Galento Opens Camp Amid Gimmick Row for Louis Fight
Tony Galento shifts training from Asbury Park to Pompton Lakes as he prepares to meet Louis in Yankee Stadium on June 28. Joe Jacobs defends his gimmick plans while New York commission officials push back, and Galento says he will train anywhere to win.
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Sid Feder
N. J
Joe Jacobs
Joe Tony Galen
Tony
Asbury Park
New York State Athletic Commission
Yankee Stadium
Jacobs
Ballyhoo
Louis
Max Schmeling
Galento
John G. Phelan
New York Athletic Commission
Jack Blackburn
Pompton Lakes
Gelento
Joe
Edward Walker
New York Commission
Asbury
Meridian Outfielder Becomes Benedict in Home Plate Rites
Meridian Mississippi June 15 Harry Hughes Meridan outfielder wed Miss Wal dine Stephens in a home plate ceremony Wednesday night. The Rev S S Vaughan officiated with organist Ralph Bennett and vocalist Frank McDonald providing music. The bridal party walked under a bats arch as Meridian and Pensacola players stood as attendants. The couple planned a gulf coast honeymoon and will reside in Meridian.
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Meridian
Miss
Harry Hughes
Waldine Stephens
Pensacola
Meridian Club
Eugene Stephens
East Mississippi Junior College
Scoobs
Harry James Hughes
San Francisco
St. Mary's College of
Gulf Coast
Pruitt Shines With Sox After Hard Luck Season
Red Pruitt once troubled by injuries and a mid career shift back in 1938 now stars for Monroe White Sox. He leads the club with 40 RBIs and has lifted his batting average toward .300 while ranking near the Cotton States league fielding leader at third base with a 917.
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Guy “Red” Pruitt
Greenville Buckshots
Monroe White Sox
Rree
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Greenville
Monroe
Casino Park
Bucks
Bill Howell
Pruitt
Abbeville
White Sox
Sox
Bill Gregory
Greenwood
Gregory
Sox Triumph as Monroe White Sox Crush Pine Bluff
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on June 15 the Monroe White Sox exploded for five runs in the third and five more in the fifth to defeat Pine Bluff 10 to 6 in a high scoring game. Monroe pitcher Jim Carter earned the win as Pine Bluff could not answer the rallying offense throughout.
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Monroe
Pine Bluff
Ark
Monroe White Sox
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Dutch Leonard
Bobby Estatella
Buddy Lewis
Taft Wright
Lewis
Tigers
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Monroe White Sox Open Series With Helena Seaporters At Casino Park
The Monroe White Sox host the Helena Seaporters tonight at Casino Park to start a three game series. First pitch is 8 15 p m with right hander John Yelovic or Tom Perry on the mound. Helena returns for a Sunday visit before Clarksdale Red Sox arrive for a doubleheader.
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Monroe
Judges Rally Past Sox as Jones Homers in Monroe Action
Murrell Jones led the Sox with a home run and three RBIs in a 7 to 6 loss to the Judges. Lefty Hinton earned the win for Monroe after five scoreless frames, with Kirk Brich suffering the loss as Pine Bluff orbits the chaos of a two-city Texas League series recap.
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Sox
Murrell Jones
Hinton
Monroe Hurler
Floyd Speer
Pine Bluff
Brrch
Scott
Johnny Conway
Frank Hargrove
Jones
Monroe Abrhpore
Cobway
Hargrove
Bed Aecessaute
Aeee A Sk
Sinccaignsdacs Oe
Aes Pasteaiens
Pine Bluff Abrhpore Englehorn, Cf
Siis Nes Assaves
Campa Eo Ieas
Stan
Cogn SE Ls
Graves
Schang
Conway
Englehorn
Engle
Cantrell
Lutz
Baseball score roundup from Louisiana leagues
Box scores list teams such as Opelousas Lake Charles New Iberia Jeanerette Lafayette and Abbott players Eddleman Karnales Richards Kinard Salerno Stinnette Green Gillespie Gleason Horner Link Callender Stalder Gibson Whitney. Final tallies show varied innings and decisive scores for several matches.
