Boxing Promoters Vie for Louis Schmeling Showdown
Boxing chatter covers a potential Louis versus Schmeling bout next fall as promoters, managers, and experts debate matchups and promoters eye big paydays. Currents include Jacobs backing Louis, Farr’s stance, and international intrigue with Hitler era figures.
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Nat Fleischer
Ring
Ted Broadrich
Tommy Farr
Joe Louis
America
Max Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Schmeling
Farr
Hitler
Maxie
Max
Daffy Dodgers and boxed legends in a five cent magazine
A terse note questions a McCrary beating and hints at a state title future. It recalls the Dodgers eccentricities, cites Harry Greb’s 115 wins and death in 1926, mentions Tunney’s losses to Greb, and notes U S and S victory in the 1900 Davis Cup 5 to 0.
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McCrary
Daffy Dodgers
Five Cent
Patrick Henry
Harry Greb
Gene Tunney
U. S&s
Norrie Faces McCrary Eagles In Greensboro Semi Pro
The Norris who pitched for McCrary Eagles is linked to Hemp's pitcher with a blazing fastball and sharp curves in a Greensboro semi pro clash. Reportedly, the same Norris drew attention for his throwing tonight, matching Hemp’s noted arm.
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Norrie
McCrary Eagles
Grensboro
Norris
Hemp
Jimmy Mays
Thomasville
McCrary
Budge Wins Historic All England Singles Title at Wimbledon
Red headed American Don Budge defeats German Gottfried Von Cramm in straight sets to claim the All England singles crown, asserting his claim as the world’s top tennis player.
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Don Budge
Gottfried von Cramm
Wimbleton
Don Budge crushes Baron Von Cram in match
The article reports Don Budge defeating Baron Von Cram in a tennis match. It also notes Eagles lost their first game in the state tournament and lists American Games today with matchups including Philadelphia at Boston and New York at Washington. Yesterday’s results show New York 12 Philadelphia 7 and Chicago 15 Detroit 8 with St. Louis at Cleveland rained out.
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Don Budge
Baron von Cram
Eagles
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Pet
Eagles Fall 7 to 4 in NC Semi-Pro Opener
Mc Crary's Eagles, a leading team in the region, were upset 7 to 4 by Lucky Strike Outfit in Greensboro as four errors hurt the Eagles in the state championship semi pro baseball tournament opener. Perry earned the win over McFadden with 2 1 3 innings of relief. McArthur, Clodfelter, and Griffin homered for the losers.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
McCrary
Eagles
North Carolina
Stadium
May Hosiery Mill
Burlington
Ca-Vel
Roxboro
Rural Hall
Hanes Hosiery Mill
Winston
Salem
Draper
Mc- Kuen Hosiery Mill
Statesville Weavers
PO Hunter
Parrish
Spereeunes
Averette
Hawkins
Longe
McAuthur
Upchurch
Perry
Sharpe
Mabry
Johnson
Budge Captures Wimbledon Title in Straight Sets
Don Budge of Oakland California defeated Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-2 to win the All England singles title. Budge dropped only one set en route to the championship and praised von Cramm as a great player and gentleman.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
Eng
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Budge
Fred Perry
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
von Cramm
Perry
Royal Box
Queen Mary
Queen Mother
Juniors Face Burlington in Willis Park Clash
High Point's American Legion Junior team tangled with Burlington at Willis Park this afternoon and prepared for a Monday showdown with Durham. Earlier they beat Asheboro 11 to 9, reversing a prior loss with a late three run rally in the ninth.
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High Point
American Legion
Burlington
Durham
Willis Park
Asheboro
Randolph County
Dare Devils Set For Roosevelt Cup Speedway Classic
Westbury New York July 2 Thirty racing drivers from several countries compete for a 70000 dollar purse in the George Vanderbilt cup 300 mile race at Roosevelt Raceway. Tazio Nuvolari seeks to repeat last year’s easy victory as trials determine the 30 starters amid strong foreign performances and notable American contenders Wilbur Shaw and Rex Mays.
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Westbury
N. Y
Tazio Nuvolari
Roosevelt Raceway
Nuvolari
Modena
Bernard Rosemeyer
Wilbur Shaw
Rex Mays
Railways Add Lunch Counter Cafes Along Lines
A number of American railways have installed lunch counter cafes in addition to regular dining cars. Several lines now serve meals to passengers in their coach seats.
