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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 15

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1 15 amon Runyon Gives Bold Venture Full Credit For Winning Kentucky Derby THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS MONDAY MORNING MAY I 193C Sunflower Coach Girl Wonder May Race Here Bad Luck Sot Entire Excuse For Failure to Win Ufld His Run At Bold Venture in Stretch Jiau T1--1 TT 1 IT A t'rranvilie Looks Lite Real Hard Luck Horse of Classic-Winner had Speed and Courage winnac had Sneed and Courage BY DAMON RUNYON Copyright by Unlranel Service pnrTE TO NEW YORK May We find ny excuses for Brevity in the Kentucky Derby as Brownsville Entry Takes As sociation Award 36 AMATEURS COMPETE Seven Clubs Represented at First of Eight Shoots at Wynne Next Shoot at Covington May 28 A good field of West Tennessee's most apt skeeit shooters with a largo number of epertstore looking on attended the Initial shoot of tho West Tenneases Bkeet Association held yesterday st tha Wynns Club on Bristol Highway Harrell of Trenton breaking 49x50 was the winner of the trophy offered by the association ons of which will be awarded the high gun In each of ths eight shoots sponsored by ths organisation Harrell -Iso wins a leg on ths large trophy donated by the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company through II Durham which will be shot for In September by winners of the eight" events Idirge Brownsville Delegation Each of the eight clube wu represented at yesterday's shooot ex cept Bolivar The Brownevllla Skeet Club of which Harrell la member had the largest out of -town delegation with five entries A dnsen gunners from ths Memphis Bkeet Club shot the 50 target program The second shoot of the association will be held at Covington May 28 Only amateur membera are eli -gible to shoot for the trophies Boyd Dunconprofessional of Lucy Tenn showed the way In that class breaking 40x50 Bob Andrews of Reelfoot Lake fame although shooting under the professional banner laid six misses to the absence of feathers on the targets Scores: Mnrrall 8- Evan 48 Helen -Stephens the sensation of the women's track world has expressed her willingness to compete in tho Memphis Cotton Carnival track meet IANS MADE Gilbert Wilenn 4S Jj- Sharmas 48 7 CA A' Dr a McCown Jr Dr (I McCowa Sr Jimmy Scruggs T- L- Hill 44 Rluforil 43 Ur It Tayuy -a 43 RfrlhfOCli Jf he see Frank Laftwlch 42 Itnrkard Dr A Clollrann Illih Harriaon iieeeefiiisseeei tl'ILII Dr Phillips and Dr Harrison Score Net 70s HARRELL ANOTHER WINNER Shoots 80-22-58 in Missouri Pacific tourney at Alicea Women Shotmakers Prepare for Big Meet BY TED NORTWNOTOW Two tied for first place yesterday in tha first annual tournament of tha Tennessee State Dental Golf Association at the Colonial Country Club Dr Phillips of Nashville and Dr Harriaon of Memphis tad net The pair will play off for tha title today or tomorrow and tho winner will receive the Gwinner-Mercere trophy This must be won tnree times in succession for permanent poaaesaion Low gross honors went to Dr Johnson with 79 and second low was Dr A Bigger with 80 both of Memphis In the second flight Dr Wilkerson had 65 and Dr A Baylesa 66 to lead In net scores The gross tallies found Dr Fosaett with 88 and Dr Tucker with 90 All are home players Driving contest was won by Dr Middiecoff Memphis with a 385-yard smash Dr Dorchiv had 16 and Dr Cockroft 17 for putting honors Dr Huck-aba Chattanooga won the flag tourney Dr King Memphis had the highest strokes on any par four hole nine oa number five 4 Blind holes prize waa won by Dr Rogers Chattanooga and Dr Dye Memphis had 109 for high on 18 holes A banquet climaxed activities last night at tha club 8ummer has officially entered the golfing veins of Memphis' links addicts Those not actually competing in various forms of tournament play past week-end were preparing for forthcoming events Harrell Wins Medal Fred Harrell had to win medalist honors in ths Missouri-Pacific-Union Railway