Army and Navy Relief Sports Show At Polo Grounds
New York plans a five hour benefit event at the Polo Grounds featuring Bob Feller in a five inning game with Norfolk base against army stars. Joe Louis Barrow boxing, Greg Rice, Cornelius Warmerdam, Al Blazis, Craig Wood and others perform in exhibitions with Don Budge and Alice Marble in tennis, Broadway acts, and music by Dorsey and Waring. Capacity listed at 56 000.
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Army
Navy Relief
Bob Feller
Cleveland
United States
Norfolk
Craig Wood
Vic Ghezzi
Jim Turnesa
Porky) Oliver
Brooklyn
Gotham Firemen
Don Budge
Alice Marble
Broadway
Olsen and Johnson
Ray Bolger
al Schacht
Tommy Dorsey
Fred Waring
Coast Guard
Boxers Drawer Summary From Multiple Cities
Brief boxing results list rival bouts across Portland Syracuse Toledo New York Boston and Baltimore. Hud son outpoints Davis in Bath hard-hitting Bobo stops Smith in Toledo Ruffin draws with Peralta in New York Kapilow outpoints Martin in New York.
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Portland
Lloyd
Kid) Hudson
Bath
Corky Davis
Worcester
Mass
Toledo
Harry Bobo
Pittsburgh
Bob Smith
Baltimore
New York
Bobby Ruffin
Joey Peralta
Tamaqua
Danny Kapi
Baseball Braves Standings and Yesterday's Results
Baseball scores show Boston loses to Pittsburgh 10 to 2 while Boston beats St. Louis 7 to 4 and New York tops Detroit 4 to 1. Upcoming games list pitchers Tobin Klinger Vander Meer and others for matches in tonight's schedule.
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Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
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French
White
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Klinger
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Chicago
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Cleveland
Washington
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Newsom
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Cettee
Schedule Update From Yesterday’s Games
Yesterday results in New Orleans versus Nashville were postponed and only one game remains on the schedule. Chattanooga hosts Atlanta while New Orleans plays Birmingham. Nashville visits Knoxville with Little Rock at Memphis also on the slate.
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Baseball Scores From Last Night In Texas City Series
Scores show Dallas and Shreveport postponed game. Beaumont defeated Fort Worth 4 to 0. Oklahoma City led San Antonio 4 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Tulsa won 10 to 1 against Houston. Remaining games include Dallas at Shreveport and Fort Worth at Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Dallas
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tulsa
Houston
American Association scores and postponement report
Louisville 1 2 St Paul 0 4. Columbus at Kansas City postponed. Minneapolis 3 7 Indianapolis 0 4 Milwaukee 3 Toledo 0 first game of night double header.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
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Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Halfbacks as Actors Say Clark Shaughnessy
Baltimore June 10 Clark Shaughnessy former Stanford coach now at Maryland told the Rotary club that halfbacks are temperamental like opera singers and must be left alone. He said the T formation trains actors as well as thinkers and noted Stanford developed real actors among its players.
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Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford University
University of Maryland
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Pirates Top Braves 10 2 for Fifth Place Lead
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Boston 10 2 to move into fifth place as Kenny Heintzelman earned the win. Stengel’s Giants drop St. Louis? No, the report notes the Pirates swept Philadelphia and posted an eighth straight defeat for the Boston club. Box score details list Lombardi Cuccinello Elliott and Van Robays among Pittsburgh’s hitters with Heintzelman bullpen help. The Braves drop to missing rhythm as the Pirates gain momentum in June.
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Apprentice Jockey Eddie Wielander Draws Attention at Delaware Park
Twenty four line summary: Eddie Wielander, 18, an apprentice jockey, has emerged at Delaware Park with 17 wins in nine days and 35 in-the-money finishes in 37 starts. Since his first win 19 months ago on August 15, 1941, at Washington Park, he has tallied three triples and a notable $115.50 payoff on a 2 bet. He is 5 feet 2 inches, 104 pounds, and attributes success to luck and persistence.
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Eddie
Washington Park
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Delaware
Tech Athletes Post Higher Spring Scholastic Averages
Louisiana Tech coach Joe Aillet reports that spring semester averages for all freshman and varsity athletes reached 1.301, higher than the fall averages posted by local fraternities Kappa Sigma 1.260 Pi Kappa Alpha 1.146 Lambda Chi Alpha 1.964 and Theta Xi 1.267.
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Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
Aillet
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Theta Xi
Twilight League upsets shake leaders as Knights top United Gas
In a Twilight Softball League upset day, fifth place Francis Beauty School beat unbeaten Hunt and Whitaker 3–1, while Knights of Pythias edged United Gas 1–0 on a seventh inning squeeze. Husted pitched a two hitter for Francis Beauty. Knipping and Fruge matched three hitters apiece.
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Francis Beauty School
Hunt and Whitaker
Louisiana Power and Light
United Electric
Thom McAnn
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Bill Husted
Earl Alpha
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Major League Leaders from the Associated Press highlights
National League and American League leaders are listed with top figures in batting, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching. Names include Phelps Reiser Vaughan Ott Mize Medwick Doerr Gordon Williams DiMaggio Spence Higgins Heath York Case Kubel Haynes and others.
