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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1938

Page

8

Cincinnati Jinx Ends In Game Tuesday

Baseball roundup notes Cincinnati Reds moving 14 of 20, Giants leading, Cubs slipping after loss to Cardinals. New York and Cleveland momentum shown as White Sox win a tense game over the Browns, while eastern clubs in both leagues report rainouts.

Reds Giants New York Cubs Leeds St. Louis Cardinals Sean Lonnie Warneke Chicago Gat Housers Tex Carleton Pepper Martin Cleveland New York Yankes Detroit Hal Trosky Ken Keltner Johnny Humphries Johnny Allen Marvin Rip Rad Gift Chicago White Sox St. Louis Browns Sox Browns Bill Cox

Lake Charles Skippers edge Abbeville in a tense finish

Larry Fisher blasted a seventh inning homer with two aboard as Lake Charles beat Abbeville 5 4 in a dramatic game. Lafayette rallied to topple Rayne 8 7 after giving up a big early lead, while Alexandria vs Opelousas and New Iberia at Jeanerette were rained out.

Associated Press Larry Fisher Lake Charles Ville Abbeville Lafayette Rayne Rice Birds Birds Butske Sox Montalvo Alexandria

Mississippi Open tennis semis progress with three set

University of Mississippi tournament action continued with three of four semifinalists decided. W. Be defeated Sever eon man Wace cat cayenne of Carl Gara Columbus 6-3 6-2 as the second round progressed.

University, Miss W. BE A Heane Sever Eon

U S Stars Sweep Three Wimbledon Matches

American women dominated Wimbledon with Helen Wills Moody, Alice Marble, and Helen Jacobs winning key matches. Moody defeated Kay Stammers 6-2 6-1, Marble beat Rene Mathieu 6-2 6-3, Jacobs defeated Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 6-2 6-3. Sperling upset Moody in recent London championships. Jacobs to face Mabel in semi finals. Budge to meet Puncec as men’s draw unfolds amid windy conditions.

Scotty Reston Wimbledon Eng California Helen Wills Moody Kay Stammers Alice Marble Rene Mathieu Helen Jacobs Jadwiga Jed Lord Palfrey Fabyan Germany Denmark Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling Bett Her America Sperling Miss Jacobs Miss Mable Ferenc Puncec Yugoslavia

Standings and results from Clarksville area games

Recent standings show Clarksdale leading with 4 wins and Monroe at 3. Pine Bluff 5 Greenville 2, Hot Springs 14 Greenwood 12, Helena 5 El Dorado 3. Today’s schedule includes Crossett at Ruston and Hodge at Brown along with several pro matches and rain delays in New York Philadelphia and Boston Brooklyn games.

Clarksdale Monroe Pine Bluff Greenville Hot Springs Greenwood Helena el Dorado Games Crossett Ruston Hodge Brown Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Schumacher Castleman Mulcahy Hollingsworth Fette Presswell Cincinnati Walters Davis Tobin Weiland Lee Cleveland Detroit Washington Wade Harder Nelson Caster Gomez Hadley Léonard Marcum Stratton Hildebrand Wen Greenville Ener Ee Eeeet Teaser el Dorado Ene

Chattanooga Beats Knoxville In Close 6 5 Game

Chattanooga defeats Knoxville 6 to 5 in a tight matchup. Memphis earns a 12 to 6 win over New Orleans. Atlanta leads Nashville 4 1 with Birmingham at 6 4. Little Rock hosts Birmingham while New Orleans visits Memphis.

Atlanta Teeerreesomenses Nashville Little Rock Memphis Birmingham New Orleans Aweee Knoxville Chattanooga Pre Atlante

Lake 5 Abbeville 4 and Lafayette Rayne 7

Rain affected games in Alexandria Opelousas area with only scattered results. Local scores show Lake defeated Abbeville 5 to 4 while Lafayette beat Rayne 7. Weather disrupted play across parishes and limited action in the period reported.

Tulsa and Fort Worth duel as Texas grid results roll in

Tulsa defeats Houston 6 to 0 while Beaumont edges Dallas 10 to 3. Fort Worth beats San Antonio 7 to 6 and Shreveport shuts out Oklahoma City 7 to 0. Remaining matchups include Oklahoma City versus Dallas and the listed city pairings.

Texas League Tulsa Pombe Deees Oklahoma City San Antonio Besumont Fort Worth Dallas Tulsa Houston Beaumont Shreveport

Southeastern League scores and results brief

Anniston defeated Pensacola 6 to 5 while Selma routed Jackson 6 to 0. Gadsden and Mobile played to 2 to 2 and 1 to 1 draws respectively, in a day of mixed results for the Southeastern League teams.

