Braddock and Baer Train Worlds Apart for Title Fight
The June 24 report contrasts Braddock’s brutal road work with Baer’s light routines. Braddock runs miles daily and spars hard for long sessions, while Baer lounges through workouts, hoping to finish in a couple of rounds. Both face high stakes as they prepare for Madison Square Garden bout.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Loch Sheldrake
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June Baer
Madison Square Garden
Big Bowl
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Asbury Park
N. J
Braddock
Jack Dempsey
Catskills Hills
Dempsey
Max Schmelling
Primo Carnera
Ritz
John L. Sullivan
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Johnson
Willard
Tunney
Schmeling
Sharkey
Carnera
Max Baer
Jimmy Braddock
Major League Leaders in National and American Leagues
Baseball weekly leaders list shows Vaughan of the Pirates leading NL batting at .400 with 43 runs and 68 hits. Medwick with 16 doubles and Ott tied for home runs. In the American, Johnson of the Athletics leads batting at .406 with 41 RBIs, while Greenberg of the Tigers has 49 RBIs and Vosmik of the Indians 14, tripling leaders noted.
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Reds
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Ott
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Cramer
Hayes
Chi
Omaha Will Try for the Belmont
William Woodward's Omaha the Derby and Preakness winner aims at Belmont Park's 50000 Belmont Stakes. A crowded field includes Rosemont Firethorn Cold Shoulder and others as Omaha seeks a possible triple crown bid following a Withers defeat.
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Associated Press
New York
William Woodward
Omaha
Belmont Park
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Sir Barton
William DuPont
Woodward
Rosemont
Walter M. Jefford
Firethorn
Alfred
Vanderbilt
Baseball Roundup: Stars Shine In Suburban Showdowns
Yesterday's games feature Yesterdays Stars Al Lopez of the Dodgers-Knocked in five runs with three hits against the Phillies. Rip Radcliff of the White Sox led a late attack on Tigers pitchers with four singles. Roy Parmelee of the Giants outdueled Ben Cantwell in a 3-2 extra inning win over the Braves, scoring the winning run in the tenth. Cecil Travis of the Senators pasted Athletics pitchers for three hits. Sam Byrd of the Reds blasted a homer and a single driving in three in a win over the Pirates. Babe Dahlgren of the Red Sox collected a triple double and single for a perfect day against the Yankees.
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Phillies
Rip Radcliff
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Roy Parmelee
Giants
Ben Cantwell
Braves
Cecil Travis
Senators
Athletics
Sam Byrd
Reds
Pirates
Babe Dahlgren
Red Sox
Yankees
Motor Vehicle Production Up in May Gains Seen
New York June 8 Motor vehicle production in May reached 377 754 units per preliminary Automotive Manufacturers Association. The rise marks an 8 percent gain from May of last year and a 25 percent jump from April this year. Year to date output nears two million with 1 988 637 cars produced and a 35 percent increase over the prior period.
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New York
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Johnson Vaughan Lead Remains Tight in NL Batting Race
Bob Johnson of the Athletics and Arky Vaughan of Pittsburgh hold the top spots in the major leagues as a week of play passes. Johnson raises his average to .406 with 10 hits in 24 at bats, while Vaughan slips to .400 with 5 hits in 13 at bats. Pepper Martin keeps second in the NL, Medwick climbs to .347 with a 13-for-27 week, and Moses reaches .357 while Gehringer sits near the leaders.
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New York
Bob Johnson
The
Athletics
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Vaughan
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
Wally Moses
Detroit
Charley Gehringer
Medwick
Pepper Martin
Home Run Leaders and Friday Standouts
The list highlights players with single Friday homers: G Walker and Fox for the Tigers, Johnson for the Athletics, Bonura for the White Sox, Ott and Joe Moore for the Giants, John and Allen Moore for the Phillies, Koenecke of the Dodgers, Byrd and Kampouris of the Reds, and Goodman of the Reds. The Leaders include Johnson with 14, Greenberg 11, Foxx 10, Ott 10, Bonura 10.
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Tigers
Johnson
Athletics
Bonura
White Sox
Fox
Ott
Giants
Joe Moore
John Moore
Phillies
Allen
Koenecke
Dodgers
Byrd
Reds
Kampouris
Goodman
Greenberg
Foxx
New Vol Boss Off 70 A Good Start
Johnny Butler starts as Nashville Volunteers manager with a 4 3 win over Little Rock in 12 innings. Joe Martin drove in two runs with a double and Buck McCormick added a run producing single to seal the victory.
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Associated Press
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Nashville Volunteers
Little Rock
Joe Martin
Buck McCormick
Vols
Larry Kinzer
Bobby Durham
Atlanta
Crackers
Birmingham Barons
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Durham
Eddie Moore
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Memphis
Atlanta Crackers
Chattanooga
Chicks
Alex McColl
Clay Touchstone
Marion
Duke
Knoxville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Nashville
Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues
Scores from the Southern League Dominoes show Atlanta 4 Birmingham 2 and Memphis 5 Chattanooga 1. Nashville defeated Little Rock 4 3 in 12 innings while Chicago beat Detroit 9 8. Albany won 17 5 over Buffalo as Toronto Newark game to be played July 31.
