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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
9
New York and Boston clash in a pivotal National League stretch with Bill Terry’s Giants beating the Cardinals 7 to 5 as Hawthorne and Cantwell star on the mound. The Braves remain in the chase after a seven to three win while Pirates pull ahead in the standings with a 1 to 0 victory over Philadelphia and the Dodgers sweep a doubleheader against Brooklyn.
United Press reports the Dallas Steers dropped to fourth in the Texas League after a doubleheader loss at Tulsa. San Antonio Missions held third place with a rainout at Galveston delaying a key game. Wood limited opponents to three hits in a 9 to 1 Dallas win. Tulsa won the nightcap, while Worth split at Galveston and Beaumont.
College football ticket prices scale down further this season with cuts ranging 10 to 50 percent in the east and west, about 20 percent mid west. Only a few schools raise prices. Notre Dame holds to higher rates for premium games while Yale Army and others show top prices at 3 dollars plus tax.
Arthur Ross of Bastrop posted 79 while J B Tisdale and J B Tisdale Jr both 94 from Bastrop. R E Graham Bastrop 48 Ralph Wheat Jonesboro 87 Paul Stinson Jonesboro 95. Large delegation expected from Tallulah Lake Providence and Delhi. Fred Odom of New Orleans defending champ arrives Friday. Ray Bradford of Alexandria, last year’s runner-up, already posted a score.
In Nashville Tennessee on August 31 the Nashville Vols rallied in the sixth inning to overcome an early deficit and beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 5 to 4. Scoring by innings showed a tight contest before the late surge capped by Coleman Hensick Maple Chaplin Reid Speece and Baker contributing to the comeback. همچنین Memphis defeated Little Rock 5 to 3 as Willoughby allowed 12 hits.
The Ouachita Valley Training School game ended 5 to 3 as the Pelicans of the Louisiana Training Institute beat the Sterlington Engineers. Guier and Dixon homered for the Pelicans while Rester restricted the visitors to nine hits. Ford led Sterlington with three safeties and Roswell was hit 11 times.
George M. Lott Jr of Chicago and Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles defeated Frank Shields of New York and Frankie Parker of Milwaukee in Longwood final to win the national team doubles title. The victory marks Lott’s fourth doubles championship since 1928.
Richland bombed Renfro and Albritton for 15 hits while Liddieville managed 10 off Crews and White in a high scoring game. R Moseley collected a single double and triple in three plate appearances. A Leggitt had three safeties in four at bats.
New York Giants overcome a four run deficit to beat the St Louis Cardinals 5 to 4. Lefty O Doul hit a tying homer and delivered a ninth inning run scoring single after Bill Terry and Dizzy Dean battled in a tense game.
Rab bit Maranville delivered a ninth inning single with Pinkey Whitney on base to lift the Boston Braves to a 3 2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Whitney started the inning with a single and came home on Maranville’s hit as Boston avoids a loss and remains six games behind the Giants in the pennant race.
For the third straight time the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers split a doubleheader in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The matchup continued the recent pattern as both clubs took one win apiece, with play resuming on the eighth page for further details.
Former champion Max Schmeling will face Paulino Uzcudun in a 15 round bout in Amsterdam Holland early in October. Schmeling’s manager Joe Jacobs announced the plan on Wednesday night. Afterward Schmeling is slated to fight Jack Sharkey in New York or Chicago in December and Max Baer in Los Angeles in February.
Today’s games include Farmerville at Oak Grove Bastrop at Tallulah. Yesterday yielded Chicago 2 to 3 Brooklyn 1 to 7 St. Louis 4 New York 5 Cincinnati 2 Boston 3 Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia St. Louis at Brooklyn New York at Boston only games scheduled Detroit at St. Louis Cleveland at Chicago Boston at No
Slinan's results show Little Rock 3, Memphis 4, Chattanooga 4, Nashville 5 with reruns planned for New Orleans Atlanta and other pairings. Matchups include New Orleans at Atlanta and Little Rock at Memphis with Chattanooga at Nashville and Knoxville at Birmingham in a rain affected schedule.
