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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1926
Page
3
Gulfport Tarpons surged late to defeat their rival 4 to 1 in a ninth inning rally. Dawkins Jr. led the scoring with key hits as the offense broke through in the closing frames.
Drillers fall to Tarpons by Ferrell homer in sixth and timely singles. Nemitz and Berger ignite late rally but Lackey and Austin hold lead, Susko solid at first. Final game set for 4 p m today.
Incomplete game notes list Susko with a two base hit and runs by Ferrell and Sacrifice by Sims. Stolen bases attributed to Car ér Price and attempts by Gep o Palmer to Sims Austin to top Sims. Berger to Susko. Pitcher Austin 82 3 with uns 11 hits. Passed ball Adams. Mit pitch ra Base on balls f fomite by Austin Time mpire Welsh Scorer Hol he.
Yesterday's results show Laurel 10 over Alexandria 0. Jackson 7 def. Meridian 3. Gulfport 4 over Monroe 1. Hattiesburg 4, Vicksburg 4 tied.
Laurel moved into sole first place in the Cotton States League by beating Vicksburg 10 to 4. Buck Ferrell hit his 12th homer for Monroe, but Gulfport won 4 to 1. Upcoming games include Gulfport at Monroe and Meridian at Jackson with several matchups across the circuit.
Chicago June 26. Cincinnati Reds emerge as the league’s top hitters and best fielding club. Kendricks trio among top ten hitters. team batting .288 with 221 walks. Kiki Cuyler leads with .365 average. Babe Ruth tops majors with 23 homers and .388. Reds share NL run total lead with St Louis. Cardinals second in sacrifices with 86. Lead pitchers include Meadows eight wins undefeated, Hoyt and Pennock 11 4, Rhem 11 1 in the NL.
George Vasell defeated Joe Shimkus in a two fall wrestling match at the natatorium pavilion last night. Vasell won the first fall in 42 minutes 50 seconds and the second in 21 minutes, using headlocks and a flying mare to pin Shimkus.
In a day of 88 total runs across six major league games, the Yankees strengthened their AL lead by defeating the Red Sox 12-2 and 11-4. Babe Ruth hit his 24th homer. Tanzerri added a tenth. Bob Meusel left injured after a slide to second. Waner collected five singles in a 5-for-5 performance.
The Birmingham Barons, in second place, swept Chattanooga 6 4 and 3 0 to press for the lead in the Southern Association. Nashville Volunteers won twice versus Atlanta Crackers 4 3 and 7 3 while Mobile beat the Bears 8 7 and the Memphis Chicks edged New Orleans Pelicans 5 4 in a 12 inning game.
Notarial services noted for Irene Simms Shields at Monroe News-Star office with contact line 224. Reads like a public notice fragment indicating notary availability.
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