14 Mar 1934
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1934
Page
1
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Babe Didrickson impresses Burleigh Grimes as a top prospect in baseball though she remains a girl. She shows a curve and speed and is slated to pitch for the Cleveland Indians in New Orleans and for Connie Mack's Athletics in Fort Myers before joining the Cardinals in Bradenton.
North Louisiana boxing tournament draws 54 entries with Bolton and Neville adding complete teams for about 75 boxers. Neville high school coach Percy Brown announced the list includes standout fighters such as Cole man Springhill Pipes Choudrant Anders Arcadia and others. Roosevelt stadium hosts the event next Friday and Saturday with strong advance ticket sales and expected large crowds.
Team No 5 defeated Team No 2 59 to 37 to clinch the second half title in the Ouachita parish junior college intramural league. They finish the second round 3–0 and advance to a best two of three series against Team No 4 for the Intramural trophy. Burdette Trichel led with 21 points while halftime margin stood 27–11 and No 5 dominated the scoring pace throughout the game.
In Ferriday Louisiana on March 14 Soldier Bill Bronner of Hattiesburg Mississippi meets Big Boy Cronin of Brookhaven Mississippi in a ten round main bout Bronner favored to win after a February draw with Cronin. Also on the card K O Kid Ferriday tangles with Pretty Boy Brite Brookhaven. Bronner has faced notable fighters including Young Stribling Mickey Walker and Buster Mallini.
Louis Falletta, local light heavyweight, was knocked out by Wildman Wilson Dunn in the sixth round at Roosevelt stadium. Dunn dominated and wore Falletta down after a hot sixth round, with Falletta’s second stopping the bout. A separate Wallace Latona bout ended in a draw after a fast, action-filled card.
Ouachita Parish high school Hi Y ping pong club defeated Recreation 2 to 1 at the Hi Y building Sunday afternoon. Notable results include Daw son Kennedy and Bill Fudickar losing for Recreation while Roland Fink and Alvin LeBlanc of Hi Y claimed wins.
Miss Anelia Gorcyzca of Fort Worth, recent women southern golf champion, leaves Memphis by automobile for Pinehurst North Carolina to play in the North and South tournament starting next Monday. She plans a Memphis stay Tuesday night before heading to Knoxville and will return for the cotton carnival golf tournament at the Memphis Country Club May 16 to 18, defending her southern title in New Orleans on May 7.
In Orlando 1934 spring camp, Casey Stengel takes over as Brooklyn Dodgers manager amid optimism and internal reshaping. He names players and recruits, notes Van Lingle Mungo as ace, and outlines prospects for Cuccinello Stripp and a rookie McCarthy while addressing Hack Wilson and Lopez salary talks.
Graham Batchelor of Linton Texas stars as Georgia's one man track team and aims to top his 1933 feats. He set Georgia records in shot put discus and javelin with strong broad jump marks and is projected as a future football track coach after graduation.
NEA Service reports rookie Phil Weintraub, a Chicago-born player who starred for Birmingham in the Southern Association after hitting .297 last season. At 25, he is seen as a speed demon and may win a regular Giants outfield spot, with dreams of a Broadway car and a shot at the world champions.
Fielder A. Jones former big league player and Chicago White Sox manager died in Portland Oregon from heart inflammation. He was 62 and had guided star pitchers like Ed Walsh Doc White Nick Altrock and Yip Owens to fame before leading teams in 1903 1908 and 1915 and returning briefly with the St Louis Federals and Browns.
Tulane coach Fritz Oakes will build around letterman Herman Neugass with three returning veterans Murray Cleveland Leslie Hebert and Claude Simons. The Green Wave opens March 24 at Southwestern Relays Lafayette with a slate including Alabama dual meet April 7 and Southeastern Conference championships May 19 in Birmingham.
Louisiana Tech hires Eddie McLane as head grid mentor and athletic director. 37 players report for spring football with Notre Dame style drills, as McLane and Roy Davis organize practice, review facilities, and plan a season with baseball added to track and football.
Chicago White Sox defeat Los Angeles 6 to 5 after early six hits and four runs against pitcher Lou Garland. Nicholas Mills Gallivan Pomorski Pasek Snyder Meola Henderson Garland Campbell credited with the win as Sox rally from early deficit.
Tulsa Oilers defend the national A A U title by routing Springfield Missouri Teachers 42 to 19 in a second round game. Charles Hyatt led the attack as Oilers push toward a third round meeting with Firestone of Los Angeles.
New York March 14 The heavyweights Primo Carnera and Max Baer loom as the prize fight everyone wants but the scheduling remains unsettled. Promoters struggle over timing and gate splits while Carnera pursues bankruptcy matters and Baer seeks larger shares ahead of a potential June bout at Garden Bowl Long Island.
Barnstorming wrestlers Wakeland of Dallas and Jeffries from Bartlesville clash in the main event at Roosevelt stadium Thursday night. Promoter Guy Owen aims to finish with a strong semi final as Jeffries, who beat Andy Tremaine last week, returns for another rough mat battle. Wakeland, new to the venue, has a swift light heavyweight record and has been touring Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. The show begins at 8 15 p m.
France's four-man bid for the U S indoor tennis championship shrank after Borotra Feret and Boussus were defeated on the Seventh Regiment floor Bowden and Lott advanced as Shields Mangin Stoefen and Wood joined the quarter finals in New York on March 4 193? match results from the indoor championship show McCauliff defeating Feret while Merlin and Bowden beat Borotra and Lott respectively and Shields swept Thompson 3 0 in the final set.
Helen Waring led the final lap of the women’s mid south tournament in Southern Pines N C three strokes ahead after the first 18 holes of 36. Jane Douglas of Beverly Hills and Charlotte Glutting of East Orange trailed with 85s as Glutting showed strong back nine form.
The Cullinan diamond valued at 750080 dollars was shipped from Africa to London via ordinary registered mail.
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