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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
7
Major League Leaders An American League Snapshot
An AMERICAN LEAGUE leaders roundup highlights top performers across batting and pitching categories. The report notes standout averages, home run totals, stolen bases, and earned run averages, naming leading players and teams shaping the season’s early standings.
National A A U Track Meet Draws Strong Interest
New York June 4 With or without Gunder Haegen this year’s National A A U championships draw attention. Dan Ferris says entries are surprisingly good and notes many service men want to compete. Featured bout includes Bobby Ruffin vs Terry Young, both sons of pro fighters. Chalky Wright and Phil Terranova headline the main event, both from large families. The piece also mentions boxing tours, Metropolitans, and other sports notes amid a broad roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder Haegen
Dan Ferris
Holley
Madison Square Garden
Bobby Ruffin
Terry Young
Bobby
Teddy Hubbs
Terry
Chalky Wright
Phil Terranova
New Orleans Pelicans top Knoxville after doubleheader
Southern Knoxville hosts a doubleheader where New Orleans wins the afterpiece 11 to 6 after taking game one 3 to 1. Andy Seminick homered with two on base, but Knoxville’s late rally falls short as New Orleans extends its lead over the Smokies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Steve Warvill
Stanley Ogden
New Orleans Pelions
Andy Seminick
Yankees Edge Out Browns For Narrow Victory
New York managers shuffled the batting order, yielding a 2 1 victory over the St. Louis Browns. Charley Keller doubled and Bill Johnson drove in the winning run with four wide pitches by Bob Muncrief in the ninth. Ernie Bonham held the Browns to four hits, including George McQuinn's fifth inning homer to tie it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Charley Keller
Mike Chartak
Bob Muncrief
Browns
Nick Etten
Bill Johnson
Bill Dickey
Etten
Yanks
Muncrief
John Lindell
Joe Gordon
Ernie Bonham
George McQuinn
Wroa FF
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Leeda
Chertan
Meine
Seseensupas
Christman
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Rute
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Kelier
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Devtic
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Fe Chretwmen
Letten
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Botham
Homme
Hyusterd
Monroe Golfers Compete In State Championship
Monroe’s Bill Jones and ‘Shep’ Girault lead medal standings at the 24th annual Louisiana state golf tournament in New Orleans with 74s in qualifying. Haas and McDade share medal honors, field includes LSU captain Dale Morey and Lafayette’s Janious Hebert, with match play set to begin Friday and finals Sunday at New Orleans Country Club.
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Monroe
Bill Jones
Shep’ Girault
New Orleans
Fred Haas
Ross McDade
Shreveport
Haas
McDade
Dale Morey
Louisiana State University
Lawrence Larcade
Opelousas
Janious Hebert
Frank Clerk
Lafayette
Ted Lenczyk
Rees McDade
Mike McLaney
R. H. Bowers
George Rolfs
Don Zimmerman
Jake Lebourgeosis
Fred Haa ® Jr
A. A. Villegas
Alexandria
John F. Clark
D. J. Farley
Frank Clark
Ed Chussinol
R. D Bushnell
E. Odenwald
Baseball reminiscences and servicemen in wartime sports
In Atlanta a column notes Li Joe Givens of the Hendricks Field Fins warning players to stop losing by one run and recalls baseball lore. It mentions Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, rule changes, Bob Feller, Lefty Grove, and other figures, plus military service details of Lt. Bob Ison, Ed Molinski, Mickey Cochrane Jr., Tom Smith, Capt. Pete Menge, and Lefty Alexander, with players in Georgia Military Academy and Memphis State.
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Atlanta
Joe Givens
Hendricks Field
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Lefty Grove
Bob Ison
Georgia Tech Grid
Ed Molinski
Tennessee
Memphis State College
Marines
Mickey Cochrane
Georgia Miliary Academy
Tom Smith
Southern A. A. U
Louisiana College
Keesler Field
Miss
Pete Menge
Tulane
New Games
Lefty Alexander
New York Yankees
Mempiia
Yesterday's Stars by Associated Press Baseball Roundup
Eric Benham pitched four hit ball for the Yankees to defeat the Browns. Low Warneke of the Cubs stopped the Dodgers with six hits. Johnny Barrett of the Pirates hit a bases loaded triple to spark victory. Dick Siebert drove in three runs for the Athletics with a triple and two singles. Mike Tresh and Lonnie Prey drove in two runs as Cincinnati rallied for four in the eighth to beat the Braves. Dick Wakefield added a triple and single as the Tigers topped the Senators. Termite queens may live to fifteen years and lay over one hundred million eggs.
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Eric Benham
Yankees
Browns
Low Warneke
Cubs
Dodgers
Johnny Barrett
Pirates
Gristy
Cardinals
Phillies
Dick Siebert
Athletics
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Red Sox
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Lonnie Prey
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Rip Sewell
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Johnny Vander Meer
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Alva Javery
Frank McCormick
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Ett Tobin
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Sears
Ballenfant
Pinelli
Special Session of S E C Called for June 26
A special meeting of the Southeastern Conference executive committee was called for June 26 in Atlanta to decide next season football status. Dr. W D Funkhouser of the University of Kentucky said the session would address athletics in the coming year amid manpower losses from the armed forces.
