Magician gossip and sports chatter from a bustling corner
A long column mixes sports bets, boxing plans, and local figures. Promoters for Add Warren and Ray Matulewicz loom in Chicago and Wichita buzz. Names like Moffitt, Casey, Budge, and Jersey flyers appear amid notes on Duke, Army, Navy, and Piedmont league ties.
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Thad Moser
Add Warren
Ray Matulewicz
Bill Bailey
Paul Casey
Burlington
Silas
Teague
Orchid Tribute to Charlie Grimm Cubs Manager
A feature honors Charlie Grimm for guiding the Chicago Cubs after a tough month. The piece notes his steady leadership amid a series of heart troubles and reports the team’s standing in the National League.
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Charlie Grimm
Chi- Cubs
Braddock-Tuesday Fight Promises Hot Locals Boost
Port Roundup notes Braddock's camp in Michigan with visitors from Chicago Indiana and Wisconsin. Gate may reach 750000 as Mike Jacobs cheers. The piece highlights a red hot Tuesday night card with Spike McAdams slated as third man in the ring and references past sparring at Grand Beach Michigan with famed fighters.
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Giants
Cubs
Grand Beach
Mich
Sammy Mandell
Tommy Gibbons
Barney Rosa
Speculator
N. Y
Braddock
Maxie Baer
Spike McAdams
Chicago
Braddock Camp Net Fights Three World Champs In Grand Beach
Braddock with Barney Ross and Sixto Escobar trained at Grand Beach, a fourth fighter Freddie Steele introduced that afternoon. Escobar plans to cover the bout for La Prensa in New York. A Grand Beach cop, resembling Pop Foster, keeps strict speed limits at six miles per hour.
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Braddock
Grand Beach
Barney Ross
Little Sixto Escobar
Freddie Steele
Escobar
New York
la Prensa
Cop
Pop Foster
Jimmy McLarnin
Camel pedigrees rival Arabian horses in stock breeding
Arabian camels are bred from carefully selected stock and boast pedigrees longer than those of Arabian horses, signaling strong lineage in camel husbandry.
Braddock Louis Title Fight Heads to Chicago Showdown
June 21 Chicago Dispatch reports the World Heavyweight Championship bout between James J Braddock and Joe Louis at Comiskey Park aiming for 60,000 spectators and $700,000 to $750,000 in receipts. Braddock predicts an eight round KO as Louis trains in Wisconsin and Braddock travels from Grand Beach to weigh in. Louis favored around 3 to 1, but wagering remains light amid confidence in Louis' power.
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Charles J Dunkley
Chicago
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Braddock
Louis
Detroit
Mike Jacobs
Joe Foley
Grand Beach
Mich
Auditorium Theater
Lake Michigan
Kenosha
Wis
Max Baer
Baseball Standings Shifts Amid Weekends Big Games
SID FEDER reports a hectic weekend as the Cardinals, Giants, Red Sox and Yankees surged in the standings. Dizzy Dean and Lon Warneke pitched superbly, Murderers' Row clashed with the White Sox before a record crowd, and Ferrell powered a three-game run for the Red Sox.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Red Sox
Cardinals
Tigers
Yankees
Giants
Aive
Bees
Boston Bees
Cincinnati Reds
Athletics
Brownies
Lon Warneke
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Ducky Medwick
Reds
Yankee Stadium
Murderers’ Row
White Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Indians
Detroit
Elden Auker
Tommy Bridges
Ferrell
A’s
Browns
Wes Ferrell
Senators
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
van Mungo
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Bowman
Brooklyns
Red Lucas
Adams Millis White Sox schedule three Inter-City league games
Bossong hosts Adams Millis White Sox tomorrow at Willis Park at 5 45 pm in week three action with Wiscassett's Knitters Wednesday and McCrary's Eagles Friday under floodlights. Lefty Young tipped to pitch tomorrow for Adams Millis while Indian ace Charlie Wentz starts for the visitors. White Oak blanked Adams Millis 4 0 yesterday in Ladies Day action with Culbreth three hits, Pierce and Stephenson two each.
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White Sox
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Knitters
Lefty Young
Adams-Millis
Charlie Wentz
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Adams Millis
Eller
Johnson
White Oak Club
Culbreth
Pierce
Adame Millis
Stephenson
Merrilees Resigns To Accept Morganton Job
Andy Merrilees, a golf pro at Emerywood Country Club for ten years, resigns his local post to take over professional duties at Mimosa Country Club in Morganton North Carolina in the near future.
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Andy Merrilees
Emerywood Country Club
Emerywood
Game
SOC Chakales Enterprise
Mimosa Country Club
Morganton
N. C
Thomasville Bengals Slump in North Carolina State League Play
The Thom asville team drops to one win and five losses in a rough spell in the NC State league. Harold Rowton shines late. Bill Ragsdale, out with a fractured arm, tops regulars with a .347 average as team batting falls to .304. Merrilees, a Scottish pro at Emerywood, has a long club career and origins from Aldershot England, with ties to golf champions and wartime service. he contemplates leaving Emerywood before August while Morganton’s offer stands.
