McCrary and Bossong Renew Inter-City Boxing Rivalry
Two pro fights opened a High Point card with action filled prelims. Dewe Kimrey stopped Lew Carpenter in the third, and Ralph Williamson was kayoed by James Amos in the sixth. Smoot Hurlocker beat Plow Boy Brown on a technical save, while Bill Williams defeated Clayton Brooks in three rounds.
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Frank Barfield
Dewe Kimrey
Norwood Chopper
Lew Carpenter
Arlington
High Point Boxing Commission
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Lew
Chopper
Kimrey
Harry Rolick
Ralph Williamson
High Point
James Amos
Durham
James
D. Amos
New York
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Amos
Ralph
Smoot Hurlocker
Plow Boy
Brown
Concord
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Smoot
Bill Williams
Clayton Brooks
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Brooks
Curt Denning
High Point Youths Lead in Carolinas Junior Golf Flight
At Sedgefield Country Club the Carolinas Junior Golf Championship began with rain delaying play. Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point shot 68 to medal, while 130 juniors contested blue ribbon flight qualifiers with scores like 79 and 80 needed to advance.
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Carolinas
Sedgefield
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Sedgefield Country Club
Dunkelberger
Frank Garrett
Miles Gayle
Skippy Alexander
Durham
Extra bout spices up card with Gibson vs Allison
The crowd pleaser added an extra fight tossing veteran Sailor Gibson of Columbia against Wade Allison of Charlotte. Allison scored a technical knockout in the fourth round after flooring Gibson three times. Semi final saw Russell Carithers box Lightning Barnes eight rounds with Barnes earning a drawn finish after a strong late rally.
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Sailor Gibson
Columbia
Wade Allison
Charlotte
Allison
Gibson
Russell Carithers
Lightning Barnes
Carithers
Barnes
Lightning
Fights Last Night by Associated Press
World light heavyweight champion Al John Henry Lewis stopped Jimmy Merriott in Tulsa in a non title bout. Barney Ross beat Morris Sherman in Chicago another non title. Frankie Battaglia knocked Buck Creed in Milwaukee. Al Ettore outpointed Leroy Haynes in Philadelphia. Ken Overlin defeated Jackie Aldare in Richmond. Ben Brown won over Ralph Chong in Baltimore.
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Philadelphia
Richmond
Ken Overlin
Jackie Aldare
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Ben Brown
Atlanta
Ralph Chong
New Orleans
Carmaker Notes Fuel Economy Drops With Speed Increase
A motor car manufacturer states fuel economy falls 15 to 20 percent when speed rises from 20 to 40 miles per hour and declines 25 to 35 percent when speed reaches 60 miles per hour, highlighting efficiency losses at higher speeds.
Braddock Schmeling in Talks for Jacobs Fight
Sports round up notes Braddock and Schmeling courting a Jacobs bout at Madison Square Garden with contracts reportedly signed, while boxing fans jeer agent fallout and fallouts in other sports spark headlines. The piece names Louis, Johnson, Schmeling, Mungo, Rowe, Stengel, Dodgers, Cubs, and more in a brisk, opinionated recap.
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Edie Brietz
AP Sporst
New York
Madison Square Garden
James J. Braddock
Max Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Iimb
Louis
Baseball Standings and Today’s Games
Baseball standings and schedule list today games: Chicago at Boston, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
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Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pitteburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Baseball scores from early American League games
Boston plays Detroit, New York faces Chicago, Philadelphia meets Cleveland, and Washington competes with St. Louis in a slate of AL matchups.
Sixth Flight Players and Scores Listed in Meet
The report lists players from multiple cities with ages and scores including Odell Brown High Point 103 D. Brown Starmount 104 and Bobby Sappenfield High Point 97 leading in the Sixth Flight. Other noted names include Ralph Gorrell Greensboro 104 and Jimmie Rhea Rock Hill 101 with various opponents and marks across Wilmington and Winston-Salem areas.
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High Point
Bill Long
Thomasville
Bobby Sappenfield
Melvin Mayes
Durham
Billy DeMaurice
Darlington
D. C
Ralph Gorrell
Greensboro
Jim Groome
Kirby Moore
Car Abel
Jimmie Rhea
Rock Hill
Glen Trimnal
D. Brown
Starmount
Bob Backer
Winston-Salem
Wesley Jennings
Jack Lucas
Carl Dezvern
Bob Beasley
Trent Ragland
Raleigh
Francis King
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Ernest Tice
Dewitte Nunn
Tigers lose Greenberg and weaken offense on hits
Hank Greenberg’s absence hurts Detroit Tigers at bat though defense remains solid. Jack Burns rises with bat power that Hank might never have reached. Jimmy Thompson of Greenville Piedmont backs Schmeling, while others pick the German in a growing trend.
