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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
10
Sid Feder reports signs of decline for Terry's Giants and Grimm's Cubs as recent losses mount. The Pirates and Reds also heat up, with Vander Meer no-hitters, Hubbell seeking 200th win, and a tight AL race led by the Yankees and Indians as Tigers, White Sox, and Red Sox win big.
In Memphis Canale tops Gillespie 6-4 8-6 to reach the finals against Dick McKee of Miami Beach for the Southern Junior Tennis title. McKee advances after beating Thomas Stokes. Richard Cooley defeats Bobby Reese and faces Wayne Wingo in Needham for the boys final. Doubles semifinals see Price and McLean/Needham pair drop matches.
Pittsburgh defeated New York 10 to 2 and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3 to 2. Cincinnati faced Brooklyn in the only remaining scheduled game.
Games feature St Louis at New York with Warneke facing Gumbert. Chicago visits Boston with Lee and French opposing Turner and Lanning. Cincinnati plays Brooklyn with Walters and Weaver against Mungo and Fitzsimmons. Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia with Swift against Hollingsworth.
Cleveland defeated Washington 4 to 1 while New York beat Chicago 5 to 1 Detroit routed Philadelphia 12 to 3 and Boston also won 12 to 8 over St. Louis. Upcoming games feature New York at St. Louis Ruffing facing Walkup Washington at Detroit Leonard and Ferrell meeting Lawson and Auker Philadelphia at Cleveland Ross opposing Allen Boston at Chicago Wilson facing Knott.
San Antonio beat by five goals at Tulsa while other games were rained out. Matchups listed include San Antonio at Tulsa, Beaumont at Oklahoma City, and Houston at Dallas with weather preventing play in remaining contests.
Mobile 5 Selma 3 Jackson 1 Gadsden 9 Meridian unknown Anniston 0 Pensacola 12 Montgomery 6. Local league results show Pensacola and Gadsden posting big wins while several teams remain tight in the standings.
Monte Pearson and Bump Hadley combined for a one hit game as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5 to 1 to extend a six game winning streak. Gehrig hit his ninth homer as Stratton yielded three Yankee runs in the second frame.
Abbeville beat Opelousas 2 to 1 while Lafayette defeated Jeanerette 3 to 2. Alexandria won against Lake Charles 4 to 2 and Rayne triumphed over New Iberia 10 to 8.
In Asheville North Carolina on June 17 three seeded players and a dark horse moved to the men's singles semi finals of the Southern Lawn Tennis association tournament. Top seed Charlie Harris defeated Harris Everett 6-2 6-1 and Ernie Sutter beat Vernon Mar cum 6-4 6-1. Arch ie Henderson upset Martin Buxby 6-3 6-3 and George Toley beat Burtz Boulware 6-3 6-3. Mrs Lila Porter and Marta Barrett reached the women’s singles final.
One hit pitcher Riddle starred for Cannon Shoe Store, with a double and two singles, as they defeated the Aces 8 to 1. Riddle also led at bat while A and A Jewelry Yanks won two rec games that week, Tuesday by two runs.
The debate over whether Joe Louis will defeat Max Schmeling next Wednesday night grows sharper as experts, managers, and writers speculate on early aggression versus patience. Fans pack advance tickets past $500,000. press may swell with international interest from Japan, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and Europe.
Sherman Eleuterius, 13, Biloxi, captured the southern berth for the national marble playoff at Wildwood New Jersey by beating Bern ie Arnette of High Point North Carolina five games to three. He overturned a 3 2 deficit by taking games six and seven 7 1 and 7 4 after defeating Charles Godwin of Birmingham and Kirk Stewart of Gulfport to reach the final.
Spatafora Pharmacy will play United Gas at United Gas companys diamond Sunday at 430 p.m. announced Friday morning.
In a bustling Sports Roundup by Eddie Brietz from New York the piece notes Mike Jacobs not needing extra tickets to clear Schmeling and Louis but warns the fight may not flop. It cites odds, bets, and bets by various figures and touches Johnny Vander Meer, Hank Hurley, and Joe Engel amid a chorus of boxing and baseball chatter.
Pirates beat Giants 10-2 as Bob Klinger drove five hits. Tommy Bridges of the Tigers fanned eight in a six hit six inning win 12-3 over the Athletics and drove in three. Claude Passeau of the Phillies beat the Cardinals 3-2 with six hits. Bump Hadley of the Yankees tossed 2 3 innings of no hit relief in a 5-1 win over the White Sox. Joe Cronin of the Red Sox had four RBIs in a 12-8 win over the Browns with two doubles and two singles. Bobby Feller of the Indians pitched an eight hitter with seven strikeouts in a 4-1 win over the Senators.
Associated Press reports Little Beaver of 1135 Cherokee North Carolina pinned Wally 248 of Orsha at 18 minutes 25 seconds in a wrestling match.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 10 to 2 as rookie Bob Klinger held the champs to five hits. Lloyd Waner and Lee Handley homered, part of a 13 hit Pirates attack. Hubbell struggled seeking his 200th win, allowing 10 runs in seven innings.
Tulsa pitchers Moncrief McDougall and Swift face Susce as the Seewewaraneee battle ends with a 17 to 5 score. The line shows 01 000 000 to 02x -5 with 12 hits for Tulsa and 4 errors.
By George W Lofton the White Sox and Greenwood's Little Dodgers played a game of give and take last night, and the Sox proved more generous than the opponent in a tense series tilt.
Pine Bluff's rejuvenated Judges visit Casino Park for the first two games of a three game set. A doubleheader starts at 8 tonight with a romance at home plate as Frank Hackney of Monroe marries Ellen Young of Dallas at 7 30. Monroes Doug Taitt names Bill Howell to start game one and may start John Yelovich in the seven inning affair with the other game.
Greenwood breaks deadlock in eighth and ninth innings to win 11 10 over the Dodgers as Al Bronkhurst takes the loss after relieving Tex Nugent with bases loaded. Monroe started strong for the Sox but Greenwood’s late rallies and errors give the visitors the series split in a wild finale.
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