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N. C
Harold Rowton
Jimmie Mays
Bill” Ragsdale
Rowton Jrsieee
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R. R. Jones
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America
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Garden City Country Club
Long Island
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Deal
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Ormead Beach
Fla
Lake Champlain
Linville Co. C
Post Storyon
Herrlees Today
Morganton
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Braddock Louis Title Fight
Chicago forecast predicts partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change. The note comes as Heavyweight Champion Jim Braddock and challenger Joe Louis are set to meet at Comiskey Park tomorrow night.
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Chicago
Charles A. Donnell
United States Weather Bureau
Jim Braddock
Joe Louis
Comiskey Park
Greensboro All-Stars sweep Coterien in doubleheader
Greensboro All-Stars defeated Coterien 13 to 6 in the first game at City Lake, with Wharton homering and Campbell and Jennett collecting two hits. The second game went to extra innings, Greensboro winning 6 to 4 as Turner homered for Coterien and Hester and Moffitt tied for hits with two each.
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Greensboro All-Stars
City Lake
Wharton
Campbell
Jennett
Turner
Coterien
Hester
Greensboro
Moffitt
R. H. B. Greensboro
Curtis
Hayes
Bulla
Tabb
R. H
Webb
Results from yesterday in North Carolina games
Norfolk defeated Asheville 4 to 1. Winston-Salem improved to 11 wins 2 losses while Rocky Mount opened 9 to 0. Durham stood 4 and 4 with Portsmouth and Asheville both scoreless in the listed results.
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Norfolk
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Durham
Portsmouth
Twins Lead Piedmont League Win Week in Five Triumphs
Winston-Salem Twins topped seven games with five wins including a doubleheader sweep over Charlotte and victories over Durham and Rocky Mount. Durham and Asheville also posted gains while Portsmouth and Norfolk stalled. rain disrupted seven games and several pitchers excelled in shutouts and brief contests.
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Asheville
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Portsmouth
Durham
Richmond
Charlotte
Associated Press
Winston - Salem
Norfolk Tate
Bulls
Shoffner
Cole
Hamilton
Tars
Norman Branch
Haas Enters National Intercollegiate Event
Fred dy Haas of New Orleans entered the National Intercollegiate golf tourney at Pittsburgh buoyed by three current titles the Southern Amateur his latest after defeating Charlie Yates of Atlanta in a weekend final Haas also holds the New Orleans City championship and the Louisiana State crown. Sam Perry of Birmingham is the other two time Southern winner.
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Charlotte
Freddy Haas
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
Haas
Sam Perry
Birmingham
High Point Tennis League Schedule This Week
The High Point Tennis league lists four matches this week: Woodrow vs Montlieu, City vs Blair Park, Y M C A vs Emerywood, and Burrus vs Howell.
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High Point
Woodrow
Montlieu
City
Blair Park
Emerywood
Burrus
Howell
High Point Netters Defeat Greensboro 5 to 4
High Point’s Piedmont league entry edged Greensboro 5 to 4 to secure a second straight win. Singles results favored HP players Barker, Stringfield, and Rogers while Greens team won two singles. HP won two of three doubles to seal the match at Emerywood and Blair Park.
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High Point
Piedmont Tennis League
Greensboro
Emerywood Country Club
Blair Park
George Armfield
Hubert Barrier
Barker
Sykes
Stringfield
Gehrke
Rogers
Tate
Davis
Greens
Copeland
Rawline
Green
Schock
Baker
Bowen
Practice rounds open for Guilford County Open event
Emerywood Country Club opened its 18 holes today for practice rounds of the Guilford County Open amateur golf tournament slated for the 24th through the 27th. A large entry list is expected from Winston-Salem Greensboro and Sedgefield.
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Emerywood Country Club
Winston - Salem
Greensboro
Sedgefield
U S Stars Compete At All England Wimbledon Opener
At Wimbledon England June 21 American star Don Budge is favored to win the title as 64 men’s singles matches open on 15 courts. Henry Austin serves the first ball against G L Rogers while Bryant Grant battles illness to play. Von Cramm defeats Lysacht and Surface beats Mortenson in first round action.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Don Budge
Henry Wilfred
Bunny) Austin
G. Lyttleton Rogers
Bryant
Grant
J. M. Hunt
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
J. F. G. Lysacht
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Mortenson
Sweden
Standings Snapshot From Early Season Scores
New York 8 7 leads, Chicago 4 4, Detroit 6 8 and Philadelphia 3 1. Boston 5 7 trails Cleveland 2 8, while Washington 5 meets St. Louis 3 in another matchup.
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New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
National Games Today Open Date With Standings
No games scheduled today in National Games. Team records listed show Pittsburgh 4 3, Brooklyn 2 4, St. Louis 6 9, Boston 2 1, Philadelphia 6 0? Chicago 5, New York 4, Cincinnati 13, reflecting early season results.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnat
CLUB
Sous
Chicago St. Louis
Cincinnati
Californians Hope To Decide Clay Courts
Los Angeles players Bobby Riggs and Joe Hunt sought fair weather to finish the National Clay Courts tennis singles championship in Chicago after a rainstorm washed out play. Riggs led 4-3 in the second set after taking the first 6-3.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bobby Riggs
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Riggs
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