Six Historic athletic feats chosen for Esquire poll
The writer lists six landmark events he regards as outstanding in athletic history. Among them are Joe Louis's knockout of Max Schmeling, Gene Tunney's long count against Jack Dempsey, the 1914 Boston Braves pennant and World Series, Bobby Jones Grand Slam, Tommy Harmon’s rainy day Michigan win over Ohio State, and Sammy Snead’s late U S Open collapse. Additional notable feats are mentioned in passing.
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Esquire
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Soldier's Field
Chicago
Jack
Dave Barry
Dempsey
Philly
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Athletics
Bobby
Philadelphia
Red Grange
Illinois
Michigan
Babeuth
Jess Willard
Toledo
Bill Dudley
Virginia
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
New York Giant
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears
Polo Grounds
Bill Tilden
Don Budge
Red Sox edge Senators 3 2 in tense early homer spree
Boston built a 3 2 lead with two first inning home runs as Tex Hughson notched his fifth win. Lupien and Newsome sparked the offense with early homers, while Kampouris later joined with a homer for Boston. The Senators rallied with a seventh inning run, but fell short as misplays and strong defense sealed the win.
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Hughson
Muncrief
Browns
Chi Cop
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Tex Hughson
Tony Lupien
Knucklebailer Leonard
Jim
Sox
Senators
George Washington
Alei Carrasquel
Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
Skeeter News
Johnny Peacock
Jim Vernon
Alex Kampouris
Brookn Dodgers
Vernon
Ossie Bruege
George
Bluege
Hig Am
Bob Johnson
Lupien
Washington Abrhoa Aerate
Sihideadss
Robertson O
Myatt
Leonard
Carrasque
Abrhoa
Uae
Cock Oy
Eiperkat
Pakalytsagens
Tabor
Pee Ile
Newsome
Washington
Hughser
Keouts
Games Postponed Across Cities Prompted By Schedule Conflicts
Basketball card lists postponed games including Meduete versus Saure in Philadelphia at York and Boston versus Brooklyn. Today’s games show Brooklyn Tobin (4-3) hosting Mellon (2-4) and St Louis at night with Gornick (4-3) against Lamer (2-8).
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Meduete VE i
Brooklyn
Tobin
Mellon
Ttebur At & Louis
Gornick
Lamer
Sports Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Results yesterday show Osion 3 Washington 2 and Loule 6 Cleveland 0. Detroit 1 Yu. Today Ames faces New Year Chapler 5 1 and Black 2 2 at Bostom Wynn 4 3. Rats meet Detroit Grove 1 0. Fy Cleveland night Niggyting 1 ve Smith 4 1.
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Osion
Washington
Loule
Cleveland
Detroit
Weather halts Rochester Baltimore baseball game
Weather forced the calling of the international baseball game between Rochester and Baltimore tonight after both teams had battled through 18 scoreless innings. The long contest left players from Browns Phillies Indians Cardinals and Tigers listed in box scores, with notable performances from Dahlgren Musial Yalker and Wakefield among others.
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Pe Stephens
Browns
Dahlgren
Phillies
Musia
Cardinals
Borkett
Indians
Yalker
HH Wakefield
Tigers
Baltimore
Rochester
Kurowski Hero of the Attack for Cards in Win
Kurowski returns from eye injury to lead St. Louis Cardinals past Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3. He hits a triple double and single driving in three runs including the decisive tally in the ninth. Mort Cooper wins, Sewell loses, boosting the Cardinals to a half game behind Brooklyn.
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St. Louis
George
Cooper
Buccaneers
Elbie Fletcher
al Lopez
Fletcher
Lopes
Vince DiMaggio
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pitteburah Abrhoa ‘Ruutine
Russell
Biliett
DiMaggio
Owe
Kiein
Sanders
Siscceestus
Wittsburgh Co
ST LoUis
di Magglo
Sewell
M. Cooper
Musial
Marion
Klein
Mo Cooper
Nurowaki
Kurowski
M Cooper
Pitteburga
St. Louie
Cindy Redlegs defeat Fort Harrison 8 to 0
Cincinnati Reds shut out Fort Benjamin Harrison camp for an 8 to 0 victory. Bob Malloy held the camp team to three hits over five scoreless innings and Johnny Vandermeer allowed three safeties in the last four.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Bob Malloy
Johnny Vandermeer
Cincinnati Reds
Malloy
Vandermeer
Cincinnati
Harrison
Lakeman
de Phillips
Couchman
Schemey
Ciralo
Syracuse Added to West Virginia Grid Schedule
Morgantown West Virginia June 9 Athletic Director Roy M Hawley announced the addition of Syracuse to the West Virginia university 1943 football schedule The Mountaineers will play the Orange in Syracuse October 30 marking the first gridiron meeting between the teams Also on slate are Michigan and Kentucky contests
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Morgantown
W. Va
Roy M. Hawley
Syracuse
West Virginia University
W. P.T. Michigan
University of Kentucky
Mountaineers
Orange
Trojan successor puzzles the expert
Northern Illinois note on June 9 reports track experts doubting Southern California for a ninth straight national title. With entries from California Illinois Missouri New York and Minnesota the Missouri Tigers emerge as the leading pretenders on the eve of workouts at Northwestern Dyche Stadium.
