Florence boxing team vows win over Decatur at Armory
Florence Boys Club faces Decatur in a high stakes 11 bout set for 8 pm at the Armory. Decatur leads 1-0-1 in previous meetings this year, Florence aims to erase the blot, and a large Tri Cities turnout is expected. Gillman returns at featherweight to meet Marlin James, Lindsay faces Thurston Tays at 135 pounds.
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Invaders
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Arides
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Marlin James
Charlies Lindsay
Thurston Tays
Defense officials eye potential second 20 percent 1942 car cut
Washington officials said there was a distinct possibility of a second 20 percent cut in 1942 model motor car production. They cautioned the proposal remains in the pure speculation stage and not final.
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Defense
Baseball Results AP American League Games
The Associated Press reports American League scores with New York 4 and Boston 8, Philadelphia 1, Washington 5. Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
National League Scores Prompted by Late Games
St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2 and Chicago routed Cincinnati 12 to 1 in a pair of scheduled National League games.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Atlanta routs Birmingham 7–0 in lone Southern League game
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 7 to 0 in the sole scheduled Southern League match. The decisive win featured strong offense from the visitors and shutout pitching.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Pressure on Yanks Reds Pressure On Yanks
The world champion Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees, both in fourth place, face home two game series against league leaders to start a fresh stretch after slumps. Reds crushed 12 1 by the Cubs while Yankees lost 8 4 to the Red Sox as Cardials win.
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Associated Press
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Cleveland Indians
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Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Bill Lee
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Boston Red Sox
Lefty Grove
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Dutch Leonard
Private Anthony Grande Seeks Gold On Leaves From Fort Jackson
Private Anthony Grande of New York City hopes to find gold in this region on weekend passes. A former Idaho and California prospector, he searches during leaves from Fort Jackson South Carolina in May.
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Briez Chats About Sports In New York Newsreel
Hank Greenberg appears in army uniform to crowd cheers in New York. Mentions of Ty Cobb Babe Ruth golf match and Tigers players facing bases loaded. Freddy Corcoran praises Johnny Palmer of Badin North Carolina as a strong National Open foe. Greenboro Open placement noted with 64 score.
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Sam Crawford
Bobby Veach
Tigers
Freddy Corcoran
Johhny Palmer
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Clayton Heafner
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Does it strike you as odd how the big boys bow out
In a Times-Record item from N. YY, a guest star notes how legends like Ruth, Gehrig, and Greenberg have exited the scene, referencing their famous jersey numbers as a tongue in cheek marker of decline.
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Roy Shudt
N. YY
Ruth
Gehrig
Hank Greenberg
Sporting News 1941 Record Book spotlighted as must read
In Boston fans hear of Dom DiMaggio as Joe DiMaggio’s brother. Eddie Rickenbacker plans to attend the Indianapolis 500. Pete Coscarart could play second base for Montreal if he leaves the Giants. Georgie Abrams with Ken Overlin’s stable leads army navy boxing show. Gene Tunney stages Saturday in Jacksonville. The Sporting News issue calls the 1941 record book essential reading.
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Joe DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pete Coscarart
Montreal
Giants
Georgie Abrams
Ken Overlin
Gene Tunney
Jacksonville
Sporting News
Hank Greenberg Returns to Power Hitting in Hawaii
Two weeks after reconnecting with Hank Greenberg in Honolulu a long distance friend urged more power. The pineapples arrived Tuesday and on Wednesday Greenberg hit his first two homers of the year signaling a strong productive stretch.
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Hank Greenberg
Honolulu
Hank
Whitten Highs pitcher racks up hits and strikeouts
Johnny Riemenschneider pitched seven innings with 21 strikeouts and hit a homer, a double, and a single for Whitten High. In Mississippi, Perkinson Junior College scored 14 runs on 14 hits with 14 errors to beat Wood Junior, which had five runs on five hits and five errors. Emory and Henry has allowed 55 runs over their past two games, while Arizona State remains red ink in Sun Bowl context.
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Whitten
Mississippi
Perkinson Junior College
Wood Junior
Emory and Henry
Arizona State Bulldogs
Idaho Falls Fans Wonder About Team's Next Move
Idaho Falls fans ask what comes next after recent events. Local community members discuss possible changes, with speculation focusing on team leadership and upcoming plans.