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Lake Charles
New Iberia
Stinnette, Green and Gillespie
Pollet
Gleason
Jeanerette
Lafayette
Horner
Link Green
Callender
Stalder
Gibson and Whitney
Alexandria
Abbeville
Rayne
Opelousas
Evangeline League
Lafayette Tree Wees
New Iberia Sevenseteee
Jeanerette Nena Enneee
Abbeville Tee Eee
Rayne Fencx
Gesnsad
Dipnseeenete
Opelousas Lake Charles
Vander Meer Again No-Hits Dodgers In Night Game
A year ago Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his second straight no-hit no-run game to beat the Dodgers 6-0 in the first night game at Brooklyn. Three years ago the Giants beat the Reds 5-2 to give Carl Hubbell his eighth win of the season. Five years ago the United States women led England 2-1 in the Wightman Cup with Ja cobs and Palfrey winning singles while the doubles fell short.
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Associated Press
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Giants
Reds
Carl Hubbell
United States
England
Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey
Indians wallop Yanks 4-2 with rally in ninth
Cleveland, behind strong pitching from Feller who improved to ten wins, scored three in the ninth to beat the Yankees 4-2 after New York tied the game with two unearned runs in the eighth. The win came as DiMaggio and Murphy contributed for the Yankees but failed to stop the rally.
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Indians
Wallop Yanks
Rally
New York
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Feller
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Rollie Hemsley
Trier Ines Radivslecdiae
Sern Ls
Pearson
Russo
Beere
Serous
Anata
Mom Tree
Eek Ok
Ceenecsh
Ono Cor
Webb
DiMaggio
Campbell
Chapman
Keitner
Grimes
Trotsky
Crosetti
Peller
Murphy
Feller Sr
Muphy
Fejler
Milmar
Felier Loring
Ormelor
Fum- Tae Grieve
Abrupoa
Hemsley
Sevkirk
Ig Gordon
Oteer Dahlgren
wKeller
Independent and K of C clash at Gassers park
Independence teams meet Knights of Columbus at Gassers park while Sunshine Cleaners face West End Workers on Plum street and United Gas plays Bakers at Y field. The card outlines three ball games with local clubs as contestants.
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Pet United
Eewnne
Sunshine Cleaners
Independents
Ee Sinee
Woodmen of the World
Bakers
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Gassers’ Park
Plum Street
United Gas
Y's Park
House of David Nine Defeats Tallulah Owls 14 to 4
The Colored House of David base ball team defeated the Tallulah Owls 14 to 4 at Casino Park in a game that ended tied at midnight after seven innings. The Davids scored six runs in the first inning off Pop Eye and continued scoring throughout.
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House of David
Talulah Owls
Casino Park
National League Batting Leaders From Pressed Season Totals
Arnovich Philadelphia leads batting with .397 and McCormick Cincinnati tops RBIs at 44. Greenberg Detroit drives 50 RBIs and McQuinn St Louis hits .359 with 71. Pitching marks show Donald and Hadley New York at 6 0. Stolen base leaders include Werber Cincinnati and Kay Brooklyn with six.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Mulcahy
Walters
Mungo
Warneke
McGee
Schumacher
French
Boston
Pittsburgh
Fette
Sewell
Eee
Ween
Seer Oneal
Brooklyn Sanevens Eines A
New Yorke Os Ccdvalis
Wees
Mewenene Vee
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Este
Ated Press
Arnovich
McCormick
Werber
Frey
Rune
Goodman
Brown
Martin
Herman
Lombardi
Camilli
Handley
Kay
J. Martin
Hack
Pitting
Wyatt
Derringer
McQuinn
Hoag
Greenberg
Williams
Case
Rolfe
Chapman
Wright
Travis
Foxx
Welas
Fox
Donald and
Hadley
Reds Rally Past Phillies in 19-7 Blowout
Cincinnati Reds overwhelmed Philadelphia 19 to 7 in a game highlighted by seven pitchers and a string of extra base hits. Rookie Gene Thompson earned his second win, relieving in the fourth as Cincinnati overturned a early deficit with a four run fourth inning and late scoring burst.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Gene Thompson
Paul Derringer
Gene Schott
Werber
Goodman
May
Arnovich
Schott
George Scharein
Reds
McCormick
Water
Thompson
Phils
Crawford's Service 7 Thom McAn 6 in City League thriller
Crawford's Service beat Thom McAn 7 to 6 after a tight game as Tommy Mulhearn led Thom McAn with three hits. Hart's Candy Kids edged Cooperative Dairy 2 to 1 while Kitchens' Grocery topped United Electric 8 to 5 despite 10 hits by Kitchens. Guarantee Shoes crushed Hunt and Whitaker 13 to 8 powered by Ginger Bubb three hits. Seven-Up Battlers routed Francis Beauty School 19 to 3 with Jim White catching. City league president Herron schedules a managers meeting at Monroe Hardware to resolve recent league issues.
