Galento Out By Technical In Fourth At Yankee Stadium
Tony Galento fought bravely against Joe Louis in a one sided bout at Yankee Stadium. Louis stopped Galento in 2:29 of the fourth round, leaving the crowd of about 35 000 thrilled by Galento’s last stand.
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Lou Nova
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Louis Galento Heavyweight Title Fight Receipts
Official figures from the New York bout show attendance 34 852 and total gross 333 302 68 dollars. Gross receipts include radi and motion picture rights 50 000 dollars with federal tax 28 929 44 and state tax 17 648 07 leaving net receipts 289 232 17. Louis share 114 832 28 dollars and Galento 50 020 63 dollars.
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Joe Louis
Tony Galento
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Galento
Record-Breaking Baseball Night Highlights Stars
Yesterday's Stars reports Babe Dahlgren and Lefty Gomez powering the Yankees in a record spectacle with seven homers. Gomez pitched a three hitter in the nightcap as Bill Lohrman also starred for the Giants. Gene Moore returned for the Dodgers with two hits and two RBIs. Gabby Hartnett and Stan Hack homered to lift the Cubs over the Cardinals.
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Lefty Gomez
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Gomez
Bill Lohrman
Giants
Phillies
New York
Gene Moore
Dodgers
Bees
Gabby Hartnett
Stan Hack
Cubs
Chicago
Cardinals
Louis tops Galento and hints at Nova fights
Louis impressed by Galento's toughness in the bout and warned fans of a possible Louis Nova clash. Talks of a Detroit September match and a potential Yankee Stadium winner take all next June. The piece also notes punchy action, crowd reactions, and mentions writers praised for sports coverage.
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Bob Pastor
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Philadelphia
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Yankee Stadium
Standings Snapshot From National and American Leagues
National League standings show New York 7 Philadelphia 1 and Brooklyn 6 Boston 1 with Chicago and St Louis 4. night game postponed by rain. American League notes New York 23 19 Philadelphia 2 0 Boston at Washington postponed by rain with other games rain affected. Detroit at Cleveland to be played tomorrow. Western Association results include Muskogee 4 11 Topeka 3 13 and Salina at Joplin on wet grounds. Fort Smith 13 3 St Joseph 5 0 Hutchinson at Springfield rain. American Association lists Indianapolis 13 Columbus 4 Louisville 7 Toledo 6 Kansas City 9 St Paul 1 Milwaukee 6 0 Minneapolis 5 5.
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Brooklyn
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Chicago
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
American League
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Western Association Muskogee
Topeka
Salina
Joplin
Fort Smith
St. Joseph
Hutchinson
Springfield
American Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
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ST Washington
Giants Sweep Saints to Boost Fort Smith in Western Association
In St. Joseph, Fort Smith swept the Saints 13 to 5 and 3 to 0 to extend their lead over idle Miners to two games. Muskogee’s Reds and the Topeka Owls split a doubleheader with Muskogee taking 4 to 3, then Topeka winning 13 to 11. Wet grounds postponed Hutchinson and Salina games. doubleheaders set for tonight as Fort Smith and St. Joseph rest.
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Dodgers Manager Name Hinted In Pittsburgh Scorecards
Eddie Zeltner notes in the New York Mirror that coach Charlie Dressen is listed as Dodgers manager in Pittsburgh scorecards prompting surprise. Lou Nova questions his own boxing prospects while Joe Cronin praises a few AL hitters. Sid Luckman cites Bears chief Halas’ offer not to trade him to the Brooklyn football Dodgers. Dizzy Dean asks Casey Stengel which Cubs loafers to avoid pitching to.
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New York Mirror
Pittsburgh
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
Lou Nova
Louis
Joe Cronin
Bob Feller
Sid Luckman
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Harry Cooper
Scioto Country Club
Columbus
Dizzy Dean
Casey Stengel
Cubs
Wagering Upset in Massachusetts Handicap
Note recalls a year ago War Admiral suffered a heavy track defeat finishing fourth as Menon won the $59,300 Massachusetts handicap. Also mentions James E. Sullivan Memorial award to W Lawson Little for 1935 golf victories and Henry Cotton’s British Open record tying 72-hole total of 282 from five years ago.
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James E. — Sullivan
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Henry Cotton
Gene Sarazen
Tigers and rivals collide at South Park tonight
District action features Tigers facing Rinky Dinks at South Park at 5:30. Lawrence Sanitary meets Leav senarth Sporting Goods at Woodlawn at 6:00. Oil o Matics clash with the Elks at South Park at 6:50.
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Elks
Ace ends long wait in hole-in-one golf tourney
Harold Oatman, an unemployed pro, finally scored an ace after four years and 3884 shots at the same hole in a hole-in-one tournament. In football scores, Coffexville led Independence 7 4 5 while Fort Scott at Parsons was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Marysville
Fairbury
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Farm Idea Spreads to London Arena in Portage la Prairie
London Harringay Arena operates two hockey teams and has set up a junior farm at Portage la Prairie Manitoba Canada to expand its hockey program and develop young talent.
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London
Harringay Arena
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Canada
Yankees Hit 13 Homers in Doubleheader Set MLB Records
The New York Yankees slugged 13 homers in a 23-2 and 10-0 doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics, breaking major league marks for both most homers in a game and across two straight games. Seven players homered, with Babe Dahlgren, Joe Gordon, and Joe DiMaggio each contributing multiple shots as Monte Pearson and Lefty Gomez limited Oakland to few hits.