tournament at Alicea Hilt carded 85-25 60 The best gross score was turned in by former champion Kim-brell 71 Tommy Glass also a former title holder was one etroke higher The Press-Scimitar evened their feud with The Commercial Appeal scoring a 36 to 25 victory A return match waa Immediately demanded The second victors accepted and a date waa set June 7 over the same layout The vlctore captured 18 of the 28 matches Jeff Cress Press-Scimitar again claimed medalist hon ors with a 74 Laurie McGowan Tho Commercial Appeal waa one under par going out but slipped on the home nine and took a 75 for second place Others in ths clasaification were Mack Doyle with a 76 George Bugbee 78 and Jimmy Lee 79 The vocal match between Tom King and Jiggs Rosengren was augmented by the presence of Early "I aw the Maxwell who took three markers from Harikua Pan-kus Hoehn Rosengren produced a pair of ear muffs but they hardly sufficed Women Take Drills At the Memphis Country Club the women spurred on by the announcement that Kathryn Hemphill and Jane Cothran two outstanding stars in southern circles would compete in the Marguerite Gaut invitation were sharpening their games in a firm resolution to keep the crown in Memphis A special national tournament also caught their attention Sponsored by the Pictorial Review and limited to clubs whose professionals are members of the A four low qualifiers at the Memphis Counttry Club will compete at the Capitol City Club in Atlanta for the southern positions in tho national event New Threats Arise Meanwhile a number of new threats arose for city championship honors by virtue of their sparkling rounds during the week-end Calvin Thompson diminutive shotmaker toured Pine Hill in 67 four under perfect figures He missed a six-footer on 17 to pull his total up a notch Leroy Taylor shot 73 at the Memphis Country Club with Richardson two strokes higher William Condon Ed Joyner Jr Coyer and Guthrie also had impressive rounds Julius Ackerbloom Jake Fondren (Ml A Rab Rodgers iter athlete et Ole Mitt it the new football coach at Sunflower Junior College Moorhead Mist Rodgers will take over the job in tho fall I PUTS GIANTS AHEAD Bats for Whitehead to Beat Reds in 11th 7-5 CINCINNATI Mny (US) -A pinch-single by Manager Bill Terry with the bases loaded in the elev (nth was the deciding blow in New York's 7 to 5 triumph over the CIu rinnnti Rods today Terry left the coaching lines with two out in ths elevepth to bat for Burgeu Whitehead and lined one-tagger to center driving two men across Paul Derringer who started far the Rede wu suspended indefi nltely by Manager Charley Dressen for hie failure to slide Into the home plate in the fifth Derringer was thrown out at tha plats by Jos Moors although tha throw waa wide end a elide might have enabled Derringer to score NEW YORK I abrnea Mont ir ft 1 1 1 3 Whl'd 2b 4 1111 aTerry 1 1 0 0 Kngllsh 2b 0 0 0 0 0 on rf ii i 1 1 Lelber rf ft 1 1 ft 0 Leslie 1b 4 I I 1 3b ft 0 1 I 1 Manrueo ell 010 4 Kartell ia II 111 Caatla'n 1 0 0 0 1 (lumliert 2 0 0 0 0 Smith 2 0 0 0 1 CINCINNATI abrhoa Cuyler efrf ft 1 1 4 Tltsv'w 3b ft 1 2 Merman If I 0 2 Riaaa 3h ft 0 1 Campbell a I 0 1 I Lnmimr'l a I 0 0 0 flonils'n rf 4 1 0 1 Byrd rf 1 II 0 I M'gitl'n Ih 4 1 017 Myers aa 4 I 1 Derrln'r 2 0 1 1 Freitas 3 0 0 1 Frey 0 0 0 0 42 7 12 23 lftlTiilal Totals 43 7 12 13 lftlTnlala 41 ft 12 33 IT Ballad fur Wltlithead in eleventh New York 110 IMD (too Clnrlnnnil 113 ooo otto 00 I Summary: Whitehead Jarksnn Runa batted Terry 2 Oil Lelher Jeck aua Bari 11 2 Thevenow Herman Campbell Myers Twa-baaa Moore Leslie Dvrrlnvrr Thres-hass Leslie Whitehead Italia Derrlngar Double Leslie to Rarlell to 111 Lien on New York Clnetmiett 10 Be sea on raalltman 4 Humbert 2 Derringer Frail 1 Fray 2 Struck out- By Cea-Hainan I by Oumliert 2 2 by Smith '4 by 1 Off Cas- Derrlnxer 2 by Frallaa llemaa 7 In 2 2-2 lnnme: off Oumhart I In A nff Smith nun In 2 1-3 off Dar- rinaer 7 In ft (nnna out in ftlhi off Frallaa ft In ft 1-1 off Kray 2 In 2-2 Passed Mannisn Frail a and Magarkurlh