S TULANEINFEATURE Clash in First Conference Battle of Season Saturday BY KENNETH GREGORY Aonrlitlert Draw Sport Writer Impressive victories over warmup foes hy Kentucky snd Mississippi celebrated Saturday's return nf King Kootball for a reign in the Southeastern Conference The Wildcats opened the season trsdllionnlly by swamping Maryville 64 to 3 but tha little Tennes-see eleven scored on the Kentuckians for the first time since 1927 Mississippi inaugurated the rami psign by crushing Union 45 to 0 on the home lot in a trial teat preparatory to a eriicial conference engagement with Tulane at New Orlrnna next Saturday Kentucky's rhlef scoring threats Boh Davis snd Bert Johnson ran and passed the Wildcats to victory Davis raced to five touchdowns two of them on rune of 82 and 67 yards Johnson renewed hie accurate paeslng line bucking and all-around versatility Ilapra Brothers Shine Mississippi's triumph also brought to light a sophomors discovery Billy Mann a halfback whoso broken-field running was a feature of tha game He scored twice ones by taking a 23-yard pass Other ronferenrs teams continued intra-squad scrimmage over the week end preparstnry In the general firing next Friday and Sal-urdny All Southeastern elevens except Klorliln and Scwnnee move away from the hMrrier this week Ths outstanding ruin but is the Misslssippi-Tuluns tuxnle The faithful fans will wnlrh the out come of the Insect tonal skirmish he' tween Louisiana Stale and Rice at Bstna Rouge Saturday night hatllra are on tap for (he other conference machines Kentucky plnya Xavier at Cincln nail and Auburn starts the season gainst Birmingham-Southern both gamee carded Frlriey night Crimson Tide eliminated in pre-season consideration for tha first time in several years nprna up against Howard College's Bulldogs a team that held them to a 7 to 7 deadlock last fall Vole Face Chattanooga Tennessee lacking seasoned material but hopeful of a comeback under the coaching of Major Bob Neyland who returned to take over tho reins after a year's absence fare the University of Chattanooga Ready to rontinue tho raule-dnx-xle offense Introduced a tie flats a year ago Georgia Tech la expected to test some of Its fancy forward and triple-lateral pSssee against Presbyterian College Friday night Georgia after three weeks of drills on the new line shift brought Into offensive maneuvers by Conch Harry Mehre have what appeared to he a set up with Mercer at Athens and as usual Mehre had the danger signal out early Ths Bears were Impressive in defeating ths South Georgia Teachers last Friday 40 to 0 In other Southeastern fames Rsy Morrison will test Vsnderhill's cirrus" plays agnlnsl ths Middle Tennessee Teachers at Nashville and Major Ralph Basse's Mississippi State Maroons are scheduled to display their anticipated power against Milisaps College at Starkville LEMOYNE BOASTS LeMoyne Yellow Jack eta will show one of their most powerful football teams In the negro race this season if tho players continue their current form Coach Jack Adkins has some outstanding men Including Roul-hue who made the longest run in negro football last year Wolfe out right now with a broken collar bone and many others James Portray guard will captain the eleven Others on the squad Include linemen Bnrbour Barbour tones Westbrook Rooks Powell Simon Johnson Lacey Dean Wilder Pruitt McCombs Spcsrmsn Wllllsms Ryan Wiley Rics and Baker Barks Csrnee Henry Jones Brown McKinney Grady Lewis Flowers Henderson and Turpin Adkins came to LeMoyne as coach in 1926 and his teams have won 47 lost 19 and played 12 ties Dectaurville Wins BRUCETON Tenn Sept Tha Blue and White Tigers