Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 323, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1938 Page: 3 of 6
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Stagehand
Holds Spot As
Top Favorite
Most 1937 Juvenile
Leaders Included In
Bookmaker Listings
NEW YORK — I UP) The
field for the (Mth running of the
Kentucky Derby on May 7 pro-
bably will be drawn from 21 of
the 1<>3 nominees, a survey of
winter bookmakers indicated
today.
With only a few exceptions,
all of last year's juvenile lead-
ers are included in the list. The
betting favorite is Stagehand,
a colt which failed to earn his
keep as a two year old.
Stagehand Leads
Stagehand, trained by-
great jockey Earl Saiule
which won the rich Santa Anita
derby and handicap during the
recent California meeting, is
quoted at 5-1 by Ike Steloff. New
Jersey betting commissioner.
Only 1-1 is obtainable against
in mid-western
Maybe It's Time To Thin Th e Crop A Bit .
"'ux, Mcnuw, Nedayr
are grouped at 12-
the favorite
books.
Fighting
and Dauber
1 each in Steloff's line and
plenty of money has shown for
the quartet at that figure.
'I'llii-<l Choice
Lawrin, a mediocre perform-
er in 1937. is third choice in the
pre-race betting. His chief sup-
porters are those who saw him
run in Florida where he won
the rich Flamingo stakes again-
st stiff opposition. Lawrin is
regarded a 15-1 shot.
Bourbon King, a prominent
racing tool in Hal Price Head-
ley's turf factory, and Tiger,
hunner-up to Menow last year's
year's champion, ate quoted at
20-1. In St. Louis Bourbon King
choices for the
rliy on March
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Pittsburgh Personalities- Sport Shots
Veteran Honus Wagner " "11
Athletics Group
Plans Contests
G. E. Williams, chairman of
the Nolan County Interseholas-
tic League athletic-; committee,
has called a meeting for 7:30
o'clock tonight in John H. Rea-
gan junior high school to map
final details for the county
sports contest- in Sweetwater
Saturday.
Hundreds of athletes and vis-
itors are expected for this an-
nual event, which will decide
county championships and also
probable entrants in the dist-
rict meet here April 8-9.
According to Williams, strong
entrants are expected in many
departments this year. Lively
competition is expected, with
partial results decided by the j
volley ball, playground ball and
tennis matches here the past j
Friday and Saturday.
to consider eligibility and trans-
fers. .Names of all transfers are
to lie snliniitti'il to all (lie clllbs,
who will conduct investigations
ami make recommendations, lint
it is regarded as doubtful if the
bugaboo ran be banished even
with this added attention.
This is national wildlife week, j
March 20-20. in which Texas is !
taking a big part. Sweetwater |
and Nolan county are somewhat '
left out of the program due to j
a misunderstanding over tlte
appointment of a county chair-
man. However, it is timely for
local sportsmen to think of the
conservation of wildlife, in
which they are joined by farm-
ers of the area. Publicity will
be given the matter, which will
lie the extent of the observ-
ance here this year. P.ut next
year the county probably will
lie organized, and something spe-
cific worked out, to aid the pre-
servation of game and animals
of worth to farmers, too.
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Back for another season of
service as Pirate coach at the
age of 01, famous old Honus
Wagner still finds modern stars
shooting vainly at some of the
sensational records he set
while, in his heyday as the
greatest ball player that ever
lived and is expected here when
the Pirates play the White Sox
April 7.
Chosen unanimously for the
Cooperstown (N. V.) Hall of
Fame on the first ballot, Wag-
ner holds a place all his own
in diamond history. Pittsburgh
fans insist that their idolized
Flying Dutchman never had an
equal as an all-around toplin-
er. During his National League
career of 21 years, Honus played
every position except that of
catcher, even pitching part of a
game for the Pirates against
Boston in 1902. And everywhere
he Was a standout.
Pennant Itecord
From the time of his Nat-
ional League debut with
Louisville July 19. 1897, until
he said farewell to the big
show as a player on September
17. 1917. Wagner took part in
2,785 pennant games, a record
never paralleled by any other
National League Player, And
he went out with the amazing
all-time batting average of .329,
making 3,130 hits and scoring
1,710 games, which still stands
as records for the senior maj-
or circuit. He batted above .300
in 17 consecutive seasons, an-
other record for the parent loop.
