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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1940

Page

7

Monroe's White Sox edge Choctaws in rain abbreviated game

In Greenwood Mississippi on Sunday Monroe's White Sox beat Choctaws 9 to 2 before rain halted play after six innings. Tom Perry allowed four hits with four strikeouts for the Sox while Fred Biggs yielded errors and walks for the Choctaws. The game featured early offense and a tense sixth inning as weather intervened.

Greenwood Miss Monroe White Sox Eddie Amelung Russ Grigg Pat Henry Poco Taitt Walter Sturkie Grigg John Taylor Bobby Schang Amelung Schang Burt Bob Hill Henry Sturkie Perry Eagar Jine Neewenne Eagar Urt Eee Englehorn Lf Taitt Medak Pruitt Ee Schang Sete Aetna Greenwood Hee Esaee Enry Seeneeee Urkie J. Taylor Greenwood Cane Werner Eeeteree Biggs Ellis and Wallace

Standings and Results From Yesterday and Today

Yesterday results include Monroe 2 Greenwood 0 in six innings at rain and El Dorado 2 Greenville 1 Pine Bluff 5 Helena 4 11, Hot Springs 6 Clarksdale 1 with a second rain game. Today Monroe at Greenwood Helena at Pine Bluff Clarksdale vs Hot Springs El Dorado at Greenville.

Helena Pine Bluff Finck Boden Adkins Browning Shell Walker Raymond Garner Crowning Street Porter Hot Springs L. B. Jones Stefanie Kramer Jordin Clarksdale Monroe Greenwood el Dorado Geenville Greenville Wow Aeaeeweeeneee i el Dorado Hot Springs Riche Om Speen Veseane Ouses

Yesterday's Results Versus City Pairings

Recaps show Knoxville beat Birmingham 6 1 while Birmingham won 6 1. Chattanooga defeated Memphis 8 4 as New Orleans swept Nashville 9 0 to 1 10. Atlanta topped Little Rock 7 3 to 3 4. Matches list Atlanta at Little Rock and Chattanooga at Memphis among others.

Knoxville Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans Nashville Atlanta Little Rock Southern Association Enennennes Otesee Aeeneee Peeeneee Oweel

Racing Car Crash Kills Three Fans in Albuquerque

A dirt track racing car lost control and struck spectators. E. O. Clark, the driver, will not be charged. Victims were Mr and Mrs D A Bennett of Albuquerque and Ary Niece, all killed. The event reported no guard rail on the track.

Albuquerque N. M E. O. Clark D. A. Bennett

Neosho No Hit Falls 1-0 on Errors in Seven

Walter Nasalik pitched a no-hit game for Neosho in the Ark-Mo league, but Fayetteville won 1-0 in seven innings due to a walk and three errors. Neosho is a New York Yankee farm club. The text also notes Hungary issuing Tokay wine to soldiers and gendarmes daily by government order.

Fayetteville Ark Walter Nasalik Neosho New York Yankee Hungary Hungarias

Diz Dean Shines in Tulsa Comeback Victory Over Fort Worth Cats

Diz Dean pitched a full nine and batted in the pinch to beat the Fort Worth Cats 5 to 4 in front of about 7,500 fans. He allowed six hits including two homers, struck out four, and indicated his sidearm delivery will improve with work. Jerome Herman drove in the tying run with a ninth inning single, then scored on two defensive errors to seal the win for Tulsa.

Bob McCall TULSA Diz Dean Fort Worth Cats Oilers Jerome Herman Dean Diz Dutch Ruether Chicago Cubs Reuther

Clarks Lumberjacks Take Late Victory Over West Monroe

Clarks Lumberjacks beat West Monroe 6 to 4 as Boyd started and Parham finished on the mound. Clarks committed seven errors to West Monroe four, with West Monroe limited to five hits. Batteries: F Simpson, J Simpson, Sanford for West Monroe. Boyd, Parham, Carroll for Clarks.

Clarks Clarks Lumberjacks West Monroe Boyd Parham R.H.E. West Monroe F. Simpson J. Simpson and Sanford Boyd, Parham and Carrol

Steers Tops World High Jump in Exhibition Meet

Les Steers of a San Francisco club cleared 6 feet 1018 inches in an exhibition meet in Tuolumne City California but could not apply for a new record due to lack of official checkers. The existing world mark is 6 feet 9 3/4 inches held by Cornell Johnson and Dave Albritton set in 1936.

Tuolumne City Calif Les Steers San Francisco Cornell Johnson Dave Albritton

Port Gibson Adds Defeat Monroe All Stars 9 to 7 at Tallulah

The Port Gibson Adds defeated the Monroe All-Stars 9 to 7 Sunday afternoon at Tallulah. The All-Stars will play the El Dorado Travelers in West Monroe Sunday at Brown Paper Mill Park, with a 3 30 p.m. start time.

Port Gibson Adds Monroe

Little Is Winner Of Open Gene Sarazen Close Second

Lawson Little won the 44th National Open at Canterbury Golf Club with a 70 73 playoff over Gene Sarazen who fired a 73. Ed Porky Oliver, Leland Gibson, Laffoon, Claude Harmon, E C Harrison and Johnny Bulla were disqualified, while 18 year old Henry Eickhoff caddied Little and earned $200 of the $1 000 purse to pay his Fern College tuition in metallurgy.

