Drillers Top Lions In Bid For Cellar Position
The Monroe Drillers won the first game 7 to 0 and the El Dorado Lions took the second 11 to 3 in a double header. Wayne Pollan starred on the mound for Monroe, while Reid pitched well for El Dorado.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
10
Bernardi Poised for Tonight's Wrestling Showdown
Tony Bernardi, loved by local wrestling fans, trains hard after beating Cleet Coffman last week and faces Roy Reynolds in Ely tonight. Reynolds relies on grappling tricks while Bernardi's chinlock endangers rivals. Two four round boxing bouts precede the main event, with Vernon Wingerett on display and ladies admitted free with a paid ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Bernardi
Cleet Coffman
Ely
Roy Reynolds
Evada
Svildeat
Bernardi
Reynolds
Nevada
Vernon Wingerett
Manziel
Wingerett
Bill Blackman
Wingeret
Kid Hudson
Young Nola
Jack Blonde
Nola
Paul Nola
Plue Leads Solons In Second Straight Defeat Of Capitals
Jackson defeats Baton Rouge 6 to 0 in game two of the series. Plue hurled a fine game, limiting the Capitals to five hits while Hutcheson belt a homer with a man aboard. Batting order shuffled, Jackson played sharper defense and offense, with Milasso driving in four runs and Hobos? adding two RBIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plue
Solons
Capitals
Jackson
Miss
Baton Rouge
Hutcheson
Boho
Fields Promoter Targets Jackie Fields Welterweight Title Bout
San Francisco promoter Ancil Hoffman signs Jackie Fields of Los Angeles for a bout here next month. Fields fights Joe Dundee for the welterweight championship, with hopes of a West Coast victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Ancil Hoffman
Monarch Club
Jackie Fields
Los Angeles
Fields
Joe Dundee
Jockey Fator Suspended by Club at Aqueduct
New York June 19 Laverne Fator famed host of American riders received the first suspension of his riding career. He was barred for the rest of the Aqueduct meeting after a bad ride on Folking the odds on favorite in the second race which finished well out of the money. The case was sent to the Jockey Club for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Laverne Pator
Fator
Aqueduct
Folking
Jockey Club
Young Golfers Dominate Southern Amateur Field
Nashville observers say the 1927 Southern Amateur field is among the youngest in the event's 27 years. Emmet Spicer shot 69 to lead medal play while veterans Billy Bridewell Freddy Lamprecht and Harold Galloway also excel. Spicer faces Chasteen Harris in today’s first flight match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Golf Association
Emmet Spicer
Billy Bridewell
Arkansas
Freddy Lamprecht
Tulane Grid
Harold Galloway
LaGrange
New Orleans
Berrien Moore
Atlanta
Will Gunn
Scott Hudson
Spicer
Chasteen Harris
Memphis
Gink and Babe Rank High in Batting for Dodgers
Dodgers stars Gink and Babe lead NL in batting with strong averages as fielding slips. Hendrick's glove work undercuts their defense, while Babe hits .380 and Gink .394 through recent games, underscoring their hitting prowess despite fielding issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gink
Babe
Laurel Cards Win Second Of Series With Lake Charles
The Laurel Baby Cardinals beat Lake Charles 12 to 4 in Standard Park. Laurel hitters produced solid base hits while Harshong labored on the mound until relief pitchers Delaney and Trout shut out Lake Charles. The game featured wild pitching and a stout Laurel defense limiting hits to three off the starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Laurel Baby Cardinals
Lake Charles
Standard Park
Laurel
Harshong
Delaney
Trout
Gham
Jourdan
Simmons
Kelly
Payne
Glass
Bingham
Barnhart
Sanders
Distell
Wilder
McCall
Harshony
Irby
Lindell
Dorley
Wilder Beasley
Senators Red Legs Tie For First Place In Cotton States League
Senators Jackson and Alexandria Red Legs keep a deadlock in the Cotton States League with four days left in the split season. Mississippians upset Baton Rouge 6 0 as Plue shone on mound and Jelly Aiken moved to infield. Reds belted Vicksburg 9 4 on 15 hits. Krause homered with bases loaded as El Dorado and Mon split a doubleheader. Drillers won 11 3 behind Pollan who yielded one hit and homered in ninth. Laurel Baby Cards beat Lake Charles 12 4. In Atlanta, jurors in a murder trial were excused for fearing the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Plue
