Briez Chats About Sports and Plans for Phils Summer Games
Eddie Brie t z reports on Doc Prothro opposing Hugh mucaty pitching Sunday games in Boston. doctor says arm risk if he overworks. Also notes Bunny Oakes at Wyoming U promises a championship in three years. Umpire applicants must show clean records. George Halas sails a cordial overture to Tom Harmon for the Bears.
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Tom Harmon
Chicago Bears
Baer Seeks Title Ruling After Tough Louis Bout
Buddy Baer, claiming foul play by Joe Louis, seeks a champion title ruling after a disputed disqualification in a 7 round fight before 23,192 at Griffith Stadium. Ancil Hoffman argues the final blow landed after the bell and staff disputes the timekeeper. Louis won after Baer was knocked through the ropes and unable to answer the bell.
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Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Ancil Hoffman
Buddy
District of Columbia Commission
Griffith Stadium
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District Commission
Ernest H Brown
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Louis
Baer
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Hofman
Spectators Witness Dramatic Bout With Fight Prodigy
More than 24 000 watched the bout as the fighter, with a look of wonder, climbed back through the ropes and resumed work on Buddy, leaving little doubt about the eventual outcome.
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Buddy
Vanderbilt selects co captains for track team
Poyner Thweatt of Nashville and Thurman Hall of Hartselle were elected co captains at Vanderbilt University's track and field banquet. Both served on a strong relay squad with Thweatt competing in hurdles and jumps while Hall ran the mile and half mile.
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Poyner Thweatt
Nashville
Thurman Hall
Hartselle
Ala
Vanderbilt University
Thweatt
Hall
Big changes in the Southern Association race after six weeks
The Southern Association shows a shifted standings with Atlanta's Crackers and Nashville's Vols among the top four, while Birmingham remains in seventh. Atlanta dropped after a 5-4 loss to New Orleans on an error, and Birmingham fired pitchers Marrow and Burrows after a 6-5 win over Chattanooga as rain postponed several games.
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Burrows
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Locals Lose to Florence in Decatur Boxing Night
Decatur Boys Club fell to Florence 8 to 2 in last meeting at the Armory. Only Lonnie Boutwell and T. A. Cambron won for Decatur with several close decisions. Next Tuesday Decatur hosts Jackson, Tennessee Boys Club, in a strong statewide matchup.
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S. T. A. Cambron
Lonnie Boutwell
Decatur
Jackson
Tennessee
Armory
Baseball Results in the American League and National League
Cleveland beat St Louis 4 to 2 while Chicago defeated Detroit 9 to 4. Boston and New York tied 9 to 9 with darkness ending play in the ninth. Washington and Philadelphia game halted by rain.
Regional baseball scores and rain delays update
Cincinnati and Chicago split a double header with 4 2 and 1 4 results. Birmingham edged Chattanooga 6 5 while New Orleans led Atlanta 5 4. Nashville at Little Rock and Mnoxville at Memphis were postponed due to rain.
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Nashville
Little Rock
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Memphis
Alabama counties must budget all funds under 1940 code
Attorney General Lawson ruled that all county funds must be budgeted under the Alabama code of 1940 except those explicitly exempted. The interpretation clarifies the 1940 amendment to a 1935 statute, and was in response to a question from Probate Judge Isaac Johnson Jr of Lawrence County.
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Ala
Lawson
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Lawrence County
Light-heavy weights draw only twelve thousand dollars
The piece mentions Lesnevich and Young Christo in a tepid note, with Mike Jake calling it small beer and a string of disparate sports references. It also cites Maj. Bob Vir ginia football coaches and prospects, Pat Mullin as a liquor tester, and White Sox pitchers' heavy workload through Tuesday.
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Christo
Mike Jake
China
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Virginia
Pat Mullin
Detroit
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White Sox
Booker Beckwith
Gary
Ind
Jerry Priddy
Yankee
Auburn Football Loses Quarterback Buddy McMahan to Active Duty
Reserve second lieutenant Buddy McMahan of the Engineers unit is called to a year of active duty and will not return to Auburn for the next season. He earned a varsity letter two years as quarterback, starting and backing up, leaving a major vacancy in Auburn's 1941 grid ranks.
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Buddy McMahan
Tuscumbia
Auburn
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DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE RIDDLES
A large crossword with clues across and down covering many common words and phrases. A cryptoquote quotation by Posidonius appears at the end, with a noted solution and attribution from King Features Syndicate.
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Posidonius
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Unclear fragment hints at needle use by Vitt
The readable line suggests a comparison of needle use between "he" and Vitt during hot afternoons, but the fragment lacks concrete facts, names, dates, or locations to form a full news item.
Broadway Flirtation and Sports Buzz from Weekend Pages
A big league player flirts in a Broadway restaurant while Pete Reiser leads Dodger hitting on a West Coast trip. Golf chatter notes Bunny Waters at Lido Beach, good news on Lesnevich Webb tuneups, Porky Oliver drops weight, and Jimmy Dykes bets he can quit smoking with a wager.
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Pete Reiser
Bunny Waters
Lido Beach Country Club
Gus Lesnevich
Jimmy Webb
Lesnevich
Porky Oliver
Goodall
Jimmy Dykes
Indian success linked to Peck's method, Doyle notes
Jimmy Doyle of Cleveland reports in the Plain Dealer that the Indians' rising performance is attributed to manager Peck's strategic approach and his use of disciplined, consistent play guiding the team.
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Jimmy Doyle
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Peck
Dodgers on the Run Mark Day End
A lyric line notes the day waning as the Brooklyn Dodgers are not in pursuit. The tone reflects a historical page’s mood about a baseball team. No concrete events or dates are provided.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Today's Games Featured Matchups Across Leagues
NBA style schedule lists baseball and basketball era matchups including Boston at New York Washington at Philadelphia Chicago at Detroit St. Louis at Cleveland National League New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St. Louis Southern League Chattanooga at Birmingham Knoxville at Memphis Only games scheduled.
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Knoxville
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Little Rock
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Hart Fired as Atlanta Market Manager
Atlanta May 24 Governor Eugene Talmadge dismissed Dan Hart manager of the Atlanta State Farmers Market charging he led a produce buyers association and ran a store at the market.
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Eugene Talmadge
Dan Hart
Banker Dies in Ashville
Dr. W A Benson president of the Merchants and Farmers Bank and vice president of the Ashville Savings Bank died in Ashville yesterday.
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Ala
W. A. Benson
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Ashville Savings Bank
World standings shift as Reds stumble and Cards surge
The Reds slip toward the edge of the first division after a mixed stretch with a 2-1 loss to Chicago. Cardinals seize a narrow 2-1 win over Pittsburgh, while Indians, White Sox, Tigers and Yankees-Sox battles set the pace in late-season action.
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Ahraediie Sone Ee
Tom
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Johnny Vander Meer
Elmer
Vandy
Chicago
Reds
Claude Passe
Ernie Lombardi
St. Louis Cardinals
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Max Butcher
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Milnar
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Ted Lyons
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Lyons
Sox
Tommy Bridges
Trout
Bruce Campbell
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Census finds factory workers equal to New England population
The Census reports that the total number of workers employed in U S factories matches the entire population of the New England region. This parity highlights manufacturing scale and regional demographic ties during the period.
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U.S
New England
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