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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
9
Judson Bailey reports a chaotic AL week as Detroit slips from third to sixth while Chicago White Sox rise to third and Boston moves to fifth. Philadelphia briefly seizes a spot with a win and New York and Washington cling to proximity. Yankees drop, Browns and Cardinals win. Dodgers and Braves also post wins as race tightens around late season.
Sith squadron and the 42nd squadron of the Ne league played nine innings in a tense game at Geld Westeriy with Selman edging ahead late but final score 4 to 3. Both teams had rough records and the result kept the National league title chase alive while yesterday Notre captain Joseph Lordi was named new National squash champion.
Bob Williams, 24, from Los Angeles, pitched a no-hit, no-run game as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 5 to 0 in the first game of a doubleheader. Williams walked seven but kept the baserunners in check.
Evanston June 11 The 22nd annual national collegiate track and field championships open at Northwestern University Dyche Stadium Friday and Saturday. Titleholders from a dozen conferences compete as Michigan State Missouri and California challenge defending champion Hal Davis of California faces tough rivals like Jim Menwill Owen Jueggerst and John Treacy as athletes vie in sprint distance hurdles and field events.
Yesterday's MLB results show Brooklyn defeating Boston 4 3 and St Louis beating Pittsburgh 5 0. New York and Philadelphia each totaled 2 runs, while Boston and Washington finished 2 6. Chicago and Detroit also played, with St Louis 2 to 1 over Cleveland. Today's schedule lists New York at Philadelphia night game, with Wenstolf facing Arataen.
The report lists Columbus 1 Milwaukee 1 Minneapolis 5 Louisville 1 and Toledo at Kansas City, with the Toledo game postponed. No further context or dates provided.
Rochester beat Syracuse 4 to 3 in a tight IL game. Buffalo outscored Baltimore 1 to 0 while Montreal defeated Jersey City 2 to 0. Toronto led Jersey City 1 0 at Newark and the Toronto win was postponed at Newark.
Brooklyn moves back shortstop with Leo Durocher guiding a late rally to beat Boston 4 3. Louis Newsom holds Braves to four hits in seven strikeouts but earns no win as Lefty Macon secures his sixth victory after a risky ninth inning, with Del Camilli and Galan delivering key hits. Mickey Owen goes four for four and Durocher plates a run in the sixth before a dramatic late inning surge.
The S P C softball team defeated Delta Sigma 5 to 3 at Neville High School. Scotty Daniels pitched well for the victors, with a home run apiece from Daniels and Billy Sheppard. Lamar Butler Fluke and Parker contributed strong plays. Hood Young and Betro stood out for the losers. batteries were Daniele McBeth Levis for S P C and Hood Husted Young for the Delts.
close one in Pittsburgh as Jake Lamotta the Bronx one man riot won a ten round decision over Fritzie Zivic. judges split and referee Al Grayber raised Lamotta's hand to boos from about 16 000 fans. Lamotta weighed 155 1 2 to 158 for Zivic.
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr. covers wartime player losses reducing extra innings and close games, costs of horse saliva tests, notable trades like Austin Hanover for 15000, Belloise's comeback, Red Cross medals prizes, and various anecdotes from boxing, golf, and football figures including Babe Ruth, Archibald Wavell, and AlabamA's Flying Fortress pilot.
Clinton, S. C. June 1. Favorites continued to advance in the Southern Boys and Junior tennis tournament as singles progress to the semi finals and doubles begin. In juniors semi finals Friday top seed Jack Tuero of New Orleans meets Billy Smith of Orlando Florida while John Dennis of St. Petersburg Florida faces second seed Billy Windham of Orlando. Boys singles semis match top seed Edwin Davis of Baton Rouge against Bob Galloway of Due West and second seed Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale against Oliver Roddey Jr. of Charlotte.
Oscar Jods pitched Red Sox to a three hit shutout of the Senators for his sixth win. Don Kolloway fueled White Sox attack with a triple, double and single while handling six chances. Bill Johnsen drove Yankees to victory with two doubles including a bases loaded two bagger. Mickey Owen went four for four for the Dodgers. Max Lanier blanked the Pirates on six hits and drove in two runs. Mike Kreevich had two hits for the Browns, including the RBI single. Weill now holds Lou Hanbury's contract after the Washington batler defeated Jackie Caliura in a non title bout.
The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 2 at Shibe Park behind Spurgeon Chandler's seven hits allowed. The Yankees struck early with four runs in the second inning and added two in the fifth and eighth, aided by nine walks issued by Flores and Arrows. Bill Johnson cleared the bases with a first-half double, Stirnweiss and Keller chipped in runs, while Flores yielded seven hits in five innings for the A's.
Today a year ago the Red Sox beat the Browns and reduced the idle Yankees lead to 9 12 games in the American League. Three years ago Fred Darling's Pont Eveque won the substitute English Derby at Newmarket. Five years ago Ralph Guldah won the United States Open golf title for the second straight year with 284. United States women defeated Britain 5 2 to retain the Wightman Cup.
A compact list of leaders across batting pitching and fielding. Notable figures include Musial of St Louis with 58 hits and .376 batting, DiMaggio of Pittsburgh with seven home runs, and Newsom of Brooklyn leading pitching at 6-1 alongside several 4-1 records.
Sid Feder reports a heavyweight style clash as Henry Armstrong meets Sammy Angott at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Bookmakers offer a 5 to 6 bet on either man while a likely crowd of 15,000 fans could push the gate past seventy five thousand dollars. The winner may challenge Bob Montgomery for the lightweight title in a high stakes showdown.
Associated Press reports Jake Lamotta outpointed Fritzie Zivic in Pittsburgh while Al Costa edged Dave Andrews in Fall River. Willie Thames scored a knockout in Leiperville, and a Brooklyn fight between Sergeant Young Kid McCoy and Johnny Jones was postponed to tonight.
By Ned Nordness in St. Louis on June 11 the Cardinals showcase new hitting streaks. Whitey Kurowski held at 22 games before May 26, Lou Klein reached 21, Stan Musial in a hot stretch, Si Johnson halted Musial at 22, and Parry Walker began his run with 16 straight games as of Thursday.
Mississippi Junior College association votes to ban intercollegiate competition for the duration. The ban excludes intramural programs. Senior state colleges already restricted sports, with several junior colleges named among those affected across Summit Raymond Wesson Ellisville Scoubia Perkinston Meridian Decatur Moorhead Senatobia Popierville Goodman Newton Mathison Brookhaven.
Esler of Alexandria banners a fast improving lineup paced by pitcher Clark and shortstop Girone to meet Selman Field’s squad Sunday afternoon at Casino Park. Key rivals include Blakely and Angello, with Girone the main offensive spark as Clark seeks his return to form against the Missions. The Berths’ Tigers clash in the second game, with gates at 2 30 pm admission 50 cents whites 25 cents children soldiers free. infant note is unrelated in context.
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