In the Philippine Islands March April May mark summer
The text identifies March April and May as the summer months in the Philippine islands. It sets a simple climatic label for the period and notes the sequence of the seasons within the region.
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The
Philippine Islands
Baseball Scores From Round of Night Games
Boston defeated Brooklyn 4 to 1 while New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 Chicago edged St. Louis 6 to 3 Richmond defeated Winston-Salem 4 to 0 Portsmouth beat Winston-Salem 2 to 0 Durham 4 Rocky Mount 1 Norfolk 7 Asheville 0 Richmond 4 Durham 4 Portsmouth 2
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Asheville
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Winston-Salem
Richmond
Norfolk
Rocky Mount
Durham
Dunkelberger Retains Sedgefield President’s Cup
At Sedgefield July 2 Dunkelberger beat Diffendale 5 and 3 to win the President’s Cup for the second time. Both players are High Point golfers. Dunkelberger previously won in 1935. Fred Lemmond earned a place with A. W. Fetter in a 3 up finish in the first division. T. J. Beam won the third division by 4 and 3 over Kieswetter.
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Sedgefield
Bobby Dunkelberger
Young Diffendale
Trunner
Dunkelberger
Yescverday
Fred Lemmond
A. W. Fetter
T. J. Beam
Beam
Kieswetter
SBS
Diffendale
Owls Err Freely in Short Temple Baseball Season
Temple University Owls committed 65 errors in 20 games reflecting a rough offensive and defensive stretch. The excerpt also oddly notes “Ten states of the Union border on the Mississippi river” as unrelated filler.
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OWLS
Philadelphia
Temple University
Mississippi River
League And Marsh Wrestle For Side Purse At Arena
Two schools of wrestling clash as Jack League and Joe Marsh meet in the main event at High Point arena. Each puts up forfeit money with a $100 jackpot at stake and a possible drag for the winner. League, a speedy hefty challenger, battles Western terror Marsh, a power laden brawler favored by fans for past wins.
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Jack League
Joe Marsh
Villian
High Point Arena
League
Marsh
Othere
Jack
Dilly
Henry Graber
Jerry Burns
Cubs Ride Hot Bats to Third Straight Over Cards
Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-3 as Frisch and Leo Durocher clashed with umpires. Giants outslug Phillies 8-6 to stay a half game back. Dodgers end scoreless streak. Bees win 4-1 behind Lanning. White Sox 15-8 over Detroit. Senators 3-2 over Red Sox. Wet grounds idle Browns and Indians.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Cardinals
Giants
Cubs
St. Louis Crew
Pittsburgh Pirates
Diz Dean
Bob Weiland
Lon Warneke
Frankie Frisch
Jim Winford
Frisch
Lippy Leo Durocher
Ripper Collins
Homer
Phillies
Wally Berger
Athletics
Yankees
Twinkletoes Selkirk
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston Bees
Johnny Lanning
White Sox
Detroit
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Jimmy Deshong
Pirates
Reds
Browns
Indians
Southern Stars Reach Intercollegiate Golf Semi Finals
Two tall Louisiana players face off in a 36 hole semi final for the national intercollegiate title. Paul Leslie meets Bill Barclay while Freddie Haas takes on Vincent DAntoni with the South holding an historic edge. Haas has swept DAntoni this spring.
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Oakmont
Louisiana
Paul Leslie
Bill Barclay
Michigan
Freddie Haas
Vincent D'Antoni
Tulane
Ed White
Texas
Charley Yates
Georgia Tech
Haas
Leslie
John Hobart
Illinois
Barclay
D'Antoni
Harriss-Covington Triumphs In First Half Loop Clash
Harriss-Covington defeated Globe Parlor 8 to 6 to seize control of the Commercial league A baseball first half title. Riley led the winners with two hits while Lane and Ingram doubled for the losers. Score by innings shows Globe Parlor with a four run fourth and a late surge, but Harriss-Covington held on for the win.
