Schmeling to Meet Braddock for World Title in Fall
New Yorker Mike Jacobs announced plans to match Max Schmeling with James J. Braddock for the world heavyweight title this fall after Schmeling’s victory over Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. Jacobs said he already has Schmeling signed and can secure Braddock, though he criticized New York for the recent show.
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Louis falls to Schmeling in dramatic title rematch
In New York at Yankee Stadium Joe Louis endures a brutal night as Max Schmeling knocks him out in the twelfth round. Louis suffers a swollen jaw and sprained thumbs while his handlers praise Schmeling's power and resolve. About 65,000 spectators witnessed the fight.
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State Trapshoot Meet Continues With Champ Crowned In Doubles
Fairmont West Virginia June 19 tournament shooting in the 20th annual West Virginia Transhooters Association meet continued today with E P Smith Jr of Fairmont winning the doubles championship 83. L M Lafollette Seenann was runner up. Singles finals to be completed tomorrow and the state handicap event to follow. Leaders in divisions led by Gail Davis Charleston 98 in first 100 targets with Smith second at 97 and Lafollette and Wolfe tied for third at 96. Officers elected for next year and next tournament set for Charleston.
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Wolfe
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H. M. Weeryn
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Bunny” Sanders
E. H. Wolfe
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H. P. Smith Sr
Eee Jobe Bender
Mangrum Sparks Lead In Western Open Golf
Ray Mangrum of Dayton Ohio shot a 35 8166 to 40 to take the opening round lead at the Western Open at Davenport Country Club. He birdied from 18 feet on the 7th, his seventh of the round, as Ralph Guldahl of Los Angeles and Pat Willcox of Nebraska chased. Mangrum missed putts on four holes but remained in front.
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Davenport Country Club
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Los Angeles
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Askim
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Lees
Middle Atlantic League Scores Reported for Two Games
Sone nee arleston defeated Portsmouth 10 to 8 while Payton routed Huntington 7 to 0. Wille Ji posted six for Jobngtown with Aron scoring as the game details remain incomplete.
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Payton
Huntington
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Jobngtown
Aron
Perfesser Vandy Van Dyke Seeks Help For International News
The Perfessor trudges into the news foundry distraught that he cannot grasp world affairs or sport. He confesses failing to understand Italy Ethiopia France England and the Virginia Side sports arena as he pleads for help untangling foreign mysteries and diplomatic notes.
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Language Bounds And Vaudeville Jokes In Dialect
A narrator rebukes a speaker for misusing dialects and foreign phrases, urging adherence to the King’s English. The Perfessor replies with a quip about the Duke of York, and the speaker notes the joke originated in vaudeville years earlier.
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Cardinals Defeat Giants to Extend NL Lead to Two Games
In New York on June 19, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants 7 to 5 as Dizzy Dean earned his 18th win. Ducky Medwick and Stuart Martin homered, giving the Cardinals an early advantage before a Giants surge in the sixth. Despite five runs allowed in that inning, Dean and the Cardinals held on for the victory, widening their lead over idle Chicago in the National League.
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Reds Prob Boston
Cincinnati Reds play Boston in a delayed game, with weather suspending activity on June 19 as teams swap spots in the standings and hope for clearer conditions ahead.
Curious London Invention Promises Cheap Auto Mobility
A witty dialogue discusses a new London built auto mobile priced at twenty fish that claims to travel a hundred miles per gallon. The mock ad speaks of silent operation, toy-like tires, and easy street use, framing it as a clever but impractical gadget for frugal drivers. The Perfesser then shifts to a baseball joke about pitchers and a batter’s power, ending with a quick departure.
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Limey
Harvard Boat Beats Yale in Thames Race as Whiteside Exits
Harvard varsity crew upset Yale on the Thames river by five and a half lengths for its first win over Yale since 1983. The victory capped Charlie Whiteside's seven-year Harvard coaching era, with athletic director William J. Bingham announcing non renewal of his contract. Harvard also won the freshman and combination races while Yale took the junior varsity. Harvard led from the start and never relinquished the advantage.
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New London
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Yale
Crimson
Gehrig, Martin, Sullivan Lead Big Six Batters
Baseball summary shows Lou Gehrig of the Yankees batting .395 after four hits including three doubles in five at bats. Stu Martin of the Cardinals and Billy Sullivan of the Indians tie for second with .377 after strong five for nine combined, while Rip Radcliff drops from second as Baxter Jordan and Bill Dickey rise.
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New York Yankees
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Stu Martin
Cardinals
Billy Sullivan
Cleveland Indians
Rip Radcliff
White Sox
Gehrig
Baxter Jordan
Boston Bees
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Boosters to Play Bishop Ball Club
The Bluefield Boosters face Bishop Miners at Cain Field at 3 30 this afternoon as their third test of the season. A Sunday home game against Pulaski of the Bi County league follows, with both games shaping as hard fought affairs. The Bishop squad, last year Coalfield champions, carry most of their season lineup and are in a pennant race in McDowell county league. Boosters’ roster includes Mel Kitchens Ted Johnson Teddy Adkins Spud Taylor Vandy Van Dyke Frank Snider Johnny Fortune and other locals. Snider is expected to pitch against the Miners after strong debut versus Narrows. If successful this week, plans to organize the Boosters with local business leaders backing the club.
