League enters final two weeks of first half
The City Semipro league opens the last two weeks of its first half as the Azteca Warriors meet the ECs with Ralph DuPont sidelined by a finger injury and Art Ortiz slated for the mound. A Warriors win ties the Leaders with the Legion and Marana Hosses. an ECs win closes to within half a game.
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Azteca Warriors
Ralph DuPont
Art
Ortiz
Aztecas
Warriors
Legion
Marana Hosses
Ec’s
Mustangs
Davis-Monthanfield
Spangler
Williams
Vargas
Corbett Lumber Company
Azteca-Marana
Hosses
Baritone Bangert aims for world discus mark at AAU meet
New Yorker Baritone Bil Bangert confesses he plans to break the world discus record at the national AAU track and field championships on Ran all's Island. The 21 year old, a national discus champion and famed singer who auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera, hopes to throw beyond 174 feet 1 inch before age 26, chasing the record held by Adolfo Consolini since 1941. He weighs 225 pounds and stands six foot four, insisting his singing success depends on his athletic drive.
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New York
Bangert
America
Ranall's Island
I U
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Adolfo Consolini
Italy
Missouri U
Bill
Davis-Monthan To Meet Luke Dukes In Twilight Game
The Davis-Monthan baseball nine engages the Luke field Dukes in a twilight game at Luke Field. Lt. Hugh McWilliams and Bees Beesley will share mound duties for the Dukes. A win over Marana would give the Dukes a three and one record in the Western Flying Training Command league standings.
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Luke Field
Davis-Monthan Baseball Nine
Luke Field Dukes
Dukes
Marana Field
Hugh McWilliams
Bees” Beesley
Marana
Western Flying Training Command
Yankees Triumph in Relief Run by Zuber in Eight
Bill Zuber pitched four scoreless innings in relief for the Yankees against the Browns and drove in the winning run with an eighth inning single.
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Associated Press
Bill Zuber
Yankees
Browns
Archie Moore KOs Lloyd Marshall in 10-round Cleveland bout
Light heavyweight Archie Moore, 162 pound San Diego Negro, knocked out Lloyd Marshall in 1 minute 35 seconds of the final round in Cleveland. Moore extends his win streak to 26 and improves to a previous 10-round victory over Marshall in Baltimore five weeks earlier. The match drew 6,329 spectators and a gate of $17,006.
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Cleveland
Archie Moore
San Diego
Lloyd Marshall
Moore
Baltimore
Pacific Coast League Scores From Today
Portland beat Sacramento 5 to 1 Oakland defeated Hollywood 8 to 6 San Francisco topped Los Angeles 5 to 4 with only games scheduled this day.
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Portland
Sacramento
Oakland
Hollywood
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Today’s Games National League Schedule News Brief
Pittsburgh visits New York and Chicago plays Brooklyn at night as Cincinnati eyes Boston in day games. St. Louis heads to Philadelphia for a twilight matchup.
Baseball Nightline With Six League Matchups
The American League slate lists New York at St Louis under night conditions Washington visits Detroit at twilight Philadelphia plays Cleveland at night and Boston travels to Chicago for late games, offering a spread of intercity clashes across the circuit.
Tomorrow’s schedule loads five league showdowns today
National league matchups include Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston Pittsburgh at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia all set for the night. American league slate features Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit in twilight.
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Davis-Monthan
Espee-Convair
Aztecas
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Setae
Washington
St. Louis
Philadel
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
American League
Cleveland
Minor League Scores International League Update
Toronto defeats Jersey City 86 to 2 1 in a single game while Montreal wins 12 to 5 against Baltimore. Syracuse beat Buffalo 5 to 3 and Rochester edged Newark 4 to 3.
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Toronto
Jersey City
Montreal
Baltimore
Syracuse
Buffalo
Rochester
Newark
American Association scores in evening league play
Louisville defeated Milwaukee 12 to 6 and Indianapolis beat Kansas City 11 to 6 in a pair of games. Other scheduled games were postponed.
