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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
13
At Yankee Stadium Joe Louis, the Detroit challenger, blasted Primo Carnera with a barrage of rights and lefts, ending the bout in six rounds as a stunned crowd of about 70,000 watched in disbelief. Louis dominated from the opening bell with relentless punches and a steely glare.
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced Joe Louis will fight Max Baer in a 15 round world heavyweight title bout in September in New York, around World Series time, following Louis’s knockout of Primo Carnera. The bout will take place at a New York ballpark.
Louis, sidelining Primo Carnera with relentless combos, stops the Italian in the sixth round after a brutal classic. The crowd peaks near 80 thousand as the Negro heavyweight asserts dominance, delivering Carnera’s downfall with precise lefts and rights to head and body.
The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs split a two game set in a long doubleheader with the Giants winning 3 to 2 in ten innings and the Cubs taking the nightcap 10 to 5. Manager Charley Grimm used 18 players in the second game as Chicago rallied for a four run eighth inning. Carl Hubbell and Cydell Cartleman pitched well in the opener, while the Cubs benefitted from a late rally and a parade of relievers for New York.
Cleveland defeats New York 5 to 4 after a two run ninth inning rally, reducing the Yankees' lead in the flag race to three games. Mel Harder earned his 12th win as Hal Trosky and Berger provided key hits and runs.
The results include Boston 7 Pittsburgh 2, St Louis 6 Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia 10 Cincinnati 1, New York 4 Chicago 2 in 10 innings, and Chicago 10 New York 6.
Pittsburgh visits Boston as the 2 favorite hosts open play. Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia and St. Louis heads to Brooklyn. Chicago plays New York in a prime city showdown.
Dayton wins 4 3 over Charleston in 10 innings as Huntington tops Akron 4 3. Johnstown defeats Portsmouth and Beckley 17 5 against Zanesville 4 in a packed Middle Atlantic League update style.
Nashville and Memphis lead with 5 to 14 notations while New Orleans shows 6 against Knoxville 1 percent Birmingham 3 against Atlanta 9 Chattanooga 4 against Little Rock 5. The fragment lists city pairs with numeric values suggesting scores or percentages. The piece lacks context or full sentences to define events.
Listing shows Herman and Cuyler of the Cubs with multiple homers, Delancey of the Cardinals and Bucher of the Dodgers among notable blasts. Mentions Camilli and Phillips with Schuitée and Berger tied to the Senators and Indians context, and Harvard noted for its large law school roster across 216 colleges.
IM McMillen, once a Red Grange teammate, weighs in on boxing and football versus wrestling. He cites bruising in wrestling, notes boxers rest between rounds, and recalls a headlock from Ed Lewis. He discusses Gotch Hackenschmidt, Wayne Munn, Hamas, Godfrey, and the money and risks of the fight game.
Yesterday five softball games produced notable results. Wholesalers beat Supply 12 11 in extra innings at the airport. Doughboye defeated Volleymen 6 2 and Red Shields beat Bakers 13 10. This afternoon Armature meets Bookies, Doughboys face Bankers at the airport, Wholesalers play Volleymen at Cain, Black Diamond meets Elks at Wade, and Newsies confront Oilers at Beceye Stadium.
New York June 25 Joe Louis, the new sensation of the world, is a harder hitter than Max Baer. Primo Camara, badly battered, called Louis a very good fighter who will go far. Louis, 21, claimed he would finish Carnera in the sixth if not sooner, as managers spoke of the bout and Louis’ mastery.
At Charles Town race track in Jefferson County on June 25 both major parties shared a windfall as Republican chairman William B. Snyder and Democratic chairman Joseph W. Strider each collected 580 dollars from a daily double winning ticket.
Boston reports Louis J. O'Malley son of Charles J. O'Malley president of O'Malley associates said his firm would meet Ford Frick, NL president, to discuss buying the Boston Braves. O'Malley declined to confirm Babe Ruth's possible return or contract terms.
Pettit pitched 11, Russell added 1 run while Sitpateey Auker contributed a key hit for the Bluege squad. Winning pitcher Pettit, losing pitcher Rowe. Umpires Geisel and Ormsby called the game with time 203.
Henry Cotton and Richard Burton led the 36 hole qualifying with 141 at Gullane as the British open starts tomorrow. MacDonald Smith and Jack Busson tied for third at 142 while Henry Picard and Joe Ezar were among those advancing.
Michigan dominated the national intercollegiate golf championship, winning the team title with a 606 total. Charles Kocsis and Woodrow Malloy matched for individual medal honors at 148, while Lewis Johnson Jr. of Charleston and Erwin Laxton of North Carolina were near the lead with 149.
Helen Wills Moody returns to Wimbledon center court and defeats Mile A Baumgarten 6-0 6-1 in the first round. American Helen Jacobs and Dorothy Round also win in straight sets. In men's doubles Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn beat Davis and Spence while Culley and Hines fall to Nishiura and Yamagishi.
Joe Medwick led the St. Louis Cardinals with two hits in four at bats against Van Mungo in Brooklyn, lifting his batting average to .366. The Big Six figure shows Medwick atop the chart with a 366 average, while other listed players include Vaughan, Jenson, Young, Voamik, and Haas with varying stats across teams.
Louisville 9 and Minneapolis 10 led the tally while Indianapolis 15 and St Paul 6 plus Columbus 6 and Milwaukee 6 followed. Syracuse 10 and Baltimore 3 along with Buffalo 5 Rochester 3 Newark 5 Albany 6 completed the results.
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