Schmeling Exudes Confidence in Louis Title Bout
Max Schmeling declares he will knock out Joe Louis on June 22 and defend the title in September. Trainer Max Machon says Schmeling is in the best shape of his career and can fight 15 rounds without fatigue. Louis arrives from the West and the pair meet boxing officials to sign the contract before training in the state.
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Max
Louis
Max Machon
Schmeling
Harry Thomas
Jack Sharkey
Bank
Joe Louis
West
Boxing Commission
Galento
Nathan Mann
Louis Leaves Village for Six Week Training Camp
Joe Louis packs up from his Lake Michigan shore village home and heads to Lafay ette New York for six weeks of training before the world heavyweight title defense against Max Schmeling in New York on June 22. He vows to hit faster and punch harder than in their first bout, aiming to settle the score. Chaney to Face Gunther in Legion Weekly Wrestling Card Promoter Chris Jordan reshuffles the program with Chaney stepping in for Art O Mahony, two falls out of three, two hour limit. Billy McEwen faces Walter Percy in the semi final, first match starts at 8 30.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Max
Joe
Camp Mich
Lake Michigan
White Framed House
Louis
Lafayetville
N. Y
Lon Chaney
Horrible Hoosier
Bullet Joe Gunther
Nashville Adonis
American Legion
Chris Jordan
Jordan
Art O'Mahony
Gunther
Chaney
Billy McEwen
Walter Percy
McEwen
Floyd Hamilton
New Orleans
Montgomery
Lawrin
Paul Mickelson
Wes. Pegler
Joe Jacobs
Jim Farley
World-Telegram
Gehringer
Atlantic
Hindenburg
Harry MacPhail
Dodgers
Baseball Results From Various Leagues
Southern League Atlanta defeated Birmingham 5 to 4 with Knoxville 3 to 0 over Little Rock and Memphis 8 to 3 over Nashville. National League Boston beat Pittsburgh 7 to 5 and St Louis topped Brooklyn 9 to 7. American League Boston routed Cleveland 15 to 3 while Washington won 7 to 1 over St Louis. Chicago New York and Detroit Philadelphia and rain affected several games. Southeastern League Montgomery beat Meridian 7 to 1 and Jackson crushed Selma 15 to 4.
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Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Meridian
Jackson
Selma
Deltoid Muscle Suspected in Dizzy Dean Arm Weakness
The report attributes Dean arm trouble to a deltoid muscle injury, while Chicago's reaction centers on the collapsed pitching arm of Dizzy Dean. Phil Wrigley, Cubs owner who paid 185000 and sent three players for Dean, remains unruffled and defends the deal.
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Flore
Dizzy Dean
Chicago
Phil Wrigley
Cubs
Dean
Wrigley
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
Batting L Waner Pittsburgh 366 Leiber New York 361 Runs Ott New York 22 Marty Chicago 19 Runs Batted In Ott New York 22 Marty Chicago and McCarthy New York 20 Hits McCormick Cincinnati 31 Rizzo Pittsburgh and Slaughter St Louis 28 Doubles Herman Chicago 9 Mize St Louis and McCormick Cincinnati 7 Triples Rizzo Pittsburgh 5 Goodman Cincinnati 4 Home Runs Goodman Cincinnati Ott Leiber and McCar Pitching Melton New York 5 0 Hubbell New York 4 0
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Associated Press
L. Waner
Pittsburgh
Leiber
New York
Ott
Marty
Chicago
McCarthy
McCormick
Cincinnati
Rizzo
Slaughter
St. Louis
Herman
Mize
Cooke
Goodman
McCar
Melton
Hubbell
Baseball Highlights From A Muted Box Score
Batting Trosky Cleveland 43 Hayes Philadelphia 409. Runs Trosky Cleveland and Cramer Boston 20. Runs Batten Foxx Boston 34 Dickey New York 19. Hits Fox Detroit 31 Lewis and Travis Washington 30. Doubles Cronin Boston 10 Kress and Bell St Louis 7. Triples Lewis Washington and
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Trosky
Cleveland
Hayes
Hiladelphia
Cramer
Boston
Foxx
Dickey
New York
Fox
Detroit
Lewis
Travis
Washington
Cronin
Kress
Bell
St. Louis
Short backswing seen as key to better golf shots
Alex Morrison argues that power comes from proper timing not force. He notes players overdo the backswing and fight to generate strength, causing slow downswing or overswing. He recommends a short backswing for approach shots to enable a quicker, controlled downswing.
