Soil Conservation Dominates Farm Sec in Softball Action
Soil Conservation downed Farm Security 6 to 4 as Rex homered in the fourth and Goodell followed with a fifth inning blast. B A E beat Locomotives 10 to 6 while U S Treasury fell 13 to 9 to Farm Sec C. F. C. High School routed Walter Irving 9 to 6 with a third inning homer by Duke and another by High School in the third.
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Blake
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Walter Irvin Neneeee
Treasury
Something Is Schmeling Bad Something Is Schmeling Bad
A rapid clash described as the shortest fight in history. Max Schmeling falls and rises quickly, with round-by-round chaos likened to an elevator ride as commentators mock the bout and its swift end. The piece humorously critiques the match and its spectacle.
Oilers, Dallas rally in Texas League action
Dallas defeated Fort Worth 2 to 1 in a 10 inning game as Baker pitched the win. Tulsa, Beaumont, and Oklahoma City were idle due to rain, while Fort Worth beat Shreveport 6 to 1. Joe Vitter homered for Shreveport and Homer Peel of Fort Worth homered in the sixth.
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Tulsa Oilers
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Houston
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Tulsa
San Antonio
Albert
Baker
Joe Vitter
Homer Peel
Shrevzfort
Small
Ham
Joe Louis Declares Himself Champion After Schmeling Knockout
In New York June 23 Joe Louis, five years from factory work and a million dollars richer, proclaims himself champ after a one round KO of Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium. Schmeling vows to return but Louis enjoys relief and bashful pride as reporters and friends file out.
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Joe Louis
Champeen
Yankee Stadium
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Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Braddock
Bill Robinson
Henry McLemore
United Press
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Wen Lightning
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Robert Taylor
Nebraska
Barbara Stanwyck
Max Baer
Hanes Undershirts Promise Absorbent Comfort
Bill wears Hanes shirts that keep him dry and neat. The absorbent knit soaks up perspiration and aids evaporation, helping the wearer stay comfortable and presentable.
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Bill
HANES
P. H. Hanes Knitting Co
Winston- Salem
N.C
Louis KOs Schmeling in First Round to Retain Title
The crowd witnesses Joe Louis knock out Max Schmeling in the opening round, preserving the heavyweight championship. The write up reflects on past sports stars, faded rivals, and the shifting landscape of boxing and horse racing legends.
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Joe Louis Kayoes
Max Schmeling
Admiral
Seabiscuit
Barney Ross
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Ross
Thomases
Louis
Games Tonight At Local Arcade Schedule
Tonight's card features John’s Café against Badger-Herring and Globe Tailors facing Panhandle Sign Co. Also Roal Shoe Shop meets Western Auto in a quartet of early season matchups.
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Badger-Herring
Globe Tailors
Panhandle Sign Co
Oil Company Bonus Brings Profit to British
London reports an Anglo-Tranian Oil Company 25 percent dividend and bonus for 1937, boosting British government revenue. The government holds $56,250,000 of Anglo-Tranian ordinary stock, receiving $14,062,500 from the dividend. The text also notes figures for Anglo-Iranian Company profits and a U. S. army mess kit.
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London
Anglo- Tranian Oil Company
Anglo- Tranian
Anglo-Iranian Company
Schmeling Hospitalized After Louis Knockout
Max Schmeling lay face down for a two minute and four second defeat to Joe Louis in Yankee Stadium. An X ray showed a fracture of Schmeling’s vertebral transverse process just below the kidneys. Schmeling entered Polyclinic Hospital after midnight and asked that no calls be placed to his room.
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Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
The
Daily News
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Louis
Max
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Coney Island
Lous
Yonkers
Joe
Standings and results in the Texas League and West Texas New Mexico
Texas League standings show Oklahoma City Beaumont San Antonio Houston and Fort Worth leading with wins and losses. Wednesday results Dallas beat Houston 3 1 Fort Worth defeated Shreveport 6 1 Oklahoma City at San Antonio and Tulsa at Shreveport were postponed by rain. West Texas New Mexico games Hobbs and Lubbock combined for a 2 4 finish with Needham Henderson and Nelson contributing for the visitors.
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Houston
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Tulsa
Beaumont
L. Pet
West-Texas-New Mexico
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Needham
Henderson
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Melito
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Jacot
Keller
Soden
Berndt
G. Jones
Nelson
Stuart
Midland
WINK
Franklin
Ballinger
Armstrong
Ferguson and Bates
Louis Schmeling Fight at Yankee Stadium Report
U P sportswriter on the scene at Yankee Stadium for Louis vs Schmeling. Crowds packed ringside with ticket tops at 30 dollars as promoters filled aisles with eager fans. The bout opened with a rush of policemen and a rapid finish in 2 04.
Louis Wins Fight Then Eyes Baer Rematch
In Austin Texas the report notes Louis earned about 320000 from last night’s victory as Schmeling stays in the U S until early July. Baer, likely to meet Louis in September, previously fell to Louis in the fourth round before a large gate. Louis plans a southern meal after the whistle.
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California
Louis
Baer
Schmeling
Hamburg
Antwerp cobblestones repurpose across Aberdeen beds
In Aberdeen Washington a Dutch ship once used Antwerp cobblestones as ballast arriving in 1907. Mark Sherwood salvaged stones to build and later cemented them into his house walls. The house was torn down this spring and the stones were repurposed as borders for twelve Aberdeen peony beds.
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Wash
Antwerp
Mark Sherwood
Sherwood
Tremaine to Meet Von Bromberg in National Guard Armory Show
Andy Tremaine battles Count Carl von Bromberg in the main event at the National Guard Armory. The German and Tremaine clash in a planned bloodiest grapple, with Don Hill facing Dizzy Davis in the semi final and Jack Hagen meeting Blacksmith Pedigo in the curtain raiser. Tickets available at City Drug Store.
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Carl von Bromberg
National Guard Armory
Tremaine
Teuton
Don Hill
Dizzy Davis
Houston
Davis
Hill
Jack Hagen
Pedigo
Ticke's
City Drug Store
Folk Street
Germany Reacts to Schmeling KO Loss in Two Minutes
Berlin reports heavy shock as Max Schmeling loses to Joe Louis in the heavyweight title fight. Thousands stay up past 3 AM listening to radio results with disbelief and sympathy for Schmeling amid critique of American influence on the bout.
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Germany
Joe Louis
Mac Schmeling
London
Schmeling
New York
Max
Zwoelf Uhr-Blatt
Air-Speed and Texaco Lead Jaycee Softball Standings
Air-Speed and Texaco United won 7 to 2 over Borden to edge ahead of Texaco in the Jaycee Softball League standings. Texaco can tie for first with a win tonight after Magnolia matchups, while Taylor's Market crushed Keeling Gulf 16 to 1 in the opener.
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Taylor
Keeling Gulf
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Taylor’s Market
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Culpepper
Sorenta
Blanton
Gatlin
Dalton
Maxwell
Verplank
Arc de Triomphe Lift Repair Funded For Tourists
The French government will spend part of its tourism budget to grease and repair the Arc de Triomphe elevator. After ten years of weary visitors climbing 161 feet to the top the structure will receive attention. The article also notes the glacial period lasting an estimated 500000 years.
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Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Louis and the Legend of a Comeback Comeback
The article recalls Joe Louis and his rival from two years earlier in a twelve round decision. It notes Louis’s age and the enduring idea that champions never truly return after defeat.
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Joe Louis
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