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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1938
Page
6
A Press survey notes rising attendance and standings momentum for 1938, with Indians and Reds flashing surges. It predicts most clubs will exceed 1937 totals, with Yankees near parity. Cleveland eyes a million in home crowds as Bobby Feller shines and Ted Lyons limits the Red Sox in a key league clash.
Mower, a son of Sickle, captured the $5,000 added handicap at Arlington Park, dominating the field under Jockey Bobby OEene. Grey and Marmara followed as place and show options in the seven furlongs event during the 30 day meet with purses totaling $400,000 across eight races.
Tommy Bolt former caddy from Shreveport defended his Tallulah Invitational title by defeating Tom Walsh of Greenville Mississippi 2 and 1 in the final. The event drew top Louisiana and Mississippi golfers and the Tallulah Country club praised the turnout. Medalist Bolt had earlier shot 72 to Walsh 74 in a playoff.
Results list shows Monroe 1 Clarksdale 9 Greenville 4 Pine Bluff 1 Helena 9 El Dorado 3 Hot Springs 8 Greenwood 6. Today feature matchups include Monroe at Clarksdale and Pine Bluff at Greenville with several other regional games and a few cross league pairings noted.
Alexandria defeats New Iberia by nine to six in a forfeit outcome. The line score reflects a decisive win for Alexandria though no players or play occurred on the field.
Meridian topped Anniston 9 to 1 and Jackson beat Gadsden 9 to 6. Selma edged Mobile 5 to 4.
Baton Rouge June 3 Four track stars including Billy Brown an LSU sophomore who holds the national A A U hop step and jump title depart tonight for Detroit to compete in the National A A U meet J C Devall a high school star who has cleared six feet six and a half inches this year Frank Hart former national A A U junior shot put champion and Frank Church a L A U sophomore who set new southern A A U half and quarter mile records this spring.
Feller limits Boston to three runs as he strikes out ten. The Indians beat the Red Sox 3 to 1 behind Feller’s 10th strikeout of Higgins and a double play to end threats in the third and fifth innings. Box score shows Foxx homering for Boston and Trosky driving in runs for Cleveland.
The Chicago White Sox beat the St Louis Browns 4 to 3 in the first of a four game set. Ted Lyons limited the Browns to six hits through seven innings before the bullpen allowed two more as Chicago built a lead. Harland Clift hit his eighth homer and Hank Steinbacher added a four-bagger inside the park, with Kreevich and Kuhel driving runs in for Chicago.
Rain delayed the inaugural University of Mississippi Open Tennis tournament in Miss. on June 28. All seeds moved through byes except Billy Baker who beat L A Wyatt 6-2 2-6 6-4. Max Peagram defeated Willis McGeary 6-4 6-0 and Thomas Avent beat Clarence Harvey 0-6 10-8 6-3. Benches of Wesson advanced when unopposed, with Hester Gentsch Mill er McDonald Shelton and Bonner joining second round.
The Farmerville Black Eagles beat the Greenville Buffs 7 to 3 in the first game, then the Buffs recovered to win the second by a similar margin. Game details are incomplete due to damaged text, but both teams showed offense and pitching in a regional matchup.
Rainy Monday notes hint the American League stars hold the edge over the National League in the upcoming all star game at Cincinnati on July 6. Yankees loom large with six roster spots, while managers McCarthy and Rickey navigate star power and uncertain futures for Hornsby and other big names. Guldahl pursues a risky bid for golf supremacy as Shute remains in peak form, and boxing circles watch the Schmeling saga with two Ton Tony Galento tied to Louis prospects amid sport world tensions.
Tallulah La June 2 special fight fans in north Louisiana and West Mississippi will see a top boxing program as Cleve Roby promotes a July Fourth card featuring Otto McCall 196 pounds in the eight round main event against Oscar King Kong Matthews. Matthews will meet McCall again in Atlanta on July 11. McCall carries 36 knockouts in 44 fights and Roby predicts a knockout win. Jimmy Yeates notes Matthews faces one of the toughest opponents.
Hank Steinbacher hit a homer and a single, driving in two and scoring three as the White Sox defeated the Browns 9-4 yesterday. Shortstop provided standout power and run production to lift Chicago.
The Twilight League in Monroe shows Saul Adler Garage still atop the standings after forfeiting to City of Monroe yesterday and then winning a daytime practice game 3 to 2. Adler’s Boyce and White paired for the battery while Shorty Bell and Pete Haddad led offense. Bell went 4-for-4 and Haddad hit a homer.
Don Budge stormed into the Wimbledon semifinals by crushing F Cesnar 6-3 6-0 7-5 as Americans Jacobs Marble and Fabyan joined for quarterfinals. Ferenc Puncee defeated Don MacPhail to face Budge. Bunny Austin and Henkel won for their brackets. Jacobs beat Peggy Scriven 7-5 6-4 as Fabyan and Bundy fought to a 3-6 6-3 6-4 result. Marble defeated Ruth Hardwick 7-5 6-4 to set clash with Rene Mathieu.
Kenneth Andrews spun a four hit shutout and the Monroe White Sox beat the Clarksdale Red Sox 1 0 in Clarksdale Mississippi. Johnny Conway drove in the lone run in the third inning as Monroe improved to six place in the Cotton States league. Merle Coleman pitched well for Clarksdale, but Andrews outdueled him.
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