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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

14

Senators Claim Fifth Straight With 2 1 Victory

Senators beat the Akron Yankees 2 1 as Bob Haas earned his fifth win of the season. The Akron pitcher Queen allowed four hits and eight strikeouts as Akron missed late chances. Ed Hall doubled to start the two run rally in the sixth and Haas drove in Hall for the decisive run.

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Conn Retains Ring Honors After Bout With Lesnevich

Billy Conn won a unanimous 15 round decision at Olympia Stadium to defend his light heavy title against Gus Lesnevich. The Pittsburgh fighter absorbed early punishment but rallied with a sharp left and tactical work to outpoint the New Jersey challenger amid boos from about 6,075 spectators.

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Local High School Rivalries Highlight Big East Matchups

Williamson hosts Bluefield as Ashland travels to Logan while Welch visits Huntington in a slate of county league games. Logan sits at 9 6 in standings with Ashland 6 5 and Bluefield 3 2.

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Major Leagues Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights

National League Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 to 2 and Cincinnati beat New York 7 to 2. American League results show New York over Chicago 7 to 5 and Detroit routed Philadelphia 9 to 1, with other games listed as scheduled. Several late games feature matchups including Boston at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.

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Yankees Use Late Rally to Beat White Sox 7 4

The World Champion Yankees justify revenge against Thorn ton Lee by pounding 12 hits and a late seven run burst to down the Chicago White Sox 7 to 1. Key moments include a three run surge after the fourth inning and strong relief from Pearson.

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Dr McMillan to Lead Discussion at Railway Surgeons Meet

Dr W A McMillan of Charleston will take a prominent part in the 43rd annual meeting of the Baltimore and Ohio Association of Railway Surgeons in New York City running today through Saturday. His discussion follows a morning talk by Dr Charles F Ward of Cleveland on infections of the hand and their treatment.

W. A. McMillan Charleston Baltimore and Ohio Association of Railway Surgeons New York City Charles F. Ward Cleveland

Local Soccer Scores from Charleston and Nearby Cities

Results list shows Charleston 2 Akron 1 Canton 9 Dayton 2 Youngstown 7 Portsmouth 4. Scheduled games include Dayton at Charleston and Youngstown at Canton with Portsmouth at Akron.

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Londos Dominates Garibaldi In Ahepa Benefit Bout

Champion Londos defeated Ralph Garibaldi of New York in two straight falls at Municipal auditorium. First fall 28 minutes 30 seconds with an airplane spin. second fall 4 minutes 22 seconds after three body slam series. Proceeds go to the Ahepa tuberculosis sanitarium in New Mexico.

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Burnwell Dominates Carbon Fuel In Kanawha Valley Clash

Burnwell pounded out 15 hits to beat Carbon Fuel 9 to 4 in a Kanawha Valley league game at Marmet. Kitchen, Oxley and Salters led the Bunwell attack as the winners built momentum with timely hits and solid defense.

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Tigers defeat Mackinen 9 to 1 at Shibe Park

Detroit Tigers defeated the Athletics 9 to 1 before 18,550 at Shibe Park. Lynwood Rowe won his fourth straight start, allowing seven hits and no earned runs through six and two thirds, as Wally Moses collected two hits for Philadelphia.

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Pope Pius Sends Message on Italy War Hesitation

A Rome dispatch says Pope Pius prepared a personal note to Premier Mussolini urging Italy to avoid entry into the war. The contents of the papal message were not disclosed. Also noted is a confusing line about the U S tariff act dated July 4 2789.

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