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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
16
A partial OCR fragment mentions Acs facing losses and efforts to stabilize markets in early month. Specific figures or entities are not readable, but the tone suggests financial strain and corrective actions by the firm.
German asks what will Negro do when he hits canvas as Max Wheeling claims his left hand is a secret weapon. The News-Star-World will host an old time fight party Thursday night with blow by blow Louis Schmeling fight details broadcast from the editorial rooms. An AP wire will deliver from Yankee Stadium to the crowd gathered outside the paper building in northeast Louisiana.
The article debates a 15 round clash at Yankee Stadium on June 18 between Schmeling and Joe Louis. It notes Schmeling's power and Louis’s resilience, with line about betting and implications for boxing history amid strong crowds and sensational hype.
J C Breazeale of Bastrop La reports relief from indigestion gas and dizzy spells after using Gly-Cas. He says the remedy restored strength and appetite and enables him to work in the market. Phoenix Drug Co Monroe distributes Gly-Cas and other druggists carry it.
Jeanerette collected 15 hits to defeat Alexandria 8 to 5 in Evangeline baseball action. Opelousas remained top with a 4 to 2 win over Abbeville ending their six game streak, while Lafayette beat Rayne 5 to 3 and New Iberia crushed Lake Charles 10 to 4.
About 1 600 reporters from around the world will cover the Schmeling Louis bout as New York expects a huge publicity surge. Promoter Mike Jacobs notes international interest, while ringside tactics suggest Schmeling will press Louis from the opening bell.
Baseball scores and line notes from Cotton States games show Helena 4 Greenwood 2 and Prizina Clawitter Ferrick Duay Cleveland 1 0 0 at eight innings, Pine Bluff 6 1 2 at Jackson, Greenville 9 0 0 at Clarksdale, with listed pitchers and batting pairs across several matchups.
George Gill hurled six hits in a 4 to 0 Beaumont victory over Dallas as the Steers, still atop the league, slipped toward a narrow margin. Curt Fullerton allowed eight hits but yielded decisive runs, Roy Cullendine hit a late homer, and Houston buffed their standing with an 8 to 7 win over Oklahoma City. Fort Worth beat San Antonio 3 to 2 behind Hal Wiltse, while Jimmie McLeod belted his first homer for Galveston in a 5 to 3 win over Tulsa.
Hal Whitey Wiltse hurled a fork hand mix to beat Ash Hillin 3-2 in eleven innings for San Antonio. Wiltse and Susce, Brittain, Hillin and Rabe supplied the scoring in a tight Texas League contest played Monday night in San Antonio after Fort Worth built an early lead.
Jim McLeod hit his first homer in three Texas league seasons to spark Galveston past Tulsa 5-3 Monday night. Milstead Measley Gibbs Mackie combined on the win while Stiely Newkirk Britheart Whitworth Warren and Moore pitched for Oklahoma City and Houston respectively.
A year ago Australia faced a 4-1 defeat to Germany in the Davis Cup European zone semi finals. Johnny Revolta captured the Western Open with a 290. Harvard beat Yale by 11 2 lengths for its third straight crew win. Navy, Rank Out sider, won the Poughkeepsie regatta defeating Cornell by 112 lengths.
Sunday results show Brown over Winnfield 8 3 Sterlington over Monroe 6 4 Swartz defeated Ruston 9 6. Yesterday results list Pine Bluff beating Jackson 14 6 Helena over Greenwood 8 3 Cleveland defeated El Dorado 15 2 Greenville over Clarksdale 9 6.
Today's games feature Chicago at Philadelphia with Davis facing Walter and St Louis at Boston as Winford meets Benge. Pittsburgh visits Brooklyn with Welch opposing Mungo or Clark, while Cincinnati travels to New York to clash Hollingsworth against Gumbert.
The card lists games with Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St Louis, New York at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit. Pitchers Grove against Cain, Fink against Hogsett, Whitehill against Bridges, Gomez against Blaeholder are noted for each pairing.
A list of scheduled games shows New Orleans versus Atlanta with 0 5 results, Dallas versus Beaumont 0 4, Oklahoma City versus Houston 7 8, Tulsa versus Galveston 3 5, Fort Worth versus San Antonio 3 2, and Memphis versus Chattanooga 8 9. Additional matchups include Birmingham at Knoxville, Little Rock at Nashville, and Oklahoma City at Houston. Only games scheduled.
New Iberia beats Lake Charles 10 to 4 Lafayette defeats Rayne 5 to 3 Opelousas tops Abbeville 4 to 2 Alexandria blank Jeanerette 5. The brief box shows several Louisiana league games with mixed results.
Summary of multiple results shows Columbus defeating Kansas City 8 to 3, Louisville beating St Paul 4 to 2, and Milwaukee overcoming Toledo 3 to 2, with Indianapolis prevailing 6 to 1 in a separate matchup.
Montreal defeated Syracuse 10 to 4. Toronto lost to Baltimore 18 to 4. Buffalo played Newark in a night matchup.
Kilgore Braves beat Henderson 7 to 3 in an East Texas league game Monday night. Kilgore built a big lead with runs in the first and second innings and held on for the win as Henderson managed a late rally. Waits, Byram, Hammett, Swigert and Seebold contributed on the mound and at the plate.
Francis X. Shields, former Davis Cup player, was arraigned in municipal court on misdemeanor drunken driving charges after a U turn crash in Los Angeles. Shields denied intoxication and requested a jury trial with a hearing set for June 30.
Eagles beat Crackerjacks 14 to 2 as Leath allowed only two safeties. Miller the catcher went 3 for 3 with two singles and a double and three runs. Halley added three hits in four. Ates and J Huitt were the losers’ two off hits.
The Cooperative Dairy team moved to fourth place after beating Pan-Am Oilers 9 to 3. Williams pitched well and hit two home runs, supporting White in the winning battery against Pan-Am starter W. Strow with Stovall catching. Wright Sherrard homered for the Oilers with one on base.
Exclusive of 193 new bombers 115 new attack planes and 82 pursuit planes to be ordered by that date U S army air corps strength as of June 30 1936 will be 1 342 ships.
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