Cincinnati Reds Climb With Derringer Return
Cincinnati Reds show signs of climbing as Paul Derringer returns to form with a three hitter against the Giants and Dressen notes the team is a stronger ball club than sixth place. St Louis and Chicago win big. Cubs lead the league while Yankees crush the Tigers as the pennant races heat up.
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Charley Dreasen
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Buck Newsom
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Cubs Galan and Carleton pace win with two homers
Maueie Galan and Tex Carleton starred as the Cubs beat the Dodgers. Galan hit two homers and drove in four, while a five hit pitching effort by Jed helped secure the 132 win. Meanwhile Ruffing and the Yankees ousted the Tigers 8-1 with six hits.
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Fights Last Night Box Scores Highlight Regional Wins
Night boxing results show Leroy Haynes of Philadelphia stopping Buddy Ox in Dayton. Wally Hag of Hollywood outpointed Nick Camaratta in Los Angeles. Nick Camaratta beat John Henry Johnson in Atlantic City by ten rounds. Paul Cartson of Newark defeated Rae John Henry Johnson in Philadelphia.
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Leroy Haynes
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Buddy OX
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Wally Hag
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Nick Camaratta
New Oreans
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N. J
Paul Cartson
Newark
Rae John Henry Johnson
Medwick and Gehrig Lead Big League Hit Spree
Ducky Medwick and Lou Gehrig paced the top batters as they chased an all star bid. Medwick posted 13 hits in 30 at bats boosting his NL average to .416 after two months, while Gehrig kept the American League lead with a .392 mark for the week ending yesterday.
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Ducky Medwick
Lou Gehrig
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Gehrig
Tiger Choice to Take Race at Washington Park Futurity
Chicago June 26 Tiger the Bulldog colt from Milky Way Farm led a field in the six furlong Washington Park Futurity on opening day 1937 with jockey Al Robertson aboard. Tiger the favorite at 7 to 5 faced Bourbon King and Menon as its main rival, while Mountain Ridge and Mountain Ridge entered for Mrs Ethel V Mars in the first futurity of the year.
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Half Price Headley
Grant Surfacing Luck At Wimbledon After Setbacks
Bitsy Grant, chasing a free Wimbledon trip via the Davis Cup, calls himself the luckiest man after winning a match while nursing a twisted ankle. He also endured a twisted shoulder and a cold as he prepared for a doubles tilt with Wayne Sabin. Upcoming quarterfinals pit Grant against Bunny Austin with Don Budge and Brankie Parker advancing alongside Vivian McGrath. Gene Mako contests Byron Von Cramm as the round of 16 continues.
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Ladislaw Hecht
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Bunny) Austin
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Brankie Parker
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Wrestling Last Night Scores From Cities Across Nation
Able Coleman of New York pinned Walle Dysek of Omaha in 25 29 at North Bergen New Jersey. Marge Wastenberg of Montreal defeated Tacoma based opponent 225. Paul Orth of San Francisco defeated Duke Pettigrove of Providence in two straight falls in Buffalo New Jersey. Everett Marshall of Houston defeated Gino Garibaldi of New York in straight falls. weights unavailable.
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Paul Orth
Toledo
Duke Pettigrove
Providence
Houston
Tex
Everett Marshall
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Gino Garibaldi
Coast Stars Favored In Big Ten Pacific Coast Meet
Los Angeles June 26. The first dual track meet between the Big Ten and Pacific Coast conferences featured top stars from USC Oregon Indiana Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State and Pittsburgh. Expected tight races included Lash versus Fenske in the mile Bush versus Beetham in the 880. Varoff’s 14 ft 11 in pole vault edged Sefton and Meadows for a recent mark.
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Pacific Coast Forces
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Earle Meadows
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George Varoff
Oregon
Roy “Staley
Meer
Ross Bush
Don Lash
Indiana
Chuck Fenske
Wissonsin
Bob Osgood
Sam Stoller
Michigan
Dave Aller&ton
Melvin Walker
Ohio State
Chuck Beetham
Buckeye
Lash
Fenske
Bush
Beetham
Pittsburgh
John Woodruff
al Fiteh
Trojan
Varoff
Ryder cup practice at Southport Ainsdale amid tough links
English golf layout at Southport Ainsdale hosts the Ryder cup next Tuesday and Wednesday. Ralph Guld a and Ed Dudley led practice with 67s while Sam Snead struggled without a score. Captain Hagen as well as Nelson Picard and Shute posted 70s and 72s. The course recalled past danger as Shute once missed a pivotal putt to hand England a narrow win.
