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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1939

Page

6

Mary Galento Predicts Tony Galento Beats Louis in Third Round

Mary Galento, wife of heavyweight Tony Galento, says he will knockout Joe Louis in the third round and retire as world champion. She outlines plans for an 11 acre West Orange home, chicken farming, a garden, an annuity for son Junior, and Tony’s retirement from fighting.

Jim Hackett Orange N. J Tony Mary Galento Galento West Orange Junior Mary Big Tony Louis

Recreation League Scores and Meeting Set

Three Recreation league games were played yesterday. Barkdull Faulk senior club defeated Geor Tucker 10 to 3. Junior Mops blanked Barkdull Faulk Juniors 0 to 0. Sherrouse edged Lida Benton 7 to 6. A meeting for all boys 11 to 15 years old to join the Recreation league is set for 11:00 at Recreation center on De Siard street.

Recreation League Barkdull Faulk Geor- Tucker Sherrouse Lida Benton Recreation Center DeSiard Street

Crackers Rally Edges Barons In Tight Three Hour Tilt

Atlanta Crackers overcome Birmingham Barons 7 to 6 after a four run ninth inning rally. Lanning Wetherell George and Crouch started for Birmingham while Small Gabler and Smith finished the game.

Crackers Shade Barons Atlanta Atlanta Crackers Birmingham Barons Barons Birmingham Puma Iressed Lanning Wetherell George Crouch Small Gabler Smith

Kallio Installs Cooling System for Wrestling Ring

Fireworks light up Monroe Wrestling arena as five wrestlers start the program with a wrestling royal. Promoter Gus Kallio installs large fans and opens rear doors to keep the arena cool. Five grapplers participate: the Shadow, Frankie Hill Wichita Falls area, Buck Davidson Terre Haute, Sailor Watkins Amarillo, and Ace Freeman New York.

Monroe Wrestling Arena Gus Kallio Kallio News-Star Shadow Frankie Hill Waxahachie Tex Bob Buck) Davidson Terre Haute Ind Sailor Watkins Amarillo Ace Freeman New York City

Twilight League Matchups at Local Parks

Sunshine Cleaners meet Knights of Columbus at Y's park. W. O. W. play Bakers at Gassers' park. Independents face United Gas on Plum Street in a twilight league doubleheader.

Sunshine Cleaners Knights of Columbus Y's Park Bakers, Gassers’ Park Independents United Gas Plum Street United Gas Botereell Independents Eee Woodmen of the World Bakers Oe Ereebdeewoenes

Clarksdale Red Sox Blank Monroe In Doubleheader Sweep

Clarksdale Red Sox, led by Reggie Cassibry and Clarence Benton, swept a doubleheader from league leader Monroe White Sox 4 0 and 6 1 in Clarksdale Mississippi. Cassibry allowed five hits in game one as Kelton Maxfield was touched for nine hits. Benton held Monroe to four hits in game two. M SON Murrell Jones had three hits for Monroe in game one. Bob Chiado added three hits and two RBIs for Monroe. Monroe heads to El Dorado after the twin bill. Clarksdale hosts Helena next.

Clarksdale Miss Reggie Cassibry Clarence Benton Clarksdale Red Sox Monroe White Sox Monroe Murrell Jones White Sox Bob Chiado Monroe Abrhpoae Gilbert L. Jones Grantham Steee Chiado Ceneeens Krole Ernee Cassibry Cassibry Chiado Brannon Hackney Conway Jones Pruitt Maxfield Cassidry Kale Gribbon Thomasson Hill Hargrove Wet Ewenee Bisakep Schang Hinton Clarksdale Abr HPORE Pintarell Tucker Cerneenere Rf Grantham Fisher Benton P Feese Ak Vancdese Clarksdale Ee Taylor M. Jones

Wilson Is Mississippi Amateur Medal Winner

Laurel golfer Franklin Specs Wilson shot 75 to win medalist honors in the qualifying rounds of the 34th Mississippi amateur golf tournament at Laurel. W S Love Jr and Tom Walsh followed with 77 and 78 as the course proved tough and par remained unthreatened. Gene Vinson, 1958 champion, will start in tomorrow's championship flight.

Laurel Miss Franklin “Specs Wilson Louisiana State University Mississippi W. S. Love, Jr Columbia Tom Walsh Greenville Andy Phyler Jackson City Jodie Kyle Philadelphia Gene Vinson Meridian Sid Richardson Northwestern John K. David Purdue Stanley J. Kowal Warren Tansey Michigan State Marvin Mesch Oklahoma Dean Ritchie Kansas H. R. Merritt Yale Tom Hoak Iowa State Johnny Burke Bert McDowell Louisiana State Burke Robert Babbish Detroit al Michael Irving Campbell

Local Baseball and Football Scores From Various Cities

Daily sports results include Philadelphia beating New York 3 to 2, Detroit 11 to 2 over Cleveland, and Boston 3 to 0 over Washington. Other games feature Atlanta 7 Birmingham 6, Fort Worth 8 Tulsa 2, Dallas 1 Oklahoma City 2, and numerous Southeastern League tallies across multiple towns.

