Conn Aims To Last Beyond Three Rounds In Louis Fight
Billy Conn and Joe Louis prepare for their Polo Grounds title bout with Conn aiming to stretch beyond three rounds. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects a 40 000 crowd and a 400 000 gate as Billy seeks an upset over the dominant heavyweight champion Louis.
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Billy Conn
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Polo Grounds
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Abe Simon
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Gunner Barland
Dan Hassett
al McCoy
Lee Savold
Bob Pastor
Pastor
Keystone Decorators Triumph Over Pirates 12 to 5 in Cotton Boll
Keystone Decorators beat Monroe Pirates 12 to 5 after breaking a 4 4 tie with four runs in the sixth and another four in the eighth. Walter Head earned the win with ten strikeouts and seven hits allowed. Ricks led Keystone with three hits, Cash added two, while Riddle and Wroten led Pirates with home run and three-base hit.
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Walter Head
Pirates
Leonard
Riddle
Ricks
Cash
Wroten
Bucs
Miller
Ansley
Ansley Trojans
Collinston Outlaws
Trojans
Langston
Collinston Horier
Riley
Stinger Steele Returns to Challenge Black Dragon at Monroe Arena
Jack Stinger Steele returns after a year to confront Promoter Gus Kallio's Black Dragon, the masked top villain. The main event features a 90 minute two fall format with Dragon promising to unmask if Steele proves worthy. Also on card, Tony Velasco faces Buck Davidson in a 60 minute two fall bout, plus referee Aldin Martin returns. 86 Boy Scouts from Camp Ki-Ro-Li attend as special guests with reserved arena stands.
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Monroe Arena
Black Dragon
Gus Kallio
the Dragon
Wisconsin
Herbie
Dutch” Schultz
Steele
Kallio
Dragon
South
Tony Velasco
Buck Davidson
Terre Haute
Ind
Dizzy
Gardenia" Davis
Davidson-Velasco
Aldin
Butch” Martin
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Baseball Leaders in the Major Leagues and Electric Locomotive News
Major League leaders listed by position across American and National Leagues with names such as Williams DiMaggio Reiser Hack Ott Slaughter and Krist. Separate note reports an experimental 4000 kW electric locomotive at Moscow Dynamo works with max speed of 112 mph.
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Soviet Dynamo Works
Moscow
Sandel Leads Benefit Golf Tournament at Municipal Club
W. E. Bill Sandel led opening day of the Hole-In-One event for British War Relief at the Municipal Golf Club. He missed a hole in one by 3 ft 5 in but his shot was closest to the cup, with Bill Jones and Harry Taylor following. Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy Miller led the women, driving within 10 ft 7 in. The event runs daily through June 30 with proceeds for the British War Relief fund and 37 golfers competed despite rain.
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Bill Sandel
Municipal Golf Club
Wat
Bill Jones
McGuire Park
Harry Taylor
Elizabeth Kennedy Miller
Elever
Taylor
Sandel
Jones
Jean Shirah
E. B. Peddy
Jordan Barton
H. K. Touchstone
Harry Roberts
Bill Yerger
K. L. Weldon
British War Relief Fund
Texas League scores and standings cross schedule notes
Beaumont and Dallas played a 9 inning game with Dallas taking a 4 to 1 win as Gann Unser Humphrey and Hayworth contributed. Shreveport lost to Fort Worth 6 to 2 with Olx and Navie notable. Houston slugged Tulsa 11 to 5 with Gardner Wills Brazee Narron and Rush featured. San Antonio fell to Oklahoma City 24 to 9 in a high scoring affair.
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Gardner
Wills Brazee
Narron
Rush
Hernandez
Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Monroe Whitesox Dominates Helena Seaporters In Opener
In Helena Arkansas on June 17 Monroe White Sox defeated the Seaporters 7 to 3. Vernie Williamson pitched strong for Monroe, limiting Helena to five hits while the offense posted 14 hits led by Dave Philley with a solo homer and multiple key runs. Peters Medak Pruitt and Eagar contributed RBI hits as Monroe seized control early and never relinquished it.
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Helena
Ark
Monroe
Jack Lotz
Dave Philley
Sox
Philley
Pete Medak
Guy Pruitt
Ernie Potocar
Williamson
Medak
Pruitt
Joe Eagar
Potocar
Eagar
Bobby Burt
Bob Hill
Jeff Ingalls
Burt
Eevees
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DeJarnette
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AIUE
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Adair
Kravis
Cate
Gribbon
Barons topple Smokies 14 to 6 for fourth straight win
Birmingham’s sixth‑place Barons defeated Knoxville 14 to 6 in the opener of a four game set. Red Barrett pitched the complete game allowing six hits while Dutch Mele sparked the offense with a seven‑run third inning surge. Knoxville had six hits.
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Birmingham
Ala
Barons
Knoxville Smokies
Red Barrett
Smokies
Dutch Mele
Knoxville
Johnson, Rummans
Jackson Barrett
Lamanno
Historical Baseball and Tennis Snippets Highlight Past Wins
A collage notes past Reds beating Phillies 6-2 to lead the NL a year ago, Moody losing to Sperling in tennis, Walcott equalizing a U S 120 yard hurdles mark in NCAA trials, Cubs defeating the Phillies five years back, and a note on Butte Montana's mineral wealth.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Helen Wills Moody
Hilda Kwahwinkel Sperling
Queens Club
London
Fred Walcott
United States
Chicago Cubs
Pastor Wins One-Sided Decision in 10-Round Bout
In Washington Monday night, heavyweight contender Bob Pastor scored a dominant decision over Buddy Scott, a rising local hopeful, in a ten-round bout. Pastor weighed 179 3/4 pounds to Scott's 181.
