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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
6
The Yankees opened a stadium game with a 10-0 burst as they swept through a western trip with five wins and thirteen hits per game. The Giants fell to the Pirates 5-4 while the Reds lost, lifting the Cubs ahead after a 10-5 loss for Chicago. Sox routed the Browns 9-5.
A fragmented recap cites Reds steals by Roy for Brooklyn, pitching mentions Vander Meer and Brown for Cincinnati, Arnest at Pittsburgh, and batting averages for Cleveland Travis Washington and others. It references Foxx, Lewis, Greenberg, Geh, Averill, Cronin and Cramer, plus a note on 1937 mortality rate history.
Yesterday’s results show Monroe over Helena 6 to 2, Greenwood leading 14 to 5, Pine Bluff 6, El Dorado 1, and Hot Springs 3 5. Today’s games list Monroe at Helena Hot Springs at Greenville Pine Bluff at Greenwood and El Dorado at Clarksdale along with several New York area matchups.
Hal Schumacher pitched six hit ball for his seventh win as the Giants defeated Philadelphia 9-1 in the opener and Cliff Melton won 6-2 in the nightcap to stretch New Yorks NL lead to three games. Schumacher allowed only a late ninth inning run, while Melton scattered ten hits in the second game.
A 1938 sports roundup notes records challenged by Vander Meer Higgins Navy Joe Louis and others while Sid Sherman ambidextrous bowling sets a mark. Louis inks heavyweight records with Schmeling fast KO. Levinsky Steele swordfish stunt and a 1865 billiards fly incident cited as unlikely record breakers.
The table lists multiple games including New York at Philadelphia and Chicago versus St Louis. Pitchers Ross Ruffing DeShong Bagby and others are noted with win loss records. Sparse names appear with inconsistent spelling and a few player lines.
A compilation of regional results listing teams such as Chattanooga Knoxville Atlanta Nashville New Orleans Memphis Little Rock Birmingham and Houston with scores like 3 2 5 1 5 4 and 14 1. It also notes scheduled matchups including Chattanooga at Knoxville Little Rock at Birmingham Nashville at Atlanta New Orleans at Memphis and city pairings Oklahoma City at Dallas Tulsa at Fort Worth and Shreveport at Beaumont.
Two days of swimming and diving events will be staged Sunday and Monday at Swayze Natatorium in For aythe Park under joint sponsorship of the Monroe Recreation Department and the local guard unit. Events are open to boys and girls with lifeguards on duty before 2.
A quirky miscellany notes feats across sports figures and events. Newell Banks of Detroit posted 10 checkers games in 145 minutes with no losses. Curtis L. Hill of Day ton set an archery distance record by shooting 1554 feet while lying and using his feet. Johnny Maulbetsch gained 350 yards in a Michigan Harvard game without scoring. Helen Wills and Howard Kinsey volleyed 2001 shots with 78 minutes of perfect play. Gordon Richards rode 12 consecutive winners, and an English horse at Haydock Park paid 3400 to 1. Harry Stovey stole 14 1/2 bases in 10 games in 1888. Josh Devore wiped four bags in one inning in 1912. Jim Finney and Gus Sundstrom are named among heroic feats. Jim swam 339 feet underwater fully clothed. Gus swam 25 feet underwater with a cigars mouth in use without arms. Vander Meer and Joe Louis are mentioned as unable to match these antics.
LSU tennis star Jack C. Bushman defeated Willard McMullen of Yale 6-1 6-0 in the second round of the eastern intercollegiate singles championship held with the varsity meet at Montclair. Lt. G Caldwell Russell of West Point advanced by default over B E W Hixson Jr of Louisiana.
A fragmented Texas League snippet shows teams like San Antonio and Oklahoma City with mixed innings and run totals. Names such as McCoy Seinsoth Healy Wagener Strickland Peyton Susce Mackie appear in uncertain order amid garbled stats and partial line items.
New York report notes Pitt faces a string of ineligibilities after 17 players lost to graduation and new rules. Coach Dec Sutherland tours Scotland to forget, maybe returning with a bride. Leroy Haynes arrives from Europe amid a rough tour, while North Carolina State schedules 11 games next season for a bloody nose. George Kojac aims for the 134 games, and Pinky Higgins ties the American league hit streak record.
The Boston Red Sox catcher says Speaker's record is unofficial with two hits off Al Schacht. Experts call the upcoming Southeastern conference race next season the hottest in history.
Lawrin the Kentucky Derby winner led from the start in Hollywood Park's mile and a quarter feature. Dauber scratched before post, Wing And Wing ran second, Rommy third as about 50,000 fans watched the richest three year old stake. Prize money totaled 140,984 with Lawrin earning 40,000, Wing And Wing 10,000, Rommy 5,000. Eddie Arcaro rode Lawrin to victory in 2 minutes 43 seconds, a new track record.
Bobby Riggs of Los Angeles and Chicago captured the National Clay Courts singles crown for the third time, defeating Gardner Mulloy of Miami 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-1 1-5 in a hard fought final at the Suburban River Forest club. The match drew about 120 spectators.
The Yankees belted five home runs and won 10-0 and 13-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics as Lefty Gomez and Bump Hadley combined for two four hit pitching performances. Gomez pitched the shutout with fourteen hits allowed against George Caster and Ed Smith. Joe Gordon homered, doubled and singled while Bill Dickey hit a homer and triple. Hadley held the Athletics to four hits, one a Frank Hayes homer, in the second game. Lynn Nelson took the defeat after seven straight wins.
The Hodge Wa Has defeated Brown Safety Firsts 5 to 1 at Brown Park behind Lefty Butler who pitched eight scoreless innings and allowed one run in the ninth. Norman and Douglas led Hodge with three hits apiece while Nix added a double for Wa Has as Butler fanned nine and walked one.
Evangeline league directors set August 1 for an all-star game in New Iberia. The North team will face the South, with selections by fan balloting from Lake Charles Rayne Opelousas and Alexandria clubs. A forfeit from Monday’s Alexandria at New Iberia game was to be replayed from the second inning.
Herrick defeated John Hilburn in the finals last night to win the Monroe recreation department ping-pong cup 4 3. Herrick reached the final by beating Lucian Tisdele of Bastrop while Hilburn had a bye to the finals.
Monroe overpowering Helena 6 to 2 as Bronkhurst blanks Seaporters with six hits allowed. Hackney stars with a homer and a triple driving in three runs while Taitt and Murray contribute key infields and timely hits. Second game of the two game set slated for Thursday with Monroe anticipated to start Nugent or Howell.
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