Local sports roundup boosts Irvine events and boxing notes
Irvin e features in a busy sports page with Joe Louis expected to win by knockout, Corry and Irvine baseball chatter, golf activity, new club members, Baseball Centennial stamps, and notes on hunting rules, seats for Notre Dame Carnegie Tech game, and local golf holes looming as season ends.
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Corry
Harold Wolf
Marjorie Peck
M. I. Alfred
RX. Williams
Cooperstown
Jim Pappas
Recreston
Robert Wadlow
Spiesman
Bob Waite
Larry
Montgomery Ward
Larsson
Louis
Sonny Staples
Irvine
Ty Crandall
Paulmers
Mortis Chapin
Pittsburgh
Phil Waite
Galento
St. Bonaventure College of Allegany
N.Y
Davis- Viking College of Elkins
W. Va
Jamestown
Transcontinental Pigeon Derby Begins in San Francisco
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the first transcontinental pigeon derby starting next week with ten birds, five owned by Burgess Charles W. Beckman and five by Albert P. Greb of Mt. Oliver. The birds will be released at the San Francisco fair grounds and aim to reach home in one to two weeks, despite travel hazards.
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United Press
Meadville Golfer Daddio Qualifies at Des Moines
Bill Daddio of Meadville qualified for the national collegiate golf championship in Des Moines Iowa. He shot a two round total of 154 after 20 holes of play yesterday.
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Daddio
Bill Daddio
Meadville
Des Moines
Feller Holds Tigers To 1 Hit In Night Game
Cleveland crowds saw Bob Feller barely allow a hit as the Indians blanked the Detroit Tigers 5-0 in the first night game at Municipal Stadium. Feller struck out 13, walked six, and improved to 12-3 while Barry Averill’s sixth inning single provided the lone highlight for Detroit.
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Feller
Tigers
George Kirksey
United Press
New York
Paul Derringer
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati Reds
Rhinelanders
Tony Galenta
Giants
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Pirates
Cardinals
Len Warneke
Gards
Cubs
Phils
Philly
Ott
Bonura
Ripple
Hal Schumacher
Brooklyn
Bees
Whit Wyatt
West
Cuccinella
Majeski
Miller
Dodgers
Lou Fette
Parks
Camilli
Kay
Wyatt
Municipal Stadium
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Bob Feller
Barry Averill
Hob
Hall of Fame
White Sox
Browns
Lyons
Louis Galento Bout at Yankee Stadium Tonight
Tony Galento faces Joe Louis in a heavyweight showdown at Yankee Stadium with about 40,000 expected. Louis, a skilled veteran with a strong jab, seeks another win, while Galento bets on a punch that could tilt the scale. Odds favor Louis. Galento must prove the critics wrong.
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Louis
Galento
Harry Ferguson
United Press
New York
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Orange
N. J
Toment
Yankee Stadium
Gray
Wade
Mke
Galenito
Lours
Wanango Golfer to Meet Miss Kuhn Today
Mary Kuhn of the Pittsburgh Field Club advances as favorite in the West Penn Women's golf championship at Pittsburgh. Betty Abernathy of Jonkmont, the titleholder, is eliminated by Mrs. J. J. Murphy of St Clair. Mrs. J. H. Helm of Wanango and Mrs. C. 2. Cox of Wanango set up two more matches, with Kuhn facing Helm and Cox meeting Lee Mason of Stanton Heights.
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Wanango
Miss Kuhn
Mary Kuhn
Pittsburgh Field Club
West Penn
Pittsburgh
Betty Abernathy
Jonkmont
J. J. Murphy
St Clair
Reno
J. H. Helm
B. FR. Shriver
Fox Chapel
C. 2. Cox
D. F. Manion
Lee Mason
Stanton Heights
Tennis Players Gather Friday In City Meet
City tennis players will meet Friday at 1 20 PM in Theo P Williams offices East Main Street to discuss inter city matches and a local club organization. Other arrangements aim to promote recreation and citywide play with teams from surrounding cities.
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Theo P. Willams
East Main Street
Frog season opens Monday in Pennsylvania
Dod Miller, local game protector, warns frogs will not be legal prey in Pennsylvania until Monday July 3. Regular season starts July 2 but since Sunday ends the day, frogs become legal prey the next day. It is legal to take frogs on Sunday with a fishing license. Bass and muscallonge season begins July 1 in PA waters. Musky season also opens in New York. Fishing is allowed in Pymatuning Lake this year but consult local rules for seasons and limits. Rifles available from service stations in the Fayette County district or refuge headquarters.
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Dod Miller
Pennsylvania
Corry
New York State
Pindhey
Chautauqua Lakes
Yesterday's Hero Bob Feller Pitches Indians to Third Place
Bob Feller delivered his third one hit game of his career to lift the Cleveland Indians into third place behind strong performances from Aleyelana's kid preparer.
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Bob Feller
Aleyelana
Kid Preparer
Indians
Gehrig Under Care At Mayo Clinic In Philadelphia
Former Yankee star Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, is under medical care in Philadelphia at the Mayo Clinic unit of Rochester, Minnesota. Diagnosis notes his ailment and ongoing treatment as doctors assess the condition affecting his baseball career.
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Gehrig
United Press
Philadelphia
Low Gehrig
New York
Yankee
Iron Man
Mayo Clinic of
Rochester
Blanton Goes Home to Heal His Arm
Darrel Cy Blanton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is headed home to rest his sore right arm for at least a month. He has been out since early this season after a no-hit no-run exhibition game against Cleveland. Team officials said he may be inactive for the rest of the campaign.
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Pittsburgh
Darrel
Cy) Blanton
West
Big Shawnee
Ohls
Blanton
Cleveland Indians
Pirate
Hostak Reclaims Former Title in Fourth Round Knockout
Seattle boxer Al Hostak regains the middleweight crown by KOing Solly Kreiger of Brooklyn in 46 seconds of the fourth round with former heavyweight champion Jimmy Braddock officiating the technical knockout. Kreiger had won the title from Hostak last November, per National Boxing Association. Baseball results follow with Toronto 1 Rochester 4 and other American Association games rained out.
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Seaitle
al Hostak
Seattle
Star
Wey Ketchell
Hostak
Solly Kreiger
Brooklyn
Ater
Ampion Jimmy Braddock
Krelger
National Boxing Aevelation
Hostal
Tevine Meighis
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