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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
6
Chicago fans eye a Cubs White Sox clash as both clubs hover near the top. Cubs split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh after an 11 inning loss, while the White Sox rally to beat Cleveland 6 4. Giants drop, Phils take series. Tigers boost three game edge.
Freddie Steele defeated Vince Dundee by technical knockout in Tacoma after a first-round jaw fracture and conussion fears. Dundee was hospitalized in Providence. Steele seeks a match with Teddy Yarosez as promoters brace for high stakes after a bruising victory.
Brooklyn defeated Boston 5 to 0 and Philadelphia beat New York 5 to 3. Chicago edged Pittsburgh 4 to 5 and St Louis lost 3 to Cincinnati in a 10 inning game.
Schedule lists St Louis at Cincinnati J Dean vs Nelson, Chicago at Pittsburgh Warneke vs Swift, Brooklyn at Boston Zachary vs Brandt. Also matches Cleveland 4 Chicago 6 and St Louis 3 Detroit 9, Boston 6 Washington 4. Additional Boston Washington Grove vs Hadley or Whitehill, Cleveland Chicago Lee vs Fischer, St Louis Detroit Coffman or Van Atta vs Crowder.
Atlanta 4, New Orleans 6 in a seven inning call ending at darkness. Knoxville 2, Birmingham 5. Little Rock 3, Chattanooga 4 in 10 innings. Memphis 4, Nashville 9.
ATLANTA faces NEW ORLEANS in a rivalry tilt while KNOXVILLE visits BIRMINGHAM. LITTLE ROCK travels to CHATTANOOGA and MEMPHIS hosts NASHVILLE in four-season matchups.
Beaumont defeated Dallas 5 to 2 while San Antonio routed Fort Worth 7 to 3 and Oklahoma City blanked Houston 5 to 0. Tulsa beat Galveston 8 to 5 with games listed for Galveston at Oklahoma City, Houston at Tulsa, San Antonio at Fort Worth, and Beaumont at Dallas.
Montreal beat Albany 13 to 7 and Rochester defeated Syracuse 4 to 2. Buffalo upset Baltimore 10 to 8. Toronto lost 1 to 2 against Newark, who won 4 to 1.
Alexandria defeated Lake Charles 15 to 4 while Opelousas led 6-2 over Abbeville when a second ended after darkness at the seventh. Rayne won 6 to 7 and New Iberia 12 to 2. Jeanerette Lafayette game affected by rain.
In Southampton New York Parker and Sutter advanced to the Meadow Club invitation tournament semi finals joining Frankie Parker Cliff Sutter. Hall upset second seed Gregory S Mangi Newark 8 6 6 4 while Culley beat Henry Prusoff 6 1 6 2. Parker fought back to defeat Wilmer Hines 8 6 3 6 7 5. Sutter edged Martin Buxby 6 4 4 6 6 4 as semi final pairings formed.
Chicago Cubs split a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on August 1, gaining a half game on the league leaders while the Giants lost to the Phillies. The Cubs won 4 2 in the opener with a late eighth inning burst, then lost 6 5 in eleven innings as Pittsburgh rallied. Roy Henshaw pitched well in relief in the nightcap, with key moments including Gus Suhr’s late triple and a decisive tenth inning.
Omar Bush, long noted as a fiery pilot of the Minneapolis club, is viewed as the leading candidate to manage the Cleveland Indians if Walter Johnson is removed. Details recount Bush’s career from Dayton to major leagues, with ties to the Pirates White Sox and Reds, and note his 47 years old status and rep as a bold, skilled pitcher handler.
In Indianapolis on August 1 a wave of upsets in the national public links golf championship toppled favorites. Dave Mitchell of Indianapolis and Arthur Armstrong of Honolulu survived to remain in contention as many top players fell. Swedish seller Lloyd Nordstrom led the field but was eliminated in the second round by Bob Tomes. Fred Gordon defeated Scotty Campbell in a long match, and Tab Boyer fell to Mike Parco. Nordstrom also knocked out Charles Ferrera in the first round.
