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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
9
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Parker 2 semifinal clash headlines a night of wrestling with Mae Young opposing Ewart in the featured bout. Gus Kallio announces general admission and ringside seating rising, with tickets on sale today and tomorrow as crowds fill for another standing room only show.
The National Tennis Championship draw in New York on August 9 marks top seeds Perez Segura and Billy of Indianapolis in the same half, with Pauline Betz and Louise Brough in the women's draw also landing in the top half. Notables include McNeill, Osborne, and Hart among seeded players, while several War-era players like Shirley Fry also appear in the field.
The article traces tight race gaps in the major leagues with Musial leading the Dodgers by .0007 in NL and Bobby Doerr’s Red Sox trio narrowing the AL. Medwick and Bond climb as the standings shift toward October, with era contenders like Siebert and Cullenbine among top 10.
Brazil supplies about two thirds of the world’s coffee. The plant began in East Africa and traveled through Arabia and Amsterdam before reaching the Americas.
Yesterday results show Chicago 15 4 and St Louis 3 Cincinnati 0 with other scores. Today’s card lists New York at Brooklyn Raffensberger vs Chapman or Melton, Pittsburgh at Chicago Strincevich and Cuccurullo matchups, Cincinnati at St Louis Heusser or Walters versus Schmidt, plus Boston at New York and other city pairings with listed pitchers and records.
Rookie Clem Dreisewerd pitched Boston to an 8-1 win in the opener before the Red Sox lost the nightcap 11-2 as both pennant contenders split a double header. Boston drops to third as Detroit takes runnerup spot. George Metkovich and Bob Johnson led Boston with multiple hits while Floyd Bevens shut out the 1943 champs in the second game.
In a long game Columbus toppled Toledo 2 to 1 after a 15 inning stretch. Indianapolis routed Louisville 9 to 1 as Milwaukee fell 2 to 7 and Kansas City lost 0 to 1. St Paul won 7 to 14 over its opponent while Minneapolis took a 2 to 3 result.
Baltimore topped Jersey City 15 to 5 as Syracuse edged Newark 5 to 3 in 11 innings. Rochester won 7 to 6, while Montreal beat Toronto 4 to 2 and Buffalo routed Toronto 8 to 2.
Ed Furgol, 24, from Birmingham Michigan, wins the All-American Amateur Championship at Tom O'Shanter's, defeating Earl Christiansen of Miami and Ken Heilemann in a playoff after a three way tie at 295. Furgol nets 100 in War Stamps, Christiansen 90, Heilemann 30. he succeeds Dele Morey as champion.
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics says the AL race hinges on whether the St. Louis Browns lose. He states the Tigers or Yankees would benefit and doubts Boston Red Sox can threaten if the Browns slip, insisting Boston lacks pitching.
For ty eight players including many veterans from the last Sugar Bowl squad, Tulsa opened its first football practice of the season. The squad is described as the most powerful in Tulsa history.
The Red Shield Junior Softball League final between First Christian and Red Shield was postponed by rain. Officials expect to start the title series this evening at Ouachita Parish High School diamond, with the series winner determined by best of five games.
Rene Monteagudo Chattanooga's Cuban right fielder and Southern Association batting leader has been sent to the Washington Senators, announced by club president Joe Engel. The maneuver shifts a key leadoff bat from Chattanooga to the major leagues.
In New York Aug 30, Navy squads at Norfolk Great Lakes and Bainbridge face season end and roster breaks as key players like Rigney Robinson Marino Fletcher Chapman Robertson Wilson Fernandez Scheffing depart for overseas duty. Rumors hint Mickey Cochrane may leave Great Lakes. The 1944 Norfolk team already claims a 72 game winning mark and many 1943 players serve in Hawaii.
Anonymous publicity man recalls jersey numbers two inches larger than last year and Coach's reaction. Golf pros conclude summer tour in Dellas while framing 13333 in bonds across multiple West Coast cities. Women’s national tennis field strong with top seeds unseeded. Arnie Herber may try out for the Giants this fall. Dodgers may train in Mexico City if spring training proceeds. Guest Star Bill Corum notes Joe McCarthy relies on Milkman Jim Turner as reliever.