Among the hits made by the
renowned Pirate were 649 dou-
bles, 219 triples and 101 home
runs, staggering figures when
you consider that Honus did
not have the advantage of the
lively ball or present-day band-
box parks and short fences and
had to bat against the spit.ball,
shine ball, emery ball, mud ball
and all other sorts of trick
pitching now pohibited by the
rules. His greatest record was
that of leading the National
League in batting eight times.
ISase Stealing
With a peak of til ;a 1907,
Wagner' stole 720 bases all told
eight times stealing more than
10 in a year. In the field. Honus
came within 10 of accepting
10.000 chances. He had 1,320 put-
outs and 5,001 assists, with 012
errors, an all-time average of
.913.
Most players lade in Fan-
dom's memory soon alter they
hang up their gloves. P.ut Wag-
ner. with his famous bowed
legs, still is one of baseball's
most glamorous figures and a
national toast today. -11 years
after he played his first big
league game.
Sooners Heat
Long horn Nine
AUSTIN' — ( (Pi — Maedgen.
University of Texas infielder.
grounded out in the last half
of the ninth inning with three
men on base to give the Okla-
homa University a 8-7 victory
over the Longhorn baseball
team. The Longhorns pounded
the Sooner pitchers for 1 1 hits
while the Oklahoman's were
collecting 10. but loose fielding
on the part of the Texans gave
the visitors the game.
Not all the headaches in the
i<)il Belt conference, as well a^
other loops in the state, an
I caused by schedules. There i-
that little matter of eligibility
land transfers. At recent Oil Belt
j meetings there has been an tin
j dercurrent of contention regard
ing reported and suspected re
cruiting. Not all the teams, it i>
| contended. can attribute thi
j prowess on the gridiron to goot
| coaching. It is strongly suspect
ed that some of the teams haw
I winked the eye when transfer?
I were made.
As explained by Director
Roy Bediehek of the State
Interscholastic League, this
is one of the hardest matters
to correct. It is difficult to
determine whether a player
moved into a district of his
own free will and from natu-
j ral circumstances, or wheth-
1 er he was given an induce-
ment in cash, a job. or other
consideration, it is difficult
to determine whether such
inducement, even though
strongly suspected, was
made with the knowledge of
the officials, or was wholly
the work of enthusiastic
fans.
The Oil llelt loop lias moved
to correct ibis situation, but to
! date little litis been done about
I it. Fireworks are expected when
the trams meet again 1 lii- spring
Those girls who want to
get into the Softball pro-
gram should contact .Tames
Houlihan of the recreation
department, who is heading
up arrangements. After the
practice session which be-
gins April 12 is conducted,
the recreation officials will
turn the matter over to
team sponsors and the reg-
ular sofibali officials. Re-
ports of teams from Sweet-
Set:1 SPORT SHOTS Page I
Golden Gloves
Contests Move
Into Final Lap
East-West Amateurs
Battle for National
Crowns in New York
NFW YORK — 11 11) — More
than 18,000 fans crowded into
Madison Square Garden to see
the 11th annual east-west (Jold-
en Glove championships be-
tween amateur boxers surviving
Chicago and New York elimi-
nations.
In the 10 previous glove
competitions, the West has won
five, the East three and two
have ended in ties.
The East won the first four
bouts before the western slug-
gers captured both the 120- S
pound titles. In the alternate I
division. Jack Simmons, Kansas !
City, outpointed Willie Smith j
of New York, and in the chain- j
pionshiu category Eddie Demp- j
sey. Davenport, la., decisioned j
Tony Sarullo, Philadelphia.
Ktist Wins Light Weights
Both 112-pound titles went
to the East when alternate
Bobby Carroll of Trenton, N. J.,
defeated Walter Cavaliere. Chi- 1
\ eago. and Bill Speary, Nantieoke, i
i Pa., outpointed Kenny Lottmann \
j Chicago, for the championship. '
I 118-pound alternate— Eddie 1
j Forsner, New York, outpointed j
i Clayton Johnson, Chicago.
118-pound championship—John j
Aielio. Wilmington. Del., out- j
i pointed Frank Kainrath, Chica?
go.
135-pound alternate — Milton
j Bess. Indianapolis, decisioned
Richard Cremar. New York City.
135-pound championship —
Steve Kttkol, Binghamton. N.
Y„ decisioned John Benna. Ter-
re Haute, Ind.
