Round Up: Lou Nova Joe Louis talk and a busy sports scene
New York reports on Lou Nova and Joe Louis chatter ahead of big bouts, plus notes on Johnny Schulte, Johnny Revolta, and the Dodger Cub heat. Personal tidbits include Buddy Baer’s wood chop mishap, Dick Hanley selling a policy, Lieb's occult book, and Dempsey autograph tour.
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Buddy Baer
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Bing Crosby
Lieb
New York
Harper's
Lou Nova
Baer
Jack Dempsey
Canada
Spotlights on Sports Predictions From Eddie Ritter
Eddie Ritter offered year end sports predictions across boxing baseball racing and football with many calls already proving accurate including Louis over Roper Baer over Nova ESPN and Duke headed for the Rose Bowl Notre Dame to drop at least three. The column invites others with fixed ideas to submit forecasts to The Spotlight.
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Eddie Ritter
Louis
KO Roper
Baer
KO Nova
Ambers
KO Armstrong
KO Louis
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Lefty Grove
Red Ruffing
Buck Newsome
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Carl Hubbell
Cliff Melton
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Johnstown
Belmont
Jock Bower
High Hedge
Duke
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Big Ten
Behead German Treason Convict Seeks Conduct After Sentence
Berlin reports Franz Krain aged 50 was severely harmed today after a treason conviction. He was a man accused of furnishing secret material to a foreign spy. This marks the twenty first execution this year for espionage or treason.
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Berlin
Franz Krain
Browns sweep Senators in double header without home runs
St. Louis Browns overcome an early deficit to take both ends of a double header from the Washington Senators 5-4 and 11-3. The Senators, stuck near fifth place, hit three homers in the losses, while St. Louis shows homers are not essential. Yankees defeat Detroit 8-4 behind Red Ruffing. Bob Feller dominates with a nine win season.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press Sports
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Senators
Browns
New York Yankees
Detroit
Red Ruffing
Johnny Murphy
Bob Feller
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Chicago
Cubs
Phillies
Pennsylvania
Surfer Law
Dizzy Dean
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Eagle Attacks Maryland Child in Farm Field Incident
In Cumberland Maryland on June 5 Raymond Stallings a farmer displayed a six foot six inch eagle and his 13 year old daughter Dorothy May showed scratches after the bird attacked her as she walked toward the barn. The eagle swooped struck her head and beat its wings near her face before fleeing to a field. Stallings fired at the bird with a ancient shotgun from sixty paces.
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Cumberland
Raymond Stallings
Frog Hollow
Dorothy May
Stallings
Carnegie gift to fund Baltimore art and music education
The Carnegie Corporation pledges 172100 to support a three year program in Baltimore for art and musical education and appreciation. Funds will be distributed to Johns Hopkins University Goucher College the Peabody Institute the Maryland Institute and the Baltimore Department of Education.
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Baltimore
Carnegie Corporation
Johns Hopkins University
Goucher College
Peabody Institute
Maryland Institute
Baltimore Department of Education
Yankee Clipper Reaches Horta Then Flies to Lisbon
The Pan American flying boat Yankee Clipper arrived at Horta in the Azores at 12:05 p m GMT and departed for Lisbon Portugal later the same day.
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Horta
Azores
Lisbon
Portugal
Mickey Cochrane Seizes Spotlight From Veteran Cy Perkins
In 1925 Philadelphia Athletics rookie catcher Mickey Cochrane, recruited from the Dover Eastern Shore League, wins playing time by pinch hitting for veteran Cy Perkins. Perkins mentors him before being benched as Cochrane goes on to catch 134 games and develop into a star, later guiding his career as Tigers manager.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Gordon Stanley Cochrane
Mickey
A’s
Dover
Portland
Connie Mack
Connie
Athletics
Cy Perkins
Perkins
Young Cochrane
Shibe Park
the Cochrane
Mack
Cochrane
Lefty Grove
Eddie Rommel
Rube Walberg
Detroit Tigers
Standings and Results In Early Baseball Action
Yesterday results show New York defeating Detroit 8 to 4 and Cleveland topping Boston 10 to 2. Chicago leads standings at 14 wins 6 losses, Philadelphia is 23 23 with a .425 mark, while St. Louis sits 5-11 and Washington 4-3. The day’s scheduled games list New York at Detroit and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
W. L. Pet
Lae Ee Banns Ce
Pearson
Rowe
Nelson
Knott
Ostermueller
Allen
National League Results and Schedule Summary
National League scores note St Louis beat Chicago 9 to 2 and Philadelphia shut out 4 to 0 in a rain-shortened second game. Cincinnati defeated New York 4 to 1. Pittsburgh won 7 to 1 over Brooklyn. Standings show Cincinnati 28-14, Chicago 23-16, Pittsburgh 22-19. Tomorrow’s games include Cincinnati at New York, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, St Louis at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia. Portland note mentions United Air pilots.
