East Side Grabs Lead as Centerville Tops Grands in Open Race
In Butte Amateur Baseball League play East Side A C moved atop the standings after a 12 6 win over Miners Union and Centerville Renos upset league leaders Grands 4 1. Rooney won with five hits, Stimatz homered for Centerville, while Parkways rallied late to beat Woodmen 8 6. Evankovich and Koprivica combined on the mound for Parkway as Dwyer Nevin and Michisky led Woodmen offense.
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East Side
A. C
Miners Union
Butte
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Parkways
Woodmen
Grands
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Butte Gun Club Plans Renovation Ahead Of State Rifle Shoot
At a last night meeting the Butte Gun Club outlined preparations for the state rifle shoot to be hosted July 7 to 9. Renovation at the Rocker range continues with 15 movable targets to be built and controlled from the clubhouse. Ben Hardin will oversee pistol-range equipment and immediate work. Col. D. G. Stivers presided. other officers include Shelby C. Sweet Warren Kemper Maurice L. Ethier Frank Huette and Joe Fontana.
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Butte
Ben Hardin
Col
D. G. Stivers
Butte Gun Club
Hardin
Shelby C. Sweet
Warren Kemper
Maurice L. Ethier
Frank Huette
Joe Fontana
Archery Club Receives New Name and Officers
Archery enthusiasts in the Silver Bow and Arrow club will keep their charter open until June 26 before an initiation fee is required. New officers elected are Leo Barrone as president Ed Marshall as treasurer and J G Dillon as secretary. Members include Ray McEmmanon Patrick Sullivan Ethel Cannon and others. Plans call for city tournaments and an intercity meet in the future.
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Silver Bow and Arrow Club
Leo Barrone
Ed Marshall
J. G. Dillon
Ray McEmmanon
Patrick Sullivan
Ethel Cannon
Edward War
Idaho Star Pitcher Earl Gregory Plans Boston Pact
Moscow Idaho June 6 Earl Gregory of Potlatch pitcher for the University of Idaho said he would sign a contract with Boston of the American League. He played quarterback on Idaho's 1938 football team.
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Moscow
Earl Gregory
Potlatch
University of Idaho
Boston
A A U Ratings Highlight Top Track Performers for 1939
Greg Rice leads the two mile in the June 1939 Amateur Athlete listing of top American track performances. The AAU ratings show a more even regional spread across the First Ten clubs with leaders in sprints, distance, hurdles, and field events. Notable names include Wilbur Greer, John Woodruff, Fred Wolcott, Emer Hackney, Cornelius Warmerdam, and Bob Peoples, among others. George Jeffcoat was sold to Montreal from Brooklyn and Kansas City.
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America
The
Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Pacific Coast
Far West
Midwest
East
South
Lincoln
Neb
Wilbur Greer
Michigan State
Mozel Ellerbee
Tuskegee
Mack Robinson
Earl Vickery
Southern California
Emer Hackney
Kansas State
John Wilson
J. B. Wevall
Louisiana State
Les Steers
San Mateo
Pete Zagar
Stanford
Bill Watson
Michigan
Cornelius Warmerdam
Olympic Club
Bob Peoples
California
Irving Folwartshay
New York A. C
Tigers Tie Yankees 6-2 in Detroit Duel
Detroit pitchers Newsom and Buck Newson held the world champion New York Yankees to six hits as the Tigers won 6-2. Newson struck out seven for his sixth victory, with Detroit scoring all runs in the sixth inning off Oral Hildebrand.
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Tigers
New York Yankees
Buck Newson
St. Louis Browns
Tommy Bridges
Yankees
Senators
Oral Hildebrand
Newsom
Sox Rally Behind Dietrich Beats A's 7 4 For Series Sweep
In Chicago on June 6 Bill Dietrich rebounded from a previous loss to pitch and hit the White Sox to a 7 4 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics, securing the series three games to one. Dietrich drove in a run and scored while Siebert Johnson and others contributed key hits as Chicago extended its win streak to five in six games.
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Detroit
Crosettiss
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Cleveland Indians
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Boston
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Bill Dietrich
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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Pippen
Sub Par Scores At Open Prep On Spring Mill Course
Philadelphia Country Club hosts 165 golfers as a pre Open trial for the 43rd National Open. Notable scores include Bobby Cruickshank 71 Armour 72, Bud Ward 72, Shute 73, Laffoon 74, Oliver 74, Nelson 75, McSpaden 79. A gallery of several hundred watched two days before the championship.
