Mel Ott Extends NL RBI Record In 1942
Mel Ott, 33, of the New York Giants, breaks Rogers Hornsby’s NL RBI record of 1,582 with a run driven in during a Chicago game. Ott’s feat comes in his 17th season, as he nears Babe Ruth’s major league RBI mark of 2,209. Meanwhile rookie Willard Marshall belts his eighth homer to win 4-3 for the Giants. Cardinal victory over the Braves cements second place in the NL standings. Yankees topple White Sox as Borowy shines. Detroit and St Louis clubs post late wins follow.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Ott
BM Werber
Chicago
Cubs
Werber
Babe Ruth
Willard Marshall
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Redbirds
New York Yankees
Edgar Smith
Chicago White Sox
Smith
Hank Borowy
Joe Gordon
Buddy Hassett
Yanks
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Jim Bagby
Indians
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
St.Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Joe Cronin Figures On Taking Over Jimmy's Cold Post
A report by Hugh Fullerton Jr. notes Cronin contemplating assuming the manager’s duties as Jimmy undergoes a cold spell. The piece outlines potential implications for the team and Cronin’s readiness to step in if needed.
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Joe Cronin
Jimmy
Victory at Last in Mixed Bleacher News
A collage of sports notes from New York includes Joe Cronin stepping in at first as Jimmy Foxx departs, with Paul Campbell pushing for the job in outfield and Cronin's seven games yielding five wins. Belmont whispers warn of a racing commission action against Wendell Eads for rough riding. The card for June 23 in Cleveland features Melio Bettina, Harry Bobo, Lem Franklin, and others.
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Joe Cronin
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Double X
Paul Campbell
Jimmy
Belmont
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Wendell Eads
Melio Bettina
Harry Bobo
Wil
Cleveland
Lem Franklin
Joe Muscato
Anton Chrigtoforidis
Johnny Colan
Harold Lesher
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Fred Apostoli
Billy Soose
Norfolk
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Tub Thumper
George Strickler
National Football League
Chicago Bears
George Wilson
John Screen
Loyola of the South
Karachi
India
Air Corps
Florida
Australia
Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
U.S.C
Nat Fleischer
372Nd Regiment
Red Bank
N. J
Jacksonville
Tommy Gomez
Tommy Tucker
Trenton
Long Branch
Hempstead
N. Y
Camp Upton
Larry Lejeune
Chicago
Detroit Fair Grounds
West Coast
Boots Potfenberger
San Diego
North Carolina U
Jim Tatum
Tom Young
Andy Bershak
Jothiny Conzelman
Cétyton U
Elmer Layden
Peanut Lowiey
Sam Snead
Germans Admit Extent of Cologne Raid
Stockholm dispatch cites Dagens Nyheter quoting Franz Berger that Britain’s first 1,000-plane raid leveled central Cologne and damaged suburbs, destroying property of about 10,000 people. The report notes widespread destruction and notes authorship by a German source.
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Stockholm
Britain
Cologne
Dagens Nyheter
Koelische
Yesterday's Stars Shine Across League Play
Willard Marshall of the Giants hit a home run in the Lith inning to beat the Cubs. Les Fleming of the Indians doubled in two runs in the ninth inning rally to defeat the Red Sox. Harland Cliff of the Browns hit a two run homer to lead a burst against the Senators. Ned Harris and Birdie Tebbetts of the Tigers produced four runs with a homer and single in the ninth to beat the Athletics. Len Warneke of the Cardinals held the Braves to 10 hits and added a single in a five run St. Louis rally in the second. Joe Gordon of the Yankees extended his hitting streak to 20 games and sparked an eight run rally against the White Sox with a run scoring double.
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Willard Marshall
Giants
Cubs
Les Fleming
Indians
Red Sox
Harland Cliff
Browns
Winks
Senators
Ned Harris
Birdie Tebbetts
Tigers
Athletics
Len Warneke
Cardinals
Braves
St. Louis
Joe Gordon
Yankees
White Sox
Fights Last Night In Minneapolis And Philadelphia
Fritzie Bivio won a decision over Ruben Shank in Minneapolis while Tony Gangemi defeated Dandy Cox in Philadelphia. The Pittsburgh fighter Bivio moved to 148 percent against Shank from Denver, with Gangemi from Philadelphia improving to 187 percent versus Cox of New Haven in a five round bout.
