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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1932
Page
11
Bobby Brown and Huck Betts of the Boston Braves, a 20 year old rookie and 33 year old veteran, lead the pennant chase with five wins each and no losses. Brown shut down the Dodgers in a doubleheader, while Betts also impressed as Brooklyn fell 5 to 1. The Braves remain within reach of the Cubs as other majors games unfold.
Riverside Country club will host Bastrop and Morehouse clubs Sunday at the Riverside course for a 1 p.m. start. About 25 Bastrop members are expected to play with Morehouse players likely to practice Sunday morning. The course is in excellent condition and pairings will be announced within two days.
Memphis prepares for a national clay court tournament opening Monday as five top ten players enter. Kansas City junior Coen joins ranks alongside Clifford Sutter of New Orleans George Lott of Chicago Berkeley Bell of New York and Bryant Grant Jr of Atlanta with Lott seen as likely favorite. Frankie Parker and Wray Brown bring additional star power and past victories to the field.
Winnsboro defeated Oak Grove 7 to 1 and Bastrop beat Tallulah 6 to 4 in 10 innings. Other scores include Boston 1 and 5 Brooklyn 6 to 1 Chicago 9 Pittsburgh 5. New York 5 Philadelphia 1. Washington 6 Boston 4 1. St Louis 4 Chicago 2. Several games postponed and matchups listed for today across leagues.
The list records recent scores for city matchups including Tyler 0 Dallas 3 and Beaumont 11 Galveston 6 with Houston 6 San Antonio 5, Fort Worth 5 Longview 2 and Dallas at Longview Fort Worth at Tyler Houston at San Antonio Beaumont at Galveston. Upcoming games include Indianapolis 4 Toledo 5 and Louisville 9.
In baseball action Buffalo shut out Montreal 4 to 0 while Reading fell 8 to 7 at Baltimore. Jersey City Newark area reports threatening weather delaying events.
Missouri Pacific and the Monroe Gassers battled to a six to one tie before darkness halted play in the sixth inning. Three-base hit by Martin highlighted the game with stolen bases spread among several players. Munnerbyn fanned five for Missouri Pacific, Covington struck out one for the Gassers, and Roddy fanned four for Monroe.
Monroe boxing fans travel to Rayville for an amateur card featuring two local boxers in main bouts. Buddy Hines meets Honor Powell with Hines at 149 and Powell at 151 pounds. Also appearing are Shorty Conway vs O C Lee and Manteris Coronado vs Kid Strahan in 145 and 140 pound bouts. Otto Rainer faces T Price with several preliminaries promised.
Ruston Louisiana June 3 Special The American Legion post has organized its junior baseball team for 1932 led by L J Fox and Roy Frazier. They have coached the boys for years and expect a strong showing in district play with a largely new squad and veteran pitchers Matt Pittard and Bil lie Mitchell among the core players. The team will compete before the district tournament in early July under district athletic games chairman George M Bohler.
Jacksonville Florida June 3 Young Jack Toomer Florida golf champion aims for the states first southern crown. He already won the southeastern amateur and Florida titles and reached the southern finals his first time in. Critics note his strength stamina and experience growing with stiff competition this season.
New York Giants struggle with slow early season, needing two wins from the Phillies to climb from the cellar. Despite strong pitching and a deep lineup, questions swirl about manager John McGraw and player attitudes as the team fails to convert solid performance into wins.
Four players new to the southern women’s golf circuit compete in the semifinals at Hot Springs. Mrs. Ben Fitzhugh of Vicksburg faces Mrs. Tom Wallace of Sapulpa after defeating Margaret Maddox. In the other bracket Mrs. Beyer beat Mrs. Leon Solomon to meet Mrs. Ralph Randolph of Dallas.
Lesh Popeye Willett of Hall Summitt headlines a Ruston boxing night to be staged by the Legion post. The card includes Blanchard Odom of Ruston and other fighters from Rayville, Jonesboro, Winnfield, Arcadia, and Ruston with Billie Williamson sought as an opponent in the 135 pound class. A full match list will be released Friday and features several Rus ton National Guard members.
