Jacobs Ready a Send Boat to Front in Louis Showdown
Sid Feder reports Mike Jacobs eyes a September bout pitting Joe Louis against either Billy Conn or Tony Pastor. Promoters from Detroit Chicago and Washington court the New York boxing manager with offers for a fall spectacle. If Conn defeats Pastor, Louis likely fights in Pittsburgh or New York with Jacobs funding guarantees.
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New York
Madcap
Maxie Baer
Mike Jacobs
Bob Pastor-Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Broadway
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Washington
Maxie
Tony
Galento
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Mike
Conn
Pastor
Polo Grounds
Bobby
Cena
Gabe Menendez
Bill McCormick
Griffith Stadium
Pretty Boy Billy
Havey Boyle
Smoky City
R. K. Mellon
Pitsburgh Mellons
Mice
Mobley to Face Rob Senton in Semi Final Match
Rex Mobley former junior light heavyweight champ selected by promoter Gus Kallio to fight newcomer Rob Senton in a Monroe arena semi final Thursday night. The main event features Gorilla Grubmeyer defending the junior light heavyweight title against Russ Riley who lost the belt after a clash with a ring post last week.
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Rex Mobley
Gus Kallio
Monroe Arena
Rob Senton
Gorilla Grubmeyer
Russ Riley
Riley
Lenton
Kallio
Mobley
Cana- Kallio
Season stats summary for Medak and Englehorn
Statistics list top players in batting and fielding: Medak leads with 80 RBIs and 10 home runs while Englehorn has 59 RBIs and 9 triples. Medak is 23, with Pruitt at 22 and Burt at 22. Englehorn and Burt have 31 stolen bases. Hill and Pruitt have 4 home runs.
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Medak
Englehorn
Pruitt
Burt
Schang
Hill
Eaton Shuts Out All-Stars In Evangeline League Thriller
Samuel Zebulon Eaton pitched the Evangeline league leading Alexandria Aces to a 1 to 0 rain shortened win over the All-Stars in Alexandria Louisiana. Eaton allowed two hits and struck out four in five innings enhancing his 21st win and seventh shutout while extending his scoreless streak to 42 innings this season.
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Alexandria
Samuel Zebulon Eaton
Evangeline League
Alexandria Aces
All-Stars
Eaton
Glenn Murray
Rayne
Ray Parrott
Lafayette
Murray
Bob Birchfield
Port Arthur
Birchfield
Gordon Landry
Natchez
Stars
Floyd McDaniel
Ken Grosse
Paul Moore
Lake Charles
McDaniel Boliing
Roy Smith
Smith
Eddie Pepper
New Iberia
Texas League No 5: San Antonio Nips Gates in 9 innings
In a shortened nine inning game San Antonio beats Gates 6 to 3. Pintar Starr and Cronin pace the visitors while Newlin Hufman and Erickson secure the win for the home club.
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Aba
San Antonio
Pintar
Starr and Cronin
Newlin
Hufman
White Sox edge Oilers in seven run home opener
Monroe's White Sox defeated the El Dorado Oilers 7 to 6 at Casino Park in a tense opener. Ray Hoffman started strong but exited early after cutting his finger, with Floyd Speer closing out the victory as Monroe built a lead with timely hits including a Schang double and key walks.
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Knight
Medak
Pruitt
Hoffman
Needham
Hinton
Eagar
Burt
Hill
Kelly
Townsend
Englehorn
Art Townsend
Woody Head
Clary Hack
Head
Athos Sada
Jiggs Ingalls
Hack
Sada
Schang
Ingalls
Berry Hinton
Ross van Antwerp
Mike Kelly
Sox
Marshall
Speer
Hopper
Standings and Scores Highlight Region Baseball Action
Yesterday results show Monroe 7 El Dorado 6 Greenville 10 Greenwood 0 Helena 7 Clarksdale 0 Pine Bluff 11 Hot Springs 7. Today El Dorado at Monroe Pine Bluff at Hot Springs Clarksdale at Helena Greenwood at Greenville Brooklyn 6 New York 0 Chicago at Cincinnati and other scheduled games.
