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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1935
Page
6
The Yankees, dubbed the hitless wonders, defeated Connie Mack’s Athletics 7-4 behind Dickey’s homer and a 3-run first inning, as Lazzeri and Crosetti added key hits. Cleveland beat the Browns 11-4 in 14 innings, Bruce Campbell homering with the bases loaded. Cardinals lost to Cubs 6-2, widening NL gap behind the Giants.
At Northeast Center of LSU A last night three outstanding athletes received honorary awards and others were named lettermen for the undefeated Center track team this spring. Mickey Jefferies Fort Worth Texas Frank Mosely Fordyce Arkansas and Kenner Day Baton Rouge won major athletic honors with Day also named honorary captain of the Indian track team. Day Guin Rachal Cassen Arnold Price and Jefferies joined Mosely and Day as track lettermen in the season’s end ceremony.
The Louisville Cooperage Sluggers defeated the Monroe Black Yanks 14 to 2 in a game marked by a late collision that broke R. Johnson’s leg and badly injured H. Brice. C. Johnson pitched well for Cooperage as Washington powered the Sluggers’ offense. For the Yanks HL Goins and Chalman supported their team. the Sluggers’ battery was C. Johnson and Jen.
St Louis beat Chicago 6 to 2 in yesterday's sole game. Today Cincinnati plays Chicago with Johnson facing Henshaw. Brooklyn meets Boston with Babich up against Brandt. New York plays Philadelphia Fitzsimons versus Walters. St Louis meets Pittsburgh J Dean against Blanton.
Knoxville faces Birmingham in a Sunday doubleheader pairing. Other games include Atlanta at New Orleans, Little Rock at Chattanooga, Memphis at Chattanooga, and Memphis at Nashville, highlighting a compact southern schedule.
Dallas at Galveston reports rain with night conditions, Oklahoma City at San Antonio playing under similar weather, and Tulsa at Beaumont also affected by rain.
Wet grounds yield a lopsided score as Pine Bluff defeats Helena 8 to 1. Other items note Buffalo beats Montreal 9 to 3 in the International League, with Albany at Syracuse and Newark at Baltimore listed as night games.
Indianapolis beat Columbus 1 to 0 and Minneapolis defeated Milwaukee 9 to 1. St Paul was to play Kansas City with Iain noted. Louisville and Toledo not scheduled.
Ray Actis of San Francisco is billed as a heavyweight to watch and compared to Jim Jeffries. Dixie Howell struggles with form after spring training with the Detroit Tigers and Birmingham Baron status. Special bleacher seats are planned in Cleveland to lift All-Star capacity to 90 000 for July 8. A Cleveland chain letter urges President Alva Bradley to reinstate Glenn Myatt and Willie Kamm after their release by Walter Johnson. Goose Goslin says he would bench a pitcher after two wild throws even if angered.
In Henderson Texas on June 3 Larry Lawrence and Jerry Mallett powered the Oilers to a 5 to 4 victory over the league leading Longview Cannibals after a 15 inning battle. Lawrence and Swift, Woods and, the game reached the final score as both teams traded runs across a long extra frame.
New York's hits came in key bursts as Tony Lazzeri and Frank Crosetti produced early two runs and Billy Dickey belted a ninth inning homer. Jimmy Deshong held the A's until the ninth, but Bob Johnson doubled home a run before the double play ended it. The win, paired with Blaeholder’s fourth straight loss, widened the Yankees’ American League lead to two and a half games.
Plans for the parish and district eliminations in the News-Star World North Louisiana Marble tournament were completed yesterday. Districts cover four areas each with games at central, Barkdull Faulk, Crosley and Ouachita parish grammar school sites. District winners plus parish champions advance to finals in Monroe around June 15, with the overall winner earning a Gulfport vacation. Gold medals will be awarded to district and parish winners. Supervisors across parishes will coordinate dates for the tournament.
