Baseball Leaders Collide In League Stat Totals
American League leaders include We Wears Boston .416 Mul lin Detroit Runs J Distageio New York 56 Williams Boston 54. Keller New York and York Detroit 56 RBI. Cramer Washington .81 Heath Cleveland and J DiMaggio New York 80. Doubles Boudreau Cleveland 21 D DiMaggio Boston 20. Triples Keltner Cleveland 9 Travis Washington 8. Home runs York Detroit 15 Johnson Philadelphia and J DiMaggio New York 14. Stolen bases Case Washington Kubel Chicago 7. Pitching Feller Cleveland 14 3 Benton Detroit 51. National League Batting Reiser Brooklyn .371 Slaughter St Louis .354. Runs Hack Chicago 50 Moore St Louis 49. RBI Nicholson Chicago 53 Ott New York 47. Hits Slaughter St Louis 84 Moore St Louis 78. Doubles Dallessandro Chicago 19 Reiser Beenie and F McCormick Cincinnati . Triples Slaughter St Louis Moore Boston 6. Home Runs Oott New York 17 Camilli Brooklyn 14. Stolen bases Frey Cincinnati 9 Handley Pittsburgh Reese Brooklyn 6. Pitching Nahem and Krist St Louis and Riddle Cincinnati 5 0
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New York
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Keller
York
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Washington
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Cleveland
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Boudreau
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Keltner
Travis
Johnson
Philadelphia
Case
Kubel
Chicago
Feller
Benton
Reiser
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Hack
Moore
Nicholson
Ott
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Beenie
F. McCormick
Cincinnati
Oott
Camilli
Frey
Handley
Pittsburgh
Reese
Nahem
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Riddle
Louis to defend title against Lou Nova in September
Joe Louis plans to defend the heavyweight crown in September against Lou Nova of California, who recently forced Max Baer to quit. Promoter Mike Jacobs pressed for Abe Simon first, but Nova's manager Ray Carlen resisted. Louis, worn from an 18th round win over Billy Conn, will rest for two months after seven months of training.
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New York
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Max Baer
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Nova
Abe Simon
Ray Carlen
Louis
Billy Conn
Cardinals Rally Past Phillies In 11 Innings To Stay Ahead
The St. Louis Cardinals outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 in 11 innings as Crespi drives in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 11th. Cincinnati’s Reds also win while Brooklyn, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, and Washington post wins in the majors.
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Crespi
Philadelphia Phillies
Redbirds
Don Hadgett
Jin
Frank
Creepy) Crespi
U S C Trojans Favored To Win NCAA Track Meet
Palo Alto Calif June 20 The University of Southern California Trojans enter the NCAA track and field championship as red hot favorites to win their seventh title though they may struggle to secure first places. California and Indiana are viewed as the main rivals able to threaten the Trojans’ edge in the overall point totals.
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Palo Alto
Calif
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University of Southern California Trojans
Trojans
California
Indiana
Fire damages half of Kistler Oil warehouse
A plate dropped from a press during an oil test started a fire that swept the southern half of the Kistler Oil Company warehouse in Coffeyville Kansas. Officials estimate damage at 4000 dollars. Mert McDonald and his son Mert Jr. escaped uninjured.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Kistler Oil Company
Mert McDonald
Mert, Jr
Brooklyn Dodgers Seek Snapper-Back Depth Ahead of 1941
The Brooklyn football Dodgers plan to expand their center and line depth with eight snapper-backs on the dotted line and contract notifications sent to Line Coach Mike Getto. Earl Swenson may return at center, while 1941 candidate list includes Matheson UCLA Warren Averitte Alabama Eddie Kappola Newberry Morris Bessell Bucknell Glen Jackson Texas Judson Hodges WV Wesleyan Joe Koons Long Island and Roger Perkins Buffalo.
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Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Mike Getto
Dodger Office
Earl
Bud) Swenson
Minnesota
Martin Matheson
U.C.L.A
Warren Averitte
Alabama
Eddie Kappola
Newberry
Morris Bessell
Bucknell
Glen Jackson
Texas
Judson Hodges
West Virginia Wesleyan
Joe Koons
Long Island
Roger Perkins
Buffalo
Lloyd Parson
Gustavus Adolphus
Flatbush
Blues fall to Louisville as Minneapolis takes lead
The Kansas City Blues were shut out 4 0 by Tex Hughson who extended his unbeaten streak to seven. Louisville Colonels built an eight hit attack as Minneapolis moves back atop the standings tied with Louisville and Kansas City. Millers beat Toledo 5 4 in 10 innings, St Paul defeated Columbus 5 1, while Indianapolis fell twice to Milwaukee 4 3 and 7 2. John Dungan Rigney, 26, a Chicago White Sox pitcher, was rejected for military service due to a perforated eardrum.
