Sports Roundup Highlights Ott Homers and Boxing Notes
New York and national sports round up with Mel Ott's bats shattering three so far this season and umpire Carl Hubbard calling this a tougher season due to more close plays. Leo Houck's KO battle with Billy Murray is pictured by a photo while Nat Fleischer lists Murray as a KO win. Also includes college stats for Duane Coots, Roger Bowman, and Mike Wardrop plus a note on Charley Parker and Ike Williams. Military promotions feature Maj. C W Hubbard at Sioux Falls and Steve M Divich becoming a lieutenant colonel at 32.
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New York
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbard
Ump
Pittsburgh
Leo Houck
Penn States
Leo
Houck
Billy Murray
Murray
Nat Fleischer
Weather Summary for South Dakota and Huron Vicinity
Showers and scattered thunderstorms and cooler today with not much sunshine. Mostly cloudy tonight with light rain in the east and scattered thunder showers in the west. Friday partly cloudy with scattered late afternoon thundershowers.
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South Dakota
Huron
Ecavler
Kimball Triumphs Over St. Lawrence
Kimball diamondballers defeated St Lawrence 7 to 1 Sunday at St Lawrence after a scoreless start through six innings. Dale McCartrey and Joy Nation pitched for St Lawrence while Wayne Bail and Chet Arborast caught for Kimball in the victory.
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St, Lawrence
Kimball Diamondballers
St Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Kimball
Ngs
Dale “McCartrey
Joy Nation
Wayne Bail
Chet Arborast
Navy Doings Jenkins and Mulcahy Meet in Navy Patchup
Lew Tempestuous Lewis, former lightweight world champion now a Navy seaman first class, resolved a quarrel with boxing manager Cy Mulcahy, a seaman second class, during a recent meeting at a naval base. They talked about boxing and similar topics as the dispute faded amid the blue uniforms of the Navy.
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Mulcahy
London
Lews
Cy Mulcahy
Naval Bas
Unitee Tates
Cubs Struggle As Cards Extend Slide And Ott Sets NL Record
The Cubs lost their 11th straight to the St. Louis Cardinals as Mel Ott of the Giants set a National League scoring record with his 1,741st run. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 2-1, Ray Starr earning his second win over Cincinnati since a midseason trade. The Browns widened their AL lead, and Cleveland slugger Paul O’Dea starred in a 9-7 win over Detroit.
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Joe Reichler
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Cubs
Cards
Carder
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston
Charles Grimm
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Mel Ott
Hans Wagner
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ray Starr
N D Chic in Golf Quarterfinals
One of the Women's Western Open contenders, 21 year old Georgia Tainter of Fargo, N D, shows her swing returning as she faces 20 year old Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia in quarterfinal play. Tainter, Rollins College student, has a history of titles and strong form, while Germain, 1943 Western Amateur queen, advanced by defeating Joanne Barr Tracy.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Vpi
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Florida
Cuba
Rollins
Fla
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Miss Germain
Joanne Barr Tracy
Dallas
Tex
Miss Tainter
Lawrence H. Selz
Ravinia
Ex Posi
Slugging Columbus Outfielder Aims At Hitting Record
Johnny Wyrostek of Columbus is aiming to set a league consecutive game hitting record as he enters a 19 game streak. He has 38 hits in 75 at bats for a .507 average and is chasing Hal Peck of Milwaukee, who led the circuit with a .420 average.
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Associated Press
Johny Wyrostek
Columbus
St. Paul
Peck
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Bill Katz
Charlie Grant
Jess Landram
Kansas City
Blues
Louisville
Landrum
Giant
Toledo
Minneapolis
Millers
Urges Coaches To Build Fighting Men
Lt. Col. Richard E. Hanley, former Northwestern football coach, urged college and high school coaches to focus on building fighting men through combat conditioning for Marine aviation. He said coaches can transform unfit youths into 1-A by conditioning, shifting from winning games to winning wars. A note on corundum becoming a ruby with chromium oxide.
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San Diego
Calif
Richard E. Hanley
Northwestern University
Marine Aviation
Pacific Coast
Hanley
Washington, D.C
Marine Corps
Boxing Results From Various Cities Summary
Henry Armstrong 142 pounds from Los Angeles outpoints Re Letsios 145 pounds from Alexandria. Willie Roache 130 pounds from Wilmington outpoints Santiago Rivera 136 pounds from Mexico. Joe Carter 159 pounds from Rome N Y outpoints Johnny Carter 166% from Philadelphia. Jerry Coursal 142 pounds from Valley Stream knocked out Larry Baker 146 pounds from Newark in 12 seconds. Harold Smith 15044 from Philadelphia stops Al Jolson 147% from Binghamton 5.
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Washington
Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Re Letsios
Alexandria
Wilmington
Dela
Willie Roache
Santiago Rivera
Mexico
Elizabeth
N. J
Joe Carter
Rome
N. Y
Johnny Carter
Philadelphia
Jerry Coursal
Valley Steam
Larry Baker
Newark
Inghamton
Harold Smith
al Jolson
Binghamton
Armstrong vows to fight on as long as fans pay
Henry Armstrong, renowned as one of boxing's biggest little men, declares he will continue fighting while gate receipts justify it. He decisioned Nick Latsios in a 10 round bout before about 8,000 spectators, within a career that has seen him hold three world titles simultaneously and chase the welterweight crown again.
