Louis Downs Conn With Decisive Eighth Round KO
Joe Louis outboxed Billy Conn before scoring a dramatic eighth round knockout at Yankee Stadium. Conn, bloodied and beaten, announced he would likely retire, while Louis collected a huge purse and extended his title run to 22 defenses. The crowd of 45,266 watched Louis press the attack from the fourth round onward, delivering the decisive blow in the final seconds of the eighth.
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Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Conn
Yankee Stadium
Pittsburgh
Louis
Johnny Ray
Billy
Yankee Ball Yard
Eddie Eagan
Joe
Columbia Ramblers Defeat West Monroe 16 to 8
In Columbia Louisiana the Ramblers their Baskin franchise in the North Louisiana Baseball League earned their first win after joining the circuit by beating West Monroe 16 to 8. Osteen Ladart and Shipp led the hitting with three safeties apiece and Shipp was the winning pitcher while Futch took the loss after allowing 15 hits.
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Blackman
Futch
International League scores and weather brief
Toronto defeats Newark 9 to 4 while Jersey City tops Buffalo 6 to 4. Montreal wins 9 to 6 over Syracuse as Rochester visits Baltimore with rain in the outlook. A cryptic aside notes hunger guiding instinct and affection.
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Jersey City
Buffalo
Montreal
Syracuse
Rochester
Baltimore
Make It a Million Army Recruiting Slogan
Push to enlist in the Regular Army with generous family allowances for dependents. Over three quarters of a million young men have already joined. For full details visit your nearest Army Camp Post or U S Army Recruiting Station.
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Elopement Cancels Skating Ring Wedding at Arena
Promoter Gus Kallio announced that Bertille Irby and Ray Erwin Prager eloped, choosing a quiet church wedding after meeting at his arena in West Monroe. The couple reportedly postponed the ring ceremony, then skipped the planned event entirely and wed elsewhere.
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Pittsburgh
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Recreation Girls Standings and Close Scores
In two games yesterday in the Recreation Girls Softball League Lovers' Lane Pharmacy fell 13 to 12 to Southern Bell, and Guerriero Insurance defeated the St Francis Nurses 12 to 1. Meeks homered for Guerriero as Nurses’ Pittman and Savage each had three hits.
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Southern Bell
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Ticheli
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Bonner
Birmingham Barons blank Lookouts in season opener
Birmingham Barons defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 6 to 0 to open the series as Rocky Stone pitched the home club to victory. The win marked the Barons seventh win in eight starts, with Lannahan Toones and Comiskey scoring runs along with Stone and Wentworth. The game details list the scoring by innings and the pitching changes.
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Stone
Wentworth
Chicks and Bears split doubleheader in Mobile
Memphis Chicks win 5-1 in 12th inning nightcap after losing 2-0 in Game 1 to Mobile. Final lines show Dress and Spraggins with Stagg, Powers, Minner, and Edwards contributing as key players.
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Ouachita Bakery Triumphs In Softball Wait Sparks Tie
Ouachita Bakery came from behind with three seventh inning runs to beat Exchange Club 6 to 5. Johnson and Reames posted two hits each, driving in the decisive runs after an error pushed across the winning tally. The result tightens the Recreation Senior Softball League standings into a three way tie among Exchange Club Sears Roebuck and Ouachita Bakery.
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Recreation
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Reames
Kelly
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Cardinals explode for two four run innings to beat Braves
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves 8 3 before 17641 fans. Johnny Sain started for Boston but was rough early as three of the first four Cardinals reached base. A four run burst in the sixth after Ervin Dusak reached on Billy Herman error and Slats Marion and Frank Garagiola singled sank the Braves. Stan Musial capped the game by tripling with the bases loaded to remove Sain.
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Southeast conference baseball results with scattered scores
In Selma Anniston Gadsden Meridian Vicksburg and Vicksburg games the reporting notes multiple score lines and lineups. Players named include Piatnek Willingham Oglesby Detts Lacy Lenn Thompson and Lenn. The narrative mentions a snapping losing streak against Red Shield via strong batting by Tejas Brothers and Rosenbaum with Knight Temple White and Parker contributing for the losers.
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White
Parker
Standings and scheduled games with multiple matchups
Baseball and hockey style standings listed with teams and scores. New York 4 Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 4. St Louis 8 Boston 3. Chicago at Philadelphia weather warning. St Louis at Boston Brecheen facing Cooper. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Ostermuller versus Head. Chicago at Philadelphia Wyse versus Passeau Judd Mulligan. Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brecheen
Cooper
Ostermueller
Head
Wyse
Passeau
Judd
Mulligan
York
Schedule of Tonight’s NBA Games Across Key Markets
New York at Chicago featuring Marshall and Gettel, Philadelphia at Detroit with Flores, Washington at Cleveland night matchup Newsom vs Reynolds, and Boston at St. Louis night duel Dobson against Zoldak. All games listed as scheduled with no results.
