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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

6

Strong Clubs Face Tougher Foes In pennant chase

By Bill Bent Associated Press Sports Writer the New York Giants find themselves aiming at a tighter schedule as the Cubs and Cardinals hold the top spots in the league. Chicago's rotation is deep with four win totals and Dizzy Dean anchors St. Louis with eleven wins. Giants pivot between hope and pressure as they seek breathing room before the all star game in Washington.

Bill Bent Associated Press New York Giants Giants St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Cubs Pirates New Yorkers Chicago Larry French Charley Root Tex Carleton Roy Parmelee Clay Bryant Clyde Shoun Bill Lee Cub Cardinals Dizzy Dean Lonnie Warneke Bob Weiland Redbirds St. Louis Gas House Bill Terry Carl Hubbell Hal Schumacher Slick Castleman Cliff Melton Washington Bees

Denver bout features Marshall over McMillen in three falls

Everett Marshall 220 pounds from La Junta defeats Jim McMillen 220 pounds of Chicago two falls to one in a wrestling match held last night in Denver.

Associated Press Denver Everett Marshall la Junta Colo Jim McMillen Chicago

City League Rained Out Yesterday as Games Postponed

Today’s schedule shows Collens Pharmacy facing Adler Garage with Lida Benton listed, following yesterday’s washout. No results occurred due to rain.

Collens’ Pharmacy Adler Garage Lida Benton

Swartz Carbon Blackers top Crossett in playoff opener

Swartz Carbon Blackers beat Crossett Millers 3-1 in Swartz Arkansas, with Malone and Butler pitching well. Douglas produced key hits for Swartz, while Crossett strung hits late but failed to score until the ninth. Second game set for Wednesday afternoon with likely starters Elliott or Stegman.

Crossett Ark Swartz Carbon Blackers Crossett Millers Malone Swartz Butler Millers Douglas Carlton Alexander Hammond Norman Oslin Moore Patterson Courtney Sherman Davis McGregor Fryer Singletary McClain Vornado Elliott Stegman White Patti McDaniel Frver E. Alexander Scoccsesee Ecsesee Douging McReynolds Csssooe Wolfe Soctsocceea Malega Crossetts Bwaltz Varnado Doubie Joe Oslin Swanson Veach

Coal byproduct use in automobile parts on the rise

About 180 automobile components are produced from coal and its by products, expanding the role of coal derivatives in manufacturing. This development highlights how fuel and chemical industries influence vehicle part production and material sourcing.

Rainout Cancels Games. Monroes Host Helena Twin Bill

A rainout at Casino Park washed out last night’s schedule. Tonight the Monroe Twins meet Helena Seaporters in the first night doubleheader, with Petraborg pitching game one and Pate set for game two. Local lineups include Harper guiding Helena in absence of Rod Whitney, with Schneider and Julian Tubb possible starters and Raymond a secondary option.

Petraborg Pate Bill Casino Park Monroe Twins Helena Eddie Hock Twins Hock Walter Petraborg Ralph Joe” Pate Marshall Pine Bluff Monroe Vicksburg Doodle” Harper Seaporters Rod Whitney Harper Arkansans Turner Shell Schneider Julian Tubb Celey Raymond

Limestone Consumption in U S Totaling 24 Million Tons

Approximately 24,000,000 tons of limestone are used annually in the United States. The material is chiefly employed in the smelting of iron ores, underscoring its integral role in the steel industry.

United States

All-Star Baseball Game May Be Killed Next Year

Paul Mickelson reports that pressure from writers and fans in the heartland aims to end the annual all star game if the majors deny a public poll for players next year. The Nationals insist on control, while the American League consented to last year’s format amid strong lobbying and fan interest wanes outside New York and Washington. The piece also notes Joe Louis training claims and situational notes on the National League pennant race around the Cubs Giants Cardinals and Pirates.

Paul Mickelson New York Washington Middle West London National Nationals Boston Bill Terry A. L Bill Brandt Chicago Hokum Joe Louis Joe Giants Cubs Cardinals Pirates George M. Cohan St. Louis E. J. Baker St. Charles Ill Greyhound Cardinal Prince Sep Palin Baker Muscleton Gerson Archie Templeton North Carolina Shelby Jack Doyle Mike Jacobs Yankee Stadium Sammy Bell Montreal Jack Sharkey Golden Glove

Texas League Indians shade Missions 4 3 in ninth

Oklahoma City Indians hold off San Antonio Missions 4 to 3 after a tense ninth inning. Jim Moore in his first Indians start preserved the win as the tying and go ahead runs reached base. Box shows San Antonio 000 000 201 Oklahoma City 382 with Sams Liebhardt Kimberlin Cox Moore Touchsone Mackie.

