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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
5
Greenville Buckshots scored four runs in the second and four in the sixth to defeat the Monroe Twins 8 to 4. The Twins strung two two-run rallies but could not overcome the early lead.
The Twins face the Bucks in game three at Casino Park with 8 15 p m start. Eddie Hock plans Specs Petroberg a right hander from Vicksburg after a 5 4 loss to Pine Bluff Judges. Lena Styles taps Pat Schell the new Bucks ace on the mound.
The Bucks defeated the Twins 8 4 in a high scoring contest. Allen Bell left the game after a spiked foot injury by Greenville fielder Buster Poole. Poole also contributed with a double and Red Pruitt added a center field single to ignite Greenville’s offense.
James J Braddock expressed confidence he will win the heavyweight title from Bomber Joe Louis by knockout at Comiskey Park Chicago tomorrow night. The lead up to the bout included no referee disputes or last minute legal attempts to stop the event.
A compact recap shows Brooklyn 2-4, Pittsburgh 4-2, Boston 2-1, St. Louis 6-9, New York 4, Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 6, Chicago 5. No games scheduled today.
The report lists yesterday's scores for multiple cities with teams such as Chicago New York Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Boston St Louis Washington Chattanooga Birmingham Atlanta New Orleans Little Rock Nashville Memphis Knoxville. Notable records include Chicago 4 4 and New York 8 7, Memphis 8 3, Nashville 8 2.
A fragment shows Rayne 2 4 Jeanerette 6 2 and Abbeville 3 Alexandria 4 New Iberia 0 Opelousas 4 with Lake Charles 9 Lafayette & indicating a set of high school or small league results in progress.
Meridian beat Pensacola 3 to 2 in a baseball scoreline while Montgomery blanked Jackson 0 to 0. Jackson routed Mobile 5 to 0 and Mobile defeated Selma 15 to 3 in the listed fixtures.
Tulsa 7-13, Houston 6-10, Beaumont 3-6, Dallas 9-2, Fort Worth 3-8, San Antonio 1-6, Oklahoma City 10-2, Galveston 9-0. The list records several city baseball or football style figures with mixed results across multiple locales.
Principals James Braddock and Joe Louis meet at White Sox Park Chicago on Tuesday night June 22 with preliminaries from 6 30 pm. bout to be 15 rounds decision by three officials, 55 000 to 60 000 in attendance and 7 000 to 750 000 receipts. Braddock fifty percent Louis twelve and a half percent radio rights taxes deducted. NBC ringside radio hookup planned.
The upcoming bout is expected to draw 61 000 fans and gate receipts of 700000 to 750000 with about 300000 to Braddock and 100000 to Louis. Betting is light though Louis is the heavy favorite for the knockout prospects, Braddock vows a knockout in eight rounds. Louis weighs around 198 and Braddock 196.
Kenosha Wis June 21.4 Joe Louis declares readiness to become heavyweight champion amid critics doubt after a rough workout with Tiger Hairston from Wheel ing West Virginia. Trainer Jack Blackburn and camp downplay the session as Louis predicts a victory between the first and 15th rounds.
Tom Bolt of Shreveport defeated Gene Vinson of Meridian 1 up in the Tallulah Golf Club championship final held Sunday in Tallulah Louisiana. The event drew top players from three states and featured a close thriller finish.
The record lists multiple city and school matchups with partial scores across Abbeville Alexandria New Iberia Opelousas Lake Charles Lafayette and player or coach names such as Love and Werner Anderson John son Wiseman Mattson Stewart Autry Margaine McNulty Propes Tetley Lawrence Brown Spence.
Southeastern score appears fragmented with names Schwartz Cafego Decker Horton among players. Meridian and Pensacola sections show innings and duplicate digits, indicating a fielding or pitching summary with missing context.
A sweeping week reshuffles major league standings with the Red Sox and Cardinals heating up, Yankees power hitting crowd pleases, Giants slide, Bees and Reds join NL cellar, A's tumble, Phillies rally to sixth, Dodgers split. DiMaggio homer, Meallticket Hubbell absent, Warneke and Dean win for Cardinals.
John McDiarmid and Gene McCauliffe win the national clay courts doubles title defeating Norman Bickel and Norbert Burgess 2-6 6-3 11-13 7-5 6-1. Rain postpones the Riggs Hunt singles final as other results roll in from across major cities.
The fifth annual Tennessee Valley invitation tennis tournament opened in Chattanooga with Frank Guernsey of Orlando seeded No 1. Seeded players include McEermon Cunningham of Nashville Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta Kimbard and Peterson of Nashville Vernon Marcum of Lakeland Joe Davis of Nashville Campbell Gillespie of Atlanta and D B Lamey of New Orleans.
The Philadelphia team blanked Chicago in a low scoring game with final tally 6 to 5. Key players included Walters Mulcahy Johnson and Atwood for Philadelphia and Grace Shoun Bryant Hartnett ODea for Chicago in a tense matchup.
Tulsa won two from Houston 7-6 and 13-10 to tie for third as Oklahoma City led with wins over Galveston 10-9 and 2-0. Beaumont split with Dallas, Fort Worth swept San Antonio, while the Oilers torch earlier contenders with key hits from Stan Schino and George Jansco. A near brawl between Tony Governor and George Susce sparked police intervention.
Kansas City 10 15, Columbus 5 8, Minneapolis 6 3, Indianapolis 3 3. Second game tie. St Paul 7 3, Louisville 3 12. Milwaukee 13 2, Toledo 2 6.
Louis Faquin, 18, of Memphis defeated Billy McGehee of New Orleans in El Dorado to capture the Missouri Valley men's singles crown 1-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 7-5. Marilyn McRae, Little Rock, claimed the women's singles and, with McQuistion, won the doubles. McGehee also took the junior boys' title.
The column recounts past sports highlights: Adolph Kiefer's 1:06.5 world record in the 100-meter backstroke, Glenna Collett V named captain of the Curtis Cup team, Bob Johnson's 21st homer, Gunboat Smith's vote in a heavyweight title decision, and Yale beating Harvard as Albie Booth hit a bases loaded homer.
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