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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
11
The Chicago White Sox close in on the Yankees with a 3 2 win as Monty Stratton shines in a strong pitching show. Red Ruffing and George Selkirk also contribute for New York, while Detroit and Chicago chase in the pennant race with tight league gaps.
Eastern Intercollegiate tennis championships began at Dogan Hills New York with 82 players. two rounds on Tuesday narrowed the field to 32. Top seed Gerri Cameron of Tulsa led eight seeded stars through third round brackets as Tulane’s Abrams and Doyle posted decisive wins. Canada reported 1935 lead exports valued at 8 286 000 dollars.
Results show St. Matthew's Ushers won by forfeit 9 to 0 as Missouri Pacific did not appear. Bakers edged Baptists 6 to 5 led by Gray's seventh inning homer with two on. Southern Bell crushed Monroe Utilities 18 to 8 and Methodists beat Cudahy 8 to 2. Next, Bakers meet St. Matthew's today while all two week Missouri Pacific diamond games shift to Lida Benton school.
Lou Fette limited the Dodgers to seven hits and drove in the winning run with a 12th inning single. Jim Ripple keyed a 10 inning Giants win with four hits and two RBIs while Billy Herman and Gabby Hartnett had four hits each in an 11 to 9 Cubs victory.
Harold Jug McSpaden of Winchester retained the Massachusetts Open title at Oyster Harbor after a 72 69 75 72 total 288. He finished three strokes ahead of Oyster Harbors pro Gene Anderson and beat Gene Sarazen’s earlier challenge for the championship.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 11 to 9 on June 30 in a tense battle at the ballpark. Key moments included a ninth inning rally off Dizzy Dean, a disputed balk call, and a late scoring sequence as Phil Cavarretta and LeRoy Parmelee helped push the Cubs ahead.
Two bouts drew fans at Twin City stadium as Lou Plummer and Angelo Cistoldi headlined a violent main event. Referee Butch Martin disqualified Plummer after a brutal second fall, fueling protests and leaving the match unresolved. Semifinal saw Frank Sexton defeat Doug Wycoff after a three-fall battle.
Scores from Helena to Monroe list 6-6 and 15-5 records with several city matchups. Baseball results show Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and others with multiple games and doubleheaders. Individual pitcher and batter pairings noted alongside night games and daylight delays.
Cincinnati suffers poor baserunning in a 2 to 1 loss to Pittsburgh in the opener and the Pirates explode for 13 to 6 in the nightcap, taking both ends of the twin bill.
In Winnfield Louisiana on Sunday the Clayton Ramblers defeated Winnfield 9 to 5 after eleven innings. Anders delivered the big blow with a home run in the eleventh after a tied game that stretched through two extra innings as Clayton collected 12 hits to Winnfield's 10.
Player by club statistics include Meadwick Cardinals Waner Pirates Gehig Yankees Vaughan Pirates Walker Tigers Gehringer Tigers with games at bat runs hits and totals. Data shows batting averages and slugging tendencies across teams for the era.
Opelousas 12 Alexandria 4 Rayne 4 Lafayette 3 Jeanerette 1 New Iberia 5 Lake Charles 4 Abbeville 6 Galveston 6 Dallas 7 Beaumont 2 Tulsa 3 Houston 7 Fort Worth and San Antonio 5 Oklahoma City 4 St Paul 1 Columbus 4 Minneapolis 1 Toledo 10 Milwaukee 6 Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 9 Louisville 5.
Jersey City at Syracuse postponed due to rain. Baltimore beat Newark 6 to 5. Toronto topped Montreal 5 to 2. Rochester won 5 to 1 and Buffalo prevailed 2 to 1 in 13 innings.
Southeast league results include Pensacola 5 over Jackson 1 and Meridian 5 over Mobile 2 while Selma 1 and Montgomery 3. Henderson 7 beat Marshall 5. Tyler 5 lost to Palestine 7. Texas league games show Longview 1 defeated by Jacksonville 9.
The readable detail notes that the player piano first earned a patent in 1889. This marks a key milestone in mechanized music devices, reflecting early innovation before mass adoption.
Chicago beat Detroit 3 2 as Monty Stratton pitched six perfect innings for his ninth win. The Sox capitalized on Eldon Auker’s misplay and six Tigers hits to secure the win, while Detroit’s lone runs came on a seventh inning single and a late Goslin homer.
The Indians defeated the Louisiana Training Institute baseball team 13 to 3 yesterday morning on the LT I diamond. Cascia DeMasterson Dunlap led the hitting for the winners. Batteries: Cascia Ussery for the Indians, McCrory Stewart for LT I.
A dense sports roundup from New York on June 30 covers possible welterweight title bouts featuring Barney Ross and Pedro Montanez, budgeting for crowds, Giants and Yankees issues, and notes on multiple players and managers across boxing, baseball, and golf. It mentions Lou Ambers, Mike Jacobs, Joe McCarthy, Lefty Grove, and Byron Nelson, plus regional teams Twins and Helena with game details and player moves.
The Twins and Helena's Seaporters split a doubleheader at Casino Park last night in two close battles that kept fans until 1 a.m. Monroe won the first game 15 to 6.
The Twins and the Seaporters close their three game series at Casino park with a 8 15 p m start. Manager Eddie Hock names Walter Petraborg a righthander to start for the Twins. Arkansas club acting manager Doodle Harper lists Julian Tubb or L B Jones both right handers on the mound.
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