Lou Gehrig Funeral Draws Celebrities and Fans in Riverdale
Private funeral services for Lou Gehrig drew a chalk faced crowd of family, friends, teammates, and sports writers at Christ Episcopal church in Riverdale New York. A solemn procession followed with Ruth Babe and other baseball figures among mourners as tributes poured in from across the sport.
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Lou Gehrig
Little
Christ Episcopal Church
Riverdale
N. Y
New York
York
Edward G. Barrow
Yankee Club
Lou Hartman
Morton Landsburg
Bill Ralse
Titzy Katz
Milton Eisenberg
The
Gehrigs
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Bill Dickey
Lou
Fiorello H. la Guardia
John Maher
Mary Fraschi
Caldwell B. Esseltyn
Paul O'Leary
Henry Waltman
Bayard Horton
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Christy Walsh
John Kieran
Eleanor Gehrig
National Broadcasting Company
Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
Red Ruffing
Lefty Gomez
Iron Horse
James A. Farley
Tim Sullivan
Carl Hubbell
Mel Ott
Giants
Hank Gowdy
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Klein
Andy Coakley
Columbia University
Barrow
Gehrig
New York City
Raider Bargain Night Opens Season at Hill Park
The Linn County Union of Kings Daughters sponsors the first Raider Bargain night of 1941 on Wednesday June 11 when the Clinton Giants appear at Hill Park. Advance 25 cent ducats are urged. tickets on sale downtown at the Niagara Curry's and Jack Young's with sales at many businesses.
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Linn County Union of
King’s Daughters
Clinton Giants
Hill Park
Niagara
Curry’s
Jack Young
Yankees Attend Funeral After Secret Pact
The passage notes Bill and Manager Joe McCarthy arriving unexpectedly as the Yankees on a western tour, with Barrow revealing a long standing agreement that one would always be there to send the other on his way. Bill kept his promise, attending the funeral despite limited catcher depth.
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Yankees
Dickey
Bill
Joe McCarthy
Barrow
Lou
Maye
Lez
Christy Walsh
Christy
Low
It Can Be Told How Gehrig Fought His Illness
A personal reminiscence by Bob Considine tracing Lou Gehrig from 2130 straight games to his farewell season. The piece recalls Gehrig’s devotion to baseball, his relationship with Babe Ruth, and his quiet endurance through illness, including attempts at a serum and desire to broadcast games.
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Bob Considine
New York
INS
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Lou
Dauntless
Babe
di Mag
All Sorts of Sports Shorts and Faces
A collage of sports notes features Harry Grayson on Joe Gordon and Joe McCarthy, boxer Schmeling, Carpentier, Farr, Carnera, Evans, and Peckinpaugh. It mentions Christman choosing football over baseball, Lawson Little’s golf exploits, Aleno a positional switch, Buddy Baer’s youth, and Brooklyn fans fearing Ebbetts Field’s capacity for a World Series crowd.
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Joe Gordon
Schmeling
Hamburg
Chick Evans
Roger Peckinpaugh
Walter Johnson
Bob Feller
Iowa
Feller
Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Peck
Paul Christman
Christman
Chicago Cardinals
Lawson Little
Little
Chuck Aleno
Traynor
Birmingham
Ala
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Bill Werber
Buddy Baer
Piedmont
Calif
Baer
Brooklyn
Ebbetts Field
Larry MacPhail
Greenpoint
Inidians
Fort Worth Course Tests Top Golfers Before Open
Star players tune up at Colonial Club for the National Open as three new holes test accuracy. Penna and Ward break par with 69 and 70 while Demaret battles No. 5 river danger. Sarazen predicts a par defense, with Hogan and Nelson named co favorites as field gathers for Thursday start.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Colonial Club
Charles Penna
Chicago
Marvin “Bud” Ward
Spokane
Penna
Ward
Ralph Guldahl
Detroit
Jimmy Demaret
Texas Brigade
Marvin Leonard
Colonial
Riverside Drive
Gene Sarazen
Bresnahan Shines As Iowa Freshman Leads Postal Meets
Lee Farmer of Maywood Illinois topped the University of Iowa freshman track team with 97.1 points across 10 postal meets this season. It stands as the highest total by a Iowa freshman in years. The Hawks claimed six wins in the 10 indoor and outdoor meets.
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Iowa City
INL
Lee Farmer
Maywood
Ill
University of Iowa
Iowa
Hawks
Giants Farm Witek To Jersey City Club
The New York Giants announce infielder Nick Witek will be farmed to the Jersey City club in the International League. Witek joined the Giants after the 1939 season from the Newark Bears and played second and short last year.
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New York
Giants
Nick Witek
Jersey City
Newark Bears
Witek
Government May Act To Kill Night Baseball
The federal power commission may classify night baseball in its power emergency plan. Conferences begin in Atlanta to discuss rationing and a possible curtailment of night games. Baseball officials argue games do not burden power supplies and warn a blackout could hit minor and major leagues financially.
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United Press
Federal Power Commission
Atlanta
FPC
Raiders Weigh Options Reinstating Reynolds and Bessom
Judge Harry S. Johnson Raiders president announced Ray Bessom was optioned to the Hagerstown Inter State league club and Chief Reynolds will be reinstated when the Raiders play a three game series at Waterloo. The staff currently includes five pitchers Haas Thompson Schubel Gehrke and Poat.
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Harry S. Johnson
Raider
Ray Bessom
Hagerstown
Raiders
Waterloo
Chief Reynolds
Johnson
Bob Haas
Forrest Thompson
Bill Schubel
Stan Gehrke
Ray Poat
Hotelers Set To Clash With Williamsburg Nine This Week
Roosevelt Hotel's American Legion champions meet Armstrong's at Daniels Park Wednesday night in a league game and face Williamsburg American Legion Thursday at Riverside. Wet grounds postponed Tuesday play. Daniels Park opened after a Quaker Oats Light Company M and J postponement. Thursday's Roosevelt Hotel versus Williamsburg game starts at 4 30 p.m as a practice affair.
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Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Armstrong
Daniels Park
Williamsburg American Legion
Riverside
Armstrong’s
Quaker Oats-Light
M and J
Jack Carter
Charlie Herbeck
Williamsburg
Northwestern coach Stanley Klores joins U.S. Navy Reserve
Stanley Klores a 24 year old Northwestern University baseball coach was sworn into the U S naval reserve corps in Chicago. He will sail on a Great Lakes cruise in August and then begin a three month training period for a reserve commission.
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Chicago
Stanley Klores
Northwestern University
U. S. Naval Reserve Corps
Klores
Great Lakes
Navy
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