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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
8
Giants beat Chicago 5 2 to clinch best in interleague play as Hal Schumacher extended his win streak to eight. Pirates move to second with wins over the Braves while Dodgers rally to edge Cardinals in ten innings. Phillies crush Reds 12 5 behind Watkins and Camilli homers. Rain halts Detroit Chicago opener.
The Gulf States Tennis tournament begins in Shreveport with singles events in men juniors and women divisions. About 110 contestants from Minnesota Mississippi Arkansas Texas and Louisiana entered. Matches will run day and night due to the large turnout. Doubles and mixed doubles start Friday.
Clarks Lumberjacks routed Columbia 18 to 1 as Dollar with 18 hits allowed and Stone giving up 7 runs. The lopsided game unfolded at Clarks with the Lumberjacks dominating offensively and defensively.
Kelly and Sikes CCC split the doubleheader with a 6 0 win and a 13 7 win. The victories tie Kelly with Hodge for the top berth in the Big Four league.
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves 4-2 and 5-1 to move into sole second in the National League. Guy Bush limited Boston to six hits in game one, Wally Berger homered, and Paul Waner fueled the offense with a double and a key hit by Pep Young. Bill Swift and Huck Betts matched strong pitching in game two as the Pirates built a three run third inning and cruised behind solid defense and timely hits.
Abbeville 11 to 1 leads. Lafayette 8 to 5. New Iberia 2 to 6. Alexandria 1 to 9. Rayne 4. Jeanerette 5 in 10 innings. Opelousas 3 to 10. Lake Charles 5 to 6.
Beaumont beat Galveston 7 to 4 while Dallas topped Tulsa 9 to 3. Fort Worth shut out Oklahoma City 12 to 0 and San Antonio defeated Houston 3 to 1.
In the East Dixie League Pine Bluff defeated Greenwood 10 to 6 while Helena beat Cleveland 6 to 5. El Dorado was blanked 0 to 10 by Jackson and Greenville edged Clarksdale 11 to 5.
Laverne Baxter 215 pounds from North Carolina defeated Ray Mylott 220 of Kansas City at Roosevelt Stadium in a thrilling bout taking the first and third falls. Frenchie LaRue and Louis Bacigalupi also showcased rough power as Bacigalupi won two straight falls. Baxter impressed with technical variety including leg work and reverse arm locks while Mylott fought hard before bowing out in the final sequence.
Wimbledon, England June 27 Jean Borotra a French tennis star announced he accepted a Paris sports writer's duel challenge. The Bounding Basque named Rene Lacoste and General Alvin as his seconds while Didier Poulain sent the challenge by registered mail from Paris.
In Chicago on June 27, Miss Helen Hicks of Hewlett Long Island and Mildred Babe Didrikson of Beaumont Texas moved into the quarter finals of the women's Western Open golf championship despite heavy rain. Hicks defeated Lucille Robinson 4 and 3 and Didrikson beat Mrs Lawrence Selz 8 and 6 after a sleepless night under a physician care. Hicks faces Mrs Hamaust Pardue next while Didrikson plays Josephine Souchek Chicago who beat Virginia Ingram 2 and 1.
Winnifred Cole club professional shot 70 33 37 two under par for 18 holes at the Municipal Golf Club. He blasted a 250 yard brassie second shot for a dodo on the ninth hole 489 yards par 5. Teammates in the foursome were Dr R T Harberson T A Brulte and Milo Mattison.
The match saw a clash with a referee seizing Ray by the hair and receiving a hair pull in return. The official then shoved My lott causing a fall as Baxter covered him for the decisive third fall in nine minutes. Laredo Lopez refereed both matches, with J B Swanson announcing and Phil Lisotta timing.
Sterlington Engineers defeated Brown Paper Mill nine 14 to 1 in game one and held on 6 to 5 in game two to claim the Oua chita Valley league first-half championship. Guier led with four hits in game one as Sterlington pounded 17 total, while Fields split pitching duties and the Engineers rallied from a 5 1 deficit in the second game.
Rochester defeats Toronto 3 to 1 in IL action. Albany slips past Newark 4 to 2, Montreal trails 1 to 6, Buffalo and Syracuse draw 3-3, while Baltimore edges Syracuse 1 to 0.
At the Princeton invitation meet in Palmer Stadium led by Jack Lovelock and Glenn Cunningham the mile delivered a slow time yet showcased peak effort as Lovelock edged Bonthron with Cunningham fading. The 440 featured O'Brien’s late surge to beat Hardin Fuqua and LaValle, while Graber and Brown battled in a high vault. World records emerged only rarely amid intense competition.
In Knoxville New Orleans edged the host 2 to 1 in the first game as Hobart Scott limiting Knoxville to three hits. The second game went to Knoxville 5 to 0 as John Lanning allowed two hits. The series ended tied two games apiece.
Nashville staged a five run ninth inning rally but Memphis held on to win 9 5. Joe Boward pitched well for Memphis allowing three hits until the ninth. Andy Reese powered the win with a Chick first baseman homer as nine extra base hits occurred. Poco Taitt did not play after his father died Monday in California.
Publishers beat Transients 14 to 4 with Medaires and Montgomery on the mound and Maestro Bickham catching. Kiwanians defeat National Guard 5 to 1 as Boyce pitches and Lolley catches. Phi Kappa edges Monroe Hardware 9 to 6.
New York reports the next Joe Louis test will be against Max Schmeling or Max Baer with a first come first served call and a potential seven hundred fifty thousand dollar gate. Promoter Mike Jacobs noted Louis earned forty four thousand six hundred thirty six dollars and sixteen cents from his recent six round win over Primo Camera before seventy seven thousand fans in Yankee Stadium.
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