Kimberlin Cox Moore Touchsone Mackie

Lyons Quietly Dominates For Fort Worth Victory over Buffs

Fort Worth Cats inched past the Houston Buffs 5 to 4 as Johnny Lyons silenced the Buffs to seven innings with one solid hit and two errors marred by two scratch blows. Grodzicki Scheffing Ware Whitworth Jackson and Lyons contributed in a tense 5 4 game at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Tex Johnny Lyons Fort Worth Cats Cats Houston Buffs Houston Lyons Grodzicki Scheffing Ware Whitworth Jackson

Tinsley Hearing Postponed in Baton Rouge

In Baton Rouge Louisiana Chief of Police King Strenzke postponed the hearing on a charge of disorderly conduct against Gaynell Tinsley the LSU All America end for the past two seasons. Roger Melancon a 16 year old charged Tinsley and R W Edwards operators of a filling station struck and slapped him Friday night as he entered the station to use a telephone.

Tinsley Baton Rouge King Strenzke Gaynell Tinsley Louisiana State University Roger Melancon R. W. Edwards

Batting Matchups Sparkling Across Major League Cities

Detroit faces Chicago with Auker opposing Stratton while New York meets Philadelphia featuring Hadley against Thomas. Boston travels to Washington as Grove contests Weaver and St Louis visits Cleveland with Hogsett opposing Whitehill.

Chicago St. Louis New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston Chicago Sweer Detroit Cleveland Washington Ween Auker Stratton Hadley Thomas Washington Grove Weaver Hogsett Whitehill

Southwide baseball scores from Atlanta to New Orleans

Small city matchups show Atlanta defeating Little Rock 7 to 6 while Birmingham tops Knoxville 9 to 4 and Chattanooga beats Memphis 6 to 5 New Orleans dominates Nashville 9 to 4 with New Orleans at Nashville Birmingham at Knoxville Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Chattanooga on the slate.

Atlanta Little Rock Birmingham Knoxville Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans Nashville Pet Renee Saneee Ateer Sean Weer

Local High School Scores Reported Across Parishes

Abbeville 7, Alexandria 11. Rayne 1, Jeanerette 8. Lake Charles 1, Lafayette 10. New Iberia at Opelousas, rain.

Lafayette Senate Eeerene Alexandria Seer Jeanerette Eeeeeerene Opelousas Eeenee Eer Lake Charles Eeneee New Ibellia Aa Abbeville Serene Eeeneee Alexandria Rayne Jeanerette Lafayette New Iberia Opelousas

Local baseball scores and upcoming matchups

San Antonio 3 Oklahoma City 4. Galveston 7 Dallas 5. Houston 4 Fort Worth 5. Beaumont 6 Tulsa 1. Houston at Fort Worth. San Antonio at Oklahoma City. Beaumont at Tulsa. Galveston at Dallas.

San Antonio Oklahoma City Galveston Dallas Houston Fort Worth Beaumont Tulsa

Kilgore, Palestine win as Texarkana and Tyler fall

In Friday high school football scores Kilgore defeats Texarkana 7 to 4 while Palestine beats Tyler 12 to 2. Jacksonville edges Longview 10 to 3 in another contest.

Kilgore Texarkana Palestine Tyler Jacksonville Longview

Sports scores and rain delay tease in Meridian

Local scoreboard shows Selma 1 Pensacola 4 and Mobile 6 Jackson 7 with Meridian at Montgomery facing rain. Weather disrupts play as teams contend for late season standings.

Selma Pensacola Mobile Jackson Meridian Montgomery

Weekend Scores From Local Games

The standings show St Paul 8 Columbus 9 Minneapolis 18 Toledo 3 Milwaukee 6 Indianapolis 0 Kansas City 12 Louisville 9 reflecting recent results across multiple matchups. Strong performances from Minneapolis and Kansas City highlight the day.

St. Paul Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville

Rochester Edges Buffalo In Rainy Standout Game

Rochester defeated Buffalo 1 to 0 in a lone matchup as rain affected the Newark venue. Baltimore faced Newark in a separate listed contest amid wet conditions.

Buffalo Rochester Baltimore Newark

Rough Match Will Feature Mat Program In Monroe Tonight

Wrestling returns to Monroe tonight at Twin City Stadium with a main event Lou Plummer versus Angelo Cistoldi in a two out of three falls bout plus a semi final Frank Sexton versus Doug Wycoff. Plummer and Sexton are new here as the Twin City Stadium promoters unveil stadium improvements and lower admission prices.

Monroe Lou Plummer Notre Dame Angelo Cistoldi Boston Roughhouse Twin City Stadium Roosevelt Stadium Twin City Stadium Corporation Plummer-Cistoldi Frank Sexton Ohio Doug Wycoff Georgia Tech Plummer Sexton Southwest Cistoldi Ohio State University Wycoff Doug Butch” Martin Walter Veach Amis Smelser

Texarkana Liners sweep Kilgore in two game series

Texarkana defeated Kilgore 7 to 4 in a two game series. The Liners totaled 13 hits as Langeton Brooks Barnett Horton Reninger and Kappleman contributed to the victory. Kilgore's pitchers were tagged for runs across the contest.

