Louis Crowned World Heavyweight Champion at Comiskey Park
Joe Louis defeated James Braddock in eight rounds to win the world heavyweight title at Comiskey Park. Louis, 23, became the youngest champ and the second Black fighter to hold the crown, with Braddock retiring after a hard-fought contest amid a packed crowd of 55 000.
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Braddock Louis Fight Nets Big Gross and Promoter Profit
Braddock Louis heavyweight title bout grossed about 715000 with 55000 in attendance and 48000 cash customers. After taxes the net is around 525000, Braddock takes 262000 Louis 110000, promotion costs 50000 and promoters' profit near 100000.
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Cubs Seem A Way To Fly
Cubs surge under Charley Grimm as they win 18 of 22, beating the Giants 5-0. Pitching strength and renewed team spirit drive Chicago while rivals Cards Dodgers and Pirates face tough schedules amid doubleheaders. Orioles?
Softball Second Series Opens With Park s Cooper-Wells Matchup
The article previews a second series in the KK league with Parks Grocery facing Cooper-Wells and Alabama Hosiery Mill meeting Cooper-Wells. It notes Goodyear G-3 leads in hits and runs, Alabama Hosiery strong in errors, and lists multiple Smith family players across Parks and Hosiery teams. An ankle injury sidelined Lester Sanders early, with more accidents mentioned for Alabama Hosiery.
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Braddock Fights On In Defeat At Louis Clash
Chicago reports a wide audience as James J Braddock battles Joe Louis at Comiskey Park. Louis remains champion while Braddock shows grit, with promoters and guests from New York Harlem to Seattle in attendance.
Sports Mirror Recaps Notable Golf and Track Moments
The column recalls past sports highlights from years ago including Henry Cotton and Bert Gadd shooting 68 in British Open qualifying a year ago. It notes Bill Bonthron defeating Glen Cunningham in 4 08.9 for a mile title three years ago and Olin Dutra leading U S Open first round with 69 five years ago.
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Goodyear Lineup Aims To Heal After Injuries
Julian Hardy suffered a forehead hit by a slung bat and will likely be out tonight. Moon Mullins tweaked his ankle and may miss tonight's game with Coop er Wells. Sims leads the league with a .500 average after a single hit and a walk in the latest outing. Thornhill shines in left field with two circus catches and 11 putouts without an error so far.
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Mobile Cuts Game From Selma Lead In Series
Mobile won 9-3 over Meridian in the Southeastern League last night to trim Selma’s series lead. Pensacola and Montgomery split as Pensacola surged to a 4-2 victory behind four third inning runs and Horton four for five at the plate. Jackson topped Selman 5-3 with Osborne pitching and Hayes handling the mound for Jackson.
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Southern and National League Baseball Schedule
Birmingham at Atlanta Nashville at Memphis Knoxville at Little Rock New Orleans at Chattanooga New York at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Baseball Schedule in American League Tonight
The lineup shows St. Louis at New York, Detroit at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Washington in the American League program.
Baseball Scores Across Cities Include Wins and Losses
Results show Atlanta 8 Birmingham 3 New Orleans 12 pte i 3 Little Rock 13 Knoxville 1 Memphis 5 Nashville 4 with innings unclear and no further context.
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Baseball scores from opening day games
Pittsburgh defeated Boston 4 to 1 while Chicago routed New York 5 to 0. Cincinnati crushed Philadelphia 6 to 0 in other early fixtures.
Baseball Scores of the American League Contest Summary
New York beat St. Louis 8 to 5 while Chicago defeated Philadelphia 2 to 0. Washington led Cleveland 11 to 2 as Detroit and Boston faced rain disruptions.
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Birmingham A T and T Club to Play Here Saturday
The A T and T softball team of Birmingham will face local Bell System softballers Saturday at 2 PM in the first game of a doubleheader at Benson Field. The Magic City squad is regarded as strong and features a top pitcher, challenging the locals to win either game.
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Leafs Fall as Selma Errors Aid Visitors
The Leafs suffered three costly errors by Selma that helped the visitors pull ahead. The miscues shaped the scoring swing and defined the outcome of the game.
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Travel ers and Crackers split actions as Smokies fall apart
The Travelers routed Knoxville 13 1 to keep Little Rock within a half game of Memphis in the Southern Association. Atlanta beat Birmingham 8 3 behind new pitcher additions. New Orleans crushed Chattanooga 12 3 as Griffiths and Schleger led the winners with multiple hits.
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Baseball Roundup: Star Pitchers Steal Early Wins
Yesterday’s action features Bill Lee blanking the Giants 5-0 with seven hits for the Cubs, Monte Pearson’s White Sox shutting out the Athletics 3-0, Blanton fanning seven in a 4-1 Pirates win, Pat Malone guiding the Yankees to an 8-5 victory with five hits, Lee Grissom’s Reds blanking 6-0 with six hits, Freddy Sington driving in five in a 11-2 Senators win, and Luke Hamlin’s Dodgers beating the Cardinals with four hits.
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