Idle Brooklyn Takes Over National Lead
Braves edge Cardinals 4 2 as Art Johnson holds St Louis to nine scatters. Boston scores twice in first and adds a error aided run in the ninth. Scoring details name Crespi Miller Rowell West Slaughter Cooney Bisti with Rowell Ech. Attendance 1 948.
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American Legion Junior Baseball Roster Extended
The American Legion junior baseball team in Butte extends roster registration to Sunday due to recent bad weather. Coach Eddie Geary said many boys wish to join and invited candidates to practice this week. Sessions start at Parrott Flat tonight and Friday at 6, then move to Cinders Park Saturday and Sunday with times TBA.
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Butte
American Legion
Eddie Geary
Gerry
Parrott Flat
Cinders Park
Gehrig Funeral Rites Held
In New York the funeral for Lou Gehrig, Yankee first baseman, concluded in a vine covered Bronx church. The service was brief as per Mrs Gehrigs wish and he was cremated after thousands paid their respects at the coffin. The article notes a naming distinction for Gehrigs son Billy Southworth.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Bronx
Gerald Barry
Episcopal Church
Stars on Edge for Open Golf Tourney Fort Worth Open Favored By Nelson
The 45th U S Open at Colonial in Fort Worth opens tomorrow after a final rehearsal. Byron Nelson, a former Fort Worth caddie and reigning favorite among Texans, leads a field including Lawson Little, Ben Hogan, Ralph Guldahl, Jimmy Demaret, Henry Picard and Gene Sarazen.
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Stars On Edge
Byron Nelson
Fort Worth
Texas
Colonial Club
Cleveland
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Lean
Byron
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Nelson
Little
Ben Hogan
Ralph Guldahl
Dallas
Bobby Jones
Houston
Jimmy Demaret
Henry Picard
Gene Sarazen
Evening baseball and league matchups planned
Thursday at eight, American league Rocky Mountain Blue Points meet Kossen, Wolves face Muck ers, Savoy plays A C M Blacksmiths, Hennessy confronts A C M Warehouse. Friday at eight, National league Pin Kings clash with Montana Tavern, Park Theater against Nickel-Kola.
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Rocky Mountain Blue Points
Kossen
Wolves
Muckers
Savoy
A. C. M. Blacksmiths
Hennessy
A. C. M. Warehouse
Haney Replaced as Browns Manager by Luke Sewell
St Louis Browns owner Don Barnes announced on June 4 that Fred Haney was replaced by Luke Sewell Cleveland coach. Sewell takes over tomorrow with a contract covering the rest of this season and next year, terms undisclosed. The move follows a two win streak that moved the Browns to seventh in the standings.
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Luke Sewell
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Bummy Davis Furlough Foe to Fight Zivic for World Welter Title
Private Al Davis, anti aircraft, set for a month’s leave then a bid for welterweight world honors against Fritzie Zivic in New York. Once Brownsville’s most notorious youth, Davis has transformed into the Army’s valued private with an official $10,000 appraisal and Uncle Mike Jacobs as promoter wary of risks.
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Brooklyn
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Willkie
Murder Inc
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Mike Jacobs
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Private Davis
Fritzie
Mushky Jackson
Jacobs
A's Celebrate Connie Mack Day With Loss
Chicago White Sox rout Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 1 in Connie Mack night ceremonies. Thornton Lee pitched five hitless innings, limited the A's to one run on Bob Johnson's 11th homer, as Chicago moved within one game of Cleveland.
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Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Thornton Lee
Philadelphia
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Sox
Cleveland
Connie
Athletics
Bob Johnson
Lee
Miles
Johnson
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Lodigiani
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Brancato
McCrabb
Hoag
Wright
Tresh
Browns Defeat Senators To Climb In Standings
St Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 7 to 4 to move into seventh in the American League by one percentage point. Key scorers included Casey, Bloodworth, Pofahl, McQuinn, and Berardino with three RBIs for Berardino and Bloodworth. Attendance paid listed at 725.
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Case
Bloodworth
Pofahl
McQuinn
Cullenbine
Clift
Grace
Berardino
Ferrell
Pan Time sets Hollywood park track record at 5% furlongs
Lois Pantages Pan Time, trained in California, clocks 1 05 for 5 furlongs at Hollywood park. Jockey Jack Westrope secures his first triple victory of the meeting on Vegas Justice Manila Bay and Sir Jeffrey in races two six and seven. Earlham College baseball team commits 15 errors in a 16 12 loss to DePauw.
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Sir Jeffrey
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DePauw
Probable Major League Pitchers for Tomorrow
National League games list Vander Meer against Blanton in Philadelphia and Passeau versus Hamlin in Brooklyn. Other matchups include Warneke versus Balvo in Boston and Kott in Chicago. American League games feature Knott against Hallett in Chicago and Newhouser versus Donald in Detroit with New York at Detroit and Milnar opposing Johnson in Cleveland.
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All Star Game Details To Be Arranged In Detroit
New York June 4 William Harridge American League president Ford Frick National League president and Leslie O Connor secretary to Commissioner Landis left for Detroit to arrange details of the all star games set for July 8 They attended Lou Gehrig s funeral today Landis and Tigers officials will join them in Detroit
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Ford Frick
Leslie O'Connor
Landis
Detroit
Lou Gehrig
Tigers
Cellar Clubs Look to Break Tie in East Helena Clash
Butte Boosters travel to East Helena to face the Helena Vigilantes in a Montana State League tussle that could end a last place tie. Rain risks loom as Kes Rigler will update field conditions. Malkovich likely to start for Butte with a full supporting cast, while Helena may counter with Kelley or Purcell on the mound.
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Dick Boyer
Joe Malkovich
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Lefty Nettleton
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Dutch Schneider
Fran Purcell
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Hill
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Girard
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Kristich
Norwood
Stosich
Kelly
Baer Baby Born In Sacramento Hospital
Sheila Elizabeth Baer weighed seven pounds three ounces at a Sacramento hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Henry Baer.
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Sacramento
Canf
Sheila
Elizabeth
Jacob Henry
Buddy) Baer
Baseball's Big Six Batting Leaders and Key Stat Lines
Baseball player stats show the top hitters in the American and National Leagues. Williams and Cronin of the Red Sox lead in runs and hits, with other standout names including Cullenbine, Reiser, Slaughter, and Mack. League leaders for home runs and runs batted in feature York, Hieath, Johnson, Ott, Camilli, Nicholson, and Walker.
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Red Sox
Cronin
Cullenbine
Brown
Reiser
Dodgers
Slaughter
Cardinals
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Detroit
Hieath
Cleveland
Johnson
Philadelphia
Ott
New York
Camilli
Brooklyn
Nicholson
Chicago
Walker
Keller
Gordon
Local Sports State Rained Out Again
Rain disrupted Butte area baseball and softball schedules for a second night. In city baseball, Walkerville versus Cinders and Miners Union versus Parkway were postponed at Cinders and McQueen parks with games expected to resume if weather clears. Softball faced a storm that canceled a second night after opening three games Tuesday, with five games set across Harrison and Hebgen fields.
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Cinders
McQueen Parks
Walkerville
Miners’ Union
Parkway
McQueen
McQueen Park
Harrison
Hebgen
Bell Mistake Won't Happen Any More in Conn Louis Bout
New York report says promoters will place a bell in each neutral corner for the June 18 heavyweight title fight between Joe Louis and Billy Conn to prevent a repeat of the unheard bell incident from the Louis Baer match. Both bells will be synchronized with the timer.
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Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Mike Jacobs
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