Buddy Baer Fights On despite late foul claim against Louis
Buddy Baer failed to come out for the seventh round against Joe Louis after his manager claimed the final blow came after the bell in the sixth. Referee Arthur Donovan ruled Louis the winner as a hearing considered the alleged foul and timing. Baer showed fight with a first round knockdown and sustained pressure, but Louis prevailed with sharper punches.
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Washington
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Arthur Donovan
Baer
Louis
Ancil Hoffman
Hoffman
District of Columbia
Ernest H. Brown
Donovan
Buddy
Joe
Mike Jacobs
Big Buddy
Chicago
Billy Conn
New York
Polo Grounds
Griffith Stadium
Jacobs
Andy Hoffman
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
National Boxing Association
Jimmy Sullivan
Joseph E. Trigg
Pat O’connor
Charlie Reynolds
O'Connor
Vic Ghezzi Leads Goodall Golf Meet
Vic Ghezzi of Deal New Jersey led the $5,000 Goodall golf tournament at Meadow Country Club by six points amid gusty winds. He posted a 353 total at the 90 hole mark with a plus 22 rating, after rounds of 35 38 35 on a par 70 layout. He stood three over par for the first five rounds of the 216 hole event and was favored for tomorrow's finals.
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New York
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Fresh Meadow Country Club
Ghezzi
Baer and Louis Earn Big In Madison Square Garden Card
Buddy Baer earned $18,843 while Louis Baer pocketed $36,866 from a $105,183 gate. Reported plans shift to a July return against Abe Simon with indoors at Madison Square Garden in October for Simon’s title try as promoter Jacobs confirms.
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Maxie
Louis
Abe Simon
Jacobs
Baer
Simon
Madison Square Garden
Bitter Fight on Crete Declines Germans as British Hold Ground
Allied forces in Crete and Malemi fought stubbornly against German landings aided by air support. British units formed a defense line between Malemi and Suda Bay while RAF reinforcements from Egypt attacked transports and ground targets. Despite heavy dive-bomber assaults and losses, British resolve kept the line, with German attempts to reinforce by sea facing stiff resistance and air counterstrikes.
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Suda Bay
Royal Air Force
Crete
Egypt
Adolf Hitler
West
Britain
Nazi sources deny reports of Axis troops through Soviet Russia
Berlin reports from May 24 quote authorized Nazi sources calling Italian press claims of Axis troop movements through Soviet Russia and Persia to attack British Middle East positions as completely false. The sources warn such rumors may slip into German and Italian press.
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Berlin
Axis
Soviet Russia
Iran
Persia
Middle East
British Air Raids Hit Benghazi Harbor Libya and Iraq
British heavy bombers inflicted damage on Benghazi harbor in Libya while Mosul airdrome in Iraq was machine gunned. South African planes bombed transport and troop concentrations in Iraq. The RAF reported one British plane missing. A sandstorm disrupted Tobruk area operations and observation. No immediate British advance on Baghdad was indicated. Free French forces were not reported marching into Syria. British attack in Hula area reportedly captured 90 Italians and 1,300 native troops plus a brigade commander.
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Libya
Mosul
Iraq
RAF
Middle East
North Africa
Tobruk
London
Baghdad
Fallujah
Syria
Hula
Ethiopia
British Air Force Bombs Syrian Airdromes Again
BEIRUT Syria May 24 UP The royal air force was reported tonight to have carried out fresh bombing attacks on the important Syrian airdromes at Aleppo and Damascus Syrian air raid precautions wardens have been summoned for duty according to the Iraqi communiqué issued at Baghdad The British again raided Baghdad airdrome while the Iraqi air force blasted at Habanniya Skirmishes between armored car patrols were reported.
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Syria
Royal Air Force
Allepo
Damascus
Baghdad
Habanniya
U S Army Needs 50008 Gliders for Mobility Masses
Detroit May 24 U P Col Edward S Evans pioneer of U S gliding said the U S Army requires an armada of 50008 troop carrying gliders to keep pace with German military transport. He proposed 20 to 30 passenger gliders towable by bombers to enable mass movements that could rush an army overnight to a danger point in the defense system.
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Detroit
U. S
Edward S. Evans
Evans
Cadets Polo Game With Big Spring Is Called Off
The polo match between the Broncos and the Big Spring Polo Club in Big Spring Texas was canceled due to a wet field. The decision was announced yesterday at the institute.
