New Pro Loop On Pacific Coast
The Pacific coast finally forms its own professional football league the American Professional Football League. Promoter William Freelove assembles clubs in Seattle Portland Oakland San Francisco Hollywood and two in Los Angeles with notable owners George Zaharias Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias and a mix of boat builders electrical firms and restaurateurs backing. Uniforms are prepaid and a NFL like constitution is adopted.
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Pacific Coast
William
Biz Bill) Freelove
Aviation Industrial
Ist
Los Angeles
Freelove
Seattle
Portland
Oakland
San Francisco
Holywood
San Diego
George Zaharias
iMildred
Babe Didrikson Zaharlias
Cumberland to Improve Fairgo Racing Plant Ahead of Aug Meet
Cumberland Md June 28 Improvements costing about 310000 are being made at Fairgo half mile track for the Cumberland Fair Association meeting set for August 12 and 15 to 19. Work includes replacing limestone screening with a blacktop walk along the course in front of the grandstand to side entrances and near the jockey club stairway plus grandstand improvements. The Netherlands has contributed more than two million tons to the UN shipping pool.
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Cumberland
Fairgo
Cumberland Fair Association
Jockey Club
Cardinals Win With Home Runs
In Allentown Pennsylvania on June 28 the Red Birds beat York 7 to 5 as three homers, two by George Davis who went 4 for 4, and one by pitcher Frog Brunswick, secured the win. Brunswick won after Davis opened the scoring in the first and Brunswick belted a go-ahead shot in the third. Cwik allowed eight hits. Brunswick struck out seven as Allentown broke a 3-3 tie and pulled away late.
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Allentown
George Davis
Froggy Brunswick
Allentown Red Birds
York
Davis
Brunswick
Bucha
Redbirds
Walt Cwik
Bires
Griffiths
Homan
Stockhausen
McCullough
Cwik
Sth
Bites
Ahs Allentow
Cole
Calvin
O Lancelotti
Cappa
Rider
Vanek
Lancelotti
Randol
Sweeney
Riros
Colvin
Grifiths
Schmidt
Henry
Twilight Tear and Durazna clash in Princess Doreen Stakes
At Arlington Park six furlongs see Twilight Tear of Calumet Farm chase Durazna from Brownell Combs as four other three year old fillies chase. Twilight Tear seeks an eighth straight win while Durazna aims to stop her streak with Harriet Sue Another Night Bell Song and Miss U.S. O. among the rivals.
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Chicago
Arlington Park
Twilight Tear
Durazna
Calumet Farm
Brownell Combs
Washington Park
Twilight
Duragna
Hyman Friedberg
Harriet Sue
J. M. Branham
Singing Steel Feature Winner at Charles Town
Singing Steel driven by Pearson and Shank won Summers purse at Charles Town feature race on June 28 finishing a half length ahead of Hill and Morrows Tumble Boy. The mile and a sixteenth was run in 1 47 4/5 on a fast track with a $10.20 payoff on the winner and a $1244. Sug, owned by Dr H B Langdon, also claimed a second with a $198.40 daily double payoff pairing Sug with Mrs G C Russell's Our Orphan.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Pearson and Shank
Singing Steel
Hill and Morrow
Tumble Boy
Sug
H. B. Langdon
All-woman bullfighter squad thrills Mexican crowds
Seven senorita toreros, the first all-female cuadrilla in Mexico, perform in Mexican bullrings from Parral to Mexicali and beyond. Ages 16 to 21, they jump back after knocks, led by Teresa Montero and Elisa Gallardo, with Eva Belmonte from El Paso and others from Mexico City, Yucatan, and more. The group formed last year after a bullfighting school and tours border towns drawing large crowds.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Mexico City
Senorita
Cuadrilla
Parral
Chihuahua
Elisa Gallardo
Esperanza Garcia
Mexicali
California
Toro
Matadoro
Teresa Montero
Yucatan
Handerilleras
Banderilleras
Eva Belmonte
el Paso
Texas
Yolanda Trascierra
Gloria Gaona
Lupita Fuentes
Senators Extend Winning Streak at City Park
The Senators beat the Tate Cubs 8 to 3 in a City League game, their seventh straight win. Key hits came from Butler McNamee and Chambers as four runs in the fourth inning gave them control. They host St James at City Park tonight after this away game details show in the box score.
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Senators
City Park
Tate Cubs
Butler
McNamee
Chambers
St. James
Gelwicks
Wacs May Carry Firearms in France Advance Units
London reports that WACs heading to France may carry firearms if their assignments require it. Officers and enlisted women in advance contingents have been practicing marksmanship with 30 caliber carbines on a target range. The text notes coal composition as approximately 60 percent carbon.
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London
WACS
France
Local Prices Paid to Farmers and Producers
Furnished price list from Kiine Bréa Benevola shows local rates for farm products. Wheat at the mill and at the barn around 1.60 and 1.59 per bushel, butter at 25 to 40 cents per pound, shoulder meat 25 cents, country backstace guineas per pound, No 1 potatoes 3.00 per bushel, young chickens at ceiling price, honey 15 cents, lard 1.24 to 1.26 per pound, cabbage heavy heat price, apples 3.00 per dozen, crates of large sweet varieties 4 to 6 dollars.
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Kiine Bréa
Benevola
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Shockey’s
Hagerstown Gas CO
Rudy
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Cardinals
Andrew Johnson
Greenvile Tear
R. & G. Dept
Emnerica
Keer
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Lawrence C. Care
Immit Avenue
Senoritas
Mexico
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Eugenio Alvarado
Antonio Fajardo
U.S
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Jaurez
Matamoros
Delicias
Monterrey
Me Elisa Gallardo
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Pollyanna
Leon Bhepair
Bentz & Dunn
House of Shoes
Hagerstown
Offita
Ostrich
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Three Feathers Distributors, Inc
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