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Scott Washington
Bob Pastor
Buddy Scott
Washington
Scott
Brigham Young honors leaders as BYU grads shine
The sports roundup notes Brigham Young University graduates seven of 13 who earned high scholarly honors. It also mentions Paul Brown staging spring practice films for Ohio State inmates, Jones County Junior College's six state titles, and various other sports vignettes including Ed Barrow's Polo Grounds visit and Pepper Martin's Coast League fame.
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Special News Service
Larry MacPhail
Babe Phelps
Kaiser
Brigham Young University
Paul Brown
Ohio State Grid
Buckeye
Little
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
Miss
Chet Smith
Pittsburgh Press
Ed Barrow
The
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Polo Grounds
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Feller’s turn to pitch highlighted by high school grudge optics
In a Nebraska game Naponee pitcher Wendell Gode ken struck out six men in one inning after the catcher dropped the third strike on three hitters. The column adds a quip about tomorrow’s boxing headline: Conn demned.
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Nebraska
Wendell Godeken
Naponee
Western Junior Championship Opens At Ames
Approximately 100 young golfers gathered in Ames for the Western Junior championship on the Iowa State course. Notable scores included Dick Whiting posting 76 and Ben Downing 82 while others in the high 70s pursued a Tuesday 18 hole qualifying test to reach match play. Downing defends his title as defending champion with no qualifying required.
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Ila
Iowa State College
Dick Whiting
Detroit
Michigan
Ben Downing
Louisiana State University
Jim McCarthy
Joliet
Ill
Bob Oaks
Madison
Wis
Herman L. Berg, Jr
Minneapolis
Ben Downing, Jr
Monroe
Iowa
Downing
Shreveport
Favorites Move Up in Mississippi State Tennis Meet
Favorites swept initial tests in the Mississippi State tennis tournament in Memphis. Earl Bartlett of New Orleans defeated Henry Loeb of Memphis 6-2 6-2 in a second round, while Johnny Hyden of Nashville beat Gus Fitzhugh Jr. of Memphis 6-0 6-1 in the first round and Stanely Stater of Memphis 6-0 6-2 in the second. Lou Faquin of Memphis Billy McGehee of Tulane and Louis Schopfer of New Orleans advanced to the third round after strong showings. McGehee won by default over George Joest, with Faquin beating Louis McKee and Schopfer defeating Paul Faris. All three had first round byes.
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Tenn
Earl Bartlett
New Orleans
Henry Loeb
Johnny Hyden
Nashville
Gus Fitzhugh, Jr
Stanley Stater
Lou Faquin
Billy McGehee
Tulane University
Louis Schopfer
McGehee
George Joest
Ole Mississippi
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Louis McKee
Schopfer
Paul Faris
Lohrman Dominates Reds in 6–0 Giants Win
Bill Lohrman fired a three hitter to pace the New York Giants to a 6–0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Vander Meer and Thompson walked four and two to open the game, fueling New York’s early scoring before Whitey Moore closed it out. The Cubs upset Philadelphia 3–1 behind Jake Mooty’s three double plays and Dahlgren’s firm defense.
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Boxing Roundup From North Little Rock to Boise
The night of fights featured multiple welterweight and light middleweight bouts across U S cities. Notable results include Bob Sikes stopping Al Reis in Pine Bluff and Beau Jack defeating George Zengaras in Holyoke. Sam Secrist beat Milt Aron in Pittsburgh while Teddy Yarosz fell to Tommy Gomez in Tampa. Other outcomes show Robert Villa beating Bob Montgomery by knockout, Nat Litfin losing to Al Redi, and Babe Ritchie losing to Patrick Comiskey by technical knockout in Pittsburgh.
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al Reis
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Sammy Secrist
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Ogden
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Gay Clothiers Edge Eureka Stores in League Sweep
The Gay Clothiers needed their handicap in only one game to sweep a three game series with the Eureka Stores in a Businessmen's bowling league at Monroe Bowling Center.
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Eureka Stores
Monroe Bowling Center
Monroe and Helena meet as standings shift in regional league
Yesterday standings show Monroe 7 Helena 3 Hot Springs 6 Vicksburg 3 Clarksdale 10 El Dorado 2 Texarkana 12 Greenville 2. Today’s schedule includes Monroe at Helena El Dorado at Clarksdale Greenville at Texarkana and Vicksburg at Hot Springs. Several baseball and basketball results also listed with multiple matchups across cities such as New York Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh and others.
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Hot Springs Seer
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Local Scores Highlight Regional Baseball Totals
Lafayette defeat Port Arthur 11 to 2. Lake Charles down New Iberia 4 to 3. Opelousas 7 beats Alexandria 2. Natchez edges Rayne 4 to 0. Multiple games shown with clear winners and scores.
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Port Arthur
Lake Charles
New Iberia
Opelousas
Alexandria
Natchez
Rayne
Local scores and weather dampen Selma and Meridian games
Montgomery defeated Meridian 10 to 8 while Jackson beat Selma 5 to 1. Anniston versus Pensacola was disrupted by rain and fe Nlen at Mobile also faced rain, leaving several events incomplete.
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Meridian
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Selma
Anniston
Pensacola
Mobile
Yankees Rally Past Indians For Eighth Straight Win
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 4 to extend their winning streak to eight games. A three run rally in the eighth inning fueled the victory, narrowing Cleveland’s lead to one game atop the American League.
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