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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1937

Page

6

Yankees Lose Faith In Westward Road Trips

The world champion Yankees struggle on a tour through Cleveland Detroit Chicago and St Louis posting two wins in six games before a 4-3 Detroit win highlighted by Jake Wade's pitching. Chicago White Sox ride a nine game win streak as Hank Greenberg, Luke Appling and Luke Sewell pace rival surge.

Associated Press Horace Greeley Yankees Bronx Cleveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis White Sox Tigers Jake Wade Detroiters Sox Yanks Jimmy Dykes Luke Appling Zeke Bonura Luke Sewell Monty Stratton Vernon Kennedy Bill Dietrich McCarthy Bob Feller Indians Senators Earl Whitehill Dean Oral Hildebrand Red Sox Wes Ferrell Giants Cubs Pirates Bucs Terrymen Dodgers Roy Henshaw Reds

East Texas League Scores Report

Tyler blanked Texarkana 6 to 0 while Palestine defeated Kilgore 2 to 5. Henderson topped Longview 6 to 2 and Marshall beat Jacksonville 3 to 4.

Tyler Texarkana Palestine Kilgore Henderson Longview Marshall Jacksonville

Southeastern League scores and weather update

Meridian defeated Jackson 9 to 15 in a rain interrupted slate while Montgomery led 0 and Selma posted 4. Mobile played at Pensacola with rain affecting play.

Meridian Jackson Montgomery Selma Mobile Pensacola

Detroit Beats Yankees 4 2 In Series Final

Jake Wade and Frank Greenberg powered Detroit to a 4-2 win over New York in the deciding game of a three game set. Greenberg hit his 14th homer driving in Gehringer, Wade allowed four hits and struck out nine in his first complete game as DiMaggio homered for the Yankees. Cleveland trimmed Washington 17 5 to pull within one game of the Yankees.

Detroit Jake Wade Frank Greenberg Tigers New York Yankees Yanks Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Greenberg Charley Gehringer Wade Joe DiMaggio Lefty Gomez Gomez Goose Goslin Marvin Owne Ray Hayworth Gerald Walker Pete Fox Hayworth Lou Gehrig Bill Dickey DiMaggio New York ABBA Detroit Fox Rogell Gehringer Walker K . Goslin White If . Owen P . Henrich If Hoag Rf Gomez Fox Gehrig Dickey Rolfe Rolls Moriarty Earl Whitehill Senators Washington Bington Caves E Simmons Sas Hogen Cascarella P Linke Cleveland Weatherly Rf Meeth Travis Kuhel Hogan Lary Weathery Averill Trosky Golters Kroner Pytiak Hughes Whitehall Hale Weatherly Mihalic Solters Whitehill Washington Cleveland Linke Hubberd Dinneen Quinn

Sports scores and upcoming games from yesterday and today

Yesterday results include Knoxville 1 Chattanooga 0 and Nashville 8 Atlanta 6. Birmingham 2 Little Rock 3, New Orleans and Memphis not scheduled. Today New Orleans hosts Memphis, Nashville faces Atlanta, Knoxville meets Chattanooga, Birmingham plays Little Rock.

Knoxville Chattanooga Nashville Atlanta Birmingham Little Rock New Orleans Memphis Southern Association Veneeaee Birmingham Teeeereecess Steeee Eeenee Toner Sere Tbane Bepeneess

Local Scoreboard From Louisiana Games

Abbeville 5 Opelousas 2. New Iberia 5 Rayne 14. Lafayette 6 Jeanerette 2. Alexandria Lake Charles reports rain interrupting play.

Alexandria Tree Reens Jeanerette Peree Opelousas Thee Lake Charles Rayne Poewe New Iberia Rayne Lafayette Jeanerette Abbeville Opelousas Alexandria-Lake Charles

Texas League Scores With Mixed Results

Fort Worth split results with San Antonio a 2 4 loss for Fort Worth and a 3 6 defeat for Tulsa at Galveston. Oklahoma City Houston game postponed due to wet grounds. Dallas visits Beaumont while Fort Worth plays San Antonio and Oklahoma City meets Houston.

Fort Worth San Antonio Tulsa Galveston Oklahoma City-Houston Dallas Beamont Oklahoma City Houston

Baseball Scores From American Association Games

Columbus 2 Milwaukee 3 Toledo 5 Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 5 St Paul 4 Louisville 7 Minneapolis 2. The brief results list multiple outcomes from the American Association games with several teams posting wins and losses.

American Association Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis St. Paul Louisville Minneapolis

Syracuse Aces Jersey City In Triple-Header Set

Jersey City defeated Syracuse 6 2 as part of a trio of night games, with three consecutive evening contests noted. The result highlights Jersey City’s offensive edge in the series opener.

International League Syracuse Jersey City

City League baseball results with Druggists, Garagemen and Co-ops

Spatafora Druggists defeated Tidwell and Sons 7 to 1 as Gebhardt and McNeely homered. Saul Adler Garage beat Monroe Hardware 6 to 5 after Adler drove in four in the sixth. Cooperative-Bireley survived Presbyterians 13 to 9 in eight innings with Ricks two on homer in the eighth.