Baseball Schedule Highlights for Today
Today feature matchups include Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Mets at Washington and Yon League New York at St Louis Brooken at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
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Little Rock at Knoxville and New Orleans at Chattanooga
Basketball pairings list four matchups with teams in each city. The schedule shows Little Rock visiting Knoxville and New Orleans traveling to Chattanooga while Memphis plays Nashville.
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
Coach Happy Campbell Still Seeks Sixth SEC Title
Tuscaloosa Alabama May 13 Coach Happy Campbell outlined his winning formula good pitching and solid fielding as Alabama aims for its sixth Southeastern Conference baseball championship in nine years. He noted the Tide record 19 wins and two losses with key hurlers Walter Beck Mars Lewis Eddie Oscar and Larkin Thornhill contributing early runs with strong batting by Sam Sharp Russ Craft and Lewis.
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Happy Campbell
Alabama
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Crimson
Walter Beck
New York City
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Arkansas
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Sam Sharp
Russ Craft
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Luke Sewell
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Ike Boone
Crimson Tide
Brooklyn Still in the League Despite Giants Coverage
A newspaper notes Brooklyn remains in the league while another paper ignores the Brooks in National League standings and prints Giants coverage twice.
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Brooks
Giants
Umpire Goetz Declares Sharp Stance on Bal Field Decisions
Larry Goetz says he will never be ashamed of any call on the ball field. He asserts his decision making in the Loose-Overlin fight era and vows renewed confidence in umpires.
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Larry Goetz
City Loop to Open Tonight at Benson Field Softball Opener
The City Softball League starts at Benson Field with four teams. Alabama Hosiery Mills faces Cisco in the opener, while Goodyear Wingfoots meet Riverside in the nightcap, promising excitement as usual with these rivals.
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Goodyear Wingfoots
Riverside
Now or Never for B Brown in SEC track finals
Billy Brown former 1936 Olympic hopeful from Baker Louisiana bids for a trio of wins in the Southeastern Conference championships at LSU. He aims to set world records in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and eclipse the broad jump mark with trials Friday and finals Saturday.
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Romney Wheeler
Birmingham
Ala
Billy Brown
United States
Bayou
Beanpole Bullet
Louisiana State Center
Brown
Bernie Moore
Texas Relays
Tulane
Conference meet to feature Owens era marks and rivals
Jesse Owens is noted as establishing a mark on May 25 1935. The Conference meet promises top flight competition in both events with rivals including Dick Bowman of Mississippi and John Black of Mississippi State. Also mentioned is Jack Boswell of Alabama and Brown's 25 ft 7 in broad jump in the Texas relays, aiming to challenge Owens world mark of 26 ft 8 1 4 in.
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Jesse Owens
Dick Bowman
University of Mississippi
John Black
Mississippi State
Jack Boswell
Alabama
Black
Bowman
Brown
Texas
Owens
Sheriff’s stumble stops jail break in Antigo
Sheriff Carl Monroe injured a toe during a jail break in Antigo Wisconsin. He bounded downstairs when he heard a noise and found a prisoner who later was fined for intoxication.
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Antigo
Wis
Carl Monroe
Cracking Figures Rise as Vols Rally in South
Manager Larry Gilbert notes Nashville Vols won 11 of 14 to move from seventh to second as Atlanta Crackers chase first in the Southern Association. Atlanta won 7-0 over Birmingham to claim game three and reach 26 victories in 31. Bob Chapman limited Birmingham to four hits in the lone game. Chattanooga directors plan to transfer baseball property to Washington to satisfy a $40,000 mortgage. The club, bought in 1937 for $100,000 from Clark Griffith, faced mounting operating costs as attendance sagged.
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Larry Gilbert
Nashville Vols
Atlanta Crackers
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Birmingham
Bob Chapman
Barons
Chattanooga Baseball Club
Washington
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Chattanooga
Freedom of the Press Against Majority Rule
An appeal warns that democratic freedom is endangered when a majority governs by suppressing dissent and enforcing uniform opinion. It cites Hitler's Germany, urges protection of press independence, and urges readers to defend truthful reporting by newspapers.
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Hitler
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