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American Association
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Southern Association Scores Tie Through Evening
Atlanta defeats Nashville 5 to 2 while Mobile edges Memphis 2 to 1 and Birmingham leads Chattanooga 8 to 3 as New Orleans tops Little Rock 9 to 3 in regional standings.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Nashville
Mobile
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Little Rock
Nappa Returns Triumph Over Forney In DAV Feature Bout
Carmine Nappa outflugged Bill Forney in a toe to toe DAV feature, as Davis-Monthan’s Nappa secured a late surge to win the 147-pound clash. Eddie Arrington stopped Bob Hanson after 49 seconds of the second round, in the eighth bout, while Marana’s Tommy Gressett defeated Bob Trujillo for a unanimous decision in a semifinal. The card, promoted by Steinfeld’s, showcased rapid action and solid skill throughout.
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Arrington
Hanson
D-M
Marana
Tommy Gressett
Bob Trujillo
Davis-Monthan
the Armory
Carmine Nappa
Bill Forney
Eddie Arrington
Bob Hanson
Marana Mauler
Steinfeld
Sporting Goods Department
Riverside
Nappa
Forney
D-M Negro
Gressett
Trujillo
Bill Rudloff
Bill Rush
Rush
Aaron Rappaport
Bob Deardoff
Rappaport
Joe Hensley
Dale Morrison
Ed John
George Fappas
K. O. Erickson
Charley McCallum
Mike Young
Mike Casteel
Rodger Nelson
League Leaders and Batting Averages Across Teams
Holmes leads batting for Boston with 386 and 95 hits while Olmo of Brooklyn has 80 hits and 11 steals. Lombardi of New York has 13 home runs and five pitchers share top pitching marks. Cuccinello tops Chicago in batting average at 342 as Stirnweiss leads New York with 73 hits and 46 runs.
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Holmes
Boston
Rosen
Brooklyn
Galan
Stanky
Olmo
Elliott
Pittsburgh
Kurowski
St. Louis
Walker
Rucker
New York
Lombardi
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Barrett
Bowman
Cincinnati
Cooper
Cuccinello
Chicago
Case
Washington
Stirnweiss
Stephens
Etten
Johnson
McQuinn
Siebert
Myatt
Christopher
Ferriss
O'Neill
Benton
Detroit
Fights Last Night Across U S Cities
Boxing results from Los Angeles New York Cleveland and San Jose show multiple knockouts and decisions. Hoboken-born fighters Bobby Jack son Johnny Greco Lloyd Marshall Archie Moore Fritz Pires and others fought across venues in Havana Montreal Toronto San Diego and Oakland with several bouts ending by technical knockout or outpointed decisions.
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Los Angeles
Humberto Sierra
Havana
Bobby Jackson
Shamus McCray
Cleveland
Ernie Carter
New York
MacArthur Stadium
Johnny Greco
Montreal
Pat Giordano
Toronto
Sal Richie
Jerry Wright
Englewood
N. J
Archie Moore
Segura Burke Stand Out In NCAA Tourney
Evanston, NL June 27 The star Francisco Segura of Ecuador and Miami’s Tom Burke lead the NCAA tennis third round. Segura, aiming for a third straight singles title, faces Delbert Russell of Wayne U while Burke meets Carroll McCarter of Texas U. Burke beat Samson 6 1 6 1 and Segura matched pace by defeating George Ratterman.
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Evanston
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Tom Burke
University of Miami
Segura
Delbert
Russell
Wayne University
Burke
Miami
Carroll McCarter
Texas University
Samson
Notrenda
George Ratterman
Baseball youth programs hampered by equipment shortages
National effort to expand kid baseball faces a equipment shortage. Dubuque Iowa grows from 10 to 18 teams as 14 to 16 year olds need gear. Hazleton Pennsylvania struggles to stage a growing program due to insufficient baseballs.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Carl V. Riley
Dubuque
Hazleton
Bill Morgan
Brooklyn Birth Claim Sparks Dodgers Joke
Hugh Fullerton notes Lord Haw Haw asserting Brooklyn roots and questions if the radio figure earned his nickname by backing the Dodgers. The quip frames a wartime-era curiosity about origins and loyalties.
