Cowboys Seek Second Triumph Over El Paso Texans
Dayton fans applaud Jean Stapenhorst U of D graduate who won three of his first four starts for Tucson in the Arizona Texas league. Zekus Bananas Bonura won the senior A A U javelin throw for St Stanislaud college in 1925. Bobby Feller rose to fame after breaking through to the big leagues.
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New York
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St. Stanislaud College of Louisiana
John Caton
Merv Henley
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Henry Picard
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Billy Webb
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Don Kolloway
Oklahoma City
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Daytonites
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Bobby Feller
Demaret Versus Rivals Echoes Of A Grin And Bear It
Lines To A Certain Golfer notes rivals scoffing at Demaret yet not fleeing a match with him. The piece covers Tennessee beating Duke expectations with a Rose Bowl consolation tag for tickets and cites Ed Molinski studying for a master’s, plus Bob Foxx’s 78 golf round and Tommy O’Brien’s Atlanta deal. It also includes Worcester Evening Sun praise for hitters limiting Boston pitchers in a hot season.
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Demaret
Tennessee
Oscar Thompson
Johnny
Rhett) Butler
Val
Ed Molinski
Tommy O’brien
Atlanta Ball Club
Boston
Atlanta
Tommy Sweeney
Worcester
Mass
Evening Sun
Joe Cronin
Joe DiMaggio
Moose Solters
Luke Appling
Taft Wright
Red Sox
Baseball Games Set for Sunday in Local League Schedule
Five city league games and a clash between the Oury Park Tigers and Ray-Sonora are listed for tomorrow. The Tigers meet Ray-Sonora in the nightcap at Riverside Park after a 1 30 p.m. start for the Panthers versus the Bee-Douglas Lines. Morning games begin at 10 with Groves versus Aztecas at Oury Park, Chargers versus Aces at Eagle Field, and Fortunas versus Lobos at Azteca Field.
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Oury Park
Pima Pistol Club Schedules Medal Handicap Match
In line with summer matches the Pima Pistol Club will fire a medal handicap tomorrow. Members are incensed by recent property destruction at the range by shooters into target houses and a reward for information leading to the apprehension of the guilty has been offered.
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Pima Pistol Club
Manhattan Teams Set For Fort Huachuca And San Xavier Mission
The Manhattan Athletes travel to Fort Huachuca for a game with the Regimentals while the Chargers face the Indian nine at the San Xavier Mission diamond. Athletes report at Armory park at 8 30 a m.
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Fort Huachuca
Regimentals
Chargers
San Xavier Mission
Armory Park
Jerome Prompts Buzz as Bisbee Bees Face Tucson Series
Bisbee Bees manager Carl Dittmar weighs benching Dick Jerome amid fan anger in Tucson. Jerome, who has beaten Tucson five straight times, drives box office for Albuquerque and Bisbee with his temperament and late drama.
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F. A. McKinney
Brewery Gulch Gazette
Carl Dittmar
Bisbee Bees
Dick Jerome
Copper City
McKinney
Tucson
Dittmar
Jerome
Cowboys
Paul Weeks
Albuquerque
Richard Jerome
Dallyin
Arizona
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R. E. Souers
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League Leaders Batting and Pitching Summary
League leaders show Danning and Radcliff atop batting in the era with .335 and .367. Runs leaders include Frey and Williams, while Mize, Greenberg and Foxx headline RBIs and home runs. Notable pitching marks list Fitzsimmons and Newsom with strong records.
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Chicago
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Boston
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Reese
Brooklyn
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Sewell
Pittsburgh
Radcliff
McCosky
Detroit
Finney
Williams
Greenberg
York
Cramer
Boudreau
Cleveland
Keller
Nogales Rifle Club to Host Small Bore Matches
The Nogales Rifle Club will stage four small bore matches in Nogales starting at 8 30 a m under the Arizona State Rifle Association. Al bert L Ruiz secretary of the state group and W H Lytle secretary of the Nogales club announce medals to winners in events including 40 shots at 50 yards, 40 shots at 100 yards, dewer course any sights, and a grand aggregate.
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Border City
State Rifle Association of Arizona
Albert L. Ruiz
W. H. Lytle
Nogales Club
Dewer
Sandbags Cause Clumsy Mishap In London Street
A pedestrian tripped over sandbags and grazed his shin. ARP wardens assisted. a helmet struck his nose, and a stretcher mishap caused a concussion as an ambulance was called.
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London
A.R.P
Pro Football Opens Season With Key Debut September 8
The National Football League will start its 1940 season on September 8 with the Chicago Cardinals facing the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. The following week features four games as the league broadens schedule play across major cities including Philadelphia Green Bay New York Pittsburgh Detroit and Chicago. Night games are noted for December 1 Brooklyn New York Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears Philadelphia Washington and Green Bay Cleveland conclude the season.
