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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
9
Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 41 games, breaking George Sisler’s long-standing record. Yankees beat Senators 9 4 and 7 8, with DiMaggio’s seventh inning single sealing the record. Cleveland and Boston win as Detroit slips in wide MLB action.
Colorado Springs June 30 The 42nd Western Amateur opens Tuesday with match play bracket Thursday. Defending champion Marvin Ward of Spokane leads the field as rounds run Tuesday and Wednesday. low scores will determine the bracket.
Schueiter of Ogden won the UK Oper Folt title with a 231 score, beating Sid Narman of Walla Walla Ward and defending champion Emery Zimmerman of Port Vand Ore. Harman took second, Zimmers Taal posted 239, Hayden Newton of Grand Junction Colo posted a 236 to finish among the top scorers.
Van Horn tops the seedings for the Colorado Open tennis tournament at Denver Country Club. Noting seedings, Diana Sutton Uyunty of Santa Monica and other era competitors from Los Angeles Seattle and Wisconsin, plus Utah and USC entrants, highlight the field with several champions and veterans from 1940 era events.
The roundup cites speculative trades around players like Feller and Gehrig memorial ticket ideas, with oddities from baseball to golf. It mentions fans’ opinions on the Braves and quotes from Victor C. Jones, plus a brief Oklahoma grid excerpt and scattered anecdotes from Boston to Morbile.
Norfolk climbs to the top of the Western league standings after a series of close games. Highlights include Norfolk beating Pueblo in the opener, Cheyenne dropping from first, and Denver and Sioux Falls splitting results. Also noted are star player performances from Joe DiMaggio and Ted Lyons, plus local tryouts for the Cardinal organization in Kearney Nebraska.
Boston Red Sox rout Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 2 in the second game of a doubleheader after losing the opener 12 to 1. Jack Knott earned the win with relief from Tom Pert, Frankie Pytlak homered, and Joe Cronin sparked the offense as Boston gathered 28,283 fans. The earlier game saw Charley Wagner pitch well for the Sox in a 13 to 1 rout. Detroit Tigers beat St Louis Browns 3 to 2, scoring all runs in the seventh on four singles and a walk.
The brief recaps multiple American League and interleague matchups with incomplete line scores. Notable results include New York and Washington games, with several inconsistencies in scoring lines and pitcher runs. The text also bundles Western and Pacific League results and a stray physics quote about bullet motion.
National League action reports New York Giants defeated Philadelphia 10 to 7 at the Polo Grounds after a downpour delayed start. Jon Moore homered for the Giants as they rallied with a five run frame aided by Ron Carpenter’s early exit after injury.
The standings mix several teams with scattered scores from weekend play. New York and Washington traded points with Cleveland, Detroit, and St Louis also posting results. Chicago and Pittsburgh held firm, while Cincinnati and Philadelphia showed late moves in the standings.
New York boxing scene grows heated as Zivie faces Timmy Davis in a welterweight clash. The piece previews a bout steeped in hype and a backstory of rags to riches, with Davis hoping to upset fixation on Frizzle Me.
Blend Grovey Hiemmer of San Francisco sets a world record of 46 seconds for day meters in a dramatic home-stretch finish. Verden Klammer competes for Olympic Club. Pal runs strong in sprints as crowds of 25,060 fill Franklin Field. Dick Browning of Olympic Club injures a wrist during the 200 meter hurdles.
Finland moves to resist Soviet forces with orders from Field Marshal Mannerheim. Front reports bombardment from the Baltic to the Arctic, air raids persist, and Helsinki authorities issue calls for a holy war style mobilization against Soviet Russia.
Platteville community elib members met to reconsider a civic carnival on Haz urday Ave 30 with virtual roles contests and side shows. The Platteville 4 school faculty line was set, Oddy Pellown lodge held a meeting with Ace Campbell elected within grand fox the may, and Beverly Bellee hosted a social with prizes and refreshments for guests.
Pope Pius XI calls for moral purification of mankind in world crisis and stresses trusting in God. He warns that events, even disasters, are providential and aimed at justice, while condemning atheism and violence amid a global radio broadcast to Catholics. Typhoon toll rises as Luzon counts dead and damage remains uncertain.
Text describes severe hunger in Greece as wheat and potatoes are shipped to Germany, with Athens seeing rationing and shortages. Hovelgoers from Athens report food scarcities while transport disruptions and beer rationing worsen conditions for residents.
The Pioneer Group of Little Thompson Valley and descendants gathered at Gerald Turner home in Rovthend for the annual meeting. More than 100 attended from Laveland Fort Coline Dolmstown Toutder Windsor Greeley Miken Fort Linin Dick's Arbor and California led by Mrs Katie Javeley from Elsinor Cal. Officers elected included W P Hoppe president Heel Gertl Toner past president and Mrs Ed MMer secretary treasurer. The 1942 meeting is planned for the first Friday in June at the McCorwubek cabin near Hastee Mark with flowers sent to Mrs Ava Manning, pioneer. The program featured songs and readings by S H Newell Hoy Hay of Windsor Mrs Eu Mottel Sr. of Longmont and August Johnson of Berthoud. Letters read from Mrs Kane Cole Haxter of Burris Wyo and J M Davis of Tancloston N C. The procession and descendants noting members from many states.
The piece quotes Herbert Hoover urging Americans to avoid stampeding into foreign conflict. He stresses neutrality, warns of military entanglements, and outlines a non isolationist yet non interventional program emphasizing peace, preparedness, and restraint until a just peace table can be reached. He argues against provoking war, urges cautious support for allies, and calls for a renewed national resolve to protect liberty without entangling the United States in broad wars.
Washington reports a sharp shortage across 394 occupations from a recent employment survey. McNutt notes 79 jobs lack sufficient applicants, 978 defense designers needed by June 1 with only 61 registered, 259 designers required yet only 16 available, and shipyard hull inspectors and toolmakers show critical gaps with limited qualified workers found.
Windsor June 24 Mary Jatt Miwa 55 died at the Greeley Hospital Sunday. Survived by Duebond Leteye Tiwi Windsor and Gight chiliied, Mary Henkel Creeiy, Bulent ttt Seba Level, Henry at Laveland Willem Alaska, Katherine Alex Iulen Windsor. Funeral 2 Delack Tuesday at St Jolie Latieren church in Winker cut Hoy. Mlvsmer Elser in charge. Burial Lakeside Cemetery Wyinusor.
Edward E Boar argues Alaska looms as a vulnerable gateway between Asia and America. He notes cooperation with Canada and rapid buildup of air and sea defenses, with bases, troops, and long-range patrols expanding to avert a potential Axis advance in a Pacific war.
Hawkos Wyoming June 29 Brentilhng age 9 and Ernest J Donati age 38 both of Denver were killed and injured respectively in a highway accident eight miles east of Rawlins. Mrs Drewtling died at a hospital after skull fracture. McDonald the driver recovered from a coma as the machine rolled over three times. Mrs McDonald and two children Jacqueline 11 Patrick 2 and Wrae Elhor Me lasson of Denver escaped with minor injuries.
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