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Big Spring
Texas
Institute
Billy Conn Risks His Louis Fight at Forbes Field
Billy Conn, light heavyweight champion, risks a shot at Joe Louis by facing Buddy Knox in a 15 round bout at Forbes Field. If Conn loses or injures himself, Louis match drawing power could suffer and promoter Mike Jacobs might substitute Lou Nova or Buddy Baer for Louis 18th title defense. Conn, 23, has trained two weeks and is a prohibitive favorite to outpoint Knox.
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Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Forbes Field
Conn
Louis
New York Polo Grounds
Ixnox
King
Knox
Louis Conn
Mike Jacobs
Lou Nova
Buddy Baer
Pro Tennis Championship Opens With Top Players Rolling
Chicago May 24 Bill Tilden Fred Perry Kozeluh and Lester Stoefen advanced in the 10th annual national professional title event at the Chicago Town and Tennis Club without dropping a set. Tilden beat Frank Goeltz 6-1 6-4 6-1 Perry defeated Louis Volpe 6-2 7-5 6-3 Kozeluh over Ed Stillman 6-3 6-2 6-0 Stoefen routed E Underwood 6-1 6-0 6-1 Budge and Skeen due to play tomorrow with Budge top seed and Skeen fourth. OConnell beat Wegen er 7-5 6-1 6-1 Faunce def Rericka by default.
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Bill Tilden
Fred Perry
Karel Kozeluh
Lester Stoefen
Chicago Town and Tennis Club
Tilden
Frank Goeltz
Chevy Chase
Perry
Forest Hills
Louis Volpe
Exmoor Country Club
Highland Park
Ill
Kozeluh
Europe
Ed Stillman
New York
Stoefen
Don Budge
E. Underwood
Evanston
Budge
Dick Skeen
Pacific Coast Star
Skeen
George O'Connell
Frank C. Wegener
Des Moines
Iowa
J. Faunce
Hollywood
Cal
F. Rericka
Deauville
Fla
Maple Leaf Golf Tournament Postponed One Week
A Roswell Country Club event to raise funds for the Maple Leaf Fund for war relief in Britain is postponed for one week due to a soaked course. The tournament will be played Sunday, June list, with two divisions for ages over and under 50. Medals for top three in each division and a one dollar entry fee will go to the fund. the Country Club donates the course and waives green fees.
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Maple Leaf Fund
Britain
Country Club
Roswell Areas Face Flood Delays And Detours
Rain totals topped 0.67 inches in Roswell as 14.41 inches marked the year to date nationwide. The Hondo River ran near bank full while Pecos flats flooded Roswell Clovis road forced closures with travel rerouted via Tatum. Carlsbad Caverns access disrupted by closures north of Artesia as trains slowed and tourists waited for road openings.
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Gage
Albuquerque Avenue
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Highway Department
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Lovington
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Summary of early and late games
In the American League Washington topped Philadelphia 13 to 5 in first game and 8 to 4 in the second. Boston beat New York 6 to 4 and Chicago routed Detroit 19 to 0. St Louis defeated Cleveland 5 to 2 by able pitching. In the National League Philadelphia outscored Brooklyn 7 to 0 after a 37 to 7 total, Cincinnati swept Chicago 10 to 4, and Chicago edged Cincinnati 4 to 1. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 8 to 1 with strong hitting.
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Highe
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Phelps
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A’s
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Whitey Moore
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Boston Braves
Nazis Use Glider Boats Against Crete
British sources report Germany uses aquagliders in Crete assault. The sea landing gliders taxi to shore on a motor driven hull and need calm seas to avoid capsizing. They can land at night without being observed, offering a surprise seaborne weapon.
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London
Crete
German Rail Travel Cut Amid War Strain
Berlin May 24 The German state railroads announced further drastic reductions in passenger train service due to wartime freight demand. An appeal urged citizens to avoid travel unless urgent, stating it is the duty of every citizen to understand the situation.
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Indians Beat Browns 4-2 as Sox Stumble in Detroit
Cleveland widened its AL lead to 4 1/2 games by leveraging two Browns errors and three first inning hits off Eldon Auker. Jim Bagby pitched five one extra base hits to edge St Louis. Edgar Smith’s wild pitch doomed the White Sox 1-0 in Detroit.
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St. Louis
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Auker
Fred Ostermueller
Tribe
Jim Bagby
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Red Sox
Lefty Gomez
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