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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
6
Joe Louis faces James J Braddock in a high profile heavyweight bout at Comiskey Park Chicago home of the White Sox. Louis seeks his big win in a flood lit ring as Braddock defends the world title in a much anticipated match.
The News-Star-World hosts a championship fight party in Monroe to provide a blow-by-blow AP description of the Braddock Louis bout in Chicago. Main event begins around 8 30 p m Monroe time with audio from Comiskey Park fed to a crowd on North Second Street. An amplifier and loud speakers will project the play by play to attendees.
A massive Chicago crowd up to 60000 is expected for the world heavyweight bout between Braddock and Louis. gate receipts could reach 750000 with 1000 police on duty to prevent rioting. Louis enters as favorite over Braddock in a 15 round or less match offering 50000 radio rights and 25000 film deals. See page 7.
The standings show GREENVILLE 4 MONROE 10, Pine Bluff 7, Clarksdale 3, Greenwood 6, Vicksburg 11 with only scheduled games. Today’s games include EL DORADO at MONROE, Pine Bluff at Greenville, Greenwood at Helena, Vicksburg at Clarksdale.
Ruston 3 Crossett 6 Bastrop 1 Hodge 6 Brown 6 Swartz 9 results from Sunday action with updates on scores and winners.
Matchups list shows Boston at Pittsburgh with Turner facing Blanton, Philadelphia at Cincinnati featuring Mulcahy against Grissom, Brooklyn at St. Louis pitting Mungo or Henshaw against Weiland, and New York at Chicago with Hubbell or Gumbert opposing Shoun.
The schedule lists St. Louis at New York with Knott facing Hadley, Cleveland at Washington featuring Whitehill against Fischer, Chicago at Philadelphia pairing Kennedy with Williams, and Detroit at Boston matching Wade or Poffen berger against Wilson.
Atlanta routed Birmingham 12 to 0 while Chattanooga defeated New Orleans 7 to 3. Knoxville fell 3 to 5 at Little Rock. New Orleans visits Chattanooga and Birmingham hosts Atlanta as Nashville plays Memphis.
Jeanerette defeated Lake Charles 8 to 4. Opelousas beat Rayne 3 to 1. Alexandria won 11 to 5 against New Iberia. Lafayette 4 Abbeville 3. San Antonio 0 Fort Worth 3. Beaumont 4 Dallas 5. Galveston 4 Oklahoma City 1. Houston 13 Tulsa 11. Upcoming games: San Antonio at Dallas Beaumont at Fort Worth Houston at Oklahoma City Galveston at Tulsa.
Kilgore defeats Jacksonville 14 to 5 as Tyler tops Marshall 12 to 3 in the same event. Kilgore led early, then defended the lead through the fourth, with Jacksonville scoring late but unable to close the gap.
Fragmented report shows Selma defeating Jackson 7 0 Meridian 9 Mobile 4 and Montgomery Pensacola 2, but missing full context, dates, or event details.
Walter Petraborg struck out to a strong debut as the Twins crushed the Greenville Buckshots 10 to 4 in the final game of a three game series. George W. Lofton reports from Monroe on the lopsided win and Petraborg boding well in his first start before hometown fans.
The El Dorado Lions visit Casino Park to face the Twins in the first of a two game set. 9:30 start coincides with Braddock Louis fight fans near News Star World building. Ladies admitted free. Rookie Lefty Byrd from Garland City will start, first Monroe look at him.
The Twins won with nine hits, three homers by Vandenberg Bates and Butler, while Greenville’s errors in the eighth inning produced three Bucks runs. Vandenberg homered in the second, Bates followed with a third inning blast, and Butler hit an inside the park homer in the fifth. Bagroski left the game with a knee injury after chasing Butler’s drive. Schell was chased from the mound in the third as the Twins built a five run burst, then added runs in the fourth and seventh.
