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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1934

Page

7

Yankees And Tigers In Tight Pennant Race Leaderboard

Detroit thumped the White Sox 7 0 as part of a six game winning streak and New York beat the Athletics 3 1. Lefty Gomez held the A s to three hits, while Tony Lazzeri and Lou Gehrig supplied the runs for the Yankees. Giants expanded NL lead. Reds, Pirates, and Cardinals split results as standings tighten.

Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr Associated Press Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Detroit White Sox Chicago Yanks Athletics Vernon Gomez A’s Jimmie Foxx Tony Lazzeri Lou Gehrig Alton Berton Giants Cubs Cincinnati Phillies Roy Parmelee Bill Terry Mel Ott Reds Paul Derringer Len Warneke Pittsburgh St. Louis Cardinals Larry French Paul Dean Bucs Waite Hoyt Cleveland Indians Browns Hal Trosky Washington Boston Senators Ed Linke Boston Braves Broocklyn Dodgers Les Mallon Philadelphia New York Benton Berry Hayes Gomez Dickey

Longwood Bowl Net Tourney Draws Top 1920s Stars

Brookline Massachusetts hosts the 42nd Longwood bowl tourney with top American players including Wilmer Allison and Sarah Palfrey leading the fields. George Lott and Lester Stoefen arrive from England to join the competition as Davis Cup conflicts ease.

George Lott Lester Stoefen America New York England Lott Stoefen Longwood Wilmer Allison Austin Texas Sarah Palfrey Brookline

Lake Providence Social Events Highlight Lake Providence High Society

Young social set attended a dance at the Book club in Tallulah with Mary Ethel Peck Fred Regenold Susan Brown Sidney Guenard Agnes Hamley and Jim Gilfoil among others. Co-hostesses H L Van Valkenurgh and Lars Evans hosted a cocktail party for Evan s birthday with guests including J N Hill Jr S L House W K Evans Harry Packard J P McCain W H Hamley Vera Cohran and more. A Thursday bridge party hosted by Mrs Roland Smith celebrated Mrs Leon Minsky with a large local turnout and autumn floral decor.

Tallulah Mary Ethel Peck Fred Regenold Susan Brown Sidney Guenard Agnes Hamley Jim Gilfoil Omega Warren Powell Barry Mitchell Charlie Hart Sonny” Herzog Buddie” Peck H. L. van Valkenurgh Lars Evans Van Evan Minna Lang Twin Falls Iowa Evans Lang J. N. Hill, Jr S. L. House W. K. Evans Harry Packard J. P. McCain W. H. Hamley W. C. Lyon F. W. Schober Vera Cohran Packard Mr. House Roland Smith Leon Minsky Lake Providence

Southern Association Sizzles as Lookouts Rise to Second Place

Chattanooga climbs from near bottom to second in the Southern Association, overtaking Little Rock while Nashville moves to third and Memphis falls. The Pelicans sweep Atlanta in a doubleheader, and Birmingham, Knoxville, and others post wins. eight homers spark a busy day of league results.

Nashville Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga Memphis Knoxville Atlanta New Orleans Veda Ae Memphis. Tenn Southern Association Lookouts New Orleans Pelicans Little Heck Pels Art Weis Barons Paco Taitt Dano Wright Hughes Gill Duke Hodapp

Mis sions rout Houston 9–0 as Wiltse shines in opener

Texas League notes San Antonio leads with a decisive 9 to 0 win over Houston. Hal Wiltse tossed a five hit shutout for the Missions while driving in three runs with his only hit, a triple. Galveston and Beaumont split a doubleheader with tight pitching and late-inning defense. Tulsa beat Fort Worth 6 to 2 as Davis delivered four hits. Oklahoma City topped Dallas 5 to 4 in 10 innings after an error prolonged play.

Tody Oklahoma City Dallas Tulsa Fort Worth Galveston Beaumont San Antonio Houston Ata Fort Worth Associated Press San Antonio Missions Missions Hal Wiltse Buffs Wiltse Buffaloes Mike Cvengros Cotton Pippen George Payne Galveston Buccaneers Gumbert Judge Schulz Vire Frasi Rube Stuart Larkin Frasier Rudy York Fort Worth Cats Cats Tom Davis Chee Chee Ferez Meyer Chozen Johnny Berger Skeeter Newsome Sloan Indians Joe Vance Old Sol Wilise Heath Cvengros Pippen, Payne Ogrodowski

Armour wins Canadian Open in tight finish

Golf roundup reports Armour shoots 287 to win the Canadian Open with Laffoon in second place. Also noted are Mitchell defeating Armstrong 5 and 3 for the national public links crown, Wood claiming the New Jersey Open with 289, and Bobby Jones posting a 62 lowest round.

