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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
8
A rich crowd gathers as Louis Conn, 27, meets an opponent aged 23 in a heavyweight bout. The official tale of the tape lists Conn at 6 ft 1 in, 201 pounds with a 76 inch reach against the challenger with relevant measurements noted.
The item covers refereeing doubts for a big fight with Arthur Donovan mentioned, Casey Stengel praising Ray Montgomery, Babe Ruth’s forthcoming match with Ty Cobb, Oregon fans pelting coach Howard Hobson, a South Dakota open golf quiz, Leo Durocher’s party, Conn Ald, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello backing Ritchie Fontaine, Max Berger’s decision over Castilloux, Bobby Harmon turning pro at Lido Beach, Northwestern seniors entering the armed services, and guest star Jerry Mitchell noting Billy Conn and Joe Louis chatter.
Promoter in Texas plans a four to five show weekly tour of the tank towns featuring Tony Galento and Kingfish Levinsky billed as the battle of bums. Marquette’s new football coach Jom Stidham missed the faculty parade for commencement because no gown fit him.
Billy Conn weighs 174 pounds for 15 round title bout with Joe Louis at the Polo Grounds tonight expected to draw over 400000 in gate and 40000 fans. Louis seeks 18th defense as wagers show odds against Conn with trains and planes arriving from Pittsburgh and beyond.
Coffeyville adds floodlit Ban Johnson baseball with sixteen home games featuring teams from Joplin Ft Scott Independence Parsons Pittsburg Iola. The town, once home of Walter Johnson, shows renewed interest despite past failures. Also notes hospital recovery of KU coach Bill Hargiss and other local sports and academic figures.
Henry B. Jameson reports St Louis amateur Bob Cochran shot six under par 66 on Sunset course to lead 64 qualifiers into five days of match play in the trans Miss golf tournament. Sid Salomon 70 and John Barnum 71 followed. many players struggled with trees hills water and fast greens.
In Stockton California on June 18 a report says Wojtkie Wicz Wojcechiwicz enrolled at the College of the Pacific aiming to play for Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. He claims kinship to Ales Wojciechowicz Fordham All America center of 1939.
Pittsburgh report says Billy Conn and his sweetheart Mary Louise Smith applied for a marriage license in Brookville Pennsylvania last week amid talk of an elopement after the boxing match with Joe Louis tonight. Smith’s father Jimmy Smith objects saying she is 18 and Conn’s age is 23.
Minneapolis Millers sweep Columbus 6 3 to extend six game win streak while tied for first with Louisville and Kansas City. Kansas City beat Indianapolis 2 0 on George Bailey five hit effort. St Paul defeats Toledo 5 3 as Louisville, Milwaukee stumble.
A year ago Joe Medwick suffered a brain concussion after being hit by a fastball from Bob Bowman. Three years ago Babe Ruth returned to coaching with the Dodgers at fifteen thousand dollars. Five years ago Omaha, a young American champion, lost the Ascot Gold Cup by a nose to a filly before a crowd of 150000 at Ascot.
The Cleveland Indians escape a brutal early stretch by avoiding consecutive games against New York and Boston. A 3-2 win over Philadelphia’s Athletics reduced the AL lead to one game, as Joe Heving’s first start backed by Bob Johnson’s 14th homer spurred the victory.
In the National League Reiser of Brooklyn hits .375 atop batting, Slaughter of St. Louis leads in runs with 48, Nicholson of Chicago 53 RBI, Slaughter and Moore 80 and 76 hits respectively, Ott 16 homers. in the American League Williams of Boston hits .424 and DiMaggio 54 RBIs, Cramer Washington 81 hits, York Detroit 15 homers, Ryba Boston and Benton Detroit 5 1 pitch wins.
Ruth Hoover, a Kansas University physical education instructor, won medal honors with 43 44 87 at Lawrence Country Club in the third annual women’s invitational. A field of 92 golfers, including 72 from out of town, competed in five flights.
Scores listed include Coffeyville 4 Pittsburg 5 Independence 4 Parsons 10 Carthage 1 Iola 4 Marysville 4 Junction City 6 Fairbury 2 Concordia 6 Beloit 3 Manhattan 13. A note reminds readers to call 22 to have the Journal-World mailed to a summer address.
An article analyzes the 1925 to 1934 ten year period, showing Lou Gehrig generally outpacing Babe Ruth in runs, hits, doubles, triples, total bases, RBIs, sacrifice hits, stolen bases, walks, and fewer strikeouts, with Ruth leading only in home runs and a final nine-run tie in 1931. Gehrig posts a .343 batting average to Ruth’s .338.
Salina Western breaks a bad-luck spell as fans stir superstition before the game. Dick Bohl hurled the last three innings and belted a two run triple in the ninth to force extras, helping Salina beat Fort Smith 8-7 in 11 innings. Carthage tops Joplin 8-7 in twelve. Major hitters include Roy Meyer and Stan Musial.
In Los Angeles on June 18 the Pacific Coast Conference and Big Ten dual meet produced two world marks. California’s four man mile relay team edged USC for a 3 minutes 9.4 seconds, while Oregon’s Les Steers vaulted 6 feet 11 inches in the high jump. The Golden Bears won 80 to 56 in points as John Reese Fay Froom Clarence Barnes and Grover Klemmer won the mile relay with a 3 9.4 clocking, breaking the former world record of 3 minutes 10.5. Klemmer’s father had died hours earlier, and he anchored the relay past Hubert Kerns.
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