Louis Ready To Face Galento Next In Heavyweight Race
The article notes Joe Louis as world heavyweight champion with a quick two minute twenty second victory over Jack Roper and predicts a June bout with Tony Galento. It quotes Joe Jacobs and Henry McLemore about Galento’s chances, and highlights Louis’s confident stance and rising public interest in boxing prize money. It also mentions banquet plans and local sports notes including fish in district streams and rookie players in the Mid-Atlantic League.
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Roper
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Ropers
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Tony
Tory
Mr. Galenta
Lou
Lewis
Opening Day Rain Out Shifts Start Of Major League Season
Opening day plagued by rain and cold, nine majors hoped for games. Dodgers lost to Giants 7 9 in Brooklyn as Leo Durocher debuted with Red Evans on the mound. Cardinals edged Pirates 3 2, Tigers beat White Sox 3 1 in Detroit. Attendance 83 496, weather dampened enthusiasm and schedules.
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George Kirkley
United Press
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Brooklyn
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Giants
Bill Terry
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Chicago White Sox
Leo Durochen
Red Evans
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Durocher
Zeke Bonura
Cubs
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Glyde Shoun
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Tommy Bridges
White Sox
Detroit
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Pate Fox
Tigers
Barney McCoskey
Beaumont
Hank Greenberg
Five Ladies Join In Practice Shoot At Gerry Re Range
Five women participated in a regular weekly ladies practice shoot at the Gerry Re and Gun range last evening. P. Williams posted a high score of 136 as others recorded scores around the 80s and 100s. Participants included Ki SF Tot, 18 85 4199 30 29 44103 89 44 42195 and Mount M Castor E Lynn A Marsh. All games postponed due to rain or cold.
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Gerry Re
Baseball Standings and Scores From Yesterday and Today
Detroit beat Chicago 6 to 1 in yesterday’s results as weather affected other games. Today’s schedule includes Boston at New York, Cleveland at St Louis, Washington at Philadelphia, Chicago at Detroit.
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Chicago
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New York
Cleveland
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Washington
Philadelphia
Meric
St. Louis Edges Pittsburgh 3 2 in Regional Play
In baseball scores from the circuit, St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh by three to two. Other notes list New York beating Brooklyn seven to three, with Cincinnati visiting Chicago and Philadelphia visiting Boston. A continuation line shows New Yorke at Brooklyn and St. Louia at Pitturgh in upcoming fixtures.
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Corry Water
Willi
Bracken Keating
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Mary Kasper
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Brooklyn
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Lamona
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Chicago
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Altoona Speedway Opens With AAA Sanctioned Race
Altoona announces a May 27 1939 AAA sanctioned race at the famed speedway. The program includes a six event sprint culminating in a 0 lap National Sweepstakes. Entry blanks have been mailed to AAA headquarters and are expected to attract top drivers.
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AAA
Altoona Speedway
Washington
Indianapolis
Arlington Rifle Team Seeks Tie After Fifth Straight Win
OWL, April 1 Arlington earns fifth straight Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League win by beating Lawrence Park 1185 to 1111. If Arlington defeats Meadville in final match, they will be tied for first with Gerry Rifle Club and may force a shoot-off on a neutral range for top honors.
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Detroit Five Man Team Wins Big in ABC Championship
Detroit's Wife Electric team led the American Bowling Congress events in Cleveland with a 3151 total the third highest in the congress history. Freddie Breckles paced the squad with a 693 series as they toppled Old Reading Beers of Hazleton Pa to seize top honors likely earning 1000 dollars and five diamond medals for the Detroit Five-Man entry.
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Fife Electric
Detroit
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United Press
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Fifes
Freddie Breckles
Reading Beers
Hazleton
Detroiters
Archibald Marathon Wins Boston Title In Close Bout
Archibald defeated Leo Rodase of Chicago in a fierce one round bout to claim the featherweight title after Henry Armstrong vacated the crown. Promoter Manny Almeida faced ticket shortages as about 5,500 spectators attended the event in Boston. The Boston A A marathon looms with Les Pawson defending his course record against a field of 215 runners from multiple states and Canada.
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United Press Providence
Henry Armstrong
Joey Archibald
Rhode Talander
New York
Archibald
Leo Rodase
Chicago
Rodase
National Boxing Association
Manny Almeida
States
District of Columbia
Les Pawson
Pawson
Pawtucket
R. T
Jone
Hopkinston-to-Boston
New England
Clarence DeMar
Enlison
Tarzan) Brown
Johnny Kelly
Boston
Walter Young
Verdun
Que
Yesterday's Hero Zeke Bonura Debuts With Homer
Zeke Bonura, Giants first baseman, shines in National League debut by hitting a homer and two singles and handling 16 chances flawlessly in a Journal Commercial Shop feature.
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Zeke Bonura
Giants
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