Sox Dumped Tribe 7-4 as Ankees Triumph
The Indians, despite turmoil, extend their AL lead with a 7-4 loss to Boston. Cleveland rallied late, but Red Sox pitcher Milner faltered in the eighth as Bell homered for the Tribe.
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al Milner
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Cr Ucked
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Knot Hole Gang Organized for Semi-Pro Meet
A semi-pro Knot Hole Gang is being organized at the Boys' Club in the Salvation Army building. Boys who join will be allowed to see all semi-pro tournament games and are asked to contact the Boys' Club on South Main Street.
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Lexington Indians Top Cooleemee 7 to 5 in NC State League
The Lexington Indians defeated the Cooleemee Cards 7 5 in a State League game at Lexington. The Indians had six hits and drew ten walks while Whitlock drove in four of Cooleemee’s five runs.
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Princeton Bound Cincinnati Catcher Jimmy Wilson Jr
Jimmy Wilson Jr son of Cincinnati Reds coach will attend Princeton on a baseball scholarship next fall He follows his father as a catcher and plans to start at Princeton.
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Jimmy Wilson, Jr
Cincinnati Reds
Princeton
Ed Schreiber Battles White for Dixie Title
In Chattanooga Tennessee Ed Schreiber 18 confronts Nashville’s Neil White for the Southern Amateur golf championship final after winning gruelling semi finals. Schreiber 18 emerged 1 up on Bill Stark and White defeated Johnny Cummings 19th hole.
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Nashville
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Southern
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Bill Stark
Jacksonville
Cullen Baker
Johnny Cummings
Memphis
Gene Gaillard
Atlanta
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Byron Nelson tips on correcting golf swaying
Pro Pointers NEA Service golf writer notes Byron Nelson says swaying comes from a lateral hip shift and keeping the head still. He advises lengthening backswing for short players and keeping the right arm close to the body with the left straight to prevent overswinging and clubface rotation at impact.
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Nelson
Sprinting Duel Headlines National Collegiate Meet
Norwood Ewell of Penn State and Clyde Jeffrey of Stanford faced off in Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis for the 100 and 220 yard dash finals at the 19th NCAA meet. Al Blazis of Georgetown set a new meet and American shot put record, while Southern California and Stanford battled for final spots.
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Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
Norwood Ewell
Penn State
Clyde Jeffrey
Stanford
al Blazis
Georgetown
Southern California
Doc Parshall Sweeps Six-Day Trotting Meet
Charlotte race track veteran reinsman Doc Parshall aboard Urban Ohio swept a six day trotting program, delivering consistent wins and solid performances across the meet.
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Legion Contest Here on Monday
The Burlington and Durham American Legion baseball teams will play a state contest at Willis Park Monday afternoon at two o'clock. The game was transferred from Durham to High Point as part of the American Legion convention starting that morning. A Junior Legion game planned for the convention was dropped two weeks ago due to arranging difficulties.
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D. D. Arden
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Winston-Salem Breaks Into Sixth in Piedmont League Standings
In Charlotte on June 22 Winston-Salem rose to sixth place for the first time in four seasons, after routing Richmond Colts 17 to 7 as Winston-Salem hitters chalked up 19 safeties. Charlotte beat Bees 7-1 behind Norman Brown, while Asheville beat Portsmouth 7-2 and Durham defeated Norfolk 5-0.
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Andy Gilbert
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Champions Falling Apart Pennock Sees Yankee Decline
San Francisco June 22 The Boston Red Sox chief scout Herb Pennock suggests the New York Yankees may be disintegrating not merely lacking right handed power but aging out some of their star players. He notes veteran stars on the payroll are nearing the end of their careers while the club’s power may be slipping. Pennock pitched 23 seasons with the Yankees before becoming a scout.
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Arm strong stops Junior in welterweight bout in Maine
Portland reports welterweight champion Henry Armstrong from Los Angeles stops Paul Junior of Lewistown in three rounds. Other results include Richard Polite from New Orleans outpointing Toby Vigil in Hollywood and Tiger Jack Fox beating Al Delaney in Reno. Palma defeats Debelio in Brooklyn while Irish Eddie Dolan outpoints Johnny Beilus in New Haven and Buck Streator edges Tommy Spiegal in Philadelphia.
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Young) Polite
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Waterbury
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Collingswood
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Uniontown
Parker-McNeill In Clay Court Battle
In Chicago on June 22 Parker of Pasadena and Mec Neill of Oklahoma City meet in the National Clay Courts semi finals at Suburban River Forest Club for a final shot at Bobby Riggs who advanced by defeating Welby Van Horn in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-4. The women's final pits Alice Marble against Gracyn Wheeler with Marble advancing to the final.
