Dodgers Even as Fitzsimmons Opens Tilt
The Dodgers lost the second game to the Boston Bees after fat Freddie Fitzsimmons earned his 199th win. Reds moved ahead as Bucky Walters pitched and Linus Frey drove in key runs. Indians and White Sox split a twin bill while the Phillies and Giants also traded wins in a busy baseball day.
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Gill, White
Associated Press
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Fat Freddig
Fitzsimmons
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Cincinnati Reds
Fat Freddie
Reds
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Boston
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Brooks
Bucky Walters
Linus Frey
Cubs
Eddie Joost
Johnny Rizzo
Phils
Giants
Indians
Sox
Mort Cooper
Bob Klinger
Max Butcher
Pirates
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sun
Edgar Smith
Detroit
National League Yesterday Results and Today’s Probables
National League results show Brooklyn 9 to 2 over Philadelphia and Boston 7 to 3 over New York among yesterday’s games. Today’s matchups include Boston at New York with Piechota facing Melton and Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Pregnall against Mulcahy.
Tigers and Yankees Split Doubleheader Action
Tigers lose the opener to St Louis 7 6 then win 10 1 in seven innings led by Johnny Gorsica five hit relief. Yankees sweep the A team with a 4 3 win before Babich defeats Pearson as the A’s take a 3 2 victory. Red Sox win two from Senators 6 5 and 5 4.
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Tigers
St. Louis
Johnny Gorsica
Marvin Breuer
Yankees
Philadelphia
Monte Pearson
Johnny Babich
A’s
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Nazis Mad at Max Schmeling in New York News
A German letter says Max Schmeling was sent to a concentration camp for three weeks after returning from Spain, apparently over his attempt to reach America. The piece also mentions Clark Shaughnessy at Stanford, legal action by Joe Jacobs heirs over Tony Galento’s Boer fight share, and various sports and crime notes from New York.
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New York
Germany
Max Schmeling
Spain
America
Clark Shaughnessy
Paradise
Stanford
Joe Jacobs
Tony Galento
Kirby Highe
Phille
Joe McCarthy
Don Budge
Oklahoma
Don McNeill Ag
Jack Dempsey
Dave Smukler
Coast Artillery
Hawaii
Patsy Clark
Detroit Lions
Dave
Fort Slocum
Jamaica
Belmont Park
Aqueduct
Seare J. P. Moore
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Baseball Scoreboard of AL and NL Wins and Matches
American League results include Cleveland 7 1 over Chicago 5 3 and St Louis 7 1 over Detroit 6 10 in a split doubleheader with New York 4 2 Philadelphia 3 3 and Philadelphia at Boston noted. Beeton 6 5 Washington 5 4 headlines and today’s games list matchups including New York at Washington Rut fing and Chase 15 9 in parentheses along with St Louis at Cleveland night game Auker 6 6 facing Hobson 0 3 Chicago at Detroit Hughey 7 8 against Newsom 10 1.
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Brooklyn
New York Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Ald Boster
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
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Washington
Boston
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Caster
Bagby
Rutfing
Ve. Chase
Auker
Hobson
Hughey
Newsom
Ins Pet
Palace
Galento Baer Fight Training Marred by Chin Cut
Tony Galento, set to face Max Baer in Jersey City, sports a chin cut from a beer glass he reportedly hurled during a barroom dispute. Despite the injury and minimal training, promoter Mike Jacobs says the fight goes on as scheduled and Baer has trained harder, while Galento remains confident and ready to fight tomorrow night.
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Gayletalbot
Jersey City
N. J
Tony Galento
Maxie Baer
Tony
Madcap
Maxie
Orange
Newark Star Ledger
Russell
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Ginner
Associated Press
Tam
Max Baer
Baer
Galento
Mayor Heads Bank Hinton
Directors named J. G. Fredeking Hinton mayor as president of First National Bank to succeed Dr. C. O. Cooper who led the bank since 1906.
