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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
10
In Cincinnati on August 16 the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Reds 3 to 1, snapping a five game skid and dropping Cincinnati into third place. The game featured a solid pitching effort and key defensive plays as Brooklyn claimed the win.
The season's top batters include Doerr Boston leading American League with a .330 average and 1239 hits. Stirnweiss New York leads in runs with 84 and stolen bases while Fox Boston tops doubles with 30. In the National League Musial St. Louis dominates hits with 154 and doubles 40, Nicholson Chicago hits 154? 27 home runs, Barrett Pittsburgh leads triples with 17 and stolen bases.
Two former Navy sailors clash in the main event staged by promoter Gus Kallio. Al Olsen and Arlen Parker, long rival showmen, are expected to draw a large crowd as part of a strong summer program. Supporters Pat Conley and George Bennett meet in the semi final. Main event and curtain raiser are best two out of three falls with a 90 minute and 60 minute limit respectively.
The Methodists Deacons clinched a spot in the Recreation Senior Softball League finals by beating Southside 11 to 5, while Eastside advanced with straight wins over the Ransom Ramblers. McKenzie led the Methodists with four at bats, and Tubby Edwards homered for Southside.
Troop 12 scouts clinched third place by defeating First Christian 6 to 2 in the final league game. The Independents and Christians face a playoff for fourth as Louisiana Training Institute Pelicans decline to participate in the playoff. Britton held five hits as Troop 12 secured the win at O P H S diamond.
Yesterday's results include Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 11 Boston 3 St Louis 5 New York 0 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Cincinnati on the morning slate. Tonight Chicago at Washington and New York at St Louis lead the schedule with several pitcher matchups and team pairings listed.
American Association results show Toledo defeating Kansas City 14 to 7. Louisville led Minneapolis 10 to 1 while Milwaukee faced Columbus with rain affecting events and St Paul to Minneapolis also rained out.
Scores show Toronto 1 11 Jersey City 0 5 Buffalo 11 Syracuse 6 Rochester 3 Newark 2. Only games scheduled.
Kansas City dispatch reports Joan Fogle star of Riviera Club leads Indianapolis contingent at the A A U National championships opening Friday. Defending 300-meter individual medley champion, she may enter more events. Riviera’s relay team holds the world mark, with Fogle anchoring the 100-meter relay.
Keesler Field Fliers football candidates report Sept 1 to Capt. George B Huffman at Keesler Miss with Capt Herman Rohrig as assistant. Sgts William Brown and Ronnie Throgmorton also on staff. Team expected to play about nine games and include many seasoned players plus former national pro stars.
The Methodists Juniors dominated the Rec reation Junior Softball League game yesterday defeating the Southside Juniors 38 to 0. Ralph Marioneaux pitched a shutout with strong support from Murrell Greenwell who had three hits and two walks. David Kahn hit the only home run of the game.
Detroit wins 4 to 1 as Rudy York powers the Tigers past Boston in Rex Cecil's first major league start. The game features York driving in runs and marking a strong Tigers victory on August 16.
Soldier players in Salt Lake City areas use alias names in semi pro games while veteran fighters debate postwar safety boards. Kentucky barred underage players before its 1881 intercollegiate debut, and Princeton plans informal football this year. Vic Picelli received a $10 000 offer from a major league club. Jimmy Conzelman’s speech is cited as an example. Jimmy McDaniels left boxing to work in a brewery.
Ben Cantrell collected five hits in five at bats and drove in the tying run with a ninth inning double as Little Rock beat Birmingham 6 to 5 in the series opener. Cantrell also scored the eventual winning run, scoring on the clincher. Ted Petoskey debuted as Baron manager in the loss.
Nashville Vols beat the Atlanta Crackers 2 to 0 in an abbreviated opener of a five game series as Boyd Tepler held Atlanta to two hits. Rain halted play after Nashville plated its two runs in the seventh inning, moving the Vols within a half game of first. Cronin Ivy Leitz noted in the scoring with Tepler earning the win.
Bud Metheny hit his 13th homer with two on and two out to lift the Yankees over Cleveland 11-8. Rudy York drove in three in Detroit's 4-2 win over Boston. Curt Davis scattered 11 hits in Brooklyn's 8-1 win over Cincinnati. Bill Nicholson's bases loaded homer led Chicago to an 11-2 win over Boston. Rues Christopher helped Oakland beat St Louis 4-2 for a fifth straight victory. Ralph Hodgin extended his hitting streak with a 1-2 Chicago win over Washington. Ray Sanders drove in three as St Louis beat New York 5-0.
Rocco Keltner Hemsley Lindell homered. Crosetti Peters Stirnweiss stole bases. Double plays by Stirnweiss Etten Peters Rocco. Turnout 4 651 paid as Turner wins over Puat amid 2 57 time and 16 hits for Klieman 4 7 innings.
Spokane Aug 16 Four percent Favorites led by Harold McSpaden of Philadelphia and Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio won 10 of 36 hole first round matches in the National PGA golf championship. McSpaden defeated Bruce Coltart 7 and 3 after a 67 and a 34 back nine. Nelson beat Mike de Massey 5 and 4 finishing three under par. Craig Wood, Tony Manero, Ed Dudley, Sam Byrd Toney Venues Bob Hamilton Jimmy Hines and Willie Goggin also advanced with wins in a day of one sided results.
Today A Year Ago Arne Andersen set a world 1500 meter record with 3 45 at Gothenburg. Three Years Ago Whitlow Wyatt pitched eight no hit innings as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3 0 to take a NL lead by a half game. Five Years Ago Bill Terry lifted Burgess Whitehead's suspension with the Giants.
Washington August 16 Abe J Greene president of the National Boxing Association proposed periodical psychiatric and medical examinations to prevent punch drunk and aging fighters from returning to the ring. He urged managers to report signs of deterioration to boards aiding boxing commissions, noting the Lem Franklin case as illustrate danger.
University of Pennsylvania head coach George Munger learns four navy trainees will be transferred to the Pre-Midshipman School at Asbury Park New Jersey. The four are Herbert Coleman and three others not named in the report, affecting this season’s football plans.
The Selman Field Missions defeated the Mississippi Ordnance Plant 9 to 8 in sixteen innings at Flora Mississippi. Key plays included Watson driving in two, McMahon and Sartorius contributing timely hits, and Hummel of the Ordnance Plant matching effort. The Missions maintain a twenty nine win season with one game left against the Monroe Kallie Travelers at Casino Park.
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