Wildcats pound Sterlington for 22 hits and a 10 to 4 victory. Priou 7 innings, 4 runs 4 hits. Pate 1 run on 22 hits. White 4 stolen bases, Kelly 4, White unassisted double play. Umpires Witt and Bland.
Winnsboro defeated Oak Grove 7 to 1 in Winnsboro to seize undisputed first place in the Big Six league. Two-base hits by Tatum Robinson Swain Ward. Corcoran doubled to Simmons to Tatum. Peeples walked four, Larkin one. Time 1 45. Umpire Cohlin.
June reports from the American Association show Indianapolis doubling bleacher attendance with 2,000 two-bit seats sold at Perry stadium. Milwaukee 2,200 seats filled. Toledo 1,300 offered were fair. Kansas City 32 customers and Louisville meager response, while Columbus St Paul and Minneapolis trial bargain rates in home parks.
Atlanta Crackers topple Memphis Chickasaws 11 to 2 at home. Beck's eight game win streak ends as Crackers pile up 16 hits and chase his successor Granger early. Chattanooga beats Birmingham 9 to 5, Nashville moves closer to the leaders while idle teams plan upcoming games.
Elwood English of the Cubs found the Pirates easy to peg with four hits two doubles in a day. Dazzy Vance and Bob Brown split the Dodgers Braves doubleheader allowing five and four hits respectively. Vernon Gomez led the Yankees to a ninth win six straight. Dick Coffman shut down the White Sox with runners on. Monte Weaver and Bob Burke steered the Senators to two wins over the Red Sox.
Fort Worth beat Longview 5 2 after unloading Eddie Moore and selling Almont Baker and Lil Stoner as a busy Texas league day continued. Tom Nash sparked the Cats with three hits and 2 RBIs, while George Grant pitched five h it innings to outduel Wiltse and Taylor.
National League leaders include P Waner Pirates 401 batting average and 67 hits. Klein Phillies leads in runs batted in with 46 and runs with 54. Pitching top marks shared by Betts and Brown Braves at 5-0. American League shows Foxx Athletics leading batting .410 and 66 hits, Ruth Yankees with 14 home runs, and Gomez Yankees 9-1 pitching.
Tallulah fell to Bastrop 6 to 4 after a 19 inning marathon in which Bastrop scored the decisive runs late. Key plays included three-base hits by Phillips Tucker and Simmons, and a double play sequence involving Montgomery and Jones. Readings show strong pitching by Mattison and Jones, with Tallulah leaving 10 on base and Bastrop 9.
Bernice hands Ruston Tech a win and defeats Arcadia twice to finish a strong week. The lineup features several college players and former league performers boosting the community squad.
Monroe defeats Pine Bluff 9 to 5 at Forsythe park as the Brown Paper mill team rallies in the ninth inning led by Davidson’s left field homer. Ruston loses 10 to 3 to Monroe with pitching by Perez and a strong early offensive burst.
A 17 year old Atlanta schoolgirl Louisa Ayres Robert shows promise for Olympic trials. She swam 100 yards backstroke in 1 18 at Sea Island and won the national junior back stroke title in Indianapolis. She trains at the Atlanta Athletic Club and plans to live in the water at Sea Island before New York trials.
Former lightweight champion Benny Leonard headlines a ten round fight at Coney Island stadium against New York welterweight Andy Saviola tonight. Leonard resumes his comeback bid as the card features local boxing action in Brooklyn.
The Judges face the Twins in the final game of the home stand at Forsythe Park this afternoon starting at 3:30 PM. Monroe schedules three Port Arthur games, then brings the Refiners back for three here. A Tuesday night homecoming celebration includes $20 in gold and over 300 cigars, with more prizes to be announced.
Pine Bluff scored in the final two innings as Perez's wild pitching and errors allowed three late runs. Can trell and Rawlins produced early hits for Pine Bluff while Betts struggled for the Judges. The Twins opened with a five run salvo in the second, Terrier and Baker homered, and Moses, Bilgere, and West contributed key hits.
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