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Minneapolis
Fritzie Bivio
Pittsburgh
Ruben Shank
Denver
Philadelphia
Tony Gangemi
Dandy Cox
New Haven
Foxx Ribs Still Bother Him As Cubs Add Slugger
Chicago June 5 Jimmy Foxx, nursing rib injury and torn cartilage, says ribs still hurt when he runs and may be ready to play in a few days. At 34 he remains a feared bat, wearing Babe Dahlgren’s No 16, while Glen Rip Russell pushes for first base at the Cubs. Foxx debuted as pinch hitter vs the Giants and struck out.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Jimmy | Foxx
Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Ol’ Double X
Cubs
Babe Dahlgren
Brooklyn
Russell
Cub
Glen
Rip) Russell
Jim Gallagher
Giants
Williamson Edges Welch In Tight Frame Pitching Duel
Walter Godall pitched for the seventh straight win as Williamson beat Ashland 5-4. Langford delivered a clutch eighth inning RBI single with the bases loaded for Bluefield in a 5-4 victory over Ashland. Logan set to visit Huntington tonight while Welch remains with Williamson and Ashland heads to Bluefield.
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Williamson
Welch
Walter Godall
Langford
Bluefield
Ashland
Logan
Huntington
Bluefiled
Major League Leaders in AL and NL batters and pitchers
Summary of top batting leaders in the American League and National League including Gordon and Doerr for averages, Williams and Dimaggio for runs and RBIs, Spence and Heath for hits, and Bonham, Haynes, and French leading pitching figures with win totals and ERAs. Includes standout players from New York, Boston, Brooklyn, and St. Louis across Batting Runs and Pitching categories.
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Gordon
New York
Doerr
Boston
Williams
D. Dimaggio
J. Dimaggio
Spence
Washington
McQuinn
St. Louis
Kolloway
Chicago
Higgins
Heath
Cleveland
York
Detroit
Kuhel
Case
Bonham
Haynes
Phelps
Pittsburgh
Reiser
Broklyn
Ott
Mize
Marshall
Fernandez
Joost
Cincinnati
Slaughter
Musial
Convoy Movements on Chindwin Slow Japanese Push
Japanese barge and boat movements up the Chindwin river prove successful and slow the pace of their advance. In Burma air attacks target the Japanese, while British forces report no ongoing contact on the Indian Burman front.
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Chindwin
Burma
Allied air force sinks submarine near Sydney described attack
An official report notes Allied aircraft, with Dutch and Australian crews, sighted a submarine on the surface near Sydney and launched a strike. An eyewitness Dutch airman recounted firing on the sub as a large American bomber roared in.
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Australia
Sydney
Relief Hurler Pitches Jewels to 8-6 Victory
The Huntington Jewels beat Logan 8-6 in Mountain State League as reliever Bob Larson and Wilson provided key hits. Larson pitched from right field in the seventh with two outs to end Logan's threat, while Wilson homered to spark a three run rally.
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Associated Press
Bob Larson
Wilson
Huntington
Jewels
Logan
Larson
Willson
Jewel
British Tanks Hold Line Near Tobruk In Desert Fighting
British armored units pressed the Axis along the Ain Gazala to Bir Hacheim corridor with fierce artillery duels and stubborn defense. Near Bir Hacheim a small British imperial force using two captured Axis guns repelled a German attempt to sever the coastal highway east of Ain El Gazala as Rommel weighs aerial assault.
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Rommel
Egypt
Tobruk
Ain Gazala-Bir Ha‘cheim
Bir Hacheim
Ain el Gazala
Fragmented wartime ramblings on food and travel
A garbled, OCR style passage riffs on a gas hog in a car, submarines, portable stoves, and a clash between a German cruiser and Malta. It quips about biscuits, termites, a western school, pinball machines, and a large annual tax take, with scattered names and fragments.
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