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Kansas City Blues
American Association
Blues
Louisville
Tex Hughson
Tex
Colonels
Tommy Reis
Charles Wensloff
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Millers
Toledo
Ken Raffensberger
Columbus
St. Paul
Redbirds
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Rigney
Chicago
John Dungan Rigney
Chicago White Sox
Uncle Sam
Selective Service Army
Oatman shoots 4 under par to win in trans mississippi golf
St Louis reports Glenn Oatman of Kansas City shot four under par 68 to defeat Bob Clark of Denver 2 and 1 in the trans mississippi golf tournament round. Medalist Bob Cochran beat Ted Gwin 1 up on the final green as Hap Goodwin fell to Percy Gill on 19.
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St. Louis
Bob Cochran
Ted’ Gwin
Tulsa
Bob Clark
Denver
Joplin Miners Pitchers Shine In 6-0 Win Over Browns
Joplin Miners hurled shutouts as Jesse Hamm blanked Carthage on seven hits and Bill Davis followed with a two hit gem. Springfield Cardinals crushed Topeka 22 3 as Lloyd Hopkins earned his 12th win. Fort Smith beat Salina 7 5 as Reds rallied late. Today’s schedule lists five matchups including Topeka at Joplin.
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Joplin
Western Association
Jesse Hamm
Carthage
Bill Davis
Joplins
Browns
Miners
Jim Bilbrey
Springfield Cardinals
Topeka Owls
Owls
Lloyd Hopkins
Red Birds
Stan Musial
Hutchinson
Muskogee
Ed Yarmul
Jimmie Hayes
Reds
Charlie Rushe
Jack Mealey
Fort Smith
Salina
Giants
Miller
Topeka
Springfield
Twins Enlist in Navy Join Forces for Continuity
Manhattan Kansas twins Franklin and John Henry Menges, both 17, enlisted in the navy to avoid separation. Raised in an orphanage, they quit school after graduation and will train together at Great Lakes, aiming for a chief petty officer rating. Lieutenant G R Berner Jr says both will study together at a navy trade school.
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Kansas City
Franklin
John Henry Menges
Manhattan
Kan
Navy
G. R. Berner, Jr
Great Lakes
Husband charged after Kansas wife dies in crash
Marysville Kansas June 20 Mrs John Wilson 50 died from injuries after the husband said she jumped from their car during an argument. Wilson is charged with assault and leaving the scene. He claims she leaped at 50 mph and he did not stop. Preliminary hearings set for June 24 and 25.
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Marysville
Kan
John Wilson
Wilson
Sports Mirror: Highlights and Scores From Daily Recap
The column recalls past title runs by Joe Louis and Jesse Owens and lists recent high school and college scores. It notes baseball results with Cincinnati and Boston and includes florist organization news and local game results from Kansas towns and cities.
Eddie Brietzs A 9 Sports Roundup
New York sports roundup notes Billy Conn was offered 25000 to film Octavus Roy Cohen story Kid Tinsel. Louis earned 1987663.96 from 54 fights in seven years. Conn rejected 200000 last year for a bout. Ben Jones may ship Whirlaway to Arlington for the classic. Mike Jacobs seeks Abe Simon Buddy Baer bout for August. Conn’s potential September bout favored due to gate. Ott has 17 homers this season. Ancil Hoffman and Jacobs split 35000 for Buddy Baer Joe Louis pictures.
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Des Moines Register
New York
Louis Conn
One-Eye Connelly
Mike Jacobs
Connelly
Midwest
Ray Dumont
Wichita
McGrane
One-Eye
Connellys
Bob Fitzsimmons
Joe Louis
Tom Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Knights of the Road
Royal Order of Chiselers
Union of the Hoboes of America
One-Eyed Connelly
Billy Conn
Octavus Roy Cohen
Kid Tinsel
Billy
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Conn
Ben Jones
Whirlaway
Arlington
Ancil Hoffman
Abe Simon
Buddy Baer
Los Angeles
Mr. Big
Larry MacPhail
Tom Sheehan
Minneapolis
Brooklyn
Coaker Triplett
Columbus
Nova
Mel Ott
Polo Grounds
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