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Philadelphia
Spring Mill
Tommy Armour
Chicago
Bobby Cruickshank
Armour
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Walker
Spokane
Wash
Denny Shute
Ky Laffoon
Ed Oliver
Byron Nelson
Jug McSpaden
Ralph Guldahbl
Kid Baseball Schedule Set for Thursday
Butte grade school kid baseball league from the C Y O paused early week games due to rain and wet grounds and will resume Thursday morning at Cinders and Hebgen parks with four matchups including St John vs St Mary Cinders St Patrick vs St Joseph Cinders St Ann vs Immaculate Conception Hebgen park and St Lawrence vs Holy Savior Hebgen park. High scoring C Y O men softball last night produced 103 runs across six games with St Mary defeating Sacred Heart 7 6 St Ann over St Joseph 16 10 Knights of Columbus over Columbian Squires 10 0 St Patrick over Immaculate Conception 15 4 St Lawrence over Holy Savior 182 and St James over St John 11 4.
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St. Mary
St. Patrick
St. Joseph
St. Ann
Immaculate Conception
St. Lawrence
Holy Savior
Sacred Heart
Knights of Columbus
Dietrich Wins as Philadelphia Tops Chicago 8-6
Dietrich earns the win for Philadelphia while Caster takes the loss in a 8-6 game. Newsome Bejma and Walker each notch three hits with Dietrich adding a three run homer and three RBI. Nagel Radcliff Qwen and Chapman contribute multiple two-base hits as Chicago leaves seven runners on base. Attendance about 2,500.
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Newsome
Bejma
Walker
Rensa
Dietrich
Kuhel
Brucker
Chapman
Miles
Radcliff
Nagel
Qwen
Philadelphia
Chicago
Caster
Browns Fall After Late Collapse In Washington Loss
The St. Louis Browns blew a three run lead in the ninth and lost 10 to 7 to the Washington Senators. Key hits include Estalella and Berardino driving in runs for Washington, with Leonard earning the win and Mills the loss in front of 676 fans.
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St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
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Butte Anglers Club advances rainbow trout hatchery program
The Butte Mainden Rock hatchery received 200 000 rainbow eggs from the Somers Montana Fish and Game station bringing total rainbow eggs to 950 000 to date. Eggs will be hatched into fingerlings for release into the Big Hole river as plans include more native trout and grayling from Bozeman and Yellowstone. 200 000 Eastern Brook fingerlings were distributed to streams near Butte and chicks hatched at Carson Chickeries released to rearing pens.
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Maiden Rock
Somers Station
Montana State Fish and Game Department
William Carpenter
Rainbow
Big Hole River
Yellowstone Park
Butte Club
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
Bozeman
Big Hole
Lester Barton
Butte
Carson
Price Club Suffers First Defeat In City Softball Race
Deschenes homered with a man aboard to lift East Side A C to a 10 9 victory over Price AAA in a league game. The loss creates a three way tie for second with West Siders Prices and Active clubs. Safe way beatsens Jen sens 8 1 Conoco topped DeMolay 20 10 and Dannys of Walkerville defeated Hennessys 17 10.
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Price Aaa
Price
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Conoco
DeMolay
Dannys
Walkerville
Hennessys
Little Enters British Open as U S Seeks Title
Philadelphia reports Lawson Little, former U S and British amateur champion, will compete in the British open at St Andrews starting July 3. Johnny Bulla of Chicago also plans to play, joining Reginald Whitcombe as an American entrant in the field.
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Philadelphia
United States
St. Andrews
Lawson Little
U. S
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Johnnny Bulla
Chicago
Five Circuit Blows Smashed In One Frame Giants Heat Reds
The New York Giants crushed Cincinnati 17 3 after five home runs in a single fourth inning, setting a major league record for most homers in one frame. Players Harry Danning Frank Demaree Burgess Whitehead Manuel Salvo and Joe Moore supplied the blasts as New York tied and surpassed several hitting marks.
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New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Harry Danning
Frank Demaree
Burgess Whitehead
Manuel Salvo
Joe Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Mel Ott
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Error Paves Way for St. Louis Win Over Bees in 10th
Rookie Eddie Miller miscue opens 10th as St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Bees 5 to 3 in extra innings. Key players include Martin Gutieridge Owen Davis Hassett Majeski and Shoffner with Brown and T Moore driving in runs.
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Phillies Rally Past Cubs In Ninth Inning Victory
Pinky Whitney delivered a pinch hit off Larry French in the ninth to drive in George Scharein and lift Philadelphia to a 9 8 win over Chicago. Beck earned the win, Lillard the loss, with 1 000 in attendance.
