Conn Confident He'll Beat Louis In Title Fight
Billy Conn predicts victory over Joe Louis on June 18 and vows to stay calm, outbox Louis, and win on points after taking Louis' punches. He recalls defeats from Savold and notes his own improved composure and strategy. Conn believes he can avoid danger and claim the championship on Easy Street.
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Joe Louis
Louis-is-terrific Club
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Lee Savold
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Twenty sport figures join Army Navy welfare subcommittee
Twenty sports figures were named to a welfare and recreation subcommittee reporting to the joint Army and Navy committee. Attendees include Gene Tunney and James Ulio who will outline the panel’s role during a two day meeting starting tomorrow.
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Navy Athletics
James A. Ulio
Army Morale Branch
Joe Williams
New York World- Telegram
Philip O. Badger
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Dana X. Bible
University of Texas
Grantland Rice
Lou Little
Columbia University
Elmer Layden
William Corum
New York Journal-American
Bill Cunningham
Boston Herald
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
John Griffith
C. George Hjelte
Willis O. Hunter
University of Southern California
John Kieran
New York Times
John C. Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
Frank C. McCormick
University of Minnesota
Elmer Mitchell
University of Michigan
Dewitt Portal
San Jose
Calif
State College
Joseph E. Raycroft
Trenton
N. J
War Department
Wilbur C. Smith
Tulane University
A Stern
National Broadcasting
Dairymen Annex Softball Triumph Over J-T Produce
Sunset Dairymen defeated J-T Produce 11 to 8 and Congress Street Champs beat Construction Labor Union 18 to 12 in city league play at Eaglefield. Two games scheduled tonight Steinfelds vs DeMolays at 7 30 Stritts Con Oco Boys vs Porters at 8 30.
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Congress
Construction Labor Union
Eaglefield
Steinfeld
Stritt
Conoco Boys
Porter
Reds Sign Chuck Aleno After Four Year Training
Hank Squire notes that universities offer contracts not diplomas and highlights Chuck Aleno as a standout from Nanuet New York who earned a 1941 Reds contract after four years in Deland Durham and Birmingham. Aleno hit .332 for Birmingham and earned Southern Association all star honors while filling the hot corner for Cincinnati.
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Chuck Aleno
Cincy
Husky
Nanuet
N. Y
Hudson Valley
DeLand
Fla
Pat Patterson
Cowboys
Durham
Birmingham
Aleno
Pie Traynor
Chuck
Bill Werber
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Reds
Cowboys president to tour for 7000 mile scouting trip
Mickey Shader, president of the Cowboys, will depart on a scouting trip spanning more than 7000 miles. The feature notes other sports items including Dempsey vs Willard on screen at the Fox, and updates on batters Halteen Beeler Benevich Nicholson. Coach Tom Stidham of Marquette smiles as Oklahoma enters track stars in central championships. Dixie Howell plans Notre Dame box style offense for Arizona State.
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Mickey Shader
Cowboys
Fox
Dempsey
Willard
Toledo
Bob Johnson
Loyola of Los Angeles
Tom Lieb
Ross Roy
Tom Stidham
Marquette
Oklahoma University
Stidham
Oklahoma
Orville Mathews
Jack Jacobs
Sooners
Arizona State
Tempe
Dixie Howell
Howell
Notre Dame
Bulldogs
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Nova Favored To Beat Robinson In Minneapolis Fight
Lou Nova is a heavy favorite in a ten round Minneapolis bout against Jimmy Robinson of Philadelphia. The card draws about 8000 fans as Nova promotes his cosmic punch theory while preparing for a potential September bout with Joe Louis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
U.P
Lou Nova
Jimmy Robinson
Philadelphia
Joe Louis
Nova
Tony Galento
Robinson
Pat Comiskey
Max Baer
Los Angeles
Ray Carlen
Lou
Louis
Carlen
W. Crocker Brown
Yale
Inning Loop Sees Stars Edge Aces In Extra Innings
The league leading San Bernardino Stars defeated Anaheim Aces 7 to 6 in 11 innings after a see-saw game. Anaheim led early then San Bernardino tied it in the eighth and ninth. Fresno Cardinals lost 2 to 1 to Stockton while Santa Barbara beat Riverside 4 to 1 and Merced crushed Bakersfield 8 to 5. Teams schedule rematches and new series venues follow.
