Fast Moving Yankees Win Again as Indians Bite Dust
The New York Yankees extend their win streak to eight by beating the Cleveland Indians 6 to 4, cutting Cleveland’s lead to one game. Joe DiMaggio lifts his hit streak to 29 with a fourth inning double. Lefty Milnar falters in the eighth as three unearned runs score for New York. In other scores, the Senators beat the Tigers 3 to 1, Ken Chase earns his first win since April, and the Giants shut out the Reds 6 to 0 behind Lehrman’s three hits. Cubs topple the Phillies 3 to 1 with Dahlgren keying two double plays and solid defense. </s>
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Judson Bailey
Ted Press
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Aler
Yankees
Indians
Bombers
Tribe
al’ Milnar
Joe Dimaggio
Yankee
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Ken Chase
Senators
Buck Newsom
Buddy Lewis
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Lehrman
John Vander Meer
Gene
Reds
Giants
National League Yesterday's Results Summary
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1 and New York crushed Cincinnati 6 to 0. Boston faced Pittsburgh with wet grounds as the only other scheduled game.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Chicago
Major League Baseball Schedule Highlights For Today
American League results show New York 6 over Cleveland 4 and Washington 3 over Detroit 1. The day’s slate features NL and AL matchups with pitchers Gee, Sewell, Wyatt, Lee, Johnson, Derringer, Pearson, Cooper, Rigney, Peek and others.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Gee
Sewell
Brooklyn
Chicago
Wyatt
Lee
Boston
Cincinnati
Johnson
Derringer
Philadelphia
St. Laws
Pearson
M. Cooper
Rigney
Peek
Detroit
Bruges
Gorsien
Dobson
Wagner
Cleveland
Salica Retains Bantamweight Crown With Jab Strategy
Lou Salica of Brooklyn defeated challenger Tom Forte of Philadelphia by unanimous 15 round decision at Shibe Park to keep his bantamweight title. Salica used a constant jab from start to finish, despite Forte's early aggression, finishing with a boxing lesson after landing repeatedly in the later rounds. Gate reports listed a gross $27,693 and net $26,308.
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Philadelphia
Lou Salica
Brooklyn
Tomym Forte
Shibe Park
Forte
Salica
Logan Indians squeeze win over Williamson
Logan Indians edge Williamson 6-5 as relief pitching shines. Bluefield Booster Day victory 4-3 over Welch lifts spirits in Mountain State league. Huntington Aces rally to 10-5 over Ashland Colonels. Arnold Carter earns his seventh win for Logan, shutting out after early deficit. Bluefield subdues Miners in ninth inning comeback. Logan heads to Williamson for special police event. Bluefield at Welch. Huntington at Ashland.
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Associated Press
Logan
Williamson
Bluefield
Welch
Huntington
Aces
Ashland
Colonels
Arnold Carter
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Weights
A roundup of boxing results from multiple cities with outcomes including knockouts, technical knockouts and decisions. Notable bouts feature Reis, Aron, Yaroz, Comiskey, Ritchie, Scott, Forte, and Salica across venues in Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Tampa, Baltimore, Paterson, Lubbock, Washington, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Noth Little
Pittsburgh
Patrick Edward Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Babe Ritchie
Lubbock
Texas
Conn and Louis Set for Polo Grounds Title Fight
New York June 17 Billy Conn and Joe Louis prepared for tomorrow night’s heavyweight crown bout at the Polo Grounds. Conn rested up after weighing in at noon with Louis, a towering test for the lightweight challenger. Promoter Mike Jacobs expected a 40 000 crowd and a 400 000 gate as Broadway hotels filled with fight fans ahead of the clash between the 175-pound title holder and the unlimited champion.
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New York
Billy Conn
Big Joe Louis
Polo Grounds
Billy
Louis
Greenwood Lake
Athletic Commission
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Pittsburgh
Conn
Johnny Ray
Joe Louis
Johnny
Billy Kinea
Lght
Amateurs Lead In West Virginia Golf Event
Huntington hosts the West Virginia Professional Golf Association semi monthly tournament with amateurs and pros in separate divisions. Ward Wilkinson matched Arnold Browning on 69 to top the amateur and pro fields, while Bill Swing Ralph Igo Hilford Nelson Roy Blizzard each fired 70 to tie for second. Logan is set to host the next event on June 30.
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Huntington
West Virginia Professional Golf Association
Ward Wilkinson
Arnold Browning
Bill Swing
Ralph Igo
Charleston
Hilford Nelson
Roy Blizzard
Logan
Yesterday's Stars Shine On Major League Night
Bill Lehrman of the Giants pitched three hit ball against the Reds and drove in two runs with a double. Bill Dickey of the Yankees delivered a pinch single with bases loaded in the eighth to beat the Indians. Ken Chase of the Senators allowed eight hits and held the Tigers to one run. Babe Dahlgren of the Cubs reached base with one hit and two walks in four trips, handling 12 chances at first, including a part in three double plays.
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Ing ‘Thompson
Innning
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Felding
Babe Dahlgren
Associated Press
Bill Lehrman
Reds
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Indians
Cubs
Chicago
Wheeling Club Plans Tri-State Open Golf Tournament
Wheeling, June 17. A field of 40 professionals and many amateurs is lined up for a tri-state Open at Cedar Rock Country Club. The 36-hole medal play for professionals will be held on Monday, with Sunday and Monday listed as the tournament days and sponsors announced.
