Louis-Louis Carnera Fight Draws Massive New York Fight
The June 25 Yankee Stadium bout pits Joe Louis against Primo Carnera in a 16 round clash expected to draw 60,000 fans and over $350,000 in gate receipts. Louis, a rising contender from Detroit, enters as heavy betting favorite amid a record of knockouts, while Carnera’s size and experience promise a tough challenge in a high profile non title showdown. Local officials anticipate orderly crowds with significant black spectator presence as historians note the event’s wide national media coverage and historic weigh-in.
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Loop Officials Move To Settle City Baseball League Row
League officials meet in municipal building to settle a brewing revolt over fence plans and to address last Saturday’s rain halted doubleheader at Washington street diamond. Protests from Raymonds lead All-Ways 8 to 4, with seating shortages blamed for fans turned away. Officials may set postponement notice procedures for future games.
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Louis Edges Carnera in Heavyweight Showdown Night
Detroit’s Joe Louis holds a likely edge over Primo Carnera as boxing fans await a heavyweight title bout tonight in New York. The writeup predicts Louis by knockout before midfight, notes Carnera’s size and experience, and cites conditioning and speed as decisive factors despite mixed odds and long odds analysts.
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Women’s Western Open Opens at Sunset Ridge Club
The opening match features Helen Hicks paired with Mrs Harold Foreman of Chicago. Lucille Robinson of Des Moines and Golth Bateson of Milwaukee tee off next, as Mildred Didrikson joins the field amid the new Chicago event setup.
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Woman golfer duo leads medalist qualifiers in Tu event
Miss Hicks shot 79 to win medalist honors with Mrs. Robert Bullard of Springfield as partner. 18 year old Bilamae Williams, daughter of Wadir Williams of Chicago, was second low. Didrikson, playing her fourth round in six weeks, scored 88 for third in qualifying. In baseball, Chuck Klein homered in the ninth and Cubs beat the Giants 10 to 9 in ten innings.
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Salient Facts On Louis Carnera Go Bout at Yankee Stadium
Tonight in New York Primo Carnera of Italy faces Joe Louis of Detroit in a 15 round heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium promoted by the Twentieth Century Club. Probable attendance runs at 350000 with Louis favored at 3 to 1. Starting times set for 8 p m and 10 p m for the main event. Referee and ringside judges undecided by boxing commission. Weigh ins list Louis about 253 pounds and Carnera around 200. No broadcast planned. preliminaries feature Baer versus Royson and several other pairings with numerous heavyweights in action.
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Scribes pick Louis to win by knockout
United Press reports New York boxing writers favor Joe Louis to defeat Primo Camera tonight in a poll of 20 writers. Sixteen pick Louis and four pick Camera, with fourteen foreseeing a Louis knockout.
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Yankees End Slide With Cleveland Win 4 1
New York beat Cleveland 4-1 as Vito Tamulis earned his seventh win in eight starts with eight-hit pitching. Giants fall after a 10-9 Chicago comeback. Roy Henshaw allowed one hit in relief. Cardinals rally past Brooklyn 12-7 to seize second place. Dodgers blow 7-1 lead. Reds beat Phillies 6-4 on four-hit day by Goodman and Herma. White Sox top Red Sox 9-4 behind Babe Phelps. Browns edge Athletics 2-1 as Burnett drives winning run in 10th. American League scores include Minneapolis 11, Louisville 3. Indianapolis 12, St Paul 0.
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British Open Qualifiers Hit British Isles Course
In Muirfield and Gullane a field of American players led by Henry Cotton defend the title. Joe Kirkwood and Henry Picard posted strong rounds to stay in the running for the championship with solid totals. Ezar earned his spot through spectacular putting and consistent greens, overcoming uneven driving to secure qualification.
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WJR Broadcast Telex Account Of Heavyweight Bout
Despite no ringside telecast, Detroit station WJR will provide a blow by blow telegraphic account of the Joe Louis versus Primo Carnera heavyweight title fight at 8 p.m. EST. This remote text coverage brings fans in Corry and surrounding areas direct fight-by-fight updates from the arena.
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National Rifle Matches Set for September at Camp Perry
Corry may send no marksmen to the national rifle and pistol events at Camp Perry Ohio September 1 to 19 but Merle Israelson of Akron may represent the city. The shoot marks the return of the national event after 1931 with Congress backing the effort and 3000 competitors in sixty matches. The program includes free first week small arms training for all, with army officers as instructors. The climax is the September 17 national rifle team championship with civilian teams from forty eight states facing military and naval contingents led by U S Marine Corps, preparing under Captain Merritt A Exson for defense of the title.
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