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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
3
The Chicago White Sox, in third place, feature three active AL pitchers with no hit no run games Ted Lyons Vernon Kennedy and Bill Dietrich. Dietrich’s 8 0 shutout of the Browns helped extend the Sox streak to four wins as Detroit fell to Cleveland.
Lakeside Country Club semi finals include E. S. Girault versus Robert Guerriero and Cramer Haas against H. Selig Jr. Winners move to next week’s title match as four Lakeside players prepare for the state tournament in Shreveport led by 14 year old Ben Downing Jr. and including Dr Nat Gaston and H T Taylor.
In Farmerville Louisiana on June 2 the Farmerville Eagles a Negro semi pro team defeated the Monroe Drillers 3 to 0. Canady pitched for Farmerville and Lefty Beechman pitched for Monroe.
Yesterday results show El Dorado 7 over Clarksdale 6 in 13 innings with Vicksburg 1 over Greenville 2. Today’s games include Monroe at Greenwood, Vicksburg at Greenville, El Dorado at Helena, Pine Bluff at Clarksdale, plus several other matchups across major teams and leagues.
Only games scheduled across four cities. New York faces Cleveland with Ruffing or Chandler against Allen. Boston meets Chicago with Ferrell opposing Kennedy. Washington travels to Detroit to meet Newsom and Lawson. Philadelphia visits St. Louis with Thomas against Walkup.
Atlanta 17 Knoxville 4. Chattanooga 4 Nashville 5. Little Rock 3 Memphis 0. Only games reported.
In East Texas League action Jacksonville defeated Texarkana 4 to 2 while Longview fell 2 to 9 to Palestine. The results show Palestine securing a decisive road win as Longview struggled on offense.
Abbeville 3 beat Alexandria 19 while New Iberia 2 defeated Opelousas 4. Lake Charles 9 trailed Lafayette 13 as Rayne postponed at Jena due to rain.
Fort Worth beat Tulsa 3 to 0 and Dallas defeated Houston 6 to 1 while Oklahoma City won 7 to 1. Remaining matchups include Tulsa at Dallas and Oklahoma City at Fort Worth with Houston at San Antonio and Galveston at Beaumont.
In the Southeastern League game, Montgomery defeated Mobile 4 to 0 amid rain. The match between Selma and Meridian was halted by rainfall, with no final score reported.
Knoxville manager Neil Caldwell announced that Marion Adair rookie fielder has been sent back to the Brooklyn club, which then assigned him to Winston-Salem in the Piedmont league.
Bill Dietrich pitched a no hit no run game against the St. Louis Browns delaying a strong White Sox attack led by Mike Kreevich and Dixie Walker. Dietrich struck out five as Chicago swept the three game series in a 8 0 victory. Bloodied by the Browns but unbowed Dietrich allowed only three reach basemen and backed by Bonura Knickerbocker and Hogsett’s wildness.
A terse football ledger shows Southeastern Montgomery 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 reading against Mobile 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 with players Gallivan Griswold Wallace Taylor and Unser contributing in a tight scoring sequence.
San Francisco scene features Dominic Sr. DiMaggio 65, father of Joe Vince and Dominic, as he chronicles his sons rise in baseball. He praises Joe of the Yankees and Vince with the Bees, while Dominic, 19, stars for the Seals in his first organized season. He now embraces baseball after decades at sea.
Atlanta Crackers routed the Knoxville Smokies 17 to 4 on June 2 as four pitchers were used. Richards hit a bases loaded homer off Lefty Hudson in the fifth. Miller Richards Hentzelman Hudson Winston, Hardow and Warren noted in the box score.
Crossett Millers, top in Ouachita Valley, travel to Ruston Wednesday after a 5 to 1 loss to Swartz Carbon Blackers. Brown Paper mill Brownies clash with Swartz at Brown Park as Monroe Browns drop to second. pitching choices include Rob Roy McGregor or Pat White for Crossett.
St Matthew's Ushers edged the Methodists 6 to 5 to break the tie for first. Bakers beat Southern Bell 8 to 7 to stay atop. Missouri Pacific beat Monroe Utilities 12 to 11. Baptists crushed Cudahy 13 to 7. N Fontana two homers and W B Hailey late shot wins.
Readable listings show Monroe Hardware versus Cooperative Bireley on Plum Street and Southern Hardware vs Tidwell and Sons at Y's Park. Spatafora Druggist and Collens' Pharmacy appear with Barkdull Faulk, and Saul Adler Garage faces Presbyterians near Missouri Pacific.
Natchez, Mississippi, June 2. George Boutwell ended a winless skid by defeating Lake Providence at Liberty Park. The Redskins built momentum with a solid team effort and claimed a 2 to 1 victory in a well played ballgame Sunday afternoon.
Hal Schumacher pitched a complete game for New York to lift the Giants within one game of the Pirates, defeating Brooklyn 5-2. Joe Stripp hit his first homer of the season, Burgess Whitehead belted his fourth, and Dick Bartell contributed two hits as Schumacher fanned seven and issued two walks. Roy Henshaw took the loss after losing command in the fifth.
The note recalls Janko Mikkola, 50, being named head track coach at Harvard to replace Eddie Farrell. It also mentions past matches and titles in tennis golf and baseball, including Peggy Scriven defeating Helen Jacobse and Lefty Grove’s winning streak with Jimmy Foxx’s 18th home run for the Athletics.
Bill Dietrich threw the majors first no hit no run effort since 1935, walking two, facing 29 batters across eight innings in an 8-0 White Sox victory over the Browns Hal Schumacher and Burgess White featured for the Browns Giants defeat Dodgers 5-2 as Odell Hale Earl Averill and Farmer spark a 10 hit Indians sweep Tigers 4-3 Cleveland nabbed the series.
New York June 2 Mickey Cochrane head injury from being beaned by Bump Hadley of the Yankees a week ago shows steady improvement as he recovers from a skull fracture.
Roundup by Eddie Brietz notes DiMaggio’s postseason punch persists in Cleveland. It mentions South Dakota State football, Tommy Bridges, Ralph Guldahl at Oakland Hills for the Open, and betting chatter on Braddock versus Schmeling. Also covers Paul Chervinko’s acquisition, Jack Elder mixed with CYO, Browns’ Albert Coxon, Ralph Metcalfe’s engagement, Hafey Dressen talk, Warhop’s 55th birthday and his four-inning semi pro stint on Long Island.
Kilgore manager Tom Estell launches a seven day baseball school at Laird Park to boost the Kilgore club in the East Texas league. From Friday, 10 to noon and 2 to 4 pm, amateurs and professionals may attend with former major and minor league stars helping. Fans may accompany players and help select prospective talent.
In Cleveland Everett Marshall defeated Bobby Burns with Burns injured and out. In St Louis Walter Podolak beat Nanjo Singh who was disqualified for strangling. In San Diego Daniel Boone Savage defeated Jules Strongbow across two falls. In Indianapolis Dorve Roche beat Red Devil two falls in a best of three series.
The Monroe Twins and Greenwood’s Little Giants will play a scheduled double header at Greenwood after Tuesday rainouts. Manager Eddie Hock expects a rest for a overworked pitching staff while Frank Brazill welcomes a day off for his bullpen. Jim Assaf, a Syrian schoolboy righthander from Jackson, may appear in the second game. Britton Horton will start the opener for Monroe with Gould Powers or Assaf in the rightcap.
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