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Pinky Whitney
Larry French
George Scharein
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Brooklyn Downs Pirates in first division victory
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 2 to complete two wins in the three game series. Coscarart hit a home run and drove in two while Lavagetto Suhr and Fitzsimmons added RBIs in a strong Brooklyn attack.
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Baseball Standings and Yesterday's Results
East Side defeats Miners Union 12 to 6 and Parkways over Woodmen 8 to 6. Centerville falls to Grands 4 to 1. Yesterday New York loses to Detroit 2 to 6 and Philadelphia 4, while Chicago and Boston tie 7 to 7.
Today’s Games Feature Six NBA Matchups
The schedule lists New York at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Detroit, and Boston at St. Louis. Teams chase standings as rivals clash across the league today.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Scores From Baseball and Brawling Field Matchups
A list of city teams and final scores shows Cincinnati 3 New York 17 St Louis 5 Boston 3 Chicago 8 Philadelphia 9 Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 5. The figures reflect a high scoring day across multiple venues with various regional clubs competing.
Big City Matchups Highlight National Basketball Card
Cincinnati faces Philadelphia as St. Louis plays Brooklyn and Chicago clashes with New York while Pittsburgh meets Boston in a slate of key league games.
Grade School Tennis Meet Opens June 15 in Butte
Butte sponsors the second annual Grade School Tennis tournament to be held at Harrison Avenue courts under the supervision of the Butte Tennis Association and the WPA recreation bureau. Entries close June 10 with two divisions Class A for 13 and older and Class B for 12 and under. Trophies donated by the Butte Kiwanis Club.
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Butte Tennis Association
WPA Recreation Bureau
Frank Curgan
Butte Kiwanis Club
Harrison Avenue
Ted Rule
WPA Recreation Department
Hawthorne
Harvey Johns
Joan Johnson
Royal Johnson
Mary Dorhofer
Leona Phillips
Ruby Park
Hazel Freeman
Betty Sessions
Phyllis Norris
Frances Denton
Betty Straw
Helena Pinkerton
Marlyn Ensrud
Bernice Fellman
Blanche Boston
Whittier
Bob Winslow
William Cobb
Dick Graham
Charles Lacey
Jack Winslow
Owen Smithers
Joan LeSage
Shirley Davis
Jean Oxley
Alice Donovan
Audrey Mulholland
Dorothy Haskka
Dorothy Daniels
Holy Savior
Arthur Stone
Matt Powers
Charles Petritz
Ed McGlone
Ed Stepan
Charles Stone
Leonard Burroughs
Marie Harrington
Rose Madza
Geraldine Sullivan
Webster
Sam Roach
Gordon Cox
Bob Asanovich
Charles Goddard
al Brown
Norman King
Joe Tracey
Donald Crase
Anne Bukvich
Ann Kalusek
May Hardle
Betty Herrick
Dorothy Sweet
Ruth Peterson
Mabel Sievers
Lucille Cushman
Anita Harvey
Marian Wisnes
Emerson
Tom Hetherington
Norman Coster
Robert Honey
Roy Beal
Bill Harvey
Dean Score
Gene Reardon
Jimime Wonnacott
Tommy Wakefield
Bill Adams
Joe Levin
Robert LeProuse
John Matson
Harriet Rolfe
James Thain
Gordon West
Wilfred Cobb
Skes Runser
MeechRinley
Allan Spring
Bod Kirby
Bill Teipner
Bob Carney
Paul Sandon
Barry McCarthy
Wesley Marans
Virginia Hardin
John Carl Schwartz
Jefferson
James Wyatt
Grant
Louis Lousen
Clyde Morton
Helmar Lasell
Bob Culver
Sportsmen's Group Holds June Meeting
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association held its regular June gathering. County Attorney W E F Coyle called the commission bag limits on fish unconstitutional. N B Don delinger of Anaconda spoke for the commission. John Carson pledged aid to raise chukar partridge and incubation efforts. A committee will meet with Deer Lodge National Forest officials on elk planting. The group agreed to cooperate in the Butte Treasure State Jubilee and enter a wildlife float.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen’s Association
W. EF. Coyle
Dondelinger
Anaconda
Wooderson Thrills London Fans With Mile Run
Sydney Wooderson proved readiness for his June 17 mile duel with Glenn Cunningham by covering three quarters of a mile in a world record pace of two minutes 59.5 seconds before around 5,000 spectators in London.
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London
Sydney
Glenn Cunningham
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