Winning pllchee-JImBh lwlnx Oulglay Mur an Eighth Inning Rallj Sinks Dodgers 6-6 PITTSBURGH May S-(US) -An eighth-inning barrage of extra base hita netted four runa for the Pitiaburgh Pirates and enablod them to top the slipping Brooklyn Dodgers 6 to 5 before a Sunday crowd of 10000 A double by Dan Hafey started the rally Gus Suhr singled Floyd Young doubled and Bill Brubaker tripled Tom long fly scored Brubaker with the fourth and deciding run Arky Vaughan accounted for the other Pirate rune with a home run with one on In the sixth Waite Hoyt who pitched tha last two innings for ths Bucs received credit for the win BROOKLYN I PITTSBURGH ahrhos abrhoa Ronla'r r( 4 0 2 Jensen If ft I A 0 Cooney ef ft 2 1 4 01 Wsner rf 4 0 0 3 0 Haneett lb 4 I 2 ft 1 Hsrey ef I 2 1 ft 0 Bucher 3h 2 0 2 0 1 Veuxhn 41310 llnda'm If 4 I I 2 I aPhalpa 1 0 0 0 0 Frey 2b 4 11)3 Oerag'y ill (0 4 1 Berrea a 4 0 14 0 Munxo 4 0 111 Brandt 0 0 0 0 0 Suhr lb Vnung 2b 4 1 1 a 4 12 4 1 Brub'r 3b 4 110 3 Psdden a 4 0 14) Rlrkofar 2 0 0 0 0 Swift 0 0 0 0 0 xDlekahot 1 0 0 0 0 lloyt 1 0 0 0 0 Totala SB 0 11 24 Railed for IJnditmm In ninth Baltsd for Swift In seventh Brooklyn 000 004 Plttehurah 002 0 Summary: Ermra Bucher Vauahan Hasten Psdden Geraghty Runa balled in Hassell Undid mm Berra Mungo Vaughan 2 Suhr Brubaker 1 Psdden two bass Cooney Hafey Harnett Young Three-bse hits Rrubaker Hnma run Vaughan Sacrifice! Bucher 2 HasaatL Double Bucher to Kray to Haeaott: Left on Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 7 Bane on Off Blrknfer 1 off Mungo 1 off Hoyt 1 Struck Hy Mungo 4 by Blrknfer 1 by Hoyt 1 Off Blrknfer 7 In 0 1-3 Innings off Swift 2 In 1 2-3 nff lloyt In 2 off Mungo 11 In 7 1-3 off Brandt In 2-3 Wild pllch--SwlfL Winning Hoyt Losing Mtinsn llmplne Stewart Plntlll and Pflrmna 2:02 Total SO 0 11 27 7 All-Stars Lose POPLAR BLUFF Mo May Ths Junior All Stars lost a 13 to 8 ball game to Biggers Ark team at Biggers i iMirhfcm ee ss se ps A Hnflttlr 21-1 3 AlltlH ee es as 21 ip ie to se as ei jlRRJ esaoe ee os so e19-2Q jj Hnlllfl i iiMiiiMiiim ei 3N AA Hi Btmi i iieiiioieioafraeeoo ilT-AT tllSIMIIIIIIMII l11n 32 Ne Dttfflt 90 MIIMieilMI ll1Talw3il Hi Thnnpfoi 14J(M 5 ii i neen irnbiM 1 20 129 Ii Sf Wynw ii iiiiiiiaeiMuJi Hi LWtl i 'oqo i as oe oe oi 13 5 OlltEOB eeeoteoaoiefe13 IJI M- XL CfHlllPT leieemieiMiilT lJ7 Ip Nowlin in- in Pr Lanier os a aa-oli 815 xBoyd 1 Hines is eumMitii n2vM XA Jutllof i sees 6s A uor! Culemaa I Toil Turn Back Boston Bees Opener of Scries 62 in FRANK FRISCH SETS PACE Hag Perfect Day at Bat With Two Singles and Card Pitchers Are Supported Well Rjr Th A Mortal 4 Ptim ST IXttJIS Mny 3- Led by Manager Frankie Friarh the league pacing 8L Louis Cardinals turned tack ths Boston Bros 6 to 2 today for their sixth straight triumph In the oprnrr of a 3-game series play ed under lowering skies before 7 500 8unday fans Frisch In a perfect day at bat collected three ot ten Cardinal hits with two singles and a double Bill Hnllnhnn and Rookie Jim Winford were touched for a total of nine hits but perfert fielding support helped them limit tha Bees to two runs Bobby Brown starting Boston hurler was knocked from tha box in a 3-run St Louie onslaught in the first inning and Bob Reis went the rest of the route BOSTON ST lOtltR aorona M'l ahrhnat llrban'l aa 4 0 0 2 3IT M's rf 4 8 1 0 III Friarh 3b Jordan Ih 4 0 210 UiJ Ma'n Harper rf 2 0 0 1 0 Medwlrk If 3 1 I ft 0 Cucrl'n Ih 4 1 1 4-Mlu lb 3 I 213 0 Thn'aon rr 3 1 0 0 OiDavla a 3 0 II ft 'uera't 3h 3 1 I 1 lillelherl 3b sipes 4 0 11 2 Dm o'er aa Brown 0 0 0 0 0 llallahan I il ltel -4 0 2 0 0Wlnlur0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals Ml 9 rViol Totals 230 VoVvTi i Bnaton oou OiW Bl laiula 3011X10 01 I Summary Runa ballad Marlin ary Medwlrk Mis Davis I Duroeher Isiura Ret Two base Medwlrk Hallsltan Frisch Mrrtfleei llsllshan Medwlrk Davis Double Ilrhansal curelnel- and Jurdan 3 Duroeher Frlaeh and Mine 2: Marlin to Davis Reis Urban' akl and Jordan Lift mi bases Boston SI Louts 4 Hanes on Off Httown off Rata 4 off