Max Schmeling Aims To Regain Heavyweight Title
New York June 21 Max Schmeling visits New York ahead of his 15 round title fight with Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. He seeks to become the first man to reclaim the heavyweight crown, buoyed by training in the mountains and strong advance ticket sales. Odds favor Louis but Schmeling predicts a knockout.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Schlager
Schmeling
Max
Vn Sehmeling
Louis
Pompton Lakes
Commission
St Fl Art
Johnson
Jack Johnson
Joe
Jack Dempsey
Yesterday's Stars Drive Reds to 3 1 Win in 13 Innings
Reds won 3 1 over Bees in thirteen innings with a decisive triple driving in the go ahead run after an outfield sacrifice fly. Bill Lee pitched Cubs past Dodgers 5 1 in his eighth win with seven hits and three walks and five strikeouts. Yankee Gordon had two singles and a leadoff homer in siege at night park Chandler homered and singled while also pitching to beat Browns.
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Bees
Bill Lee
Cubs
Dodgers
Flash Gordon
Spud Chan
Yankees
Gordon
Homer
Vander Meer Sets MLB Mark With Second No Hit Game
Cincinnati Reds rookie Johnny Vander Meer, hailed as baseballs latest wonder boy, became the first pitcher to throw consecutive no hit games in a season, mirroring a historic feat as he delivered another no run effort in Brooklyn, New York.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Guyan Country Club Hosts First Annual Women's Invitation
Nearly 100 women from 35 clubs in West Virginia plus entrants from Kentucky and Ohio tee off in Huntington for the inaugural Guyan Country Club women's invitation tournament. Veteran players include Ann Hoblitzell of Parkersburg, debuting a strong 88 round, with Quarrier not competing. The course, wet from rain, dries as players prepare for 18 hole medal play.
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Huntington
Tri-State
Guyan Country Club
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Ann Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
White Sulphur Springs
Fritzi Stifel Quarrier
Wheeling
Quarrier
Hoblitzell
Colts Miners Take Contests In Mountain State League
Williamson and Welch won their Mountain State league games by 9 to 8. Williamson needed 12 innings to beat Bluefield while the Miners routed Huntington Bees in a high scoring affair with 28 hits only one for extra bases. Marshall stole home in the eighth for Huntington. Bluefield tied the game late but Hen sley delivered a run in the twelfth. Flanner hit a bases loaded homer in the third. Logan’s Beckley game postponed due to wet grounds. Welch faces Huntington tonight with Bluefield at Williamson and Logan at Beckley.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Welch
Bluefield
Miners
Huntington Bees
Marshall
Huntington
Bluefields Bluegrays
Colts
Hensley
Johnson
Flanner
Logan
Beckley
Writers Favor Joe Louis to Beat Max Schmeling
New York June 21 Thirty five of 56 boxing writers over 60 percent favor Joe Louis to beat Max Schmeling in Yankee Stadium tomorrow night Most expect a knockout with 28 predicting a ten round stoppage Four pick Schmeling’s victory while three see a fifteen round decision Nine writers express a Max vote as preference for another outcome
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Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
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Young Hagen Trials In Golf Championship Tourney
Walter Hagen Jr a Notre Dame sophomore will compete in the 41st Intercollegiate Golf Association championship at Louisville Country Club Kentucky from June 27 to July 2. His Notre Dame team is one of 24 vying for team honors won in 1937 at Oakmont by Princeton.
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Walter Hagen, Jr
Notre Dame
Intercollegiate Golf Association
Louisville
Hagen
Oakmont
Princeton
Golf Aces in Big Tourney at Trans-Mississippi
Lincoln Neb June 21 38th annual Trans-Mississippi golf tourney began with 64 players in 18 hole qualifier. Notables John Kraft Denver Rod Bliss Omaha Walter Blevins Kansas City Guy Underwood Oklahoma Dot Schumacher Dallas and Frank Souchak Pittsburgh among entrants.
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Neb
Midwest
South
West
John Kraft
Denver
Colorado
Rodney Bliss
Omaha
Nebraska
Walter Blevins
Kansas City
St. Louis
Guy ‘Underwood
Oklahoma
Dot Schumacher
Dallas
Frank Souchak
Pittsburgh
Fights Last Night Across United States Boxers Debut Wins
Boxing results from major cities show Fritzie Zivic stopping Ercole Buratti in Pittsburgh while Bob Pastor outpoints Al McCoy in Boston. Mike Belloise and Jack Sharkey drew with Al Reid and others in New York. Red Burman halted Butch Rogers in New Jersey and Charley Masser outpointed Steve Martin in Pennsylvania. Jim Robinson knocked out Jack Downey in Philadelphia.
