Baseball Roundup Tigers Top Senators Giants Sweep Cincinnati
Tigers defeat Senators 6 to 2 as Cleveland wallops Boston 7 to 17 and the New York Giants beat Cincinnati 7 to 4 to finish their three game series. Heavy hitting drives Brooklyn and Chicago to victories while Detroit and Cleveland pile on runs, Yankees limited by rain in Chicago after two innings.
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Boston
New York Giants
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York
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Bulty Cruz
New York
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Washington
Athletics
Sam Joness
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago
Norway Boxer Von Porat Suspended Over Fight Standoff
Otto Von Porat the Norwegian heavyweight and his manager Ed Stevenson received a six month suspension from the Illinois State Athletic Commission for failing to honor a verbal agreement to fight William Young Stribling in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium. The suspension could be lifted if Von Porat agrees to proceed with the June 19 matchup after the June 16 date.
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Otto von Porat
Norway
Illinois
William “Young
Stribling
Ed. Stevenson
Chicago Stadium
Illinois, State Athletic Commission
Sidney Strotz
The
Stadium Corporation
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Strotz
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Mallory May Miss Tennis Season Due to Convalescence
New York reports eight time American champion Mélia Bjurstedt Mallory is convalescing at home after a corphal treatment for two months and may not compete this year. A full recovery by year end is possible but not assured.
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New York
Mélia Bjurstedt Mallory
Corphal
National championships tests at University of Chicago
The Big Six batting averages will be used in the August national championships as players endure qualifying tests at the University of Chicago. Hdldis Shea of Chicago aims to force Bat Battalino into a title bout, having posted 2,500 with the Illinois State Athletic Association binding a challenge. Night baseball begins in Indianapolis tomorrow as St. Paul faces the Indians, with a formal lighting dedication set for Tuesday when Milwaukee arrives.
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Stag Feld
University of Chicago
National Collegiaate Athletic Association
Hdldis Shea
Bat Battalino
Ilinois State Athletic Association
American Association
Indianapolis
Thomas J. Hickey
St. Paul
Indians
Milwaukee
Hickey
St Louis Fans Foresee Pennant After Giddy Climb
St Louis fans expect another pennant as the Cardinals rise from cellar to league leadership. Major credit goes to Douthit and Orsatti for hitting, with .400 and .450 averages amid a balanced attack. Pitching under Street has grown strong, with Hallahan, Hanes, Lindse, Urkowski, Shardel, Frankhouse, and Bell contributing to a revived, relentless drive.
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Hal
Pane
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Ernie Orsatti
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Orgatti
Bill Hallahan
Jess Hanes
Jim Lindse
Tromnstop
al Urahowski
Wee Willie Shardel
Fred Frankhouse
Herman Bell
Burht
Red Birds
Street
Cardinal
St- Louis
Semaon
Mound City
Carnera Knocks Out Challenger in Detroit Showdown
Primo Carnera, the ambling Alp, defeated Meyer Christner of Akron in four rounds at the Detroit card. A fierce fourth round assault began with a solid left jab and culminated in a ponderous right that dropped Christner for the count after a lengthy rally, the Italian heavyweight proving taller and longer reaching the decisive edge.
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Carnera
Meyer
Sharkey
Risko
Knute
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Christner
Baseball Recap Mixed Results With Early Homers
Diamond Stars beat the Cubs as Wilson homered for the seventeenth time. Giants held the Red Sox to six hits in a 7-4 win. Robins completed a fast double play to stop a Pirates rally and take a 6-5 victory. Indians crushed the Red Sox with four singles. Cardinals held to seven pit in a late surge.
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Giants
Red Sox
Glenn Wright
Jake Plowers
al Lopez
Robins
Pirates
Robins Towin
Baseball Results From MID-ATLANTIC and NATIONAL LEAGUES
Results show Fairmont defeated Charleroi 9 0 and Johnstown beat Clarksburg Jeannette 8 8 while Scottdale and Cumberland and Wheeling 5. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 5 Chicago 10 7 Philadelphia 10 St Louis 4 New York 7 Cincinnati 4 slated games Pittsburgh at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia American League results list St Louis 6 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 6 Washington 2 Cleveland 17 Boston 7 Chicago New York rain New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Boston at Cleveland Washington at Detroit
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Max Schmeling Poised For Clash With Sharkey In New York
Max Schmeling expresses high confidence ahead of his 15 round heavyweight title bout with Jack Sharkey at Yankee Stadium next Thursday. Critics split on outcome as Schmeling faces a stiff test after brief American campaign featuring knockout wins over Johnny Risko and Pauline Uséundun. Controversy swirls over sparring partners with Schmeling reportedly cutting ties with a left-handed trainer in favor of limited opposition.
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Yankee Stadium
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Sharkey Arrives at Camp to Box Sehmeling First Time
Sharkey reaches camp to train for a bout with Sehmeling as German handlers test him against varied fighting styles. Tielanzer predicts a knockout, while Max Sharkey trains after a short layoff and weighs uncertainty over his weight and form.
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Otter Sporting Partners
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West Virginia university names 1980-31 managerial roster
Morgantown June 6 The West Virginia University Athletic Board of Control announced managers and assistants for baseball track and cross country for 1980 31 managerships. The roster shows ten of twenty three from Kanawha river valley or south ward with names and home towns across West Virginia Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
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Kanawha River Valley
Morgantown
West Virginia University Athletic Board of Control
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Alfred R. Storck
Charleston
Tom D. Koontz
Clendenain
Bernard G. Adels
Fights Last Night Card Nets Knockouts in Various Cities
Boxers Primo Carera and Tuffy Gultath scored knockouts in Detroit Ak ron and Sioux City while Al Brown stopped Milton Cohen in Birmingham and W L Stribling outpointed Frankie Wine in Macon. A note observes two thirds of the San Francisco area is water.
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Sioux Uty
Iowa
Tuffy Gultath
Sioux City
Cowboy Bill Owens
Guthrie, OR
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Ala
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Macon
Frankie Wine
San Francisco
Southern universities feed pro ranks with diamond stars
The article details many Southern colleges, led by Duke and others in the Carolinas, sending players to major and minor leagues. Names include Werber, Farley, Jenkins, Belue, Kistler, Warren, Hawkins, Kimbrell, Wall, Holcomb, Appling, and others signings to Yankees, Pirates, Athletics, Braves, and Brooklyn affiliates. Oglethorpe and Furman figures noted, plus Alabama and Auburn players destined for pro rosters.
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Carolinas
Werber
New York Yankees
Roland Farley
Bt. Louis Cardinals
Ernest Jenkins
Philadelphia Athletics
Gene Belue
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Asa Wall
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Luke Appling
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Florida
Witt Guise
Yancot
Gee Hiaher
Brooklyn
John Shirley
Hugh Starling
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Atlanta
Jim Crawford
Alabama Poly
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Cleveland Indians
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