of Hollow Rock-Brucston Central High School were defeated in the opening football gam here by Decaturville 39 to 0 Hurls Hitless Game George Hilbun of Highland Heights hurled a no-hit no-run game against Binghamton yesterday winning 1 to 0 at Highland Heights Fierce! Well only on State Billy Burch a Memphis 1 FALL CARD TODAY Dave Jolly General Chairman of Athletic Program Fall physical activity program of tho Young Men's Christian Association will be inaugurated today Director George Cleaves announced and everything la in readiness Davs Jolly again is the general chairman and la aided by Jess Cunningham ro-chalrman as well as the heads of the various activities Chairmen are: Handball A Rickman assisted by I Wortham volleyball Van Horn aided by John Davidson basketball Cunningham aided by Gordon Robertson who will direct church league swimming boxing and wrestling Harry Northrup tumbling and apparatus Dr Phil Sherman gym classes Granvilla Farrar young men's work Marshall Yandcll aided by Ralph Page badminton Gene Morgan squash Julian Bondurant physical examinations Dr Carroll Morgan fencing Melvin Rosenbush health club Clyde Van Foaaen All committeemen and ths board of directors will gather for a picnic dinner at Toot Brown's country estate on Hernando Road at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Plans for the season will be discussed Extensive repairs have been made on the building the gymnasium floor redressed and new equipment has been added to the Business Men's Health Club Two new handball courts will be added soon With 14 activities the card is one of the largest and most attractive ever presented by the here Neal Bsreficld has been employed to assist Gleavcs and he will be in charge of young men's and boys' work Linden Wright also is on the staff Gleaves will conch the has ketesrs his seventeenth season ns cage tutor Coca-Cola will sponsor the quintet again this year The Bottlers won The Commercial Ap peal Mid-South tourney CHICAGO WINS AND TIES Win First From Claybrook Tie Second 1-1 Tha Chicago American Giants negro National League team won and tied in a twin bill tvlth the Clay-brook Tigers before a small crowd at Russwood Park yesterday The visitors eked out a 3 to 0 victory in the initial game and then were held to 1-1 tie in the nightcap The first contest which was a hurling duel between Trent and Gsiheh was decided in the sixth in ning when Suttles Giants' lefthander drove the ball out of the lot with two mates aboard accounting for all of the runs of the game Ths second affair was called at the end of the fourth because of dark' ness FIRST GAME Chicago 006 003 000 -3 Clay brook 000 000 Trent snd Byas Gaines Donner snd Radcllffe SECOND GAME Chicago 100 Claybrook 100 Thomas and Smith Jefferson and Radcllffe MILWAUKEE IS CROWNED reivers Take Fourth Game From Indianapolis 8-1 INDIANAPOLIS Sept 20-(AP) Milwaukee first place winner In the American Association pennant race became the league's representative in tha Little World Seriea by defeating Indianapolis today 5 to 1 to take tha final palyoff aeries four games to one Injured at Camp CLEMENTON Sept Three persona in a crowd of more than 1000 were Injured today in the crash of a seven-foot eland at the training ramp of AI Ettore Philadelphia heavyweight who will fight Joe Lewis Italrolt Brown Bomber Tuesday night The atruo tur buckled aa spectators arose to cheer upon the appearance of tho Maroons Ho played ond niaff risHn hr stra Pin WILL PRESENT TEAMOFVETERANS Jock Sutherland Gloomy Over Prospects of Team BY JOSErH SNYDER Aunrlstail Pram Staff Wrttar PITTSBURGH 8epL 20Jock Sutherland the silent 8cot