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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
8
Louis edges Conn in a brutal light heavyweight title defense before a 14,000 crowd. The champion absorbed punishment yet unloaded powerful rights late, finally knocking Billy Conn unconscious in the 12th. Louis, claiming the title he held since 1939, admitted the fight tested him but proved his enduring prowess and resolve.
A Chicago paper reports Billy Conn's mother, near death, smiling as news of his defeat by Joe Louis reached her. The story ties to a broader sports roundup, including standings from major league baseball and a note on Vigilantes and Butte boosters.
Rapid Robert Feller earned his 14th win as the Cleveland Indians crushed the Philadelphia Athletics 14 to 2. The Indians piled up 17 hits including five home runs and four doubles, while Feller allowed only four hits over a complete game effort.
In Austin on June 18 the state board of vocational education announced that army air corps pilots in Texas are being taught conversational Spanish to aid national defense and Pan American relations. Also a New York report notes Mrs Abby Morrison Ricker, heir to two bank presidents and a Revolutionary War hero, is stranded with one dollar after a presidential order froze Axis funds since her last address was in Italy.
Les Steers of Oregon surpassed his own record by clearing six feet 11 inches at the UAR meet, beating his earlier six feet 10 and seven-eighths inches in the Coliseum. He needed two tries at the height, closely matching an off world best of six feet 9 and a half inches held by Johnson and Albritten.
Mrs. Jessie M. Brown 74 wife of M. E. Brown of Clyde Park died at her home in Livingston area. Funeral services set for Friday morning in Livingston. Survived by two daughters Georgia Brown and Margarite Pratt and granddaughter Betty West, all of Bozeman. Also notes Uruguay base negotiations involving US aid, disclosed by Gen. Julio Roletti.
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