Referee rumors swirl for Louis Conn rematch in New York
In New York on June 18, fight fans expect Wednesday’s Yankee Stadium bout between Joe Louis and Billy Conn. The paper weighs potential referees including Eddie Joseph, Ruby Goldstein, Benny Leonard, and Frank Fullam, noting Joseph's prior handling in the 1941 fight and predicting Conn may dethrone Louis in the 22nd defense.
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New York
Pa Knickerbocker
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Yankee Stadium
Eddie Joseph
Louis
Billy
Ruby Goldstein
Joseph
Benny Leonard
Frank Fullam
Leonard
Eugen
Goldstein
Ruby
Army Athletic
Alaska
G. 1
Fullam
Sweet William
Joe the Joker
Sammy Schipani
Pittsburgh
Joe
Conn
Unsure sports score roster fragments across Southern teams
The readable text lists player surnames and partial scores for several teams including Nashville Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans and Little Rock with unclear results and stray letters. Names such as Hanyzewski Meyers Gillespie Pwelek Metki Blue Blummette Wentworth Wilson Odakovich Kinney Alisney Lambert Biggs Chozen Stagg Shea Lawson Carrola Knierin Schupp Gill Laski Minner Edwards appear without complete context or dates.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Hanyzewski
Meyers
Gillespie
Pwelek
Metki
Blue
Blummette
Wentworth
Memphis
New Orleans
Lambert
Biggs
Chozen
Stagg, Shea
Lawson
Carrola
Selma Trims Gadsden In Close Contest
In a tight clash Selma edges Gadsden as Cartley Whittingham Ryan Janick and Lena lead. Montgomery and Anniston contributions are noted while Phillips Mills Lacy Acosta West and Oglesby add to the scoring.
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Selma
Gadsden
Cartley
Whittingham
Ryan
Janick
Lena
Conn Louis Set For Title Fight Intrigue In New York
In New York on June 18 Billy Conn plans shadow boxing in his dressing room ahead of the Joe Louis title bout. Analysts pick Louis to win in six rounds or less citing Louis fast movement and Conn’s slow starts. Other notes include training form, age comparisons of past champions, and upcoming regional pro leagues.
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New York
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Billy
Conn
Louis
Joe
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Baseball Scores and Night Games From Yesterday and Today
Baseball results show St. Louis 9 Boston 1 and 7 1 in later play with Pittsburgh and Chicago also on turn. Tonight schedule includes Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia and St Louis at Boston among others with listed pitchers and records.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
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Potter
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Haynes
Detroit
Christopher
Harris
Trout
Trucks
Washington
Cleveland
Newsom
Reynolds
Cincinnati Reveaves
Peewee Ewee
Septerenereereens
Teehee Eeereenes
Cleveland Speseaans
Ft. Louis
Seeeens
Southeast City Baseball Scores Night Session
Scores show Memphis 7 New Orleans 5 and Birmingham 8 Nashville 7 with Chattanooga 0 at Atlanta and Mobile 3 Little Rock 0. Night games feature Chattanooga at Atlanta, Nashville at Birmingham, Little Rock at Mobile, and Memphis at New Orleans.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
Local Baseball Scores and Matchups Across Texas
Dallas beats Houston 7 to 6, San Antonio 3 over opponents, Fort Worth 2 in a listed result. Remaining games include Shreveport at Oklahoma City and Beaumont at Tulsa with next slips showing San Antonio at Dallas and Houston at Fort Worth.
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Shreveport Sa
Cardinals take 1 from Braves in double win
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 9 to 6 in the opener and 1 to 0 in the nightcap. The twin victory narrows Brooklyn’s lead over St Louis to two games. Box scores noted.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Red Birds
Yankees
Phillies top Pirates 7 3 as Newsome homers
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 3 before about 18,000 fans. Skeeter Newsome homered in the sixth, driving in Johnny Wyrostek who also scored on the play.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phils
Pittsburgh Pirates
Skeeter Newsome
Johnny Wyrostek
Wrestling Arena Wedding Stirs Sport Venue at 312 Walnut
Gus Kallio stages a wedding at his arena to attract a crowd, with Miss Bertille Irby and Ray Erwin Prager as bride and groom. The ceremony features maid of honor Vera Irby and best man Billy Robeau, plus a full bridal party, in a single ring setting that previously hosted wrestling matches.
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Walnut Street
Gus
Bertille Irby
J. W. Irby
West Monroe
Ray Erwin Prager
Pittsburgh
Selman Field
Kallio
Vera Irby
Billy Robeau
U. S. Navy
Monroe
Johnnie Painich
Kuni Barbera
Mal Irby
T. J. Irby
Joan Ann Painich
Jackson
Carl “Turtle” Zuppe
Ringside
Turtle Zupe
Amvets Rally Past Fontana in City League Thriller
Amvets overcome Fontana Plumbing 9 to 6 after a sixth inning surge broke a 4 to 1 deficit. Fontana rallied to 6 all in the seventh before Van Hayes and McKinney sparked a decisive eighth inning homer by McKinney. Gossett led Fontana with four hits. Mears added two for the Amvets.
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F. Hayes
McKinney
Gossett
Mears
Richards
Rawls
Willensky
Vallina Debuts Against Murdock at Kallio Arena
Jerry Vallina, 230 pounds from East St. Louis, makes his local debut facing Paul Murdock of Waxahachie in the main event at Gus Kallio's Walnut street arena. Vallina carries a strong pro background and seeks the upset over the veteran Murdock while Kay Bell also enters the ring to face Babe Zaharias in a two falls plus an hour time limit match.
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Connecticut
Jerry Vallina
East St. Louis
Ill
Gus Kallio
Paul Murdock
Waxahachie
Tex
Kallio
Walnut Street Arena
Ozark A. A. U
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Jim Londos
John Pesch
Kay Bell
Bill Longson
St. Louis
Babe” Zaharias
Mildred
Babe” Didrikson Zaharias
Zaharias
Bell
Stars Beat Junction City Then Face Owls Next
The Monroe All-Stars shaded Junction City 7 to 6 to run their win streak to seven. They will play the Tallulah Owls in a doubleheader at Casino Park tomorrow at 2 PM, with further games being sought and a July 4 Memphis match in the works.
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J. T. King
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Henry
STARS
Junction City
OWLS
Monroe
Memphis
Gulley
Browns Beat Red Sox 7 1 In Nine-Hit Victory
St Louis Browns rout Boston Red Sox 7 to 1 on nine hits led by consecutive homers from Johnny Bernardino and Vern Stephens and a three run double by Hank Helf. Box score lists key contributions from Berardino Stephens and Helf with Rousse winning in New Orleans by knockout.
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