Camera Favorite To Wrest World Heavyweight Title
New York June 28 boxing note on Jack Sharkey defending against Primo Carnera tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. Heat builds for a crowd likely not over $250000 in receipts. Carnera seen as slight favorite due to betting shifts. Sharkey’s ring generalship and speed contrasted with Carnera’s size and speed of jab.
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Mid-Atlantic League Scores Snapshot
Springfield 10, Huntington 2. Zanesville 6, Beckley 5. Wheeling 9,2 Dayton 4. Charleston 3. Johnstown 3-0.
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Favorites Survive In Intercollegiate Golf Tourney
In the thirty seventh national intercollegiate golf tournament two favorites reach quarter finals while upsets reshuffle the field. Walter Emery of Oklahoma defeats Johnny Banke of Notre Dame and Oliver Tranane of Yale, then meets Hank Kowal Colgate. Charlie Yates Georgia Tech over Ed Dayton Michigan and Dick Snider Texas advances. others include Wilson Marks Princeton Rodney Cliss Cornell and Vincent Fehlig Notre Dame. Weatherwax Albany and Noyes Notre Dame fall.
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Virginia Siders Meet Norfolk and Western in City Loop
The league leading Bluefield Va team the Virginia Siders face Norfolk and Western in a city league contest at Cainfield this afternoon at 5. The Siders have won twice in the league, over Bakers and West End. The Railroaders lost to Bakers in their first game and will be strengthened by captain Bob Gammage and his crew.
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Baseball's Big Six Highlight Major League Hitting Averages
The Big Six yesterday featured Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in the American League along with Buck Klein as heavy hitters. Jim Collins of the Cardinals joined the elite group as leaders in batting averages with solid production across the season.
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Mt Airy Tops Bluefield 8-3 in BRL clash
Mt Airy seized the first half lead in the Blue Ridge League by scoring seven runs in a big second inning to beat Bluefield 8-3 at Mt Airy. Ted Johnson homered for Bluefield, Len LeNoir aboard, while Anderson and Cook delivered key hits for Mt Airy. Marion won 4-3 in ten innings over Wytheville, Fries defeated Galax 8-3, and Wytheville fell to Marion in extra innings.
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Baseball Dialogue Mix Highlights Stars and Promoters
A column recalls early 1930s baseball figures and betting odds, noting Oral Hildebrand as a rising Cleveland star and recalling waivers and trades involving Red Lucas Sylvester Johnson and others. Promoter plans for boxing cards, player highlights like Lefty Gomez and Babe Ruth, and bits on Joe McCarthy and Russell Van Atta pepper the nostalgic world of early baseball and sport gossip.
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Baseball scores and today’s NL AL results
Yesterday the National and American Leagues produced key results with Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 4 New York 2 Chicago 9 Philadelphia 5 Boston 4 St Louis 3 Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 1. Today Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia Chicago faces Brooklyn Cincinnati meets Boston St Louis against New York. Additional games Philadelphia 9 Chicago 8 New York 10 Detroit 7 Washington 15 Cleveland 2.
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Baseball Scores From Evening Games
Toledo defeated Columbus 7 to 4. Kansas City beat Minneapolis 4 to 3 in ten innings. Milwaukee edged St Paul 6 to 5 in ten innings.
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Fussell Throws Nine Hitless In Hall of Fame Bid
Fred Fussell, newly traded to Albany by Buffalo, pitched nine innings without allowing a hit or a run to beat the Skeeters 4 to 0. A perfect game was spoiled by two bases on balls in Jersey City.
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Dinner speakers named for West Virginia Education dinner
Three prominent West Virginians will speak at the West Virginia Education Association dinner in Chicago on Tuesday. Josem Rosier head of the National Education Association Louis A. Johnson commander of the American Legion and Clarence E. Martin president of the American Bar Association are listed as speakers.
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International League Scores and Standings Note
Newark leads with 11 to 8 against Baltimore while Toronto tops Rochester 4 0. Albany 4 and Jersey City 0. Buffalo dominates Montreal 19 to 8 in 19 innings.
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Southern Association scores update from Atlanta and New Orleans</T:
Atlanta hosts New Orleans as the Southern Association table shows New Orleans 9 over Atlanta 5. Chattanooga 9 defeats Memphis 3 while Knoxville 4 beat Birmingham 1 in other games.
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Radford Defeats Narrows 5-2 in Tri-County League Action
Radford beat Narrows 5-2 in a Tri-County League game at Narrows. J Johnson of Narrows collected two triples and a single in four official at bats. Scoring: Radford 200 002 010. Narrows 000 001 100. Richards and Sinifkeine pitched for Radford. Marin and Filler for Narrows.
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Giants Incread Lead In National League Pennant Drive
New York Giants split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates to widen their lead over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the nightcap Gus Mancuso hit a two-run homer in the tenth inning to seal a 7-3 win after Hughie Crutz belted a ninth inning homer. The Giants moved a full game ahead as Cardinals fell two at Boston.
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Two Texas U Stars Are Losers in Tennis Play
Haverford Pa June 28 In the national intercollegiate championships the Texas Longhorns added wins but two stars fell. Karl Kamrath and Martin Buxby advanced to the quarter finals while Hal Surface and Sterling Williams were eliminated by tougher opponents at Merion Cricket Club. The round of eight features top seeds Tidball UCLA Murphy Hamilton and others with Kamrath seeded second and Buxley fourth.
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American Stars Fall in Early Wimbledon Doubles Setback
Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill were eliminated in the first round of doubles by Adrian Quist and Don Turnbull in four sets. Clayton Burwell and Mise Vir ginija Rice also lost in five and two rounds respectively as Helen Jacobs advanced and other Americans won. Davis Jones posted a singles victory at Cambridge.
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Griffmen Swamps Cleveland in 19-2 rout
Washington Senators dominate Cleveland Indians 19 to 2 in a game sparked by Henie Manush who homered with bases loaded after a first inning rally. Joe Cronin’s lineup chased starter Wes Ferrell early as Washington tallied 9 runs in the opening frame and led throughout the five game series.
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