Hernandez Eyes Championship Shot After Batolo Battle
New York boxing manager Weill proposes Pedro Hernandez fight Bartolo and Willie Pep a week apart to crown a featherweight champion. Hernandez, 25, Puerto Rico born, based near Troy New York, has key wins and losses including Bartolo in 1941 and Pep in 1942, with recent form a 3 round win over Freddy Lopez.
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Baltimore
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Rocks Take Two To Move Ahead
The Wilmington Blue Rocks beat the York White Roses twice in York in a weekend Interstate League doubleheader. In the first game Wilmington built a five run lead in the seventh, Levan and Gigliotti had four and three hits, Sweeney added three. Carter shut York down after the first inning in the second game as Wilmington totaled 12 hits. York committed four errors, winning pitcher Ripple, losing Shope.
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York White Roses
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Gigliott
Sweeney
Carter
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Randol
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Shope
Biros
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Ripple
Estock Chatkovich
Ripple Etkovich
Estock
Chetkovich
Korpenay Br
Greene and Tatler
McConvery
McCullough
Mece
Murry
Stockhausen
Meade Returns to Winning Ways After Suspension
New York June 12. Jockey Don Meade rides to victory on Seal Rock paying 14 50 after a 135 year suspension. Meade won in five rides last week at Aqueduct, following four runners up and one non money effort.
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New York
Don Meade
Seal Rock
Aqueduct
Trenton Packers take two in double bill to snap Allentown streak
In Allentown Pennsylvania Joe Bird's Trenton Packers won both ends of a double header 63 to 44 to snap the Allentown Redbirds seven game win streak. Harry Petty outpitched Brad Trine in the first game while Hal Kelleher earned the decision in the second. The Packers scored four runs in the fourth to back Trine in game one and three in the fourth to back Kelleher in game two.
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Joe Bird
Trenton Packers
Harry Petty
Brad Trine
Earl Geiss
Trenton
Trine
Packers
Brunswick
Hal Kelle
Pennington
Colvin
Miksis
Cole
Lancelott
Callaha
Davis
Calvin
Trento
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Shabilla
Geiss
Pette
Ty Petty
Innnings
Lin
Winn Lesing
Dzigan
Enmey Trenton
Allentown
Kelleher
Hagerstown Owls Top Lancaster Red Roses 4 1
Thomas H Hagerstown pitcher scattered ten hits over nine innings to defeat Lancaster 4 1. Owls scored in the fifth and eighth on Welch Rothman Nowak Mierkowicz hits while Wood McWeeny and Marek fueled the lineup. L 10 1. Hagerstown 4 8 0. Napoles debuted defensively but went hitless in four at bats.
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Hagerstown Owls
Lancaster Red Roses
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Welch
Martin
Rothman
Owls
Nowak
Mierkowicz
Napoles
Portsmouth
Tommy Liles
Marek
Lancaster
Wood
McWeeny
Yesterday's Stars and Twins Split Doubleheader Feats
Howie Schultz and Phil Masi starred in separate games for Dodgers Braves, Schultz tripling and scoring the deciding run in the 10th while Masi doubled twice and drove in three as Boston split. Giants and Reds combined in nine double plays, while Weintraub and Reyes led a Giants rally to a 22nd inning win over the Phillies. Cubs breezed past Pirates with two shutouts as Erickson and Chipman allowed few hits. Red Sox swept Yankees with strong pitching from Hughson and Hausmann. Athletics beat Senators in opener as Garrison thrice collected hits and Hayes homered in nightcap. Hodgin and York produced runs for White Sox and Tigers in a 4-2 Chicago win. Harder, Moore propelled Indians over Browns 13-1 opening game. Moore's grand slam capped the night victory.
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Dodgers
Phil Masi
Braves
Schultz
Masi
Boston
Xap Reyes
Phil Weintraub
Giants
Reyes
Rey Berres
Weintraub
Mel Ott
Phillies
Paul Erickson
Bob Chipman
Cubs
Pirates
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Chipman
Emil Verban
Marty Marion
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Verhban
Marion
Bult
Reds
Tex Hughson
Clem Hausmann
Red Sox
Hughson
Yankees
Hausmann
Ford Garrison
Frank Hayes
Athletics
Garrison
Senators
Hayes
Ralph Hodgin
White Sox
Rudy York
Tigers
Hodgin
Chicago
York
Charlie Metro
Mel Harder
Indians
Gene Moore
Browns
Harder
Moore
Homer
Cardinals Set A New League Mark
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a doubleheader before 24,387 fans, and the infield turned nine double plays, a National League record for twin bills. Four DP in the opener and five in the nightcap set the mark, surpassing Philadelphia’s 1917 seven. Walker Cooper Whitty Kurowski and Danny Litwhiler hit consecutive homers for the Reds in the sixth.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Walker Cooper
Whitty Kurowski
Danny Litwhiler
Group Accused of Reckless Driving in Wartime
Washington June 12 The American Automobile Association says war workers as a group are reckless drivers ignoring wartime speed limits and conservation. Thomas P. Henry of Detroit, AAA president, cited the Keep Em Rolling cross country demo showing most people unfriendly to conservation and widespread disregard for the 35 mile per hour limit. He warned highway conditions near war plants reveal the worst driving and that even state police fear patrolling roads due to risk to life and limb.
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American Automobile Association
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Detroit
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Invasion Beachhead Battle From Ernie Pyle
Ernie Pyle recounts the D-Day beach assault in France, detailing German fortifications, underwater obstacles, and mined beaches. He notes stubborn naval gunfire support, heroic yet costly landings, and the determination of U S troops to advance inland despite severe odds and heavy casualties.
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Associated Press
France
Chabtic
Joe Louis
Tye
Hoplus
Eurene
Fox hole radio set works with blade detection in Italy
Lieutenant Maxie L Rupert reports from Italy that a fox hole radio using an old razor and safety pin as a detector can pick up stations. NBC replica confirms the claim explaining the blade’s blue surface acts as the crystal. Rupert describes a small board mount with coil, headset, antenna and ground, noting good reception at night and multiple stations. Also mentions Fifth War Loan broadcast with Roosevelt speech and Morgenthau MC, plus schedules across CBS NBC and MBS networks.
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New York
Maxie L. Rupert
Italy
NBC
Marlin Firearms Co
Rupert
Springfield
Local Market Prices and Provisions Listing
Furnished by Kline Bros Benevela shows prices paid to producers for wheat bacon butter onions fowl potatoes and other staples with ceilings for chickens and heavy hens under OPA rules. Also notes prices for apples eggs turnips cabbage and rhubarb alongside a cultural aside on Arab and Persian calendar migrations related to birds.
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