Anniston Pensacola Selma Jackson Gadsden Mobile

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

National League leaders include Lombardi Cincinnati batting .312 with Goodman and McCormick also strong. Ott and Goodman hit 18 home runs. Koy and Hack stole bases. Vander Meer, Brown and Klinger lead pitching. American League leaders feature Averill batting .381, Foxx 78 RBIs, Trevis and Lewis high in hits, Foxx 21 homers, and Werber sharing steals.

Associated Press Lombardi Cincinnati Martin Philadelphia McCormick Goodman Mize St. Louis Suhr Pittsburgh Riggs Ott New York Koy Brooklyn Hack Chicago Klinger Brown Vander Meer Averill Cleveland Travis Washington Lewis Foxx Boston York Detroit Trevis Cramer Trosky Heath Greenberg

Indians Rally Past Tigers 5-4 For Lead Increase

Cleveland beats Detroit 5-4 as Tommy Bridges is knocked for five runs in the second inning. Johnny Allen survives two rough stretches to earn his 10th win. Attendance 12,900 as the Indians push their AL lead to four and a half games over the Yankees.

Cleveland Indians Tommy Bridges Detroit Tigers Yankees Johnny Allen Eisenstat Dixie Walker Charley Gehringer Pete York Fox Ie Greengerg Laabs Rest aChristman Bridges Fisensiat Ross Eisenrtet Nsec Heath Averill Wsccee Keiner Sweracs Humphries Cleveland Ro Keltner Lary Tresky Walker Gehringer Allen Basil. Moriarty Rommel

White Sox edge Browns in 10 run-scoring duel thriller

Marvin Owens steals home in the ninth to give Chicago a 10 9 win over St. Louis as Rip Radcliff belted a tying homer with Hayes and Kreevich aboard. Radcliff drove in four runs, Kubel homered, and Whitehead earned the win over Tietje in a high scoring interleague tilt.

ST. Louis Marvin Owen Chicago White Sox St. Louis Browns Owen Rip Radcliff Hayes Kreevich Chicago Hayes Lees Steinbacher Radcliff Taeak Owen Schiveter Kurel Berger Lee Popnaneaecete Whitehead van Atta gzzRan Heath Fastsee Lowe Nee Nese Clift Kress Kubel Hefffner McQuinn Mozzera Brembacher Redcliff Heffner Heat Schlueter Bacrifice Teinbacher Chicago Tietje Linke Linke Nene Pit Z

Bakers Defeat Guy's Bus Line 21 to 6 in Lopsided Win

The Bakers overwhelmed the last place Guy's Bus Line 21 to 6 as Clover hit his 10th homer of the season and Burford and Roberts added homers. Willems and Bennett pitched for Bakers while Roberts caught. Head did the catching in a flurry of mound changes.

Bakers Clover Burford Roberts Clower Head Willems Bennett

Giles Worried Because Cincy Is Baseball Crazy

New York June 2 Warren Crandall Giles Cincinnati Reds business manager frets over All-Star game duties in Cincinnati July 6. He questions ticket demand versus capacity, plans a costly press section, and cites superstition about missing the World Series if the city fails to win the pennant. His optimism rests on past speeches and leadership roles in Minor and International leagues.

New York Warren Crandall Giles Cincinnati Reds Giles Cincinnati Frank Hague Jersey City Philadelphia Moline Fountain Square P. T. Barnum Mr. Giles Boswell Gabriel Paul Connie Mack Branch Rickey Rochester International League Club International League Club

Wimbledon upset and regatta results in brief

Today a year ago Helen Jacobs defeated Round in Wimbledon quarter finals. Three years ago California crew beat Washington and Pennsylvania in the intercollegiate sprint regatta at Long Beach. Five years ago Primo Carnera won the world heavyweight title by KO in the sixth round.

Associated Press Helen Jacobs California Washington Pennsylvania Long Beach Calif Primo Carnera Jack Sharkey

Riggs Wins When Grant Is Forced To Default

Bobby Riggs of Chicago advances after Atlanta’s Bitsy Grant retires with a blistered hand in the National Clay Courts final. Riggs leads 6 3 in the first set, with the second set halted at 6-all. He will face Gard Mulloy of Miami for a possible third Clay Courts title.

Chicago Bobby Riggs Bryan ‘Bitsy’ Grant Atlanta Riggs Gardner Mulloy Miami Fla Bill Tilden Grant Grant-Riggs

Red Sox defeat Monroe 4 to 3 to even series in Clarksdale

Slim Harris pitched four-hit ball for Clarksdale as the Red Sox edged Monroe 4 to 3 in Clarksdale. Monroe scored in the first then tied and led briefly, but Harris and error-free defense preserved the win. Uhle led Clarksdale with three safeties, while Taitt and Medak delivered key RBI for Monroe.

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