Spatafora Druggists Tidwell and Sons Saul Adler Monroe Hardware Cooperative - Bireley Presbyterians Cooperative-Bireley Ricks Bosley Richards Adler Hardware Boyce and Wilkerson Lolley and White Spatafora Gebhardt McNeely Fred Godwin Carter Martin Williams Guyton Womack H. Mann Cooperative Bireley Monroe Saul Adler Garage Tidwell and Sons Stone Collens’ Pharmacy Presbyterians Southern Hardware

Giants Defeat Pirates as Gumbert Shuts Pirates

Giants beat Pirates 5 2 in New York led by Harry Gumbert who homered to right field. Gumbert limited Pittsburgh to five hits for his second win. Arky Vaughan Mel Ott and Burgess Whitehead drove in runs as New York widened its NL lead to two games over Chicago and two over Pittsburgh. Pirates suffer fifth straight defeat while Ed Brandt takes the loss.

New York Harry Gumbert Giants Pittsburgh Pirates New Yorkers Cubs Buccaneers Pirates Bill Terry Gumbert Pittsburgh Woody Jensen Arky Vaughan Vaughan Lee Handley Ed Brandt Mel Ott Johnny McCarthy Burgess Whitehead Gus Mancuso Jimmy Ripple Dick Bartell Brandt Joe Bowman McCarthy

Die six leads in both leagues as Batting Champs

St Louis entries claim tempo rary batting leaders with Beau Bell rising to American League top spot after a 2 for 3 against the Red Sox. Joe Medwick of the idle Cardinals remains NL pace setter as standings list top hitters from Medwick Vaughan Bell Walker Greenberg and Hassett with solid averages.

St. Louis Browns Beau Bell Red Sox Joe Medwick Cardinals Medwick Vaughan Pirates Bell Walker Tigers Greenberg Hassett Dodgers

Girault and Haas to Meet for Lakeside Club Title

E S Girault and Cramer Haas reach Lakeside Country Golf Club final for the championship. Girault defends his title after beating Jack Rogers J L Keen an Morton Braswell and Robert Guer riero. Haas advances past Randolph Percy Dr Nat Gaston Wesley Shafto and E Jack Selig Jr. The 36 hole final will crown the champion.

E. S. Girault Cramer Haas Lakeside Country Golf Club Winnie Cole Girault Jack Rogers J. L. Keenan Morton Braswell Robert Guerriero Haas Randolph Percy Nat Gaston Wesley Shafto E. Jack Selig

Farmerville Eagles Rout Clarks Yankees 13 to 6

Farmerville Eagles defeated Clarks Yankees 13 to 6 at home with Wright Canady and Dunwood as pitchers. Dunwood homered for the winners while Elijah and Blakes started for the losers.

Farmerville Farmerville Eagles Clarks Yanks Wright Canady Dunwood Elijah Blakes

League Leaders in National and American Baseball

National League leads include Medwick of the Cardinals with a .411 batting average and 62 hits, and 44 RBIs for Medwick. Bartell of the Giants tops home runs with 11. American League leaders feature Greenberg of the Tigers with 14 home runs and 54 RBIs, and Walker of Detroit with 71 hits. Pitching leaders include Hudlin of the Indians at 6-0 and Bryant of the Cubs at 4-0.

Associated Press Medwick Cardinals Vaughan Pirates Galan Cubs Demaree Bartell Giants Brack Hassett Dodgers Handley Kampouris Reds Bell Browns Walker Tigers Greenberg Lary Indians Bonura White Sox Vosmik Kubel Senators Selkirk Yankees Appling Chapman Hudlin Pearson

Shotgun notes from score sheet snippets at Meridian game

Fragmented OCR shows team names and partial lineup data for Meridian and opponents Anderson Hernandez Gould Adamski Jackson McCreight Keys Williams Oberg Spikes Osborne Mealey with incomplete innings or scores. The readable bits reference Southeastern Montgomery region and a basketball or football score list.

Meridian Jackson McCreight Keys Williams Oberg Spikes Osborne Mealey

Twins Rally Behind Bates to Beat Red Sox

Clair Bates powered the Twins with two home runs as he salvaged the final game against the Clarksdale Red Sox. George W. Lofton notes Bates seized control of the action and guided the club to victory.

Clair Bates Twins Clarksdale Red Sox

Twins Hit Road to Open Two-Game Set in Greenville

The Monroe Twins depart for Greenville to begin a two-game series with the Buckshots, with a road swing slated through June 19 before a long home stretch at Casino Park. Manager Eddie Hock signed righthander Tom Cavallier to strengthen the pitching staff, noting Cavallier has pitched for Greenville this season. Hock also sent Joe Assaf and injured infielder Frank Phinney to the Texarkana club.

Monroe Twins Greenville Buckshots Casino Park Eddie Hock Tom Cavallier Cavallier Hock Joe Assaf Frank Phinney Texarkana

Bates hits late homer to end losing skid in extra innings

In an 11 inning game, Bates belted two home runs for the Twins. His first came in the sixth with Clary Hack aboard to snap a six game Monroe slide. Bates followed with a leadoff homer in the eleventh to seal the victory.

Bates Monroe Clary Hack Twins

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