117-pound alternate — Marvin
I Liddell. Tishomingo. Okla., de-
i cisioned Vince Gallatto. Phil-
j adelphia. Pa.
| I 17-pound championship —
' James O'Malley. Chicago. de-
j cisioned Phil Shea. New York.
160-pound alternate — Booker
! Hockwith. Gary. Ind.. kayoed
j Danny Cox. New York City, in
1:53 of the :jnd round.
100-pound championship —
i William Addison. New York
City, decisioned Joe Benna. Ter-
I re Haute. Ind.
Tommy Farr Decides
Marriage Will Help
HOLLYWOOD — (UP) — A
natty Tyrolean hat pulled down
over a still puffy eye and a
former follies beauty clinging
to one arm, Tommy Farr of
Wales came to Hollywood and
explained why he suddenly de-
cided to marry.
The explanation was—Maxie
Baer.
"Marriage and a son made a
fighter out of Baer," Farr said.
"I'm hoping the same combina-
tion can do as much for me. But,
mind you, it's all very sudden." j
Britain's vertical heavyweight |
arrived in a heavy wind, and in I
approved Hollywood manner, j
His plane was an hour late, but
even after it landed Farr didn't
move until all other passengers
had debarked and the camera-
men were ready for him.
Fiancee Surprised
Then he strode out, followed j
by his fiancee—follies beauty, i
Miss Eileen Wenzel, New York.
Miss Wenzel had black hair, a t
surprised look, and absolutelyj
no idea of what a prize fight is ,
like. She's never seen one. Farr I
bowed stiffly for protographers j
and quickly told an interviewer j
what questions to ask him in i
front of the sound camera.
"This trip was just a quick j
idea," he confided. "I proposed
marriage on the plane. It was a j
little more fun that way, and j
quite a bit different. I think j
we'll like it here. We intend to
stay for a month, and I need I
a rest.
"However, we won't be mar-
ried here. That will take place
in England.
Finally Farr explained the j
little matter of losing to Baer
in New York.
Baer Improved
"He was improved, but every-.
thing happened in the third. He
got me off balance with a left
hook and followed with a hard
right. 1 went down—the first
time i ever had. The punch did
more than hurt: it gave Baer..
the confidence he had lacked.
He was twice the fighter for the
rest of the bout.
"Baer is a hard puncher, hard-
er than Joe Louis. 1 don't know
too much about that, though.
Louis didn't hit me often enough.
1 still think 1 shaded him and
should have been given the de-
cision.
Sailors Defeat
Pace Bros. Five
Sailors took two games of
three from Pace Bros., in the
Sweetwater Bowling League play
Monday night, spotting the
Paces 15 pins in each of the
first two frames and 57 in the
third. The Sailors dropped the
first game 7-10-720, took the sec-
ond 813-730, and the last 753-
713. Spencer was high for sin-
gle frame with 184, and also
took total honors with 507.
.Monday Vighl Summary
Sailors
Spencer 18-1 172 151 507
Bennett 157 159 153 469
Diltz 135 173 159 457
Billings 113 170 155 438
Blind 137 137
Shade 135 139
Handicap 15 -15 57 147
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720 813 753 2,302
I aces
Pendergrass 156 146 144 -146
Hawkins 111 139 161 441
E. Whitak'i 121 128 146 395
.1. C. Pace 163 129 111 403
G. Whitak'r 114 143 124 381
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Totals 720 *813 753 2.302
Tuesday night Young's phar-
macy is scheduled to play Com-
munity Gas.
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Condition Of E. J.
Tansil Unchanged
The condition of E. J. Tan-
sil. suffering pneumonia, father
of II. A. Tansil. local merchant,
is said to be about the same.
He hail a fair night. He is re-
ceiving oxygen.
checks
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30-1 each with several large
wagers reportedly having been
made on them.
Legal Light, Sir Raleigh,
Can't Wait and Bull Whip are
held as 50-1 chances despite the
certain knowledge that they are
being pointed for the mile and
a quarter cassic at Churchill
Downs. Bejam. Co-i;poi*t. and
the Chief, the latter a stable-
mate of Stagehand, are probab-
ly derby starters which Steloff
regards lightly. They are pric-
ed at 60-1 each.
The longest shots in the pros-
pective field are ('-Note and Gov.
Chandler, each at 100-1.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 323, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1938, newspaper, March 22, 1938; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290316/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.