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Hinton
J. G. Fredeking
First National Bank
C. O. Cooper
Tutwiler Backing Boosts State Golf Title Bid
Ed Tutwiler, a Mount Hope rising star, heads a strong field as the 27th annual state golf tournament opens at Old White. About 80 men and several women compete in 36-hole qualifying rounds to reach match play, with 32 men and top women advancing to key rounds. Contenders include Frizi Stifel Quarrier and Mrs E W Stifel, while Fred G Banneret eyes a return to form. A dinner and annual meeting of the West Virginia Golf Association follow the qualifiers.
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Walter Mason
White
Little Ann Hobitzell
Parkersburg
Frizi Stifel Quarrier
Wheeling
Quarrier
E. W. Stifel
Association
Fred G. Banneret
Charleston
West Virginia Golf Association
John Davin
Huntington
Robert Foley
Homers Power Welch Wins in Mountain State Doubleheader
Welch shortstop earns batting honors as he hits two homers in a Sunday doubleheader sweep. First solo shot ties the game, second delivers the win in the nightcap, boosting Welch's victories in the Mountain State league.
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Associated Press
Welch
Dempsey to Fight Luttrell in Comeback Grudge Match
In Atlanta on July 1 193? William Harrison Jack Dempsey aged 45 returns to the ring for a 10 round grudge bout against Clarence Cowboy Luttrell a Texas wrestler in a bid to test a possible clash with Joe Louis about 15 000 fans expected at the local baseball park Dempsey and Luttrell have traded blows in wrestling shows and their feud resumes with confident talk from both men and manager Max Waxman says the comeback will be gradual and cautious
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Atlanta
William Harrison
Jack
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Kingfish Levinsky
Max Waxman
Waxman
Luttrell
Texas
Wrester
Seg
Babe Didrickson Wins Western Open Title
Babe Didrickson Zaharias, representing the Los Angeles Brentwood club, captured her first major golf crown by defeating Milwaukee’s Mrs Russell Mann 5 and 4 in the 36 hole Western Open final at Blue Mound club. The victory adds to a record haul that earned her the nickname world’s most versatile woman athlete.
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Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Zaharias
Los Angeles Brentwood Club
Russell Mann
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Blue Mound Club
Helen Dettweiler
Washington, D. C
Dorothy Foster
Springfield
Yesterday's Stars in Local Baseball Showdowns
Manuel Salvo Rees and Fred Fitzsimmons led the Doggers to a second win as pitching held steady and Williams batted in a key run. Jenelle delivered the decisive blow with a home run in the eighth after a four-base hit in the eleventh. Williamson shut out Huntington 9-0, while Logan beat Bluefield 7-3 with Lefty Carter driving in two in the second. Huntington heads to Welch Ashland visits Logan and Bluefield plays Williamson.
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Associated Press
Manuel Salvo
Rees
Fred
Fitzsimmons
Doggers
Logan
Lefty Carter
Bluefield
Huntington
Welch
Ashland
Williamson
Cooper and Butcher lead early twin bill for wins
Mort Cooper and Max Butcher combined for five hits in the opener as the Pirates F armer squad carne t the Cardinals. Lonnie Frey and Eddie Joost provided early power for the Reds in a first win over the Cubs. George McQuinn and John Gorsica contributed a late 11th inning single and a five hitter respectively as the Browns and Tigers split the doubleheader.
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Mort Cooper
Cards
Max Butcher
Pirates
Farmer
Max Tured
Nightcap
Lonnie Frey
Eddie Joost
Reds
Lonnie
Cubs
Edge
George McQuinn
Browns
John Gorsica
Tigers
John
Tiger
Chenoweth Retains City Golf Title in Charleston
John P. Chenoweth Jr. defeated Roy Blizzard 3 and 2 to defend Charleston’s city championship. He advances to the state amateur opening today at White Sulphur Springs, with over 500 spectators watching the ninth annual event sponsored by the Charleston Gazette.