llallahan 3 off Winford Rais llallahan 1 Winford Hits Brown 3 In 1-3 Inning Hallahan 7 In 1-3 Rela 7 In 7 3-3 Wlnlurd 3 In 2-3 Wild llallahan Winning nttr Hallahan Losing Ml Brown Mem Basra and Ones 150 Kowalik Weaknes Phils Trim Cubs 8-5 CHICAGO May 3-(AP)-After pitching three good relief innings I Kowalik young Chicago right-hander weakened in the 12lb today and the Philadelphia Phllllea ganged on him for four hits and three rune to take the opening game of the series from the Cube 8 to 6 PHILADELPHIA I CHICAGO ehrhoe1 abrhoa Chlnsss cf 4 I 0 Ga Ian ef 7 113 Allen If 1 3 ft 01 Itarmen 3b I 1 1 ft Moors rf 1 2 1 II Klein rf ft 1 3 2 Cmmllll lb 4 I 114 llO'Dea 2 2 17 Non-la aa 1 1 1 21 10 0 0 Whlt'y 3b 0 1 2 1 JlSIephen'n 0 1 0 0 0 Wilson 0 0 I 2 01 Demaraa If 0 3 Sheerin 2b 0 1 4 0 Davis 4 0 0 0 0 Zachary plOliu Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 Ctva'ta lb 0 0 ill Hark )b ft 0 I 1 English Inti Warnek 3 0 1 0 Mwim 0 0 0 0 Root 0 0 0 0 sHsrlnelt 10 0 0 Kowalik 1 0 0 0 XSXOIU 10 0 0 Tolell 4 14 38 13 Balled for Root In eighth Batted for O'Dea In ninth aax Balled lor Kowalik In twelfth Philadelphia IMIO 103 010 Chics ao 003 010 loi Summary: Mnnrt Norris Wilson Cavarrrtla Runs hatted Moors Norrla 2 Camllll Wilenn 2 O'De 2 Demsre 3 Two-baa Wlleon Herman Three-bas Ml Da ms re Horn run Norris O'Dea Sacrtflca hi Allen Herman Hack English Douhl Hark to Herman In Cavarrrtla Herman In Kngllsh to Cavarrotta Lrt on Philadelphia Chlrago 14 Bear on balls Davis 2 off Johnson 1 off Warnehe off Shotm 1 off Kowalik 1 Struck out Zsrhsry 1 by John von 1 by Watnvk 4 by Knot 1 Off Davis 12 In Innings (non out In tlh) off Zachary pons In 1-3 off Johnson 4 In 1 2-3: off Warneke In 7 1-3 off Slmun non In nor (pitched to rate batter In Slh) off Knot 1 in 3-3 off Kowalik In 4 Wild Warnek Winning John-eon Lnelng Kowalik Barr Bsllsnfsnt and Reardon 3:10 BOTTLERS ASSUME LEAD Conquer Cm nova Coffee Nine 14 to 7 in Rushwsh Loup Coca-Cola Bottlers went ahead in tho Bushwah circuit yesterday defeating Connva Coffes 14 to 7 st Hodges Field Johnny Epps Bottlers pilot and Dud Walden led the attack for tho winners getting three hits Rlstlg cracked out a trio of safe blows for Canova CANOVA COFFEE abrhoa Ijolt 2b ft 0 1 1 4 COCA-COLA abrhoa Buehl 2b 0 I 1 2 2 Meyer ir 0 1 I 0 4 1112 ft 2 2 0 Bennatt aa ft 0 1 1 2 Rlstlg If 6 2 2 0 0 Pratt 4 2 2 1 2 Renner 3b ft 0 1 2 2 will's Ih a a 0 no 2 Sharps rf ft 2 2 2 0 Werner cf ft 0 2 2 0 Cay'a elb ft 0 0 4 1 ft 3 3 0 0 Wnr'tn Wad 1b Enpa Sb 4 2 2 1 1 Walden ef ft 2 2 1 0 Haack rf 11110 Solart a 2 2 I 7 I Barbara ft 2 1 0 4 Total 44 13 21 Iftj Canova 011 020 Coca-Cola 321 110 14 Summary Buehl 2 Werk-hoveu 2 Epne Walden Solsrl Werner 3 Ixrtl Bennett Rlstlg Williams Sharp Two-hasa Lott Rial lx Banner Kppa 2 Bennett Werner Three-base Sharp Stolen Rial Ig Buehl 2 Sharpe Barbara 2 Werkhnvcn Wade Haack Passed ball Caytoo 2 Solsrl 2 Base nn Off Barham 2 off Pralt 4 Struck out By Barham by Pratt 2 2:05 DeVolo and Picard STANDING Ia Prt 3 2 000 2 3 400 Coca-Cola 1111 Canova Coffes Sa So so oa objective of the match was lost In a watterfall of sound and I finished the game like a stupid child who had never been on a tennis court before Not that I could have won because the English player waa better than but I would have mods a better showing if I hod been able to tell myself to pay attention to every This experlencs pointed out to me more than any other the value of concentration Always after that when I played I tried to keep the lesson In my mind Half the battle of being able to concen trate is won if you can command yourself to concentrate and then obey Naturally one does not always obey one's good but if one can port of tha time that is something gained tre more inclined to- -II alibis and accord Venturethe full meas-yttatsoe with Derby lgthet Brevity got slugged jjhebume-fcufflethtbe- Stately after the start and lad lot of racial bad luck Xrt that after all tad 5ltBold Venture through the of a mile and couldn't upton I ateed i venture had tha apeed and Lurtie