Baxter Battles Turner Tonight in Amateur Show
Baxter of Lawrence County faces Jonny Turner of Clairton in a midweight bout at Air Cooled Arena. The card features Frankie Moran versus Melio Donel at 135 and Mike Byrne at 60, with several other bouts, as the arena cools and gates open at 7 30 p m and the first fight starts at 8 30 p m.
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Lawrence County
Tomegin
Jonny Turner
Clairton
Allens
Frankie Moran
Melio Donel
Mike Byrne
Mars
K. O
Lersisaire
State Athletic Commission
Amateur Athetic Union
New Castle Field Club Wins Match
MILITARY SQUAD Montana State's 1940 football squad could aptly be called a military team. No less than 22 members of the squad are in service. NEW RING FROMOTER George Blake, the nationally known boxing referee, is now promoting In Honolulu.
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New Castle Field Club
Montana State
NEW Ring Fromoter
George Blake
Honolulu
DiMaggio Aims to Tie All Time Hitting Streak
Joe DiMaggio seeks to equal Wee Willie Keeler’s 44 game hitting streak as Yankees face Harris and Wilson in a Boston Red Sox doubleheader. Cronin named the two starters for the clash while Washington’s 41 and 42 hits in the previous twin bill boosted anticipation for a historic milestone.
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Internatonal News Service
New York
Mickey Harris
Jack Wilson
Joe DiMaggio
Tle
Harris
Wilson
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
DiMaggio
Wee Whlle Keeler
Yankee Clipper
Washington
George Siski
St. Louis Browns
Luke Sewell
Cleveland Indigos
Wee Willie Keeler
Baltimore Oriale
Lawrence Indies Trip West Side In Big Sunday Win
Lawrence Indies defeated West Side 20 to 7 at Lee Avenue field. Monk Rainney yielded four hits in a strong start but six errors nearly spoiled it. This was the Indies eighteenth win versus two losses, moving them within reach of the first half title behind Elders. Knight Chmura and Pyle homered, with Koszela Gaydosik Byak Mosley Sovesky and Ramney among the other heavy hitters. The Indies’ next game is versus Elder A.C. at the Flats field.
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Hermanth
Alt Wilkoll
Gaydosik
Rainney
Eel
Lulvingstour
Wickoff
Mrozek
Milton Kivens Biaie
New Castle Field Club
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Bridevbough
West Side
Attzinger
Lebecteebe
Knight
Herb Amith
Cleland
Biddle
Bob Cleland
Grieve
Teri
Relber
Kearny
Don Treloar
Kelley
Pyle
P Bees Morrison
Thomas Theeere
Law
Tadies
West Side A. C
Chmura
Mosby
Byak
Koszela
Halnney
Sovesky
Rainey
Scruck
Morrison
Ramney
Smolnik
Oriando
Lawrence Indica
Lee Avenue Field
Monk Rainney
The
Indies
Jack Gerson Hosts Basketball Team Gathering Saturday Night
Local jeweler Jack Gerson hosted his basketball team at his summer home Noahs Ark on the Neshannock near East Brook station. Twenty players attended despite heavy rain. The evening featured discussion of past and future seasons, card games, music, and speeches. Gerson thanked the team, urged pride in America, and presented each member with a named billfold along with gifts for Coach Kulich, Joe Factor, Ray Wallace, and Bugs Walther.
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Noah's Ark
Neshannock Creek
East Brook
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New Castle
Gersony
America
Mike Kulich
Joe Factor
Ray Wallace
Charles “Bugs” Walther
C. C. Hall
Harald D. Paul
Samuel N. Frank
Joseph Barbarowicz
Charles Abramski
Joseph Mirow
Ed Richardson
Joseph A. Factor
al Bucci
Ray Price
Walter Perch
Sid Lockley
Sammie Bullano
Mike Kullek
Paul Rudd
Golden Bogen
Charles P
Bug
Waltherland
Mrs
Zivic and Davies Set for Tuesday Night Return Fight
Al Bummy Davis seeks a comeback win against Fritzie Zivie at the Polo Grounds after seven months idle and a recent lifting of a lifetime ban. The bout stands at twelve rounds with Davis facing long odds as promoters push an army-supportive angle in a high-profile boxing card.
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Internation News Service
New York
Bummy) Davis
Brooklyn
al Uhis
Fritzie Zivie
Army
Polo Grounds
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Bummy
Fritzie
Davis
New York Boxing Commission
Universal Party Enjoyable Event Focused on Employees
Universal Sanitary employees held a day of activities on Saturday June 28 at the New Castle Field Club and Tollewood Park. A morning golf tourney ended with George Shook receiving the trophy for best golfer, with other winners Shine Platek Kirk and Dutch Hill. An afternoon stag picnic at Idlewood Park followed, with an athletic program under Universal A A supervision and speeches from personnel director George Lamoree. President Emory Swagger praised the event’s success.
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New Castle Field Club
Tollewood Park
George Shook
George Lamoree
The
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Shook
Field Club
Idlewood Park
Universal A. A
Emory Swagger
Shine Platek
Claas B Kirk
Dutch Hill
Skeet Trap Shoot Planned by Lawrence County Sportsmen
Members of the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association sponsor another skeet and trap shoot on Wednesday evening at 8:30 at the New Castle falvo grounds. H. M. Drna, secretary, announced today.
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Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association
New Castle Falyo Grounds
H. M. Drna
Toothpicks Used to Promote Growth in Pecan Trees
Washington report from the Department of Agriculture details a method where indole-3-butyric acid saturated toothpicks are inserted into freshly cut pecan tree roots. Scientists L. C. Romberg and C. L. Smith found that small holes bored in the roots and plugged with these chemical-soaked toothpicks boosted root growth, increased new root formation, and significantly reduced first year tree deaths.