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Crawford's Service
Thom McAn
Hart's Candy Kids
Cooperative Dairy
United Electric
Kitchens’ Grocery
Francis Beauty School
Guarantee Shoes
Hunt and Whitaker
Crawford
Tommy Mulhearn
Anzalone and
Rhodes
Coats and Mahr
Hart
Candy Kids
J. Caldwell
Dairymen
Charles Michatto
C. Michatto
Nick Savana
Hart's
Caldwell
R. L. Richards
Curtis Johnson
Earl Alpha
Don Short
Bynum
LeBrun
H. Craven
Kitchens
Ginger Bubb
Guarantee Shoe Store
Hunt and
Whitaker
Buddy Bubb
Bubb
Jones
Guarantee
DeCorte
Kalil
Peddy
Hunt
Riggin
Botthers
Husted
Cohen
Jim White
Pete Peevy
Beauticians
W. L
Boiey” Herron
Monroe Hardware Company
North Third Street
Pet
Crawford's Service United Electric 750 Cooperative Dairy
Tee 417 Kitchens
Sam Gooch Leads Volunteers in 9-4 Win Over Wa-Ha’s
Sam Gooch of Ouachita Valley blasted a home run and three doubles driving in eight runs as the Volunteers defeated the Hodge Wa-Ha’s 9 to 4 on Wednesday night in Hodge Louisiana.
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Hodge
Sam Gooch
Austen
Volunteers
Hodge Wa-Ha
Stage Set for Monroe Wrestling Main Event and Semi Final
The Monroe Wrestling arena hosts a main event at 8 30 p m featuring Shadow versus Sailor Watkins Ama rillo Texas and a semi final with Jack Curtis Vicksburg Miss Adonis and Bob Davidson Terre Haute Ind The program includes half price admissions for women with a clipping promotion and a 2 fall 45 minute time limit for the semi final while the main bout uses a e minute limit and a two fall format.
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Monroe Wrestling Arena
Sailor Watkins
Amarillo
Tex
Grappler
Jack Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss Adonis
Bob
Buck) Davidson
Terre Haute
Ind
Gus Kallio
Walnut Street
News-Star
Watkins
Curtin
Davidson
Boxers Scorecard From North American Matches
Report of multiple boxing results with fighters Maurice Strickland New Zealand and Mario Liani Italy, Tony Costa Woonsocket, Armando Sicilia Chicago, Bob Ivy Hartford and Sal Bartolo Boston, Johnny Lifford Saint John New Brunswick stopping Billy Couaty in Boston.
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Garfield
Saint John
New Brunswick
Billy Couaty
Boston
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Helena
San Antonio
Shreveport
Bildilli
Huffman
Eaves
Fort Worth
Hallett and McCaskill
Greer and Kearse
Linton
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Brecheen
Turner
Giebell
Mueller
Garner
Carr
White
Stith
Newhouser
Tighe
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Touchstone
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Daalenta
Iaicece Pes
Chipman
Embler
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Krole
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Archiopoli
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Lamb
McNulty
Wi Dorado
Grega
Langston and
Spence
Zachar and Fisher
Eafe
Evangeline
Head and
Salmon
Ricketts and Novick
Eddleman
Karnales
Richards
Kinard
Salerno
Sports Mirror
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Clarksdale
el Dorado
Cotton States League
Ouachita Valley League
Ruston Ll
Camden Scan Beara Ee Vee
Savendoskiavess
Hodge Il m3
Crossett Eee Bt Eeeeens
Ruston
Harder
Gomez
Bridges
Auker
Knott
Smith
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Chase
Southern Association
New Orleans
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Chattanooga
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Memphis
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Atlanta
Houston
Dallas
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Mobile
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Anniston
Montgomery
Gadsden
Bob Feller
Monte Pearson
Aun
Keller
Charley Keller
Frank Crosetti
Red Rolfe
Tom Henrich
Bruce Campbell
Joe DiMaggio
Johnny Murphy
Yankees
Ben Chapman
Feller
al Milnar
Deereee
Sena
Iavaee
Vee
Houston Heese
Dallas San Antonio
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Abrhpoa
Kuhel
Walker
Radcliff
Kreevich
McNair
Ates
Frasier
Rigney Geisel Baril Rue
Tallulah Owls
Ene
Superba
Coro
Nado
Coronado
Chuck Selig
Ouachita Valley
VOLS
Edich Selig & Son
Shadow
Curtis
Bob Davidson
Dad
Lar
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