to stand off that laat challenge of the Wldener you cent take anythin tom the winner latr looking for a real bad Znt in the race consider dill HewsisroaitadbyBod rifht efter atarter Billy ium told the boya to come on Jockey stout was of the saddle ao we kBs what Granville might dost ia the race Hit By Sangreal trity vu hit by Sangreal and Iknocked to hia knees but Wright managed to keep hie tti (ot the horae straightened an afterwards However he a go wide end do a lot of extra ta make up the ground loet nut and maybe tha accident nil mmething out of him rw Bold Venture probably Many too well himaelf after ao it waa all even ndai experts aay that aa the mi run Brevity waa probably Hi cant see that A horae good aa we had Brevity ia eur own mind would have it Bold Venture We think never-estimated Brevity The wii run in ordinary time rh before the etart wa were id uking for 5 to 1 on the nation that Brevity would Twenty Derby rec-It goea to prove that you never get too high on a but probably never Hay Beat Him Later vtty may beat Bold Ventura if hook up liter on But Bold re may iko beat Brevity in a liny Beating They are evi-pntty clou together They via i takes unleaa aome happen! to them But throw nut the mishaps of yeaterday re ait at all convinced that the wouldn't have been just the Bold Venture wan a dead fit end a tough horae and tha proved It bint hearted nag could have i iff that stretch challenge aa Venture did So let'a forget libig end give Bold Venture all i earning to him Brevity Just it km enough thought little Ira Hanford d-Bibe" outrode Wright In dutch run Hanford ia only 17 years old and ia the first "tin rider that ever won the He ie one of a family of 1 Hie brother Carl is a well-1 Jockey and another brother HjiWia one of the beet riders in wntry when he waa killed Bui ago in a race Ira Did His Stuff is I MW Brevity charging Venture in the atretch run (Pt hi mount bearing over a on Brevity ao that when rideri were practically boot to a left-handed whlpper ntpull hi Lite 14 that aids know he was doing totle thing to but Itu maybe he did wd is a mighty clever little tub of the most amasing features 08 the west-founded the price on Indian trom 15 to 1 to 3 to 1 of an eye Nobody th came from in bales At post time hoard waa such that a have invested a total of fta horses in the race Brevity and Indian Broom ha coud have wpn ve been 1500 Schwarts and his broth-Ty used to own a table in uwu a sis Die in last year they disposed to a1 at a public nd 7m kPt Bold Ven- or aV Ah traa at Saratoga I representing Mrs offal! Milky Way 8ta- rd 17500 S'hiMrtV7500 or save tho idrrfnave offer tOr nation However the fiU nowever the 1 vntur VWaa comln- and ner Maxrte and his hdTH thought tha "ln so SSftSBi Hopeful Hopefifl hot stod his hirt ndJ Abe a Uler btlduhadJ1be turned Wbvath h'dl'rl isle lJ rMmen that Bold XL ure'y develop Wnu I4 hewp 5dn tu loaa coirfl' "lpped Bold 5fhwn2? such on that today he Briil dl1 in the same BrvityQandVh drhy and he ought to folk PRAISE OF THOMAS Alabama Coach Comments on Bradford and Harrison BY EARLY MAXWELL Frank Thomas one of football's famous coaches likes the prospects for a winning team at the University of Alabama next season and a pair of Memphians Victor Bradford and Dennis Harriaon figure prominently In hia scheme of attack The popular gridiron mentor paused in Memphis yeaterday long enough to predict that Bradford and Harrison will make three letters in varsity competition in 1936 and football baaketbali and baseball "That's unusual but I believe the Memphis boya will come he said Starred ae Freshmen -Harrison and Bradford starred in freshman football laat season They also won first year numerals in basketball and are now performing with the baseball team Hank Crisp Alabama athletic director accompanied Thomas to the Arkansas state high school track and field events Saturday in Conway Little Rock High won the meet Thomas said that several winners in the high school competition were particularly outstanding In discussing football prospects