Louis Conn Title Fight Draws 40,000 at Polo Grounds
Joe Louis defends heavyweight crown against Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds in New York. Promoters expect over 40,000 fans and about 400000 in gross after the Schmeling bout. Conn faces long odds at 7 to 2 against, while Louis hopes for an early kayo in a 15 round match.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Louis Schmeling
Polo Grounds
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Conn
Broadway Marts
Billy
Boston
Donovan
Joe
National League Yesterday's Results Recap
National League scores show New York defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 3 while Brooklyn outscored Chicago 7 to 6. Cincinnati beat Boston 3 to 3? St Louis topped Philadelphia 11 to 3.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores And Tonight's American League Matchups
Yesterday results show Boston 14 over Detroit 5 while Chicago defeated New York 8 to 7 and Cleveland routed Philadelphia 3 to 2. Tonight's schedule features Brooklyn at Chicago Hamlin, Philadelphia against St. Louis Blanton or Pearson facing Lanier, and New York at Pittsburgh under Melton versus Butcher.
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Boston
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Iain
Brooklyn
Hamlin
Olsen
Blanton
Pearson
Lanier
Pittsburgh
Melton
Butcher
Cincinnati
Javery
Vander Meer
Lee
Chandler
Wiggeling
Gatehouse
Sandra
Rowe
Harris
Smith
McCrabb
Pet
West Virginia Closed Tennis Championship Opens
Charleston June 18 With defending champion Delos Parsons of Huntington as top seed opening round matches begin in the men s singles at the 32nd West Virginia closed tennis championship. The event drew 60 men and runs through Sunday. Women s singles and other divisions start play tomorrow morning with entries due.
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Charleston
Delos (Deacon) Parsons
Huntington
West Virginia
Champ
Dorothy Bell
Wheeling
Parsons
Marshall College
Wilbur J. Fugate
Jimmie Gray
Charles Gore
Kanawha County
Beverly Bennett
Ivor Boiarsky
Brown University
Roy Samms, Jr
Ansel Knotts
West Virginia University
William J. ‘Williams
Mounts Boys Keep Game In Family In 3-2 Win
The Mounts from Logan Willis Tennis and Lawrence powered a 3-2 victory over Williamson in the Mountain State league. Willis pitched and tripled, Lawrence homered with a man aboard, Tennis added two singles, and all of Logan's hits came from the brothers. Welch beat Bluefield 15-3, and Huntington Aces defeated Ashland 6-2 after Burtschy’s nine walks and three wild pitches.
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Associated Press
Mounts Boys
Logan
Willis
Tennis
Lawrence
Indians
Williamson
Welch
Bluefield
Huntington Aces
Burtschy
Ashland
Huntington
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Baseball's Thick Night
Jim Wasdell hit a homer with two on in the tenth to lift the Dodgers past the Cubs. Mort Cooper pitched well for the Cardinals, while the Phillies used six-hit pitching. Ted Williams and Rudy York sparked wins for their teams with key homers and bases-loaded drives. Derringer scattered 10 hits to beat the Braves. Hubbell kept hits well spaced for a win over the Pirates. Ed Smith preserved a Sox victory by retiring the tying and winning runs. Joe Heving shut down the Athletics to halt Cleveland's skid.
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Jim Wasdell
Dodgers
Cubs
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Phillies
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Rudy York
Tigers
Williams
York
Paul Derringer
Reds
Braves
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Pirates
Ed Smith
White Sox
Yankees
Joe Heving
Indians
Athletics
Cleveland
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Seaon
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Roger Peckinpaugh
New York
Peckinpaugh
A’s
Bob Johnson
Phil Marchildron
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Rigney
Army
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit ‘Tigers
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Hubbel Leafs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rip Sewell
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Art Johnson
Paul Derlinger
Boston Braves
Odds for Art Donovan Referee Draw Fire and Bets
New York story notes fierce betting on whether Arthur Donovan or a lesser referee will take charge. Various sports quips cover Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Howard Hobson, Leo Durocher, and Bud Abbott with Lou Costello. Also mentions Northwestern graduates joining the armed forces and Marquette coach Tom Stidham’s parade absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Arthur Donovan
Arturo
Casey Stengel
Braves
Ray Montgomery
Tulsa
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
North Hills
U. of Oregon
Washington
Howard Hobson
Oregon
South Dakota
Leo Durocher
Joe
Conn
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Ritchie Fontaine
Missoula
Mont
Sioux City Golf Club
Iowa
Long Branch
Toronto
Maxie Berger
Max
Dave Castilloux
Northwestern
Jerry Mitchell
New York Post
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Billy
Tom Stidham
Marquette
Snead Withdraws From Tourney Golf
Sam Snead of Hot Springs Virginia will pause tournament golf to seek relief for a back ailment. A specialist hints at possible major surgery, potentially sidelining him three to six months and ruling him out of the PGA event and the Ryder Cup charity match.
