IOC Awards 1944 Summer to London and Sets 1940 Changes
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1944 summer Games to London and moved the 1940 winter Games from St Moritz to Garmisch Partenkirchen after Swiss officials refused to follow IOC rules. Final site decisions for 1940 and 1944 winter Games were to be made in the afternoon session with Montreal, Germany, Italy and the United States showing interest. Avery Brundage reported Lake Placid officials offer to host if St Moritz falls through.
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International Ski Federation
Count Baillet-Latour
J. G. Merrick
Montreal
United States
Avery Brundage
Lake Placid
N. Y
Motor League Leaders Summary
Associated Press summary of leading American League and National League stats. McQuinn and Arnovich atop batting, Dickey and Werber lead runs, Lombardi and Camilli tied for homers, and McGee plus Hadley noted for pitching. Includes ties and multiple players across teams such as St. Louis Washington Cincinnati Detroit New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago and Pittsburgh.
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Walker
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Arnovich
Philadelphia
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Pittsburgh
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Unreadable Basketball Box Score Fragments from Southeast Division
Fragmentary game box lines show teams such as Gadsden and Mobile with scoring snippets and player lineups. Missing context prevents full reconstruction of teams, dates, or final scores from the sparse OCR text.
Leslie Retains Favorite's Berth In State Golf Meet
Paul Leslie, defending champion and LSU medical student, fired a 72 to lead qualifying for the Louisiana State Amateur golf tournament. Hickman Greene was runner up with 73, while Tommy Bolt Fred Haas Jr Don Zimmerman and others posted 75s. First rounds start Friday with finals set for Sunday. Leslie seeks another title.
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Paul Leslie
Leslie
Louisiana State University Medical School
New Orleans
Hickman Greene
Tommy Bolt
Shreveport
Fred Haas
Don Zimmerman
Tulane
B. C. Nabors
Vincent D'Antoni
Bobby Cole
Bob Glover
Lafayette
Ray Bradford
Alexandria
O. P. Waldrop
Hammond
J. E. Adams
Major J. P. Cole
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James Bradham
T. P. Heard
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Lawrence Larcade
Opelousas
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E. N. Bisso
A. Gonzales
J. B. Tisdale
Bastrop
Sally Burt
John Klorer
Dick Collard
George Abraham
George Boze
E. A. Lloyd
W. L. Spencer
R. E. Albright
Memphians Shine as Rain Shortens Cotton States Tennis Play
Unranked Memphians lift the day for top seeds J C Sanford and Johnny Hyden in Birmingham. Sanford defeats Travis Comer 6 3 6 0 and Hyden beats Milton Grear 6 2 6 2 as showers cut play. Marta Barnett wins 6 9 6 0 over Mary Virginia Pounds. Gladys Vallebuona and Earl Bartlett and Bill Amstaedt er win their respective matches.
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J. C. Sanford
Mobile
Johnny Hyden
Nashville
Travis Comer
Hyden
Milton Grear
Marta Barnett
Mary Virginia Pounds
Gladys Vallebuona
Atlanta
Robert Ingalls
Earl Bartlett
New Orleans
Wood Herren, Jr
Bill Amstaedter
Paul Block
Chattanooga
Texas League Game Summary Between Beaumont and Shreveport
Beaumont 4 Shreveport 9 in a Texas League contest. Uhle and Cronin led Shreveport’s win while Stein Jones and McCaskill contributed for Beaumont. Fort Worth and Oklahoma City also posted scores in related action.
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Ostenberg and Lanier Out of El Dorado Lions Lineup
El Dorado Arkansas June 9 manager Frank O Rourke announced that third baseman Leo Ostenberg and pitcher Lanier Dark will be out of the Lions lineup indefinitely due to injuries from a recent automobile accident near Minden Louisiana.
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Leo Ostenberg
Lanier Dark
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Ostenberg
Yankees Beat White Sox 7 to 2 in Chicago Tilt
Joe DiMaggio homered doubled and singled to pace the New York Yankees to a 7 2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Rookie Ailey Donald earned his sixth win, allowing seven runs on 12 hits while Ed Smith held New York to two early runs before Chicago faded. Red Rolfe and Ray Radcliff clashed at third base in a brief incident as the Yankees surged late.
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Joe DiMaggio
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Ailey Donald
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Mike Kreevich
Marv Owen
Donald
Ed Smith
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Red Rolfe
Ray Radcliff
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DiMaggio
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Brown
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Rue
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Indians Top Senators 7 5 Amid Washington Errors
Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators 7 to 5 as five Washington errors aided the home team's win. Starting pitchers Joe Krakauskas and Mel Harder each needed help, with Harder credited the victory. John Lewis of Washington contributed at third base.
