Conn Aims at Heavyweight Crown After Tonsil Operation
Billy Conn weighs 172 pounds and plans tonsil surgery to gain 1 or 2 pounds. He calls his punch a short right uppercut inside while hoping the tonsillectomy shifts him toward challenging Joe Louis. Conn trains with optimism as the “white hope” still lags a title shot. He expects the operation Thursday to help reach heavyweight form.
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Franklin High Adds Sharpsville To 1939 Grid
Franklin High has added Sharpsville to its 1939 football schedule replacing East Brady. Home games are listed at Franklin where Oil City Corry Warren Greenville Meadville Grove City and Titusville also appear on the Nursery schedule.
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Dizzy Dean in good style in his first test
New York May 17 Dizzy Dean showed improved control and pitching knowledge in five innings against the Dodgers as Brooklyn tied for fourth place. Dolph Camilli hit his 6th homer and Levagatto his 1st while Pepper Martin and Lynn Myers provided key hits for the Cardinals in a 7-6 win. Babe Dahlgren led the Yankees in Lou Gehrig's absence with a strong showing in his Yankee Stadium debut since 1925.
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Protest Banning Negro Players From Majors
Albany May 17 A resolution protesting the barring of Negro players from organized baseball was before the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee today. Introduced by Senator Charles Perry of New York City it charges an unwritten law has barred participation because of race creed or valor and asserts many Negro players have skill equal to or surpassing many in organized professional leagues.
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Sophomores Nose Out Seniors In Inter-class Game
Sophomores edged Seniors 9 8 at Loveland Field yesterday afternoon. Lundy doubled in the last inning and scored on Kerstetter’s error for the winning run. The Sophs tagged Hughes for eight hits while Cragg and Williams held the Seniors to four. The Yankees beat the Browns 7 5 as Selkirk hit a homer with a man on in the 9th to tie, then win. Boston routs White Sox 18 4 behind Finney and Rich. Detroit tops Washington 6 2 as Bridges drives in three. Indians top Athletics 8 3 in first night game, Parmalee charged with defeat.
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Virginians Plant Trees In West Virginia
The conservation commission runs a program to boost wildlife by engaging 41 clubs and Future Farmers in planting food species. Trees and plants such as frost grape fox grape hawthorn crabapple greenbrier wild rose and wild plum are included. The National Wildlife Federation has been informed.
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Sports Standings and Results From Local Games
National standings show St. Louis leading with 18 wins, 6 losses, and Boston at 12 and 10. Yesterday's scores include New York 7 St. Louis 5 and Boston 18 Chicago 4. Westminster College defeated Slippery Rock 7 2 in tennis, Carnegie Tech edged Grove City 65 61 in track.
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Krieger to defend title against Hostak in Seattle
Promoter Nate Druxman confirms Solly Krieger will defend the national middleweight crown against Al Hostak in Seattle on June 27. Brooklyn star Krieger, title claimant since November, is to meet Hostak amid plans for a major purse split and a neutral referee choice from promoters Cuddy mentions.
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Detroit bosses silent on probe into Tiger farm operations
Detroit general manager Jack Zeller declined to comment on an investigation of Tiger farm operations. He said any announcement would come from the commissioner’s office and he expected to be in Chicago Wednesday.
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Yesterday's Hero Babe Dahlgren Hits First Yankee Stadium Homer
Babe Dahlgren, in his first game at Yankee Stadium as Gehrig's successor, hit a two run homer with two on and two out to cap a win over St Louis and extend the Yankees' winning streak to six. Rochester beat Jersey City 4 1 Syracuse topped Montreal 12 10 Toronto 8 Baltimore 0. Minneapalis 10 Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 5 St Paul 3 Indianapolis 7 Toledo 1.
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Woody English Sold to Cardinals in Cash Deal
Woody English a veteran outfielder with strong Cubs ties was sold today from the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals in a straight cash transaction with no other players involved. English joined the Cubs in 1927 and was a popular star for several years before a series of trades and sales that moved him through Brooklyn Cincinnati and back to Chicago.
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