Pep Defends Feather Title Odds After Hartford Return
Wee Willie Pep will defend his world featherweight crown within four to five months manager Lou Viscnsi announced after Pep’s return win over Victor Flores in Hartford. Pep dominated all 11 rounds in a decisive victory as fans saluted the reigning champion and his comeback after a severe accident last January. Pep’s record rose to 109 professional wins with this performance.
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Willie Pep
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Victor Flores
Mexico City
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Kid) Kaplan
Fep
Millville
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Chalky Wright
Folwaukee
Ores
Flores
Kovacs Serious In Title Drive
Forest Hills N Y Frankie Kovacs former clown of the tennis courts vows to dethrone titleholder Bobby Riggs and opens with a decisive 6 2 6 0 6 0 victory over Richard Van Den Bosch in the 20th national professional championships alongside Don Budge and Fred Perry leading the seeded upper half.
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N. Y
Frankie Kovacs
Bobby Riggs
Richard van den Bosch
Sunnyside
Don Budge
Fred Perry
Navy Crew Favored In Poughkeepsie Regatta Preview
Navy is rated the favorite for the three mile Poughkeepsie regatta on Saturday with a top poll placing Navy ahead of Cornell and Princeton. California and Washington drew some support due to strong Poughkeepsie marks, though listed as potential outsiders along with Syracuse Wisconsin MIT Pennsylvania Rutgers and Columbia in the varsity event featuring 29 eight oared shells.
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Columbia
Fort Wayne Team Wins Twice 1-0 on Walks
Seeing Double Fort Wayne team won both games 1-0 in the fifth inning. Both runs came on a walk attributed to the wild pitching by Hugh Johnston with Se ee ee man.
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Fort Wayne
Hugh Johnston
Rufus Thomas To Play in Meet at Michigan
Five Iowa State golfers will travel to Ann Arbor Michigan for the national collegiate championship at the University of Michigan course. Rufus Thomas is among the players, with the Big Six tied team hoping to excel in the national event.
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Baksi Declines Joe Louis Bout for September Heavyweight Clash
Baksi states there will be no title fight with Joe Louis and focuses on final prep for a forthcoming bout with Swedish heavyweight Olle Tandberg in New York. He rules out a September championship bout and rejects plans for Louis.
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Olle Tandberg
Hanson tops Wininger to reach Trans Mississippi finals
Wichita freshman Tom Hanson upset F G Wininger 3 and 2 before facing Charles Chapman as second round play began. Cedar Rapids star John Jacobs and Wichita veteran Al Littleton exited, while 57 year old Chick Evans and Bob Willits made early starts.
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Wichita University
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Bo) Wininger
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Denver
Paul Cottingham
Omaha
John Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
al Littleton
Wichita
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Littleton
Ralph Luldlum
Chick Evans
Chicago
Bob Willits
Kansas City
Carter Reveals Legionaires Starting Lineup for Thursday Game
Legionaires manager Jack Carter has named probable starters for the Thursday night contest against the Milwaukee Tigers. Expected lineup includes Merle Benhart, Len Benhart, Tom Farmer, Bob White or Art Holland, Bob Shanahan, Obie O'Brien, Bob Stastny or Billy Folkers, with the game set for 5 p.m. at Daniels.
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The
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Merle Benhart
Chuck Elias
Len Benhart
Tom Farmer
Bob White
Art Holland
Bob Shanahan
Obie O’brien
Bob Stastny
Billy Folkers
Daniels
Hanford Post Is Declared Winner
Butternut’s protest of the Monday night game with Hanford Post was not upheld by Junior Legion league officials, and Hanford Post remains the winner.
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Hanford Post
Schedule fragment features Armstrong and Boeternet match
A scrambled schedule fragment lists times for Armstrong and Boeternet games with unclear opponents. The entries include 3 30 p m and 5 38 p m and 5 30 p m references, but details are incomplete.
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Pest
Armstrong’s
Boetternet
Ford Post Edges Rival 10-6 in Monday Victory
Ford Post earned a 10 to 6 win in a Monday game. The provided box score appears corrupted with unreadable digits and text, preventing a full statistical recap.
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Ford Post
Chicago To See Louis Exhibition on July 7
Chicago boxing fans expected Heavyweight champion Joe Louis to appear for a four round exhibition at Wrigley Field on July 7 the eve of the All-Star baseball game Promoter Fred Irvin announced Louis will face Bob Foxworth a Negro contender designated by the state athletic commission as heavyweight champion The bout replaces earlier plans to match Louis with Ezzard Charles at the same venue on that date.
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INL
Jan Joe Louis
Ey Park
Fred Irvin
Wrigley Field
Louis
Bob Foxworth
State Athletic Commission
Irvin
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Star Vote Totals Show Cubs Third Baseman Close to Leader
Nearly 220000 Star votes cast with Di Stan Hack of the Chicago Cubs moving into third place in the National League at third base. Hack passes Frankie Gus tine of Pittsburgh and trails Elliott the leader by more than 16000 votes. Other details are unclear.
Chick Evans First To Enter Western
DES MOINES AP Chick Evans the famous golfer becomes the first entrant listed for the Western Amateur Championship set for 14 20 He has won the event eight times from 1909 to 1923 and calls it his favorite championship Evans stated he has played in all Western Amateur events. Robert Sweeny Jr of London asked cooperation in reserving a starting place and is a Walker Cup team member from 1947.
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