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Uae
Seeree Weer
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Newsom
Reynolds
Dobson
Zoldak
Night Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games Across Cities
Scores from Birmingham to Houston show varied results with several rain affected games. Multiple matchups listed include Nashville at Atlanta and Shreveport at Oklahoma City with evening notes and forecasted or ongoing night games across the region.
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Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
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Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
Baseball Scores From A A League Night
Milwaukee edged Toledo as rain shortened start to finish. St Paul visited Louisville under rain delays. Columbus defeated Kansas City 1 to 0 while Minneapolis beat Indianapolis 7 to 1 and 1-1.
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Sports Mirror highlights through the years
The column recalls past sports milestones: Hal Newhouser’s 5-0 win over Cleveland for Detroit a year ago, Gunder Haegg beating Greg Rice in the A A A 5 000 meters, Archie Harris’s 174 feet 8 3/4 inch discus record in NCAA trials, and the St. Louis Browns’ 5 1 rout of the Red Sox led by Lefty Grove and Jimmy Foxx’s 18th homer.
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Greg Rice
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Archie Harris
Indiana
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Boston Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Louis Stuns Conn In Quick Heavyweight Bout
New York June 20. Joe Louis dominated Billy Conn with swift movement and three decisive punches ending the match quickly. Referee Eddie Joseph counted out Conn as Louis controlled the action from start to finish. Witnesses in the stands rushed to catch the fight on radio and comments noted the brisk pace. Publicitor Harry Markson jetted away to review the early rounds.
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Joe
Billy Conn
Louis
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Billy
Eddie Joseph
Eddie
Harry Markson
Harry
Television theater gate idea fades amid boxing night notes
A gossiping look back recalls a 7 million gate talk that faded as engineers warned such shows could not yet be done. The arena saw many 100 dollar seats unused while upper grandstands stood empty. Conn’s cooling off issue was resolved with no introductions and a grammatic closing. Billy’s camp faced a rough night as Billuscio and Sarlin lost to Archer and Colan respectively.
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Harry Balogh
Billy
Mike Billuscio
Johnny Archer
Erv Sarlin
Johnny Colan
Notable sports figures mingle at Pompton Lakes golf practice
Louis shows his age with focus on putting at Pompton Lakes on Tuesday. Joe recalls softball as his pastime while writers in the baseball press box note beer and feminine headgear among non working occupants. Ned Irish, Red Dutton, Bert Bell and Be Cannell are mentioned with NBC connections as fight films are shown locally and shipped to Europe.
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Ned Irish
the Garden
Red Dutton
Bert Bell
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Ruston sweeps Winnsboro in Legion junior doubleheader
In Ruston Louisiana on Tuesday the Ruston American Legion junior team won both games at Louisiana Tech field. Luke Pipes pitched a one hit opener as Ruston triumphed 11 to 1. Breazell pitched a no hit no run second game win 6 to 0 with Allen belting a triple and two doubles in six at bats.
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Winnsboro ‘Ts
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Bill
Tarver
Wiggins
Hammond Berries beat Baton Rouge Red Sticks 8 to 6
The Hammond Berries defeated the Baton Rouge Red Sticks 8 to 6 to extend their win streak to three over Baton Rouge. Joe Skeber hit two two run homers for the Red Sticks, while Hammond plated early runs and led the rest of the game.
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Hammond
Fury
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Schroeder
Abbeville Athletics Narrowly Beat Natchez Giants 8 7
Abbeville defeats Natchez Giants 8 to 7 as D D Roussard allows eight hits but issues walks and is relieved by Lefty Price in the ninth. Aucoin leads Abbeville with three hits in four at bats. Natchez scores in two innings while Abbeville rallies with a pair in the seventh and a two run eighth.
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Lefty Price
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Bill Brieche
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Vittorel
Aces Edge New Iberia In Eighth Inning Rally
In Alexandria Leroy Youngblood doubled in the winning run as the Aces beat the New Iberia Cardinals 5 to 4 to extend their streak to eight games. Youngblood pitched six strikeouts and allowed five hits, with Fiske and Vickers behind him.
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Alexandria Aces
New Iberia Cardinals
Leroy Youngblood
Youngblood
New Iberia
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Vickers
Youngblood and
Smith
Showings Within 48 Hours Highlight Fast Pace
The note mentions showings within 48 hours and compares the pace to fighters moving quickly. It implies rapid progress and urgency in scheduling or events surrounding the bouts.
Local Evening Games Include Fontana Plumbing Match
Fontana Plumbing faces Hunt and Whitaker and Barkdull Faulk at 5 45 p m. Peacock's meets Illinois Central at 5 45 p m with Lida Benton listed as official.
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Ouachita Plumbing
Cook and Preddy
Amverseeteviagowans
Fontana Plumbing
Southern Bellese Ilinois Central
Hunt and Whitaker
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Whitaker
Barkdull Faulk
Peacock
Illinois Central
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