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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
7
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis weighed 207 pounds to challenger Billy Conn's 182 pounds at the era’s weigh in for their title bout tonight at Yankee Stadium. The ring clash will be broadcast over KTUC starting at 7 p.m. MST in New York.
New York June 19 Joe Louis and Billy Conn battle for the heavyweight crown at Yankee Stadium in a 15 round main event expected to draw 75 000 to 80 000 fans. Louis favored 3-1 to win. weigh in around 208 vs 182 5 for Conn. Main event set for 10 p m EDT with 700 newspapers from 21 countries covering the show.
Panthers beat D M Tigers 5-4 in a class C league game at Eaglefield. Owen Nichols struck out 12 for the Panthers and Joe Juarez hit a homer with the bases empty. Also noted: five years ago the St Louis Cardinals widened their NL lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers to three games by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies.
Eddie Jacome will start for the Legion as they seek to climb from last place against the LatinAmericans. The Legion trail Mutual Lifers by one game with a win near to half a game behind and a tie for second. Azteca Warriors and Mutual Lifers meet tomorrow as Latins push for improvement.
Mae Young defeats Blonde Byers in a dramatic final fall after Byers is knocked through the ropes. Nel Stewart wins two of three over Ann Miller in a blonde versus redhead feature. Morris Shapiro takes two falls from Bob Corby as Stan Hackney beats Bill Sledge in the opening match.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis leaves Pompton Lakes to face Billy Conn at Yankee Stadium tonight. Louis, who rose from Alabama cotton fields to 56-1, eyes a 22nd straight win and declares himself fit and ready after weighing in at Madison Square Garden.
The Tucson Raiders built an early lead and scored five runs in the third inning to defeat the 40th Bomb Group 8-4 at Davis-Monthan Field. Timo Lujan came in for Max Soto in the third as Tucson cruised past the three-hurlers used by the losers.
Boston falls 1-0 to Bob Muncrief in Chicago as Ferriss loses a second straight decision after 10 straight wins. The setback trims Boston’s lead to seven games over the Yankees while weather delays other key games and Emil Rush debuts with a 7-0 Cubs win.
Hank Leiber's Mutual Life team of Tucson opens as favorites in the state semipro baseball tournament in Mesa on July 11. A 21-club field includes Phoenix Thunderbirds Glendale Grays CIO Tigers and Williams Field Fliers among strong entries. Prizes total 20 percent of gross receipts for the winner with Wichita Kansas as the national destination.
The Cleveland News reports major stockholders will sell the Cleveland Indians to Bill Veeck, 32, former Milwaukee Brewers owner, with Chicago bidders. Harry Grabiner would chair the steering committee as attorneys finalize deal terms. Sale price rumored between 1.5 and 2 million dollars.
Yesterday's results include New York at Chicago with rain, Washington at Cleveland with rain, St Louis 1 Boston 0, Pacific Coast: Sanao 4 Oakland 1, Los Angeles 2 Portland 3 14, American Association Kansas City at Toledo postponed, Milwaukee at Columbus wet, St Louis at Indianapolis, Minneapolis 5 Louisville, Jersey City 4 Buffalo 7 Newark 2 3, Toronto 1 8, Baltimore 4 3, Texas League Shreveport 6 Oklahoma City 5, Beaumont 4 Tulsa 6, San Antonio 6 Dallas 5 2 in 10 innings, Houston 5 Fort Worth, Nashville 13 5 Birmingham 9 6, Mobile 4 Little Rock 1, New Orleans 4 Memphis 1, Atlanta 6 Chattanooga 5 12 innings.
Tonight on radio a full slate features Eddie Cantor and the Sad Sack at 6 PM followed by Mr. District Attorney and Bob Crosby. The night continues with Louis Conn Fight Kay Kyser and others including news summaries and musical interludes.
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