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Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Jack Burns
Balla
Hank
Schmeling
Jimmy Thompson
Greenville
Piedmont
Max
Jimmy
Huskies Plan 10 Seek More Titles
Poughkeepsie New York June 23 In the wake of their sweeping intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson two Washington crews aim for the American Olympic trials at Princeton July 4-5 Their junior varsity eight and the victorious varsity eight will challenge five defeated college crews on Lake Carnegie and the Olympic 2000 meters course to win a trip to Berlin for world honors The Huskies domination on the Hudson marks them as Olympic favorites and the crews’ bid gains momentum
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N. Y
Hudson River
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Boston Bees Halt Cubs As They Climb In Standings
The Boston Bees defeated the Chicago Cubs 5 to 1, marking their sixth win in eight games. The win tightens the NL race as the Giants slugged the Pirates 11 to 5 and the Reds beat the Dodgers 7 to 2. Meanwhile the Yankees led the AL with a 9 to 6 win over the White Sox and the Tigers edged the Red Sox 8 to 7.
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Cardinals
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White Sox
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Red Sox
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Senators
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Cincinnati
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Veteran bets 6 to 1 on Schmeling wins big
A World War veteran from Greenville, South Carolina, gambled his $800 bonus on Max Schmeling, sent to a New York betting commissioner at 6 to 1 odds, and turned it into about $5,000 after Schmeling defeated Louis. He said the mortgage on his house is paid off and he prefers not to be named.
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8. C
Max Schmeling
New York
Schmeling
Louis
Major League Leaders and Batting Averages Listed
Summary of leading NL and AL players by batting average runs batted in hits doubles and home runs with players from Cardinals Giants Cubs Reds Phillies Bees and Pirates plus Yankees Red Sox and Tigers in the 1930s era.
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Yankees
Red Sox
Associated Zeres
J. Martin
Cardinals
Jordan
Bees
J. Moore
Phil- Mes
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Ott
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Herman
Cubs
Goodman
Reds
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Phillies
J. Moote
Klein
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Berger
Martin
Dean
Warneke
Sullivan
Indians
Gehrig
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Gehringer
Tigers
Sox
Goslin
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Nees
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Red
Grove
Merita Bakers Defeat Enterprise 9 to 5 in Softball
The Merita Bakers beat the Enterprise 9 to 5 in a Commercial Soft Ball league game. Enterprise led early, Merita countered in the third inning and pulled ahead for the win.
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Merita Bakers
Enterprise
Merita
Thomasville Proximity Club 10 Battle at McCrary Bossong
The Proximity Club 10 matches Thomasville with McCrary at Bossong as chair Adams-Millis faces Ragan-Matill in a regional proximity showdown.
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Battle Aga
McCrary
Bossong
Projmity
Adams-Millis
Ragan-Matill
L Bossong Eee Eee
McCrary Se Hee
Proximity
Eeee
Thom
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Inter Industrial clash paces Asheboro title race
The McCrary’s Eagles meet the Bossong’s Indians in an afternoon Inter Industrial league game at Asheboro likely deciding the half championship. Bossong hopes to clinch with a win while McCrary seeks a tie with Bossong amid a heated chase.
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Eagles
Indians
Asheboro
Bossong
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gan-Maurice
Adams-M White Sox
Ragan-Maurice
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Mechanicsville Ju Council Defeats High Junior Council
The Mechanicsville Ju Council beat the High Junior Council 323 to 7 yesterday at Highland Field. Mechanicsville took an early lead and remained ahead throughout the soft game.
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Ju Council
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Highland Field
Rain Halts Piedmont League Play On Three Fronts
Rain yesterday and last night stopped Piedmont league activities on all fronts. Rocky Mount plans a day push to close the gap on Norfolk at the Red Sox park. Asheville faces Portsmouth Cubs at their field while Durham hosts Richmond Colts in night games.
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Norfolk
Red Sox
Carolina
Tars
Asheville
Portsmouth Cubs
Durham
Richmond Colts
Sarazen Leads British Open Qualifying With 71 At Hoylake
Gene Sarazen, chief American contender, shot 71 three under par to share early lead at Hoylake in the first 18 holes of the 86 hole qualifying round. Allan Dailey also posted 71, best local score was Bert Gadd with 68 at Wallasey. Joe Wear finished with 75.
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Hoylake
England
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Allan Dailey
Great Britain
Wallasey
Bert Gadd
Joe Wear
Texas
Detoured wanderer seeks 63rd and Halsted in Aurora
An unsteady pedestrian asked Patrolman Wegman which streetcar would take him to 63rd and Halsted. Wegman replied that 63rd and Halsted are in Chicago, not Aurora, Illinois, prompting the man to insist he has never been and will not go there.
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Til
Tony Wegman
63Rd and
Halsted
Chicago
Wegman
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Protest as Youths Burn Effigies Over Irish Army Order
Dublin witnesses a protest by Young Republican demonstrators who burn effigies of President Eamon De Valera. They oppose a government order disbanding the Irish Republican Army, a political military group separate from the regular army.
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Eamon de Valera
Irish Republican Army
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