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EL Dorado
Greenville
Greenwood
Helena
Clarksdale
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Brooklyn
New York
Cotton States League
C.senecess
Helena Anne
Dorada
Sal
Siacweeveeve
Greenwood Serene
Azi Pine
Baseball and hockey matchups in tonight's schedule
Detroit and Cleveland led 9 0 and 10 to 2 4 while Chicago and Boston posted 1 and 4. Phillies visit Washington and New York visits Boston as Detroit travels to St. Louis. Missouri teams schedule night matches with several cities. Fort Worth and Dallas host night games as Oklahoma City and San Antonio also on the docket.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
New York
Milnar
Allen
Lee
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Washington
Ross
Hudson
Chandler
Johnson
Newsom
Harris
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tulsa
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas
Beaumont
Cotton Boll Decorators win 10 9 over Mountaineers at Casino Park
The Keystone Decorators edged the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers 10 9 Sunday afternoon. Bryant delivered the winning two base hit with the bases loaded in the ninth as Keystone scored five in the frame despite Mountaineers outhitting 16 8. Whitington led Mt. Vernon with four hits including a triple.
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Keystone DecOrators
Mt. Vernon Mountaineers
Casino Park
Mountaineers
H. Berry
Keystoners
Bryant
Joiner
Whitington
Vorce Las Peinte Cence
Keystone
Suehan
Berry
Clowers
White
Rogers
Baseball and Track Echoes From Past Games and Records
A retrospective notes Bobby Feller winning the 16th win of a season in a 5-4 win over the Yankees and a 7-1 victory before 76 753 fans. It recalls Mel Walker setting a world high jump record at Stockholm and Mary K Browne’s tennis career near the Western Championship. Swallows migrate by day feeding on the wing.
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Associate
Bobby Feller
Cod Indians
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Mel Walker
Ohio State University
Stockholm
Mary K. Browne
Peggy Wattles
Browns no hit Tigers as Indians take first place
St Louis Browns pitcher Johnny Whitehead threw a no hit no run five inning nightcap win over Detroit 4 to 0. Cleveland Indians move to first after Tigers fall in second game cut short by rain. Walter Judnich belted his 20th homer.
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St. Louis Browns
Johnny Whitehead
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Browns
Whitehead
Detroit
Frank Metha
Hank Greenberg
Brown
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Walter Judnich
Schoolboy Rowe
Rowe
Rudy York
Dick Bartell
George McQuinn
Chicago
Mel Harder
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Sox
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Roy Weatherly
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Rollie Hemsley
Ben Chapman
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Gehringer
Busce
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Guinn
Basil
Clift
Heftner
Avsree
Swift
Barardino
Off Bridges
Bridges
Geise
Grieve
Memphis Beats Smokies 6-4 in Opening Series Game
Southern Memphis opens a five game series against Knoxville with a 6-4 victory. Memphis scored five runs in the first inning off Smokies pitcher Bob Carpenter but faded against Jack Brewer. Carpenter Brewer and Fallon Goddy and Smith cited in the box score.
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Memphis
Tenn
Knoxville
The
Smokies
Chicks
Bob Carpenter
Jack Brewer
Carpenter
Brewer
Fallon
Goddy
Smith
Sports Roundup By Bill White Jamed Hitting for Battte Briefs
College chatter runs wild over out of state raids on players. Gerald Tucker of Winfield heads to Northwestern while Bob Doll of Colorado U joins a California job. Jim Phelan suggests Oregon State could rise to Rose Bowl buzz. Ralph Miller may sit out a year for Kansas U with a knee heal. Eddie Galiani death noted. Mickey Parks says Washington Redskins may win the pro bunting or face shake-up.
