Cubs Move Into National League Lead With 7 1 Win
The Chicago Cubs win 7 to 1 over Philadelphia to reach first in the NL as New York Giants fall to Cincinnati Reds. Tex Carleton earns his sixth win with eight-hit pitching while Chicago’s timely hits overcome an eight-hit Phillies effort. Reds top Giants 4 to 1 behind Johnny Vander Meer's six strikeouts and three-hits allowed.
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Tex Carleton
Cubs
Phils
Red Rock
Giants
Cincinnati
Johnny Vander Meer
Jeaders
Vandy
Ott
Moore
Bees and Cardinals split doubleheader in St Louis
In front of 17 250 fans at Busch Stadium the Boston Bees and St Louis Cardinals split their first doubleheader of the season. Boston won 10 to 3 in the nightcap after St Louis took the opener 6 to 5. Pepper Martin delivered key hits for the Cardinals in game one while Elbie Fletcher's relay scored the winning run.
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Pepper
tRan
Stripp
Davis
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St. Louis
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Cuccinello
di Maggio
Slaughter
Medwick
Mize
Gutteridge
J. Martin
Fletcher
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Owen
Errickson
R. H. E. Moston
Shoffner and Riddle
Harrell
Lanier
Shoun
Macon
Bremer
Billy Knickerbocker
Crosetti
Lou Gehrig
Abhoa
New York
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Crosettiss
Clift
Rolfe
Kress Ss
DiMager
Bell Rf
Gehrigsb
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Dick Seibert
Columbus
Chicago
Phila'phia
Berger Ss
Moses Rf
Seibertich
Steinbehr Rf
Werber
Kreevicher
Bruckere
Radcliffe
O\Johnson
Walker Lf
Chapman
Hayes
Lodgiani
Sewelle
Amblerss
Strattonp
Parkerss
Smith
Dean P
Finney
Woodmen and Fourth Share City Lead in Hard-Fought Baseball Night
Curtis High Rifle Club's Curtis leads with 220 in five events at Butte range near Rocker. Modern Woodmen win two league games to stay tied with East Siders, Veale shines on mound in 14-2 win over Interstate Legion juniors and 10-8 comeback over Centerville. Rosetto hits a homer as Woodmen rally from an 8-4 deficit.
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Bill Curtis
Butte
Montana
Pioneer Range
Rocker
Curtis
Elmer Powell
D. G. Stivers
W. Kemper
Maurice Humber
Joe Fontana
Pete Osterman
John Neary
Woodmen
Lodgemen
East Siders
Veale
Interstate Legion
New Legion Lads
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Games at City Parks
Baseball standings list yesterday results with St Louis beating New York 6 5 and Detroit over Boston 10 4. Tonight games include St Louis at New York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia and Detroit at Boston.
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St. Louis
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
New York Ass
Impuntin Dinnim Nauntlivaios
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Penna Wins Open At Kansas City In Weather Halved Event
Stocky Tony Penna of Dayton won the Kansas City open with a 212 total after a 75 70 67 final round. He earned $1,200 from a $5,000 purse, three strokes ahead of Paul Runyan and four ahead of Sam Snead. The event was shortened from 72 to 54 holes after a lightning strike killed two spectators.
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Tony Penna
Dayton
Penna
Little Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Revolta
Frank Walsh
Morton Grove
Ill
Cooper
School Boys Play Today For Titles
Butte hosts two baseball finals at Clark park with Class B action at 10 a.m. Holy Savior Meaderville faces McQueen Walkerville, and Class A final at 1 p.m. pits Grant East Side against Emerson Flat. Play Directors Bill Cullen and Larry Manion supervise the event to spark youth interest.
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Butte
Clark Park
Holy Savior
Meaderville
McQueen
Sherman
Walkerville
Grant
Emerson
Bill Cullen
Larry Manion
New England Net Champ Crowned in Hartford
Elwood Coke of Portland Oregon won the tennis championship of New England defeating Howard V. Stephens Jr Yale senior from St Louis in five sets. Coke claimed the final three sets 6 0 6 0 6 1 after dropping the first two frames 1 6 and 5 7.
