Louis and Conn Poised for $500000 Heavyweight Clash
Louis and Conn shape camps at Greenwood Lake and Pompton Lakes as June 18 shows a tense contrast in mood and approach for the Polo Grounds title fight. Louis trains with savage, peak form and discipline while Conn basks in confident, casual swagger, fueling heavy betting interest and intensified media coverage.
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Conn
Polo Grounds
Greenwood Lake
Louis
Jim Braddock
Ne York
Joe Louis
Jim Corbett
No M and J League Game At Daniels Thursday
The M and J league game at Daniels Park was rained out Monday and postponed to Thursday. Board of control reps from both teams agreed to the delay after Armstrongs and Smulekoffs of the American Legion Junior league arranged use of Daniels Park on Thursday.
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Wilson’s-Iowa Manufacturing Company
M. and J
Board of Control
Armstrong's
Smulekoff's
American Legion
Daniels Park
Thursay
Christman Leaves Detroit After Tigers Workout
Paul Christman, Missouri football and baseball star, leaves Detroit for Missouri after working out with the Detroit Tigers. an official indicates the Tigers will not sign him.
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Detroit
Paul Christman
University of Missouri
Missouri
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Iowa Captain Diehl Weds Mary Forrest at Little Brown Church
William F Diehl 22 Cedar Rapids and Mary B Forrest 22 Cedar Rapids married in the Little Brown Church in the Vale Nashua on Tuesday night. Diehl was 1941 University of Iowa football captain.
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Nashua
William F
Bill” Diehl
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Mary B. Forrest
Little Brown
The
Vale
All Sorts of Sports Shorts from Baseball to Golfbits
A collage of baseball notes on Joe Cronin Abe Ruth and other stars. Mentions shifts to third base for Cronin and a double play pairing with Skeeter Newsome and Bobby Doerr in Boston. Also covers Lou Novikoff timing fixes, Billy Southworth’s Cardinals, Reds’ left-field search, Rudy York’s chase of a home run record, and Tom Henrich with late Yankee outfield moves. Plus golf chatter about Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb crossovers, and Ohio State basketball scheduling under ABC.
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Abe Ruth
Joe Jackson
Babe
Bobby Doerr
Harry Grayson
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Lamar Newsome
Bostons
Skeeter Newsome
Doerr
Cronin
Jim Tabor
Lou Novikoff
Bekscare
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Billy Southworth
Cincinnati Reds
Vince DiMaggio
Wally Berger
al Simmons
Jim Ripple
Bongiovanni
Hafey
Frenchy Bordagaray
Cooke
Davis
Greenberg
Mace Brown
Brooklyn
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Brown
Elmer
Johnny Riddle
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Henrich
Tris Speaker
P.G.A
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Red Cross
Billy Herman
Jimmy Wilson
Stringer
Herman
Ohio State
The
ABC
Buckeyes
Nicholson Batting 250 Emerges as NL Fearsome hitter
In New York AP report Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs is described as the National League’s most feared batter with a .250 average while leading NL in RBIs with 49 and belting 12 homers. Manager Jimmy Wilson praises Nicholson as a future star who may one day hit .300 or achieve a big season.
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New York
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Jimmy Wilson
Nicholson
Elks Club Plans All Star Amateurs Boxing Night at Hawkeye Downs
An Elks private boxing show at Hawkeye Downs features a 10 bout card led by Lawrence Gatzke vs Ralph Beardsley and Buddy Bosle vs John Albrecht among others. Participants include Dick Meyers, Leonard Harris, Doug Jacobs, Bill Clayter and Cleo Madeson with several tied to the new C Y O gym in Immaculate Conception parish.
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Elks Club
Hawkeye Downs
Elks
Johnny Fryrear
Lawrence Gatzke
Ralph Beardsley
Anamosa
Buddy Bosle
John Albrecht
Iowa City
Dick Beitly
Chuck Worthan
Belle Plaine
Dick Meyers
Leonard Harris
Cedar Rapids
Doug Jacobs
Dick Schaefer
Marion
Bill Clayter
Lloyd Worthan
Bob Martinez
Newton
Gus Deering
Monticello
New Griffith
Malcom
Jeff Davis
Ole
Cleo Madeson
Fayette County 4-H Softball Pairings Listed
Fayette County 4-H boys kittenball pairings announced for the county sports festival. First round games set before June 27 include Putnam with a bye, Scott with a bye, Banks vs Center, Alpha vs Windsor, Westfield vs Illyria Valley, Union-Dover vs Smithfield, Jefferson vs Oran, and Fremont vs Harlan as per L A Kiel, county club chairman.