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Reiser
Brooklyn
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Ott
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Medwick
Holmes
Boston
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Chicago
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Miller
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Doerr
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DiMaggio
Spence
Washington
Higgins
Detroit
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Heath
Cleveland
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Haynes
Borowy
Curtis La Belle Win Tag Team Battle in Monroe Arena
Curtis the United States light heavyweight champion and Rene La Belle teamed to defeat Mike Fraley of Omaha and Carl Zuppe of Minneapolis in a 30 minute tag main event at Monroe Wrestling arena. La Belle and Curtis combined in a swift series of falls with decisive pins and a disqualification in preliminaries.
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United States
Rene la Belle
Mike Fraley
Omaha
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Minneapolis
Little la Belle
Zuppe
Fraley
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la Belle
Aldin Martin
Martin
Montreal
Sports Mirror Highlights From Past Tennis and Golf Finals
Year ago today Bobby Riggs defeated Frank Parker in a Heart of America tennis final in Kansas City. Three years ago Byron Nelson Craig Wood and Denny Shute tied for the National Open after Sam Snead lost a late lead. Five years ago Boston Red Sox traded Ferrell brothers to the Senators for Newsom and Chapman.
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Associated Press
Bobby Riggs
Frank Parker
Heart of America
Kansas City
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Philadelphia
Sam Snead
Boston Red Sox
Ferrell Brothers
Wesari
Rick
Mel Almada
Washington Senators
Buck Newsom
Ben Chapman
Jones Returns to Hale America Open in Chicago
Immortal Bobby Jones resumes competitive golf after 12 years in retirement. Following a recent stretch of strong play including a 54 hole par spree, Jones prepares to compete in the Hale America National Open next week in Chicago.
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Hale America
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Jones Becomes Army Air Forces Captain Amid Golf Prominence
Atlanta report notes Robert Tyre Jones Jr, famed golfer with 13 majors, was ordered to active duty June 2 and will be stationed at Mitchell Field New York. He plans to compete in the National Half America Golf tournament in Chicago June 18-21 despite his call to service.
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Robert Tyre Jones, Jr
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Chicago
Bobby Jones Hints at Hale America Return Brace for a Comeback
Observers expect Bobby Jones to challenge at the Hale America at Ridgemoor after retiring from majors. He notes patriotic duty for USO relief, plans practice and an exhibition with Bob Hope, and hints his game is better but not aimed at a win.
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Sam Snead
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Calif players earn spots in Hite America Golf finals
In Chicago the Hite America Golf tournament qualifiers ended with Amateur Johnny Dawson and pros Olin Dutra Ellsworth Vines and Willie Hunter earning places. Hunter led Riviera by 54 holes with 215 total 76 final round while Dutra finished 145 72 217 Dawson 146 219 and Vines 152 224.
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California
Chicago
Johnny Dawson
Olin Dutra
Ellsworth Vines
Willie Hunter
Hunter
Riviera Country Club
Dutra
Dawson
Vines
Louisiana House backs higher non-resident fishing license
The House conservation committee approved a bill to raise non-resident fishing licenses from 2 to 5 dollars. Representative C. O. Williams and H. C. Sevier pushed the change, arguing neighboring states charge higher fees and Louisiana should match those rates to protect game fish stocks.
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Baton Rouge
House Conservation Committee
C. O. Williams
Natchitoches
H. C. Sevier
Madison Parish
Sevier
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Louisiana
Southeastern League Box Score Highlights and Delays
Montgomery defeated Mobile 14 to 6 while Jackson 2 Annis ton Pensacola at Meridian was postponed. In Brooklyn boxing, Tippy Larkin beat Carmine Fatta by outpoint at 196 1 2, Sal Bartolo won over Frankie Rubino 129 1 4, all for Brooklyn with 8 rounds.
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Mobile
Jackson
Anniston Pensacola
Meridian
Brooklyn
Tippy Larkin
Newark
Carmine Fatta
Sal Bartolo
Frankie Rubino
Reds Rise Back in National League Picture on Pitching Surge
Cincinnati's pitching staff led by Walters Derringer Starr Vander Meer and Beggs tightens games as Elmer Riddle nears form. McCormick regains power with nine homers and Lamanno and Marshall contribute as the Reds gain third in the standings.
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John Frye
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Ray Starr
Johnny Vander Meer
Joe Beggs
Elmer Riddle
Bill McKechnie
Frank McCormick
Ray Lamanno
Max Marshall
Yesterday's Stars Showcase Standout Pitching and Hitting
Hank Borony of the Yankees pitched a four hit game to beat the Tigers as he earned his fourth straight win. Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox had a perfect day at the plate with a homer a double and two singles against the Browns. Al Leper of the Giants hurled five hits against the Reds. Olrry delivered a bases loaded single during a four run first inning and doubled in the eighth for the Pirates against the Braves with Bob Harris on the mound. Athletico shutout the White Sox on seven hits. Chubby Dean of the Indians pitched three innings of shutout relief and started the winning rally with a single in the tenth against the Senators.
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Hank Borony
Yankees
Tigers
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Bill Lehrman
Giants
Reds
al Leper
Pirates
Olrry
Braves
Bob Harris
Athletico
White Sox
Chubby Dean
Indians
Senators
Yankees Beat Tigers to Slip From Second Place
The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 to 1 as Joe Gordon delivered a run-scoring single in the second inning. Hank Borowy and Buddy Hassett contributed but Hassett’s hitting streak ended, leaving Detroit's hopes for a late surge diminished.
Blue Star Ointment Advertises One Application Relief
An ad claims rapid itch relief for eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe infections with one Blue Star Ointment application. It promises repeat use as needed and money back if unsatisfied, urging customers to try it today.
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