Braddock Faces Baer In Heavyweight Title Showdown
The long shot James J Braddock takes on Max Baer for the world heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden on Long Island amid rain risk and low expected crowd. Baer enters as strong favorite at about 5 to 1, with Braddock’s chances seen as slim though not entirely impossible.
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Associated Press
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New Jersey
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Madison Square Garden
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Man‘o' War
Sam Parks
John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Trying Time for Alabama
Edwin C. Alabama Pitts, a Sing Sing star in football and baseball, is embroiled in a controversy over his professional baseball status. On release from prison he awaits Kenesaw Mountain Landis’s ruling, having offers but mostly staying in a hotel, hoping to plead his case and play his best game.
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Subterranean Electric parts and royal titles puzzle
Crossword clues mix with thematic entries across and down. Readers fill in 24 5 10 20 14 style hints, including references to Rus ruler and Peruvian abbreviations. The grid requires careful placement of entangled clues and cross letters for a complete solution.
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Athletics Poised to Fight in AL Pennant Race
The Athletics, under Connie Mack and with Jim Foxx in the infield, surged to a .444 average after a third straight win over the Indians. Washington narrowed to a half game behind, while the Yankees and Browns split a pair as Detroit climbed to third place with a 4 1 win over Boston. In the NL, the Cardinals reclaimed second by beating the Braves, the Pirates moved past Brooklyn, and the Giants led Cincinnati 10 to 4 behind Dizzy Dean. The Cubs and Phillies split a twin bill, each taking one game.
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Mel Ott
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Lucky Knot Fails to Ward Off Cash Loss
In St Louis on June 12 two gypsy women tied a so called lucky knot in Miss Smilie Cunninghams handkerchief while she counted hotel receipts. After they departed she found thirty dollars missing from the sum.
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Helen Wills Moody Faces Semi Final Bid at Kent Championships
Helen Wills Moody rests from her eight straight comeback wins as Katharine Stammers and Eileen Whittingstall duel for the Kent championship semi final spot. Moody then trounced Nancy Lyle 6 1 6 2, advancing and set to meet the winner. If she prevails she may meet Dorothy Round in the final.
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Helen Wills Moody
Katherine Stammer
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
Miss Stammers
Dressen Bets Reds Can Finish Higher In 1936
New York June 13 The Cincinnati Reds, under Charlie Dressen, show renewed form and optimistic plans for 1936. He predicts a first division finish, aided by adding four key players and improved balance. Bottomley expected back soon, Hafey unlikely to play again this season.
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Demeray Wins by TKO in N D Boxing Bout
Dick Demeray of Bismarck defeated Sherald Kennard of Fargo by technical knockout in last night’s fight in Mismarck. Demeray scored the stoppage in the fourth round, improving his record in a closely watched local showdown.
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Fargo
Midyear Southern Tennis Tourney Sees Upsets At Quarterfinals
Three seeded stars were knocked out as quarterfinals began in Nashville with veterans and youths vying for the title held by Bryan M. Grant of Atlanta. Wilbur Hess upset Berkeley Bell, Half Surface halted Arthur Hendrix, and Charles Harris defeated John McDiarmid while Grant prepared to meet Jon Coutts.
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Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Berkeley Bell
New Yorker
Wilbur Hess
Houston
Tex
Grant
Bruce Baxter
Bert Westens
Austin
Jon Coutts
Young Hess
Half Surface
Kansas City
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Fla
John McDiarmid
Chicago
Charles Harris
Florida
Palm Beach
J. Gilbert Hall
Georgia Tech
Billy Reese
Track meet prizes go to Portsmouth and Akron
This week in the Middle Atlantic League Portsmouth Pirates beat Charleston Senators 16 to 2, scoring 16 runs. Akron topped Zanesville 11 to 5, scoring in every inning but the first. Makowski of the Yanks hit a homer in the second as runs flooded the plate. Johnstown and Huntington won games to stay atop, Dayton fell 7 to 2, and Beckley Miners were beaten 8 to 1 behind Mike Martynik's sixth straight victory.
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Baseball standings and tonight’s schedule brief
National League results show Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 3, St. Louis 8 Boston 6, Cincinnati 4 over New York 10, Chicago 15 over Philadelphia 8. American League scores include New York 11 St. Louis 4 and 6 7, Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 5. Tonight’s games list Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and multiple interleague matchups. Wheeling and regionals appear in the final line.
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Twilight Loop Three-Week Schedule Announced
A three week twilight league schedule has been drafted for Athletic Field with all games at 6 pm. Matches include Webster versus Maple Avenue on June 17, Beaumont versus Dam Red Sox on June 4, Ran's Colts versus Webster on June 20, Carr China versus Webster on June 21, Ran's Colts versus Carr China on June 24, Maple Avenue versus Beaumont on June 25, Wickwire versus Webster on June 27, Dam Red Sox versus Maple Avenue on June 28, Wickwire versus Maple Avenue on July 1, Carr China versus Beaumont on July 2, Webster versus Dam Red on July 3, and Beaumont versus Ran's Colts on July 5.
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Parkersburg pro am at open golf tourney set
A father A J Chapman of Wheeling Country Club and his son Alex a Tria delphia high school freshman joined the pro am event ahead of the third annual state open golf tournament in Parkersburg. Blanton led practice with a 70 while Swing and Rathbone posted 72s and 73s as strong pairs form for the main event.
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Wheeling Country Club
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Triadelphia
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Jules Blanton
Bill Swing
Riverview
Huntington
Fred Thomas
Swing
Vint Rathbone
Racher Jewett
Cedar Rocks Country Club
Wheeling
Jack Hoblitzell
B. G. Livesay
Plan to curb coal market seen as unconstitutional
Morton opposes the Guffey coal bill and cites plan against spending, arguing its marketing provisions violate the Sherman anti trust law. Morrow says his plan avoids compulsory signing and could be enacted quickly, with Appalachian Coals, Inc. contracts adjusted. Pittsburgh coal head warns of indefinite mine closures until UMWA contracts exist.
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United Mine Workers
Lyddane Jury. Extortion Plot Linked to Murder Claim
The trial reveals the state's claim that Mrs. Lyddane plotted to kill her husband to marry Arthur Beall and free herself from a 30 000 dollar life insurance. A bartender testified she hired killers, while defense hints at an extortion scheme against the witness. Jury selection stretched late into the day amid confrontations between authorities and defense.
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Francis Lyddane
Josephine Beall
Arthur Beall
Datnesville
Carnell
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