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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
10
The St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 in 11 innings as Frank Crespi delivered the decisive hit with the bases loaded. Cincinnati and Cleveland also won, while DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 32 games and Joe DiMaggio starred for the Yankees.
AP notes events from the past including Joe Louis's 1:24 finish over Arturo Godoy a year ago, Reds beating the Bees 3-1 in 13 innings to stay behind the Giants, Jesse Owens sweeping sprints hurdles and broad jump at NCAA championships, and Ken Carpenter setting a world discus mark at 173 feet.
A sports roundup notes Billy Conn was offered 25 000 to star in a film about Octavus Roy Cohen's Kid Tin sel while Louis earnings reach 1 987 663 96 in 54 fights. Mighty Louis may meet Conn in September with gate appeal cited. Other items mention Abe Simon Buddy Baer talks and Spud Chandler's winless streak.
Dutch Leonard of the Senators shut out the Browns on three singles while Jeff Heath and Jim Bagby starred for the Indians with a homer two doubles and a single and six hit performance by Bagby against the Athletics. Charley Keller and Marvin Breuer paced the Yankees as Keller homered with the bases loaded and Breuer held the White Sox to five hits. Dick Newsome of the Red Sox won his third straight by stifling 11 Tigers hits. Frank Crespi singled with the bases loaded in the 11th to beat the Phillies. Kirby Higbe kept Cubs hits scattered for an easy win. Hank Danning drove in four for the Giants with two doubles and a triple against the Pirates. The average American woman uses 15 to 16 pairs of stockings a year.
Clarksdale DeSolans defeated the Monroe White Sox 15 to 6 in a Cotton States league game in Clarksdale. Norman Dillard, a 16-year-old, pitched two innings for Clarksdale and helped the visitors surge after the first inning. Monroe’s Pete Medak started and finished on the mound, while Jim Hogan was chased after yielding eight runs in four innings.
Barkdull Faulk softball team routed Georgia Tucker 45 to 4 in a Recreation league game. Batteries were A Parker and Travis for Barkdull Faulk, Bodan and McDuffie, Georgie Tucker.
Joe Louis vacates title schedule for September as Billy Conn vanishes after the bout, prompting a scramble over the next shot at the heavyweight crown. Louis earns 154 404.80 from a 451 745 gate, while Conn nets 77 202.40.
Baseball results show Beaumont 2 Fort Worth 8 with late runs. Oklahoma City 7 Shreveport 0 in a forced 7 inning game. San Antonio and other teams listed with incomplete line details. Clues point to a busy night across multiple Texas League matchups with several pitcher and hitting lines.
Ben Downing 18 from LSU advances to the 36 hole final against Mark Weidman 17 of Baraboo Wisconsin. Downing defeated Edgar Updegraff 2 and 1 in the semis while Weidman beat James McCarthy 5 to 3. Updegraff ousted Stoltz 1 up in the quarters.
Lou Faquin of Memphis ousted Richard Shillinglaw of Nashville 7-5 11-9 to reach the semi-finals of the Mississippi state tennis tournament in Memphis. He will meet Richard Hart of Memphis and Miami in Friday's action as Tulane pair Louis Schopfer and Billy McGehee join in the other semi-final. Bill McLaney won the junior title by defeating Stanley Stater. doubles results feature Schopfer Bartlett and Earl Bartlett McGehee pairing against Shillinglaw Gragg and Loeb Collier.
Sandor Szabo, age 218 from Santa Monica California, hurled Bronko Nagurski, 235 from International Falls Minnesota, for 31 minutes and 52 seconds in a distant exhibition event.
Cleveland offense pounded three Philadelphia pitchers for 19 hits and three homers to crush the Athletics 12 to 1 in the final game of a three game set. Jeff Heath led with a homer two doubles and a single as every Indian except Rollie Hemsley had a hit. Boudreau and Keltner supplied key power while Dee Miles scored Philadelphia's lone run in the sixth.
Standings show Clarksdale Monroe Helena El Dorado Texarkana Vicksburg and Hot Springs with scores and upcoming games. Baseball and hockey listings include Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh games and scores. League notes include Evangeline results Natchez Lake Charles Port Arthur Alexandria Rayne Opelousas Lafayette New Iberia.
Key leaders include Williams of Boston batting .416 with 54 runs and 56 RBIs from Keller New York and York Detroit. DiMaggio leads runs with 56, hits with 81, and tied for home runs with 14. Pitchers Feller 14-3 and Benton 5-1 top the pitching.
United Gas softball team stretched its Twilight league lead by defeating Knights of Pythias 15 to 3. Stewart sparked the offense with a triple and a home run while Fruge and Bickham handled batteries for United Gas and Aulds and Flannery worked for the Knights of Pythias.
In St Louis on June 20 the Cardinals defeated the Phillies 7 to 6 in 11 innings. Frank Crespi delivered a pinch single to cap a late rally after Merrill May and Stan Benjamin sparked a three run sixth inning that tied the game. Johnny Mize drove in two runs in the pivotal frame as the Cardinals overcame an early Phillies lead.
Ha Darning hit two doubles and a triple to spark the New York Giants as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 6 after a 12-hit assault. Pirates collected 11 hits and used three pitchers in the defeat.
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