Zulus blank Copper Sox in 9-2 first clash on Flag Day
African Zulu Giants routed the Butte Copper Sox 9-2 at Clarkfield to open their annual visit. Spear and Bihee led Sox hits while Nettleton struggled early. Spear had two hits for Butte as Chief Bolo pitched for Dillon Park. The day also featured a Flag Day ceremony and a later junior Legion game.
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Mahlon Nettleton
Nettleton
Bihee
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Helena
Missoula
Piney Woods
Arkansas
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Chief Bolo
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Reds Virtually Share Lead With 2 Wins
Butte Gun club rifle shoot on Rocker range featured Pease pacing slow fire at 1,000 yards with 263 to 251 for runner up M. Jones. Vince Ciabatiari led a 25 target trapshoot with a perfect score. Reds and Browns split wins, Yankees defeated twice.
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Harlow Pease
Butte
N. R. A. Board of Directors
M. Jones
Vince Ciabatiari
Poughkeepsie Regatta Set With 18 Crews Competing
Poughkeepsie New York June 16 18 college crews prepare for the forty second regatta. An expected 90000 spectators line the Hudson banks and observe the University of California Golden Bears defend the varsity title last year. Washington Huskies arrive as a 7 5 favorite after beating California on Lake Washington.
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Catskills
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Blue Waters
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Junior Nines to Keep Busy in Miners League Schedule
Junior baseball teams in the Miners union league stage a busy week with games at 9 and 10 30 each morning. Last week McQueens beat East Side 7 6 and West Side defeated Englewood 8 2.
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West Side
Englewood
Ted Rule
B. J. Manning
WPA Recreation Bureau
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South Side
Englewood Wood
DROP CHAMPS 6 GAMES OFF FIRST PLACE
Boston grabs a 24 game lead over Detroit and the Yankees as St Louis Browns rout New York twice 12 to 6 and 6 to 5. Game summaries highlight Kennedy, DiMaggio, Crosetti, and Ruffing on the Yankees side with Brown outslugging them with doubles and a homer.
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Weekly Baseball Standings And Schedule
The schedule shows Tuesday through Sunday matchups including Helena at Butte and Missoula at East Helena. Yesterday results list multiple scores for teams such as Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Detroit and Cleveland with varied wins and losses.
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Reds Strike Down Dodgers in Twin League Setback
Cincinnati Reds topple Brooklyn Dodgers 1–0 and 5–2 before 30,000 fans, moving to second place as Paul Derringer shuts out in the first game. Pete Coscarart and Leo Durocher homer in the nightcap while Jim Turner limits Brooklyn.
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Reds
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Paul Derringers
Lonny Frey
Gilbert
Babe Phelps
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Godoy signals tactic shift for Louis bout in Yankee Stadium
Arturo Godoy told reporters he plans to alter his approach for Thursday’s heavyweight title defense against Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. He acknowledged last winter’s crouching, weaving style but promised a possible standup, high-pressure plan to crowd Louis and limit space, aiming for a surprise.
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Arturo
Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis
Godoy
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Chile
Henmleain
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Paul Junior
Lewiston
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Coast League Standings Amid Seasonal Shuffle
Portland leads at 6-1 with Oakland 5-4 and Seattle 5-7. San Diego 2-4, San Francisco 4-7, Los Angeles 11-4, Hollywood 1-2, Sacramento 8-5.
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San Diego
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Sacramento
Missoula Pirates Rally Past Helena for 14 9 Victory
Missoula Pirates scored three in the first and five in the second on two homers to beat East Helena 14 9 after Helena kept pace with Vigilante rallies. Chilton brothers starred for Helena and Thronson and Rigg were strong in the field.
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Ray Olsen
Niklas
Helena
Cmpbell
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Junior Tennis Tests Today At Harrison Court
Five matches on the Harrison avenue No 1 court morning session will trim the Class A boys field to six players. Matches include Fisher vs Salo at 9:30 and Adams vs Johnson at 10. Barfield? Nordstrom? The rest of the schedule continues through 11:30 with byes noted.
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Greeley
Stanley Salo
Grant
Billie Adams
Emerson
Kenneth Johnson
Rodney Saio
Skyles Runser
Albert Fay
St. Johns
Gordon West
Bert Rodda
Dennis Waugh
Lincoln
Elmer Nordstrom
St. Joseph
Mary Burns
Joyce Sheehan
Norma Lee Gillies
Monroe
Beatrice Maier
Mary Christy
Lorraine West
Allen Crowned Butte City Trapshooting Champion
Doc Allen won the 1940 Butte Trap and Skeet Club event with 98 of 100 in the 100 third singles to capture the city title. Bob Poore placed second with 95 as W. E. Tallent matched that score. women’s champion Mrs. A. J. Davis Jr. led 82 in the women’s division, with junior champ J. H. Venable at 75.