Bobby Riggs of Los Angeles defeated Joe Hunt of Chicago 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 in Chicago to retain the National Clay Courts singles crown. Riggs becomes the third two-time winner in the 27 year history, following Bill Tilden and Bryan Grant.
Kenosha Wisconsin June 22 The article portrays Joe Louis in a slump before a title bid with James J Bradock, noting sluggish performance in recent workouts and a wary boxing world doubting his ability to rise to the championship despite perfect physical condition. Louis's trainer Jack Blackburn laments slipping on a wet canvas as Hairston exposes weaknesses in a tense rally toward the fight.
Milkmen Cooperative-Bireley stay top after 7 3 win over Collens Pharmacy. Hinton belts a home run for Co-ops and Fain Richards works mound support. Collens outhits them 7. Presbyterians top Spatafora Druggists 6 4 as Grant homers for the losers. Monroe Hardware blasts Southern Hardware 8 1 behind Ley pitching.
President Clark Griffith issued an unconditional release for catcher Francis Shanty Hogan from the Washington Senators on Monday, ending his tenure with the club.
Fight facts outline a heavyweight title clash at White Sox Park Chicago between James Braddock and Joe Louis with preliminaries starting tonight 8 30 p m CST. bout to a decision 5 rounds no foul rule two judges referee chosen ring side. expected attendance 60 000 to 65 000 receipts 750000 to 800000 with Braddock 50 percent Louis 75 percent after taxes. preliminaries include seven scheduled bouts radio telecast NBC Ringside.
Fort Worth Cats beat San Antonio Missions 3-0 as rookie Jim Craven limited the Missions to two hits. Tulsa dropped back toward the second division after a 13-11 loss to Houston. Oklahoma City beat Galveston 7-3 to widen its lead. Beaumont fell to Dallas 5-4. A wild day also saw Curt Fullerton pitch relief for Dallas to edge Beaumont.
Curt Fullerton delivered a corking relief effort as Dallas Steers survive Beaumont Exporters 5-4. The visitors sparked a four-run second inning on an error two hits and four walks but Dallas regained lead to seal the win.
Sparse OCR fragment lists teams and players including Marshall Jacksonville and Kilgore with numeric codes and partial scores. Lacks clear event, date, or outcome details to confirm a complete report.
In the 53rd national intercollegiate lawn tennis championships at Merion, Tulane defending champion Ernie Sutter advanced with two straight victories over Jack Finley of Haverford and Martin Goldman of Temple. Upsets saw Stanford alumnus and Yale opponent shake seedings as George Dunn and Owen Anderson fell. USC's Louis Wetherell led a day of strong play with three wins.
A Monroe fan poll of 20 voters shows 16 backing Braddock to defeat Louis. The piece notes mixed expert opinions but most predict Braddock by knockout or decision, with several referencing a future New York gate when Braddock faces Schmeling. An unrelated line mentions Washington archival storage completed in 1935.
Chicago readers reel from boxing frenzy as Joe Louis and Jimmy Braddock prep for their clash. The city fills hotels and venues, with estimates of a large gate while bettors and writers flock to Comiskey Park. Braddock tests Louis in early rounds, experts debate finish, and side stories include Jay Braddock’s promotion and Lombardi’s hot hitting.
West Monroe Canaries beat Calhoun 8 to 3 at the West Monroe fairgrounds to post their second straight Little Six League victory. Jimmy Danna pitched for the Canaries allowing eight hits as Chapman Jennings and others collected two hits each.
Don Budge led Americans into the second round as John Crawford upset Czech seed Roderich Menzel in a two hour match. Others advancing include Bitsy Grant Wayne Sabin Gene Mako and Frank Parker with Budge beating Norman Farquharson 6-2 6-3 6-1.
Rain affects all five International League games listed. Buffalo at Baltimore, Montreal at Newark, Rochester at Jersey City all postponed or delayed. No play occurred as rain nipped plans across the circuit.
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