Coast Guard Seares Lions seek games after tough season
Coast Guard Sea Lions of Alameda coached by Verducci faced a harsh 1940 schedule with losses to California and Stanford and a win over College of Pacific. They seek opponents for September as conference members balk at scheduling while aiming for revenge on those who defeated them.
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Palo Alto
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St. Mary’s
Quentin Greenough
Oregon State
Fred Shrew
University of San Francisco
Dale Halbert
College of Pacific
Morales
Shew
Clint Evans
G. M
California
USC
UCLA
St. Mary's
Santa Clara
USF
Bluejackets Top Cleveland Indians at Great Lakes Ballpark
The Great Lakes Bluejackets beat the Cleveland Indians 2 to 1 before 10,000 sailors at the naval training station in Great Lakes Illinois. The winning run came in the ninth inning on three hits off Allie Reynolds as the service team notched its fourth win in six against major league clubs.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Russia
Chicago
Allie Reynolds
Mendoza Debuts in Los Angeles Boxing Card
Salvadore Mendoza of Mexico City makes his Los Angeles debut tonight in a 10 round bout with Jimmy Brooks of Los Angeles. Another 10 rounder on the Olympic Auditorium card features Enrique Bolanos of Mexico City against Curley St Angelo of New York.
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Salvadore Mendoza
Mexico City
Jimmy Brooks
Olympic Auditorium
Enrique Bolanos
Curley St. Angelo
New York
Cards Defeat Reds to Stay Ahead of Bums
In a weather shortened night game the St Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 to maintain a two and a half game lead on the Brooklyn Dodgers. Howie Krist earned the win for St Louis while Woody Williams faltered for Cincinnati. The Dodgers defeated the New York Giants 7-1 in eight innings as Ken Chase debuted for the Giants.
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Eddie Stanky
Chicago
St. Louis
Woody Williams
Cincinnati
Williams
Lonnie Frey
Howie Krist
Elmer Riddle
New York Giants
Dahlgren and Stephens Share Top National League Batting Mark
Babe Dahlgren of the Phillies and Vern Stephens of the Browns lead the majors with a .358 average, 18 points ahead of rivals. Billy Herman moves to second in the National League at .340, while Oris Hackett of Cleveland maintains a .340 pace in the American League.
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New York
Babe Dahlgren
Phillies
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Billy Herman
Brooklyn
Dahlgren
Oris Hackett
Cleveland
Stephens
Track crown returns to Southern California for sixth straight year
Three years earlier Southern California clinched the national collegiate track title for the sixth consecutive time. Ed Dugger of Tufts surpassed the American high hurdle mark while Al Blazis of Georgetown extended the U W shot put record.
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Southern California
Ed Dugger
Tufts
al Blazis
Georgetown
U. W
Yuma Team Defeats Pima Pistols In Club Matches
Maurice Miller again topples pistol trophies as Yuma defeats Pima in 38 caliber Porter Cup and Smallbore Placque events on the Camp Perry course. Epley sets a Porter record with 285 actual points while Pima totals 1098. Phoenix leads with 1123. Yuma posts 1156 in smallbore against Pima 1134 and Phoenix 1120.
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Weddle
Rice Heads to Sea. Haegg Readies Summer Showdown
Greg Rice will start a month long cruise today as war limits his chances to race Haegg again after a 5000 meter defeat at the National AAU championships. Haegg, imported from Sweden, aims to raise funds for Army Air Forces aid society in a series of events. Dodds may challenge Haegg in Chicago on July 2 as Rice is unavailable.
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New York
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Sweden
Boston
Dodds
Chicago
Tough Job To Get Alibi Out Of Greg Rice
New York dispatch notes Greg Rice, after a brutal loss to Sweden's Gunder Haegg at Randall's Island Stadium, grins through pain as reporters crowd him. A maritime officer discusses Rice's duties and training limits, with Rice ordered to sea for a month.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Randall
Islan Stadium
Sweden
Gunder Haegg
Rice
Haegg on Training and Talking with Newsmen
The quote notes Haegg says he enjoys talking with newspapermen but believes it is not a good idea while in training. He warns that such conversations can be risky and distracting during preparation.
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President Harridge Wonders Why Crowds Dwindle at Weekends
James E. Wray of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports President Harridge questions why Saturday baseball crowds have fallen to weekday levels. He jokes that a Sunday doubleheader or a weekend bargain could not explain the shift, comparing it to meat counter discounts.
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James E. Wray
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Will Harridge
Bill
Perfect Ending Match Sparks Charity and Industry Debate
A Philadelphia wrestling event ends with controversy as speculation grows over sponsorship by the charity committee or the trimming industry. The remark suggests war could be more appropriate, reflecting heated opinions about motive and funding.
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Philadelphia
Joe Louis Knocks Out Schmeling in Yankee Stadium Bout
Five years prior Joe Louis, 198 pounds, stops Max Schmeling, 193 pounds, in 2 04 of the first round after flooring Schmeling three times. The fight at Yankee Stadium drew 72 000 spectators.
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Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Carl Hubbell at 40 Still Master of the Screwball Hero
Giants star Carl Hubbell turns 40 as one of baseball’s most respected pitchers. The Oklahoma native, famed for the drop screwball, rose under John McGraw, defeated legends in 1934 All Star glory, and earned MVP honors in 1933 and 1936 while guiding the Giants to pennants.
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Carl Hubbell
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John McGraw
King Carl
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George Moriarty
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Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
Joe Cronin
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Stephens Called For Army Duties
Vern Stephens St Louis Browns shortstop and AL leading hitter reports to city hospital for Army screening test. If he passes Stephens likely will be drafted within 10 days or two weeks.
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U.P
Vern Stephens
St. Louis Browns
City Hospital
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Segura To Meet Filer In NCAA Tennis Debut
Francisco Segura of Ecuador and the University of Miami, seeded No. 1, begins NCAA tennis championships at Northwestern in Evanston. He draws Horace Filer of DePaul in the second round after earning a first round bye alongside Earl Bartlett and James Evert among the top seeds.
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Ecuador
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Chicago
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Jack Clatfelter
Illinois
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Notre Dame
Marwin Ott
Michigan State
Galento Kayoes Blassie In Two Rounds
Two ton Tony Galento of Orange New Jersey defeated Fred Blassie of St. Louis Missouri with a knockout in the second round at Caswell Park Knoxville following a scheduled ten round bout. The bout was part of his comeback trail and took place last night.
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Barkeep
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Lambert Field
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Lights Out Nature Study Turns Chilling Sunday Thriller
Arch Oboler's Lights Out presents Nature Study with a quiet Sunday hike to river cliffs. A little man drives suspense as birds and butterflies fade amid eerie sounds, promising a scare and lights-on finale. KTUC airs at 6 o'clock. Meanwhile Fibber McGee and Molly plan vacation on 79 Wistful Vista tonight. John Nesbitt's Passing Parade debuts June 29 for 13 weeks with Carmen Dragon conducting. KVOA at 7 30.
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Leon Pearson
Truman Bradley
Cecil Brown
Burns and Allen
KGO
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Edwin C. Hi
Fulton Lewis Jr
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