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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
5
Monroe split a Sunday doubleheader with Vicksburg in Mississippi. The Bills won 7 to 3 in game one, then held off a late rally to win 10 to 9 in the nightcap. Both games featured heavy hitting and weak pitching.
Billy Seal star second baseman of the Vicksburg Hill Bills left for military service after tonight's game against Monroe. He will report for duty on July 7 in Topeka Kansas, leaving the team without a replacement for the Cotton States league clash. The night’s game was dedicated to him.
Ray Hoffman stars with 15 safeties in the first tilt while Monroe manages only five hits off Brumbaugh and Wenning who throw wild. Pete Medak extends his hitting streak to seven with a two run homer in the opener as Monroe battles back early. Buck Brown starts for Vicksburg as the Bills surge with four in the eighth and three more in the seventh to seal the victory.
In Montgomery Alabama on June 36 the Jackson Senators failed to gain ground on Mobile in the Southeastern league as they split with Selma after losing the second game of a doubleheader 6 9. Anniston swept Pensacola 6 2 and 4 3 while Montgomery beat Meridian 9 3 in seven innings.
Monroe Louisiana Marshall Kilgore seizes and offers at public sale the Mall of West Monroe on a mid 1941 Wednesday to satisfy a writ from Ouachita Parish Court. Property includes a No 4 Gr Taylor lot, unfinished breakfast suite, ice box, No 405 wood range, and pipe. Sale is cash with marshal’s authorization.
Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler’s 41 game hitting streak in an exhibition in Washington DC, tying Sisler with a double and topping him with a single to claim the modern mark. Yankees extend streaks as they top Senators 9 4 and 7 5 and lead the league in successive games with a hit.
New York June 30. Brooks seek to unload Blimp Phelps at current prices. Patty Berg has traveled 50 000 miles and lectured in 28 states plus DC and MeCa. Fritzie Zivic favored over Bummy Davis in tomorrow night’s bout. Flint, Michigan introduces fan friendly foul ball returns for summer leagues. Bob Feller denies rib injury tale from Van Meter Iowa. Boston fans taunt Braves as team of yesterday. Free haircuts offered to Dodgers homer listener now in debt. Joe Louis Lou Nova fight tour via Havana planned. Michigan State coach backs Yanks ticket idea for Lou Gehrig memorial game proceeds to USO. Gene Venzke runs Reading golf course in 42 minutes 49 seconds with 32 second hole.
New York reports Fritzie Zivic on the verge of a major upset against Bummy Davis. The Pittsburgh born fighter rose from a rough start to a potential $20 000 payday and a closing 100 000 gate as promoter Mike Jacobs bets on his chances.
Los Angeles boxer Richard Lemos eyes a 10 round shot at Petey Scalzo for the National Boxing Association featherweight crown tomorrow night at the Olympic Auditorium. Lemos seeks victory in a arena where he has 8 wins and 2 draws from 10 bouts. A previous overweight match at Hollywood Stadium ended in Scalzo winning by technical knockout. Alexandria and other Louisiana clubs noted in Evangeline League standings. Fort Worth features golfer Polly Ann Riley whose initials spell PAR.
Snorter Luster says in June six Oklahoma U. players are eligible this fall after enlisting while seventeen more are registered. only certain players are those married with children. Dick Cullum of the Minneapolis Times welcomes Lou Novikoff to the American association as a left handed Russian who hits home runs and sings baritone. A joking quip about a camouflage corps is noted regarding Bummy Davis.
Knoxville's Smokies beat New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 in 10 innings and 4 3 in eight innings to clinch their fifth straight win and rise to fourth in the Southern Association. John Kroner delivered a bases loaded 10th inning single for the decisive run. Smokie Park homers fueled the day with four by Kroxville and three by the Pelicans.
Yesterday's results show Monro e tied with Vicksburg while Texarkana led with 15 12 and El Dorado beat Greenville 16 3 Clarksdale 6-5 Brooklyn led 5 2 and Boston 2 6 In major league play Pittsburgh 8 3 Chicago 2 2 Cincinnati 6 4 St Louis 2 14 led by Detroit 3 and Chicago 9 Cleveland 3 St Louis 1 St Louis and Cleveland also scheduled St Louis at Pittsburgh and New York at Boston Tonight games include New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Chicago at Cincinnati (night) plus St Louis at Pittsburgh (night) and other leagues TD games Shreveport 4 11 San Antonio 3 7 Beaumont 5 1 Houston 4 2 Dallas 6 5 Oklahoma City 4 6 Fort Worth 7 3 Tulsa 3 1 Houston at Beaumont and more.
Charley Hunter predicted victory for his San Francisco Olympic Club at Franklin Field where the club won the team title with 125 points, claiming a third straight AAU senior title. Grover Klemmer set a 46.0 seconds world record in the 400 meters, while Bill Stewart and Les Steers tied world marks in the high jump and Fred Walcott matched the 110 meter hurdles world standard. Brown set a new American citizen record in the hop, step and jump, and Cornelius Warmerdam vaulted 15 feet to claim the event despite records confusion.
Batting leaders include Williams and Heath with Cleveland and Boston posting high averages. DiMaggio dominates runs, hits, and home runs with New York. Keller leads RBIs with New York, while Slaughter and Moore top other categories for St. Louis and Brooklyn. Pitching leaders feature Keller and Riddle with standout win totals.
H K Touchstone of Monroe Louisiana captured the 36 hole final defeating Bob Dickson of Jackson Mississippi 6 and 5 to win the Southern Left-Handers Golf Association title. Dickson was medalist at 71 and Touchstone succeeds V Pennington of Ensley Alabama.
Joe DiMaggio extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 42, surpassing George Sisler’s 1922 mark as the Yankees swept a doubleheader from Washington. The record chase drew taunts and support from teammates and opponents, while New York homered in both games to push their streak to 25 straight games with a homer.
Joe DiMaggio extended his modern record with a 42nd consecutive game hit as the Yankees swept Washington in a double header. Ted Lyons earned his seventh win with five Cleveland hits for Chicago White Sox. Hal Newhouser limited St Louis to four hits ending Detroit’s skid. Joe Cronin belted a bases loaded homer as Red Sox and Athletics split a double bill. Jo Jo Moore provided a key homer for the Giants to beat the Phils. Al Javery's pitching helped the Braves split with the Dodgers. John Larming and Maurice Van Robays starred in Pirates wins over Chicago and helped reach fifth place. Bucky Walters earned his ninth win as the Reds split with the Cardinals.
A year ago F Nixon Brooke of Virginia won the national intercollegiate golf title over Harry Haverstick of Haverford. Three years ago Johnny Allen relieved Bob Feller to win his eleventh straight for the Indians in a 19-9 victory over the Tigers. Five years ago Helen Jacobs defeated Anita Lizana to reach Wimbledon semi finals.
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