Sugar Bowl stadium expands to 70,000 seats in New Orleans
Work starts Thursday to enlarge the Sugar Bowl stadium by 32,000 seats, reaching 70,000 total by January 1. Tulane benefits as the school hosts the games, with the bowl keeping 25 percent of gate receipts and teams sharing the rest. Benson, president of the bowl group, downplays direct cash comparisons with the Rose Bowl.
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Guldahl Wife Bets Ralph to Win Third Open Title
New York reports Mrs. Laverne Guldahl believes husband Ralph Guldahl will capture a third straight National Open at Philadelphia. Her past hits and one miss, the Canadian Open 1936, are noted as she and Ralph prepare for the event starting Thursday.
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Crossett Millers top Camden Kraftsmen 7 to 1
Crossett Millers defeated Camden Kraftsmen 7 to 1 in Crossett Arkansas on Sunday afternoon. Mule Fryer hit a solo homer in the second and Hackler collected three hits to pace the Millers offense while Camden led by kicker players in the later innings.
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Two Ton Tony crushes writer in one round sparring and mocks him
Asbury Park July 6 Tony Galento the 235 pound heavyweight contender trained for Joe Louis with two sparring partners. He dropped the writer in one round calling him “just another bum” as manager Joe Jacobs watched. The scene previews the June 23 title bout at Yankee Stadium.
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Sports Roundup Sparks Alabama Momentum and Baseball Tidbits
A broad roundup notes Alabama’s strength this season and mentions assorted baseball notes. Old Nap Lajoie reportedly found in Mentor Ohio. various Open contenders listed. Tennessee targets a 70 thousand dollar Orange Bowl date. Dodgers near 300k home attendance. Rosenbloom tour planned. Joe McCarthy day announced. other quick hits include players signing with the Giants and playful quips about missed pitches and base running.
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Baseball scoreline scramble from Louisiana towns
A garbled line shows Lake Charles beating Evangeline Alexandria 13 to 2 with incomplete inning data. The fragment lists players Ricketts Costley Cobb Chandler and Navie Richards Green Price, but exact positions or full teams are unclear.
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Bull Martin tops Man Mountain Jacobs in Portland match
Bull Martin of Trenton New Jersey defeated Man Mountain Jacobs of California two falls to one in a three fall wrestling bout in Portland Maine.
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Reds rout Giants as Walters fans seventh win
Cincinnati Reds crush New York Giants 8 to 2 behind Bucky Walters seven win of the season. Walters limited the Giants to seven hits and the Reds pulled away with a five run sixth inning highlighted by Linus Frey’s bases full triple and Ernie Lombardi’s tenth homer. The crowd of 7,297 saw Hal Schumacher toppled after the big rally.
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Bridges Blanks Yankees for 3 0 Victory
Detroit tops New York 3 0 as Tommy Bridges throws a four hit shutout and Hank Greenberg hits a 12th home run with Pinkie Higgins adding another. Pete Fox singles and scores on Bill Rogell’s single for Detroit’s third run.
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Sohe Standings and Night Line Scores
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Lookouts Hit 19 Safeguard 12 8 Victory Over Crackers
Southern Atlanta June 6 Chattanooga bats collect 19 hits to power a 12 to 8 win over the Atlanta Crackers. Mailhop homered with two aboard in the first. Lookouts pull away after the fifth as pitchers Williams Polli Camelli Johnston Durham Stewart Stein Richards contribute.
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Woodmen of the World Rally Beats United Gas 109 to 7
The Woodmen of the World defeated United Gas 109 to 7 at the Gassers park Monday afternoon. C Williams pitched five scoreless innings after a shaky start for W O W. Battery for W O W included Tidwell, C Williams, and C Bruscato. United Gas pitchers were Fruge and Bickham. The note on Bermuda forts appears as an unrelated aside.
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Monroe White Sox Rally Past Bucks for 12-9 Victory
The Monroe White Sox defeated Greenville Buckshots 12 to 9 at Casino Park to extend their win streak to five. Walter Celusta fueled Greenville with a bases loaded homer and six RBIs, while Hank Taylor led Monroe with two doubles and a key eighth inning catch. The game featured heavy hitting and several umpire clashes, ending with Monroe edging ahead after a five-run third inning.
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