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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1937
Page
3
The Twins lost 4-3 and 16-5 to Clarksdale at Casino Park in a double header. Horton pitched long into the first game as Boston farm system watchers observed, with Clarksdale’s Little Red Sox rallying to prevail.
The Twins and Red Sox finish their three game series with a single game at Casino Park at 8 15. Manager Eddie Hock says Jack Van Orsdol will start for the Twins while Red Barnes tabbed Roy Mackey for Clarksdale. On the road trip the Twins visit all league cities except Greenwood and Vicksburg and plan to return June 19.
Evans, veteran AL umpire and ex Indians GM now on Boston board, observed his Cotton States league foes. Chuck Bauder belted a first inning homer with two on to spark the Red Sox past the Twins 16–5, Horton taking the loss after giving up 11 hits. Rich held Clarksdale to five hits in five innings as Boston built a big lead then climbed back late.
Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Hasset, renowned for crooning, faces a tight National League batting race as he clouts for the league lead. Pitchers are tuned to stop his run production while teammates back his bid.
By Drew Middleton in New York June 7 In a field of 179 players 143 are professionals led by Johnny Goodman open winner of 1933 The National Open begins Thursday at Oakland Hills Birmingham Mich with a three day grind Johnny Goodman heads 27 amateurs among the entries The absence of Bobby Jones and Lawson Little or even Henry Picard and Jimmy Thomson signals a wide open title chase
War Admiral captures the Belmont Stakes to complete a possible triple crown bid, yet a start stumble wounds his right foreleg. The injury may sideline him for the season, though he clocked 2 28 3 5 for 1 1 2 miles, beating Sceneshifter by four lengths. Owner Samuel Riddle and trainer George Conway face a long recovery path with Saratoga prospects uncertain.
Nedbox von Cronin and Julia Bonetti powered Browns Cronin homer and single drove in two as Bonetti held the Red Sox to eight hits in a 6-5 opener. Clift batted in two in a 3-2 night cap win while Wally Berger, Bees,Par melee in Cubs opener. Parmelee struck out five and homered in nightcap.
The记 report recalls William Woodward's Granville winning the Belmont Stakes by 20 lengths over Mr Bones. Dizzy Dean of the St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants 6 to 3 for the second time in three days.
Tony van Manero defends as Ed Dudley Olin Dutra Ralph Guldahl and Jimmy Hines pace a favorites pack under 20 to 1. Veteran names MacDonald Smith Gene Sarazen Wille Macfarlane join Walter Hagen era color. Sam Snead, rising star, leads a strong field with two southern wins and solid Masters and PGA showings. Ryder Cup spots add drama as Nelson Me Speden Runyan Laffoon Ghezzi Hines Snead vie for Open berths.
At Ak-Sar-Ben track in Omaha two men died and at least six horses perished in a barn fire that swept through a main barn. Ed Kally and trainer W. T. Lochlear were found among the ruins. officials estimate losses at about 220000. Firefighters could not determine the fire’s origin as hay and equipment fueled the blaze.
San Antonio Missions moved within three games of the Texas League leader after sweeping the Dallas Steers 5-1 and 9-7 in a doubleheader. Oklahoma City and Houston each won games, with Galveston and Fort Worth also noting action. Beaumont was idle due to rain.
Arthur Hendrix of Miami defeated J. C. Sanford Mobile 6-2 1-5 4-6 6-2 to win the Cotton States title in Birmingham. Birmingham pair Robert Little and Harvey Terrell captured the men’s doubles 6-0 6-4 1-5 16-8 over Hendrix and Bob Decker. Gladys Vallehouna beat Etta Coyne for the women’s singles 6-4 6-0. Junior title went to Billy McGehee of New Orleans after beating Decker 6-0 9-6 6-2.
Yesterday's results show varied scores with New York 9 over Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 over Chicago 1, Memphis 9 over New Orleans 1, and Atlanta 11 over Chattanooga 6. Standings list Vicksburg 6 3, El Dorado 4 2, Greenville 6 7, Memphis 9 3, Nashville 4 13, Knoxville 3 7.
Lake Charles 10 New Iberia 6 Jeanerette 0 Abbeville 1 Cpelousas 0 Lafayette 1 Rayne at Alexandria postponed rain Meridian 5 2 Montgomery 4 4 San Antonio 5 9 Dallas 1 7 Oklahoma City 3 2 Galveston 0 9 Houston 4 1 Tulsa 3 0 Beaumont Fort Worth postponed
The column lists team records across American Association and International League divisions. Notable marks include Toledo 5-7, Kansas City 3-1, Milwaukee 6-1, Columbus 1-6, Indianapolis 12-10, St. Paul 5-10, Minneapolis 22-18, Louisville 0-7 in the American Association and Newark 3-1, Syracuse 1-2, Jersey City 9-5, Baltimore 8-2, Buffalo 5, Toronto 1, Rochester S-5, Montreal 2-2 in the International League.
A fragment lists scores and pairings across multiple towns including Evangeline Lake Charles New Iberia Tetley and Lawrence Kinsel Brister Birmingham Lamey Jeanerette Abbeville O Shaughnessy Mullins Pulford Werner Opelousas Lafayette and Myers McNulty Brown Spence with varied digit entries and hyphen marks indicating incomplete results.
The New York Giants, led by Terry’s strategic run making, beat Pittsburgh 9-5 to surge atop the National League. Pitching woes persist yet timely hitting and rival teams' misfortunes fuel their rise, while the Cubs close the gap with eight wins in ten games and a twin bill split with Boston.
A sprawling sports column notes injuries to Mickey Cochrane and Fred Schulte, confirms Jo Jo Moore’s injury and Cliff Melton’s fast pitches, and teases appearances by Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey at Braddock Louis. It also mentions Al Schacht’s Warner Brothers deal, race officials, and various golf and tennis anecdotes among other tidbits.
In Nashville Tennessee five of eight seeds opened in the 52nd Southern amateur tennis tournament first round. top seed Bobby Riggs idle while Ernest Sutter of Tulane faced D L York and Joe Hunt faced Joe Davis. Other seeds include Arthur Hendrix Walter Senior Elwood Cooke Frank Guernsey and Merrimon Cuninggim with matches continuing Tuesday afternoon.
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