Regatta on the Hudson Draws 80 000 Fans
Eighteen crews race for four miles in the 37th Intercollegiate regatta as Cal, Washington, Cornell, and Navy lead a field including Columbia, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, and Berkeley. Crowds of about 80 000 packed Poughkeepsie to watch freshmen, sophomores, and varsity boats compete on the Hudson. The Cal Bears and Washington Huskies are slight favorites for the top prize, with Cornell and Navy promising a fierce tilt for the trophy.
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United Press
Poughkeeplin
Hudson River
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Jagatta
Bo'vlock
California
Cornet
Washington
Syracuse
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Navy
Cornell
Big Bea
Wage
Golden State
Independence Day sports mix eyed in Corry plans
Corry aims to celebrate July Fourth with a big baseball doubleheader and an evening boxing card at Aero Park on West Main Street. The town eyeing a New Jersey franchise move amid local pro golf, boxing, and track notes. Tony Toy may place high in today’s pro tournament. Jesse Owens dominates at Stagg Field in the national meet. Carter Field receives a new stone fence. Mickey Cochrane plans a Wyoming fishing/recuperation stint before returning to the Tigers. Joe Louis and Max Schmeling fight grosses reach 140 thousand dollars. The piece mentions local figures like Sam Seifert and Byron Bauer, plus upcoming high school and college alignments.
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Corry
Aero Park
West Main Street
Standings and Yesterday's Scores Across Leagues
Yesterday's results show Detroit 8 New York 7 and Chicago 7-4 in the National, with Buffalo 6-3 and Rochester 14-4 leading the International table. Today schedules list Bostott at Detroit and New York at Chicago among nine matchups.
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New York
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelpha
Chicago
National
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
International Buffalo
Montrese
Rochester
Toronto
Albany
Baltimore
Newark
Syracuse
Bostott
Jamestown Beats Sherman Merchants In Close Village Park Contest
Sherman fell to Jamestown in a hard fought game at Village Park as both teams traded leads before Jamestown pulled ahead late. The Merchants and Jamestown battled, with the deciding run coming in the final innings to secure the win.
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Sherman
Jamestown Baseball Club
Sherman Merchants
Mashie Swinger Gets New Birdie Type
In Hershey Pennsylvania on June 12 United Prose reports Lex ter C. Smith of Derry revalved a new kind of birdie during a round at Hershey Park. Smith hooked a drive on the ninth tee and the ball struck wood, with a woodpecker perched in a poplar tree. Braith saved a stroke by preventing the ball from rolling out of bounds.
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United Prose
Hershey
Lex
Ter C. Smith
Derry
Hershey Park
Braith
Wimbledon Opens With World Tennis Stars Competing
United Press reports the 60th Wimbledon championships begin with 115 players, including 14 Americans. Fred Perry defends his title with 4-7 odds. Donald Budge and Bitsy Grant head the U S hopes in men singles, while past champions Crawford Quist and Stammers James headline doubles events. Helen Wills Moody won't defend her women’s title.
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Robert C. Dowson
United Press
Eng
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Fred Perry
Perry
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist
Australia
Kay Stammers
Freda James
England
Dorothy Round
Helen Wills Moody
San Francisco
California
Helen Jacobs
America
Donald Budge
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Budge
Grant
Wilmer Allison
Baron von Cramm
Quisi
Oder
Lewis to Meet Gainer In Pittsburgh Non Title Bout
John Henry Lewis, Pittsburgh lightweight heavyweight champion, signs to fight Al Gainer, another Black boxer, in a non title bout at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on July 23. Gainer, from New Haven, has drawn a large Pittsburgh following. Fly Wool Rigby promotes the bout with Jack Dempsey as referee.
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United Pres
New York
John Henry Lewis
Pittsburgh
al Gainer
Forbes Wield
Gainer
New Haven
Eleanor Holm Jarrett Sets Swim Marks at Metropolitan AAU
Eleanor Holm Jarrett established two new American records and an unofficial world mark in the 220 yards at the Metropolitan AAU meet. She clocked 2 49.6, beating the Koopa sister by nearly seven seconds and eclipsing her previous 2 56.4 best.
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United Pres
NW York
Eleanora Holm Jarrett
Jarrett
Local pros and Amateurs Enter Corry Country Club Meet
Amateurs and professionals from the district gather at Corry Country Club for the third district tourney, featuring Tony Joy the local pro favored to win. Joy tied a 9 hole record and posted a 32 on the previous day as a brisk crowd watches, with a supper to cap the event later this evening.
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Corry Country Club
Tony Joy
Corry
Wile Olear
Simon
Joy
Great Lakes Exposition eyes major boxing bout
United Press reports Cleveland’s Great Lakes Exposition offered 250000 to underwrite the Braddock Schmeling heavyweight title fight. Lincoln G Dickey, expo GM, wired Promoter Mike Jacobs proposing staging during the exposition at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, conditional on the money being pledged. Jacobs said he would negotiate if exposure funds are on the line.
