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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
10
St Louis falls to fourth in the National League as Chicago Cubs win 12 6 after a 13 inning game. Pittsburgh moves to third behind Red Lucas gem. Giants rout Braves 14 5 while Dodgers belt Phillies 11 0. Yankees and Red Sox idle in cold Boston weather.
Crackerjacks overpower Woodmen of the World 10 to 1 in a five inning Missouri Pacific diamond game halted by rain. Brazier limited Woodmen to one hit as Stron and Getchell led the Crackerjacks with two hits apiece. Cannon provided the Woodmen’s lone hit and scored Pumphrey.
An engine aged twelve years is described as Britain’s oldest stationary engine. It, designed by James Watt, pumps at Holyhead graving dock in Scotland, still retaining all original parts and operating better than many newer engines.
Yesterday results include Winnsboro 3 Oak Grove 4 in 15 innings and waterproof 0 2 Tallulah 9 11. Also Bucks, Pirates, and Cardinals results with Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Today Boston visits Brooklyn and New York hosts Philadelphia while Cincinnati plays Chicago and Pittsburgh hosts St. Louis.
Chattanooga 6 3 Atlanta 7 11 Knoxville 2 Nashville 3 Birmingham 0 Memphis 10 New Orleans 5 Little Rock 0 New Orleans at Little Rock Birmingham at Memphis Knoxville at Nashville Chattanooga at Atlanta
San Antonio beat Fort Worth 6 to 4. Beaumont defeated Tulsa 5 to 4. Galveston won 3 to 2 against Dallas in 13 innings. Houston fell to Oklahoma City 5 to 3. Schedule shows Beaumont at Tulsa, Galveston at Dallas, San Antonio at Fort Worth, Houston at Oklahoma City.
Pine Bluff beat Baton Rouge 3 to 1 Greenville defeated Shreveport 6 to 3 El Dorado routed Jackson 23 to 6
Lafayette beat New Iberia 9 to 5, Alexandria defeated Jeanerette 9 to 2 as the Evangeline League baseball action produced two high scoring games with both Lafayette and Alexandria surpassing rivals.
Detroit Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 11 to 6 to wrap up the series. In Chicago St. Louis rallied in the ninth for a 5 to 3 win over the White Sox, completing a three games to one series win as Ray Pepper's three base hit capped a decisive late rally.
Phyllis Buchanan of Denver, 1933 champion, fell to Mrs. Dan Chandler of Dallas 2 and 1 in the Trans-Mississippi semi finals at Kansas City. Chandler advances to face Mrs. O S Hill as Lucile Robinson meets Marion Miley in the other semifinal.
Earl Whitehill held Philadelphia to six hits as the Washington Senators beat the Athletics 7 to 3. Pinch hitter Dave Harris drove in three runs, while Foxx hit his fourteenth homer for Philadelphia and McNair added a three-base hit.
Mel Ott of the Giants drove in four runs with two homers against the Braves. Dave Harris of the Senators hit a bases loaded pinch double in a rally to beat the Athletics. Red Lucas of the Pirates held the Reds to four hits in a 2-1 victory. Ray Pepper of the Browns tripled with two on to drive in the winning runs vs the White Sox. Emil Leonard of the Dodgers shut out the Phillies on seven hits with six strikeouts. Billy Rogell of the Tigers drove in three in a win over the Indians. Babe Herman of the Cubs singled to bring home Billy Herman in a 1-0 win over the Cardinals.
Meridian Mississippi June 8 Jim Patrick of Tupelo and L L McAllister of Jackson reach the 36 hole finals of the Mississippi State Amateur championship at Northwood Country club They eliminated Charles Gray Meridian and Chester Smith Greenville in the semifinals Patrick won over Gray one up and McAllister defeated Lover Smith 5 4 in the other semi final
The Ouachita Valley league meeting announced Louisiana Training Institute will withdraw after the first half and substitute West Monroe, Ruston, or Louisville Cooperage of Monroe for the Pelicans. Bastrop gains four new players while all clubs may add three for the second nasl race. Clarks’s forfeit claim over Bastrop May 30 is upheld due to ineligible players. Umpires told to strictly enforce bans on smoking in uniform or near spectators. Swartz at Sterlington Friday could trigger a three way tie for first.
Swartz Carbon Blackers defeated the Bastrop Kraftsmen 16 to 9 as errors hampered Bastrop. Locke led with four hits, Johnson added three singles, and Courtney hit a homer for Swartz. Carlton Blackers meet Sterlington Engineers Sunday at 3 59.
A fragmented listing shows names such as Pair and Gautreaux Flanagan and Thompson Dowie Stevenson Baker Brawley Gore and Camalo associated with cities including Jeanerette Alexandria Lafayette New Iberia and Lafayette in unclear court docket entries. The brief appears to record case numbers and participants without full context.
Chicago pitcher Big Jim Weaver shuts out St Louis 1–0 to clinch two of three in the series. Cubs move from first to fourth behind New York Chicago and Pittsburgh after wins Wednesday and Thursday.
Tallulah tops Waterproof in league play 9 0 and 11 2 as Anse Crawford tosses both games allowing three and six hits. The lineup gets power from five Waterproof pitchers beaming hits. Manager George Berry sustains a broken finger in the first game and will miss several days. Tucker catches the second game.
Winnsboro and Oak Grove met in a long duel with Oak Grove edging Winnsboro 4 to 3 in 15 innings. S Lee stole second after a walk, Finley struck out, Menkel grounded out, then Swain delivered a winning single driving Lee home. Menkel held Winnsboro hitters to a tight duel.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and numbers across locations Pine Baton Rouge Jackson El Dorado with multiple surnames and digits. Lacks clear events or stories, leaving scattered identifiers and scores.
Old man par averted in gusty first round as Bobby Cruickshank Charley Lacey and Wilfred Cox share lead at one over par. Gene Sarazen sits two back after 73 while amateur Johnny Goodman posts 76 amid tough conditions and wind.
Ferriday All-Stars prepare to meet Baton Rouge Black Sox Sunday at 3 p.m. at Fairgrounds Park to resume a 2 to 2 eleven inning tie from two weeks ago. Last weekend the All-Stars beat Alcorn Stars 18 to 14.
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