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Charleston
John P. Chenoweth, Jr
Roy Blizzard
White Sulphur Springs
Charleston Gazette
Three Die in Ohio River and Related Local Disasters
A skiff overturns in the Ohio River at Huntington killing three men including Garland and Arnold Green both about 35. In Racine near Charleston a truck hauling new autos wrecks and burns, killing Carl Bogarth 24 and William McDonald 22 of Detroit. At Williamstown a chimney collapse at Fenton Art Glass on a worker’s birthday kills Robert Smith 18 and injures four others.
Eastern net squad poised to clinch East West matches
Captain Walter L. Pate worries the easterners can fail to seal the 37th East-West tennis meet today though Frankie Parker favored to clinch. Parker, from Seabright New Jersey, holds a superior edge over Frank Kovacs of San Francisco as the east leads 2-1 with two singles left. Parker beat Welby Van Horn 6 4 6 1 4 6 4, while Mulloy edged Kovacs in a long five set 8 60 4 16 3 62 2 62.
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Walter L. Pate
Frankie Parker
Parker
Seabright
N. J
Frank Kovacs
San Francisco
West
Welby van Horn
Los Angeles
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami Beach
Fla
van Horn
Mulloy
Kovags
Don McNeill Aims for Second Title at Intercollegiates
At Merion Cricket Club Haverford Pennsylvania Don McNeill Oklahoma City top seed seeks his second national title this week after clinching the clay court championship by defeating Bobby Riggs. He meets Joe Hunt Navy in final after beating Bill Talbert Cincinnati 6 2 4 6 2 6 0 while Hunt ousted defending champion Frank Guernsey Rice 6 4 7 5 4 6 4.
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Haverford
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Joe Hunt
Navy
Merion Cricket Club
Kenyon College
Bill Talbert
Cincinnati
Hunt
Frank Guernsey
Rice
British Air War Report Shows Multiple German Losses
In France a Hurricane wing commander shot down three German planes ten miles off the coast while six others fell as dogfights raged over Bethune. A German bomber attempted to land in a northeast town but slipped out to sea chased by Spitfires as daylight raids hit Britain.
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France
Air Ministry
Bethune
Britain
Village Barn Dance at Opera House Showcases Ralph Waldekmeston
The Opera House presents Republics Village Barn Dance featuring Ralph Waldekmeston, famed pipe organ virtuoso and son of the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. Born in Liberal Kansas, he began professional work at ten, studied at Toledo Conservatory and Washburn, and has performed in 300 churches and 100 theatres. He led a large pipe organ training school, served in the war with the Sunshine Players, and composed numerous organ pieces and songs including Land of Lullaby Dreams and There’s No One Just Like You.
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Republic
Ralph Walde Kmet
Emerson
Chicago
Ralph
Liberal
Kansas
Toledo Conservatory of Music
Dean Whitehouse
Washburn College
Septimus Barbour
Field Artillery
Sunshine Players
British Air Raids Reported as No Serious Damage
Nazi bombings across the UK, including Northeast Scotland, caused fires and injuries but the air ministries reported no serious damage or casualties. RAF and anti aircraft defenses claimed success, with observers noting reduced German industrial activity. Ronald White arrested in London subway floodgate case as leaders discussed wartime tax measures and a potential July recess for the Democratic convention.
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Scotland
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Chamberlain
Royal Air Force
Britain
Jord
Daily Mirror
Germany
France
Belgium
Holland
Scotland Yard
Ronald White
London
White
Brixton
Profits Tax Continues From World War Days
A brief glimpse at a profits tax plan carried over from World War II era measures. The outline suggests the tax would be applied to earnings and appear in ongoing fiscal discussions, with emphasis on revenue and structural impact.
British and Italian Forces Trade Frontline Attacks
Air Force reports from Cairo say RAF bombers scored direct hits on Italian troops near Seyde rat in Italian East Africa. Aigo raided Accico, destroying two naval vessels. In Egypt’s frontier clashes Fascist units saw tanks and armored cars knocked out by high command assertions.
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RAF
Seyderat
Italian East Africa
Aigo
Accico
High Command
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