Selma Loses But Holds On In Close Southeastern Play
Selma Leafs suffer a 15-4 defeat at Jackson as Pensacola slips to a half game behind. Montgomery Bombers rally for a 7-1 win behind strong pitching. Gadsden, Mobile, Anniston also score and stumble in regional ball action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southeastern
Selma Leafs
Jackson Senators
Leaf
Pensacola
Jackson Outfit
Fliers
Williams
Pensacolians
Gadsden
Smith
Bombers
Scrappers
Big Jim Columba
Rolla
Anniston
Mobile
Dyle
Helvey
Riverside High Clinches 2 1 Win Over Parks Grocery
Riverside High softball team edged Parks Grocery 2 to 1 at Delano Park on Monday afternoon in a hard fought game. The win adds another victory for Riverside as the team shows solid pitching and timely hitting.
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Riverside High School
Parks Grocery
Delano Park
Smokies Beat League Leader in Shutout Victory
The Knoxville Smokies defeated the first place Little Rock Travelers 3 to 0 at home with Howard Peckman allowing only three hits. Left fielder Nagel added an extra base hit, while two other games saw Memphis Chicks 8 Nashville 3 and Atlanta 6 Birmingham 4. Larry Miller protected the lead in relief to seal the win.
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Associated Press
Knoxville Smokies
Smokies
Little Rock Travelers
Howard Peckman
Plelder Nagel
Memphis Chicks
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Barons
Larry Miller
Crackers
Sunkel
Thompson
Sandy McDougal
Jack Crouch
Miller
Schedule of Today’s Pro Matches Across Cities
Today's games feature Atlanta at Birmingham, Memphis at Nashville, Little Rock at Knoxville, Chattanooga at New Orleans, Boston at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, New York at Chicago, Brooklyn at St. Louis, Chicago at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Boston, and St. Louis at Washington.
Yesterday's Stars By The Associated Press
Medwick drove in the winning runs with a triple as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 9 to 7. Leonard limited St Louis to seven hits and drove in three runs in a 7 to 1 Senators win. Garris delivered a tenth inning pinch hit single with the bases loaded to topple the Pirates 9 to 7. Foxx boosted the Red Sox with two homers and five RBIs in a 15 to 3 rout of the Indians. Davis shut out the Phillies for seven innings as the Reds won 9 to 4.
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Associated Press
Ducky Medwick
Cardinals
Dodgers
Dutch Leonard
Senators
St. Louis
Browns
Deb Garris
Rees
Pirates
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Baseball scoreboard highlights for Kreevich and Foxx clash
Baseball recap lists Kreevich of Chicago and Foxx of Boston with a 7 to 3 home run tally. Greenberg of Detroit hits six, Lewis of Washington and Kreevich steal bases. Grove of Boston and Kennedy of Detroit secure a 4 to 0 and 3 to 0 pitching outcome.
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Chicago
Foxx
Boston
Greenberg
Detroit
Lewis
Washington
Grove
Kennedy
Knucklers Baffle Major League Batters in Knuckle Pitch Rise
Forest Presswell of the Dodgers and Emil Leonard of the Nationals are driving a knuckle ball craze. Leonard’s delivery wobbles with visible seams, while Pressnell adds a sinker and curve. Both reshaped batting expectations as veteran pitchers like Griff and Fitzsimmons weigh the impact on the major leagues.