Toronto Armour Laffoon Pittsburgh Mitchell Armstrong Madison N. J Wood Highlands N. C Bobby Jones

Armour Wins Dominion Open in Toronto By Wide Margin

Toronto hosts the Dominion Open where Tommy Armour, the Chicago born Scot, carded 69 73 71 74 to total 287 over 72 holes and claim the title. The US string continues with Armour’s third victory after Diegel’s four wins and a field including Ky Laffoon, Willie MacFarlane, and Fay Coleman.

Toronto Canada Niblick-Wielders Tommy Armour Chicago United States J. Douglas Edgar Atlanta Bill Travinger al Watrous Clarence Hackney Leo Diegel MacDonald Smith Armour Walter Hagen Harry Cooper Joe Kirkwood Diegel Ky Laffoon Denver Willie MacFarlane Tuckehoe Fay Coleman Culver City Cal

Stars shine in pair of wins as Waner and Gehrig star

Yesterday many stars led their teams to wins. Lloyd Waner had three hits in each Pirates victory over the Cardinals, while Lou Gehrig joined the 36th homer day with three singles in the Yankees win over the Athletics. Various pitchers and batters including Tommy Bridges and Bill Terry also produced strong performances for the Tigers Giants and other clubs.

Associated Press Lloyd Waner Pirates Cardinals Tommy Bridges Tigers White Sox Bill Terry Giants Phillies Bill Werber Red Sox Senators Paul Derringer Reds Babe Herman Cubs Hal Trosky Indians Browns Fred Frankhouse Braves Ralph Boyle Dodgers Frankhouse Boyle Lou Gehrig Yankees Athletics

East Dixie League game summaries with scattered scores

In Clarksdale Greenwood and Barham and Billings faced a scoreline sequence with Clarksdale 1390 and Greenwood 6. The contest listed pitchers and batters such as Margaino O Flaherty Cook Bohringer Jackson and Be sure to note El Dorado Pine Bluff and Greenville results with partial score lines and multiple players named.

Clarksdale Greenwood Jackson Greenville Pine Bluff el Dorado Greenville Ye Ener Nee Ta el Dorado Ae Greenwood Sense Sree Me Jackson Deena Clarksdale Teen Margaino O'Flaherty Cook Bohringer

Swartz Blackers Take Lead In Ouachita Valley Race

Swartz Carlton Blackers beat Fairbanks 8 to 7 at Swartz park to seize first in the Ouachita Valley league. Douglas driven in five runs with two homers and a double. Wells, Marks and Godwin each collected three hits. Wilder limited Fairbanks to seven safeties as Swartz pounded 16 hits. Ward and Norman homered for Fairbanks.

Swartz Swartz Carlton Blackers Fairbanks Douglas Marks Wells Godwin Ward Norman Carlon Blackers Malone Wilder Fairbanks Boys R.h.po Ale Od LD McClain Barwell Rf. Ue Covington Courtney Cou Poo Somn Ty Hyseae Senn Wart Doulas King McReynolds Knoefel Bagwell McCuin Malone Lt Loey Wilder WO Wilder IV Brazil Tame Swanson

Balloting Near Close For College All Star Coach

Five coaches vie to lead the college all stars against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field August 31. Sleepy Jimmy Crowley of Fordham leads with 71,879 votes, followed by Dick Hanley Northwestern 71,780, Noble Kizer Purdue 71,645, Bob Zuppke and Lou Little also in the top five.

Chicago Big Ten Chicago Bears Soldier Field Jimmy Crowley Fordham Dick Hanley Northwestern Noble Kizer Purdue Bob Zuppke Shenois Lou Little Columbia

Gassers Defeat Grocers 11 to 9 in Sunday Softball

Southern Gas team beat Saw-Mor Grocers 11 to 9 in a high scoring game. Red Turk hit a two base hit and a homer with two runners aboard. Johnson pitched for the Gassers while Garland pitched for the Grocers as Saw-Mar prepares to face Missouri Pacific next Wednesday at Booster diamond.

Southern Gas Company Li Te Gassers Grocers Red Turk Johnson Garland Missouri Pacific Booster Diamond

Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Figures Listed

The item catalogs top MLB leaders in batting and pitching. Manush and Gehrig headline batting with .367 and 389 hits respectively while Gehrig leads runs batted in at 124. Werber and Fox have notable stolen bases. pitching leaders include Yankee and Tiger pitchers with strong win totals.

Manush Senators Gehrig Yankees Gehringer Tigers Werber Red Sox Trosky Indians Greenberg Chapman Foxx Athletics Fox Rowe

Oriole That Loves Ice Cream Is Mrs Bowen's Pet

In Nashville an oriole who prefers ice cream to seed is the pet of Mrs. K. G. Bowen. She cages birds only briefly and keeps the door open so the playful bird may come and go as it pleases.

