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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1942
Page
6
Yankees edge past Indians 5 4 as Al Smith limits Ernie Bonham. Lou Boudreau delivers decisive ninth inning single. Browns sweep A’s. Reds take two from Braves. Dodgers extend lead with two wins. Pirates rally twice to beat Phillies. Mauna Loa named world’s largest volcano, dome height 13 675 feet.
University of Southern California track heads to Lincoln Nebraska led by Dean Cromwell aiming for Troy’s eighth straight NCAA championship and eleventh overall. Seventeen athletes travel with hopes for entries in all events except the two mile and javelin. Leroy Weed and Leslie MacMitchell duel in the mile while Cliff Bourland and Hubie Kerns contest the quarter.
Fred Haas Jr of New Orleans claimed his third state amateur golf crown by defeating former LSU teammate Henry Larcade Jr of Opelousas 10 and 9 after taking a 6 up lead in the first 18 holes. Bert Yates of Baton Rouge won the first flight title with a 5 and 4 victory over Paul Stinson of Jonesboro.
Yesterday's results show Cincinnati 6 Boston 3 Pittsburgh 5 8 Philadelphia 4 6 St Louis 4 2 New York 1 0 Brooklyn 8 4 Chicago 4 3. Today's schedule features Boston at Cincinnati as the only game. Cleveland at New York and Fort Worth Shreveport, plus several other matchups in progress or postponed across the circuit.
Yesterday results show Montgomery 2 Meridian 6, Pensacola 2 Jackson 0, and Mobile 10 Anniston 9 in a 13 inning game with the second half called after the third. Sunday law ended the contest.
Montreal leads with ten to one as Baltimore improves to six two and Newark slips to three five Buffalo wins four one Rochester moves to eight six while Syracuse drops to two five Jersey City falls to one two Toronto remains zero one in a compact league snapshot reflecting recent results and team positions.
Kansas City defeated Columbus 3-0 while Minneapolis beat Indianapolis 9 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader in a 10 inning affair. Louisville won 5 to 3 over St. Paul in a 17 inning opener. Toledo was set to play Milwaukee as listed in the schedule.
Promoter Gus Kallio sets students free admission as guests for a weekly wrestling program at Monroe arena. Students pay 1 cent service charge. regular rates apply. Feature tag team stars Jack Curtis Rene LaBelle Mike Fraley Carl Zuppe. Two 30 minute preliminaries determine partners for a 90 minute tag match. Curtis is US light heavy champ. LaBelle hailed from Montreal. Fraley a Nebraska favorite. Zuppe known as the Turtle man from Minneapolis.
In Mobile Alabama on June 8 the Montgomery Rebels split a doubleheader with Meridian Eagles as they chase a return to first place. The Eagles won 3 2 in ten innings, while the Rebels took the nightcap 6 0 behind Ferguson’s two hit effort. Armstrong and Wiers homered for Montgomery with one aboard.
National League batting leader Phelps of Pittsburgh at .376 with Reiser of Brooklyn close behind at .365. Reiser racked 38 runs, Vaugh an 37. Mize led RBIs with 40, Medwick 39. Reiser and Holmes tied for runs batted in 61. Hack and Reiser led doubles at 17 and 16 respectively. Slaughter tops triples with 5, Brown, Musial and Litwhiler tied at 4. F McCormick and Camilli with 9 and 9 homers. Miller and Murtaugh held stolen bases with ? Mets? Pitching leaders: French 4 0, Davis 81? Batting leaders in American League: Gordon .393, Doerr .375. Williams leads runs with 47, DiMaggio 41. Williams 57 RBIs, DiMaggio and Doerr 42. Spence 71 hits, Gordon 68. Higgins 18 doubles, McQuinn 17. Spence 17 triples, Blair 5. Williams 15 home runs, York 13. Kubel and Case 16 stolen bases. Haynes 5 0, Bonham 1 1. (Based on minimum four decisions.)
San Antonio swept Tulsa 4-3 and 5-3 to tie Fort Worth for third in the Texas League standings. Len Schulte drove in Joe Szuch in the 13th to seal the opener for manager Ralph Wine’s club. Dallas beat Beaumont 3-1 in six innings cut short by weather. Houston defeated Oklahoma City 7-4. Shreveport and Fort Worth split a doubleheader. second games postponed by weather at Beaumont and Houston. Bobby Dews tripled for Dallas in the Rebels’ two runs. Houston and Oklahoma City combined for 24 hits though four Buff walks aided the offense. Metropolitan Chicago reports nearly 2,000 churches with over 3,000,000 adherents.
Boston report notes Lou Finney's hot bat could push Pete Fox to the bench as Finney regains a regular lineup role. Finney has raised his average to .179 with key hits including driving in three runs in a 4-2 win over Chicago and a game winning RBI in a nightcap. Cronin backs Finney as a source of good luck and versatility in outfield and first base.
The report notes the Shippers were ahead 3 to 0 after two innings of play, but the game was not counted. No final result or subsequent events are provided in the accessible text.
The St Louis Cardinals lost twice to the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers moved into the NL lead by beating Cincinnati 3 1. Sam Snead shot 68 on the first day of the National Open in Philadelphia. Felden Auker pitched a one hit victory for Detroit over Philadelphia in 1930. Hawaii sugar cane benefited as cooled lava formed rich soil.
Eddie Arcaro is credited with predicting Shut Out as a top three year old for 1942. The colt, by Equipoise and Goose Egg, has secured the Belmont Stakes victory and Derby glory, with possible challengers Fair Aris and Alsab in the frame. Belmont and Jamaica stakes raised $207,000 for army and navy relief and USO.
Yesterday’s start features multiple late inning rallies and dual wins. Wagner and Doerr pace the red hot bats with ninth inning homers for two Braves wins. McCormick Manno and Gordon lead Reds and Yankees in split games as Dusty Arky Vaughan and the Dodgers spark a 16 hit attack. Pirates Elliott drives in runs twice as Phils fall in both ends. Browns Laabs Munchet fuel double win over Athletics as Pollet Cooper and Cardinals blank Giants in another twin bill.
A fragment from a wartime program mentions ongoing national efforts and suggests more actions may follow as the day’s schedule concludes. The unread portion leaves ambiguity about specific programs or dates.
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