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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1938
Page
6
The Monroe News-Star lists 1938 all star picks with five Reds, three from the Giants and Cubs, and three from Pittsburgh. Veterans lead the American and National rosters, with stars like Gehrig, Foxx, Ott, and Mize among many familiar names.
Interest is high for the Monroe recreation department ping pong tournament. Entries must register by Wednesday at 3 pm. A nominal fee funds the event and a paras to be presented. paddles will be supplied.
Monroe battles the Lions in a doubleheader split, with Howell starting for Monroe and Taitt homering for El Dorado. The Sox rally two in the seventh and ten innings to even the day, while West wins the opener for Monroe and Hawley provides late relief for El Dorado. In Cotton States league action, Helena, Clarksdale, and Hot Springs win while several night games are pushed by rain.
Associated Press report closes a Texas League twinbill with Beaumont Exporters beating Paul “Daffy” Dean and the Dallas Steers 2-1 behind Schoolboy Rowe who allowed eight scattered hits. Dallas won the opener 5-2 while Tulsa fell to Houston 8-5 as Shreveport and San Antonio split. The summary notes strong performances, standings moves, and continued pennant races.
Beatrice Barrett, a 21-year-old Minneapolis star, defeated Helen Hofmann of Salt Lake City 6 and 4 in the 31-hole final at Broadmoor Colorado Springs to win the Women’s Western Open, succeeding Helen Hicks Harb whom she beat in second-round play.
Yesterday’s slate saw St Louis and Brooklyn tie 1 to 1 after the game was called after six innings due to wet grounds. Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 8 to 3, while Chicago beat New York 5 to 1. Pittsburgh and Boston were postponed by rain.
A rundown of games with results for many teams including Washington 9-7 and New York 10, plus rainouts for Cleveland at Boston and Philadelphia at Chicago. Tonight features Little Rock at Birmingham and Chattanooga at Knoxville among five scheduled contests. several pairings repeated in multiple lines.
Selma trails Mobile as Selma 3 Pensacola game results show Mobile at 2 2. Gadsden dominates Jackson 9 0 to 3 5. Montgomery records 3 while Pensacola posts 8. Anniston loses 3 to Meridian 6 in a compact league update.
Cincinnati June 21 Sam Snead won the first annual 5000 Goodall invitational for 15 pro golfers earning 1000. Henry Picard shot best 2485 for lowest 128 holes while Sarazen tied Snead at plus 14 after 90 holes. They halved the first extra hole with par four. Snead birdied the second to win. Horton Smith finished fourth with plus 1.
The Atlanta Crackers under a new manager push to lead the league by two points as attendance tops 1,014,949 since opening day 1935. They eye the all star game while a four game series with Nashville loom. Nashville and Memphis win to adjust standings while New Orleans, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Birmingham fight for spots.
The Chattanooga team in the Southern association names Rogers Hornsby as manager and places him on the active player list. In other action Maxwell Howards trio in Brooklyn handicap at Aqueduct are set for Kent handicap at Delaware Park next Saturday per trainer Earle Sande. Lincoln, Neb Ven Savage defeats Fd Kingsley in a 39-hole win for the trans Miss golf crown.
Veteran slugger Al Simmons returns to form with a .375 average over 11 games in a Senators swing through the league. He drove in 24 runs and hit six homers, including four in the last six games, boosting confidence for the pennant race. The Senators swept the Browns in a doubleheader as Simmons tallied ten homers for the year.
Harry Kelsey Wes Ferrell and Al Simmons pitched seven hitters in a 9 1 opener win over the Browns Ferrell followed with a nine hit nightcap Simmons scored on Carl Hubbells miscue and the Giants halted the Cubs to win his 200th big league victory Buck Jordan and Lonnie Frey produced three runs in a 10 3 Phillies Reds opener with Frey collecting two hits
New York June 21 Max Schmeling owes Mike Jacobs 40000 over two years and must repay before returning to Germany. Dizzy Dean’s status pending with rest likely a year. Babe Phelps and Hank Leiber make NL All Stars. Hartnett visits Polo Grounds. Reds, Cubs, and Yankees trade talks surface as season progresses.
The list names top players by batting and pitching leaders with teams and figures. Key figures include Foxx Boston 20 home runs and Gehringer Greenberg York 54 RBIs, Lefl L Lewis 55 runs, Mize averages. The data reflects season totals across leagues and teams.
The summary lists season leaders: Lombardi of Cincinnati with 369 at bats and Ott of New York with 59 runs and 61 RBIs behind Goodman of Cincinnati with 52 RBIs. McCormick of Cincinnati leads with 87 hits and Martin of Philadelphia with 78. Goodman and Ott tied for 18 home runs. Stolen bases led by Kay of Brooklyn with 9. Pitching leader Brown of Pittsburgh at 10 2 and Klinger of Pittsburgh 5 1. The note explains the dog watch as a two hour two period day cycle from 4 to 6 pm.
Three runs in the nightcap secure a 10-3 victory as Monte Pearson limits the Tigers to six hits and fans five. The Yankees improve with a strong pitching performance and timely hitting to close the game.
WIMBLEDON, Eng. June 27. They call her the girl with the golden legs and believe she may be the finest player of her generation. Critics praise her varied strokes and service as she navigates the all England championships while aiming to beat Ruth Mary Hardwick in the semi finals and possibly meet Helen Wills Moody.
Louisville swimmer Mary Moorman Ryan defeated national half mile record holder Katherine Rawls Thompson of Miami Beach by five lengths in an exhibition half mile race. Ryan led entire course and finished in 11 minutes 4⅔ seconds, just 2.6 seconds off Thompson’s record.
A year ago Carl Hubbell bested Dizzy Dean for the third time and Mel Ott hit two home runs as the Giants defeated the Cardinals 8 1 before 38 719 fans in St. Louis. The note also recalls past sports moments from Wimbledon and Ryder Cup history.
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