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U.P
National Football League
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Green Bay
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Washington
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Chicago Bears
Milwaukee
City Tennis Meet Advances to Semi-Finals
Si Ganem and Josephine Pesquiera head the semifinals after quarterfinal wins as Brant Smith, Fred Wilkinson, and others clinch advancing spots. Other results include Ganem and Smith in doubles and junior brackets reaching late rounds.
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Si Ganem
Josephine Pesquiera
Ganem
Bob Lesher
Bill Lindamood
Fred Schuyler
Brant Smith
C. Z. Lesher
Smith
Fred Wilkinson
S. H. Mathews
Dorothy Hughes
Virginia Perry
Beatrice Salgado
Mildred Samuelson
Krumpe
Stambaugh
Wilkinson
B. Lesher
Mapato
Lopez
Mathews
C. Lesher
Amor
Margaret Skidmore
Marian McKale
Virginia Bailey
Rumor Hurts Two, Ends in Tragedy in Maldon
In Maldon Essex a laborer Walter Eves killed himself after repeating an unfounded rumor that two prominent district men were Fascists. Authorities found no grounds for the claim and the man acted from conscience and dread of the rumor's consequences.
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Essex
Eng
Walter Eves
Farley Seen As Yankees' Likely Chief After Politics
Jim Farley, rumored to quit politics, could head a syndicate paying over 4 million for the New York Yankees. A former New York Athletic Commissioner from 1925 to 1933, Farley helped shape boxing policy and was famed for straight talk and free fight tickets. He also held a Postmaster General post at 15 thousand dollars salary and has been linked to several sports leadership roles.
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A. P
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New York Yankees
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Harry Wills
Dempsey
New York
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Jim
Yankee
Stretch
Grassy Point
N. Y
Jim Braddock
Tommy Farr
Seattle Leads Coast League by Sixteen Games
Seattle Rainiers expanded their Coast League lead to 16 games with a double-header win over San Francisco. Los Angeles edged Portland 2-1 in the opener and 5-0 in the nightcap, while Oakland faltered, and Sacramento beat Oakland 5-2. Norbert Kleinke held the Oaks to five hits as the Solons surged behind Stan Corbett and Ben Cantwell.
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Rainiers
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Angels
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Seattle
Bill Walker
Larry Guay
Seals
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Jensen
Kittle
Swede Jensen
Ducks
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Ad Liska
Jack Fallon
Irvin
Gonzales
Lee Fallin
Wally Herbert
San Diego
Hollywood
Padres
Hiram Bithorn
Lou Tost
Charlie Moncrief
Sacramento
Norbert Kleinke
Oaks
Solons
Stan Corbett
Ben Cantwell
Tony Freitas
Phoenix Swimmers Win State Title
MESA August 3. The Coronado pool team of Phoenix won the state boys and girls swimming and diving championships scoring 167 points. Four firsts were taken by 13 year old Sonny Cotton of Coronado. Tempe 87, University Park 73, Tucson 33, Mesa 19.
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Coronado
Phoenix
Sonny Cotton
Tempe
University Park
Tucson
Tucson Wins Opening Game By 7-2 Margin
Tucson Cowboys end the first half tied for second after a 7-2 win over El Paso at Municipal Park. Pitcher Earl Petit earned his tenth victory with nine strikeouts, while Doug Smith and Bob Tucker led the offense with a homer and a triple. El Paso’s Johnson took the loss as Tucson built a three-run first inning and added the decisive runs.
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Albuquerque
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Tucson
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Bob Tucker
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Clements
Rice
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el Rue
Olsen
Tucker
Smith
Reyes
Skelter
Applehans
Hill
Bisbee Beats Cards 6-5 in pennant race opener
In an Arizona-Texas league tilt Bisbee nipped Albuquerque 6-5 as Russ Peterson hit a ninth inning homer with one on to seal the win. Dick Jerome allowed seven hits while Lew French matched him with six, and Tucson beat El Paso 7-2 behind Earl Petit.
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Associated Press
Bisbee
Tucson
Russ Peterson
Bees
Albuquerque
Dick Jerome
Lew French
Peterson
Jerome
Earl Petit
el Paso Texans
Michael Strauss Jacobs Secures MSG Boxing Control
Three years into a protracted battle, promoter Michael Strauss Jacobs gained control of the Madison Square Garden complex by leasing MSG and the Garden Bowl for two years to end a long dispute over boxing promotion.
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Michael Strauss Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Garden Bowl
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