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Hugh Fullerton, Sr
Lord Haw Haw
Brooklyn
The
Dodgers
Grudge fight off as North Randall stewards intervene
Larry Atkins abandoned plans for a Cleve land boxing card after track stewards at North Randall prohibited the proposed grudge bout between two jockeys. Carol Freese, who beat Betty Hicks in the Women's Western Open, targets stronger showings against women pros in Spokane's $19,700 Women's National Open in August, playing near her home.
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Larry Atkins
Cleveland
North Randall
Carol
Babe) Freese
Betty Hicks
Spokane
Wash
Ace Gutowsky Remembered as Lions' Finest Fullback
A newspaper recalls Corp Ace Gutowsky as the Detroit Lions' best fullback while noting his year and a half overseas. Gutowsky, writing from New Guinea, requested clippings as part of the feature. The piece also mentions the U S S Gilbert Islands basketball game against a Gene Lorendo led LST quintet and a novel scene with tank ramp lines.
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Corp
Ace Gutowsky
Detroit Lions
Ace
New Guinea
U.S.S. Gilbert Islands
LST
Gene Lorendo
Oshkosh
Wis
All Stars
Busher Leading Field for Santa Margarita Handicap
Louis Bayers Busher and Whirlabout and Happy Stable's Happy Issue head a field of 12 nominees for the $50,000 Santa Margarita handicap at Santa Anita on July Fourth. The 11/16 mile race is billed as the world’s richest race for fillies and mares three-year-olds and up.
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Arcadia
Cal
Louis B. Mayer
Happy Stable
Santa Anita
Yanks Beat Browns To Move Within Game Of First Place
Yankees win 5 4 at St Louis defeating the champion Browns. Bill Zuber earns first win of the season by driving in the winning run in the eighth. Stirnweiss, with three hits, lifts his average to .315 as New York gains on Detroit in the pennant chase. The Browns slip toward seventh as a string of one run losses continues.
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Pete
Little Nels
Junior
Pete Gray
Nels
Nelson Gray, Jr
Los Angeles
Southern Association
Memphis
Big Pete
Little Pete
Browns
Vern Stephens
Yanks
Yankees
Sportsman’s Park
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Bill Zuber
Ernie Bonham
Athletics
Zuber
Newman
Tex) Shirley
al Hollingsworth
St. Louis
Shirley
George Stirnweiss
Stirnweiss
Cincinnati
Boston
Williams Field Softball Showdown in Western Flying League
Williams and Marana teams clash at Williams Field on Wednesday night in a Western Flying Training command league game. Williams carries a 1 win 1 loss record after beating Marana at home and losing to Douglas.
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Williams Field
Williams
Marana
Western Flying Training Command
Fliers
Douglas
Joyce Notches 16th Victory For San Francisco Seals
San Francisco Seals pitcher Bob Joyce earned his 16th win against six losses as they edged the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 to keep pace in the Pacific Coast League title chase. Joyce trails Wallie Eaves of San Diego by 10 points in wins. Portland Beavers widened their lead with a 5-1 victory over Sacramento.
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Paul Wells
Associated Press
San Francisco
Bob Joyce
San Diego
Wallie Eaves
Seals
Los Angeles Angels
Eaves
Los Angeles
Angels
Malone Sanders
Portland
Sacramento
Bud Beasley
Solons
Reno
Beavers
Knights Rally To Beat Rodeo Field In City League
The Knights of Columbus edged the Rodeo field market 5 4 after scoring four runs in the seventh inning on two walks an error and a base hit. George Rogers hit a solo homer for Rodeo in the third. Davis Monthan defeated LDS 11 5 with Mitchell Keith and Brown homering for the soldiers.
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Knights of Columbus
Rodeo Field Market
22Nd Street
George Rogers
Davis-Monthan
LDS
Mitchell
Keith
Brown
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Louis Carowall
National League
By Bill Lucas
Hoefle Sheet Metal Works
Tucson
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Busher
Tucson Fertilizer
Bob Johnson
Red Sox
Tex Shirley
By Carl Lundquist
N. 4Th Ave
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ARMY
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Stone
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Pioneer Barber Shop
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