Miss Muriel Magnuson Seen As Future Champion by Marble
Blond 15 year old Muriel Magnuson from Minneapolis has shown rapid rise in tennis ranking. Alice Marble predicts she will win a national title someday, with coaching from Eleanor Tennant to develop strokes and movement. Magnuson plans to compete at the National Junior in Philadelphia on Aug 26.
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Alice Marble
Muriel Magnuson
Minneapolis
Chicago
Miss Marble
Eleanor Tennant
Alice
Miss Magnuson
Tennant
Muriel Strokes
Misses Tennant
Marble
Mies Tennant
Muriel
Miss Tennant
Miss .Lagiuson
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Tigers Chase AL Race Amid Rival Fears
Sports roundup notes Del Baker insisting Detroit is in the American League race with Boston and Cleveland. Mentions Henry Armstrong giving Paul Junior another chance in Portland, Leo Durocher fearing possible appendicitis, Dizzy Dean’s Oklahoma chatter about the Red Sox, and various other sports notes from the era.
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New York
del Baker
Tigers
Boston
Cleveland
Henry Armstrong
Paul Junior
Maine
Portland
Leo Durocher
Pee Wee Reese
Mr. Wrigley
Dizzy Dean
Oklahoma
One Minute Interview Ralph Guldahl on Snead and Canterbury
Ralph Guldahl says Sam Snead has the best swing and is 30 to 40 yards ahead. He notes Canterbury suits Snead and questions where else he could win the open. The Bleeding Heart Dept. covers golfer Dave Funk of Michigan who missed an ace by 18 inches on the fourth hole and shot 21 over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Guldahl
Bleeding Heart Dept
Dave Funk
Michigan
Fights Last Night
Boxers fought at multiple venues with decisions reported by AP. Arizmendi outpointed Ser ean in Los Angeles while Larrimore narrowly beat Dellicurtz in New York and Breese defeated Quarles in Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Baby Arizmendi
Guy Serean
Boise
Idaho
New York
Jack Larrimore
St. Peterburg
Fla
Vic Dellicurtz
Quentin Breese
Manhattan
Kans
Norment Quarles
Richmond
Triangle Hosiery Leads Semi-Pro Title Tilt In North Carolina
Triangle Hosiery, city champions, join the North Carolina semi pro baseball chase at Willis Park June 22 through July 5 as Industrial Day tickets go to local plants. Manager Bill Morehead refines his club for the Tar Heel title while Industrial Day groups begin a busy opening day program with plants like Triangle Hosiery, Tomlinson Chair, Globe Parlor, Silver Knit, Thomas Mills, Myrtle and Alma Desk, Diamond Full Fashioned and Crown Hosiery taking part.
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Triangle Hosiery
North Carolina
Willis Park
Bill Morehead
Triangle
Sanford
Cala
Tomlinson
Globe Parlor
Silver Knit
Thomas Mills
Myrtle
Alma
Diamond
Crown
Major League Baseball Leaders Show Strong Season Totals
National League leaders include Moore New York batting 354 and Danning New York 41 RBIs. McCormick Cincinnati tops hits at 61 with Mize St Louis 17 HRs. American League leaders list Finney Boston batting 381 and Moses Philadelphia 40 RBIs. Pitching leaders Milnar Cleveland 8-1 and Newsom Detroit 6-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
New York
Walker
Brooklyn
Rune
Prey
FP. McCormick
Cincinnati
Danning
Fletcher
Pittsburgh
Mize
St. Louis
F. McCormick
Herman
Chicago
Whitehead
McCormick
Medwick St. Louis
Ross
Eostein
Camilli
Frey
Werber
Melton
Fitzsimmons
Finney
Boston
Radcliff
Case
Washington
Moses
Philadelphia
Foxx
Wright
Greenberg
Detroit
Mack
Boudreau
Cleveland
Trosky
Milnar
Newsom
Cooleemee Beats Mooresville 9-7 In North State League
June 12. Cooleemee tops Mooresville 9 to 7 as the early innings delivered 3 home runs by Jordan Small and Aldred for the Cools and Tabor with a circuit blast. Final line shows Mooresville 024 000 100 for 7 runs on 14 hits, Cooleemee 233 001 00x for 9 on 13 hits. Goodman Cozart Peterson Hicks Thomas Armstrong Whitlock behind the plate.
