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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
7
Max Lanier earned his first win of the year allowing one run over six innings. Boston’s scoring came on Nieman's single and an error, while Marion hit a homer for St. Louis and Musial followed with a circuit shot later.
Russ Christopher and George Stirnweiss lead a day of standout performances as Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, and other clubs post decisive wins. Key highlights include Stirnweiss extending his hit streak, Gromek holding Boston to eight hits, and Musial driving in five in twin victories.
In Chicago on August 23, 26 of 384 amateur players and 25 of 49 women qualified for 72‑hole medal play finals in the Tam O’Shanter All-American Golf Tournament. Professionals vie Thursday to Sunday for $42,500 in war bonds, with the top prize $13,462.50 in bonds and stamps.
First Christian defeats Boy Scouts of Troop 12 6 to 3 with Ralph Marioreaux Jr. on the mound. Red Shield Juniors top Independents 11 to 5 as Luffey earns the win. Series resumes tomorrow with two victories needed to reach the finals.
National and American League leaders listed by team. Doerr Boston leads in batting and runs with 325 and 91 respectively, Stephens St. Louis tops RBIs with 85, Stirnweiss New York has 180 hits, Doerr Johnson and Stephens share 15 homers, Hughson Boston 185 wins and .783. Musial St. Louis leads in several NL categories including batting .358 and 164 hits. Barrett Pittsburgh leads in triples and stolen bases with 18 and ?
Yesterday results show New York 9 Chicago 8 and others across the league with Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 4 1 Cincinnati 3 5 St Louis 7 2 and Boston 4 1. Today Chicago at St Louis features Chip man 11 7 vs Cooper 17 5 as the lone game scheduled.
Jersey City beat Newark 7 to 5 while Baltimore defeated Syracuse 14 to 1 and Montreal won 6 to 0 against Toronto. Rochester shut out Buffalo 6 to 0 in a slate of minor league hockey results.
Coach Kermit Youngblood leads Louisiana Training Institute into week two of practice with 35 to 40 candidates. Only four players are lettermen from 1943, including backs David Anderson and Donald Farmer, linemen Gordon Renesu and David Rogers. Prospects include guards Russell Winborne and von Foureaux, Creel and Pleasant at tackle, with newcomers J D Cloud and Frank Herring aiming to break into key roles. Scheduling remains flexible as local Class B high schools are invited to fill dates.
Early play leaves both teams scoreless as errors and missed chances plague the opener. Pitchers Fessis and Andrews excel but the offense struggles with multiple baserunners left stranded.
Fights listed by Associated Press include multiple bouts with KO and points decisions. Notables feature Juste Fontaine beating Ted Christie and Harold Green scoring a technical knockout over Al Evans, along with several other results in New Bedford Hartford New York Reading and Union City. Lobsters are incubated in canvas boxes and released to the sea to grow.
The Ransom Juniors edged the Methodists 9 to 8 to take a 1 0 lead in the best two of three playoff series. Lucky Pendarvis starred with strong hitting and base running while Grover Watson Freddie Kennedy, Ransom, Danny Sullivan and Hennessy handled the batteries.
LSU athletic director T. P. Heard announced the LSU Tulane football game planned for November 30 will be moved to Saturday December 2 due to Thanksgiving on November 23 and a prior Georgia Tech game, allowing state employees to attend.
John Niggeling pitched a shutout as the Washington Senators beat the league leading St. Louis Browns 3-0. A severe seventh inning brawl led to ejecting George Case Nelson Potter and Ed Butka. Box scores show Case and Potter among top bats for their teams.
New York and Detroit played a 2:25 game attended by 6 715. Queen earned the win while Newhouser took the loss with solid hitting from Grimes Wakefield and Richards including three base hits by Grimes and Stimwells. Hite allowed 10 hits through 4 1 3 innings and pitchers combined for multiple players with 10 walks and 9 strikeouts.
Russ Christopher earned his seventh straight win and seventh of the season for Philadelphia, scattering six hits as the Athletics beat Chicago 5-1. Garrison Estes Kell Siebert and Christopher drove in runs while Siebert slugged a home run. Attendance was 4,281 at Shibe Park.
Promoter Gus Kallio promotes the last program of the season featuring women wrestlers for the first time in two years. Al Tutly Olsen and Floyd Red Byrd will headline the semi finals while Mae Young Sendsprings and Ann Miller also appear. The Olsen Byrd clash pits veteran styles with Byrd favored to draw the crowd.
Tommy Andrew pitched a two hit shutout as Albemarle N C edged New Orleans 1 to 0 to win the southeastern sectional American Legion Junior Baseball championship. Albemarle advances to the national finals in Minneapolis opening August 26.
San Francisco August 23 Henry Armstrong former triple title holder renewed his comeback with a close ten round decision over Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana.
A New York sports roundup notes a potential World Series drought for the city as Yankees stumble toward a possibly late-season falter. Sneak peeks include player snatching rumors, boxing title defenses, and coaches weighing postwar league plans. Names like Willie Pep, Barney Coskey, and Tony Hinkle surface amid broader chatter on football leagues and military athletic postings.
Today marks a recap of past boxing and racing feats. Bob Montgomery outpointed Fritzie Zivic in Philadelphia a year ago. Three years ago Whirlaway earned $44,915 at the American Handicap in Chicago. Five years ago John Cobb set a land speed record of 368.85 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
The Allstate Tiremen, defending Red Shield champions with 24 straight wins, meet the Selman Officers All-Stars at Lida Benton diamond at 6 30 pm in a two game series opener. Joe Kilcoyne will start for Allstate with Ben Cohen ready. Rosters span both teams with many hitters above .400.
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