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Greeley Daily Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1940

Page

9

Two New Softball Leagues To Be Formed At Greeley

Greeley to form two junior softball leagues, the Intermediate for ages 9 or under and the Midget for 19 and under, with 4 o clock Friday meeting at the junior high field. Play starts next week, with equipment provided, and games daily except weekends. Teams to organize at Lincoln, Central, Caweron, and Jackson Field. existing twilight leagues also active.

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Browns Top Red Sox in Stoppage of Nine-Game Slide

Brownies break seven-game skid by beating the Red Sox 7 to 3 at Fenway. Auker, returning to Fenway, allowed three earned runs over five innings as Boston rallied for two runs but the Browns answered with a two-run second and held on. Detroit page notes Harel Newhouser on the mound for upcoming games. Lincoln School track meet closes the season with spirited wins by the girls and boys teams.

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New York Defeats Cincinnati 5-4 in Tight Tilt

In a dramatic game New York edges Cincinnati 5-4. Key moments include a two-base hit by Craft and a home run by Big, with pitchers Mitchell Mare and Riddie yielding several runs. Umpires Campbell Iglem Ballaurant worked the plate as the game lasted 2 hours 14 minutes.

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GOP Outvotes Itowa Demos In Gubernatorial Race

In Iowa the GOP outpolled Democrats in the gubernatorial primary with strong support for George W. Bush-like figures and a high Republican turnout. Final tallies show George winning with about 148,405 votes to Mayolé Ht Gross's 110,251, while Knudson and Valentine trailed in their races. Democratic turnout lagged far behind 1938 levels, with estimates near 157,000, as precincts reported results across the state.

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Nebraska Prep Star Watches Howard Debus Athlete of Note

Lincoln Neb spring feature profiles Howard Debus a six foot one hundred ninety pound athlete known as E Horse on the field. Debus graduates from Lincoln high this spring after earning 67 medals and seven letter sweaters while twice breaking a national scholastic discus record and setting a Nebraska high school pole vault mark. He aims for the University of Nebraska to join its football program and improve on a 88 average in the classroom praised by coach Ralph Beechner.

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Dodgers Dominate Cardinals 10 1 In Night NL Opener

Dodgers rough up St Louis 10 to 1 as five in first inning and a three run homer by Pete Coxcraft propel them past the Cardinals. Chicago Cubs also win 12 to 6 over the Phillies in the same night, threatening to rise in standings.

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Cleveland Climbs Close to Red Sox

In Washington June 3 the Cleveland Indians narrowed the gap to within a half game of the leading Boston Red Sox after splitting a doubleheader with the Senators. Boston pulled away in the nightcap as lefty Al Smith battled through 10 hits, with Bob Feller pitching in relief to end the game.

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Grocery Clerk Turns Fighter Triumph in Ring Tale

Steve Belloise, a New York grocery clerk turned welterweight boxer, rose from streetwise life to challenge top contenders. Trained by his brother Mike Jacobs and aided by mentor George Hughes, Belloise forged a fast, aggressive style and achieved a notable rise in the featherweight and welterweight ranks with a string of early wins and strategic fights.

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Bear Creek Flood Strikes The Denver Region In September

A violent storm triggered heavy rainfall along Bear Creek near Denver causing severe flooding. Residents reported washed infrastructure and disrupted roads as authorities warned of continuing danger from the late summer deluge.

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Sugar Beet League Play Opens Tuesday

Sugar Beet league action opens with Hoover's of Greeley defeating Hetchtoy 14 to 8 on the Greeley diamond. Greeley Cloverleaf Dairy at Fort Lupton with Dali pitching a three hitter leads a list of Tuesday and Friday night games across the league.

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Serum saves against spotted fever not tick fever cure

Health officials in Weld County report the serum protects against Rocky Mountain spotted fever but not Colorado tick fever. Dr. John Fountain says colorad o form resembles flu and recovery is quicker, though immunity does not prevent milder cases. People should check daily for ticks and remove them promptly to reduce risk. No Colorado tick fever cases have been reported in the Greeley area this season.

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Dazzler Parker Defeats Conley in Forfeit Victory

Dazzler Parker won the wrestling bout at Theaday Kiehl's event held at the state Armory in Crom Jack against Ona Alan Juut Conley by forfeit. Conley was held in 24 measures with a body pin. Parker then won the next fall in 14 minutes amid a series of flips and roughness noted by officials.

Jim Dazzler

Chicago 7, Yankees 3 win over New York in tough battle

Joe Kubel hit two home runs powering Chicago to a 7 3 victory over New York. Wright shut down the Yankees late as Chicago seized control with a 12 hit attack. Kubel led the offense with four hits and two long balls while DiMaggio and DiMaggio contributed for New York in a tough loss.

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Hoover's Win From Brighton In Beet League

Hoover's Greeley defeats Dighton 14 to 1 in a Sugar Beet league game amid heavy rain at Island Grove. Weary, Welch, and Rutz starred in a late surge, with Welch hitting a grand slam in the sixth to pull away. Stall's Market opened the schedule with an 8 to 1 win over Windsor Jr. in a rain-soaked field.

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Pirates rout Reds in first night game 14 to 2

Pittsburgh powered past Boston 14 to 2 as Wood Bowman pitched well and rookies Elintt and Vat Rotays provided extra-base hits. The Steel City crowd of 20,319 witnessed a lopsided win in a night game setting.

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