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The
Gazette
Fayette
Fayette County
L. A. Kiel
Putnam
Scott
Banks
Center
Alpha
Windsor
Westfield
Illyria Valley
Union- Dover
Smithfield
Jefferson
Oran
Fremont
Harlan
Gehrke Suspended as Calvert Reinstated in Raider Arm Crisis
The Raiders suspend Stanley Gehrke amid a sore arm outbreak affecting the team since May and reinstate Paul Calvert who also bears arm tenderness. Calvert seeks regular pitching work as he prepares to return to the rotation.
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Gehrke
Calvert
Raider
Stanley Gehrke
Paul Calvert
Iowa Swimmers On All Schoolboy Team
The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association announced a mythical all schoolboy swimming team chosen from the past indoor season. Alfred E. Neuschaeffer cited coaches’ recommendations with members including William Freeman of Roosevelt High Des Moines in 100 yard breaststroke and Dave Brockway of Marshalltown diving.
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Trenton
N. J
Alfred E. Neuschaeffer
National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association
Neuschaeffer
William Freeman
Roosevelt High
Des Moines
Dave Brockway
Marshalltown
Oilers Set to Meet Cedar Rapids Post Office on Sunday
The Conoco Best Oilers of Lisbon aim for their fifth win of the season as they host Cedar Rapids Post Office Sunday in Lisbon. They followed a doubleheader sweep of Mar-Mac of Cedar Rapids last Sunday winning 4-3 and 13-10.
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Lisbon
Conoco
Oilers
Cedar Rapids Post Office
Mar-Mac
Cedar Rapids
Industrial league softball standings and results gathered
Despite muddy fields the A and B divisions played Tuesday. Collins Radio CIO Packing House Workers beat the Packers 5 to 3, Bakers Local 318 beat AFL No 18619 7 to 3 with George Astrosky allowing 2 hits, Wilson and Co. defeated Link Belt Speeder 5 to 2, Quaker Oats edged Witwer Grocers 2 to 1, Cherry Burrell routed Post Office 18 to 0, and LaPlant Choate topped Eddy Paper 3 to 0. Junior 11 0 CF and Knights of Columbus game postponed.
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Industrial League
Collins Radio—Cio
Collins
Bakers
CIO Packers
George Astrosky
Wilson and Co
Link Belt Speeder
McGuire
Packers
Womacka
Speeder
Quaker Oats
Witwer Grocers
Cherry-Burrell
Post Office
LaPlant-Choate
Eddy Paner
Michalek
LaPlant
Junior
C.F
Knights of Columbus
Sherrymaster
Mgs
White
Hibbing
Sample
Lane
Loftus
Jackson and
Jewell
Stodola
Cambridge
Eady
Paper
Riverside club plans Amana July 4 game after 22 0 Nichols win
In a weekend league recap Riverside trounced Nichols 22 to 0 at Nichols. Officials say Riverside will play at Amana during the July 4 celebration, with plans underway for the event announced.
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Riverside
Nichols
Amana
Riverside Montpelier Nines To Play Sunday
Riverside's new baseball team hosts Montpelier on Sunday. Red Cerny pitched a no hit no run game for Riverside, highlighting the debut for local fans.
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Riverside
Montpelier
the Gazette
Red Cerny
Clutier forms Corn Belt league team wins debut
The newly organized CLUTIER Independent base ball club returned to Clutier last Sunday and beat Liscomb 8 to 6 in the debut of the Corn Belt league.
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Clutier
Independent
Ball Club
Corn Belt League
Liscomb
Riggs and Bundy Win Heart of America Net Titles
Bobby Riggs defeated Frank Parker in straight sets 6-0 7-5 7-5 to win the Heart of America tennis championship in Kansas City. Dorothy Bundy won the women's singles by beating Paulie Betz 6-2 2-6 6-3 for the title.
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Riggs
Bundy
Heart of America
Kansas City
INS
Bobby Riggs
Frank Parker
Parker
Dorothy Bundy
Paulie Betz
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Louis Serious
Champ
Challenger
Schmeling
Pompton Lakes
Pittsburgh
Merry Pompton
Greenwood
Joe
Max Schmeling
Jack Blackburn
Daniels
Christman
Bill Diehl
Sears
Busine
Pennsylvania
Rey
Sros
Si Bey
Simonize
Attr “Sant
Cae
3Rd Ave
Diel
Mokin
Charley Mokin
Captain Mokin
Mokin the Great
Iowa
Charley McMillian
Charley
McMillian
John
Dan H
Goodrich
Silvertown
Nye
Industri
Kenmore P.O
Kenmore
Kenmore Golf Course
Kenmore Course
35Th Street
DIAL
Universal Crusher
Honeymead
Urban and Berry, van Fossen
Gace Collins Radio
CIO Pek House
Hollingsporth and
Benedict
Skala and
Kacere Bakers
L. No
Astrosky and
Snyder
Roloff and
Brooks
Hudson
Americas
Hudson Sales Company Sales and Service Corner
Second Ave
Eighth
Second
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