Fort Worth Tulsa Oklahoma City Dallas San Antonio Shreveport Beaumont Houston Houston Te Beweeeerens Shreveport Ee

Major League Leaders Report From Baseball Standings

American League leaders include McQuinn St Louis batting .354 Foyx Boston .353 Runs Case Washington and Cramer Boston 55 RBIs Greenberg Detroit and Williams Boston 57 Hits Case Washington 91 McQuinn St Louis 85 Doubles Greenberg Detroit 25 Ralfe New York 21 Triples McQuinn St Louis Keltner Cleveland Wright Travis and Lewis Washington 7 Home runs Greenberg Detroit 16 Foxx Boston 12 Stolen bases Case Washington 27 Chapman Cleveland 10 Pitching Donald New York 8 0 Ruffing New York 11 1 National League unchanged from yesterday no games.

Associated Press McQuinn St. Louis Foyx Boston Case Washington Cramer Greenberg Detroit Williams Ralfe New York Keltner Cleveland Wright Travis Lewis Foxx Chapman Donald Ruffing

Qualifying for Kraft Tourney Begins Tuesday

Entrants in the ninth Kraft Paper Golf tournament at Morehouse Country Club will start qualifying rounds Tuesday. The event, July 2 to 4, drew 244 entrants last year and may attract more this year. Notables include Edwin McClure Shreveport Vincent Danti and Freddie Haas New Orleans Henry Costello Emile Zacharias Baton Rouge.

Bastrop Morehouse Country Club Edwin McClure Shreveport Vincent Dantoni Freddie Haas New Orleans Henry Costello Emile Zacharias Baton Rouge Ram

Iowa College Golfers Lead National Meet Tally

An Iowa State team surged to the front at Wakonda as Rus Vifquain shot 33 on the back nine to pace the half after 18 holes. His 72 matched medal leaders Lewis Ochmig and Vincent DAntoni. Northwestern led 305 with Yale and Stanford tied for third at 309 as play paused at dusk.

Des Moines Ila Iowa State College Rus Vifquain Vilquain Wakonda Ames Ingolfer Iowan Oehrig D'Antoni

Georgia Tucker Defeats Mops In Tight Softball Clash

In a close Tuesday morning game Georgia Tucker beat Mops 3 to 2. Harry Bell led Georgia Tucker with four hits while R Preston went 3 for 4 for the Mops. Batteries were Laurent Preston and Mel Kenzie for the Mops and Marx Rubin for Georgia Tucker.

Georgia Tucker Harry Bell R. Preston Mops Laurent Mel Kenzie Marx Rubin

Louis Favored 6 To 1 In Joe Galento Bout

Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, is listed as a 1 to 6 favorite against Tony Galento in a 15 round heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Fans pack Hippodrome tickets as promoters expect a gate near 500000 dollars. Louis and Galento sparred as NYSA meetings loom, with analysts debating if Galento can land a decisive punch before five rounds.

Feder Joe Louis Tony Gelento Yankee Stadium Tony Gaiente Joe Max Schmeling Jim Braddock Galento Manassa Mauler Joe Jacobs Schmeling Louis Yussel Mike Jacobs Hippodrome Mike New York State Athletic Commission

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The readable OCR fragment lists teams and scoring fragments across multiple towns including Rayne Opelousas Abbeville Jeanerette and Alexandria with partial player names and lineups but lacks a complete event narrative or outcome.

Alexandria Lafayette Jeanerette Abbeville Lake Charles Opelousas New Iberia Rayne

Tony Galento Louis bout odds and crowd skepticism

New York reporters note a mix of hype and doubt as Tony Galento faces Joe Louis. Bookmakers post 6 to 1 on Galento to win and 20 to 1 on a knockout, with expectations that Louis will win in five or ten rounds, while Galento may win only by a knockout.

Whitney Martin New York Tony Gelento Joe Louis Tony Doyle Louis Schmeling Galento Gailento Sir Echo Yankees

Navy Crew Ends Western Domination At Poughkeepsie Regatta

A year ago Navy varsity crew nosed out California in a record 18 19 for four miles, ending western dominance at the Poughkeepsie regatta.

Marion Wins Two In Big Six Halts Trojans

In Marion Louisiana on June 27 the Marion baseball club beat the Ansley Trojans in a double header. Tobin Smith pitched well to win 7 to 4 in the first game while Ellis Brown hurled Marion to a 9 to 3 victory in the nightcap.

Marion Ansley Trojans Tobin Smith Trojans Ellis Brown

Tipton sacrifice fly lifts Athletics past Yankees in night game

In Philadelphia at Shibe Park 33 074 fans witnessed the A s beat the New York Yankees 3 2 after Eric Tipton of Duke University hit a long sacrifice fly with one out and bases loaded in the eighth inning. Pitcher Henry Pippen earned the win for the A s while Bump Hadley took the loss.

Philadelphia Eric “Red” Tipton Duke University Athletics New York Yankees Shibe Park Tipton Bump Hadley Sam Chapman Hadley Henry Pippen Yanks Yankees Dee Miles Frankie Crosettis Bob Johnson Frankie Hayes Chapman Joe DiMaggio Miles Pippen Tom Henrich Johnson Dario Lodigiani Joe Gatenbein

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