studied a band of hard-working University of Pittsburgh football candidates sweating under a September sun and sigher "It lucks like a lung sea' son" Sutherland in 12 years of roach ing at hia alma mater has turned out teams that won 86 games and lost only 17 but his pre-aeaaon fore-cages hsvs gained him the campus apellatinn of 'Gloomy Jock" Hia 1936 material Includes laat yrar'a brilliant snphomora team which bowed only to Notre Dame plus unexpected strength uncoverec among the 19S3 frosh Rut conserv alive Dr Sutherland observed: "I'd like to think well have fairly good team it all depends on tho kind of start wa if wa go well In the first couple of games We had a green team of sophomores Inst year that did remarkably well They should bo better this year but I'm not aaylng they will win as many TO PROTEST DECISION LOUISVILLE Sept 20 tAP) Ben Tincup former manager of the Paducah club of the Kilty League who was placed on the ineligible list of baseball today by President Bramham of the national association said early today he would appeal the ruling I Intend to present my claims to Mr ha said when informed of the association's action "I cannot see why I am he continued "I resigned and was paid off before the scries started Also my contract called only for the regular playing Tlnrup said ho planned to gather affidavits concerning hie part In ths affair and forward them to Bramham Bramham said Tincup and seven Paducah players were disbarred for failure to participate In the playoff game with Union City LOUIS HEADS FIGHT CARD Meet Ettore Tuesday In Week's Headliner NEW YORK Sept Tuesday night's 15-round heavyweight fight In Philadelphia between Joe Louie and Al Ettore of Philadelphia stands out on this week's national boxing program It will he second start since his defeat by Max Schmeling Iasi Juns and his first appearance following hi sensational four-round knockout of Boston Jack Sharkey last month Another heavyweight fight of interest will send Boh Foster New York hesvy sgsinst Leroy Hsynes Philadelphia negro snd twlre conqueror of PHmo earners In a ID-rounder In Madison Square Garden Friday night "mNSKNSUS Cupyriiht 13 by llmwrl Srrrw at bklmont park Harry' Dratm Itamiktl Cherry Heartin' Horn Amujfrt Ortitl TryL Itamml mitral Show Swift Lnrt Sir Damlon Knmht Gallant Bloki- glut MlnatraL Nlxht Rnvrn Ruffy Malmnlaun Lon 'shot Heartin' Horn AT HARRAOANSBTT PARK staffer miry Txnrtora Tbic Kl Banrtlrto Vitkin Behind Hlu Spur Ynnke Prlnea Primer Prlnc Danny Kddln Hnlek Mr Blau Crow Alight Lady B- i-asa Mnrt BSIJJ Bnttljnj Girl Junt nememlHirPiJ)j Dancln tortf HmI Crlm-r Vtnt1ui Port Prince ES'x Kl PeSEllly-IMiM at LINGOImN KIKLDS lUnrrlminal Onlrt-n Lrtr Quran Block uunl 2 SMilliran Mira 2-Tnin 4 yJm Chainic Kwinim 5-Riwixn Mrv tarty ThnUlwr Brittle Kmply imiiil rl Kn Sbni pSlIl'iHinp-hem tha varsity contar position with MICKELSON Sport Writer Brownsville who lost In tha next year's final to Bill Barton Mercedes Dick Turner McAllen best Barton in the '35 finsl and this year Milton Ward Corpus Chrlstl boat Turner in the final More than 100 entries have played In the last three championships too DIAMOND DUST Around Broadway you can hear reports of 9 to 6 odds on the Yankees against the Giants but you can't find the money The approaching aeries should be a record breaker for the playera hot dog vendors and Broadway hot spots Denny Gale-house Cleveland pitcher won his first five games of the season On Sept 11 he Inst his fifth in succession With Lou Gehrig holding down the sack the Yankees have been able to develop and sell first basemen to the National League They have sold Wally