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Mel Kitchens
Ted Johnson
Teddy Adkins
Spud ‘Taylor
Perfessor
Vandy van Dyke
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Johnny Fortune
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Jim Browning Dies in Rochester After Surgery
Rochester Minn June 19 Jim Browning former heavyweight champion died here today from a pulmonary embolism following an exploratory operation ten days earlier for an abdominal ailment Complications developed after a brief improvement.
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Jim Browning
Yankees Defeat Tigers in Series Opener for 11-Game Lead
New York Yankees rout Detroit 5 to 2 in the opening game of the series. Lefty Gomez earns his seventh win with eight hits allowed as George Selkirk homers and Lou Gehrig adds three doubles powering the offense. Detroit's Elden Auker struggles early, Sorrell finishes, Burns and Gehringer pace the Tigers with key hits.
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Elden Auker
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George Selkirk
Vic Sorrell
Auker
Lou Gehrig
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Indians Triumph Over Senators 9-6 in Cleveland
George Blaeholder pitched one batter for Cleveland as the Indians snapped a three game skid with a 9 to 6 win over Washington. Pete Appleton took the loss, relieved by Monty Weaver after Washington led 5 to 3 in the sixth. Blueholder earned the win for Cleveland, while Appleton took the loss. Umpires were Quinn, Ormsby and McGowan. Time 2 hours 1 minute.
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Hudlin
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Quinn
Ormsby
McGowan
White Sox win after Haas's 13th inning homer in Chicago
In Chicago on June 19 Mule Haas delivered a decisive 13th inning solo homer lifting the White Sox to a 5 4 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the series opener. Vernon Kennedy earned the win despite a rocky start, holding the A's to eight hits as both teams traded tying runs. Dietrich pitched after Flythe exited in the first inning.
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Bill Dietrich
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Round by round tale of Joe Louis vs Schmeling fall
Round by round recounts the staggered decline of Joe Louis as Max Schmeling presses the pace. Louis fights aggressively, lands and absorbs hard rights, and eventually succumbs with a knockout in the final round after a brutal exchange along the ropes.
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Baseball results and tonight's National and American League games
Yesterday's results include Cincinnati defeating Boston 8 to 4, St Louis 7 New York 5, and New York beating Detroit 5 to 2. Today's matchups feature Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Boston, St Louis at New York, and Chicago at Brooklyn plus Philadelphia at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland, New York at Detroit, and Boston at St Louis.
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Probable pitchers list for Tuesday major league games
AP report lists probable starters for Tuesday including Lee vs Clark in Chicago at Brooklyn, Stine vs MacFayden in Cincinnati at Boston, P Dean vs Hubbell in St. Louis at New York, Blan ge and Weaver vs Jorgens and Keller in Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Bridges vs Malone in New York at Detroit, Thomas or Hogsett vs Grove in Boston at St. Louis, Whitehill vs Harder in Washington at Cleveland, and Fink vs Bain in Chicago at cerexets.
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Goshen Declares Race Capital With 100-Mile Auto Blaze
Goshen N Y June 19 The city bets its label as race capital as fourteen 255 horsepower cars challenge a 100 mile national championship on the mile triangular Hambletonian course postponed by rain. Meyer leads entries with Horn Shaw Strapp MacKenzie and Mays as top rivals in tomorrow’s qualifying and main event.
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Dare Devils
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Meyer
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Indianapolis
Wilbur Shaw
Babe Strapp
Dee MacKenzie
Rex Mays
Flannagan Wins National AAU Mile Swim Title
Des Moines, Iowa, June 19. Ralph Flannagan of the Greater Miami Swimming club defended his national AAU mile title. He led early and finished within 1.1 seconds of Jack Medica's American record, ahead of Toronto’s Bob Pirie. Washington D. C. Seat tle’s Medical was last in a field of six. Norris Hoyt of Yale took third, J. D. Rider of Stanford fourth, and Gerald Rudig of Huntington YMCA fifth.
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Greater
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Yale
J. D. Rider
Stanford
Gerald Rudig
Huntington
Ind
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Doughboys Take First Half Softball Championship
Red Shields defeated St Clairs 7 to 4 at Wade Field to clinch the first half title in Hal Hughes’s league. Hub Hill delivered a two run homer in the fourth as Hughes, Crotty, Farris and Robert Smith added hits while Buckhanan and Webster changed pitchers for St Clairs.
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Webster
Eddie Smith Streaks to Three Straight Wins at Charles Town
Veteran jockey Eddie Smith rode three consecutive winners at Charles Town W Va on June 19. Cantide paid $11.40, Lady Kiluna $15.60, and New Polly Plum $27.80. Smith’s wins boosted daily double to $118.80. Sammie Palumbo and Lou Pikor each had one win. Cross Roads feature Scudder took the race.
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