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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1928

Page

3

Drillers edge Tarpons in tight 7 6 win for second straight

Monroe beats Gulfport 7 to 6 as Bill Bagwell belted his 14th homer of the season and Speck drove in runs with a double. Jackie Reid earned the win for the Oilers despite walk pressure, with Connell and Granade contributing key hits as Monroe moves into a three game win streak and eyes a pivotal Forsythe park doubleheader with Meridian and a pennant push.

Monroe Meridian Forsythe Park Drillers Tarpons Oilers Gulfport Hattiesburg

Fights Roundup Across Cities With Several Knockouts

The Associated Press reports multiple boxing results: McGraw of Detroit defeated Burns of Brooklyn in New York. Thompson of San Francisco beat Light of St Paul in Chicago. Hubert of Cleveland defeated Sullivan of St Paul. Griffiths of Sioux City beat O'Brien of Billings. R sales of El Paso defeated Mahoney of Chicago. Suggs of New Bedford beat Ryan of Erie. Glynn of Buffalo won against Van of Cleveland. Hartwell of Kansas City knocked out Gains of Toronto. Ramies of San Diego beat August of Bridgeport. Mack of Minneapolis defeated Herman in Sacramento. Lynch of California knocked out Garcia of Oriental in Reno.

Associated Press New York Phil McGraw Detroit Bobby Burns Brooklyn Chicago Jack Thompson San Francisco Billy Light St. Paul Floyd Hubert Cleveland My Sullivan Tuffy Griffiths Sioux City Tommy O'Brien Billings Mont R Sales el Paso Jimmy Mahoney Erie Chick Suggs New Bedford Mass Johnny Ryan Eric Johnny Glynn Buffalo Frankie van Kansas City Big Bill’ Hartwell Larry Gains Toronto San Diego Dick Ramies Pete August Bridgeport Conn Sacramento Cal Ritchie Mack Minneapolis Bobby Herman Reno Nev California Joe Lynch L. Garcia

Polly Phelps Powers Through with Two Singles

In a tense game Reid carried the team while Polly Phelps hammered the ball for two singles in five plate appearances. Manager Knaupp spent a quarrelsome afternoon arguing ground rules in the seventh inning for about fifteen minutes but failed to change the outcome.

Polly” Phelps Knaupp

Gulfport Defeats Monroe as Six Run Rally Seals Win

Gulfport scores six runs in the final innings to beat Monroe 7 to 6. W Knaupp Ford H Knaupp Milazzo Powers Speck Polvogt Granada collect two base hits. Bagwell Ford homerun and Bagwell a sacrifice. Terry allows seven runs in five innings as losing pitcher. Harvey and Reid combined on the mound for Monroe with 7 and 4 strikeouts respectively. Game lasts 2 hours 20 minutes with Campbell umpiring.

Gulfport Oilers Knaupp Milazzo Cecil Jones Phelps Speck Polvogt Granado Palmer Chick W. Knaupp Ford H. Knaupp Powers Granada Bagwell Harvey Basses Terry Reid Campbell Gulfport AB Milazzo Ss Jones If Ford Ib Walker Francesc ‘H. Knaupp Terry P xBerry Harvey P Roe Monroe AB Granade Irby Cf Jackson Miss Meridian Senators Metros Peile Curtis Allen Clancy Camp Holt Leslie Thompson Payne Morris Connaster Sigman Ol Long Parker Pratt O'Neill Greer Conley Wines O Greet Meridian Wraee McNair Crawford Long Pelle Doncaster Beck

Drillers Air Friday Evening Baseball Averages

Monroe Drillers hold steady airing averages as they prepare for Friday action on June 8. Team broadcasts and game-time summaries highlight key players and pitching stats for fans and local coverage.

Monroe

Mondt and Banaski Triumph in Light Wrestling Show

Joe Mondt and Joe Banaski won the pavilion wrestling card. Mondt easily defeated Ned McGuire in a 35 minute bout while Banaski edged Joe Stengel in a three fall match.

Joe Toots” Mondt Joe Banaski Mondt Ned McGuire Husky Banaski Joe Stengel Stengel

Shreveport Motor Club Guides Houston Trip

The Shreveport Motor Club circulates a card with two driving routes to Houston for the Democratic national convention. One route is the Shreveport Houston airline, the other follows a Beau mont corridor via a longer, better road. Many Monroe residents are expected to drive to Houston or Shreveport to take one of the routes.

Shreveport Motor Club Houston Shreveport-Houston Beaumont Monroe Shreveport

Well Known Oil Man Here Today

L. C. Hickox, president of the Para Petroleum Company of Kansas, a prominent oil executive, is visiting Perikee as a business guest today.

L. C. Hickox The Para- Petroleum Company of Kansas Perikee

Big Bill Bagwell Hits 14th Home Run Of Season

Big Bill Bagwell, driller first baseman, drove his 14th homer of the season over the center field wall in the third inning with Clarence Speck on second after a two out double. In his first game at first base, Bagwell fielded the position well.

Bil Bagwell Monroe Speck Bagwell Terry Palmer Irby Phelps Leff Poolvogt Connell Monroceft Polvogt Mets Dewey Ford Tarpons Powers Ford W. Knaupp Reid Bill Bagwell Clarence Speck Bill

Farhi Officials Cry Bias in Boxing Referee Plight

Critics allege favoritism by boxing officials and commission members in assigning referees and judges. They claim big bout appointments favor insiders and political allies, leaving many small clubs with little or no work.

New York

Hornsby Expands Lead In Early Batting Mark

Rogers Hornsby boosted his National League batting average to .418 for the week ending Wednesday, adding to his strong start under Boston manager leadership. The piece also notes leaders in home runs, runs batted in, and doubles, with Del Bissonette and Jim Bottomley among top performers. It also covers Meridian, Jackson, and Laurel game notes and box scores from Mississippi.

Associated Press New York Rogers Hornsby Rajah George Grantham Pittsburgh Hornsby del Bissonette Hack Wilson Chicago Jim Bottomley St. Louis Bottomley Boston Cardinals Benton Fred Blake Cub William Clark Brooklyn Larry Benton Taylor Douthit Bissonette Robins Del Walker Cincinnati Frank Frisch Fordham Flash Cincinnati Reds Pirates Val Picinich

Meridian Defeats Jackson Senators in Extra Innings

In the Cotton States league, Meridian edged Jackson 5 to 4 after ten innings as Monroe beat Gulfport 7 to 6 behind Bill Bagwell's 14th home run. Laurel beat Vicksburg 6 to 5 with a ninth inning rally to extend their win streak to three.

Associated Press Jupiter Plavius Bill Bagwell Monroe Gulfport Tarpona Meridian Jackson Senators Metros Pelle Curtis Hattiesburg Alexandria Reds Krenek Ober Laurel Vicksburg Schino Short

Angelene Ice Cream Ad Appears In Classifieds

Read Monroe News-Star classified ads for results and notices about Angelene ice cream promotions and related offerings.

Monroe News-Star

Tota Scor Alexan Hattie Grahay Quassi

A readable fragment notes names and a sum related to a score or tally involving individuals including Grahay and Quassi, with unclear context but a sports or tallying tone and a local reporting style.

Hattie

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