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Lexington
Southeastern Conference
Atlanta
W. D. Funkhouser
University of Kentucky
Funkhouser
R. C. Harris
Tulane University
University of Florida
War Department
Navy Department
Haegg Chases Olympic Dream Amid Sea Voyage Delay
Swedish runner Gunder Haegg, world record holder across 1500 to 5000 meters, faces AAU disputes as he travels home aboard the tanker Saturnus. He plans to join New Orleans events by July 1, missing the June 19-20 Randalls Island championships unless he competes, risking suspension if he declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlo Robertson
New York
Gunder Haegg
Amateur Athletic Union
New Orleans
Stockholm
Randalls Island
Dan Ferris
Haegg
A. A U
Ferris
Hoegg
Saturnus
Aftonbladet
Dempsey Divorce Trial Finally Gets Underway
In White Plains New York on June 4 7 the divorce case of Jack Dempsey resumed with testimony from former hotel bellhop Michael Siderisk about Mrs Hannah Williams Dempsey visiting Benny Woodall and his sister Mrs Jackie Griffin at a hotel suite while Griffin stayed in the lobby. The trial was resumed by Referee J Addison Young who found Mrs Dempsey’s nervous condition did not justify postponement.
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White Plains
N. Y
Hannah Williams Dempsey
Benny Woodall
Jackie Griffin
Dempsey
Giants star Mc Ott breaks Hornsby RBI record
Today marks the anniversary of Mc Ott driving in his 1,583rd run to surpass Rogers Hornsby for the all time RBI mark. The recap notes past milestones including Dodgers narrowing the NL lead with an 11–5 win over St. Louis and historical highlights from Walker Cup and SoCal track.
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Associated Press
Ott
Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Dodgers
St. Louis
United Stes
Southern California
Intercollegate A. A. A
Bruins Blast Dodgers 8 1 0 101
In Chicago the Brooklyn Dodgers lost 8 to 1 as the Chicago Cubs, last place in the league, shut them down early and stretched their lead in the NL race to a half game after St. Louis and Cincinnati won. Lon Warneke held Brooklyn to six hits and silenced their lineup until late, while Murry Dickson logged his first complete win for the Cardinals in an 8 to 2 decision over Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Windy City
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Cardinals
Phillies
Dodgers
Lon Warneke
Brooklyn
Murry Dickson
Philadelphia Phillies
Browy
Stan Musial
Standings and results from yesterday's baseball schedule
Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh 3 New York 6. Chicago 8 Brooklyn 1. St Louis 8 Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 7 Boston 4. Evening games feature Philadelphia at St Louis Fuch 1-5 vs Cooper 5-3 and New York at Pittsburgh Mungo 0-1 vs Butcher 0-1. Brooklyn at Chicago Newsom 5-1 vs Deeringer 2-4. Only games scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Fuch
Cooper
Mungo
Butcher
Newsom
Deeringer
Missions Face Greenville Flying School Nine at Casino Park
Selman’s fair-haired squad returns home to clash with Greenville Flying School’s crack nine at Casino Park Monroe Sunday at 1 20 pm. A doubleheader follows with Pine Bluff Victory meeting Missions in the second game after flood moved the Pine Bluff contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman
Greenville Flying Schools
Casino Park
Monroe
Pine Bluff
Ark
Greenville
Lake Charles Army Air Base
Frank Merriwell
Lake Charlies
Bixidy Blair
Lake Charles
Frank Trawth
Jimmy Watson
Othel Payne
Pete
Blair
Dudgeon
Heath
Harold Packman
Bill Murry
Gerry deBoucher
Flyers
Baseball scores and pitching matchups in AP roundup
Associated Press rounds up scores: New York 2 over St. Louis 1. Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 10. Cleveland 4 over Detroit 8. Washington 2 over St. Louis. Detroit at Washington night game with Newhouser facing Carrasquel. Chicago at Boston features Ross vs Lassier. Cleveland at Philadelphia night with Smith against Arntzen.
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New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Sandra
Chandler
Newhouser
Carrasquel
Ross
Lassier
Smith
Arntzen
Baseball Scores From Regional Matchups In Early Season Play
In tense early season action across multiple cities, Knoxville tied New Orleans 8-8 after 10 innings while Atlanta defeated Little Rock 6-3 as Nashville fell to Birmingham 9-6. Memphis led Chattanooga 4-3 in a late game, with Birmingham also visiting Nashville and Chattanooga meeting Memphis.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Renee
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattenooga
Ste Tawens
Atlanta
New Orleans
Knoxville
Memphis
New Oreans
Chattanooga
Menphis
Unclear Scoreline Fragments From Donated Boxing Card
Fragmentary sports scores show Syracuse 4 2 Newark 2 3 Rochester 6 Montreal 4 Toronto 5 Buffalo 2 Baltimore 3 dersey Cle 2 and in 1th.
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Syracuse
Newark
Rochester
Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Baltimore
Dersey Cle
Minneapolia Beats Columbus In Low Scoring Tilt
Minneapolis topped Columbus 7 to 6 in a tight game. St Paul and Toledo posted seven runs, while Indianapolis at Kansas City was postponed due to undefined conditions.
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Minneapolia
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Tanforan Center Reverts to Navy Training Use
The former Tanforan race track in San Francisco now in the navy's hands. Beginning Friday it will train personnel destined for advanced bases, according to the twelfth naval district headquarters.
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Tanforan
San Francisco
Calif
Navy
Twelfth Naval District Headquarters
Wasdell Called Underappreciated by Mancuso
New York Giants figure Gus Mancuso names Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Jammy Wasdell as one of the most underrated players in the National League.
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Wasdell
NEW York
NBA
Gus Mancuso
New York Giants
Jammy Wasdell
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