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Cooleemee
Mooresville
Jordan
Small
Aldred
Tabor
Goodman
Cozart
Peterson Hicks
Thomas
Armstrong
Whitlock
Towelers Rally Past Tommies 6 5 in Kannapolis
Kannapolis hosts Thomasyville as the Towelers win 6 to 5 after a five-run rally in one cluster. Tommies collect eight hits to Kannapolis eight in the loss. pitching by Hubal Maus Chitwood Palmisino noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannapolis
Tommies
Thomasyville
Lax
Hubal
Maus
Chitwood
Palmisino
Seeded Players Still In Running at Southern Tennis Meet
In Charlotte on June 12, the Southern tennis championships advanced to the third round with most seeds still in contention. Sixth seed George Pero fell to Billy Farmer of Presbyterian College, while top seed Bryan Grant and Campbell Gillespie of Atlanta had parts of their second round matches remaining amid rain delays.
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Charlotte
George Pero
Miami
Fla
Billy Farmer
Presbyterian College
Bryan (Bitly
Grant-Gillespie
Bill Ager c
Duke University
Farmer Vse
Earl Bartlett, Jr
New Orleans
Dick McKee
Bill Hardie
Bill Gillespie
Atlanta
Alex Guerry
Chapel Hill
Gardnar Mulloy
Teddy Burwell
Lou Faquin
Memphis
Harris Everett
Rusell Rabbitt
George Parks
Archie Henderson
Bud Hart
George Andrade
New York
Laurie Turner
Covington
Gladys V. Atkinson
Doris Hart
Lila Porter
Mobile
Ala
Sara Rushton
Columbia
S. C
David Jones
Jessie Crossnickle
Columbus
Miss
Catherine Sample
Dolly Hamby
D. C
Evangeline McsLennan
Thelma Smith
Julia Pickens
Louise Fowler
Nellie Sheer
Miami Beach
Lutherans Win In Softball League
The Emmanuel Lutheran softball team beat Calvary 16 to 3 at Blair Park. June Simpson Lane pitched five hits with a triple and home run. Harkinson had two singles. Scoring by innings shows Lutheran 8 2 0 2 0 2 16, Calvary 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.
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Emmanuel Lutheran
Blair Park
Calvary
Simpson Lane
Harkinson
Lutheran
Simpson
Dpd
Conrad
J. Lowe
Brown
Wright
Indians Win 5 4 Over Salisbury Giants
Lexington June 12 Fre mont Conner pitched and batted the Indians to a 5 to 4 win over the Salisbury Giants. Conner had two doubles and a run producing hit while four walks and two wild pitches aided the victory. Salisbury tied the score in the seventh before Lexington pulled away in the final frames.
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Lexington
Fremont Conner
Indians
Salisbury Giants
Giants
Salisbury
Tansey
Smith
Saulia
Nicely
Conner
Parsons
Barker
Weatherbee
Brown
Conway
Joseph
Baseball Scoreboardrier City Leagues Night Games and Rain Delays
Day baseball scores from the Piedmont and other leagues list Portsmouth at Charlotte Durham at Richmond Winston Salem at Norfolk and Rocky Mount at Asheville with rain. American and National League results include Boston beating Cleveland and Detroit over New York while Chicago visits Philadelphia. Numerous rain and wet ground notes accompany the rest of the league results across the circuit.
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Portsmouth
Charlotte
Durham
Richmond
Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Rocky Mount
Asheville
Piedmont Leagu
Durham Richmana
Rocky Mounteeneeteene
Winston-Salem Vue
New York 2A
Chicago
Philadelphia Ethostare
Pittsburgh St Louis
Boston Paveeecetetese
Bai
N. C
Mooresville
I iv
Concord
Thomasville
Lansbury
Seeaee
al Kannapolis
Landis Eee
Lexington
Concord Holds Off Landis 1 0 In Pitcher Duel
Graham and Cary pitched a classic as Concord edged Landis 1-0. A first inning run proved decisive with Concord scoring and limiting Landis to a single tally. Cary earned the win while Haack and Russello handled the others.
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Landis
Graham
Cary
Concord
Ward League Group Meets at Tonight
Ward Baseball League representatives will meet at the YMCA tonight at 7 30. The league opens play on Tuesday June 18 and a picked Ward team will face Greensboro here on June 29.
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Ward League
Baseball scene notes comeback trails for Rowe and Paul Dean
Chicago dispatch reviews how Schoolboy Rowe and Paul Dean revive careers after past slumps. Dizzy Dean’s rough 1937–39 arc contrasts with Rowe’s four win season start and Paul Dean’s promising first Giants outing after wartime drafts.
Yank Defeat Puts Detroit In 2nd Place
Detroit stayed in the pennant chase by beating the New York Yankees 6 1 to move into second in the American League. Boston also beat Cleveland 9 2 as the tight multi team race continued with strong hitting.