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Knucklers
Leonard
Presswell
Senator Hurler
Masters
New York
Forest Presswell
Dodgers
Emil Leonard
Washington Nationals
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Brooklyns
Dutch
Hubbell
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Léonard
Press
Fitz
Pressnell
American Association
Milwaukee
Lee Ballanfant
National League
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Race of the Red Sox and Senators in tight AL chase
In the American League race Tom Yawkey's Red Sox battle the Yankees and Indians while Clark Griffith's Washington Senators lead. Emil Leonard pitched well lifting the Senators. Boston paced by Jim Bagby and Joe Cronin homers overwhelmed Cleveland as St Louis and Cincinnati posted NL wins. Joe Medwick sparked the Dodgers loss. Cards beat the Giants-Cubs in a high scoring sluggers game.
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Associated Press
Fox
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Senators
Red Sockers
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Atlanta
Red Sox
Lefty Grove
John
Footsie) Marcum
Jim Bagby
Jim
Sox
Joe Cronin
Maxie Baer
Jimmie Foxx
St. Louis Cardinals
Rein
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Medwick
Cincinnati
Phil
Brietz Chats About Sports From New York
In a May 10 dispatch, Brietz notes Max Schmeling's fine form and Leo Durocher receiving fan gifts, with Joe McCarthy guiding the Yankees from the bench in uniform. The piece mentions Wes Pegler’s World-Telegram column, Bill Lawrin racing picks, and predictions on the Dodgers' 1940s finish.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Sambo Leslie
Pascagoula
Miss
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
St. Louis
Leo Durocher
Leo
Eddie Neil
Barney Ross
Ferndale
Carolina papers rank women golfers incl Berg Miley over Page
Oscar Guilfoil, father of a Syracuse standout, was asked to rank the first ten women golfers. He listed Patty Berg and Marion Miley ahead of Estelle Lawson Page. Whitewater State Teachers College has Jim Ford as publicity director.
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Carolina
Oscar Guilfoil
Syracuse
Oscar
Patty Berg
Marion Miley
Estelle Lawson Page
Eeeves
State Teachers’ College
Whitewater
Wis
Jimmy Ford
Jimmy
Dizzy Dean Quiet Giants Visitor at Cubs Bench
New York scribes note Dizzy Dean is unusually calm when greeting visitors to the Chicago Cubs bench this season. Bear Wolf leads North Carolina football once more as Van Mungo endures a tough run of luck. Ceferino Garcia reemerges after a victory over Glen Lee spotlighting a potential clash with Barney Ross if he faces Henry Armstrong.
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New York
Giants
Chicago
Dizzy Dean
Cub
Bear Wolf
North Carolina
van Mungo
Glen Lee
Ceferino Garcia
Barney Ross
Barney
Henry Armstrong
Bees Rally Past Pirates on Debs Garris Pinch Single
Boston Bees snap two straight extra inning losses by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 5 in ten innings. Debs Garris delivered a two out pinch single with the bases loaded to seal the win as Ray Davis pitched seven strong innings.
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Boston Bees
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Debs Garris
Southern champions golf opens with Miley favored to win
In Birmingham on May 10, Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky led the medalists with a 75 and secured top seeding in the sectional southern championship preliminaries. Dozens of rival contenders from Dallas Florida Columbia Fort Worth and New Orleans competed for first round advantage as the event charts the 1939 schedule.
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Kenneth Gregory Birmingham
Ala
Southland
Marion Miley
Lexington
Miley
Southern Association
E. C. Beall
Birmingham
Dorothy Kirby
Georgia Star
Kirby
Frances Owen
Jacksonville
Fla
Owen
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Texas
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
US. C
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
University of Texas
Chandler
Robert Manster
New Orleans
Hemphill
Reid H. McKenzie
Gainseville
Jameson
George Thompson, Jr
Fort Worth
Frank Goldthwaite
Mark McGarry
St. Petersburg
Ponte Verdia Country Club
Florida
River Crest Club
Selma Country Club Invites Decatur to Tourney
Selma hosts an annual golf tournament May 19 to 21 inviting Decatur enthusiasts. Qualifying rounds Thursday, two matches Friday and Saturday, with finals Saturday afternoon. Trophies for low medalist winner runner-up and consolation in each flight. Also three dances and an Alabama barbecue planned.
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Selma Country Club
Decatur
Selma
Alabama
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