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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1933
Page
5
Giants sweep Reds 7-1 and 6-3 as their pitching and hitting click. Senators win 9-0 and 10-1 over Indians to pull further ahead of the Yankees. Brownies, A's, and Cubs also take two, while Pirates split with Dodgers and Brooklyn beats them 9-1.
Oak Grove Lions win 9 0 by forfeit after umpire Swanson calls a third strike foul against Tallulah in the ninth. Polvogt hits two homers for Oak Grove, Stroecker leads Tallulah with four hits, and Walker is injured early.
A roundup of sports vignettes features Mickey Cochrane eyeing five more years with the Athletics and a possible managerial role, plus Hans Birkie predicting a Carnera win over Sharkey. Other items note Babe Ruth’s 25 000 yearly annuity, Joe Humphries’ voice-saving cigar intake, and Carnera’s earnings.
Memphis clinched the first half of the Southern Association pennant by sweeping Nashville in a doubleheader 4 to 1 and 9 to 2. The crowd bid farewell to home run king Joe Hutcheson before Brooklyn’s two-player deal kept him in Memphis. Atlanta beat New Orleans 3 to 2 and 4 to 0, Birmingham split with Knoxville 3 to 2 in 11 innings then 2 to 1, and Chattanooga routed Little Rock 10 to 0 and 9 to 5 as Moore homered.
War Glory wins the Dwyer stakes by eight lengths at New York. Wise Daughter takes Clipsetta stakes in Latonia. Big Brand wins the Francis S. Peabody Memorial handicap in Chicago. Lott defeats Parker in a tennis final in River Forest with a five set scoreline. Bell secures the Delaware crown in Wilmington after a comeback. Horton and Williams claim the eastern intercollegiate title at Ardsley on Hudson. Scott defeats Bourn for the British amateur championship at Hoylake. Cruickshank posts 285 wins to lead the Virginia Open in Richmond. Ralph Redmond defeats Earl Stokes in Atlanta for the Southern amateur title.
Carl Reynolds drove in six runs as the Browns swept the Red Sox in a doubleheader. Hal Schumacher and Fred Fitzsimmons limited the Giants to 13 hits in two wins over Cincinnati. Ossie Bluege led the Senators with five hits against Cleveland pitching. Bill Jurges starred for the Cubs with a homer a double and two singles in one game against the Braves. Jimmie Foxx and Jimmy Dykes noted for White Sox and others.
A host of stars led by Glenn Cunningham Ralph Metcalfe Charles Hornbostel Glenn Harding Gene Venzke and others will bid season farewell at Soldier Field for the 46th A A U championship meet. Metcalfe meets Jesse Owens in the 100 and 200 meter races while Cunningham Venzke and Hardin headline events including the 1500 800 and 400 meter races and the 400 meter hurdles.
Memphis wins first half with 50 victories as Southern Association clubs vote unanimously to divide the season. Second half opens Tuesday in Birmingham as postponed games count toward the second half. Memphis must win the second half or a five game playoff decides the champion.
Carey Selph's Houston club opened with five runs in the first inning and added one in the second to beat the San Antonio Missions 6 to 0. In Dallas the Buffs dominated, while Dallas Steers upset Fort Worth Panthers 10 to 7 in the opener and Fort Worth won 4 to 1 in the nightcap. Oklahoma City Indians edged Tulsa Oilers 3 to 2 in nine innings. A Galveston Beaumont doubleheader was washed out after one inning.
Pittsburgh beat New York 5 to 1 and Brooklyn lost 2 to 9. Chicago won 12 to 3 while Boston fell to 3 to 4. Cincinnati 1, New York 7 1. St Louis 1 Boston ?
Philadelphia 2-5 Chicago 3-3 Washington 9-10 Cleveland 0-1 Boston 6-4 St. Louis 10-6 New York 5-3 Detroit 6-0. New York at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago.
Atlanta 3 4 New Orleans 2 0. Knoxville 2 2 Birmingham 3 1, Nashville 1 2, Memphis 4 9. Chattanooga 10 9 Little Rock 0 5. Games listed: Atlanta at New Orleans, Chattanooga at Little Rock, Knoxville at Birmingham, Nashville at Memphis.
San Antonio 0, Houston 6 with rain shortened five innings. Dallas defeated Fort Worth 10 to 1 while Oklahoma City led Tulsa 3 to 2 in rain affected play. Galveston Beaumont game postponed. matchups include Oklahoma City at Dallas Tulsa at Fort Worth and San Antonio at Houston Galveston at Beaumont.
Shreveport 7 to 3 over Jackson 1 to 0 Henderson 6 Tyler 8 Baton Rouge 13 to 9 El Dorado 4 to 4 Second game halted at six due to darkness Longview 9 Waco 0 forfeit recorded
Heavyweight bout builds to Madison Square Garden outdoor bowl as Sharkey weighed 202 pounds and Carnera 262. Odds shift to 7 to 5 favoring Sharkey who eyes September Baer title shot. Garden predicts 60 000 fans and $350 000 receipts with no broadcast.
The season's top performers span both leagues with titles in batting runs and hits. Key figures include Klein and Simmons leading in multiple categories, plus standout pitchers Carleton and Van Atta among award leaders.
Newark defeated Baltimore 5 3 in a game halted by darkness after seven. Buffalo beat Rochester 9 5. Toronto and Montreal both ended tied at 3 3 after Toronto led 0 4. Albany edged Jersey 4 3 in a close contest.
Standings show St. Paul 5 1, Minneapolis 3 10, Indianapolis 5 4, Louisville 9 4 with second game halted in tenth due to darkness. Columbus 1 6, Toledo 10 3. Kansas City Milwaukee matchup postponed by rain.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Lonnie Warneke vented in the clubhouse after a 2 to 1 defeat to Boston. He threatened heavy damage if the Cubs do not score more runs next time he starts. Warneke has lost seven this season, with five recent losses by 1 or 2 runs.
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