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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1940

Page

8

League Leading Missoulians Open Series at East Helena

Missoula Pi aton, atop the league standings, opens a two game series against East Helena Smelterites in a night game at Bart Hal baseball park. Nick Mariace, Lefty Rowand, Leo Olive for Missoula. Big Joba Serenar and Al Res for East Helena. Sunday’s game undecided on night or day. target is to split series with strong Helena squad.

Missoula Winnoula Haut Helena Joba Serenar Smalter Real Helena Vielentes Seatfox Greot Falle Helena Hast Holong Smelterites East Helena Montana State Baseball League Marcot Niolani Charles Miller BN Aridere Doug Campbell Jon Mariana Tom Ferlozg Nick Mariana Henry Blastle Dick Rigg Aldo Yorte Dick Hollister Paul Szokash Lefty

Galento or Baer To Box Louis Next In Heavyweight Rumor

New York June 1 Reports say Joe Louis may defend the heavyweight title next against either Tony Galento or Max Baer after his recent win in Jersey City. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects a September defense with a possible Chicago venue if Baer beats Galento, while Galento’s prior near KO attempt against Louis fuels fan interest for a return.

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Helena Team Takes Second In Trapshoot Tourney

Bob Poara of Butte won the doubles trapshooting championship in a shootoff over Wally Buro of Boraman after regular events, with Foore taking multiple club medals and Helena placing second in the finals of the Montana Standard tournament race where Butte 19 led the field. The Helena baseball team opened strong with first run in the seventh and scored again in the ninth, while the box score details the game and players with several miscues and line scores across both sports.

BM Winge Bob Poara Butte Mostans Wally Buroham Boraman Patra Foore Buile C. Mitchell Minnéeapollo Chuck O’connell Helena Silinex Giondios Missoula Baat Helana Alvin Fddin Soh Jon Langenfin Koylch Smith Gerip Serenar Aingla Tey Tals Merron U. Effers Amin Ate Wallace Homara Eoin Rune Batten

Indians Clinch First with Beall's Dramatic Three Run Shot

Cleveland defeats Boston 7 6 in a dramatic finish as Ray Bell hits a walk off three run homer off Wilson in the eighth, locking up first place. Al Milnar improves to 10th win of the season as Boston blows leads with homers by Williams and Foxx. Weatherly shines in center with clutch catches.

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Baseball Names and Abbreviations From Early League Notes

A compact listing highlights R B I and player abbreviations across Amerean and National leagues. Foxx and Greenberg appear with teams Red Sox and Tigers, while Danning Olante and Pletcher are tied to Pirates and Cardinals in a terse archival snippet.

Foxx Red Sox Greenberg Tigers Trosky Indiana National Lens Danning Olante Pletcher Pirates Mizs Cardinals

Baseball score recap and upcoming major league schedule

Yesterday's results show New York leading with 12 to 7 over Teague and Philadelphia 12 to 7 over Chicago. Brooklyn 10 over Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 6 over Chicago 5. Postponed games due to rain and a full slate for today with planned matchups across National and American Leagues including New York, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Boston, St Louis, Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia. A rifle match in Missoula on June 22 features a Northwest shoot between Zachary Taylor and Pattee Cat Lyon teams.

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Class A Softball Schedule Announced for Postseason

The Class A softball league reveals first round playoff games with venues at Careyllaotumll Meta and All p. Matchups include Sumner Brakes vs Old Men on June 25, Waslerr Lite vs ed on June 25, and Federal Building vs Sumner Brakes on June 38. Subsequent dates list Old Men, WG.C., Sumner Brakes, Western Tita, and related teams facing Weadera Building, Western Lite, and Premera Building through July 11.

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Armstrong Stops Tunlor in 3rd Round for Welter Title

Henry Armstrong of Los Angeles defended his welterweight crown with a third round technical knockout of Paul Tunlor, veteran Lewiston challenger, in Portland. Referee Johnny Martin halted the bout after Tunlor absorbed repeated rights and went down four times. The crowd of 6,367 saw Armstrong improve to 1 win in two months, with plans to meet light heavyweight king Law Jenkins in New York next month.

Portland Matin Henry Armstrong Los Angeles Paul Tunlor Lewiston Armstrong Junior Johnny Martin Mnasacrs

Harvard Defeats Yale in Classic Oar Race

Harvard varsity crew defeated Yale by about 31 lengths in New London Conada gaining a strong lead as crews from Gaintridge Qolarts and others watched. The win marked a decisive victory in a vivid river setting with local spectators witnessing the event.

Harvard YALE New London Canadane VPI Vywer Yale Tonight

Empire baseball and Canada alert clash in June dispatch

A scrambled sports and political column reports mixed item notes including names like Aimonirun and Athlstics, plus a June 21 Canada alert about the Earl of Athlone’s voyage to Ottawa. It mentions a plan to fuse 46 000 emergency warrants tied to W.T.A. projects, and a governor general update.

Canada Haliier Earl of Athlone Big Elmple Ottawa RX Canade'n Data Rovernor-genera Bute Weliep Plan Butte Thoe Butte City

Stanford Leads Big Field in Midwest Collegiate Meet

In Minneapolis indoor competition Stanford leads with five straight team wins and eight NCAA qualifying spots as Al Blaze of Georgetown surpasses the American and NCAA indoor shot put mark with 58 feet 8 1/2 inches. USC and Stanford press to finals amid a turbulent, indoors driven meet at Minnesota’s Memorial Stadium.

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Reds fall to Giants and drop to third place

Brooklyn Dodgers rout Pirates in a batting practice game to extend lead in the National League. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia chase, while the New York Giants rally to beat the Cubs and move to second place behind the Dodgers.

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Pro Pointer's ory Rulder and the backhand issue

The text describes a technical flaw in a pitcher’s backhand and wrist actions. It mentions a left hand grip adjustment and pivot movements that affect ball control and the ball’s return to a neutral position. The description notes a specific sequence of movements impacting balance and follow through.

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Coast League chaos and scrambled scores flash in garbled report

A garbled sports fragment lists scattered results such as Senitia 11 over Sateanenta and Portland 6 to Los Angeles 3, with numerous unreadable names and stray words. The text mentions tests, power, and a vague factory reference, yielding an incoherent schoolyard-style box.

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