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Montreal
Rochester-Syracuse
Albany
Buffalo
Toronto
Knoxville at New Orleans and other Amateur League games
Today's schedule lists DEXIE Amateur League contests with Dothan at Ozark Abbeville at Troy Eufaula at Union Springs plus multiple city matchups such as Atlanta at Birmingham Little Rock at Nashville Memphis at Chattanooga Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis and regional pairings in bracketed repeats including New York Boston and St Louis clashes.
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Memphis Seetess
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New Orleans Ones
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Knoxville
New York
Chicago Res
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Detroit
Boston
Washington
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
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Abbeville
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Eufaula
Union Springs
Ozark
Southern League
New Orleans
Memphis
Chattanooga
National League
Dexie Amateur
Thomson Near Open Title As Oakmont Closes
Jim Thomson leads the 36 hole finale at Oakmont with 146 total after two rounds. Alvin Krueger sits two strokes back as Gene Sarazen and Sam Parks chase, weather and wind shaping the record day.
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Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Thomson
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Olin Dutra
Tommy Armour
Chicago
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Butch) Krueger
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Gene Sarazen
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Sam Parks
Deny Shute
Philadelphia
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Horton Smith
Vincent Eldred
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Detroit
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Los Angeles
Herman Barron
New York
Bobby Cruikshank
Richmond
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
von Elm
Angeles
Gene Kunes
Orsonville, Pa
Capital Juries Turn on Heat in Montgomery Trials
Trial juries in Montgomery circuit court set a record for harsh punishments by sending three men to the electric chair and five to life in the penitentiary. Among the condemned were Dick Hull for attacking a 9 year old white girl and Jimmy Stewart and William E Bynum, both described as Negroes, with Stewart convicted of killing his mother in law Enid Byn...
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Jimmy Stewart
William E. Bynum
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Pirates Slump Ends as Reds Win 13-4, Hafey Absent
Cincinnati Reds pound Pittsburgh Pirates 13-4 to snap a seven game skid as Chich Hafey misses game returning to California for health reasons. Lew Riggs and Adam Comorosky each gather three hits while Paul Derringer earns his seventh win. The Cardinals move to second place behind the Giants with a 3-2 win over the Braves, Dodgers thump Phillies 11-3, White Sox hold off Tigers 9-8, and Senators beat Athletics 11-6 extending their streak.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
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Chich Hafey
Chick
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Paul Derringer
Buccaneer
Lew Riggs
Adam Comorosky
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Larry McPhail
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Giants
Braves
Mel Ott
Dodgers
Phillies
Johnny Moore
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Indians
Browns
Sox
Alvin Crowder
al Simmons
Zeke Bonura
Johnny Bronca
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Johnny Welch
Boston
Wills Moody wins St George's Hill final in straight sets
Helen Wills Moody defeats Elsie Goldsack Pittman 6 0 6 4 to capture the St George's Hill tournament at Weybridge. Her triumph comes as she resumes competition since 1933 and follows earlier 6 1 6 4 win over Billy Yorke while Wimbledon progress for her rival Helen Jacobs continues.
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Helen Wills Moody
Weybridge
Eng
St. George’s Hill
Elsie Goldsack Pittman
England
Helen Jacobs
Hisie Goldsack Pittman
St. George's Hill
Helen
Billy Yorke
Boxer Ends Road Work With Rescue
Poplar Bluff Missouri June 8 Amateur boxer Tommy Honnson saw three year old Francis Euge Stamp strike a match and his clothing caught fire. He grabbed the child and kept running to a hospital, saving the boy from burns.
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Poplar Bluff
Tommy Honnson
Francis Euge Stamp
Kilby Prison Convict Found Guilty in Prison Slaying
In Kilby Prison, a white inmate named James Andrews and four Black prisoners were among the lifers condemned for the murder of a fellow inmate. Andrews had previously escaped Speigner prison and robbed a young white man, seizing his car in a recent escape-related crime locally.
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Kilby
James Andrews
Speigner
Athletics Have Great Hitting Combination
Washington reports the Athletics boast a potent 1-2 punch with Bob Johnson and Jimmy Foxx. Johnson, 27, 195 pounds, southwesterner, leads the American League with a batting near .400 and tops the circuit in runs, hits and homers. He credits patience and a heavier bat for his timing.
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Washington
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Foxx
A's
Yankee
Bob
Jimmy
Connie Mack
Portland
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Touchstone of Memphis leads pitchers with 12 wins 9 losses in 40 games and a .750 ERA while Cohen of Chattanooga and Greer of Memphis post .750 marks. Hutcheson and Duke of Memphis lead home runs with six each. Miles of Chattanooga and Duke of Memphis drive in, Boss and Miles steal bases, and Chattanooga tops double plays with 61. Atlanta and Memphis pace runs, with Atlanta allowing the fewest.
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Memphis
Cohen
Chattanooga
Greer
Kelley
Atlanta
Chaplin
Nashville
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Duke
Miles
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New Orleans
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Little Rock
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