Galento starts clean-living youth drive at Schenectady
Sport writer notes Tony Galento launches a campaign for teen-age discipline at the Dapper Dan in Schenectady. He argues boys should not enter saloons until their voices have changed. Also highlights Russ Christopher’s 10 wins for the Athletics and Danneker’s 30 stolen bases with a .316 average.
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New York
Tony Galento
Aer
Schenectady
N. Y
Galento
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Red Sox
Beanpole
Russ Christopher
A’s
Philadelphia
Russ
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Leo Durocher
Leo
Hal Gregg
Frank Danneker
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Parke Carroll
The
Millers
Danneker
Louisville
Army Fighters to Battle at Local Armory
Jers from Davis Monthan and an Army airbase will fight on Tuesday June 26 at the local armory. The card is promoted by Tom Elliott of Steinfelds sports dept for the Cactus and Tucson DAV chapters to raise funds for a fighting ring. Proceeds aid future amateur bouts staged by local options. Tickets from DAV members or Steinfelds.
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Jers
Davis-Monthan
Army
Cactus
Tucson
DAV
Tom Elliott
Steinfeld
Elliott
Davis-Monthan Amphitheatre
Sporting Goods
Convair Raiders Top Oury Tigers In Exhibition Game
The Convair Raiders defeated the Oury Park Tigers 10 to 6 in City Recreational class A play at Eaglefield. Pitchers Lujan Flores Lopez Soto and Olivas starred for the Raiders while Frank Acedo pitched the full game for the Tigers. The Raiders meet the Junior Legion tournament team at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Arizona field.
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Convair Raiders
Oury ‘Park
Legion edged Marana 3 2 to tie for third place
Big Joe Tully four hits as Chuck Hollinger's Legion edged the Marana Hosses 3 2 to pull into a three way tie for third with the Hosses and Davis-Monthan Mustangs. Feay protested a second base call after Coffis was ruled out. umpires and neutral observers disagreed.
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Big Joe Tully
Chuck Hollinger
Legion Lads
Marana Hosses
Hosses
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Art Feay
Marana
Chili Francis
Jim Coffis
Bob Acosta
Chet Vasey
Ed Duncan
Short
Coffis
Tully
Francis
Feay
Chilli
Gene Mauch
Gene
Mauch
Local clubs square off at Riverside Park tomorrow
The outfit will also see action at 2 30 p m tomorrow when it tackles Al Faccio's Alianza club at Riverside Park.
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al Faccio
Alianza Club
Riverside Park
Beavers Sweep Rainiers. Oakland Umpire Incident Draws Crowd
Portland Beavers stretched Pacific Coast lead to 3 1/2 games by taking a doubleheader from Seattle 2-1 and 4-1. Oakland saw a near riot as Umpire Bill Engeln was attacked after a disputed call while Seals edged Oaks 11-10 in a rough game. Bud Beasley pitched a one hitter for Sacramento 8-1, and Los Angeles beat Hollywood 11-5 behind George Comellas.
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Marvin Owen
Portland Beavers
Seattle Rainiers
Oakland
Sacramento
Seals
The
Oaks
Bud Beasley
Solons
San Diego
Los Angeles
Hollywood
George Comellas
Bill Engeln
Chet Rosenlund
Engin
Ray Berry
Beasley
Tony Chiscola
Beavers
Rainiers
Wander Moser
Hal Turpin
Ad Liska
Alex Palica
Azteca Warriors Face Mustangs In Davis-Monthan Tilt
Pace-setting Azteca Warriors hold a half game edge on Espee-Convairs as they meet the Mustangs of Davis-Monthan field. The box score shows players Acosta Trimboli Mauch Hassey Fontaine Bailey Weinstein Edwards Lopez Vasey Jacobson Robison Tully among others, with Tully earning the mound win and Jacobson the start.
