Louis Knocks Out Jersey Joe Walcott in 11th Round
In a humid Yankee Stadium night, Joe Louis delivers a final burst to stop Jersey Joe Walcott at 2:56 of the 11th round. The victory marks Louis's 25th title defense, with Walcott floored after a sustained right-hand assault.
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Dattunmanuel
Jack Hand
Yankee Stadium
New York
Joe Louis
Brown Bomber
Jersey Joe Walcott
Lee
Walcott
Jersey Joe
Frank Fullam
King
Louis
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Walertt
Bill Conn
Fullam
Jack O'Sullivan
Harold Barnes
Associated Press
Waccott
Loui
Braves Beat Pirates 12-3 in Boston with Homers by Russell Holmes and Dark
Boston Braves slugged Pittsburg Pirates 12-3 before 25,587 as Russell Holmes and Al Dark homered. Spahn earned his sixth win with two doubles and two runs, while Ostermueller and others contributed for Boston.
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Torgeson
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Span
Senators edge Indians in seventh inning rally
Washington pitcher Early Wynn drives in the tying and winning runs with a seventh inning single as the Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 3 to 2. The Indians have dropped nine of their last thirteen starts.
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Bluefield Beats New River In 14-2 Clash At Narrows
Bluefield blasts New River 14 to 2 at Narrows with Caliento driving in five on a homer and Pottenger adding six RBIs. Crosswhite opens on the mound. Lacy plans to start Whitney as Bluefield eyes Pulaski Counts next at Bowenfield.
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Harry Whitney
Pulaski
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Edwards
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Coaching Rumors Stir at Concord and WVU
The piece notes Bob Kyle, ex Princeton star and ex Army director at Concord, as a leading candidate for the Concord coaching job. It also mentions Stan Huffman taking a North Carolina post, Jerome Van Meter recommending Huffman after declining Beckley, potential transfer of Jack Shockey to WVU, and other WVU prospects including Mario Verassi.
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Princeton
W.V.U
Army
Concord
Hinton
Stan Huffman
North Carolina
Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Van
Huffman
Jack Shockey
Fayetteville
V.P.I
West Virginia University
Moundsville
Pitt
Mario Verassi
Logan Ace
WVU
Dud DeGroot
Mountaineers
Walt Malyk
Jim Walthall
America
Form Prevails In Boys Junior Tennis Title Showdown
In Charleston West Virginia on June 25 form prevailed in the middle Atlantic boys and junior tennis tournament. Edwin Wese ley and Jack Yates meet for the junior title while Ted Rodgers and Tim Coss contest the boys title. Coss defeated John D. Chandler 6 1 6 1 in the quarterfinals and beat Harrison Straley 6 1 6 2 in the semifinals to reach the boys final. Straley had earlier beaten Palmer Banneret in the quarterfinals by default.
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W. Va
Washington
Edwin Weseley
Jack Yates
Ted Rodgers
Tim Coss
Coss
John D. Chandler
Harrison Straley
Straley
Palmer Banneret
Bluefield Loses to Welch in Season Opener 9-6
Welch Juniors defeated Bluefield 9 to 6 as Welch jumped to a large early lead and Bluefield rallied late, scoring in the final three innings. Bluefield's lineup included Godsey, Litz, Counts, Kennedy, and Perkins, while Welch featured players like Brweb, Powell, and Goforth in a game noted for early runs.
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Litz
Powell
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Perkins
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Hartsee
Kelly
Brown
Little Ties Course Record In Scotland
Lawson Little of Cleveland equalled the course record with 67 in a practice round at Muirfield Scotland as the British Open begins next week. The American star posted the low score ahead of the tournament start.
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Scotland
Muirensyuj
Lawson Little
Cleveland
Bristol 4 Johnson City 3 to even series in county game
Bristol Virginia side edged Johnson City 4-3 in a pitchers' duel. Bobby Sparadowski earned the win with a two run single in the fifth after he defeated Gene Mauer. Sparadowski also starred on the mound with a sparkling effort. Mauer and Kerschke worked for Johnson City with Cammeyer behind the plate.
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Va.Tenn
Bobby Sparadowski
Gene Mauer
Johnson City
Mauer
Kerschke
Sparadowski
Cammeyer
Betsy 14 2 Kingsport 12 5 high school tally
Betsy high school beats Kingsport 14 to 2 and Elizabethton trails 17 to 4. The page lists players Smith Rzepczynski Oleniczlak Russ Elston Coates Grubb Flore Silliman Wilson Ganias Duncan with score lines and inning figures for Elizabethton.
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Kingsport
Elizabethton
Smith
Rzepczynski
Oleniczlak
Russ
Elston
Coates
Grubb
Florea
Silliman
Wilson
Ganias
Duncan
Swede Bergelin Upsets Parker at Wimbledon Classic
Lennart Bergelin a 23 year old Swede stunned top seed Frankie Parker in a five set Wimbledon match 5 7 7 5 9 7 0 6 10 8 before 15 000 fans. Bergelin advanced to the quarter finals as Parker praised the rival and limped through the late match clincher. Parker and Bergelin both fought to the end but Bergelin seized the decisive ninth game and finished with a sprint to the net.
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Lennart Bergelin
Frankie Parker
Bergelin
Gustav of
Sweden
Parker
Ber- Selin
Frankie
Berglin
Bob Falkenburg
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Bergelin-Parker
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Babe Berg and Zaharias Reach Women’s Western Final
Patty Berg of Minneapolis defeated Beverly Hanson 1 up on the 21st hole to reach the final of the 19th Women’s Western Open at Skycrest Country Club. Babe Didrikson Zaharias prevailed 6 and 4 over Helen Dettweiler to join Berg in the 36 hole championship.
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Minneapolis
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Skycrest Country Club
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Fargo
N. C
Helen Dettweiler
India
Cali
Zaharias
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Fohnras
Riegel and Kraft Reach Trans Miss Finals in Golf
Skee Riegel of Glendale California and John Kraft of Denver won semifinals to reach the Trans Miss championship finals in Kansas City. Riegel defeated Lawrence Glosser eight and six while Kraft beat Irl Oliver seven and six.
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Riegel
Young Lawerence Glosser
Oklahoma City
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