Dallas vs Tulsa and Fort Worth vs Oklahoma City results listed with rain affecting games. Galveston at San Antonio and Houston at Beaumont were listed as rain affected with no final scores.
Houston faces Beaumont, Dallas confronts Tulsa, Fort Worth meets Oklahoma City, and Galveston plays San Antonio in a set of cross town matchups. The pairs promise early-season intrigue with regional rivalries and potential scouting headlines.
The final managers meeting for the Twilight League will be at the Virginia hotel Friday night to set plans for the championship playoff. Managers of four teams will decide next Tuesday’s start date and format for the series, with clubs including Druggists, Legion Neville, St Matthew's, Baptists Forsythe, Lions Methodist Plum Street, Masons Missouri Pacific, National Guard West Monroe, and Firemen Y’s Men Barkhard Faulk.
The Red Caps beat the Rinkeydinks 8 to 4 in a local recreation league game. Carl Neese N Cannon Junior Mason and Francis Hayes led the Red Caps attack while Dickey Denon and G Miller stood out for the Rinkeydinks.
Philadelphia August 31. Big George Earnshaw, hero of the 1930 World Series, has retired from the Athletics for the season after a rift with manager Connie Mack. Earnshaw left Cleveland with permission three weeks ago, and after reporting back to Shibe Park he packed his belongings and quit. His 1933 record stands at six wins and nine losses amid reports of contract and pitching opportunities disputes.
Paris reports that French tennis star Henri Cochet, a Davis Cup stalwart for five years, plans to become a professional. He is expected to make an official decision soon, with his first pro engagements likely in American exhibitions against Bruce Barnes, after France lost the Cup to Great Britain.
Marvin Nelson of Fort Dodge Iowa won the Canadian national exhibition 15 mile swim with a new distance record of seven hours four minutes and fifty two seconds in Toronto Aus 31. Bill Goll of New York finished second earning fifteen hundred dollars and Frank Pritchard of Buffalo took third earning seven hundred dollars.
Ernest Sutter of New Orleans advances to the junior division quarterfinals at the Georgia State championship tennis tournament in Atlanta. He defeated Vernon Crissard 6-2 6-2 and Marion Reese 6-2 6-4.
Melki Spencer was found guilty in city court Wednesday of selling whisky. He was fined $50 and sentenced to 60 days in jail, with an extra 50 days if the fine is not paid. Willie Roberson, a negro, was fined $10 for fighting.
Henry McLemore profiles Bill Brown the New York boxing commissioner known for blunt speech and bold ideas. He clashes with General John J. Phelan and Col. D. Walker Wear over open meetings and scrapped rules while pushing for faster action and clearer performances.
At Exmoor Golf Club Exmoor, Enid Wilson of Britain and Virginia Van Wie of the United States led the favorites into the national women’s championship quarterfinals. Wilson defeated Har ley Higbie 4 and 3 and Van Wie beat Federman 4 and 3, with other top players advancing as ideal scoring conditions favored strong rounds.
Osage Indian Chief Little Wolf faces Joe Kopecky in a rough house main event at Roosevelt Stadium a two out of three falls match with a two hour limit. Semi final features Rex Moberly and Walter Stratton in a clean limit bout as fans choose preferred style. Referee Billy Romanoff will officiate both exhibitions with WLEF timekeeper.
After several weeks out sick J. C. Dollar resumes duties at the D Masur and Sons establishment marking a return to normal operations. He resumes his regular post and duties as reported by the firm.
Aberdeen Washington August 31 UPI Harry F Knox president of the U S Lawn Tennis Association complimented Helen Wills Moody declaring her default loss to Helen Jacobs in the national championships requires no action by the association He praised Moody’s long fine career and noted her first defeat in years by default.
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