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Legion
Lowell Bailey
Tromboli
Jacobson
Bernie Weinsetin
Bailey
Edwards
Vasey
Robinson
Lloyd Freeman
Tully
Acosta
Hosses
Hobbs Field
N. M
Western Flying Training Command
Bobby Fontaine
Freeman
Azteca Warriors
Espee-Convairs
Mustangs
Davis-Monthan Field
Ion Abhoa
Trimboli
Carey
Mauch
Hassey
Fontaine
Weinsteine
Lopez
Robison
Man Tully
Jacobson Freeman
Jacob Freeman
Igning
Onitcher
Ol & Pires
William, Vorenn
Bumns and Pirates Ride Seven Straight to Lead Tie
In a packed slate Brooklyn Dodgers beat Boston 8 2 to grab first place as Pittsburgh swept St Louis 5 2. The Dodgers 7th straight win featured Goodwin Rosens three run eighth and Howie Schultzs double and Olmo homered. Pirates also won seventh straight behind Charley Barrett and Bob Elliott. Giants snapped a six game skid with a 7 5 win in New York. Hy Vandenberg spun a one hit Cubs 3 0 victory at Cincinnati to lift Chicago to fourth place. Dave Ferriss powered Red Sox to a 14 inning 6 5 win over Washington and a 9 0 season lead in wins. A’s rallied past New York in seventh for 5 3 win as DiMaggio and the Yanks loss continued. Allie Reynolds topped the Indians 5 2 at Cleveland while Detroit Chicago rainout.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston
Bucs
Cardinals
Howie Schultz
Dodgers
Luis Olmo
Phil Masi
Charley Workman
Nick Strincevich
Pittsburgh
Charley Barrett
Bob Elliott
Pirate
Phils
Giants
Leon Treadway
Joe Medwick
Hy Vandenberg
Cubs
Reds
Cincinnati
Claude Passeau
al Libke
Vandenberg
Dave Ferriss
Red Sox
Senators
Hank Borowy
Yanks
Philadelphia
Ferriss
Washington
A’s
Borowy
Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Indians
Browns
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Detroit
Chicago
Hathaway Tops Pima Pistol Grand Totals
Last year's pace setters shifted as Howard Hathaway moved from second to first in grand total scores led by 107. Joe Muffly rose to second passing Tony Lerua who stays third while Raymond Inskeep fell to fourth. Sgt. Howard Graham and Louis Zadro jump to seventh and eighth respectively with absences trimming other scorers.
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Pima Pistol Club
Grand
Raymond Inskeep
Howard Hathaway
Hathaway
Inskeep
Joe Muffly
Tony Lerna
Sgt
Howard Graham
Louis Zadro
Kenneth Brown
Berkley Charvoz
John Epley
Bill Tabor
Tony Lerua
Maurice Miller
Sam Mansfeld
Wm. H. Tabor
I. O. Litke
H. J. Hopper
Hines Leading In Phila War Bond Tourney
Philadelphia June 16 Ed Furgol top amateur after 36 holes at 142 in the Philadelphia Inquirer $17,500 war bond invitation. Pro leader Chicago’s Jimmy Hines 133 with Byron Nelson 136 close behind. Furgol, 25, Detroit auto worker, learned golf without lessons and still scores well. Johnny Bulla 135 and Bruce Coltart 138 follow with Harold Jug McSpaden at 139.
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Philadelphia
Ed Furgol
Chicago
Jimmy Hines
Byron Nelson
Furgol
Detroit
Hines
Johnny Bulla
Eastern Airlines
Nelson
Bruce Coltart
Absecon
N. J
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Robinson Knocks Out McDaniels in Second Round at MSG
Ray Sugar Robinson dominates welterweight Jimmy McDaniels of Los Angeles and stops him at 1 23 of the second round before 11 210 fans at Madison Square Garden. The victory sets up a title tilt with Freddie Cochrane and marks Robinsons first knockout in 66 pro bouts.