Pipp Gehrigra predecessor to Cincinnati Buddy Hasaett to Brooklyn George McQuinn to Cincinnati John McCarthy to the Giants and mlso First Baseman Lea Powers to their potential world series rivals vit the Baltimore route Joe Louis has jinxed the Yankees Ho picks them to win the series Brooklyn's fins showing on ths lost western trip may save Casey Stengel's job Bulvld For All-America PIG SKIN Nomination In advance for 1937 All-American football honors Captain Ray (Bum) Buivid bail carrying genius of Marquette University Notre Dame's allotment of tickets for hs annual Army-Notre Dame game Nov 21 at Yankee Stadium has been sold out The Irish are coming back too for Coach Elmer Layden On his squad are whose names start with Johnny Peterson a 170-pound soph from Amarillo is out for an end berth at Tcxac whereas the usual poundage for a wingman in the Smithweat Conference ia 200 pounds They grow 'em ao big in Texaa that a 170-pounder ia Just a little fellow BARNSTORMERS AHEAD Portion of Chicks Win As Duke And Romo Homer In Succession MUNFORD Tenn Sept One of the two barnstorming Memphis Chick baseball clubs trounced Cross town today 4 to 2 as Wes Willie Duke and Andy Reese hit successive homers in ths tenth Inning The Crosatown club had tied the acorr at 2-ail in the ninth It II Ei Chicks 000 001 100 2-4 7 2 Crosstown 100 000 001 0-2 10 1 Touchstone- and Powell Hurley and Stewart Boxing Referee Dies CLEVELAND Sept 20 (AP) Hinkel 69 well known boxing referee end promoter died laat night In a hotel room here after a heart attack Since retiring from fight promotion eight yearn ago Hinkel had made hia home on a farm in nearby Avon village Big Six AB Prl ApiHInc Whit Sax 133 5ne 1o7 114 31 Waiter Pirate 143 5J4 l5 213 STS Avtrlll Indian 145 57 12 220 375 Phelp Dndxer 10 2S 33 in Dudley Yankee 107 414 7 14 30 Mdwkk Cardin In 14 0 110 1 MO Home Run Standings TcaUrdar' Homen-Unrli Reiwlnr 2 Powell Yankee 1 Pnx Red torn His-Kin Athletic 1 Bnnura While Sox 1 Redcllff White Box 1: Lombardi Red 1: Madwlck Card li Denwra Cub 1 OIU Chib 1: Maneuaa Glint I The Oehtls Yankee 4: Tro-ky Indian 41: Foxx Red Sox 2: Ort Giant 22: DIMaxrloJrank 22: Arertll Indian 2: cnmllll Phllll 2 Lea -ua American 737 Nnlknial Ml Grand total 123 Face Hard Schedule Booker Washington Warriors West Tennewie negro prep chm-pion lat year will tackle the toughest schedule in their gridiron history thia season according to Coach Bell Schedule: Sepl 24 RMi'er here Gel 2 Pert i her On Gr Orl I- Mnninue here rjrl JO Milan here No A AutMn Hinh hri Howard Utah Phatianons No 20 Mr Donald With of Orle her KoV 2t Fiacl Hllh Naihvlll BY PAUL Anoeiatad Pr NEW YORK Sept Sport-pourri from the incoming mails: HIGH RIDER Robert Hnr-low tournament manager for the Professional Golfers' Association reports that Light Horse Harry Cooper of Chicago la lending the pro money winners for 1936 with total prise money of 36687 Henry Bomber" Picard la second with 36351 and Ray "Oakmont Mangrum is third with 35820 So consistent haa Cooper been thia year that he has won cash in 21 competitions falling out of the money but once Completing the leading "Big -en" money winnera are Horton Smith Chicago 3537975 Jimmy Thomson Rhawnee-on-Delsware Pa 33357 Byron Nelson Ridgewood 3324349 Jimmy Hines New York 34923 Ralph Guldahl St Louis 3406166 John Revolts Chicago 33449 and Tony Manero National Open champion 33407 ERROR Glenn Bishop of Toledo writes ho did advice a United States golf association official by telegram Sept 10 that ha would not compete in tbe National Amateur Golf Championship which opened four daya later at Garden City Bishop bent Detroit's national