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Detroit
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Yanks
Rudy York
Largest Field Set for NCAA Track Champs in Minneapolis
Chicago report notes the 19th NCAA track and field championships June 21-22 at the University of Minnesota will feature the largest field in meet history. With Olympic trials canceled, top college stars like Clyde Jeffrey of Stanford Mozel Ellerbe of Tuskegee and Barney Ewell of Penn State loom in sprint events and seed times.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Clyde Jeffrey
Stanford Flyer
Mozel Ellerbe
Tuskegee
Barney Ewell
Penn State
Jeffrey
George Koettel
Oklahoma
Pastor Conn Fight Set for August 13 at Polo Grounds
New York heavy weight Bob Pastor and light heavy champion Billy Conn of Pittsburgh were signed today for a five round bout at the Polo Grounds. The fight, announced by Mike Jacobs of the Century Sporting Club, will take place Tuesday, August 13.
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New York
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Polo Grounds
Mike Jacobs
20Th Century Sporting Club
Wrestling results from Kansas City and Indianapolis meet
Ray Steele defeated Joe Dusek in straight falls with two long bouts. Billy Thom beat Mephisto in a lengthy 57 minute match. Joe Stecher defeated Don Melintyre, and Henry of Tucson defeated Mike Maturki in mid-length bouts.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Ray Steele
St. Louis
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Indianapolis
Billy Thom
Bloomington
Ind
the Great
Mephisto
Newark
N. J
Young Joe Stecher
Iowa City
Don MelIntyre
Goon Henry
Tucson
Ariz
Mike Maturki
New York
Hussey Triumphs in Low-Scoring Industrial League Win
Hussey earns a 4 to 2 victory in a pitchers duel against Marsh as seven hits total blot the game. Hussey allows three singles while Rick Rich is held to few baserunners. Wallace Haney paces Marsh with a double and single. Box score details a rugged, error-prone contest ending in a 4-2 score with Tomlinson on the mound for Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson
Marsh
WRENS
Moonee
Byerly
Om Everhart
Ceve
W. Haney
Siset
B. Banie
Yomlinson
Abrh Holt
Parker
Holt
Sey
Rich
Thomas and
Stuart
Dezern Upset by McManus in Junior Golf Round
Greensboro June 12 Roger McManus of Greensboro upset Carl Dezern of Charlotte in the Car Junior Golf Tournament advancing to face Ed Gastonia in the second round. McManus, a local youth, defeated Dezern after being two down at the turn. Other pairings included Grover Dillon Jr and Weston Dixon, Chip Clark and Tommy Bumbarger, with weather largely clear at the event.
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Greensboro
Roger McManus
Carl Dezern
Ed Gr Gastonia
McManus
Dezern
Grosse
Robert B. Williams
Lotte
Mel Grover Dillon, Jr
Weston Dixon
Columb
Chip Clark
Lexing
Tommy Bumbarger
Hick
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Jerry Brondeleld
NEA Service
SY Eddie Bribtz
Dick Freeman
Houston Chronicle
Jimmy Ritts
Rice
Jimmy
Red Burman
Lee Savold
Baltimore
Des Moines
Brooks
Mebbe
Oral Hilderbrand
Bump Hadley
Oscar Vitt
Albany (Ga
Eddie Simms
Joe Louis Tulf
Simms
N. Y. Post
Mike
M. 8
Jacobs
Michael Strauss Jacobs
George Stirenweiss
Yankee
Stanley Distributing CO
High Point, N. C
High Point
McCallie School
Chattanooga
Tenn
Baylor
Sewanee
Billy Kidd
Birmingham
Billy Houser
Dallas
Texas
Bob Amos
Noah Pitts
Glen Alpine
Mark Hays
The
Lutherans
Piedmont League
Buffalo
Jersey City
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Montreal
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Louisville
Oakland
Hollywood
Sacramento
San Diego
Seattle
San Francisco
Southern Association
Nashville
Little Rock
Knoxville
Wilkes-Barre
Albany
Binghamton
Scranton
Springfield
Williamsport
Elmira
Hartford
Russello
Haack
By Tom Siler
Rowe
Arkansas
Diz Dean
Paul
St. Louis Carde
Paul Dean
Diz
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Beaumont
Red Sox
Bob Feller
Jack Wilson
Joe Cronin
Ted Williams
Feller
Bucky Walters
Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Windy City
Dizzy
Bill Lehrman
Cubs
Reds
Vernon Kennedy
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Julius Solters
N.C.A.A
Pastor, Conn
High Point Barber Shop
North Main Street
Old Colony
Teales
Orange Crush Bottle Company
Greensboro, N
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