Nashville Tenn K. G. Bowen

Torrance Sets New Mars Shot Put Record at Oslo Meet

Jack Torrance of LSU broke the world shot put record twice and finally reached 57 feet 5 and 3/32 inches despite rain. Stanford’s Lyman was runner up. Bonthron and Easman won other events, with Easman clocking 1 53.4 in the 800 and Lyman setting best discus marks.

Oslo Jack Torrance Louisiana State University Joh Lyman Stanford Torrance Z. Hellasz Poland Torance Efort Baton Rouge Lyman Yesteday Bill Bonthron Princeton Fire Ben Easman Eulace Peacock Temple University Cornelius Johnso Compton Cal Glenn Hardin Louisian State Bob Kar Cornell

Marseilles bout sees Th named Hinaldi Neroni

In Marseilles Italy fighter Marcel Th 160 received appointment Hinaldi Neroni The match saw Kid Frimeis 118 facing Spider Padner 118 in a decision outpointing Padner 118 to 0 judge tally unclear but results noted in the paragraph

Associated Press Marseilles France Marcel Th Hinaldi Neroni Italy Kid Frimeis Marseill

Rosenbloom And Dundee Top Week's Fight Cards

Two champions Maxie Rosenbloom and Vince Dundee headline a quiet week in boxing. Rosenbloom defends his light heavyweight status against Pietro Georgi in Oakland California on Wednesday night. Dundee meets Tommy Rios in a 10 round non title bout at Leiperville Pennsylvania the following night. Telephone girls in Berlin must spend a set time every day exercising their vocal chords.

New York Maxie Rosenbloom Vince Dundee Rosenbloom Pietro Georgi San Francisco Oakland Calif Dundee King Tommy Rios Wilmington Del Leiperville Berlin

Evangeline League Names and Matchups Across Parishes

Local Evangeline League listings show Lafayette Jeanerette New Iberia Alexandria and Rayne teams with multiple players and affiliations including Lebland Duncan Simms Com ilius Pechon Gautreaux Bruno Gore Mullens Flanagan Fanning Optiousas Uffin Taylor Burrows Mc Dougal. The fragmented text lists several club names and potential lineups across towns with numeric codes indicating scores or rosters.

New Iberia Alexandria Bruno Gore and Mullens Flanagan and Fanning

Also Mentioned on This Page

SOX NEW York Downs Athletics Linke Sewell Ostermueller Walberg R. Ferrell Oix Thomas Burke Rhodes Welch Legett Poirot Feu Aie Lyons Shea Bridges Cochrane St. Louis Newsome Andrews Hemsley Hudlin Harder Pytlak Swift French and Grace P. Dean Haines Delancey Hoyt Padden Hallahan Walker Vance Mooney Derringer Lombardi Weaver Frey, Stout and Warneke Tinning Et and Lom Phelps Phelps Brooklyn Ee Brooklyn Betts Hogan Benge Babich Lopez Parmelee Mancuso Danning Collins E. Moore Hansen Todd Beacon Exas League Antonio Moor Roma City Mass Lafayette Jeanerette Rayne Opelousas Evangeline League Jeanerette Een Birmingham Annes Brillheart Crouch White Neisler Stafford O'Malley Moore Redmond Willoughby, Nugent and Rice Pettitt and Holbrook Sharpe van Grofski Moss Klein and Holbrook Touchstone Cuoto Wetherell West Boward Kelly Powell Moon Heusser Head Higbe Williams Lindsey Palmisano Messenger Milnar Autry Cobb Galehouse George Linton Schulz Tresh Jorgens Garcia Bivin Mealey Lomneer Davis Berger Perez and Broskie Kennedy Moncrief Fant Horton Barnabe Pasek Golf Southampton N. Y Parker Grant Meadowbrook Budge Mako Easthampton Dorothy Andrus William H. Woodin Saratoga Bradley Pawtucket R. I Rogers Williams C. V. Whiteney Bolton Landing George Reis el Lagarto Barham Billings Caseani Jackson Greenville Sweeney Baleria Sueme Beard Krole Ouachita Valley League Major League Terry P. Waner Ott Vaughan F. Herman Suler Medwick Martin Bartell Cuyler J. Deer Schumacher Bird New MARS Dick Powell Ginger Rogers Pat O'Brien White House Thousand Foot Joan T, Ware Mgr Jeanerette No Lebland Duncan Simms Comilius Pechon Gautreaux Optiousas Uffin and Taylor Burrows and McDougal Arle John Roles Claire Trevor
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