Texarkana Tex Texarkana Liners Kilgore Rangers Kilgore Langeton Brooks Barnett Horton Reninger Kappleman

Boxing and sports chatter from June roundups in New York

Pro promoters in Flint and others court summer bouts for bantamweight Sixto Escobar and welterweights while Pedro Montanez trains in Puerto Rico for a July 4 ten rounder with Frankie Wallace. Armchair forecasts touch Vanderbilt Raceway, baseball managers, and golfers, with notes on Armstong and Bloody.

Eddie Brietz New York Jack Patrill Flint Mich Sixto Escobar K. O. Morgan Pedro Montanez Puerto Rico Frankie Wallace Cleveland Arturo Godoy Big Boy Bray San Francisco Henry Armstrong al Jolson al Blatch Australia Madison Square Garden Armstrong Aldo Spaldi Tazio Nuvolari Roosevelt Raceway Tazio Brooklyn Red Luzin Quincy A. A Yankees Rockingham Park Milwaukee

Wimbledon Archive Sketches From Mirror Sports Panel

The item notes past Wimbledon semi finals with Budge Perry Austin von Cramm and Bryant Grant, recalls Lou Gehrig concussion, Henry Cotton British Open record score 283, and Helen Jacobs Wimbledon final appearance with Rene Mathieu.

Associated Press Don Budge Fred Perry Bunny Austin Baron Gottfried von Cramm Bryant Grant Perry Wilmer Allison Austin Lou Gehrig Henry Cotton Helen Jacobs Mme Rene Mathieu

Eagles Beat Monkeys Behind Johnson Seven K Strikeoutout

Pitcher Johnson of the Eagles struck out 11 batters as they defeated the Monkeys 9 to 5. The Monkeys had nine hits to eight for the Eagles, but Johnson kept 11 batters from reaching first base.

Eagles Monkeys Johnson

Bakers vs Baptists and Missouri Pacific pairings

Local matchups include Bakers taking on Baptists with Barkdull Faulk officiating at Southern Bell’s contest against Monroe Utilities in Y's park. Cudahy meets Methodists as Missouri Pacific faces St. Matthew's on Pium Street.

Wee Enwnne St. Matthew's Seer Bakers Comer Methodists Seeewerere Southern Bell Missouri Pacific Baptists Monroe Utilities Cudahy Soxien Bakers Barkdull Faulk Y's Park Methodists St. Matthew’s Pium Street

Former boxing champ Georges Carpentier becomes Cannes hotel barman

Georges Carpentier once held the European heavyweight title and now works as a bartender at a Cannes hotel. He has shifted from ring fame to hospitality life, adapting to civilian days amid the French Riviera town.

Georges Carpentier Cannes

National League Favored 8-5 In All Star Game

National League looks like 8 to 5 favorites to beat the American League in the July 7 Washington all star game. The trio of stars Carl Hutchell Dizzy Dean and Van Lingle Mungo are slated to start for the Nationals with a likely Dean Hubbell Mungo rotation. The pitchers boast 28 wins and 14 losses among the trio with Grove Bridges and Gomez posting a 22 12 combined mark. Lee Grissom is the lone rookie among 46 selected players with a sellout expected at Washington.

New York Carl Hutchell Dizzy Dean van Lingle Mungo Bill Terry National League Joe McCarthy Washington Dean Hubbell Mungo Terry Nationals McCarthy Rolfe DiMaggio Gehringer Detroit Gehrig Cronin Boston Bell St. Louis Walker Dickey Grove Bridges Gomez Martin Bart Lee Grissom Cincinnati Joe DiMaggio

Mayes and Clayton Triumph in Low-Scoring Baseball Tilt

Clayton defeats Natchez 2 to 1 as Truman Mayes pitches for Brown Paper Mill club and dominates John Kenda of LSU on the mound. Mayes fans 13, Kenda fanned 3, both teams error twice, all runs unearned. Natchez miscues contribute to the final score.

Clayton Truman Mayes Brown Paper Mill Club John Kenda Louisiana State University Natchez Indians Concordia Parish Redskins L Mayes Kenda Natchez

Lewis Defeats Reddish in 10 Rounds in Non Title Bout

John Henry Lewis of Pittsburgh defeated heavy weight Willie Reddish of Philadelphia in a 10 round decision. The light heavyweight champion weighed 177 pounds to Reddish's 190 as Lewis used fast jabs and a powerful body attack to wear down his opponent in the final rounds.

Lewis Reddish Washington John Henry Lewis Pittsburgh Willie Reddish Philadelphia Reddish

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