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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
11
Two elite Army football squads chosen from the nation’s service stars will train in 22 for six weeks. They will play exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Madison and Denver with five or six more dates in planning. Proceeds from all but one game go to emergency relief.
The service will not distinguish between amateurs and professionals on army squads. College stars entering the service will play with seasoned professionals. The army already lists about 1,500 eligibles for the two 30-man squads.
Louisiana Power and Light faces Knights of Pythias in West Monroe while United Electric meets Francis Beauty in Neville. Seven-Up against Thom McAn plays at Gassers Park as United Gas confronts All States in New Jersey City College context.
In the Texas League action Shreveport split results with Dallas and Oklahoma City with various pitchers and batters noted. The report lists game-by-game scores, innings and player pairings including Maltzberger Hayworth Crompton Berry Tubbs Deem Creel Rum mans Kerr Weldon Jones Doyle Mancuso and others. A final line notes Brazil as the only American country with a long silk production history.
Detroit defeats the New York team 4 1 in the 11th after a Bloodworth homer. Cramer’s hit had little impact on the result as Benton's bullpen work held. Murphy charged with the loss after early Detroit runs. Attendance 8,640.
In a June 11 roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr from New York, soldiers’ field visits spark charity games as West Seattle athletes collect 38.92 dollars. Projections loom for Cornelius Warnerdam’s pole vault and Eddie Shore’s hockey plans. Marines recruit at Rollins College. army baseball at Fort Riley faces lighted-night games and taunting. Also notes Joe Louis monuments and track coach talks in Lincoln.
Cleveland pushed three runs across in the ninth to tie Washington and added another in the 12th to win 4 to 3. Embree earned the win over Carrasquel as the Indians extend their extra inning hot streak against the Senators. Attendance 9,600. Umpires Gelsei Grieve Rue. Time 3:10.
Beaumont Texas June 11 The Exporters called the greatest young team in baseball history may not finish the Texas League season together as several players join the armed services. Detroit systems GM Jack Zeller notes fans may pay 1.65 to see them next time. Star pitcher Less Mueller already gone. Lipon 18, hailed as best prospect. Evers Wakefield hitting .350-.400.
Atlanta note says Pep Rambert of the Crackers can qualify as a versatile player. The Southern Association hurler has also filled in as catcher third baseman shortstop outfielder and pinch-hitter to help the team in various situations.
On the opening pitch, Greg delivered a towering home run over the fence marking an emphatic start and signaling promise for the game ahead.
Chicago pitchers rally to beat Boston 3 0 and extend six game win streak while Boston suffers ninth straight defeat. Giants beat Reds 6 1 to pull into third place tie behind New York and Cincinnati.
Weather kept the Dodgers idle at St Louis while the Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Browns 10 to 3. Mike Chartak Dom DiMaggio and Bill Conroy homered for Boston as they tightened their hold on second in the American League.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 4-3 in 12 innings after trailing. Buck Newson started a ninth inning rally, and Ray Mack scored the deciding run after singles by Otto Denning and a fielder's choice at the plate. Lou Boudreau contributed an error that helped tie the game in the ninth.
The report lists competitors including MacMitchell of New York University Don Burnham from Dartmouth and Leroy Weed of Southern California. The piece notes a remark on dodo extinction within a century of discovery.
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