Jelly Aiken
Auburn
Reds
Vicksburg
Boxing results from Sireece and Allentown shows
In New York Sireece New York outpointed Vidal Gregorio Spain while Kid Chocolate Cuba stopped Teddy Roth New York. Tony Cacarelli New York outpointed Pete Meyers San Francisco. Tommy Grogan Omaha outpointed Johnny Dadick Philadelphia. In Cincinnati Maxie Rosenblum Anderson New York outpointed Joe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
al Brown
Panama
Vidal Gregorio
Spain
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Teddy Roth
Tony Cacarelli
Pete Meyers
San Francisco
Allentown
Tommy Grogan
Omaha
Neb
Johnny Dadick
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Maxie Rosenblum
Anderson
Joe
Remarkable Bobby Jones Opens Nine Open Championships
Bobby Jones, a Georgian links genius, headlines the 1929 National Open at Winged Foot Club Mamaroneck New York. He has won twice and tied twice in nine Open appearances, with a best 289 in 1922 and 291 in 1925, and faced dramatic playoff losses that heightened his legend as favorite entrant this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jones
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Winged Foot Club
N. Me
Bobby
Jones
Willie MacFarlane
Willie
Jones National Open record and playoff losses detailed
Jones totaled 2674 strokes over nine National Open years with a peak 72 stroke average in 1922. He finished 2nd in 1922 and 1928 tied for first before losing playoffs to Chrushank in 1923 Farrell in 1928 and Willie MacFarlane in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Jones
Bo’ Chrushank
Willie MacFarla
Farrell
King Featured Syndicate
Panama Al Brown Defeats Gregorio For Bantam Crown
New York June 19 Panama Al Brown defeated Vidal Gregorio of Spain in a 15 round bout at Queensboro stadium to win recognition by the New York State Athletic Commission as defending bantamweight world champion. Brown also claims the NABAs 118 pound title though the association recently said it no longer recognizes a single king of 118 pounders. Brown floored Gregorio three times in the 13th round. In the semi finals Kid Chocolate stopped Terry Roth in three rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New York State Athletics Commission
Panama
al Brown
Brown
Vidal Gregorio
Spain
Queensboro Stadium
State Commission
National Boxing Association
Tom Donohue
Connecticut
Donohue
Gregorio
Charley Phil Rosenberg
Kid Chocolate
Terry Roth
Chocolate
Roth
Boxing results from Covington and Indianapolis show wins
Covington fighter Larry San zone from Cincinnati outpointed Babe Pijico of Newark. Eddie Anderson from Cody Wyoming knocked out Steve Mc Donald of Canada in Indianapolis. Lon Love lace from Terre Haute outpointed Charlie Court of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Larry Sanzone
Cincinnati
Babe Pijico
Newark
N. J
Indianapolis
Eddie Anderson
Cody
Wyo
Steve McDonald
Lon Lovelace
Terre Haute
Charlie Court
Spataforas to play Swartz nine Sunday
The Spatafora Druggists travel to Swartz Sunday for a game against the Swartz nine. Local bragging rights and growing fan interest set a lively scene with a 3 PM start and a large crowd anticipated. A 1 to 0 tie last Sunday against Bastrop is cited as a sign of the teams’ improving form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spatafora
Joney
Swartz
Swartz Baseball Nine
Carbon Planters
Pill
Rece
Bastrop
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Mike Smith
EL Dorado
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el Dorado Lions
Lions
Sewell
Reid
Polvogt
Nugent
Lion Twirler
Balk
Monroe AB R Hpoa E
Weaver
Pollan
Phelps
Piet
Campbell
Milasso
Kane
Granado
Harris
Hale
Eddie
Rands
Jean Knott
Seeley
Folyout
Adair
Pelvogt
Dorado
Rens
Smith
Bailk
Wisrock
Obrinski
Brillhart
O'Neill
Bobo
Williams
Crawford
O’neill
Freer
Doncaster
Atkins
Balla
Brilhart
Morris
Donnaster
Loewer
Tatum
McDonald
Levine
F’eman
Woods
Po E Tatum
Monroe Parker
Ob'ski
Granade
Stumpf
Semmes E O Bson
Hart
Jay Vessels
Brooklyn
King
Herman
Floyd Herman
Hendrick
Harvey
Rabe
Chicago
Wally Gilbert
Bissonette
Dodgers
Gink Hendrick
Babe Herman
Senators
Cardinals
Alexandria
Occasio
Johnny Frell
Spataforas
Personal Finance Co
Bernhardt
Our New
Prac
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Co., Inc
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