colleglata champion Chuck Kocais for a qualifying berth and no little criticism was levelled against him in the belief he did not advlco the 8 A of hia withdrawal which would hava allowed Kocais to compete Golfer Bishop said ha wired James Blandish Jr of Detroit of his withdrawal Odd Golf Tournaments ODDITY 'Ed Osborn sports editor of the Harlingen Texas Valley Morning Star reports an oddity in golf tournaments The Rio Grande Valley Amateur championship haa been held five times and in ench tnurnment held the champion of the preceding year haa been the runner-up No champion has reprated and no city haa had two rhampiona Hill Cocks Harlingen won in 1932 He ns defeated in tho '33 final by Al Escalante Probable Pitchers In Majors Today NATIONAL New York at Phlladelphia-Smith va Walter Brooklyn at Frankhousa va Chaplin St Lou la at Chicago Wlnford va Carleton (Only games scheduled) AMERICAN No games scheduled TWO for lead Dr 8 Evans and Barbee Break 49 Each Dr 8 8 Evans and Barbee ended In a dead heat with 49 breaks each to their credit to nose out a good field of amateur skeet shooters at the Wynne Skeet Club yesterday afternoon SKKKT Hr aaKvn 2050 i- Kl' Christmas 3050 9- 4- aemi 35511 TB'IY'krd Bit nii'lMM 3550 S' S' Allen 3350 440: Jtmml Sonics Sl50 E1' 4350 Brown 2035 Ilurhtm 42501 Dr McCowa HTira 42x501 Sr 1135 A Roach 4150 Dr Canon 125 Smyth 4lxlW Mr Vanlrae 1725 Dr Gnll mas 41x50tRFR'( Hr 4xVi Jim Bika 350 Co ghll 37x50 11-YARD TRAP 41x5Ui Prxlt 21x25 Smith 17501 Dr KVa 15x25 Jack Hyx 23x501 xW Pat Mr Vanin 21x501 Uraon 41x50 Barlwo 23251 Minton 10x25 Professional MORE OLYMPIADS HOME Si Members of Touring Track Team Return to New York NEW YORK Sept Six members of the American Olympic track and field team tho last group to come home arrived today aboard the Columbus They were Forrest (Spec) Towns high-hurdles record smasher from Augusta Davs Albritton negro high jump star from Cleveland Archie Williams of Oakland Cal winner of the gold medal in the 400 meters run Glenn Dnwaon of Tulsa Koy Draper of Whittier Cal and WiI liam Graher of Ontario Cal -Newell Kimball young fireball right-hander nnd Babe Howell hard-hitting outfielder teamed today to give the Tulsa Oilers a 5 to 3 win over the Houston Buffs The win gave Tulsa a 2 to 1 advantage in the semi-finals of the Texas League Shaughnessy plsyofr Tulsa 100 001 10 1 Houston 002 010 006-3 3 1 Kimball and Meaiey Cvengros Smtih and Franks Dallas Has Edge DALLAS Sept 20-AP)-Fred fFirpo) Msrberry placed another gold star beside his minor league comeback today taming the Uk a-homa City Indians 4 to 1 to give the Dallas Steers a one-Rame In their Shaugnesny with Inst year's Divie champions Okia City fiOOVVJ noo-1 Dallas non nan nax-4 Whitworth snd FiUpatrick Mar-berry Fullerton and Rensa fir Cup tennis player and far tp fa" decided to Join tcuni fMnd in the professional fly fiusineas aha announced to- latTb the former Char-Ifaaslly W1 wmk6d third na- fatal Dehind Helen Wills and fa Jill a Mallory in 1927 when fa'irttlf0 Wa member of tho ft? Cup International team jerrd from competitive play a Wffytafar while still at the 01 her career keet for volley title Varsity gleets Vollintlne Vor Crown Tonight -toimiJ the Memphis Park fall lty-wlde volley flork will he held at 8 on the Vnllintin fits' Guthrie Varsity favored feq VarUty WiI ncounler mmsinr BY TRUCK BLYTHEVILLE-JONESBORO-HALLS Safe Convenienl Economical GREAR TRUCKING CO 435 MI FRONT BT They all declined to discuss the Olympic games aaylng they were now "ancient history" 1.

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Pages Available:
2,711,211
Years Available:
1894-2024