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Evanston
Til
Southern California
Trojans
California
Illinois
Missouri
New York University
Minneaa
Northwestern University
Dyche Stadium
Tigers
Misouri
Feder Gazes At Sport Pix Of U S
A collage of sports gossip from New York notes bookies in play on Arm strong Angott, upcoming fights, and midtown arena talk. Mentions Red Dutton Harry Mendel and possible ownership shifts amid Madison Square Garden plans after the war.
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Madison Square
New York Hockey Americans
Broadway
Red Dutton
Amerks
Harry Mendel
Tis
Tony Galento
Pennsylvania
New York
Pole vaulter Harry Cooper to join Navy after stellar prep career
La Crosse Wisconsin June 9 track coaches lament the loss of Harry Cooper 19 a La Crosse Central high School standout and top four year pole vaulter who cleared 13 feet 638 inches regional mark near the national prep record He earned 13 letters in prep sports excelled in basketball football and swimming and weighed 147 pounds at 5 feet 10 1 2 inches He passed preliminary exams for naval aviation cadet enlistment and awaits the call for training.
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la Crosse
Harry
Naval Aviation
Rame
Great Lakes Top Cubs 4 0 in One-Hit Naval Victory
Great Lakes naval team White Jackets beat Chicago Cubs 4 to 0 for their 13th straight win. Bob Harris and Tom Ferrick combined on a one hit game, Len Merullo doubled for the Cubs’ only offense. Johnny Mize contributed two hits and two runs for the victors, with Chester Hadjuk stealing home in the sixth.
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Great Lakes, Ll
Bob Harris
Philadelphia A’s
Tom Ferrick
Cleveland Indians
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago Cubs
Bluejackets
Cubs
Cub
Len Merullo
Harris
Johnny Mize
New York Giant
Great Lakes
Navy
Chester Hadjuk
Chicago White Sox
Bill Lee
Nonnenkamp
Lee Prime
Derringer
Bithorn
McCullough Hernandez
Ferrick
Dickey
Haegg Controversy Tees Up A A U Meet
New Yorker voices doubt over Gunder Haegg entering the national A A U meet on June 19 20 and the tri county championships. He argues the athlete should have extra prep time and questions the A A U rule that binds him once entered. He predicts Haegg may still perform well despite the dispute.
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New York
Gunder Haegg
Amalso
Grocen
Haegs
Fannegg
Coney Island
Haegg
Price Ae
Aera
End
Cet
A.A. U
Stengel Rates Top Outfields From Baseball's Past
Casey Stengel ranks four historic outfields including Ruth Meusel Combs of the Yankees and Speaker Lewis Hooper of the Red Sox. He notes the 1925 29 Yankees trio as the best he has seen and recalls other great lines such as Cobb Veach Crawford and DiMaggio Keller Henrich.
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Boston Braves
Boston
Casey
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Combs
Stengel
Ruth
Meusel
Yankees
Tris Speaker
Duffy Lewis
Harry Hooper
Joe Ap
Tommy Henrich
Charles Keller
Ty Cobb
Wahoo Sam Crawford
Bob Veach
Tigers
Pirates
Deiire
Ankee
Lewis
Hooper
Ay Speaker
Sox
Ors
Speaker
DiMaggio - Kelier - Henrich
Keller
Henrich
DiMaggio
Almore
Diaggio
Cobb
Veach
Crawford
Geeeiee
Ed Delehanty
Billy Hamilion
Sam Thompson
Phillies
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Baker Field
Jerry Booth
Require Magazine
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W. U. Pet. Ee
Lea Herman
Dodgers
DiMaggio Pirates
Wiliott
Ieiler Yankees
Anne Erenene Gordon
Shasta
Cardinais
Kurowsk
Mort Cooper
George Kurowski
Cindy Redlegs
Fort Harrison
Feder
Sport Pix
U. S
Sio Feder
Henry Armstrong
Sammy Angottight
Hammer
Sammy
Seabiscuit
H. C P. Wheatley
Reno
Okla
Linnie Frey
Billy Herman
Mike Jacobs
Prade
Willie Pep
Sal Bartolo
Hartford
Mike
Luis Firpo
Abel Cestac
Ol Mauler
Cestac
Harry Cooper
Midwest
Chicago Bruins
Whitney Martin
Yank
Pals
Dillon Graham
Speaker- Lewis-Hooper
Harry Hellmann
Wingo
Baltimore Orioles
Keeler
Brodie
Kelley
Detroit Tigers
Heman
Annason
Cuyler
Wilson
Hermen
Hendrick
Frederick
Philadelphia A
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Miller
Jamieeson
Summa
St. Louis Browns
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Jacobson
Ross
Holmes
Workman
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Coleman
Rio de Janeiro
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