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Richmond
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Slammer
Sam
P. G. A. Turney
Allegheny Mountain
Snead
Bobby Jones
Ubing
Homestead
Hobe Springs
Outsider Romps Home In England's Derby
Newmarket England June 8 Owen Tudor an outsider at 25 to 1 won the 261st Derby with Morogoro second and Pirote third. Owen Tudor won by a length and a half over the mile and a half course in 2 minutes 32 seconds. It was the seventh Derby win for trainer Pred Darling. The Duke of Westminster's Lambert Simnel, the top favorite at 4 to 1, finished outside the money. The king had no horse but his Merry Wanderer ran in the Royston handicap opening event amid a subdued betting scene and holiday mood.
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Newmarket
England
Owen Tudor
Morogoro
Pirote
Pred Darling
Duke of Westminster
Lambert Simnel
Epsom Downs
King
Merry Wanderer
Coast Dominates Dual Meet with Two World Records T: Coast Dominates Dual Meet with Two World Records
In Los Angeles on June 18, California's four man team set a mile relay world record at 3 minutes 9.4 seconds, narrowly ahead of USC. Oregon's Les Steers jumped 6 feet 11 inches in the high jump, as the Coast beat the Midwest 80 to 56 with nine individual wins and the mile relay triumph.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Conference
Big Ten
California
University of Southern California
Oregon
Les Steers
Golden Bear
John Reese
Fay Troom
Clarence Barnes
Grover Kelmmer
Stanford
Steers
Bob Wright
Ohio State
Art Kacewice
Don Hommel
Southern Cal
Coasters
Parkersburg Woman Wins Guyan Golf Meet
Huntington June 18 Mrs Ann Hoblitzell of Parkersburg won her fourth straight Guyan Women s Golf Assn tournament with 85 three strokes ahead of runner up Mrs M G Geiger of Charles Town who shot 87. Mrs R B Blubaugh of Charleston was third with 91 as ninety women competed.
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Huntington
Ann Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Guyan
M. G. Geiger
Charles
R. B. Blubaugh
Charleston
Indians Scalp Athletics 3 2 to Gain on Yankees
Cleveland defeats the Oakland Athletics 3 2 to gain another full game on the New York Yankees after a rough stretch against the Yankees and Red Sox. Mike Heving started for the Indians, and Phil Marchildon wild pitched the winning run in the eighth. Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 80 games in other action.
Conn Applies For License In Pittsburgh Boxer Wedding Plan
Billy Conn and his companion Mary Louise Smith filed for a marriage license in Brookville near Pittsburgh a week ago. Conn gave the name William David Conn age 23 while Miss Smith said she was 21. Her father Jimmy Smith opposed the match saying the union would disrupt plans, and conflicting reports said Miss Smith is 18 or missing with her father denying the marriage.
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Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
New York
Joe Louis
Walter Evans
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Abe Simon of New York stopped Jamies Turner of Sweatwater Texas after 1. Tony Shucco outpointed Jack Walker in Columbus Ohio Wilkes-Barre Chalky Wright stopped Lloyd Pine in Akron Ohio in two rounds last night.