Galeria of Pine Bluff held eight hits for the visitors as Helena committed nine errors in an 8 to 1 East Dixie league game at Helena. Pine Bluff scored in each of the later innings to pull away. Clarksdale El Dorado game postponed due to wet grounds. doubleheader planned for Tuesday.
Hodge baseball team pounded Columbia with 16 runs and 19 hits in three innings Sunday in Columbia Louisiana. Garrett Heslip led pitching and hitting with three hits apiece, while Columbia’s Walpole led the locals with a double and a single.
Chicago Cubs toppled the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 2 as Charley Root shut down the rallying champs. The loss drops St Louis four games behind the idle New York Giants while Chicago stays out of the second division with a strong 12 hit attack and key hits from Cavarretta and Cuyler. Root contributed a homer and held the Cards to two runs, with Medwick reaching safely for a 23rd straight game.
Rayville defeated Holly Ridge Farmers 13 to 6 as Cobb pitched five hits allowed and the Rayville lineup collected thirteen hits off Lefty Stokes. Poor fielding by Rayville aided Stokes, while Lang Shea Nolan and Fields led the attack with Fields homering. Farmers’ five hits were credited to Lee Strong Stokes and Rainers.
In a weekend with three games reported, the National Guard defeated West Monroe Kiwanis 7 to 4, while West Monroe beat Publishers 8 to 4. Phi Kappa won both ends of a doubleheader 12 to 7 over Delta Sigma and 9 to 3 over Monroe Hardware. The day also featured Becketts homer for the Guards and Martin’s 3 hits for the winners.
London June 4 The British turf world expected the 156th Derby to go to the Aga Khan the Indian prince and spiritual leader of over 100 million Mohammedans Bahram led the field as the 10 to 11 favorite with Hairan Theft and other rivals also listed among the top contenders in the latest odds Field includes Lord Astors Field Trial Sea Bequest First Son Fair Haven Screamer and Assignation among others leading bettors to credit the Aga Khan with a dominant hand in the run-up to the classic.
Today a year ago the U S Olympic committee deferred invitation to 1936 games pending Brundage visit to Germany amid Jewish issue controversy. Three years ago John Mc Graw resigned after 30 years as manager of the Giants, passing to Bill Terry. Five years ago Grover Cleveland Alexander released by the Phillies after failed comeback. Babe Ruth homered for No 18.
Babe Didrikson, famed 1932 Olympic star, recalls her golf exploits and the fight to keep amateur status. She faced rejection from the National Women's championship despite beating top local women, prompting questions about how a top athlete can remain amateur while earning recognition and limited pay.
Baseball leaders and league totals emerge from a slate of yesterday’s action. Johnson of the Athletics and Greenberg of the Tigers pace the parade with hit totals while Dickey of the Yankees and Bonura of the White Sox post standout performances amid a rugged overall showing by the league.
Machine Gun Joe Cook, a 229 pound Rhode Island wrestler, meets Cowboy Luttrall in the first bout of the double main event at Roosevelt stadium Wednesday night. Luttrall carries a six pound weight advantage at 235 pounds and fights in his familiar tough style. Also on the card is Irish Jack Mac Carthy with 63 straight wins against Sweden Solmberg, with Dutch Ackten refereeing. Matches are best two of three falls, two hour limit, and the show starts at 8 30 o'clock.
A summary of national and American League leaders in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and home runs with Vaughan Medwick Johnson Greenberg Vosmik Cronin and Whitehead among top performers. The piece closes recalling a long running chimney sweep presence at the Santa Rosa county courthouse in Milton Florida.
Babe Ruth quits the Boston Braves after three months of a three year contract and returns to New York with his baseball future in doubt. No major league offers exist and Ruth weighs options in radio stage or a barnstorming tour.
Memphis match report from June 4 notes Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland first seed in the Memphis Country Club invitation. He beat local youth Pick Butler 7-9 6-0 6-1 after a tight first set. Also, Capt. Lewis Carson of the Chinese Davis Cup team defeated Vic Ramis 6-4 7-5, and J. C. Sanford beat Wesley Barnett 6-2 5-7 6-4.
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