Louis Faces Walcott In Ring Near Second Base In Stadium Tale
A vivid sports column recalls the Joe Louis versus Jersey Joe Walcott bout with vivid, largely colorful detail. It notes Louis’s past dominance over Conn in Yankee Stadium and frames the upcoming fight with mixed confidence while describing the arena setup and postfight scenes. The piece captures athlete bravado, reporter mood, and weigh-in tension without graphic detail.
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Louis
Walcott
Billy Conn
Yankee Stadium
Conn
Pittsburgh
Pretty Boy
Billy
Louis. T
Manny Seamon
Joe
Madison Square Garden
Welterweight Scrap Is Postponed Again in Chicago
The Ray Sugar Robinson Bernard Docusen welterweight title bout was postponed to next Monday due to threatening weather. Illinois Athletic Commission chairman Sheldon Clark demanded an additional 4 000 dollars guarantee to make weight as Robinson weighed 151 pounds. Robinson stayed in Chicago to resume training while Benny Geigerman backed the postponement if the match remained for the welterweight title.
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Chicago
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Bernard Docusen
Sheldon Clark
Ilinois State Athletic Commission
Robinson
Benny Geigerman
New Orleans
Docusen
Cardship Braves Al Brazle Lead St. Louis Pitching Win
Left hander Al Brazle shut out the Boston Braves 1 to 0 for the third place St. Louis Cardinals in front of 30 398 fans. Brazle dominated with a strong sidearm delivery, fanning six Braves as he outpitched his earlier season defeat by Cleveland.
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al Brazle
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Brazle
Tribe
Boston
Becton
Williams Ups Hitting Mark
Boston's Williams banged 11 hits in 21 trips last week to boost his American League leading batting mark. He also headed four specialized departments with 59 RBIs, 81 hits, 18 doubles, 53 runs. Meanwhile Branca won for Brooklyn, his sixth straight, in a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Boston
Yed Williams
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
New York
Bob Brown
al Zarilla
St. Louis
Johnny Lindell
George Kell
Detroit
Ken Keltner
Washington
Gil Coati
MA Event Set At Edgewood For Junior Tennis Championship
Young tennis stars from Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia travel to Charleston to compete in the Middle Atlantic Boys and Juniors Championship at Edgewood Country Club. Entries total 15 with participants from Washington DC Charleston Nitro WV and Beckley WV. The draw is tomorrow morning with play starting at 1 o’clock. only boys and junior boys singles are included.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Charleston
Edgewood Country Club
Washington, D. C
W. Va
Nitro
Catherine Wolf
Edgewood
Harry S. Moore
Howard Allum
Herbert Stansbury
Beckley
Mate Tobin
Detroit
Sidney Staunton
Andy Payne
John Davis Chandler
Arthur Chandler
Sidney
John Davis
Andy
Arthur
Miss Wolf
Washington
Edwin Weseley
Buck Yates
Ray Lewis
Percy Thomas
Harrison Stratey
Bors
Ted Rogers
the Cass
Tom Bradford
Tater Pressinger
Fratrison Stratey
Clarence Burdette
Gardner Campbell
Kestan
Sidney Staunpton
John Davie Chandler
Hinton Players Named to Play In North South Game
June 21 two members of the undefeated Hinton high Bobcats have accepted invites to the 15th North South Football game set for Friday August 20 South Coach Stanley Huffman announced Wartley a center and Johnson a back are the first players named for either squad Huffman noted a possible third Hinton addition and final rosters should be ready within a week North coach Homer Fizer will announce later this week Each squad holds 25 players with all state picks automatically eligible.
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Hinton High School Bobcats
Stanley Huffman
James Wartley
Jack Johnson
Huffman
Hinton
Hartley
Johnson
Homer Fizers
North
Ex WVU Cage Captain Buys Paterson Pro Basketball Club
Jesse J. Weiner, Paterson textile executive and WVU basketball captain in 1934, has bought the Paterson Crescents, professional team once owned by Samuel Bozza of Newark. The Crescents were runners up in the American Pro Basketball league last season. Sale price not announced.
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Paterson
N. J
Jesse J. Weiner
West Virginia University
Paterson Crescents
Crescents
Samuel Bozza
Newark
Belle A L Beats Reed In Junior League Clash
The Belle American Legion nine defeated Reed juniors 18 to 7 yesterday in Belle. Paul Brown pitched a three hit game. Belle A L will face South Charleston at Armorfeld in a league game today. Manager Jake Vassel called for all players to meet at Legion Hall at 4 30 p m.
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Belle AL
Reed
Belle American Legion
Belle Az
Paul Brown
South Charleston
Armorfield
Jake Vassel
Legion Hall
Industrial Baseball schedules second half with 59 games
President Art Rezzonico released a second half schedule for the Industrial Base Ball league listing 59 games. The six or eight teams include Kanawha Park home games for Carbide, Park Tire, Stamper, and du Pont with action through Sunday Aug 22.
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Industrial Baseball League
Art Rezzonico
Kanawha Park
Charleston
Kanawha
Carbide
Park Tire
Stamper
duPont
Rezzonico
Miondays
Jung —DuPont
Madison
EMCO
Viscose
Madison St
Cubide St
Viscone
Park, Re
Anchor
EMCG
Park ‘Tire
Better Golf Putts and Practice Tips From 1848 Gazette
The article urges better grip on uphill puts to lift the ball to the hole and correct misjudgments with practice. It notes confidence comes with repetition and mentions a 1848 copyright by The Gazette along with a request form for a diagram. It also reports Kanawha Cubs seek managers, with results from a Sunday doubleheader and a late ninth inning win for Eskdale over Rita Black Sox.
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the Gazette
Kanawha Cubs
D. C
Dunbar
Cubs
McMillan Motors
Marmet
Loudendale
Brown
Eskdale
Louis Brown
Eskdale Grays
Rita Black Sox
Louis Picked To Win by KO In 10 Rounds
Joe Louis is selected to KO Jersey Joe Walcott in ten rounds for the upcoming heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Louis trains hard for Wednesday’s fight, aiming for a body attack to draw a jaw shot from Walcott, with the champ weighing about 215 and the challenger around 185.
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Louis
Jack Hand York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Joe
Walcott
Pll
Jersey Joe
Spar
Max Schmeling
Murray Scores 73 for 143 In City Wide Qualifying
City Wide golf at Meadow Brook sees Murray post 73 to follow 70 first round, totaling 143 to sit one behind Rugel at 142 for medalist contenders. Rosy field includes Zimmerman 146 and Carper 149 as qualifiers push toward final day and match plans.
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Gordon Murray
Serual
Joe Rugel
Meadow Brook
Murray
C. A. Smith
Sauiying
Ray Blizzard
Rugel
Sien Eee Siena Pheer
Andy Brawley
City
Elmer Zimmerman
Gay Carper
Ray Tincher
Jim Chatfield
Long John Chenoweth, Jr
Chenoweth
Ralph Gorcon
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