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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
7
Boston Bees upset the Cubs 1 to halt Chicago’s surge while the Cardinals beat the Phillies to widen their NL lead. Yankees, Tigers, and Giants posted wins as Cincinnati, Boston, and St. Louis battled for spots. Otto Carleton tasted defeat as Wally Berger homered and Ray Benge pitched seven.
National League top batters include S Martin Cardinal and Jordan Bees with a .362 and 96 hits respectively, while Medwick powers 65 RBIs for the Cardinals and Klein 9 homers for the Phillies. In American League Gehrig leads with .392 and 94 hits, Foxx 62 RBIs, and a 16 home run tie among Foxx Trosky Gehringer. Pitching leaders: Dean 13-2 for Cardinals and Pearson 10-3 for Yankees.
In Detroit Detrait Ali Baba 202 defeated Ivan Rasputin 196 two out of three falls. In Lancaster Gus Sonnenberg 208 Brooklyn threw Hank Barber 30.33 in Cambridge, Montreal Hercules Tragos 215 Greece defeated Abe Stein 205 Brooklyn two out of three falls.
Denver June 23 AP Marion Miley a Trans Miss champion from Lexington Kentucky prepares for the first round of the championship flight facing Mrs J L Bailey of Emporia Kansas on a 6688 yard par 73 course. Patty Berg and Mrs Dan Chandler tie for medal with 74.
In Philadelphia on June 23 the heavyweight Leroy Jaynes, nicknamed Howitzer and dubbed the black menace, was decisively outpointed by Italian Al Ettore over 15 rounds. The bout, witnessed by about 18 000 fans, featured neither fighter landing solid rounds with the referee Jim Braddock officiating and judges siding with Ettore.
Today a year ago Bryan Grant defeated Frank Parker in five sets to win the U S Clay Court Tennis title for the third time. Three years ago Tony Can zoneri lost the world lightweight boxing title to Barney Ross on a disputed decision. Five years ago Lefty Grove won the 13th game as the Athletics defeated the Browns 3 0.
Jim Braddock comments on Joe Louis after Schmeling defeat, arguing that harsh punishment can derail a fighter. He predicts Louis will need rest, notes risks of punch confidence loss, and outlines his plan to beat Schmeling in the fall using a two-handed approach.
Chicago at Boston Root versus Smith. Cincinnati at Brooklyn Hallagan against Baker. St Louis at Philadelphia Bean faced Bowman. Pittsburgh at New York Brown opposed Hubbell. New York at Chicago Gomez versus Kennedy. Boston at Detroit Grove versus Auker. Washington at St Louis Deshong or Newsom against Tietje or Caldwell. Philadelphia at Cleveland Ross against Hildebrand.
Recap of yesterday's scores with St Louis over Philadelphia 8 to 6 and New York a 11 to Brooklyn 2. League standings show New York 9 Chicago 6 Boston 7 Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 3. Washington at St Louis postponed by rain. American Association KC 4 St Paul 5 Milwaukee 5 Minneapolis 10 innings.
Enrico Venturi, Italian lightweight champion, defeated Lew Feldman in a ten round main bout at Dexter Park before 4,009 spectators. Venturi used sharp left hooks to gain control, weighing 135 pounds to Feldman’s 130, delivering a dominant infighting performance.
Boxers including John Henry Lewis, Barney Ross, Tiger Walker, Clarence Burman, Frankie Bojarski, Frankie Battaglia, Sally Krieger, Johnny Morro, Eddie Brink, and Al Ettore fought in cities from Peoria to Philadelphia. Results included knockouts and stoppages in non-title bouts, with several decisions noted.
Nick Duncan will start for the Capital City Utilities tonight against Iberia to open the week. The game begins at 4 30 o clock. Manager Wyrieth says Iberia will field many top players from Miller and nearby counties. Lony Zimmerman joins the Utilities mound staff, coming from Quincy Illinois with Mississippi Valley League experience. Scouts Thompson plans no Utilities lineup changes for tonight. A special grandstand section will be reserved for under 15s admitted free, who may sit with their parents in all seats.
Major league chatter spans Braddock Schmeling contracts and legal squabbles at Mike Jacobs. DiMaggio defies bunt sign in Detroit, optimism runs through Olympic hopes, and Casey Stengel’s Dodgers get props for stifling the Cubs. Oklahoma boasts many major leaguers as Patricia Henry, 19, wins national intercollegiate tennis titles in Boston for the fourth time in a year.
Bump Hadley of the Yankees worked fine relief to stifle the White Sox while Paul Derringer and Ival Goodwin of the Reds limited the Dodgers to six runs, two in the first eight innings. Goodman drove in four with a homer and triple. Travis Jackson of the Giants homered twice and drove in four. Jimmy Collins of the Cardinals sparked the attack against the Phillies with five RBIs on two homers and a single. George Puccinelli of the Athletics doubled in the eighth to score Lou Finney for the winner over the Indians. Bill Rogell of the Tigers had three hits and the deciding run against the Red Sox in the ninth. Ray Benge of the Bees held the Cubs to several hits.
Tin Wiess a famed Capital City outdoorman drew praise from friends for catching ten bass on a fly at the Glaize arm of the Lake of the Ozarks though he later admitted he landed only one bass on a plug. J Carl Dawson introduced Georgia visitors to local fishing lore while J Earl Grubb and Mrs Grubb fished Henley Lake with a new fly rod, sharing summer and fall angling lessons.
Milwaukee Brewers, rattled by Kansas City, must now fear Minneapolis Millers as the two fight atop the standings. Hauser delivered a dramatic extra inning homer to lift the Millers 5 40 to end Milwaukee’s lead to two games. Blues fall as St Paul defeats Kansas City 4 3 behind Rigney in relief. Columbus tops Louisville in a two run duel while Toledo defeats Indianapolis 11 to 6.
In the US College Golf Tour opening at the North Shore course in Chicago, LSU's Paul Leslie posted 79. Yale led after day one with a 306 team total, with Paul Jamison, Herbert Esherman, Lynford Lardner, and Freddy Haas Jr. among early low scorers.
Oarsmen from the University of Washington sharpen for Olympic tryouts at Princeton after a dramatic Poughkeepsie regatta victory. Washington surged from the pack to win ahead of California with Navy, Columbia, Penn, and Syracuse in pursuit. Time 19:09.6, not yet matching California’s 1928 mark.
In Omaha Barney Ross claimed the world welterweight title with a two minute second round knockout of Morris Sherman after Sherman was dropped three times in the first. The Chicago challenger failed to land a solid punch as Ross dominated. In the ten round semi final Joey Aleanier won a decision over Mickey Genero.
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