Belmont Stakes Triumph for Big John in Derby Continuation
Johnstown ridden by William Woodward captured the Belmont Stakes beating five rivals to clinch the American three year old championship. Belair Blazer led from start to finish with Relay second and Gilded Knight third as the field chased the $25,000 added purse. Johnstown clocked 2 29 3-5 for the mile and a half, earning $37,020 and pushing yearly earnings to $124,645 with two-year totals of $156,045.
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Gilded Knight
Heather Broom
Hash
Big John
York
William Woodward
Johnstown
Big Joan
A. C. Bostwick
Knight
J. H. Whitney
Greentree
J. E. Widener
Knickerbocker
Woodhaven
Wood Memorial
Belay
Stout
America
Five Championships For Coe Teams Since '30
Coe College marked another season with its tenth in ten years, boasting five Midwest Conference titles overall. Coach Forest Rutgers credited a strong roster of versatile sprinters and jumpers for the sustained success across multiple seasons. In a separate game, Orie Arntzen hurled well in the opener as Cedar Rapids defeated Moline 8 to 4 at Browningfield, with BlaZo homering and Pike driving in two runs.
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Coe
Orie Arntzen
Blazo
Forest Rutgers
Crimson
Rutgers
Deing
Russ Sumner
Prows
Moline
Browningfield
Raiders
Arntzen
Cedar Rapids
Talos
Blaze
Pike
Sumner
Marquardt
Steiner
Waitkus
Marionetti
Zydowski
Wakeham
Mike Blaze
Gehrke
Bink
Jones
Cavosie
Levan
Olsen
Roggino
Maine
Neoddons
Smai & Ce
Seydowski
Arntsen
Mol
Uerith
Campbell
Bees Rally Past Reds Stop Turner Hit By Line Drive
The Boston Bees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 3, ending a seven game skid against the league leaders. Pitcher Jim Turner suffered a broken nose and facial gash from a line drive, receiving five stitches after being taken to hospital. He drove in both Bees runs before leaving.
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Boston
Boston Bees
Cincinnati Reds
Jim Turner
Bees
Ival Goodman
Turner
Eddie
Chet Heaten Captures Nebraska Trapshooting Crown
Chet Heaten of Fairfax Ia won the Nebraska state trap shoot in Omaha with a perfect 100 out of 100 in the 16 yard class A event.
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Chet Heaten
Fairfax
Nebraska
Omaha
Major Leagues to pick sides in centennial tilt
In Cooperstown on June 12 a three inning old time choose up game will feature stars from both majors. No major league games will be played that day as the American League president William Harridge said sixteen teams will each send two players to participate in the program. The original schedule had games on June 12 but they will be moved to other dates.
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Chicago
Cooperstown
N. Y
William Harridge
Harridge
McKinley Wins City Track Title In Dominant Meet
McKinley high school captured the city track championship at Coe Field scoring in fourteen of sixteen events for 7114 points. Franklin finished second with 47 points, Roosevelt third with 31 and Wilson fourth with 26 as four records fell including the mile relay and 440 yard dash. The meet closed the prep track season.
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McKinley High School
Coe
Franklin
Thunderbolts
Roosevelt
Wilson
Standings and upcoming games in the Three-Eye League
Standings show Evansville 18 9 .667 and Clinton 19 11 .633 atop the table with Cedar Rapids 15 16 .484. Saturday results list Cedar Rapids 8 Moline 4 and Springfield 10 Decatur. Bloomington at Evansville awaits a later date. Upcoming games include Clinton at Waterloo and Bloomington at Evansville with several others postponed.
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Evansville
Cedar Rap
Clinton
Waterloo
Sp 'Sfield
Bmineton
Decatur
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Bloomington
Weathered standings and Saturday results in early season play
Philadelphia shows 5-8, St. Louis 3-6, Chicago 8 over Washington 7. New York 3, Cleveland 2. Boston at Detroit rained out. Today’s games include New York at Detroit and Washington at St. Louis with two games each for Boston at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Chicago.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
Phila
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Early Baseball Standings and Matchups Revealed
The standings show Cincinnati 27 14 .659, Brooklyn 23 16 .590, St. Louis 21 18 .538, Pittsburgh 21 18 .538, Boston 19 19 .500, Chicago 16 19 .457, Philadelphia 12 26 .316. Key games listed include Cincinnati at New York and St. Louis at Boston with two games each, plus Chicago at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, and Cincinnati at New York.