Little Bretton Woods N. H Doughty Sarazen Canterbury Golf Club Sarazen Porky) Oliver Hornell N. Y Leland Gibson Kansas City Ky Laffoon Chicago Claude Harmon Ravinia Ill E. ¢. Harrison Little Rock Ark Johnny Bulla Knickerbocker Knight Cleveland Henry Eickhoff Lawson Little Fern College Daddy Eickhoff

Golf Open Title Tie Highlights Nelson Wood Shute

By Associated Press report notes that a year ago Byron Nelson Craig Wood and Denny Shute shared the national open title at age 24 after Sam Snead built a big lead and then scored eight on the final hole.

Associated Preas Byron Nelson Craig Wood Denny Shute Sam Snead Brew Diazy Dean

Belmont Stakes Still Debated After Bimelech Victory

Stall debate surrounds the Belmont stakes race won by Bimelech with Freddie Smith aboard. Your Chance ran from last to near the lead, while Amblin Andy failed to sustain early pace. Gallahad Ion and Corydon trailed as attention shifts to potential rematch and future races.

New York Bimelech Freddie Smith Bimmie Harry Richards Smith Andy K Richards Joseph F. Widener Ed Bradley Preakness Belmont Amblin Andy Joker Deck Gallahadion Corydon Withers

League Leaders and Baseball Highlights Note

League Leaders summary includes batting leaders Foxx Wright Case and others from Boston Washington Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia New York Cincinnati St. Louis and pitching Milnar Welters with notable stats. Also mentions Cardinals beating Giants on three hits by Hubbel and Yale naming Kenneth Loeffler as basketball coach replacing Eimer.

St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Washington New York Cleveland Detroit Boston Cleveland Casuasveuness Caren Eneneee Esseene Philadelphia Pep Ten Finney Case Foxx Wright Mack Boudreau Greenberg Moses Trosky Milnar Moore F. McCormick Frey Danning Cincinnati Ross Mize Welters

Southworth to Have Many Ills as Card Leader

Billy Southworth, newly named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, faces a rough start after leaving Rochester. The Cardinals split a twin bill with the Giants and trail the Reds by 1 1/2 games, while Boston sits last. The NL pulse shows Dodgers and Reds trading wins as Chicago and Philadelphia post mixed results. In the American League, New York and Boston push toward the top with key homers and near misses shaping the standings.

Bill White Prees Sporta Billy Southworth St. Louis Cardinals Billy Rochester St. Louis Ray Blades New York Giants Cincinnati Reds Boston Bees Brooklyn Dodgers Stu Martin Martin Johnny Mise Lane Dodgers Reds Cincinnati Tex Carleton Brooks Junior Thompson Bell Werber Billy Myers Clube Chicago Cube Boston Larry French Phil Cavarretta Hugh Muleshy Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Pearson Cy Blanton Mace Brown Bucs New York Yankees Cleveland Indiana Yanks al Smith Babe Dahlgren Joe DiMaggio Joe Selkirk Tribe Detroit Washington Senators White Sox Luke Appling Eric McNair St. Louis Browns Athletics Walter Judnich Roy Cullenbine Johnny Berarine

Baseball Box Score Fragments Across Teams and Players

A mosaic of score lines and player names from multiple clubs including Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis New York and Cleveland. The fragmentary entries list games and batters such as Javery Lopes Masi Collins Hubbell Brown Padgett and Padgett with varying outcomes and partial inning tallies.

New York St. Louis Hubbell W. Brown Schumacher Denning Cooper White Bowman Shoun Warneke Owen Padgett

Sports Roundup Tidbits From A Bustling Season

A rapid fire collage of sports notes from college football to boxing. Mentions Lou Gehrig, Georgia Bulls, Yankees lore, Cubs drill, Michigan coast trip, and fighters Galento and Pastor amid a flurry of team talk and coaching chatter.

Rooftop Club Scribes Stirring Night at The Garden

Rex Romus mingled with fans while Kaila from Vienna and Mike Jacobs drew attention. Romus, billed as Russian on the program, entered the ring alongside a Dodger rooter from thush amid a lively crowd.

Rex Romus Kaila Vienna Mike Jacobs Romus Dodger Rooter Thush

Lawson Little defeats Sarazen in National Open playoff

Lawson Little outlasts Gene Sarazen 10-7 in a 10-hole playoff after the pair tied at 27 holes to win the National Open.

Castillo Wins State Golf Title at Metairie Club

Spanish born Henry Castillo captained Lawians State University to victory at the Metairie Golf Club in New Orleans taking the state tournament by defeating Erwin McClain four and three. Castillo led the first nine holes early and secured the title with a clutch putt on the 3rd hole to seal the championship.

New Orleans Henry Castillo Shreveport Wee Hin Manter Ceatille Tatexiual Metairie Downing Erwin McClain Lowians State University

Fist Game Night Across Cities Highlights World Scores

Knoxville and Birmingham matchups feature players Carpenter Fallon Hubbell Sheehan Owens and Owens in a seven inning line, with Little Rock Nashville New Orleans and Memphis also listed. Vatican City is noted as the smallest country by area at 100.1 acres while Russia is cited as the largest country at 144.28 square miles.

Knowsville Birmingham Carpenter Fallon Sehuessier Jas Owens Moesre Knowville Birmingham Ea Hubbell Sheehan Vance Ar Owens Vatican City Russia

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