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Joe Kane
Howard Hunt
Ben Evans
A. J. Davis Jr
J. H. Venable
Doc” Allen
Butte
New City
W. E. Tallent
Dillon
E. G. Free
Frank Eltz
R. Fontana
Don Painter
Charles Staples
Awarrlad Tranhioc
Lee Smith
C. Granger
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Joe Latimer
Chuck” Staples
Doc Allen
Robert Poore
Dr. E. G. Free
Rich Kane
John Riley
W. Abbott
Ted Renfro
C. L. Boyer
Chuck O'Connell
John Jackson
Maurice Humber
George Evans
Dr. J. J. Kane
Frank Eitz
Burton Poore
FE. Morrison
BE. W. Emerick
Staples
Pete Savage
Barrett
Herb McGee
O'Connell
Helen McDonald
Mrs. Elge
Chief Evening Thunder Arrives For Training In Butte Fight Camp
Thunder drop into Butte Tuesday for training at the American Legion hall ahead of his June 25 Fox theater main event bout with Henry Woods of Seattle. Woods, touted as a master boxer, has defeated top contenders including Jimmy Garrison and Hubert Dennis. Eddie Marino, manager of both Woods and world middleweight champion Al Hostak, will be with Woods. A training ring will be set up on the Legion hall stage today for local fighters to rehearse, with free public workouts.
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Arizona
Los Angeles
Southland
American Legion Hall
Fox Theater
Henry Woods
Seattle
Woods
Jimmy Garrison
Hubert Dennis
Davel Ahbad
Butte
Eddie Marino
al Hostak
Legion Hall
City Leaders Clash Tonight In Tight Baseball Race
Walkerville and McQueens tied for first square off at McQueen field with the winner taking sole lead and the loser dropping to second. Parkways meet American Legion Juniors at the Cinders in the other league game, both starting at 6 30.
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McQueen Field
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Cinders
Guldahl Snead Win Inverness Invitational in Ohio
Sam Snead of Shawnee-on-Delaware and Ralph Guldahl of Chicago captured the Inverness invitational golf title in Toledo Ohio finishing six up on Ed Dudley and Billy Burke. They earned 1500 dollars for first place while Demaret and Metz took second and shared birdie and route-score prizes.
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Ohio
Sam Snead
Shawnee-on-Delaware
Ralph Guldahl
Chicago
Ed Dudley
Billy Burke
Jimmy Demaret
Dick Metz
Demaret
CYO Finals Set With Holy Savior and St Mary Clash
Holy Savior and St Mary grade school teams meet in the C Y O Junior Baseball league final at the Cinders field today at 10 o clock. Both teams are undefeated heading into the championship playoff.
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Holy Savior
St. Mary
American Association Standings Note
The brief shows team records with St. Paul 7 3 Kansas City 4 1 Minneapolis 14 7 Milwaukee 8 4 Indianapolis 2 1 Toledo 4 3 Louisville 5 9 Columbus 3 0 confirming win loss tallies and ordering for the league segment.
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Minneapolis
Miwaukee
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Big Six Baseball Leaders Tie and Power Hits Highlight
The Associated Press roundup lists top batsmen and leaders. Key names include Foxx and Trosky in the American League with high RBI counts, while Mize and Danning pace the National League in homers and RBIs.
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Associated Press
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Browns
Danning
Giants
Cramer
Red Sox
Finney
Walker
Dodgers
Moore
Foxx
Trosky
Indians
Johnson
Athletics
Kubel
White Sox
Greenberg
Tigers
Mize
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Senators
Lombardi
Reds
Fletcher
Pirates
Butte Country Club announces golf championship pairings
Post qualifying rounds the Butte Country Club released pairings for the championship and first two flights. Medalist Gene Jones leads with 67. First-round matches in the championship set by June 24 with semi finals by July 7 and finals July 14.
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Butte
Gene Jones
Charles Merchant
Art Merkle
A. L. Tremblay
George Sarsfield
Bob Wenham
J. J. McCaffery Jr
Bob Calloway
J. J. Kane
Bob Poore
Tom Mulholland
Mel Woodland
J. J. Kirby
F. J. Sten
J.D. Murphy
Harold Ven
Porchy wins blind bogey at Highland View Golf
John Porchy captured the blind bogey match at Highland View Golf Course yesterday with a net 69 on 18 holes aided by a 13 stroke handicap. Other low net scores included Al Chounard 73 George Evankovich 71 John Sullivan 78 Fred Jones 78 and Bud Pressler 78.
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John Porchy
Highland View
al Chouinard
George Evankovich
John Sullivan
Fred Jones
Bud Pressler
Louis' Secretary Wins 1940 National Decathlon Title
Big Bill Watson, secretary to Joe Louis at Michigan University, won the 1940 national decathlon with 7 523 points setting two new records. Runner up Lee Todd of Colorado gathered 6942 points, 238 more than Joe Scott who finished third. Final standings list Ayval Jones Wayne U 6641 Gavrilavicz Michigan Normal 6325 Netzen Kent State 5706 Noisieo Finnish American A C Ashtabula 5625 Schelb Michigan State 5623 Scheleicher Cleveland unattached 5011 Howell Toronto.
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Joe Louis
Western Reserve
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Lee Todd
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Cleveland
Fred Howell
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International League standings snapshot
Jersey City leads with 9 wins and 0 losses while Syracuse dominates at 12-3. Rochester sits 6-1 and Montreal 8-4, with Toronto 6-8, Buffalo 6-2, Newark 2-7, and Baltimore 2-6.
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