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Pttsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Ercole Buratti
Italy
Boston
Bob Pastor
New York
al McCoy
Mike Belloise
al Reid
al Davis
Brooklyn
Jack Sharkey
Union City
N. J
Drew
Sam Gra defeats Mike Kilonis in Portland wrestling match
In Portland Algeria wrestler Seelee Sam Gra, at 205 pounds, won two falls to one against Chicago’s Mike Kilonis, 183 pounds, in a two out of three falls match. The bout occurred last night with the crowd watching the decisive sequences unfold.
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Portland
Seelee Sam' Gra
Algeria
Mike Kilonis
Chicago
Helen Jacobs Faces Hard Luck At Wimbledon
Wimbledon, June 21. Hidden among unseeded players, Helen Jacobs begins a painful Wimbledon with a partly crippled right arm. Once a finalist five times in eight years, Jacobs seeks to avenge past losses to Moody and others while facing a difficult early match against Mary Whitmarsh.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Helen Jacobs
Center Court
Helen Wills Moody
Dorothy Round
Helen
Mrs. Moody
Miss Jacobs
Miss Jacob
Mary’ Whitmarsh
Anita Lizana
Jad
Wiga Jedrzejowska
Poland
Dorothy May Bundy
May Lytton Bundy
Mangrum and Eldred Lead PGA National Qualifiers
Pittsburgh reports Ray Mangrum and Vincent Eldred led the field with 140s during 36 holes at Highland Country Club to qualify for the National PGA Championship. Ted Luther and Sam Parks Jr. posted 142 while Joe Palette finished at 143. Scores included Russell Fankhauser at Parkersburg with 77-70 and 15d.
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Pittsburgh
Ray Mangrum
Vincent Eldred
Highland Country Club
Ted Luther
Churchill Vallye
Sam Parks, Jr
Hills
Joe Palette
Clarksburg
W. Va
Russell Fankhauser
Parkersburg
Lou Fette Struggles In Bees Losses In NL Standings
Boston Bees pitcher Lou Fette continues a poor spell with a 1-8 record as Cincinnati beats them 3-1 in 13 innings. Goodman drives in both Cincinnati runs with a triple in the ninth and a winning tally in the 13th as the Reds move toward a Giants series. Yankees pull within a game of the Indians in the American League standings after defeating St. Louis 8-4 in a replay.
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Bob Reis
Fette
Bob Kahle
Goodman
Wally Berer
Buck McCormick
Cincinnati
Reds
New York
Giants
Yankees
Cleveland
Boston
Yanks
Indians
Probe of Zivic Battle Ordered By Commission
Pittsburgh reports an investigation into the fourth round controversy of Ercole Buratti versus Fritzie Zivic. Buratti, 153 pounds, complained of illness in round three and urged extra time. Zivic, 146.5, led from start to finish in the ten round welterweight bout. Buratti’s purse was to be withheld pending inquiry.
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Zivic
Pittsburgh
Ercole Buratti
Fritzie Zivic
McClelland
Buratti
Italy
Louis to win by knockout in ten rounds says Briesz
Eddie Brietz predicts Louis will retain the title in a ten round or less knockout. The column mentions Joe Louis training with Lou Ambers in Napanoch for the July 26 lightweight defense and notes boxing figures including Max Schmeling and Tommy Farr with light diatribes and jokes about fighters and managers.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Louis
Porter
Kite
John Roxborough
Julian Black
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Belfast
Ireland
Walter Stewart
World-Telegram
Memphis
Collier's Rates
Jimmy, Braddock
Soan
Tommy
Jim
Hitler
Max
Terry
Bill Terry
Pedro Montanez
Armstrong
Harry
Sharpe
St Louis
Frank Crosby
Nameoki
Tis
W. L. Pet
Queensbury
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Ist
Brooklyn
AML
Philadelphia
Vending 5 National League Yesterday's Results
Chicago defeated Brooklyn 5 to 1 and Cincinnati beat Boston 3 to 1 in yesterday's National League action. No other games were on the schedule.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
College Boxing Bosses Gather For Long Parley
In Annapolis Maryland on June 21 the National Collegiate Athletic Association boxing committee began a four day meeting to purge college boxing of professionalism and safeguard amateur status. Topics include revised rules dual meet weighing in Olympic committee stance and related issues. Navy representative Comdr O O Kessing cited poorly written rules and the need for clear amateur guidelines.