Thomas expressed the opinion that tho team will be a strong title contender if the ends come through He lost Bryant and the Walkers The wing poaitiona are giving him chief worry Thomas is hanking heavy on a young tackle named Welter Merrill of Andulosa Ala who weighs 315 pounds Thomas believes that Merrill will prove to be one of the beat taoklea in Alabama gridiron history Tho school has had many atari at this position including several All-Americans The professional wrestling debut of Bill Lee All-American tackle under Thomas in Birmingham laat week was very impressive according Jo Thomas Lee defeated Pete Schuh veteran "Bill is quick active smart and said Thomas don't know much about wrestling but I believe that Lea will be a topnotcher in a few Thomas plans to take it easy this summer with only a brief session at a coaching school in Toledo on his schedule RED SOX WIN TWIN BILL Annex Two From California Negro Club 11-7 and 5-4 Memphis Red Sox negro nine continued their winning ways yesterday taking a double-header from the California All-Stare The Sox won the firit contest 11-7 and the abbreviated affair 8 to 4 FIRST GAMS MEMPHIS ALL-STARS abrhaa! brhoa Jone et 4 111 Oi House I 1 1 James 'Martin 2b 0 2 1 ss-Sb 1 1011 2L Hall 2b 4 2 2 1 2 Ham'n 1b 4 1 2 III Rivers If 1 0 0 2 1 Lswls 2b 2 10 3 HCoch'n lb 4 3 11 Ford rf II I I fliB Williams Smith 1 I li rr-lb 3 112 0 WlnflelA i Johnson I III I 2b-ss 11-13 lHnlmrs cf III II Carl If 4 10 0 uW'm 4 0 0 1 Hall 2 1 1 1 3 0 110 0 0 0 0 1 Binning rf 2 0 0 0 0 ToUtn 32 11 10 27 14 Totals 23 10 24 12 MtmpMa 220 112 11 All-Burt 200 00) 1 Summary: Errors James 2 WlnfltM 1 Martin Hall Rivers 2 Cochran Holme and Banning Runs batted in Hall Cochran 2 Hall James Winfield 2 Williams 3 James Smith 1 Two base hit Smith Thrsa base Mall lac-rifles hit Hall Stolen bases House L- HaU 2 Cochran 3 Hampton 1 Foster James Innings By HaU with 7 runs nits by Cox 2 with no rum 1 hits by Williams with 11 runs 10 Hall Losing Passed ball Hamp- 11 Williams Bast on Off Hall off Cox 1: off Williams 2 Struck out By HaU 4 by Cox 1 by Williams 3 Tima Umpire Walls and Ooodman SECOND GAME MEMPHIS ALL-STARS abrhea1 abrhoa Jones cf lloio Marlin 2b 21111 James lb 2 1 1 7 UW'ms If 3 0 0 0 0 Hamp'a 2 1 1 a I Hall 3h 3 10 0 0 Ltwla 2b 2 0 2 1 HCnehr'n lb 1 0 0 4 i JorjJ rf 2 0 10 rf 3 0 1 0 0 i 1 1 01 Foster 2 13 1 Wlnf'd HlllO 31 Holmes cf 10 11 Carl If 1112 0 House 10 111 Cox 110 6 Johnson 2 0 0 4 1 I Jones 2b 1 0 0 0 0 Total 20 1 SIS 11 Total IB 4 112 0 All-Start 2io Summary: Errors Smith 2 Runs bat-wd Corhrin 2 LewU 2 Ford 2 Smith Hm Jimn 2 Tiro bats hit Martin Three barn Lewis 3 Ford Stolen Smith Carl Pawed John-nn Hampton Raw on halls Off Cox 1 Houm 1 Struck By Cox 3 by Hnute 3 Tims 1:01 Goodman and Walla Tima 1:01 rl JOLLYS TROUNCE LEWIS Jos Delia! Hits Long Homer For Cobs In 8-5 Victory Making their nine hits count the Jolly Cab softbsli team walloped Lewis Clothing 8 to 8 yesterday at Gaston Vince Tuminel-lo chalked up his third consecutive mound victory Joe Delisl hit a homer for tho Jollya which trav clod 260 feet 800 8 9 koyl" 003 000 0-8 5 Gallo and Dickens Tuminello and Holder Postponed Course Softball course conducted an' nually by the Memphis Tark Commission scheduled to open tonight has been postponed until Thursday Director Marion Hals Bounced yesterday xJL ft Rnthrock Ir xBbh Andrew! xU OnuRhlin xN rowtll eeeeiee ai 212344 liiieiiini 34 ee leiieeiemieii S3- 13 Prafeaelonali AT no 12-3 The Clay brook Tigers champions' of ths Negro Southern League and the Chicago American Giants of tha National League divided a double-header yesterday at Russwood Park before a crowd of 4000 fans In ths flrat contest the Tigers combined timely hitting with Giant errors to win 13 to 3 In the second game the Giants earns from behind seorlng three rune In ths fourth and fifth innings and added two more in the eixth to cinch the game 8 to 4 Cornelius Giant hurler allowed the Southern League champs only five hits 1 -First Game: Claybrook 032 032 12 13 8 Chicago 000 110 7 