Service Department Pvt. Berkeley Bell Hardy arranged a tennis match with Lt. Bruce Barnes at Camp Blanding Florida to entertain infantry trainees then traveled to Camp Barkley Texas for medical administrative officer school. He did not win the match.
Selman WACs defeated Northeast Junior College 14 to 1 after scoring in every inning and holding the Indians to one run in the seventh. pitcher Jerry Boerst hurled four runs batted in for Selman while Dorothy Newman starred defensively for the soldiers.
Chicago built a seven run first inning and won 15 to 4 in the opener before Pittsburgh salvaged a split with a 5 to 4 nightcap victory. Frankie Gustine had four hits in the nightcap while Bill Nicholson belted his 20th homer. Stan Hack added three doubles and a single in the opener as Chicago's 17 hits keyed the rout.
Chicago Bears meet the collegiate All-Stars in a charity game at Dyche Stadium Northwestern University Evanston Illinois. The 1944 season opener draws 50 000 fans with all seats sold in advance and will donate net proceeds to Chicago service men centers and the Army Air Force Society. Glenn Dobbs of Tulsa and Sid Luckman of the Bears lead a passing duel as Lynn Waldorf coaches 68 College players against a 37 pro squad. The series stands five to three in favor of professionals with two ties.
In Southern Memphis on Tuesday night Les Mc Garity hit a two aboard third inning homer to spark Memphis to a 6 3 win over Mobile. Plund Kearney Lewis Dress Marshall and McGarity listed. New Orleans Pelicans win 7 6 over Chattanooga in opening final series game with Franklin pitching and batting. Cleary Aloma Bolton Washburn Carrola noted.
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 11 to 4 to trim the league gap near Nashville, while Little Rock bested Tennessee 11 to 6. Mauney Burrows Ivy Ferguson Lease Evans Smith Hunt contributed for Birmingham. Mann Meyers Balser Leitz Hamilton Boger for Little Rock.
Tulane president D Rufus C Harris announced that Charlie Rucker, who coached the Greenies from 1936 to 1942, will return September 1 to assist Head Coach Claude Simons Jr. with line duties and as scout. Rucker, a 1929 All-Southern tackle, left in 1943 for wartime work.
Three errors in one inning by Camp Livingston in the National Semi pro meet allowed Sherman Field Flyers to score three runs in the fourth and beat Camp Livingston 3 to 1. Kirby Higbe fanned 16, allowed five hits, but the miscues end the Southerners bid.
Fish that dwell among jagged coral formations possess broad flat bodies that function as brakes when turned sideways. This adaptation helps them stop quickly in the complex reef environment.
Ted Wilks pitched seven no hit innings as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Wilks remains NL leader with 14 wins, aided by Hopp’s RBI double and a fifth inning homer, while McCormick and Tipton aided the offense. Tomas de la Cruz took the loss after eight hits allowed.
Dizzy Trout pitched seven shutout innings in a 7-0 Detroit victory over Chicago, driving in five with a homer, double, and single as he extended his scoreless streak. Clem Dreisewerd starred for Boston in an 8-1 win in his AL debut, while Floyd Bevens also won for New York. Dixie Walker boosted Brooklyn's offense to a 2-1 win over Philadelphia. Ernie Lombardi homered for New York to beat Boston 4-2. Teddy Wilks earned his 14th win for St Louis in a 3-0 shutout of Cincinnati. Mike Kreevich paced Cleveland in an 8-3 defeat by St Louis, and Frankie Hayes with Bobby Estalella powered a 11-4 A's win over Washington.
A retrospective notes the New York Yankees beating the Boston Red Sox 3 to 1 for their thirteenth straight series victory. It also recalls Zud Ward defeating Bob Riegel 9 and 8 in the National Amateur Golf semi finals in Omaha and Pat Abbotts’s 1 up victory over Ted Bishop in the other bracket.
W. G. Higginbotham president of the Southeast District Football Officials Association announced the first meeting of the group will be held at his Baton Rouge home next Sunday afternoon. The session will elect new officers and discuss plans for the 1944 season.
In Europe, drinking coffee tea and chocolate was once deemed wicked leading to speakeasies where people gathered secretly to drink. Chocolate in particular was viewed as especially evil by some observers during the era.
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