Schmeling Sharkey Title Fight Heads to Madison Square Garden
Jack Sharkey weighs 205 pounds to Max Schmeling 188 as the heavyweight title bout looms at Long Island City with MSG predicting about $400000 gross. Odds favor Schmeling at 6 to 5 while Sharkey seeks a decisive victory to salvage his career amid a large but not full arena crowd.
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Yesterday's Stars features six singles spark White Sox loss
Roger Cramer of the Athletics drove out six straight singles against White Sox pitching. Vernon Gomez of the Yankees held the Browns to three hits and struck out eight to win his 13th game. Buddy Myer of the Senators homered with one on to beat the Indians. Joe Stripp of the Dodgers singled in the seventh to drive in a run that beat the Pirates. Tom Zachary of the Braves gave up only seven hits in 11 innings to beat the Reds.
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Browns Threeshits In Achieving Jieela Victory In 14 Games. Jimmie Foxx
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Schmelting and Sharkey Set for Madison Square Ring Bout
Principals Max Schmel ing of Germany and Jack Sharkey of Boston scheduled for a 15 round title fight at Madison Square Arena Long Island City. Time 10 p m EDT with NBC broadcasting. Semi finals include Retzlaff Birkie Belanger McCarthy Pavelec Barba Walsh Pink. Referee and judges to be announced.
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Australian women to compete in Los Angeles Olympic Games
The first women athletes to compete at the Los Angeles Olympics arrive aboard the Matson liner Mariposa as part of an eighteen person Australian team for the July 30 to August 14 games. They will stay in a hotel reserved for female competitors while men are housed in the Olympic village. Bob Pearce, 1928 singles sculls champion, greets the arriving team after an unexpected cross country drive from eastern Canada.
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Wrestling results from Buffalo to Nebraska in fast action cards
Wrestling cards list Ed Lewis of Los Angeles beating Leo Pinetzki in 23:26 in Buffalo. Don George of North Java threw Alan Eustace in 63:43 in Camden. Sonnenberg beat Fraley in Pittsfield after 41:00 and DeGlane won in Montreal. Shikat threw Znoski in New York, Middlekauff drew with Babe Caddock in Nebraska.
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Boxing Results From Allentown Sioux City and Cincinnati
Allentown New York boxer Maxie Rosen bloom defeated Sam Weiss of Nazareth by decision. Sioux City fighter Buzz Smith from Liberty Nebraska outpointed Carl Wells of Omaha. Cincinnati bout saw Ted Graham of New Richmond KO Buck Everett of Gary in four rounds.
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Schmeling Sharkey Heavyweight Title Fight Forecast
The weather bureau predicted cloudy warm conditions for the 15 round heavyweight title bout tonight between Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey in New York. A slight outside chance of showers was noted with temperatures near 70 degrees at fight time.
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McNutt Unopposed for Indiana Governor Nomination
Paul V. McNutt of Bloomington left unopposed for the Democratic nomination for governor at the Indiana state convention as John E. Frederick of Kokomo withdrew from the contest shortly before the meeting.
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Red Sox May Break All Records For Games Lost
The Boston Red Sox, with 11 wins against 47 defeats for a .190 mark, near the all time AL losses record. They opened with a 6 to 4 defeat to Detroit as Marty McManus started managing, while the Yankees extended their lead by beating St. Louis 3 to 1 and Lefty Gomez pitched well for a 14th victory.
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Mexico Belgium and Estonia enter preliminary Olympic entries
Mexico plans about 50 athletes for the July 30 to August 14 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Estonia may send up to ten competitors in marathon, 50 000 meter walk, track and field events. Belgium focuses on fencing with a team near ten including a woman fencer in foils sabres and epees.
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Yale awards 704 degrees at annual commencement
Yale University conferred 704 degrees on undergraduates from Yale College the Sheffield Scientific School at the annual commencement exercises held in New Haven.
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California Crew Wins Regatta On Hudson Yesterday
California's varsity eight dominated the four mile race on the Hudson defeating Cornell Washington Navy and Syracuse as Yale looms in Olympic trials. The Bears led by several lengths throughout the stretch and despite a late Ithaca surge Syracuse faltered as Ten eyck’s Orange failed to deliver.
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