6-Radcliff and Taylor Powell Trent and Byss Second Game: Chicago 000 332 S-8 10 3 Claybrook 040 000 5 1 5 Cornelius and Byes Mitchell' Sumerall and Taylor Liberto Beats Herff Frank V-S softball team beat Herff V-8 yesterday at Forrest Park 5 to Hardin new Liberto hurler was in good form and held the Herff team at boy' while hie teammates piled up a comfortable lead that was never threatened Beats Reeves Union Planters won from Reeves Coal Co in softball yesterday at Guthrie 9 to 3 ALL MAKES Prepared fer Clip Isipeetlea Wagner Brake Service in UNION 2-2113 Bold Venture Gets Play From Many In Party Memphians didn't do so bod the Kentucky Derby wegering after ell The long shot winner Bold Venture was no big surprise to 16 members of the party that mads the trip over the Elks Exalted Ruler special They had tickets on Bold Ventura of soma sort many of them to win Hero are the Memphlana who played the winner: Dave Wells Sr Devs Wells Jr John Kimbrough Frank O'Sulll' van Bill Fowler Frank Rice DoV' or Barrett Jake Picsofsky Mrs Lawrence Kulp John Farrell Jr Louis Morrow Mrs Louis Morrow Mrs Robert Morrow George Strlckfadden and Mrs Louis Cans Tha Elks train returned at noon yesterday after a most enjoyable trip The Ulinoli Central had eight cars and they were all filled Memphians had compartment! on the train and spent Friday night the same as Thursday and In the Pullmans Meals were also served on the train and numerous other features made it a "modern hotel on wheels" Most members of the Memphis party were favoring Brevity before they left Memphis but when the Wldener colt started toward even money the Memphians began juggling the long shots and in some cues Bold Venture wu the ticket Indian Broom the horse that dropped from 15 to 1 to two to one after three $5000 bets were mode Saturday morning hod a heavy play from Memphians And The Fighter too It wu a happy but well worn crowd that stepped off the rattier at Grand Central yesterday The Memphians joined In the Louisville Derby Eve festivities and mixed ail the other trimmings that go with the annual turf classic Close to 50 members of the Elks party saw Barney Ross knock out Chuck Woods at the Armory Joe Brown etoie the show in prebout ceremonies that Included the appearance of Babe Ruth Jack Dempsey and Gov Chand ler of Kentucky in the ring at the same time Brown pretended to wap blows with Dempsey and brought the house down with hie comical antics Tom King the printer who follows ths horses from coast to roast and tack again watched the Derby from the press box and opined: "If those Jockeys had guns I believe they would shoot each EARLY MAXWELL Dexter Ends Season POPLAR BLUFF Mo May The Dexter high school Bearcats won their sixth and final game of the season defeating Sikeston 11 too fatalistic feeling that unlesa a game la at iU beat It is at Its worst But perhaps because of my own point of view I am crediting ipth American and Jnpaneaa players with an attitude which does not belong to them I know that for myself there re only two playing and concentrating aa well as I am able or clae playing and having no direction at all to my game Whatever la in between would be ao poor aa to be worse than nothing Thli may be unfortunate perhaps because it makes an unimportant match aa important as tho finals at Wimbledon Once at Wimbledon I lost my concentration because of inexper-rience was distracted by wave upon wave of applause for my English opponent's play until the very CONSENSUS Cnpirrlzht IMS hr UnlvfrMl Service AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Santfmn Jrl Dear Glnee 2 Wont Bouncing Along Win Beauty Onwmntnla Cnrxrtnn Rualnnyhody 4 Forewarned Bill Bleiwelae Felly Taw Rarlerlnz Kale Greeneprinz Lad Beet Bid Late Dale Pot Ail Broomi High Diver Almirlne BO 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Wenzier won the driving contest at Galloway Joa Shelly was second with Louie Montesi a closa third Bob "Pro'1 Greene the former sick man whom golf cured turned Mo Lean Vollintine in 30 four strokes below perfect