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New England
Hartford
Conn
Elwood Coke
Portland
Ore
Howard V. Stephens Jr
Yale
St. Louis
Rain Aids Record Breaking Weekend Across Colleges
Rainy conditions spark a string of new marks as 40 colleges compete in the Central Collegiate meet in Milwaukee and the IA A A A titles in Randalls Island and Indianapolis. Harvey Woodstra and Long John Woodruff lead Michigan State and Pittsburgh in the 4 A events, with Edgar Borck setting a mile record and aiming at the world mark in a three quarter mile race.
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Fullerton JR
New York
Midwest
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
East
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Buffalo
Randalls Island
Indianapolis
Southern California
Big Ten
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Pittsburgh
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Pitt
Harvey Woodstra
I. C
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Woodruff
Ted Meredith
Long John
Edgar Howard Borck
John Paul Jones
Cornell
Borck
Glenn Cunningham
Gene Venzke
Pete Bradley
Cunningham
Local interclub golf match yields low scores at Butte Country Club
The Butte Country Club hosts a large interclub event with 102 players. Butte won 60 to 42 as medalist Tom Mulholland of Highland View shot 68 and Dr. J. J. Kirby of Butte C. C. carded 65. Other top scores included Gene Jones and several local entrants. a return match is planned for July 31 at public links. Two notable hole in one mishaps added local edge to the weekend play.
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Butte Country Club
Montana
Pioneer
Gene Jones
Denver
Tom Mulholland
Highland View Club
John Mallon
Jim Robinson
al Maddock
Robinson
Maddock
J. J. Kirby
Butte C. C
George Sarsfield
Ray Gill
Ward Fanning
A. L. Tremblay
Joe Kane
Ted Barker
Bob Wenham
J. D. Murphy
C. A. Champ
Bill O’kelley
Gene Tracey
Highland View
Steve Seman
Ed Merhar
Harry Swanson
al Chouinard
Joe Sarsfield
Russ Swanson
Russ Skedd
Paul Aveson
Helena
Willard Thompson
Joe Markham
Markham
Canning
Poore Leads Butte Trap Shoot With 50 Straight
Bobby Poore former national junior trap champion set a 50 straight in the 50 Bird Singles to lead a weekly matinee at the Butte Trap and Skeet Club as Latimer and Staples follow. OConnell tops the major handicap with 49 and Swan Johnson trophy moves toward a three win first.
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Bobby Poore
Butte
Nimrod
Joe Latimer
Chuck” Staples
Latimer
Chuck” O'Connell
Swan Johnson
Emmett Simmons
Bob Poore
Rick Kane
Blues Boss Sings Blues in Toledo Mayhem
Kansas City Blues manager Bill Meyer faces a chaotic day as seven players, including both catchers, fall ill with ptomaine poisoning from sandwiches. A 14 minute game antes a train ride to Toledo ends with a double loss to the Mud Hens after an influenza-stricken lineup and a speeding taxi incident.
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Toledo
Ohio
Bill Meyer
Kansas City Blues
Bill
Joe Vance
Blues
Indianapolis
Joe Gallagher
Meyer
Newark
Mudhens
No-Hitter Lost in 14 Innings in Wisconsin
In New Holstein on June 5 Robert Bruckner, a 19-year-old who just left high school, pitched 14 innings with 19 strikeouts but his Chilton team lost 1 to 0 to New Holstein in the Eastern Wisconsin Independent League. Billy Dumke, a Reds prospect, struck out 29 and allowed two hits. the decisive run came on a walk followed by an error and a squeeze play.
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New Holstein
Wis
Robert Bruckner
Robert
Chilton
New Holsein
Billy Dumke
Cincinnati Reds
Female golfers chase Trans Miss medalist honors in Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma June 5 feminine golfers prepare for the Women's Trans Mississippi tournament at Oakhurst Country Club. Over 200 players contest 32 spots in the championship flight with Patty Berg of Minneapolis favored by fans to win the title held by Betty Jameson of San Antonio.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oakhurst Country Club
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Baseball Scores and Matchups From Last Night
Summary of last night results shows Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 5 New York 1 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 7 Boston 5 10 St Louis 6 3. Team pairings include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago and Boston at St Louis. Also listed are Sacramento 2 3 San Diego 1 2 Oakland 3 5 Hollywood 4 0 Los Angeles 4 1 San Francisco 9 3 Seattle 5 7 Portland 3 0.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Sacramento
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Oakland
Hollywood
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San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Boston Io
Brooklyn Eee
Basil James Turf Phenom at Tanforan Races
Basil James, an 18 year old from Sunnyside Washington, rode 66 victories in 25 days at Tanforan. He earned 41 percent of his mounts as winners, far ahead of rival Johnny Adams who had 31 wins. James, once American riding champion, could set a national record if this pace continues. Fans backed the jockey as much as the horses, with five winners in a day on several occasions.