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Bill White
Battte
New York
Kansas
Gerald Tucker
Winfield
Northwestern
Bob
Colorado U
California
Paul Christman
Marvel
Mizzou
Eddie Galiani
World Telly
Paul Shu
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Clarence Munn
Michigan
Yost
Fritz Crisler
Mickey Parks
Oklahoma City
Washington Redskins
Baskin Defeats Hebert Nine in Sunday Game
Baskin defeated the Hebert nine Sunday 7 to 4 as Crawford struck out 8 Hebert batters. Batteries were Baskin-Crawford and Cathey, Howard, Dupree and Shipp. Kansas farmers earned about $7.5 million from chickens and $12.545 million from eggs in 1939.
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Hebert
Crawford
Cathey
Howard
Dupree
Shipp
Kansas
Medak Leads Calvert Trophy Balloting
Pete Medak continues to lead in the vote for the Calvert trophy with 444 ballots, while Bobby Burt holds second with 43. Kelton Maxfield rises to third behind Khim Shead and Tom Perry, as the ballot totals show Medak 444 Burt 43 Perry 12 Maxfield 412 Schang 276 Hill 199 Speer 168 Pruitt 140 Eagar 139. The trophy is donated by Calvert Distilling of Louisville through Monroe Wholesale Drug Co.
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Pete Medak
Calvert Trophy
M48
Bobby Burt
Kelton Maxfield
Fane
Khim Shead
Bobby Schang
Tom Perry
Calvert Distilling Company
Louisville
Monroe Wholesale Drug Company
Medak
Burt
Perry
Maxfield
Schang
Hill
Speer
Pruitt
Eagar
Wedding bells at Casino Park for White Sox players
Friday at Casino Park the White Sox host a wedding night as Monroe player Ed Miller and his Louisiana Play Boys provide music for the nuptials. Several married Sox welcome a new groom while still eligible bachelors sing of single days as the crowd awaits the couple’s identity.
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Casino Park
White Sox
Helena
Monroe
Ed Miller
Louisiana Play Boys
Sox
Bella
Floyd Speer
Robby Schang
Bob Hill
Tom Perry
Red Pruitt
Chariie Bowles
Houser
Dale Engiehorn
Ed Knight
Ted Hoemann
Pete Medak
Edward Knight
Guy Pruitt
Theodore Hoemann
Thom McAn softballers defeat Independents in playoff opener
The Thom McAn softballers beat the Independents 4 to 0 in the first final league playoff game at Barkdull Faulk Monday. Gleason had four singles for the Independents, while McKeithen added a double and a single for Thom McAn. Both teams committed two errors. batteries were Thorn McAn Gleason and Jones for Independents Underwood and Baur.
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Thom McAn
Independents
Barkdull Faulk
Gleason
McKeithen
Thorn McAn
Jones
Wyatt Pitches Dodgers to Win Over New York Giants
Brooklyn fans roar as Whit Wyatt fires six hits for a shutout victory over the New York Giants under the lights. Dixie Walker collects four hits and scores three runs as the Dodgers plate early and add four more in the sixth, beating Marty Gumbert and Paul Dean. The game draws 11,790 at Flatbush.
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Dodgers
New York
Brooklyn
Whitlow Wyatt
Cirale
New York Giants
Dixie Walker
Marty Gumbert
Gumbert
Paul
Daffy) Dean
Saeseens
Dean
Moore Lynn
Noame Rattet
Walker
Cami
Phelpa
Reiner
Ae Weadell
Voomik
Madsen
P Freee
Ae Hemmes
Peterson A Brecklin
Phelps Hodeon
Voomik Wardell
Ywo
Waadell
Wrett
Chambert
Lepaat
Lenn
Jo Ang
Twilight League Bees Tie Oilers In Loose Contest
The Hunt and Whitaker Bees defeated the Hudnall Oilers 5 0 at Barkdull Faulk diamond in a game marked by five errors. Ricks and Stroud had two hits for the Bees while C Roddy led the Oilers with three hits. A Taylor catch in the seventh helped secure the Bees win as the series moves to United Gas Park on Wednesday.
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Hunt and Whitaker
Hudnall Oilers
Barkdull Faulk
Ricks
Stroud
Bees
C. Roddy
Oilers
Taylor
Mudnall
Hadned
W. White
New
Keltner
Leach
J. Wye
Iodewallmeevanake United Gas Park
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