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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1936
Page
7
A roundup of early season Major League action highlighting the Indians and Senators in chase of the Red Sox, with the Senators sweeping St. Louis as Dishong notches his ninth win in a 10-5 victory. Giants revive to beat Pirates 3-2 as Cubs and Cardinals press the pace atop the league standings.
Jefferson City golfers posted 904 points to top Columbia Sedalia and Fulton in the Inter-City tourney. J O Marck of Fulton shot 74 for low round. JC players Hammond Curran Willis Wallendorf Housy Leslie Crookshank Dallmeyer Hume Price led with scores in the 60s and 70s. The final ten-man inter-city match is set for Sedalia on Tuesday June 3.
New York and Jersey City boxing cards produced draws and outpoints across several weight classes. Notable results include Salica of New York drawing Sharkey in a 118 pound bout, Ferrare of Jersey City outpointing Wilson, and Mun sell of Ponca City beating Babe Hunt.
U S hurdling prospects loom strong for Berlin. Phil Cope, Roy Staley, and Forrest Towns top the high hurdle field with sub 14.1s, while Corners of England and South Africa pose threats. Glenn Hardin's return boosts the 400 meters, with Tisdall eyes defending the title as a potential Olympic record remains in play. A crowd of U S contenders may crowd Rendall's Island July 11 12 for trials and selection.
Chicago June 4 AP Brewers strengthen top spot in the league by sweeping Minneapolis in a twin bill 10 to 1 and 14 to 4. Rudy York homered in both games as Milwaukee connected seven homers in the nightcap tying the all time single game record. St Paul also won, while Indianapolis and Toledo split a doubleheader in the minors.
Freddy Haas Jr fellow of Paul Leslie led the 88th National Intercollegiate Golf tournament with 146 for 36 holes. Leslie of LSU shot 36 43 and 79 for a 153. Yale edged Michigan for team title at 625 with Stanford 3 back. Thirty two qualifiers begin match play today with quarter finals at 36 holes Thursday semi finals Friday and final Saturday.
Jefferson City led the inter city golf tournament among Jefferson City Fulton Columbia and Sedalia by 551 points after the third round. Aggregate totals showed Jefferson City 904 Columbia 349 Sedalia 1-2 Fulton 710 with teams scoring Jefferson City 314 Columbia 265 Sedalia 255 Fulton 242 for the latest round. The final match is set for Sedalia Tuesday.
Jefferson City defeated Iberia 9 to 1 at Whiteway Park as Roy Lee drove four hits and Nick Duncan pitched a four hit game with 14 strikeouts. Goforth and Livingston struggled in the field for Iberia, with seven unearned runs.
National League features Chicago at Boston and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with mixed lineups while Pittsburgh visits New York and St. Louis plays Philadelphia in a melee. American League showdowns include New York at Chicago and Washington at St Louis with notable pitchers and batters noted for early season action.
Baseball scores from yesterday show Chicago routing Boston 8 to 6 and Chicago again topping New York 13 to 10. Cincinnati shut out Brooklyn 3 nothing, while St. Louis and Philadelphia split scores. American Association results include Kansas City 2 over St. Paul, Milwaukee 10 to 14 in Minn, Louisville 4 over Columbus 7 in a night game, and Toledo 5 with Indianapolis 6 in a twilight affair.
Notes from the game recount Francis Stokes, local hot corner, making a one handed catch chasing a high pop fly near home plate. Strikeouts dominated the night with Duncan Ross starting the season, Skeeter Kimberlin allowing 20 batters, and Skeeter set to wear Sullivan Uniform Thursday. Byron Humphrey returns to central Missouri after stints with Meta, Jefferson City, and Syracuse, with Little Rock option status unsettled.
Wes Ramey of Grand Rapids headlines the municipal auditorium card in Kansas City. He fights Jimmy Garrison with the lightweight title potential on the line, while Freddie Miller faces Everette Rightmive in a co feature. Other bouts include Pat Kissinger versus Massey and two nine five rounders featuring Joe Kempenger and Dick Demarey.
Players highlighted include His homer that counted the winning run in a 7-6 victory over the Tigers. Wally Moses homered with runners aboard in an 8-5 A's win over the Indians. Vernon Kennedy held the Yankees in an 18-4 White Sox rout with nine hits. Pepper Martin delivered a two run double for a 3-2 Cardinals win over the Phillies. Bill Terry and Burgess White led the Giants as they hammered the Pirates. Bill Hallahan shut out the Dodgers with five-hit pitching for the Reds. Frank Demaree homered with two aboard in an 8-6 Cubs win over the Bees. Jimmy Deshong supported a Senators win as their pitcher stymied the Browns 10-5. Toe Cronin starred for the Red Sox.
Sixty four shotmakers led by Walter Emery of Oklahoma City and Johnny Goodman of Omaha faced first round match play in the Men's Trans Mississippi Championship at Wichita. The tough course produced tight scores as 17 players needed a playoff, and Emery eyed a lower bracket clash with Ted Adams of Kansas City.
In Providence Cowboy Hughes of Oklahoma defeated Les Ryan of New York two falls to Hueco. In Lincoln Ole Anderson beat Thay Richards two to one after two falls. Bull Martin from Boston defeated Chief Jules Strongbow in Lincoln with two falls to one. Pat O'Shocker from St Louis threw Dr Karl Sarpalis in Salt Lake City.
New York reports fan chatter over Joe Louis possibly being doped or hurt by Schmeling. Louis is in Michigan nursing a swollen jaw and sprained thumbs while rumors spread via Harlem and radio captions. Speculation touches Baer as potential foe for Braddock and Braddock’s future with the commission and Jacobs.
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