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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
6
Cleveland ace Wesley Ferrell quieted the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 in a west debut, driving in the winning run in the seventh with a double and scoring on Porter's two-bagger. Al Simmons belted two homers aiding Ferrell's tenth win as Cleveland moves to fourth.
Dick Hobbs of Columbus fired a 72 to lead the medal play in the Mississippi state men’s golf championship, four strokes ahead of defending champion Eugene Vinson of Meridian. Hobbs faces Maynard Craft of Jackson in the next round as Vinson and Paul Allen of Canton struggled yesterday. The Jackson Country Club won the Griffith Memorial Cup second leg with a 337 team score, Greenville second at 342, with players McAllister Saunders Brinkley and Parmalee.
The Monroe Black Drillers announce a two game road swing. Sunday they face the Millhaven Black Sports at Swartz, followed by a visit to Ferriday Black Porters on the Ferri field next Sunday.
Ruston defeated Arcadia 8 to 1 in a seven inning game at Ruston Louisiana. Lefty Donald pitched four hits and earned the win with two runs and a hit for himself. Arcadia managed one run on a 1-0-1-0 frame as Ruston exploded with a four run first inning.
Mike Cvengros of the Houston Buffaloes earned his tenth victory in a 4 to 1 win over Longview, pitching eleven innings with ten scattered hits allowed. He also delivered a key infield single that sparked the decisive rally as Carey Stebbins and Knott drove in the winning runs.
Fairbanks beat Holsum Bakers 10 to 6 in the league opener. Summers allowed 6 runs and 6 hits in 9 innings for Holsum. Still lasted 9 for Fairbanks with 6 runs. Godwin took the loss for Holsum while McDonald and Stull fanned batters.
Branch Rickey signals a shift as the Cardinals pursue a 1932 strategy of selling off key players to fortify for 1933. The moves include Hafey High Grimes Wilson Rhein and others, leaving only Bottomley Hallahan and Haines from the 1926 champions while cash and farm hands accrue.
Ed Khoury former football captain from state university arrives in Rayville for a boxing exhibition at the legion hall Friday night June 10. Ab Neville tackle and Joe Kellar halfback also travel, with Kellar acting as Khoury’s second. Leroy Francis and Thomas Vickers meet in a 155 pound bout as part of the card.
Mrs. Otto Hervig of Laurel leads the first championship flight in the Mississippi state women's golf championship at Laurel with a medalist score of 44 44 8 and is favored to win. Evelyn Jones of Laurel follows with 45 52 97 while defending champion Mrs. Ben Fitzhugh does not defend this year.
New York dispatch reports a Cincinnati push to award Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals a city honor for his generosity in trading players to the Reds and other clubs. The piece tracks Rickey’s moves involving Douthit, High, Roettger, Hafey, Frey, Hendrick, Hallahan, Grimes, and others, amid civic chatter and parade hopes.
In Alexandria Louisiana on June 8 Lonnie Warneke rookie of the Chicago Cubs has seen a rough minor league path prior to major league success. After stints with Buffalo Laurel and Shreveport and a spell in Alexandria his work improved and he earned a Cubs contract.
The Atlanta Crackers beat Nashville 8 to 7 in their first night game, before 8 000 fans. Red Barron hit a decisive eighth inning home run. Smith and Blethen led with three hits each. Birmingham beat Little Rock 8 to 7 as Travellers outhit Barons 13 to 12. Art Hord contributed three hits. Rain postponed Chattanooga Knoxville and Memphis New Orleans games.
At New Haven Jack Washburn 235 pound from California defeated George Manish 200 pound from New Jersey in 19 40. George McLeod 210 pound Nebraska threw Joe Komar 230 pound Lithuania in 19 40. Earl McCready 229 pound Oklahoma drew with Howard Cantondine 220 Iowa in 30 00. Roland Kirchmeyer 228 Oklahoma threw Bill Middle Kauff 227 Florida in 20 30. In New York Sam Stein 200 from Newark drew with Fritz Kley 210 Germany 40 28 halted by 11 o clock low Tiny Roebuck 250 Oklahoma drew with Sandor Szabo 205 Hungary 30 00.