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Frank Parker
Pasadena
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Don MecNeill
Oklahoma City
Suburban River Forest Club
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Riggs
Welby van Horn
Los Angeles
Alice Marble
Gracyn Wheeler
Santa Monica
Miss Marble
Miss Wheeler
Helen Bernhard
New York City
Singles Semi Finals Set in City Ladder Tennis Tourney
Carlyle Lewis meets Buck Setzer and J D Rogers plays L H Fussell in the afternoons semi finals of the city ladder tennis tournament. Winners meet tomorrow for the No 1 ranking. Lewis beat Bud Copeland 6 2 6 0. Rogers beat Arthur Utley 6 2 6 3. Setzer beat John Bivins 6 1 6 3. Fussell beat George Armfield 6 8 6 0 6 3.
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Buck Setzer
J. D. Rogers
L. H. Fussell
Bud Copeland
Arthur Utley
John Bivins
George Armfield
Baseball and league matchups listed across multiple cities
Daily schedule shows games across the Sally Southern and state leagues. Matchups include Charlotte at Rocky Mount Norfolk at Durham Richmond at Winston Salem Asheville at Portsmouth Cincinnati at New York Turner vs Lohrman Pittsburgh at Brooklyn vs Carlton Chicago at Philadelphia Passeau vs Blanton St Louis at Boston Warneke vs Javary Sewell New York at Detroit Chandler vs Bridges Washington at St Louis Leonard or Chase vs Auker vs Auker Philadelphia at Chicago Babich vs Dietrich Boston at Cleveland Bagby vs Harder N C State League Landis at Thomasville Lexington at Cooleemee Mooresville at Kannapolis Salisbury at Concord Tar Heel League Lenoir at Statesville Newton Conover at Gastonia Shelby at Hickory Goldsboro at New Bern Williamston at Greenville Kinston at Snow Hill Wilson at Tarboro
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Heavy Schedule To Furnish 10 Hours of Games
The fourth annual state semi-pro baseball tournament opened at Willis Park with Hanes Knitters vs Highland at 1 30. Ten hours of games are planned for opening day. Sunday features two games at 2 30 p m and 5 30 p m. Teams include Hanes Hosiery Oakdale of Jamestown Salisbury Mill Adams-Millis White Sox Tomlinson Jewel Cotton Mill Triangle King McCrary Eagles Goody's Sanford Spinners and more. The double elimination format aims for the state title and trophy.
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Adams-Millis
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Davidson County
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Reg Dawson
Wichita
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Owen Hendrix
McCrary Eagles
Goody's
Sanford Spinners
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Murphy
Softball Lineups and Batting Highlights From Local School Jamboree
The report lists batteries and key hitters for several teams including Ada Blair and Cloverdale Brentwood with names like Hodgin Mollis Weaver Brown Cecil Surratt McKinnon and Emerson Lane Saunders and Ballentine. Homeruns were hit by B Cecil C Surratt C Brown and McKinnon with triples by B Cecil and A Culler.
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Tougher Than They Seem Arturo Godoy Leads Roundup
New York reports salute Arturo Godoy among the hard cases of boxing seniors with Don Budge and Jack Dempsey linked to losses and club closings. Joe Louis delays vacation to scout Max Baer while references to Perry and Feller appear in a rambled sports page filled with names and local notes.
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Don Budge
Broadway
Fred Perry
Jack Dempsey
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Pompton Lakes
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Red Face Dept and Prospects for Tennessee Football
The piece notes Tommy O'Brien a Tennessee freshman back quitting school to play pro baseball with Atlanta, his shaky Spartanburg assignment, and return to Atlanta. It mentions Tennessee not raising offers for Bobby Cifers while he visits N. C. State. It also highlights Bill Poland impressing, Texas Jack Marshall beaten, and Mike Jacobs signing a three year contract.
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Tommy O'Brien
Tennessee
George Cafego
Atlanta
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Tommy
Bobby Cifers
Kingsport
Bobby
Raleigh
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Bill Poland
Texas
Jack Marshall
Mike Jacobs
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Poland
German entry into Paris marks history of June 14 1940
Brooklyn notes Medwick joining the Dodge lineup as part of wartime tensions. The piece reflects on the contrast between historic German advances in Paris and local sports changes amid the era.
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Colgate Soaps Palmolive and Octagon Deals at Sanitary Goods Store
At 1558 English St the Sanitary Goods Store advertises Colgate soaps Palmolive and Octagon cleaners with multi pack savings including two for one offers and 8 for Super Suds, washing dishes concentrates and laundry detergents listed in a dense promotional layout.
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