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Washington
Department of Agriculure
L. C. Romberg
C. L. Smith
Bureau of Plant Industry
Umpires Named for City League Games at Lee Avenue Field
Umpires for the city league game at Lee Avenue Field tonight will be Adams and Tex Richards. The umpires for the Lawrence County figure game Tuesday will be General and Castelo. Assignments were made by Leo W. Hi head of the Umpires organization who called a meeting of umpires for 8 o clock Tuesday night.
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Lee Avenue Field
Adams
Tex Richards
Lawrence County
General
Castelo
Leo W. Hi
Umspires
City-County Loop To Meet Tonight
City county baseball league managers and officials will hold an important meeting at Carm's, 112 West Washington, tonight. Groton A. C. may receive a franchise replacing South Hills. all teams must be represented. The Slovak Ryantown league game tonight is called off. the Slovaks will play Croton in a practice game Tuesday night.
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South Hills
Ryantown
Ryantown Field
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Cascade Weld
Archie's Bevy of Players Highlight Local Baseball Scene
Archie Frank of Wampum stars at second base for Beaver Falls in the Penn State League, while Nick Scala wins the shortstop job for Cambridge in the Eastern Shore League. Other notes praise Jim Snow, Jim McCready, and Sergeant Will Fletcher, with earnings, radio broadcasts, and team moves shaping a bustling regional baseball snapshot.
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Galt
Lawrence County
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Cambridge
Maryland
Dope
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Aso
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al Kreuz
Jimmy Snow
Becker Street
Jim
McCready
Ellwood City
Beaver Falls
West Pittsburg Tops Ryantown in City League Game
West Pittsburg Gas House beat Ryantown 6 to 4 yesterday at Ryantown in a postponed city league game. Jimmy Atilsano pitched eight strong innings for West Pittsburg, two big late innings accounted for six runs, Dolly Hartman took the loss with the only extra base hit. Ryantown committed six errors behind Hartman. A ninth inning rally by Ryantown fell short as West Pittsburg prepared for tonight’s postponed game at West Side A.C. Sicld on Lee Avenue.
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West Pittsburg
Ryantown
DeGenormien
Dolly Hartman
Hartman
West Side
A.C. Sicld
Lee Avenue
Braves boast youth and age on roster after Waner signing
International News Service reports that Boston Braves stacked a record mix of youth and age with Paul Waner joining veteran outfielders. Centerfielder Johnny Codney reaches 40 next March while infielders Buddy Gremp, 21, Bama Rowell, 25, Willie Wietermann, 21, and Libby Sisti, not yet 21, fill the infield alongside Waner.
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International News Services
Boston
Paul Waner
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Johnny Codney
Waner
Casey
Buddy Gremp
Bama Rowell
Willie
Wietermann
Moose Team To Meet Tonight For Reorganization
Moose baseball club holds a meeting tonight at 8 o clock in South Mercer street club rooms announced by Manager Fiz Rodenbaugh. Players from this year and others interested in playing second half urged to attend as the Moose pursue the second half tag in the city Baseball league. Rodenbausch promises a better team in the upcoming half and cautions to watch their smoke.
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Mercer Street
Fiz Rodenbaugh
Rodenbausch
Five softball games set in Lawrence County league
Five games will be played in the Lawrence County softball league this evening weather permitting. Games begin at 6 o’clock and will end at the first half, with a weekly playoff left open. Tonight’s schedule lists Sunny Boys versus Stillport Tigers, Ellwood Sons of Italy versus Dono fries, Sons of Thaly of NC versus Fannins, Radigats versus Columbus Club, Valentios versus Johnson Bronze. RAMBLERS to meet Tuesday at 8 in City-County Independent Baseball league at the M C A. Manager Bishop announces. Fred Blake quits as playing manager of Huntington Club after arm soreness ends pitching. Bill Stewart Jr. noted as umpire candidate for Notre Dame era. Chucks for Scranton features Pinky Woods pitching for Scranton Red Sox farm.
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Sunny Boys Stillport Tigers
Ellwood Sons
Italy
Donofries
Sons of Thaly
N.C
Fannins
Radiaigts
Columbus Club
Valentios
Johnson Bronze
Ramblers
New Castle Ramblers
Independent Baseball League
Bishop
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday to Tonight
Yesterday's results include Chicago 9 over Cleveland 3 and New York 7 over Washington 4 5. Today Cleveland visits St Louis and Detroit plays Chicago with other games listed. multiple box scores feature Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with varied results.
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Moguls To Deaden Golf Balls In '42
United States Golf Association to reduce golf ball speed starting January 1942. First grade balls will be limited to 250 feet per second with a 2 percent tolerance. Tests to run at 15 degrees Fahrenheit. ball size and weight unchanged. Aim is gradual, steady distance reduction amid ongoing lengthening trends.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Feller Could Snare 36 At Present Rate
Bobby Feller appears on pace to win 36 or more games as the season unfolds amid league standings notes. The piece surveys his potential, compares with historic marks, and mentions rivals and context within the West Side circuit.
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Army
Bobby Feller
Yankees Increase Lead In League
New York Yankees top the standings with a 9 4 win over the Senators and a 7 5 victory in the nightcap. DiMaggio extends his hitting streak and Joe Gordon and Kell y homer as New York strengthens its grip on first place in the American League. Cleveland loses to the Yankees as Ted Lyons wins for the White Sox. Pirates, Giants, Dodgers, and Cardinals post wins in the National League while Philadelphia is swept by the Giants in a doubleheader.
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