A. M. Perkins of Baton Rouge shot 199 of 200 targets to defend his singles title at the Louisiana State Trap Shooting association meet in Robson near Shreveport. He led rivals Guy Ward and Jim Dockery, each with 197, as Perkins set a record for highest winning score.
Missouri Pacific Boosters overwhelmed the Girard Ramblers 24 to 4 in their Ouachita Valley league opener. Martin earned the win with four strikeouts, while Monroe took the loss. Key hits included Martins two two base hits and McClain with two three-base hits, plus three stolen bases by Reynolds Roddy and others.
In a high scoring game at Holly Ridge Bozeman suffered its first defeat of the season as Holly Ridge edged ahead to win 18 to 17 on Monday.
Doubles matches start on University club courts in Memphis with top seeds George Lott and Bryan Grant leading the draw. Twenty six teams entered as strong pairs from Chicago Atlanta Dallas and New Orleans vie for the title amid high pace early rounds.
Floyd Vaughan led the Pirates with a double and four singles as they beat Phil lies. Mel Ott homered twice for the Giants to defeat the Reds. Jack Quinn pitched well in relief for the Dodgers and drove in three with a double. Wes Ferrell contributed both on the mound and at the plate for the Indians in a win over the Athletics. Red Ruffing blanked the Tigers with scattered hits as the Yankees won. Walter Stewart held the Red Sox to six hits for the Browns. Myer Reynolds Kerr sparked the Senators with key hits in the 11th inning against the White Sox.
The Twilight league started its season with six teams playing free hitting doubleheaders. The Baptist Bible class edged Kiwanis 10 to 7 in the first and Kiwanis won 22 to 16 in the second. Lions club beat Grotto 15 to 13 and 14 to 3. U's Men's club defeated Methodist Men's Bible class 23 to 10 and 13 to 7.
In a three game series opener at Forsythe park Monroe defeats Port Arthur 5 to 4 after a decisive eighth inning rally. Three consecutive doubles fueled the late charge as Dee Miles started and Chee Chee Perez finished in relief to seal the win.
A summary of listed games shows Tallulah at Bastrop and Oak Grove at Winnsboro. Chicago beat Brooklyn 2 to 9? Cincinnati 3, New York 4, Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 4 with multiple city pairings and rain noted for St. Louis at Boston.
Boston visits St. Louis as Washington faces Chicago. Philadelphia travels to Cleveland while New York meets Detroit. The listed scores show Detroit trailing New York 2 to 9, Cleveland 4 to 3 over Philadelphia, Chicago 5 to 8 behind Washington, and St. Louis 6 to 1 ahead of Boston.
The report lists scores for Little Rock at Birmingham 7 to 8 Nashville at Atlanta 7 to 8 and notes rain in the Chattanooga Knoxville and Memphis New Orleans pairings. It also lists upcoming games Little Rock at Birmingham Memphis at New Orleans Nashville at Atlanta and Chattanooga at Knoxville.
Houston defeated Longview 4 to 1 while Galveston won 7 to 2 and Tyler lost 1 to 4. San Antonio beat Dallas 5 to 8 and Beaumont prevailed 8 to 5 over Fort Worth. Upcoming games pit Galveston at Dallas Houston at Fort Worth Beaumont at Longview and San Antonio at Tyler.
The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION lists team results with Minneapolis seven six Louisville four three St Paul six Indianapolis seven Milwaukee five Columbus six Kansas City six Toledo seven.
Night game results show Toronto defeated Rochester 5 to 3, Montreal beat Buffalo 4 to 2, and Jersey City outscored Reading 12 to 7 while Newark lost to Baltimore 1 to 6.
Jake's Icemen beat Progressive Men's club 9 to 6 after scoring five runs in the sixth inning. Thompson and Brown hit triples, and the team rapped six hits in the frame. Desmond allowed 7 hits, while Progressive had 15 safeties overall.
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