Ott Breaks NL Runs Batted In Record At 1 582
Outfielder-manager Ott of the New York Giants breaks Rogers Hornsby’s NL RBI mark with a 1 582 RBI total in his 17th season during a game at Chicago. Teammate Willard Marshall hits a late homer as the Giants split results with the Cubs. Cardinals beat the Braves 6 2 while Yankees rout White Sox 8 2.
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Rogers Hornsby
Ott
Bill Werber
Chicago
Cubs
Werber
Yesterday's Stars Rally Stuns Red Sox and Tigers
By the Associated Press Les Fleming drove Indians five to beat the Red Sox with two ninth inning runs while Harland Clift homered to lift the Browns over the Senators. Ned Harris Birdie Tebbetts led the Tigers with a homer and a ninth inning single to beat the Athletics. Lon Warneke kept the Braves to 10 hits in a five run Cardinals rally in the second. Joe Gordon extended his 20 game hit streak as the Yankees sparked an eight run rally against the White Sox with a run scoring double.
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Willard Marshall
Wrigley Field
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Redbirds
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Edgar Smith
Chicago White Sox
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Joe Gordon
Buddy Hassett
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Indians
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Washington Senators
Associated Press
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Yankees
White Sox
Softball Umpires Face Scrutiny in City League Contests
Two weeks after a stern rebuke of league decisions, the City Softball league showed improved sportsmanship and referee handling as two complete games at Woodrow Wilson Playground and Glen White produced heated but civil play. Beckley Hardware rose to first with a win over leaders while a 1-0 Moose victory over The Club sparked few disputes, despite a disputed Sam Greco home run call.
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Mitch” Bailey
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Black Knight
Ike
Engleby
Malcolm Brice
Wheeling News-Register
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Pittsburgh
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Panthers
Kern
W.V.U
Local softball and baseball notes mix in wartime era games
Reports from Morgantown and Beckley describe varied pitches and field conditions at local games, with calls for better foul lines and playing areas. Notable items include a hidden ball trick for a 1-0 win, a Beckley player injured, and talks of future cross-town matchups and possible college gridiron moves.
Cronin Aims at Regular First as Foxx Leaves Red Sox
With Jimmy Foxx gone Joe Cronin eyes himself as the Red Sox regular first baseman after seven starts at other infield and outfield spots, five wins. Paul Campbell is named as better first sacker by some, while Wendell Eads faces possible penalties for rough riding as Belmont whispers swirl. Melio Bettina vs. Harry Bobo headlines Cleveland boxing show June 23 with Lem Franklin, Joe Muscato, Anton Christoforidis, and Johnny Colan on the card.
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Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Sox
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Jimmy
Belmont
The
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Melio Bettina
Harry Bobo
Cleveland
Lem Franklin
Joe Muscato
Anton Christoforidis
Johnny Colan
Peeping at a Kitty League game ends in boy's peril
In a Louisville Courier-Journal item, Tommy Fitzgerald reports a Negro boy peering through a fence hole at a Kitty League game becomes trapped with his head caught, illustrating a literal case where a trespass leads to serious trouble.
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Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
Foxx Joins Cubs in First Game and Talks Ribs
Chicago fans swarm as Jimmy Foxx debuts for the Cubs amid rib saga and a hoped return to action. He explains ongoing pain from a broken rib and torn cartilage while noting his .332 lifetime batting mark and status as a veteran slugger. Cubs GM Jim Gallagher says Foxx was brought in as a walloper, moving into first base as Rip Russell adjusts.
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Boston Red Sox
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Ol’ Double X
Cubs
Babe Dahlgren
Brooklyn
Cub
Glen
Rip) Russell
Russell
Jim Gallagher
Errors and Hits Highlighted in Boston St. Louis Tilt
The box score notes key players Fernandez Kurowski Slaughter Marion and Sisti with RBIs. Kurowski Marion Kluttz and Fernandez add two base hits while West W Cooper records a three base hit. Hopp swipes a stolen bag and a double play by Miller Sisti and West features in the sequence. Hutchings fanned three and issued two walks across nine innings, Donovan yanked after five with two runs on him.
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West
Fernandez
Slauhter
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Sisti
W. Cooper
Hopp
Miller
Boston
St. Louis
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Warneke
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Errickson
RH Brown
Beedevneees
I. Moore
St Louis
Ween
Public accountant signs golf score card remark
Harold Lesher, a certified public accountant of Upper Darby, Pa., kept score for golf friends and attested the card with a wry note admitting minor cheating on tees, fairways, rough, sand traps, and greens, while declaring it correct.
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Harold Lesher
Upper Darby
Boxers Apostoli Soose tour for navy exhibitions spark ideas
Fred Apostoli and Billy Soose, partners in Norfolk boxing and naval station work, say navy service boosts their skills. The U S O tours Nat Fleischer to camps to discuss fights and show films, starting June 8 with stops in New York, New Jersey, Florida, and more. An all alumni North Carolina football staff planned for next season includes Jim Tatum, Tom Young and Andy Bershak.
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372Nd Regiment
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Tommy Tucker
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Long Branch
Hempstead
N. Y
Detroit Fair Grounds
West Coast
Boots Poffenberger
San Diego
North Carolina
Jim Tatum
Tom Young
Andy Bershak
Cleaning the Cuff Address Highlighted at Dayton U
Jimmy Conzelman delivered a commencement address at Dayton University that impressed officials. The football commissioner Elmer Layden plans to print the speech as a pamphlet. During a thunderstorm that delayed the Cubs game Peanuts Lowrey removed his spikes to reduce lightning risk. Navy reports Sam Snead as a specialist second class, prompting puzzled reaction.
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Dayton U
Elmer Layden
Cubs
Peanuts Lowrey
Navy
Sam Snead
Fights Last Night Roundup in Several Cities
In Minneapolis Fritzie Zivic outpointed Ru ben Shank in a ten rounder. Philadelphia's Tony Gan gemi out pointed Danny Cox in eight rounds. Curley Nichols stopped Johnny Compo in New Haven.
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Associated Press
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Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Ruben Shank
Denver
Philadelphia
Tony Gangemi
Danny Cox
New York
New Haven
Conn
Power Hitter Foxx Still Threat as Peak Passes
In batting practice Foxx cleared the park to loud cheers while his late inning pinch hit debut versus the Giants ended with a flyout. The veteran slugger remains a danger at the plate despite nearing the tail end of his prime.
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Foxx
Giants
Boxing show postponed at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn
The heavyweight title exhibition between Joe Louis and veteran sparring partner George Nicholson, planned for last night, was rescheduled for tonight at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Louis defends his crown in the exhibition amid a paused event lineup.
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Fort Hamilton
Joe Louis
George Nicholson
Civilian Footwear Output in Britain Near 60 Million Pairs
The Department of Commerce reports permissible production of civilian footwear in Great Britain this year will total about 60 million pairs, roughly half the prewar average. The figure reflects wartime economic controls and postwar adjustments affecting the domestic shoe industry.
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Department of Commerce
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