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Wheeling
Cedar Rock Country Club
Louis favored by Pittsburgh fight fanatics
New York dated June 17 Eddie Briez reports heavy betting support for Louis in Pittsburgh as fans anticipate a boxing match. The column parodies sport gossip and includes scattered notes on college honors, coaching visits, and miscellaneous sports anecdotes from Brigham Young, Ohio State, Jones County junior college, and more.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Larry MacPhail
Babe Phelps
the Kaiser
Brigham Young University
Paull Brown
Ohio State Grid
Tedhot
Buckeye
Little
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
Miss
Chet Smith
The
Pittsburgh
Louis
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Polo Grounds
Yanks
Art Cohn
Oakland Tribune
Ed Oliver
B. Bruce
Jess Willard
Oni Jack Johnson
Sammy Ott
Champ
Lew Jenkins
Sunderland Brothers
Denver
al Weill
Fenske, Venske
Minski
Arturo Godoy
South America
Brother Weill
Roy Shudt
Troy
Garden Graph Warns Beans Against Mexican Beetle
A Garden Graph by Dean Halliday describes the Mexican bean beetle attacking snap and lima beans with yellow to copper bodies and eight black spots on each wing. Larvae are yellow with dark spines. both adults and larvae feed on foliage, pods, and stems in numbers, threatening crops. Start scouting when leaves unfold and spray every ten days with stomach poisons on undersides. after pods form, use pyrethrum, debris, or rotenone.
Television broadcasting tied to defense rules and NBC CBS plans
NBC filed for New York Washington and Philadelphia commercial stations under FCC July 1 start rule. New York in experimental operation since 1936 would air 15 hours weekly. Washington tests by November with programs by March. Philadelphia ready by July 1942. CBS NY station under construction and test. NBC and CBS air schedules mingle with programs and specials.
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New York
Special
Xerine
Federal Communications Commission
NBC
Commission
Washington
Philadelphia
CBS
National Defense
President Cancels Trip to Hyde Park and Boston
President Roosevelt cancels trips to Hyde Park New York and Boston due to a lingering cold. Dr. McIntyre says the president is improving but will remain in Washington to rest. He will host Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands at the White House instead of his Hudson Valley home, arriving tomorrow and staying through Wednesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Boston
Ross T. McIntyre
Bett
Wington
Juliana
Prince Consort
Bernhard
Neitherlands
White House
Hudson -Valley
Fairmont Station Airs Wide Stacks of Radio Listings
WMMN Fairmont West Virginia schedules list 920 kcs 5000 watts with a daylights saving note. Programs include NBC WEAF WJZ WOR WABC CBS NBC and more with news, music, comedies, dramas, sports, and orchestras. Multiple time slots feature Johnny Presents, Captain Midnight, and Romances amid diverse network block.
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WMMN
Joe
Chief Blackhawk
MBS
John B. Hughes
Cbs-Wabc
Mary ‘Marlin
NBC
WJZ
Irene Wicker
NGC
WEAF
Home of the Brave
Portia
Life
CBS
WABC
The
Jack
Armstrong
Scatergood Baines
Captain Midnight
Wings
Sive
Campus Hilités
Mbs-Wor
Wythe - Williams
Cbs-Wabg
Court of
Gordon Jenkins
Orch
Nbc-Weaf
Johnny
Horace Heldt
Creature Chest
Ned Jordan
Grand Central Station
We the People
Jack Starr Hunt
Cop
Nbcawbar
Pibber ,McGee and Molly
Morton Gould
Orph
WJ2
Ted Steele
WJR
Bob Hannon
WBLK
Don Goddard
Bill Stern
WLW
Betty
Bob
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Amos
N’ Andy
Fred Waring
Easy Aces
Mr. Keen
Lanny Ross
Nbc-Weab—News
the World
Fairmont
Coxa Secona
Inbc
Col. Stoopnagle
WEAP
Bobby Day
del Courtney
Andy
LNBC
Sonny Dungham
Fred ‘Waring
cBsnot
Lorini
Nbolwiz
Blue Barron
Paul ‘Whitman
Jimmy Joy
Rau
Whiteman
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General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company Building
Tigers
Wheeling Country Club
Dean Halliday
Central Press Association
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
A. L
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Hlh
McGill
Nebraska
Wendell Godeken
Naponee
Larae
Nbc-Red
Bob Hope
Nbc-Blue
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Schick
Remington Rand
Gillette “Rumpact
Packard
Letro
Remington
Brewers and Beer Distributors Committee
Tax Commissioner’s
Wiésti Virginia
Sweiley
Kanawha Valley
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Crehone
Percy’. Lucas
Nbc-Weap
Three Sun
Nbc-Wblk
Dinning Sisters
Neway
Paul Decker
Icbs-Wabc
Eawing
Hill
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Golden Melodies
WCAE
Inside’ of Sports
H. V. Kaltenborn
Glenn Miller
Orch. Ae
Armen Gram
Seia2
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Charlie Spivak
Nega Wear
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FNBC
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