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Harriss-Covington
Globe Parlor
Harries-Covington
Riley
Lane
Ingram
R. H.E. Globe Parlor
Harriss C
Pendrey
Blair
Willard
Andrews
Wrestling Results From St Louis and San Francisco
In St Louis Nango Singh 215 from Bombay defeated Big Chief Saunoke 318 in 11 27 after Saunoke butted from the ring. Warren Bockwinkel 218 of St Louis pinned Gene Bowman 215 of Chattanooga Tenn with a headlock at 26 42. In San Francisco Steve Strelich 190 of Hollywood drew with Joe Parelli 185 of Italy.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Nango Singh
Bombay
India
Big Chief Saunooke
Cherokee
WN. C
Saunocoke
Warren Bockwinkel
Gene Bowman
Chattanooga
Tenn
San Francisco
Steve Strelich
Hollywood
Joe Parelli
Italy
Baseball play by play notes from sparse line item
Bases on balls were issued by Hite Masoncup and Haney with 5 runs in the 3rd inning. Preston and Haney combined on wild pitches as Anderson recorded a passed ball and fielders towns and Loman with umpires Town and Loman.
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C. Groome
Hite
Masoncup
Haney
Preston
Anderson
Weaver
Johnson
J. Hedgecock
Um Pires
Town and Loman
Weekend League Scores and Weather Notes
Last week results show Enterprise 5 versus Church of God 9 and Sartin and Dutch 9 against Junior Order 4. Mann No 79 trails Royal Arcanum 9 as Merita M E Church experiences rain while Triangle Merita also reports rain.
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Penee
Church of God
M. E. Church
Mann No
Sartin
Royal Arcanum
Enterprise
Mann
Merita
Triangle
Tommies 7 for 2 Battle. Mooresville Wins 5-4
Thomasville at Finch Field faced the Landis club Moors in a 5-4 loss after leading 4-2. Mueller homered and Pinkston and Ragsdale had two hits each for the Tommies, while Yount contributed three hits for Mooresville.
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Thomasville
Thomasvills
Finch
Landis
Moors
Tomiie
Mueller
Sheely Pinkston
Ragsdale
Tom Yount
Pos Connor
Pinkston
Siass
Williams
Gerdeman
Ace
Tig Gee
Mooresville
Pee Goodwin
Myers
Robinson
Poole
Young
Hicks
Sumgaeraer
Tee Prye
Devis
Goodwin
C. Robinoca
Resdale
Sheely
Frye
Pocke Sheely
Gerderman
Mooresvill
Daru
Dennis
Pre
Davis
Deva T
Prye
Williamson
Davia
Lee
Boswell
Boxing Roundup Upends Le er Seda and Casimini
In New York Teddy Le er loses on points to Paulie Walker while Tommy Forte stops Demesmo Seda in Philadelphia. Paul Junior outpoints Al Casimini in Lewiston with a newspaper decision reflecting action across the Northeast.
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Darrell Bulla
Guy Lake
Curt
Enterprise Church of God
Phoolish
Carolina
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Bill Bailey
City Lake
Edgar Hartley
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
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Wiscassett Knitters
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Inter-City Loop
Red Norris
Jimmy Mauss
Madeline Hoover
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Russia
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Savoy
Mayfair
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St. Louis Cardinal
Grants
Anneun
Ae Ts
Industrial Democracy
Ene
Lucky Strike Outfit
Bo-Cock Stroud
Oak
Ntry
Craver
Thry
Hunter
Sokolowski
McFadden
Short
Cheek
Clodfelter
Long
Griffin
McArthur
Adams
Truelove
Groome
Erreentee
Whitt
Aeeuer
Gray
Rayle
Sveteve
Ardee
Roach
Greome
Bocock-Stroud
Wood
L. Groome
Motsinger
Bee
Wieaver
Stephenson
Raye
Hedgecock
Agee
Cc. Groome Holcomb
Dare Devils
Pittsburgh
Piedmont League
Rehrew
Cincinnati
Retenese
Renee Tetee
Tereevee
Rocky Mountes
Peer
Marsh ’Rassle
Berger
Coogan
Bluff
Southern Stars
H.L
Harriss
Covington
Commercial
More Sports
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P. Waner
Mize
Gehrig
Walker
Tigers
West
Tommies
Horace
Ilderton
Willowbrook
Dodge
Plymouth
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