27 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
1
A column on boxing news and backstage details surrounding Louis and Galento. It notes ticketing quirks, promoter bets, training costs, and Louis’s wealth while referencing future London bouts and past earnings.
Jimmy Grove and Ted Williams starred for the Red Sox in a blanking of Washington with seven hits combined, while Williams went four-for-four at the plate. Tommy Bridges won his 10th win of the year as the Indians beat the old mates 3-2 with a three-hit game from Earl Averill in four tries. Henry Pippen hurled four hits for the Athletics, and Red Tipton, a Duke rookie, sacrificed home the winning run as the A's edged the Yankees 3-2 in the night game.
Chronicle notes from twenty five years ago detailing the Carl Schurz monument unveiling with speeches by Judge Emil Baensch and Gen C R Boardman, and other items including a massive Salem fire that destroyed over 1,000 buildings with two deaths, plus canoe trip exploits on the Wisconsin River and National Guard inspection led by Maj W A Marden.
A dense list of 6:00 to 9:30 PM programs across NBC CBS and ABC networks. Features Johnny Johnstone and Jack Stone dramas, Johnny Green and Edward G Robinson at CBS, plus Nights with Dick Powell Martha Raye and Lud Gluskin. NBC presents Melody and Madness with Robert Benchley and Artie Shaw, Fibber McGee, Bob Crosby, and Jimmie Ficher among others. Also notes Pl program blocks, talent lineups, and a heavyweight title fight from Yankee Stadium.
Henry McLemore writes from Yankee Stadium about the Louis Galento heavyweight title bout. He predicts a swift finish for Galento, jokes about delays costing fans views, and details his plan to time the match to fractions of seconds as he watches from Row A. He notes the crowd, venue, and his expectation of a quick, decisive outcome.
Chicago Bears sign Sally Sherman a Chicago halfback and Charles Heileman an Iowa State end. Green Bay Packers add Paul Kell a Notre Dame 225 pound right tackle. Hall of Fame coach Curly Lambeau signs Kell. Heileman noted as a leading pass receiver into 1938.
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