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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
12
Dodgers manager Max Carey promoted Hollis Thurston who then won his sixth straight with a 7 0 shutout of the Phillies. Thurston blanked Philadelphia for the second straight game, extending scoreless innings to 22 as Hack Wilson homered for Brooklyn while Cincinnati and St. Louis split tight games.
Gene Sarazen, fresh holder of the British and American Open titles, will make at least $250,000 over the next two years under a contract with New York promoter Ray McCarthy who will handle all his affairs. He will play one more major this season at St Paul in August.
Greenville Mississippi hosts the annual championship announced by the open golf tournament committee. The event runs July 25 and 26 with local and regional players expected to compete for the title in Greenville.
Alexandria officials refused to rebuild the fence or repair the stands at City park despite petitions from about 450 citizens. Mayor V. V. Lamkin declined costless repair plans and bids were cited for a new fence and stand repairs. Committee members said repairs would aid any team seeking league participation.
In Philadelphia Tommy Lough outpointed Steve Hamas. Ralph Ficu cello of Brooklyn outpointed Meyer Christner of Akron with a KO in the 8th. Mack House of Wilkes-Barre outpointed Eddie Benson of New York. Frankie Cawley of Pittsburgh outpointed Walter Cobb of Baltimore. In New York Freddie Miller of Cincinnati knocked out Nat Suess of Brownsville. In Pittsburgh Lew Massey of Philadelphia outpointed Ray Miller of Detroit in a 10 round decision.
Whitehill of the Tigers outpitched three Cleveland hurlers and knocked in two with three singles. Joe Sewell of the Yankees belted two home runs and a single against the Senators. Gus Mancuso of the Cardinals doubled twice and singled, driving in four against Cincinnati. Hollis Thurston of the Dodgers won his sixth straight, shutting out the Phillies 7 to 0 on five hits.
In Hot Springs Virginia on June 30 Robert Moffett of Princeton advances to face Billy Howell of Washington and Lee in the 36 hole quarterfinals of the national intercollegiate championship. Moffett defeated Colgate medalist Henry Kowal and Harvard captain Jock Heath to reach this stage as rivals push into the longer format. He faces a Virginian foe noted for course familiarity and improvement through the event.
O B Keeler argues Fresh Meadow Country Club rewards length, with a 6,770 yard layout and many two shot holes. He notes par 70, three long par 3s, and only two three shotters, predicting top contenders will be long knockers if other factors are equal.
Yesterday’s results show Baton Rouge 7 Monroe 6 El Dorado 2 4 Jackson 9 8 and DeQuincy 1 Pine Bluff 3 in five innings. Today’s games list Baton Rouge at Monroe DeQuincy at Pine Bluff and El Dorado at Jackson plus a night cap Baton Rouge at Monroe.
Bastrop 5 Oak Grove 4 with Bastrop securing a close victory. Tallulah defeats Winnsboro 5 to 2 and Winnsboro loses at Oak Grove. The schedule shows Bastrop at Tallulah and Tallulah hosting Bastrop in upcoming games.
Only games scheduled with St. Louis visiting Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at Chicago. Boston meets New York, Brooklyn hosts Philadelphia, while Brooklyn holds a 7 0 lead over Philadelphia in one listed result and St. Louis tops Cincinnati 10 9 in another.
Cleveland June 30. The Western Golf Association open championship at Canterbury drew about 130 players led by frontrunners such as Light Horse Harry Cooper and Walter Hagen. Defending champ Ed Dudley, strong Argentine Jose Jurado, and others vie as veterans hunt early momentum in tricky wind conditions.
Tallulah defeated Winnsboro 5 to 2 on the local diamond. LeBlanc, Corcoran each had three base hits. Bastrop rallied to beat Oak Grove 5 to 4 with four sixth inning runs as Swain and McDaniels homered.
Beaumont 4, Houston 2. Tyler 2, Longview 1, Galveston 2, San Antonio 3, Dallas 6, Fort Worth 7. Fort Worth at Dallas. Columbus 1 4, Indianapolis 8 10, St. Paul 5, Milwaukee 0. Kansas City 9, Minneapolis 8, Toledo 9 8, Louisville 1 4. Baltimore 5 4, Jersey City 14 5. Newark 1 13 Reading 4 7. No others scheduled.
Weekly league leaders list for batting pitching and fielding. P friendly names include Klein Hurst Foxx Ruth Waner Chapman Lazzeri and other notable players from Pirates Phillies Athletics Yankees and Indians with key stats such as hits runs and home runs.
Eight Texas League clubs swung into the second half with games decided in the final at bat. Fort Worth center fielder Russell Scarritt threw out Rip Radcliff at the plate to end Dallas rally as Beaumont toppled Houston 4-2 with a ninth inning rally. Schoolboy Rowe limited Houston to four hits. Tyler outpaced Longview 2-1 in ten innings, San Antonio edged Galveston 3-2 in the ninth with a squeeze.
Mon roe Gassers overwhelm Southern Bell 10 to 2 as Covington limits Tel Co to five hits. Lawrence and Richardson multiple hits provide offense while Covington earns nine strikeouts in 1 55, with Tomasie at ten. Umpires Ballard and Taylor.
Sterlington Engineers defeated Phoenix Utility 9 to 3 as Phoenix made 20 errors. Evans hit a two-base, while Edwards pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts and Ford seven with three runs and two hits allowed. Umpires were Becton and Rasbury.
Atlanta June 30 The Chattanooga Lookouts, favored to contend with Memphis, dropped their sixth straight with an 8 to 6 loss to Little Rock in a slugfest. Memphis beat Nashville 6 to 4 to extend its lead. Birmingham split with Birmingham, winning 3 to 2 and losing 4 to 2. Knoxville and New Orleans not scheduled.
A newspaper note suggests contenders near the winning mark in Flushing, with Billy needing longer drives, Von Elm dialing in irons, and observers doubting a drive and pitch specialist will win this year.
American Legion junior baseball opens district play in Ruston La with entries from Monroe Jonesville and Ruston. George M Bohler Louisiana Tech athletic director chairs the district tournament with best of three series to decide the official representative by July 15.
Mayor Frank B. McNeil of Paris Tennessee promises a Fourth of July excitement by staging a bull fight in Mayfield despite Tennessee law prohibiting bulls. Mayfield Mayor W T Vaughan counters there will be no fight. McNeil then bets on a ten round boxing match against Vaughan to settle the dispute.
Baton Rouge Senators edge Monroe Twins 7 to 6 at Forsythe Park to seize first-half Cotton States league leadership. Nick Nicholas pitched well for Baton Rouge driving in two runs with a clutch seventh-inning double and a late ninth-inning bunt. Seldon Bryant, newly acquired, worked late for Mississippi club, while pitching by Twins keeper and relief efforts kept the score tight.
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