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Associated Press
New York
Abe Simon
Jamies D. Turner
Sweatwater
Texas
Gene Ohio
Tony Shucco
Boston
Jack Monday
Walker
Columbus
Wilkes-Bare
Chalky Wright
Lloyd Pine
Akron
Ohio
Mother Seeks Silence as Conn Fights Louis
In Pittsburgh Mrs. Margaret Conn, 41, battles an incurable illness and cannot hear the broadcast of Billy Conn vs Joe Louis. Her daughters Mary Jane and Peggy Ann will stay home for the fight, while Mary Jane keeps the household ready. Mary Jane says their mother has never watched Billy fight but remains hopeful he wins the title.
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Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Margaret Conn
Conn
Fifth Avenue
Billy
Mary Jane
Peggy Ann
Mom
Conn Home
Outdoor boxing clash headlines MBS contest schedule
Promoted by Mike Jacobs the Joe Louis Billy Conn bout heads MBS offerings with a 170 station hookup plus Canadian network. Air at 9. New announcing team Dan Dunphy and Bill Corum describe the action amid NBC and CBS time slots and a disrupted Major Bowes schedule due to an appendicitis operation.
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New York
Special News Service
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
MBS
Dan Dunphy
Bill Corum
Edward Bowes
CBS
Roosevelt and Wheeler Clash Over Atlantic Threats
Senator Wheeler accused interventionist advisers of urging an invasion of the Azores Cape Verde Dakar and Martinique while President Roosevelt warned that Nazi control of Atlantic islands would threaten parts of North and South America. George argued such gains would be only a nuisance value to the United States and not a direct threat.
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French West Africa
Portugal
Azores
Cape Verde
Atlantic
Wheeler
Dakar
George
Roosevelt
North
South America
D.-Mont
Cape Verde Islands
Martinique
Real Estate Bargains Push Urgent Buy Now
An aggressive advert promotes quick purchases with multiple properties on West Main and nearby streets. Listings include eight room houses, a cottage, and corner lots with varied payments, down cash, and monthly balances. The copy urges immediate action, claiming high returns and low prices.
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Mapie Avenue
Eldée
Central West Virginia's Most Powerful Station Listings
Radio schedule fragment lists Central West Virginia station WMMN and affiliates NBC WEAF WJZ CBS WABC programs from 5:00 to 10:45 with various shows, news, sports, dramas, and musical performances. Appears as a chaotic OCR of a typical daily time listing with host names, program titles, and network tags.
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WMMN
Brother Joe
Chief Blackhawk
Nbc-Weaf
NBC
WJZ
Irene Wicker
Cbs-Wabc
Mary Martin
MBS
John B. Hughes
NBS
WEAF
Portia
Life
the O'Neills
Jack Curran
Charleston
Bill Stern
WBLK
Don Doddard
CBS
WCAU
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
WLW
WIAM
Betty
Bob
Bia
the World Today
Paul Douglas
Lowell Thatiss
Captain Stable
Motorists
Nbc-Wi2
Easy Aces
Cbs-Wabo—Amios i
Andy
Ces
WJR
Blue Star Rhythm Ensemble
Jon Lewis
Ree
Pied Waring
Supermass
Cbgewabc
Eso Star ‘Theatre
Cabriel
West Ipsle
Wees Wheat Nees
Gilenn Miller
Sap
News of the World
WABC
Darice Orde
Blas Barton
Orch
Vaughn Monroe
Paul Whitman
Sinner Ie
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Pror
QODS
Louis
Deacon Parsons
Odds Agarst
Art Donovan
Brietz
Slammit
Sammy
SNAP
America
Potomac ‘Telephone Company
Grafton Bank & Tritt Co
New York Yanks
Will
Louis-Conn
Nbc-Red
Mr. Meek
Fred Allen
Thomas E
Nbc-Blue
Claire Luce
Wendell Willkie
Morger
Diamonds Watches Jewelry
Skaggs & Company
Your Jew
W. Wilterd
W. Math Street
Parrish Agéncy, Inc
Goxvin the Wonk
Fairmont
Joe and
Paul Bullivan
wBe-wiz
Jose Bethencourt
Wow
Ack Armstrong
Wu2
Shiley Lardier
NBC- Weaf
Aris
Waankie
Tehyehn Caravari
Newt
Doctor Corina
Plantation
Otge Carter
Ewc
Ted Breeze
Dons
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