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St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
W. L. Pet
iCincinnati
Loeeere
Éeeekens
Walters
Schumacher
Sewell
Tamulis
Cooper
Posedel
French
Johnson
Young Kent hurler signs with Yankees farm system
Kent State pitcher Jack Tomasheska a top hitter agreed to a New York Yankee Farm contract. Scout John Haddock signed him with Newark in the International League, starting with Easton Maryland in the Eastern Shore Circuit. He is 21 and will report June 12.
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Kent State University
Jack Tomasheska
New York Yankee
John Haddock
Newark
Easton
Water Moccasin Snakes Republicans Claim
Snow Hill Maryland report says Water Moccasin snakes defy a geological note that they are not found north of North Carolina. Thomas Bowen shot and killed a five foot Moccasin at Dightons Wharf after reading the pamphlet. He believes the reptile may be used to discredit the administration by Republicans.
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Snow Hill
Thomas Bowen
Boen
Dightons’ Wharf
U. S. Geological Survey
North Carolina Line
Cooper wins Goodall Round Robin with plus 31 final
Harry Cooper wins the Goodall Round-Robin Golf Tour with a final score of plus 31, beating Craig Wood by two points in New York. The day also features polo action, Davis Cup semifinals results, and track and field exhibition times in Montclair.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Cooper
Craig Wood
Westbury
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
Germany
Henner Henkel
George von Metaxa
F. H. D. Wilde
L. Shaffi
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Montclair
N. J
Archie San Romani
William Woodward
Josustown
AC. Bostwick
A. G. Vanderbilt
Skin Deep
Piquet
Stanton
Del
Chappephen
Delaware Park
Rex Flag
Fighting Fox
Boston
Johnny Langden
Mrs. F. Amorose Clark
Silent Witness
Supffolk Downs
Salisbury Votes to Sell Jail to Highest Bidder
Salisbury town meeting in Connecticut decides to auction the old jail, saying there is no crime problem in the Berkshires town and opting to raise funds by selling the facility to the top bidder.
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Salisbury
Conn
Berkshire Hill
Sailsbury
Massanutten Academy Holds Cadet Finals and Commencement Events
Graduation exercises at Massanutten Academy in Lantz Hall ended with cadet exodus for home after a commencement ball at Virginia Lee Harrison gymnasium attended by guests from several states and the Valley. Awards included Cadet Major Kenneth L. Sanford and honors for physics German French Latin and debate among others. Mrs. Howard J. Benchoff hosted a breakfast at Camp Lupton while a music recital and band concert followed in the afternoon.
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Woodstock
Massanutten Academy
Lantz Hall
Virginia Lee Harrison
Kenneth L. Sanford
Hill
William Hilfinger
New Brighton
William J. Gillespie
Frederick Carroll
Jackson Heights
Long Island
Edward J. Degan
Brooklyn
William Galladay
Edmund Tucker
Providence
R. I
William Colsten
Washington
Richard Gusken
Detroit
Mich
James Curry
Pittsburgh
Warren Busken
Howard J. Benchoff
Academy
Camp Lupton
Bud Ward Targeted by Firecracker Prank at Spokane Open
Bud Ward, former Walker Cup star, was targeted by fans tossing 100000 explosives at the Spokane Open yesterday. He finished 99 for 18 holes as the fireworks disrupted play and drew strong reaction from players and officials.
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Spokane
Wash
Tip
Bud Ward
Bud
Which Gives Quick and A Wonderful Discovery Positive Action
An advertisement extols a patent remedy claimed to improve digestion and liver function to ease constipation. It promotes rapid, positive results from a specialist prescribed medicine, sold at druggists including Drug Store in Winchester Virginia.
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Drug Store
Winchester
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