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United Press
Cleveland
Great Lakes Exposition
Tay
Lincoln G. Dickey
Mike Jacobs
Municipal Stadium
Exposition Grounds
New York
20Th Century Club
Jacobs
General Maager
Schmeling to sail tomorrow on the big Zeppelin Zepplin Hindenburg
Max Schmeling plans to depart tomorrow night from New York aboard the Zeppelin Hindenburg en route to Germany. He leaves promoter Mike Jacobs to arrange his potential September bout with heavyweight champion Jim Braddock. He downplays interest in a title fight.
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Maxie Schmeling
Jos Louis
Max Baer
New York
Schmeling
Jimmy Braddock
United Pro
Max Schmeling
Germany
Mike Jacobs
Hiateuilies
Madison Square Garden
Jim Braddock
Fm Joiley
Falconer defeats locals 10 to 7 in late rally
Falconer overcomes a 7 0 deficit to beat Raymond 10 7 Saturday afternoon. Corry errors early and relief pitching issues fueled the comeback as Falconer plated six runs across the final three frames. Coates started for Raymond. Staples Mountain and Sprovers contributed on the mound for Falconer.
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Falconer
Lloyd
Palcover
Carl Coates
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Sonny Staples
Walford Mountain
Corry
Union City
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G. Sprovers
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Rossi Fights Krieger in Pittsburgh Debut Ringcard
Johnny Rossi of Boston meets Sally Krieger of New York in a 10 round middleweight bout at Hickey Park tonight in Pittsburgh. Mike Barto of New Kensington returns to action against Johnny Sheppard of Cleveland in an eight round. Vic Wicketts of Pittsburgh aims for win number 16 against Freddie Wilson in an eight round bout.
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Krieger
United Press
Pittsburgh
Johnny Rossi
Boston
Sally Krieger
New York
Hickey Park
Mike Barto
New Kensington
Johnny Sheppard
Cleveland
Vic Wicketts
Freddie Wilson
Piles Relief Remedies Promoted In Ad Copy
An advertisement promotes GOLDEN-LAX TABLETS to loosen and regulate bowels and SANCURA OINTMENT to soothe pile irritation. It claims non habit forming relief, immediate cooling, and healing, listing product doses 250 and 350 respectively and urging purchase at all drug stores.
Plans for area horse shoe teams meet formation
Attempts are underway in several cities to organize horse shoe clubs to spark interest in the Western Pennsylvania championships this year and form a league next year. With Journal court work near completion, revival of interest is hoped in Erie with several locals likely to contend at the district title tourney on August 22 and 23. Bar Strick, district commissioner, says the winner faces the Eastern Pennsylvania champion for the state title. Clubs already exist in Erie and Meadville, with plans to organize in Warren, Titusville, Oil City, Franklin, North East and Union City.
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Erie
Bar Strick
Pennsylvania
Meadville
Strick
Warren
Titusville
Oil City
Franklin
North Hast
Union City
Guldahl Wins Western Open Championship
Ralph Guldahl of Los Angeles captured the Western Open title for 850 dollars, finishing with 274 strokes. Ray Mangrum of Pittsburgh took second at 277, Byron Nelson of Ridgewood was third at 278, with Gooper Eaton Smith Walsh Revotta among others close behind in Chicago and Oklahoma City.
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United Press
Davenport
Ralph Guldahl
Los Angeles
Ray Mangrum
Pittsburgh
Byron Nelson
Ridgewood
N. J
Harry Gooper
Chicago
Zell Eaton
Oklahoma City
Horton Smith
Frank Walsh
Johnny Revotta
Owens Sets New Mark at National Meet
Jesse Owens of Ohio State and the Southern California squad dominated the national collegiate track meet in Chicago ending with four world records set. Gwena swept sprints and the broad jump, Archie Williams boosted the 400 with a 46.1, Ken Carpenter set a discus world mark at 178 feet, and Forrest Towns lowered the 110 meter hurdles best by a tenth.
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Stagg Field
Ohio State
Southern California
United Press
Chicago
Thanhua
Worl
Filckéye
Mrojan
Gwena
Archie Williams
California
Ken Carpenter
Forrest Towns
Georgia
Powerful Penn-Drakes Rout Cleveland Nine at Titusville
Moon Mullins and the Penn-Drakes defeated Cleveland 13 to 4 as Robenstein and Cos tello hit two homers with three on base for six runs. Art Stokes, Erie veteran, pitched well, keeping Cleveland’s lineup in check throughout the afternoon.
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Pennzails
Rohengtein
Costello
Cleveland
Cleveland Penngails
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Moon Mullins
Penn-Drakes
Robenstein
Yesterday's Hero Welly Berger Delivers Ninth Inning Run
Welly Berger of the Boston Bees hit a homer in the ninth with a man on to edge Cincinnati by one run, preserving a late victory for Boston.
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Boston Bees
Cincinnati
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