Carnera Baer Showdowns Draw Heavy Ringside Buzz
By ALAN GOULD in New York on June 14 AP reports heavy anticipation as Primo Carnera and Max Baer prepare for a heavyweight title bout in Madison Square Garden. Estimates vary, with perhaps 50,000 to 60,000 fans expected to attend or watch, amid fight-night hype and shifting boxing era dynamics.
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Record of heavyweight title fights since the War
New York record lists international heavyweight championship bouts from 1921 to 1934. Dempsey knocked out Carpentier in 1921, Firpo in 1923. Tunney stopped Heeney in 1928. Schmeling defeated Sharkey in 1930, Schmeling stopped Stribling in 1931, Sharkey beat Schmeling in 1932, Carnera knocked out Sharkey in 1933 and Carnera won over Paulino in 1933, with Carnera also beating Loughran that year.
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Carnera Baer Title Bout Draws 60,000 Hopeful Fans
Cash customers expected to near $400,000 gate as good weather anticipated for the Carnera Baer title fight. Betting odds show Baer favored over Carnera, despite Carnera’s late conditioning concerns and a supposed goat-getting campaign. The bout will be broadcast nationally by NBC with preliminaries at 7 p.m. and the main event at 9 p.m.
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Hadley Relieved for Late Batting As New York Edges Louis
A fragment shows a seventh inning at bat for Hadley and a ninth inning batting for McAfee. The baseball score ends New York six, Louis by two runs with errors charged to Crosetti and West.
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Yesterday's Heroes By The Associated Press
Lefty Gomez held the Browns to six hits for his 10th victory. Ethan Allen, Phillies, homered with a man on base to beat the Cubs. Fred Frankhouse, Braves, shut out the Cardinals for his ninth win in a start. Joe Cronin, Senators, homered and featured a double win over the White Sox. Gus Suhr, Pirates, went four for five and drove in a run.
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Errors Highlight St Louis Loss in Friedlin Frame
Boston defeats St Louis as Frisch Durocher commit four errors. Hallahan and Davis place in third with notable batting highlights. Final totals show a tight contest with key runs and miscues shaping the outcome.
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Standings and Friday Baseball Schedule Headlines
STANDINGS show York leading with 6 and Cincinnati 4, plus scores for Boston Louis 0 and Pittsburgh 15 to 2. Philadelphia 11, Cleveland 2, Detroit 13, New York 6, St. Louis 2, Washington 11, Chicago 3, Washington 13, Chicago 11. Friday games list Boston at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Washington, St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Detroit at Boston, Columbus at Toledo, Louisville at Indianapolis, Milwaukee at Kansas City, Minneapolis at St. Paul.
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Boxing results from coast shows wins and stoppages
In Alexandria, Virginia, Midget Woilgast of Philadelphia outpoints Sammy Seaman of California at 118 pounds. In Oakland, Johnny Romero of San Diego stopped Frankie Hughes of California at 149 pounds. In Terre Haute, Jimmy McFarland of Terre Haute stopped Tiger Floyd of Oakland at 147 pounds.
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Nats regain punch in doubleheader sweep stretch
The Washington Senators swept the Chicago White Sox 11 to 3 and 13 to 11, moving back toward first division behind a surge in hits. The Browns dropped to behind, as New York blanked Detroit, and Philadelphia’s Curt Davis limited the Cubs while Ted Kleinhans powered the Giants to a 6 to 4 win. Fred Frankhouse tossed a shutout as St Louis beat Brooklyn 9 to 0, and Pittsburgh pounded Brooklyn 15 to 2 with 17 hits.
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