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Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1940

Page

8

East Helena and Helena Play Second of Series Tonight

East Helena Smellerites and Helena Vigilantes meet for the Montana State Bareball league second game at 8 30 pm at Bunt Helena park. The result could move Helena ahead or push East Helena toward the cellar as managers plan pitching and lineups for the clash.

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Baseball Standings and Schedules From The National League and American League

National League standings show Brooklyn and St Louis leading with records around .550 and .494 for teams like Oakland Sacramento and San Francisco in adjacent paragraphs. Upcoming games list Brooklyn at Pittsburgh with Tatwalis facing Brown, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, New York at Chicago, Cleveland at Boston, and Chicago at Philadelphia. Weather-caused postponements affect several American League matches, with notes on rain delays and probable pitchers for tomorrow’s doubleheaders and single games.

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Browns Defeat Senators in American League opener

In Washington, the St Louis Browns won the first of a three game series 7 to 4. Browns sparked by George McQuinn’s triple and Roy Cullenbine and Ray Radcliff’s RBI hits, took early lead before the Senators rallied in the seventh. Lawson relieved Kramer to seal the victory.

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American Association Scores Reported For City Matchups

Partial OCR shows scores from American Association games including Einess City 4 Columban 10 inamen Minneapolis 8 Indianapolis 2 St. Paul 7 Louisville etc with missing data and unclear team names.

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Hagen Defined Pro Golf Legend in 1926 Open Win

Harry Grayson notes Ben Hogan index of impact as pro golfers rise. Hagen’s style and personality bridged amateurs and pros, challenging etiquette. He dominated match play, earned top earnings, and drew crowds, shaping modern professional golf.

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Put-Off Games Re scheduled by Montana League

Several Montana State league games postponed due to rain or cold. Officers and commissioners of the league held their monthly meeting to revise play arrangements, planning completion within days. The meeting increased each club rosters from 16 to 20 players, presided by Senator John Campbell of Missoula with George O Brinn of Butte as vice president and other officials attending.

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Pacific Coast Circuit Ccars Hold Parley on Spring Football

Representatives from ten schools meet at Valley Idaho on June 18 to discuss off season football practice. Coaches favor continuing spring training as it lowers injuries by grounding players in fundamentals while other coaches oppose to preserve athletes for other sports. The Pacific Coast Conference leaders plan to decide at their conference meeting tomorrow with faculty and graduate managers in attendance.

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Betty Jameson and Patty Berg Favored in Golf Play

Betty Jameson the national women's golf champion led qualifying in the fourteenth annual trans Missis­sippi tourney tiering 73 to edge Patty Berg for top honors. Phyllis Ostdar and other stars also qualified under a scorching sun as Charles Buchanan, former T-h champ, and Colorado Lilyt faced playoff pressure.

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Western Life Dumps Federals By 1870

Harold Paulsen pitched Western Life to a 1 run per inning win over the Federals in a Carroll Field league game. The Federals started strong with Stermus homering, but Western Life tightened defense and offense led by Gene B McKinnon with a homer. Dr. Harry A. March, founder of professional football, died tonight after a long illness.

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Yale's Miller Sees Football Entering Leveling Phase

New Haven June 10 Yale sports chair Ogden D Miller says the day of the million dollar game is over. He doubts professional football will dwarf intercollegiate play and expects a leveling off after past growth, with balanced competition across regions and a shift away from wholesale athlete recruitment.

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Brooklyn Noses Pirates Out In Tough Tussle For Lead

In a rough 8 to 7 tilt, Brooklyn edged Pittsburgh as the Nodgers climbed to first in the National League by a narrow margin. Babe Pholpa delivered a pivotal triple for the Dodgers in the eighth, then Brooklyn rallied in the fifth and sixth to erase an early Pirates lead.

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Surprises in National Open Tourney Rock Golf World

New York observers note surprises at the National Open as Ben Sarazen and Lawson Little exceed expectations. Little, after a dramatic amateur rise helped by Morrison, and Sarazen, once thought past his peak, reach a playoff in a field famed for depth.

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