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Brooklyn St. Louis
Oom
Pittsburgh
Bosto Chicago
Phi Delphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Weather Rain Delays In Key Midwest Matchups
Kansas City and Columbus games listed with teams such as Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee and Toledo. Rain affected the matches with St. Paul and Louisville also postponed.
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City
Minn'polis
Milwaukee
Pet
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Toledo
L Pet
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Chisox Defeat Senators 8-7 Behind Brown's Relief
Chicago White Sox pitcher Clint Brown saved the game with two scoreless innings after taking over with bases loaded in the seventh, securing his fourth win of the season in an 8-7 victory over the Wellington Senators. Sam West belted a two run homer in the fourth to push the lead to five.
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Chicago
INS
Clint Brown
White Sox
Wellington Senators
Brown
Sam West
Washington
Galento Wins Manager License Fight For Louis Bout
Tony Galento pressured the New York boxing commission into granting Joe Jacobs a second's license to corner Joe Louis for the June 28 title fight at Yankee Stadium. Promoter Mike Jacobs announced the bout will stay in New York with top tickets $27.50. Jacobs plans to be in Tony’s corner as the dispute ends. Louis avoided appearing in person for signing, taunting that he feared to attend.
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New York
Tony Galento
New York Boxing Commission
Joe Louis
Joe Jacobs
Tony
Commission
Jacobs
Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia
Mike Jacobs
Joe
Fat Tony
Louis
Vogel’s Iowa Baseball Wins Title Amid Media Silence
Coach Otto Vogel of Iowa earned a Big Ten title last year and repeated as champion this year with a powerhouse squad. Yet headlines and press coverage remain scant as sports pages overlook this rarity in Iowa athletics and coaching.
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Herr Otto Vogel
Iowa University
Iowa
Hawkeye Coaching Chambers
Vogel
Cubs Rally Past Dodgers 10-5 Behind Russell's Power
Rookie Glen Russell homered doubled and singled for four runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10 to 5. A six run eighth inning capped the comeback after Tot Presswell was roughed up. Russell tied the game with a seventh inning homer. Earl Whitehill started for Chicago.
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Brooklyn
Glen Russell
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Tot Presswell
Russell
Earl Whitehill
Springfield Rally Beats Decatur In Eight Inning Comeback
Springfield erased a 7 3 deficit with a five run eighth inning to beat Decatur 10 7 in a Three Eye league game. Suytar and Poland homered for Decatur in the fifth, Brown pitched all nine for Decatur, while Springfield used three hurlers in the victory.
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The
Gazette
Springfield
Decatur
Suytar
Poland
Brown
Sams
Hanning
Netherly
Keller
Harness horses race today at Hawkeye Downs in Iowa
At Hawkeye Downs the first of nine harness races starts around 2 pm with seven pacing horses. Pat Bacon will narrate the action live as heats award prize money for the municipal swimming pool fund and include vaudeville acts between races.
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Pat Bacon
Hawkeye Downs
Bacon
Middlewest
Young Men’s Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Swimming Pool Fund
Lee Mokin
Captain Mokin
Sir Zulock
Independence Girl
Doctor G
Lu McKinney
Charley Mokin
Lucinda Casco
Red Bird
Greystone Alfred
Kathrin Lincoln
Patsy Binville
Scott
Lis Aegon
Lula Belle
Hank Mokin
Myrtle L
Iowa Boy
Joan Grattan
Nellie W
Jolce Mokin
Lee Grattan
Neva J
Mona Mokin
B. T. Oldham
Eldora
Captain Makin
Lee Bebee
Anamosa
Eastern Iowa
Young Mens’ Bureau
Dick Jones
Cedar Rapids
George Nissen
University of Iowa
Wisconsin Hands Iowa 8-1 Defeat in Big Ten Baseball Fight
Wisconsin Badgers beat Iowa 8 to 1 as Bob Henrichs keyed the attack with strong relief and eight-hit pitching. Harold Haub and Jim George named co captains of Iowa 1940 baseball squad, George noted MVP last season and batting over .400.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wisconsin
Bob Henrichs
Badgers
INS
Harold Haub
Jim George
Iowa
George
Haub
Pepper Martin Day Set With Mares And Hay Baler Gift
St Louis plans a Pepper Martin day on June 18 with gifts to honor the Osage outlaw. The elder outfielder asks for a pair of brood mares and a hay baler for his Oklahoma farm, as fans from Oklahoma City travel to the game.
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Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Pepper
Roscoe C. Hobbs
St. Louisans, Inc
Bernard F. Dickmann
The
Osage
Martin
Hobbs
Dickmann
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma City
Midwest
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