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New York
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Jimmy McDaniels
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Kaye
Negro Robinson
Freddie Cochrane
King
Robinson
Rugged McDaniels
Sugar Foot Bay
Joe Louis
Cmdr
Benny Leonard
Maritime Service
McDaniels
Leonard
California
Jimmy
Hoop Jr and Pavot Meet in Preakness Classic
Kentucky Derby winner Hoop Jr faces Pavot and seven others in the 55th Preakness at Pimlico. The $87,670 purse makes the winner the richest in the race, with Hoop Jr favored at 8 to 5 and Pavot at 5 to 2 as 1944 junior champion.
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Baltimore
U.P
Hoop, Jr
Walter Jeffords
Pavot
Pimlico
Old Hilltop
Pensive
Hoop Jr
Fred W. Hooper
Jacksonville
Fla
Little Hoop
al Snider
Eddie Arcaro
New York
Withers
Darby Dieppe
Downs
Sea Swallow
Kentucky
Alexis
Georgie
Iceman
Mel Calvert
Doge
Johnny Gilbert
Ken Scawthorn
Adonis
Fred Remerscheid
San Francisco
Charles S. Howard
Bobanet
Shelby Clark
Today’s Major League Baseball Schedule By AP
The Associated Press lists today’s MLB games in the American League and National League with nine matchups. Notable games include New York at Philadelphia and Detroit at Chicago. Tomorrow’s slate features doubleheaders across both leagues.
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Associated Press
American League
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
National League
Brooklyn
St.Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Minor league scores across leagues on date
International League Syracuse 4 Buffalo 3 second game postponed Newark 3 Rochester 1 Montreal 15 Jersey City 4 Baltimore 11 Toronto 6 American Association Indianapolis 4 6 Kansas City 3 0 Columbus 9 Minneapolis 4 St Paul 3 Toledo 1 Louisville 5 Milwaukee 1 Southern Association Little Rock 11 16 Nashville 10 5 Chattanooga 9 Mobile 1 Birmingham 13 Memphis 8 Atlanta 4 New Orleans 3 Pacific Coast League Portland 2 4 Seattle 1 1 San Francisco 11 Oakland 10 Sacramento 8 San Diego . Los Angeles 11 Hollywood 5
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Associated Press
Syracuse
Buffalo
Newark
Rochester
Montreal
Jersey City
Baltimore
Toronto
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Little Rock
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
Oakland
Sacramento
San Diego
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Australian Davis Cup team upset in European semi-finals
Ten years ago the Australian Davis Cup team lost to Germany 4 to 1 in the European semi finals.
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Germany
William Wood wards Hyalla wins Oaks at Newmarket
A year ago Hyalla trained by William Wood won the Oaks Classic at Newmarket in England.
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William Woodward
Hyalla
Newmarket
England
Hi Y Edges Casey Softballers 2 1
The Hi Y edged the Knights of Columbus 2-1 in a City Softball league game on the 22nd street diamond. Walter Demkpo and Jim Greene allowed four hits each as Hi Y scored twice in the fifth on a bunt walk and a hit. Davis Monthan beat Rodeo Field Market 10-1 with Bill Bradley driving the only Rodeo Field hit.
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Hi-Y
Knights of Columbus
22Nd Street
Walter Demkpo
Caseys
Jim Greene
Bill Thomas
Davis Monthan
Rodeo Field
Bill Bradley
Casers
Chargers
Privateers
Davis-Monthan
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Oury Tigers
By Bill Lucas
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Carl Lopez
Paul Jacobson
Roy Robinson
Lee Carey
Joe Trimboli
Gene Aker
United Press
Bumns
Pirates Annex
Nats
Yankees
By Carl Lundquist
San Gabriel Village
Stanley Williamson
Realtor
S. Stone
Phillie
Suffolk Downs
Massachusetts Racing Commission
By Oscar Fraley
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Espee-Convair
Hobbs
WFTCL
Aztecas
D-M
Ces
Tucson Fertilizer
Bermuda
Triple H Ranch
E. Speedway
Wilmot Road
Oracle
Gan
V.F.W
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Impany
Ogiate
Wales
L. Hirsch & Son
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