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National Collegiate. Athletic Association
NCAA
Comdr
O. Kessing
Ittee
Navy
Tolneebae Panatoe Bae Ou
Ee Aaie
Bethany Board Considers Fraternity Quadrangle Plan
The Bethany college board of trustees met to discuss upgrading men's recreation and social facilities. A proposed project is a fraternity quadrangle, with details to follow as plans develop.
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Bethany
Bethany College Board of Trustees
Record made for runs in single game
Leveland club defeats Pruntytown Peps 58 to 11 in a nine inning baseball game. 75 at bats yielded 44 hits with Parlow collecting seven hits including a home run and six doubles, and Edwards adding seven safeties with a homer and three doubles.
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Leveland Ball Club
Pruntytown Peps
Bell
Pruntytown Outfit
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Loveland
Edwards
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Robinson
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Draine Ford
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Pruntytown
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Pifels
Stars Battle Charleston in Mid Atlantic Junior Tourney
Sixteen top stars competed in the Mid Atlantic junior division at Culver Indiana with Deacon Parsons of Hanton favored to win. Other contenders include Barton Harvey Jr Harvey II of Baltimore Billham of Parkersburg J K Mallory Jr R B Spindle T Norfolk and Dave Johnson of Washington along with Leabron Steele Neal Alfred Cullen Walker Bensinger and Chandler Brossard representing Bluefield Huntington and Norfolk in the event.
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Baltimore
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Parkersburg
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R. B. Spindle
Norfolk
Dave Johnson
Washington
AIT
Leabron Steele
Bluefield
Neal
Huntington
Alfred and
Cullen Walker
Rorfoles
Robert Bensinger
Chandler Brossard
New College Enters Loop in Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing
Eastern intercollegiate boxing conference expands to eight with City College of New York joining after election. Michigan State College had joined earlier. West Virginia University to host a dual meet with the Beavers. Conference members include Pittsburgh, Carnegie Tech, Bucknell, Temple, Williams, Jefferson, Michigan City College of New York, and West Virginia University. Roy Callaway sets a local skeet record with 104 straight hits and 99 of 100 in a single day. He also posted the first 25 straight skeet doubles at Bluefield.
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Associated Press
H. A. Stansbury
Morgantown
City College of New York
Michigan State College
Temple University
Stansbury
West Virginia University
Beavers
New York
Pittsburgh
Carsiéeié
Tech
Bucknell
Temple
Jefferson
Michigah Od
West’ Virginia University
Callaway
Roy Callaway
Bluefield
Palrmont
Sandal Ris
Tesa
Meeting Planned by Weirton Legion for June 27
American Legion officials announced a district meeting to be held in Weirton on June 27. The notice mentions the event location, with plans for the annual assembly and related activities.
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Weirton
American Legion
Guly
Women's State Champion Marries Dad in Huntington
June 21 report from Huntington notes wedding bells for Jane Hoy, famed as a closed women's singles champion in tennis and a physician surgeon. The article highlights her status as state champion and her marriage to her father in a local ceremony.
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Huntington
Jane Hoy
Eccles Fates Morgenthau Policy Debate Highlights
The article reports on the clash between Eccles and Morgenthau over bank policy and credit liberalization. Eccles argues for strict bank examinations to protect depositors while Morgenthau favors loosened credit to curb bank runs and spur recovery. Comments on possible reserve board actions are noted, with past ties between the two officials highlighted.
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Eccles
Ad Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Reserve Board
Britain presses Mussolini for an accord in Europe
From Paris quarters reports say Britain’s pressure nudges Mussolini toward a conciliatory stance with Mussolini facing the choice between backing insurgent victory and honoring the Anglo Italian treaty. Hitler seeks recognition of his Reich and economic credits as the non intervention committee aims to curb foreign soldiers in Spain while Chamberlain prepares a Commons debate on a broader European settlement.
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Paris
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Hitler
Debate Over Military Value of Air Attacks Prompts Talks
Pittman and five or six other Foreign Relations Committee members plan to study the entire subject during the summer with no official committee action expected. He predicted the Red Cross proposal would influence diplomacy.
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Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
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