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Local Street Names and Numbers From Anonymized Ledger
Fragmentary entries list names Kinard Salerno Rachuneck Costley McDonald Stonebeck Scheibal Richards Opelouana Rayne and numbers 010 200 000-3 4 6 100 201 00x-4 7 2 5005-5 080 0100-2 6 3 in Alexandria and Opelouana. The piece reads like a ledger or roster with scattered punctuation and place references.
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Costley
First Round Pairings Set for State Amateur Golf
In Baton Rouge on June 9 the state amateur golf tournament announced first round matchups. Notables include Paul Leslie of New Orleans facing J C LeBourgeois and Vincent D Antoni meeting Raymond Salmon, both New Orleans.
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Paul Leslie
New Orleans
J. C. LeBourgeois
Vincent D'Antoni
Raymond Salmon
Tommy Bolt
Shreveport
H. H. McCain
Hammond
Bob Glover
Lafayette
E. J. de la Houssaye
Fred Haas, Jr
New
Mackey defeats Kallio in a wrestling main event
Gus Kallio returned to the rings at Monroe arena and challenged Cyclone Mackey of El Paso in a two round bout. Mackey then dominated in the third fall to win the match with a reverse crab after Kallio led the first two rounds.
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Monroe Arena
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Doctor assists at tense New York show in Amsterdam Bay
Dr. Martin F. Geruso attended a New York performance of The American Way in Amsterdam N Y where a woman near him suffered a hemorrhage and he was pressed into medical service during the show.
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N. Y
Martin F. Geruso
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Sox beat Greenwood's Crackers 6 to 1 in series tie
The Monroe White Sox tied the series with Greenwood Crackers 6 to 1 last night. Leslie Dunkle pitched three hits allowed and earned the win.
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Greenwood Crackers
Leslie Dunkle
White Sox Prospect Tom Perry Rejoins Monroe Club
Left-hander Tom Perry, star of the 1938 White Sox pitching staff, returned to Monroe last night and will depart with the locals for Hot Springs today. Perry is optioned to Chicago by Shreveport of the Texas League, which recalled Les Dunkle. Dunkle pitched his last Monroe game last night and will wear Shreveport again tonight.
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Dunkle
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Mrs McNaughton Leads Tourney to Semi Finals
Mrs Harry McNaughton former Marion Turpie became the favorite to win the Metropolitan Women's golf championship as the field was cut to the semi finalists. She will face Grace Amory of Glen Head in the semi finals. The other semi final pairs Mrs DeWitt E Untermeyer of Deal and Mrs Thomas R Rude of New York, former Canadian star.
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N. Y
Harry McNaughton
Marion Turpie
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Glen Head
L. I
DeWitt E. Untermeyer
Deal
N. J
Thomas R Rude
New York
Roundup of Open golf betting and boxing talk plus Angott taunts
June 9 sport column notes Sammy Angott dodging signs, plus chatter about Lew Riggs Giants deal, Galento sleepy efforts on Mann and Thomas, Snead pressing to top 30, Wittiness on Open odds and Bobby Cruickshank chance. Mentions Ki Aldrich marriage and Davey O’Brien jersey rule.
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Sammy
Tattlers
Lew Riggs
Giants
Bill McKechnie
Jimmy Ripple
Tony Galento
Nathan Mann
Harry Thomas
Joe Louis
Bob Quinn
Baseball Glance Daily Yesterday Highlights
Stars yesterday include Lou Fette and the Bees shutting out the Pirates on three hits. Hank Danning and Zeke Bonura fueled the Giants win over the Cubs with a double and a homer with one on. Joe DiMaggio led the Yankees with a homer double and single in a win over the White Sox. Paul Trout sparked the Tigers in a six hit, seven strikeout win over the Athletics. Jimmy Foxx and Lou Finney helped the Red Sox rally with two homers and a pinch homer on base. Ben Chapman drove in two for the Indians in a win over the Senators. Harry Craft had Reds drive in the winning run in Cincinnati’s 3-2 night victory over the Phillies.
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Jimmy Foxx
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Joe Vosmik
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Ben Chapman
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Harry Craft
Reds
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Irish boxer Steve Casey defeats Bibber McCoy in Boston bout
In North Bergen New Jersey, Irish heavyweight Steve Crusher Casey aged 225 defeated Bibber McCoy 44.49 in a boxing match with Casey from Ireland and McCoy from Boston.
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N. J
Steve Crusher
Casey
Ireland
Bibber McCoy
Boston
Snead Opens Open with 68 in National Championship
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W Va, shot a sparkling 68 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 43rd National Open at Philadelphia Country Club Spring Mill. Lawson Little Bud Ward and Matt Kowal tied for second at 69 as veterans pressed early, including Open winner Olin Dutra and Tommy Armour.
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Bud) Ward
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