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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1933
Page
7
Washington Senators saw their six game win streak slip as they split a doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. In Chicago, the Yankees won the opener while the Browns edged a second win in ten innings. Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis Cardinals also posted wins in a day of baseball action.
Tony Canzoneri makes his fifth lightweight title defense Friday night at Chicago Stadium against Barney Ross of Chicago. Ross earned a title shot by outpointing Billy Patrolle in March, but boxing critics see him as a strong underdog. The bout is set for 10 rounds, with Canzoneri a heavy favorite.
Chicago reports Metcalfe the current fastest man and Jesse Owens of Cleveland high school standouts equal world marks in the 100 yard dash at the national interscholastic track event. Owens also clocks 21 seconds for the 220 yard dash and may contest the broad jump, where he feated 25 feet 9?8 inches for prep title.
Joplin Miners and St Joseph Saints surged to Western League co leaders with decisive wins. Joplin swept Omaha in a Sunday twin bill 6 1 and 12 10 6 as Joe Berry allowed six hits in the opener before Earl Hamilton finished the nightcap. St Joseph captured Muskoges action 12 3 behind Fitzherry Blanton and Moose Johnatn with Kit Carson aiding the offense. Buckshot May beat Petty in a seven inning game 3 1. Hutchinson and Springfield tied for fourth as Topeka won 3 1 to salvage a series finale.
National and American League leaders shown with players, teams, and statistics across batting, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and pitching. Notable names include Martin, Klein, Gehrig, Simmons, and Hildebrand among others with dates mentioning one year ago and anniversaries of past events.
The Jefferson City Pirates lost 8 to 13 to ContA, dropping from first place as Lutherans defeated Capital Utilities 20 to 8 in Cole County Junior Baseball League action. American Legion routed Centertown 4 to 1 in another junior association game Sunday with league standings showing Weyet Pet and Lutheran's leading and Centertown near the bottom.
Johnny Vergz and Grant-Hit doubled drove in both runs in a 2-0 win over the Cubs. Vic Sorrell and Lynwood Rawe pitched Detroit to a double victory over the Athletics, striking out. Tommy Thernon had five hits and three RBIs in two games with the Pirates against the Braves. Luke Apsling doubled four times against the Yankees. Dizzy Dean and Harry Rice starred as Cardinals and Reds split a doubleheader with Dean tossing a four-hit opener and Rice collecting four hits in game two. Oral Hildebrand and Mel Harder blanked the Red Sox 7-0 and 4-0. Sam Leslie drove in two with a bases-loaded single in a 3-1 win over the Phillies. Buddy Myer homered in both Senators games vs the Browns. A National Brake Code lists stopping distances for four wheel brakes as 20 feet excellent 25 feet good 35 feet unsafe.
William Braucher surveys the National Open on a sweltering day with Tommy Armour's power, Ryder Cup plans, and Notre Dame's George Melinkovich under medical strain. NEA writer Art Krenz vents at officials, editors, and press tensions, recounting clashes, camera clashes, and heat as reporters chase stories.
In Fort Smith Arkansas on June 1 AP reports Missouri Valley Association championships opening with Fred Royer of Dallas as No 1 seed and defending champion, Nelson Melalich of Kansas City as No 2, and Charles Davis of Oklahoma as No 3. Oklahoma leads entries with 18 in men singles. players from Texas Missouri Kansas Louisiana and Illinois also entered. MacCuervorst of Wichita will defend the women’s singles crown tomorrow as men’s doubles begin.
Frank Sigafoos of Indianapolis, a second baseman, set a new American Association record by hitting safely in 438 consecutive games after going 2 for 4 with a double in a doubleheader. Despite the personal milestone, the Indians dropped both games to Columbus 8 0 and 3 1. Other results: St Paul swept Minneapolis 7 3, Toledo took two from Louisville 9 4 and 11 4, Milwaukee beat Kansas City 6 4, with a rain stoppage ending the first game of a doubleheader tied and a late finish left unresolved.
Lawrence Colby James, who escaped from a Massachusetts jail last July before transfer to Missouri state prison, was arrested in a rooming house in J0hnsbury Vermont. He admitted wandering and eluding justice and identified himself as an escaped prisoner after being caught stealing a bathing suit.
The nationwide repeal drive advances as Iowa Connecticut and New Hampshire vote on ratifying the 18th amendment repeal. Prohibitionists claim momentum with rallies planned in Des Moines. wets push for rejection amid last minute appeals and mixed state results. Thirty six states must vote for repeal to succeed.
St Louis June 12 AP R ed Cara convention set for July 3 and 4 in Columbia Missouri to form a Missouri unit of the Continental Congress of Workers and Farmers. The assembly aims to revitalize a Farmer Labor party and mobilize relief efforts. Invitees include farmers, unemployed, co operatives, socialists, and labor groups from Missouri and beyond.
In a Missouri State League update Meta and the Jefferson City Lutherans widened their leads amid Sunday games. Meta beat Tuscumbia 7 to 4 as Humphrey dominates the mound, while Lutherans beat De Mollys 5 to 3 at Whiteway Park. New Bloomfield edged Westphalia 4 to 3, leaving Meta atop the standings with seven wins and one loss, as three teams chase in the middle.
Chicago on June 19 AP reports Ralph Bleck told police he was a bit confused when a well dressed youth rode him of $10 and said warmly This will help me through college The incident ends with a total loss of $18.
Five members of the Civilian Conservation Corps stationed at Scammon Kansas were injured in a motor car crash while returning from an official dance. Leo Lampkins age 21 from Eldorado Kansas sustained fractures to both legs and an arm and is in critical condition. Carl Boles age 12 from Wichita Kansas has a broken rib and lung puncture. Both were taken to a hospital in Pittsburgh Kansas.
Hoylake England June 19 AP George Dunlap Jr United States entrant won in the second round of the British amateur championship defeating Joseph Gerry four and three after both had byes in the first round. The report also notes literary trivia about Poe and Wordsworth.
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