figures The annual Pentecost Garrison School tournament will be held Saturday at Alicea Cnmplate The Commardal Appeal -Prana Scimitar acorea with Tha Commercial Ap- pcal'a rcpraaratatlwa llatcd flrat: Bruce DtWaaa won two from Jot Cor coran Hansen loat ona to Tom Watklna Jr Warner Bowden loat one to Bob Gill Louie Bettlaon won two from Larry Nation Benny Bawlell loat two to Peterman Bill Humphrey loat ona to lock Caake ey won threa from Fred SnodgraM Hugh Huffman won three from Bnewell Hale Leo Schneider loat two to a rare Frank Clark won ona from Hitman Plnrgar Wynn loot ona In Moaa Hartley Sparkey Belnte won two from Croaa Jack Merrill loat threa to Mack Doyle Roy Kveraon loot three to Jeff Crass: Bill Btnrdlvant loat two to Jimmy Lea Guyton won three from DeWKt Hollingsworth Diary Mr Gowan loat ona to Mm Rlark Laurla Me-Gnwan won Hires from Cecil Ragglo Tom King lost on to Jlgga Rnaengren Early Maxwell won three from Hank Hoehn Bryant loat tlirea to Jeff Snnoke McCletah loat three to Hughey Thao Couch loat one to Arthur Crabtree Cagla loat three to Ed Cmnell George Beale won two from Valeo Lyla John Wynne won three from WUion Weatherly ihl John HumnVrle kwr three to George Bug-hee: and John Boarding loat three to Red Ledbetter Qualifier fn th Missouri Paclfle-Tfnlon Railway tournament at Alieea: A Veet Oft: Trafford 70: 1 0 Mauptn William St John 102 27 70 Bowden 24-21 02 Louie Fretdman 7ft Falk 07-22 7S A Klmmerly 70 Devla 102-30 74 Herniherge- Hilt 00 Moore Hindman Pranebaker 7B Gorton Bradley Deg man TO Buck Craft Tompkins 100-20 72 Woodrow Smith 71 Klmbrell 71-2-05 Short-ridge 92-19 -73 Tom Glees Andrew A3 Shumike 77 Wlleon 72: Tom Ferrell SO Fred Ferrell 50 Painter OS WII-llami 8 lawrenc 02-20 72! Hart A McCUI-louah Ridgeway's beet card earn from Wlllla Mlnkua who turned In 73 Henry Halle and Herman Schultt a hot 70s Mrs Solomon had SO for her Sunday affort of nationality You might euppose ISfAW $lBynal becaut ot their background would excel in concentration Yet this does not seem to be at leut among the present day players I cannot think of one who displays unusual powers of concentration It ie only Fred Ferry when hie game is at the top who shows the irresistible force that belongs to the player who concentrates But this Is only during the time that he feels like playing well And we Americans who like to believe ourselves unemotional are on the tennis court perhaps more likely to experience extremes of feeling than are players of other nationalities It ie natural for us to feel either highly elated and optimistic or else cast down and depressed One does not need to go to the tennis court to find proof of this Yet in spite of this there seems to be a curious determination in American players which tends to aid them toward concentration The only other players that I can think of who have the aame spirit but in an Oriental way- are the Jap-aneae 1 'ey aeem to have a kind of A Study In Tennis Concentration BY HELEN WILLS MOODY (Copyright 1930 By Universal Sendee) The best concentrators in women's tennis that I have ever seen were Mile Lenglen and Mrs Mallory Mrs May Sutton Bundy too must have been very good at it but I did not sea her in the days of her best tennis Among the men players Rene La-cos la stands out as being the possessor of almost unbelievable powers of concentration His seemed to be continuous a definite power In his game which flowed smoothly and dependably This wu so too of Mile Lenglen There were no ups and downs in the games of these two brought on by breaks in concentration It is curious that they should both be FYench We are accustomed to believe that the French nature is volatile But I have found that upon ths tennis court at least the French ere very practical-minded They seem to be hindered neither by imagination nor hence ere able to concentrate without difficulty English Excel It is rather interesting to develop the ideq of concentration in terma Rdl ESI Memphis vs Nashville 8:13 PM if.

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