Hartford Elks sweep doubleheader against Lord's Service
Hartford Elks win Memorial Day twin bill at Municipal Stadium 13 to 3 and 9 to 5 over Lord's Superior Service. Freddie Ware and Leonard Blanks spark the first game attack. Ware and Harold Parker lead the second game's seven hits.
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Harold Parker
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Joe Louis Knocks Conn With Right Hand Prediction
Detroit boxing fans read in Headlines and Pictures June that Joe Louis will KO Billy Conn with a right hand. The piece notes experts expect a Louis victory and cites Louis list of right hand KOs including Schmeling II Nova Buer Braddock Cam era and Conn first bouts.
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Joe
Schmeling
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Braddock
Primo Camera
James Miller Memorial Golf Tournament Postponed in Rain
Twenty four golfers traveled to Providence for the James Miller Memorial event but rain forced a postponement. A Sweepstake tournament followed with nineteen entrants and nine holes completed. First prize went to Mr. Rogers, second to H. Brown, and a four way split awarded third.
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Tillman
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Violent Elmer Ray Eyes New York Heavyweight Break
The piece profiles heavyweight Ray Elmer, aka the Violent One, as he pushes to crack the New York market. Manager Tommy O Loughlin touts his 34 year career, 40 recent victories with 37 KOs, and bids for major opponents to secure big purses.
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St. Nick's
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Shamus O’brien
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Boston
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al Houseman
Lee Savold
Big City
O'Loughlin
Walcott
Lee Oma
Tami Mauriello
Melio Bettina
Joe Paski
Hastings
Louis
Billy Conn
Mike Jacobs
Florida
Folkes
Minneapolis
Cricket Arrangements for Summer Matches Announced
Arrangements for two cricket matches this season are planned with the first on Sunday June 9 at 1 p.m. at Franklin Field. Players must attend to qualify for selection to the representative team. Teams include J A Parks Captain Isaacs Lynch Grant Thomas Thompson A Carbine Dimock N Chandler H Callender C Farnum M Keezer and IT G Cox Captain L G Benn Layne Fraser Norman Allen Newton Alleyne R Johnson Kelley G Callender A Evans. The event is sponsored by Gerald Cox of West India Cricket Club and the first match on July 4 may follow.
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J.lynch
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G. C. Cox
L. G. Benn
J. W. Layne
W. F. Fraser
T. Norman
A. G. Allen
O. Newton
G. Alleyne
R. Johnson
Kelley
G Callender
A. Evans
I.g Crcket
Gerald Cox
West India Cricket Club
Learn to Swim The Crawl Stroke And Water Safety
Hartford June 6. The article advises beginners to exercise caution and practice in protected areas. It outlines mental readiness and safety rules to overcome fear, keep calm, and avoid panics. It suggests starting with facial immersion at home using a wash basin and breathing exercises.
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Cubans Drop One More To Yanks
The New York Cubans and Black Yanks split a season opening doubleheader at Yankee Stadium with 7,000 fans watching. The Cubans won 6-1 in the first game as Patricia Scantlebury pitched well and collected four singles. In the second game John Stanley of the Yankees allowed only one run, while Alex Crespe hit a home run through the right field stands for the Cubans.
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Brooklyn Colored Baseball Players Shine in New England League
Brooklyn reports from the Dodgers indicate strong play by colored players. Branch Rickey smiles as Nashua pitcher Newcombe wins three straight. Campanella shines before an ankle injury. Jackie Robinson stars and leads the International League batters with a .356 average across 37 games and 132 at bats.
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Hartford High wins 16th annual track meet at Trinity Field
Hartford High School repeated as champion in the 16th Greater Hartford Interscholastic Track and Field Meet on May 30 at Trinity Field. Hartford led Weaver, Bulkeley, Hall High and Wethersfield in a tight team race, with wins in the broad jump and half mile relay key to the victory.
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Knowlin
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Weaver
Charles Oliver
John Jackson
Patterson
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Avant Top Star In Legion Meet Highlighted By Pinky Avant
Eddie Pinky Avant of Hope High School Providence starred at the Memorial Day Interscholastic track meet at Brown University Stadium Providence. Avant edged Arnold of Moses Brown in the 220 after narrowly losing the century, while Phil Thrigpen of Seton Hall Prep School set a Legion meet mile mark in 4 31.2 and won the half mile. the Alexander Hamilton team from Brooklyn won the half mile relay. Other colored athletes reported include Fred Brown George Schmoke Andrew Bell Andrew Lima Norman Lundy and more with notable representation from schools in Rhode Island and nearby states.
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Department of Rhode Island
Brown University
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Pinky” Avant
Hope High School
Rhode Island
Nold
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Pinky
Phil Thiigpen
Seton Hall Prep
East Orange
N. J
Thrigpen
Alexander Hamilton Vocational High School
Brooklyn
William Williams
Charles Martin
James Smith
Richard Stransky
Alexander Hamilton High School
Smith
Fred Brown
Central
George Schmoke
Durfee
Fall River
Andrew Bell
Anthony Lima
Norman Lundy
Hope
Two Added To Weaver's Team
Hartford June 6 Two new players join Weaver High's baseball squad as Lefty Johnny Calloway takes the mound and Speed Waymond Black handles catching duties. Calloway impressed in opening games with a fast ball and control while Black, in his first year, improves in scooping and pegging and hopes for an all colored battery next year.
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Hartford
Weaver High
Lefty
Johnny Calloway
Waymond Black
Calloway
Buckley High
Black
Deadline for sports news to CHRONICLE
The note informs district correspondents that sports news must reach the CHRONICLE office by Tuesday evening. materials arriving after that time cannot be assured publication.
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Chronicle
McKenley Breaks World 440 Record at Big Ten Meet
Illinois star Herb McKenley, a former Boston College athlete, shattered the world 440 yard mark with a 46.2 second run at the Big Ten track meet in Champaign. He also won the 220 yard dash in 20.6 seconds and anchored Illinois to a new conference relay record as the Illini won the meet.
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Champagne
Illinois
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Herb McKenley
Herb
Ben Eastman
Grover Klemmer
California
McKenley
Boxing Preview and Baseball Buzz From Boston
The column previews the Joe Louis Billy Conn title fight with talk of fight fans, predictions, and training signs. It also notes Jackie Robinson’s Montreal debut and the Red Sox optimism with recent roster moves and Washington game aftermath.
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