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Washington
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Nick Latsios
Alexandria
Baseball scores and lineups from a rain affected day
Rain delays and scattered results across major and minor leagues. Batters Heusser, Mueller, Mancuso and Kreitner are listed among players for St Louis Chicago and other clubs with varied runs, hits, and errors reflected in the box scores.
Baseball Standings and Leaders Summary
In the American League Tucker of Chicago leads batting with a .462 average, Hayes of Philadelphia and Cullendine of Cleveland tied for home runs with eight. Maltzberger of Chicago leads pitching with a 4-1 record and an earned run average of 8.75. In the National League Walker of Brooklyn tops batting with a .305 average and Ott of New York hits 18 home runs. Hunger of St. Louis trails with a 9-91 line.
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Tucker
Chicago
Hayes
Philadelphia
Cullendine
Cleveland
Maltzberger
Walker
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Dating Hunger
St. Louis
Legion Juniors Hold Practice Tonight At West Diamond
The American Legion Junior baseball team will practice this evening at the West Diamond near Huron College, across the railroad tracks. Players are urged to attend to prepare for Friday night’s Gagnon game.
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American Legion
West Diamond
Huron College
Odds And Ends In Sports
Lefty Dutch Houtz a 19 year old Rutledge Pennsylvania pitcher for the Norfolk Tars in the Piedmont League earned two relief wins in one week. He pitched nine and one third innings, gave up one run and two hits, and struck out 14 as he avoided a loss in the other game.
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Duane Coots
Canandaigua
Academy
Roger Bowman
Wilbur H. Lynch High
Amsterdam
N. Y
Yankee
Johny Haddock
Penn State
Mike Wardrop
Yankees
Norfolk
Dutch Houtz
Rutledge
Norfolk Tars
One Armed Outfielder Hints at Home Run Feats
Pete Gray, Memphis Chicks outfielder with one arm, hit a towering homer and added three singles and two stolen bases against the Chattanooga Choo Choo. He also made a putout in the field, continuing his noted athletic performance in the Southern Association.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Pete Gray
Southern Association
Memphis Chicks
Chattanooga Choo-Choos
Armours Top Huron Grocers in Fair City League Opener
Armours beat the Huron Grocers 9 to 5 in the Fair City League opener as Armours jumped 6 0 and hung on after a late Grocers rally. Russ Bullis and Dutch Blair pitched for Armours while Allen Almond Sorensen and Duncan led the Grocers offense with 13 singles. Thorpe and Joe Rodman hit triples for the Grocers.
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Armours
Huron Grocers
Thorpe
Joe Rodman
Iagine Lake Park
Gagnons
American Legion
Juni
Bulls
Blair
McDowell
Sporrer
Allen
Almond
Sorensen
Duncan
Baseball Roundup Highlights Early Season Wins
Johnny Rucker and the Giants routed the Dodgers 11-2 with Rucker posting three hits three runs and three RBIs. Danny Litwhiler homered as the Cardinals defeated the Cubs 6-4 in opener, Brecheen winning against Chicago. Ray Starr earned a 2-1 Pirates win by holding his former teammates to seven hits. Dick Siebert fueled the Athletics 5-2 win over the Red Sox with three RBIs including a double and single. Paul O'Dea went four for four guiding the Indians to an 8-7 victory over Detroit.
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Boston
New York
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Nats
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Red Sox
Chicago ‘White Sox
Paul O'Dea
Cleveland
Detroit
Rudy York
Tigers
Mickey Roerco
Indians
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Johnny Rucker
Giants
Dodgers
Danny Litwhiler
Harry Brecheen
Cardinals
Litwhiler
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Brecheen
Bruins
Ray Starr
Cincinnati
Dick Siebert
Athletics
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Tribe
Gene Moore
Browns
Wice
White Sox
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Fermin Guerra
Senators
Stirnwei
Promising Norfolk rookie hits hot stretch after dearth
Norfolk Tars third baseman George Motto, after a poor .198 season, posted a remarkable three day run with 10 hits in 12 official at bats following a Newark tryout and return to the Piedmont League.
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Norfolk
George Motto
Norfolk Tars
Newark
Yankee
Motto
Tars
Radio Telecasts of Republic Convention Hit Airwaves
National convention coverage from Chicago will be televised with four camera crews. The signal will be distributed to a three station network led by WNET New York, with WRGB Schenectady and WPTZ Philadelphia also carrying the feeds. Vatican City noted as a small independent state about the size of an 18 hole golf course.
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U. S
Associated Press
Republic
Chicago
Phas Delphia
Cocb Cable
York
RSO Television Corporation
WNET
NBG
New York
WRGOB
Schenectady
WPT2
Vilasdelphia
Vatican City
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