The Phillies upset Hubbell and beat New York 5 to 3, reducing the Giants lead to a half game as Curt Davis earned his 10th win. John Moore and Dolph Camilli contributed consecutive home runs before continued coverage on the seventh page.
Opelousas beat Abbeville 6 to 3 in the first game of a Wednesday doubleheader, with the second called after seven innings due to darkness, 2 to 2. Rayne and New Iberia split a doubleheader, New Iberia 12 to 6 in game one and Rayne 7 to 2 in game two. Alexandria overwhelmed Lake Charles 15 to 4 as Jeanerette Lafayette game postponed by rain.
The record lists several church or group matchups including Men versus Baptists at Missouri Pacific, Bakers versus Methodists at Forsythe, St Matthew's versus Masons at Neville, and Southern Bell versus Firemen at Bark Dull Faulk.
In Detroit Joe Savoldi 202 pounds from Three Oaks Michigan defeated Carl Hanse 233 pounds of Boston in 25 minutes 55 seconds while Ray Richards 224 pounds from Minneapolis defeated Jim Coffield 203 pounds of Kansas City. In Long Branch Irish Jack Donovan 213 pounds from Boston defeated Abe Coleman 205 pounds of Chicago two falls to one.
In Henderson Texas Gladewater Bears outscored Henderson 5 to 2 in the sixth inning after four hits and three Henderson errors. Pitching notes include Coleman and Rabe for Gladewater and Wheeler, Lawrence, Swift for Henderson. The three-city slate also saw Tyler Trojans win 3 to 1 at Jacksonville behind Jack Lamb’s six-hitter. Lamb, Anderson, Lynn, and Franks contributed for Tyler, while Jacksonville used Lamb’s effort to fall short. In Palestine, a wild slugfest produced a 10 to 9 win over Longview as Palestine swept the series. Bennett, Baker, Jeenes, Ham, Traweek, Hart, and Powers appeared in the scoring tale as Palestine rallied for the victory.
Yesterday's standout show featured Ferrell of the Red Box and Greenberg of the Tigers delivering home runs. Teammates Johnson and Camilli also contributed for their clubs as leaders posted league totals across the National standings with key players like Moore and Berger mentioned in the chase for runs and RBI.
Detroit, Aug 1. The first place Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 9 to 3 behind Tommy Bridges, notching his 15th win as Greenberg Fox and Marvin Owen powered the offense with three hits each. Greenberg hit his 28th home run, and Fox added two doubles and a triple. Andrews took the loss for St Louis as Detroit and idle Yankees widen the gap to three games. The White Sox gained a half game as they beat another rival.
Sterlington Engineer s rallied in the seventh to beat Brown Paper Mill 6 to 5 at Brownsville. Loomis belted a go ahead homer with two down in the seventh as Sterlington overcame an early 4 run deficit. Still pitched six innings in relief for the win, while Brown’s trio of hurlers allowed five bases on balls and ten hits. McAlpin led Brown with three hits, Loomis and Barsagona added two apiece for Sterlington.
Wesley Ferrell delivered two homers and four RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6 4 victory over the Washington club on Wednesday. Ferrell's timely power capped the scoring as Boston built a lead and held on.
Ruston beat Oak Grove 1 to 0 in front of a large home crowd honoring Coach Ray E. Davis who leaves the team. Davis helped on two of Ruston’s three hits as the half inning run came on a passed ball. Mattis relieved for Oak Grove after Richbourg walked three with one out.
Roughhouse Nelson runs wild against Tiny Roebuck at Roosevelt stadium. A blackjack wielded by a policeman floors Nelson after he chases a fan amid a chaotic third fall. Referee Jack McArthur searches for a hidden chloroform cloth as Nelson escapes over seats toward the crowd. Continued on Seventh Page.
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