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Sandhills
Ralph Gulda
Ed Dudley
Johnny Revolta
Sam Snead
Ez Reaches Final In Women’s Championship Match
The article notes Ez advances to the final for the women’s championship. It laments the windy, unattractive seaside layout favored by English players and uneasy American participants unused to gusts. It compares the British cup team’s sturdier lineup to the 1933 American defeat and hints at nerves among the American youngsters about the course.
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America
Golf Trails Cross Once More After Many Years
In Denver Cherry Hills, the Trans Mississipp i golf tournament reached the semi finals after 11 years. Edd Held of St. Louis and Johnny Dawson of Chicago, once rivals for the title, faced off with Dawson defending last year's crown and Held seeking a third title. Ed C. Kinsley, 22, from Salt Lake City, met 21-year-old Don Schumacher, former Texas champion, in the other semi final.
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Edd’ Held
St. Louis
Johnny Dawson
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Ed. C. Kinksley
Salt Lake City
Don Schumacher
Texas
How They Stand National League and American League
Yesterday's results show Philadelphia routed Pittsburgh and Chicago defeated Brooklyn. Cincinnati beat Boston, St. Louis topped New York, while New York beat Detroit in the American League. Standings list New York leading the AL with 33 wins, St. Louis Melton 25, Boston 23, Detroit 21, and others. upcoming games include Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh in the NL and Chicago at Washington in the AL.
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Harvard Crew Sets Four-Mile Thames Record in Victory
Harvard under Coach Bolles and Captain John P. Chace led Yale 4 mile race on Thames river finishing 1.25 lengths ahead. Chace paced pace beat Yale with 20 minutes 2 seconds upstream record for four miles, Yale varsity swept by 20:14 2-5 record. Yale freshmen and JV won morning races. Larry Kelley closes intercollegiate baseball arc with 13-3 win.
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Killer) Cassedy
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Cunningham Is Trying Real Tron Man Stunt
Glenn Cunningham former Kansas star and Denis Shore duel in New Jersey state championships at Passaic and Randall's Island stadium. Cunningham aims to beat Ben Eastman's half mile record and Paavo Nurmi's mile and a half mark. Shore competes in the 600 yard and 200 events against notable rivals. Coronation echoes tease a feature in the American Weekly bundled with the Baltimore Sunday American.
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Ed Brown
Gayle McGuigan
Edd O'Sullivan
Jim McPoland
Bob Rodenkirchen
Milton Billig
Men Are Not Gods at Opera House 3 days starting Sunday
Miriam Hopkins stars in a modern comedy drama about a secretary who alters a critic’s review, propelling an actor to fame and entangling a dramatic triangle. Supporting cast includes Gertrude Lawrence Rex Harrison A E Matthews in the English production from Denham studios.
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Sebastianshaw
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A. E. Matthews
Walter Reisch
Pretty
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Skeates
London
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Banks to merge Hamlin and Griffithsville banks
Officials announced by the comptroller general that the Bank of Hamlin and the National Bank of Griffithsville will merge. A. F. Morris, president of the Bank of Hamlin, said the directors of the new bank would elect officers duly soon.
Trial Date Set Wayne Curtis Napier Slaying Case
The trial of Curtis Napier, indicted for the 3 year old slaying of Walter Meade, was set for July 26 in Wayne. Napier faces charges stemming from the Mead case and awaits trial proceedings.
Thrill Circus Set for Tomorrow at Norwood Park
Clarksburg's Thrill Circus led by Flash Williams and the Death Defiers arrives for a three hour program of stunts and motorcycle races at Norwood Park fairgrounds. The lineup includes Balloon Busting Contest action, five and ten mile races, Australian Pursuit, and a death by own action leap with a sedan ramp crash. Melbourne and partner will perform a head on car collision at high speed as part of the finale.
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Thril
Norwood Park Fairgrounds
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Melbourne
Sensational car stunts headline Clarksville show
The program features a ground leap stunt just 8 fractions of a second before a crash and a highlight turning a car over twice at high speed. Gates open at 1 p.m. with the show starting promptly at 2:30 p.m. Many other stunts not yet seen in Clarksville will be presented.
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Clarksburg
New Labor Union Formed by A F L in Welch
WELCH June 25 formation of a new Central Labor Union to be affiliated with the American Federation of Labor was announced today by A Rodrigues temporary president. Rodrigues said six of ten craft unions affiliated with the AFL are represented in the new organization. He added friendly cooperation with those unions affiliated with the committee for industrial organization would be continued.
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American Federation of Labor
A. Rodrigues
Rodriguez
A. F. Fof L
Committee For Industrial Organization
Escaped Man Caught Welch June 26
Earl Day, who escaped twice from McDowell county, was rearrested by Jailer W. E. Sutter and Constable M. M. Day after attempting to dispose of a load of copper wire to a junk dealer. The incident followed his previous escapes.
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Earl Day
McDowell County
W. E. Sutter
M. M. Day
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