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Red Rolfe
Babe Dahlgren
Joe Gordon
Joe DiMaggio
George Selkirk
Bill Dickey
Tommy Henrich
Frank Crosetti
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Monte Pearson
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Lefty Gomez
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Hot Potato
Oatman Leads Kansas Golf Qualifying In Topeka
Glenn Oatman, holder of the Kansas state amateur title, shot a sub par 70 on Shawnee course to set the pace in qualifying. Chick Pontius partnered with Oatman for a 67. Several Lawrence golfers, including Charles Galloway Gene Glahn H P Jones C C Carl Earl Chapman and Harry Nevin, entered the pro amateur event with Carl planning to attend the directors meeting.
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Topeka
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Lawrence Country Club
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Gene Glahn
H. P. Jones
C. C. Carl
Earl Chapman
Harry Nevin
Lawrence Club
Expect Gwinn Henry Back From Hospital This Week
Kansas coach and athletic director Gwinn Henry, who underwent a minor operation at Trinity Lutheran hospital last Friday, is expected to be home soon. Mrs. Henry stated his condition has improved daily.
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Kansas
Cooke Advances In All England Tennis Championship
Portland hurler Elwood Cooke defeats Irishman G Lyttleton Rogers in Wimbledon securing a fourth round berth. Cooke lost the first set 7-5 then dominated 6-1 6-4 with hard placements and passing shots.
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Woman golfers re-elect Mrs. Ashton Trans Miss Office
Directors of the Trans-Mississippi woman's golf tournament re elected Mrs. H. T. Ashton of St. Louis president and chose Glen Echo country club in Minneapolis for the 1940 event. Mrs. Charles Newbold of Wichita joined the board of directors.
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H. T. Ashton
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Charles Newbold
Wichita
Blues Take Night Game From Saints in Big Win
Kansas City surged atop the American Association with a 9 to 1 victory over St Paul as Marvin Breuer held the Saints to five hits. Indianapolis stayed in third by routing Columbus 113 to 4 behind Bob Logan’s eight hits. Louisville edged Toledo 7 to 6 in a pitching duel. Peewee Reese hit two triples as Louisville connected six times for triples in a row. Milwaukee beat Minneapolis 6 to 5 in the first game of a doubleheader after a 6 run first two innings surge.
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Bob Logan
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Toledo
Roy Parmelee
Freddie Hutchinson
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Peewee” Reese
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Billy Butland
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Topeka Optimists Rally to Beat North Lawrence Juniors
The Optimist Juniors from Topeka, an all Mexican team, recovered from a rough start at Woodlawn Park to defeat the North Lawrence Juniors 16 to 12. After a nine-run North Lawrence lead, the Mexican players mounted a wide hitting attack to plate runs in all but the fourth frame. Undefeated Lawrence Sanitary advances to face Leavenworth Sporting Goods tonight, a team that has lost only once in eight starts.
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British trans Atlantic flying service set for August start
Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood outlined a new British trans Atlantic flying service to begin in early August. The service will start with one passenger flight weekly in each direction due to war priority. The Yankee Clipper departs Southampton tomorrow for the return leg to the United States via the northern route. Juan T. Trippe, president of Pan American Airways, will not return to accompany the crew.
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Pan American Airways
Two Men Die in Santa Fe Crossing Collision Near Strong City
Strong City Kansas June 29 Harold Stout 30 of Cottonwood Falls and Herman Lawrence 28 of Strong City were killed in a Santa Fe grade crossing accident four miles west of Strong City.
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Herman Lawrence
Lions Win Softball Thriller 12 to 8 Over Gasmen
The Lions collected 12 hits and scored 12 runs to defeat the Golf company known as the Gasmen 12 to 8 in a senior softball game at Southpark last night.
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Ritchie and Buster Defeated in Golf Match
Two Kansas golfers Dean Ritchie and Bob Busler were eliminated in a national intercollegiate golf championship match at Des Moines. Willie Thompson of Iowa beat Ritchie 2 up and James Hoak of Iowa beat Busler 4 and 2.
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Willie Thompson
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Dean Ritchie
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James Hoak
Bob Busler
Queen Elizabeth Charm Comment At Airmail Inauguration
At a luncheon launching the North Atlantic airmail route Pan American Yankee Clipper passenger R Walton Moore, counselor in the United States state department, praised Queen Elizabeth and imagined King George seeking U.S. naturalization to run for president. The event ended with Moore delivering witty remarks aboard the flying boat which arrived in Southampton last night.
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Stockton Robbery Suspects Sentenced in 43 Dollar Heist
Four men from Stockton receive five to ten year terms after pleading guilty to a May 28 robbery of Stockton Motor Sales worth 43.06 dollars. The defendants Merle Lambert 28 Sam Vardaman 28 Walter Smith 26 and Louis Johnston 23 appeared before Judge W A Skinner.
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Stockton Motor Sales Company
W. A. Skinner
Merle Lambert
Sam Vardaman
Walter Smith
Louis Johnston
Traffic Deaths Fall 2 Percent in May Nationwide
National Safety Council reports May traffic fatalities at 2,330, down 2 percent from May 1938, marking the 19th consecutive monthly decline in deaths on streets and highways.
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