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Basil James
Tanforan
Sunnyside
Wash
W. E. Boeing
Seattle
Johnny Adams
Iola
Kan
James
Local softball schedule and league standings
Tonight's matches list Squires versus St Mary, St Joseph versus St John, St Lawrence versus Sacred Heart, St Ann versus St Patrick, Immaculate Conception against K C, and other pairs across Harrison Hebgen Hebgen Parrot Fiat Clark park. International League results show Montreal 7 5 over Toronto 7 0 and Newark 11 8 with Baltimore 9 3.
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St. Mary
Harrison
St. Joseph
St. John
St. Lawrence
Sacred Heart
Hebgen
St. Ann
St. Patrick
Immaculate Conception
K. C
Parrot Fiat
Chappelles
Mils
Prices Coffee
Miners Dairy
N. P
First Baptist Church
Mt. Con
Clark Park
Syracuse
Jersey City
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Newark
Baltimore
Sparring Partner Foresees Louis Victory Over Schmeling
George Nicholson, Joe Louis's sparring partner, earns 25 dollars a day in Pompton Lakes. He says Louis is improving, hit hard, and will beat Schmeling because Louis is young and fast, while Schmeling is older and relies on selling the fight.
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Drew Middleton
Pompton Lakes
N. J
George Nicholson
Joe Louis
Louis
George
Braddock
Indians Beat Senators In 10th After Hudlin Double
Relief pitcher Willis Hudlin delivered a looping double in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Indians past Washington 5 to 4. Jeff Heath tied the game with a ninth inning triple after Lynn Lary sparked the rally with a fielding error by Buddy Lewis. The win kept Cleveland atop the standings as the Yankees fell to St. Louis.
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Washington
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Jeff Heath
Lynn Lary
Buddy Lewis
Pete Appleton
Lewis
Appleton
Trosky
Keltner
Pytlak
Huchin
al Milnar
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Yankees
St. Louis
Cleveland
Solters
O Deshong
Hudlin
tGoslin
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Deshong
R. Ferrell
Lary
Myer
Almada
Wright
Heath
Wry
R. Perrell
Open course under fire as Lawson Little diffuses concerns
Lawson Little criticizes Cherry Hills for rough fringes and narrow fairways saying the course is ruined to challenge pros at the U S Open. Officials defend tightening the layout but expect no pre tournament changes. Little doubts defending champ Ralph Guldahl can beat 281.
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Denver
Cherry Hills
Lawson Little
Little
New York
Ralph Guldahl
W. F. Nicholson
United States Golf Association
Nicholson
Arizmendi Fights Ambers Tuesday in Los Angeles
Lou Ambers and Baby Arizmendi meet in a non title ten round bout as the feature event on this week’s boxing program in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Ambers defends no title in this bout and tunes up for the July 26 title defense against Henry Armstrong.
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New York
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Baby Arizmendi
Los Angeles
Arizmendi
Baseball's BIG SIX leaders and runs batted in list
Baseball's BIG SIX rankings show leaders in batting average home runs and RBIs. Notable names include Trosky Averill Lavagetto Lombardi McCormick Foxx Greenberg Goodman Ott and Keltner with figures across Indians Dodgers Reds Red Sox Tigers Cubs Athletics Giants.
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Indians
Averill
Lavagetto
Dodgers
Lombardi
Reds
McCormick
Foxx
Red Sox
Greenbers
Tigers
Goodman
Johnson
Athletics
York
Keltner
Ott
Giants
Collins
Cubs
Poxx
Galan
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