Baer not a fighter but colorful figure in boxing
Hank Squire reflects on Max Baer's career and the Louis rematch, arguing the champion lost his spark after Braddock and should retire. He recalls Baer's personality, fears after Frankie Campbell's death, and suggests fans will miss the colorful showman when he quits.
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Galento Plans New Punch For Baer Bout In Jersey
Tony Galento prepares a right handed “jumbo jolt” against Maxie Baer at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. The NY Sun report notes Baer studies Galento’s portside attack and Galento aims to counter with a planned starboard blow to draw the undercard rounds.
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Maxie Baer
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Aztecas To Play Two Games Sunday
The Tucson Aztecas will meet city rival Tucson Groves Sunday morning at the Azteca diamond, then depart for Mammoth for a 4:30 game. The Groves contest starts at 10. Manager Fred Moreno announced two new players, G Salcido outfielder and Torrez pitcher, both from El Paso.
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Tony poised to unleash jumbo jab on Baer in bout
Menace and strategy are revealed as Tony plans a crouching jumper like a looping right cross. He feints a body hook then snaps a powerful right to Baer's chin, delivering 240 pounds behind the blow to shatter defenses and possibly end the fight.
Earnest Play Wins Acclaim For Arnovich
New York June 28 Arnovich earns praise for hustle and hitting as he stars in major league baseball. Manager Bill McKechnie believes the former Phillies left fielder can fit the Reds after a trade that moved Johnny Rizzo. Arnovich batted .324 with 67 RBIs in 1939 and totals 206 RBIs in three Phillies seasons. He’s 25, right-handed, single, and regarded as well liked. He started strong with Cincinnati despite a .205 mark in 43 games this season.
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Louis Stops Galento In Fourth Round Title Bout
In a glimpse of the past, Joe Louis halted Tony Galento in the fourth round of a heavyweight championship after being knocked down in the third. The recall anchors a sequence of notable older sports moments from major tournaments and records.
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Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Don Budge
Frankie Parker
Bitsy Grant
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Alfred Perry
Lawson Little
Phillips name stirs classroom riot in Waynesburg
In Ruth Nichols' Waynesburg high school a joke about the name Phillips triggers potential disturbance as thirteen students share the name including six boys and seven girls.
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Waynesburg, Pa
U.P
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Mike to Be Used at Baseball Games in Dumont Showdown
In Wichita a portable home plate microphone will be used at the national semi pro baseball tournament next August. Raymond Dumont promotes a vaudeville style event with loudspeakers for fan access to umpire calls and player exchanges. The move aims to reduce arguments and allow direct umpire announcements from behind home plate.
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Raymond Dumont
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Negro baseball stars to perform at Municipal Park tonight
A show pairing baseball talent with comedy returns to Municipal Park at 8 PM with the Negro Giants, formerly Detroit Giants, vs Tucson Barq's El Centro club. The 40 cent admission spots a 24 game win streak and a lineup featuring Tom Tom on the mound and Chief Bolo as the heavy hitter. strong supporting arms include Fito Ares Fred Stockhaus Wade Dyson Art Ortiz and Diego Carrillo.
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Eastern Golfers Threaten To Regain Their Supremacy In National Meet
Eastern golfers led by Harvard and Dartmouth players reach the quarterfinals at Ekwanok after a double round of match play. Eddie Foy of Holy Cross edged Earl Stewart of LSU 1 up, while Swarthmore’s Harry Haverstick celebrated his 22nd birthday with two wins. Duke, Mississippi, Virginia, and Iowa State also advance as 146 players began the national college championship.
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Ace) Cordingley
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Don Haslett
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Armless, Legless but Active Man Drives Automobiles, Plays Piano
Charles Rentz of Linden Alabama born without arms below elbows and legs below knees performs complex tasks. He can drive a car operate a typewriter play a piano and add machine rolling his own cigarettes demonstrating remarkable adaptability.
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Charles Rentz
Padres halt Seattle streak with 5 2 victory
San Diego pounded Seattle pitching for 16 hits as Byron Humphries allowed four singles in the Rainers' two runs. Tony Freitas dominated Sacramento 4 1 to take the series, while Oakland edged Hollywood 5 4 on Hugh Luby's ninth inning homer.
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Paul Gregory
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Tony Freitas
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Herman Reich
Lindsay Brown
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Hollywood
Hugh Luby
Bill Lyman
Ben Cantwell
Joe Mulligan
Henry Pippen
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Fontana KO Stuns Harper in Brooklyn Boxing Bout
New York fighter Joey Fontana, 133 pounds from Brooklyn, stopped Texas rival Lee Harper, 131 pounds, in a seventh round knockout.
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Lee Harper
Texas
Lajoie Favors Headgear For Protection From Bean Balls
Mentor on the Lake Ohio June 28 Napoleon Larry Lajoie urges helmet use for batters to shield from bean balls. The Hall of Famer recalls beaning stories, notes risks at night games, and argues head protection would not hurt batting impact.
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Larry) Lajoie
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Luck Plays Big Part In Pitchers Success
Detroit right hander Big Buck Newsom earned his tenth win with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Browns aided by two Tiger homers from Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg. Hal Schumacher, Prince Hal, pitched a 7-0 shutout for the Giants over the Phillies as luck favored him after a rough start. The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in nine innings, narrowing the gap to the Reds with the Giants close behind.
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Hank Greenberg
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Bantamweight Champion Stops Gunn in Baltimore Bout
Baltimore fighter Balt imore Georgie Pace stops Lawrence Gunn in a non title bantamweight clash at 123 pounds. Pace remains the lineal local standout as the crowd reacts to the quick finish in the early rounds.
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Lawrence Gunn
McKale Returns From Vacation In Middle West
J F McKale director of athletics at the University of Arizona returned from a month long trip to the middle west visiting track meets including the Big Ten Pacific coast event and the NCAA meet in Minneapolis He noted the high hurdles race as a standout event and described Ed Dugger of Tufts edging Fred Wolcott of Rice Institute at 13 9 seconds despite a rain soaked track
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J. F. McKale
University of Arizona
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East Liverpool Fight Outcome Captures Narrow Decision
Teddy Yarosz from East Liverpool at 174 pounds outpointed Bud Mignault of Brockton, Massachusetts, by judges in Pittsburgh. The contest, held in the city, ended with a ten rounds decision.
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Bud Mignault
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Crowell Upsets Anderson in 10 Round Bout
Minneapolis fighter Chuck Crowell won a decision over Arne Anderson in a 10 round match held in Los Angeles. Crowell improved his record against international opposition as the bout edged to a close decision.
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