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Anaheim Aces
Jeli
Anaheim
Stars
Aces
Fresno Cardinals
Stockton
Santa Barbara
Riverside
Merced
Whirlaway star turns in 2 02 2 5 for quarter mile pull
Whirlaway completed a mile and a quarter in 2 02 2 5 under Wendell Eads at 118 pounds. Trainers withdrew Belmont entries as the colt cooled after the workout. Meissen, South American star, sails to Hollywood for the American Handicap on July 4 with high expectations after 16 wins in 19 starts.
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Wendell Eads
Whirlaway
Rancho San Luis Rey
Bonsal
Hollywood Park
Meissen
South America
Hollywood
Adams Apple
Newmarket
Call Boy
Sickle
Stagehand
Delfft
Your Majesty
State Department
Whirlaway Faces Small Belmont Field In Historic Run
Mrs Payne Whitney withdraws Monday Lunch allowing Eddie Arcaro to ride Whirlaway. Belmont odds tight as the smallest field since 1931 contest with Twenty Grand. J Byers Robert Morris Robert Kleebergs Itabo and C V Whitneys Yankee Chance race for glory. Meissen Vinland arrives from Peru aboard Knudsen Line. owner A T Jergins with trainer Jesus Gonzales plans bid for triple crown glory.
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Eddie Arcaro
Jamestown
Sun Meadow
J. Byer
Robert Morris
Robert Kleeberg
C. V. Whitney
Goofy Son
Blenheim
Meissen
Knudsen Line
Vinland
San Pedro
Callao
Peru
A. T. Jergins
Long Beach
United States
Jesus Gonzales
Three To Face Whirlaway In Belmont Race
Whirlaway leads Belmont Stakes contenders for the mile and a half classic at Belmont Park with Yankee Chance Itabo and Robert Morris also named for the race. Whirlaway trained by Ben Jones breezed 10 furlongs in 2 2/5 minutes as a prep for the Triple Crown bid.
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Whirlaway
Belmont Park
C. V. Whitney
Robert Kleberg, Jr
Itabo
J. Frederick Byers
Robert Morris
Warren Wright
Cannon Ball
Ben Jones
Whirly
Glenn Cunningham
Blenheim
Batty Son
Downs
Sacramento Adds Full Game To Lead PCL Series
Sacramento built a lead in the Pacific Coast League by beating the Seattle Rainiers 3 to 1. Clyde Kluttze hit a third inning homer with Lincoln Blakely aboard for the winning run, and Blakely later scored the third run in the fourth. Blakner scored on an error in the seventh to put Seattle on the board. Paul Gregory and George Munger pitched well for the Sacs while Gregory allowed all three Sac hits before leaving in the sixth.
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United Press
Sacramento
Seattle
Rainiers
Clyde Kluttze
Salon
Decatur
Lincoln Blakely
Blakely
Bob Blattner
Blattner
Les Scarsella
Gilly Campbell
Spencer Harris
Paul Gregory
George Munger
Sacs
Gregory
Lloyd Brown
Munger
Rice's Rise Beyond Shanghai's Poorer Class Mesa
A historical note marks rice as surpassing the reach of poorer urban groups in Shanghai, highlighting shifting dietary access and social conditions amid local economic changes.
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Shanghai
China
Burpo To Hurl First Game For Tucson Club
Tucson's Cowboys open a road series at Bisbee against the Bees after a 6-5 win with Lefty Burpo saving the game. Kubicek leaves for army June 20. Hofstra to join in Albuquerque.
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Cowboys
Bisbee
Burpo
Tucson
Bees
Albuquerque
el Paso
Vaqueros
USC To Get Money From Ball Game
Detroit will host an all star baseball game on July 8 with proceeds earmarked for the United Service Organizations for national defense. Previously profits supported needy former players of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players after a decision by Commissioner Landis AL president Harridge and NL president Frick.
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Detroit
U.P
United Service Organizations For National Defense
National Association of Professional Baseball Players
USC
K. M. Landis
American League
Will Harridge
National League
Ford Frick
Glycerine Produced in South Africa by Fermenting Molasses
Synthetic glycerine is being produced in South Africa by fermenting molasses with a special yeast, a method highlighted as an efficient biotechnical process.
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South Africa
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