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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
4
Kearns doubts Braddock can beat the younger Louis in a match that would crown a new champion. Doc Casey backs Braddock's potential, while others doubt Jim Braddock’s age and inactivity. The piece mixes boxing chatter with other sports notes and market banter, citing Dempsey, Schmeling, Baer, Boone, Sewell, and media.
Baseball fans in Williamsport and locally plan a bus trip to Washington for the three game series with the Senators to see Boots Poffenberger pitch a game or part of one. Detroit Tigers star Boots helped beat the Red Sox last week.
Ridge Avenue Redwings softball team beat Penal Farm 12-1 and 9-1 on Sunday to extend their streak to seven games. B Spigler starred with six hits including a homer with two on. Morris pitched both games, allowing five hits total. The Redwings travel to Williamsport Tuesday to face that city's team.
Four city clubs in the Washington County League will meet at Hoffman-Chevrolet Sales rooms at 7 30 p m this evening to arrange the Forman baseball games to be held at the Stadium this week. All representatives urged to attend on time. Classifieds note opportunities appear daily.
Important business gathering of the Paramount Cabbies Athletic Club to be held at their club rooms tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. All members able to attend are urged to be present as matters of importance will be discussed.
Heavyweight champion James J. Braddock takes a training day off in Grand Beach Michigan as he nears the June 22 title bout with Joe Louis. He marks the third anniversary of beating Corn Griffin and plays golf and road work, recalling his June milestones and planning four more sparring sessions before the fight.
The Associated Press reports NBA? wait. New York's Yankees and Giants brace for a Western invasion as the midnight trade deadline nears. Rumors link the Giants to Dolph Camilli, with McCarthy and Danning as potential collateral, while Mel Ott and Hank Leiber seek form. The Yankees rely on Pears on and Chandler to bolster a power core, aiming to capitalize on strong home play.
Minneapolis beat Toledo 6 to 5 and Columbus defeated St. Paul 8 to 2. Louisville at Milwaukee was postponed due to rain. Indianapolis at Kansas City scheduled for night.
Williamsport Wildcats jump to early lead behind Jim Anderson’s pitching and flawless fielding to defeat Ft. Loudon 6 to 2. Four runs came in the first two innings as Murray’s single and Banzhoff’s drive sparked the offense. Hamil homered for Fort Loudon with two RBIs. Grims had three hits for Williamsport as Anderson allowed four hits and three unearned runs.
Pax's Sportorials lists Senior League games for Wednesday June 16 with matchups Old Export versus Kays at Washington Street, Paul Jones versus Mills at Reservoir, Gasco versus Manbecks at South Potomac, and Delpheys versus Caskeys at Millis. Several teams failed to submit home-game scores and face a $1 fine. Managers urged to cut grass, sign new players before deadlines, and appoint arbiters.
The American League standings show New York leading with 23 wins and 18 losses, Detroit at 21 and Cleveland at 26. Today’s games feature Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Washington, Chicago at Boston, and St. Louis at Philadelphia, with the schedule continuing tomorrow.
Score fragments show New York Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati with unclear numbers. The readable figures include a 17 and a 354 sequence amid mismatched punctuation.
Chicago June 15 Mike Jacobs promoter says the Braddock Louis title bout at Comiskey Park is a cinch for a gate near 1,000,000, with ticket sales slow among Chicago residents but strong advance for out of town buyers. Louis trains in Kenosha and Braddock in peak condition, each aiming to be ready for kickoff next week.
At Funkstown Fire Hall a meeting of the Independent League formed plans for an annual All-Star game to aid injured player Lester Kriner who broke an ankle sliding into a base. The match is set for Stadium on July 3 at 3 PM with upper county led by Manager Godlove and down county by Manager Brooks. Three players from each club will participate and four hurlers per club are allowed. Coaches are at the managers’ discretion and tickets will go on sale at city sport centers. Each club receives additional allocations as part of the event.
Tickets to sell indicate this year's game will attract one of the largest gatherings for a benefit All-Star contest. The event aims to draw strong local support and showcase top players in a charity showcase.
Kenosha June 15 The Brown Bomber Joe Louis says he will be at top form for his title defense against Jim Braddock in Chicago on June 22. Rain slowed training today as Louis plans six days of conditioning with eight round session tomorrow at Lake Front Stadium and a 15 round workout Thursday. He expects final drills Saturday and Sunday.
Toronto defeats Newark 7 to 4 while Buffalo at Jersey City is postponed due to wet grounds and Rochester at Baltimore is listed for post.
The Washington County League plans a two night event at the Municipal Stadium featuring a pony drawn chariot baseball game between county and city clubs. A series of pony races follows with teams racing for a final showdown. Admission remains 25 cents and a street parade is planned for Thursday evening.
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