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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1925

Page

10

Kinnear Shines in Goodwin’s Place for Jackson Drillers

Slim Watts shut down the Drillers as Jackson Senators won the series opener 2 to 0. Hog Kinnear led Wise with a 3 for 4 day including a triple driving in Tex Moore. Hunnicut subbed for Goodwin in center and made three flies. Watts repeatedly stifled Drillers rallies. Monroe plans Thomas to start today with Freeman for the Senators.

Miller Hollingsworth Jackson Miss Slim” Watts Goodwin Hunnicut Wise Crew Kinnear Tex Moore Barbour Watts Thomas Monroe Freeman Senators Weasees Peeessese Seeseesssase Monroe Poae Morris Hamilton Wise Oon Pivrere Watts Carroll Albrecht Heck Kinnear Rosenfield Morris Spay Tatum Peck

SWAT EXHIBITION GOES TO HABMEN

Hattiesburg beat Brookhaven 5 2 at Brookhaven with late inning pitching. Patterson went the distance. Monroe lost to Jackson 3 2 at Jackson with Watts proving strong. Laurel fell 10 0 at Meridian.

SWAT Habmen Cotton States League Meridianay Jackson Codases Vicksburg Waeeeee Hattiesburg Teteweees Alexandria Anne Oeene Monroe Wees Laurel Seer Brookhaven Meridian Laurel Jackson Monroe Hattiesburg

Thirteenth 500 Mile Auto Race Facts From Speedway

Indianapolis May 29. salient facts for the thirteenth annual 500 mile race at Speedway tomorrow starting time 10 a m CST probable starters 24 track 2 12 mile brick surface favorites include Milton De Paolo De L L Corum Hartz open to cars of 122 cubic inches piston displacement co drives of 1924 winning by distance 5 05 23 51 96 24 mph purse about 100000 125 000 and sod hot.

Indianapolis Ind A. P Indianpolis Motor Speedway Tommy Milton Earl Jr Pete de Paolo Ralph de L. L. Corum Harry Hartz L. L. Corum

Yesterday's Scores Across Cities Reported

Baseball baseball style scoreboard shows Chattanooga 6 New Orleans 5 Nashville 5 Mobile 4 Atlanta 8 Little Rock 4 Memphis 4 Birmingham 0 Ne Yorka 1 7 Boston 3 2 Philadelphia 11 11 Washington 3 4 St Louis 4 Cleveland Detroit 7 Chicago 4

Atlanta A. P William Good Little Rock New Orleans Chattanooga Good Burke Cy Anderson Morton Memphis Birmingham Crowder Nashville Mobile Yorka Boston Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Chicago

Night Scores From Spring League Card

Pittsburgh defeats St Louis 7 to 1 while New York tops Boston 8 to 6 and Chicago wins 13 to 3 over Cincinnati. Only three games on the schedule remain.

National League New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnatii Philadophia Eeeneeemenee Boston Chicago Aeons St. Louis Secasun St. Louis York Chicago Cincinnati

Lewis Weighs 218 for Munn Title Bout in City Ring

Ed Strangler Lewis aims to enter the Floyd Fitzsimmons sky Line arena match at about 218 pounds while Wayne Big Munn is expected near 260 pounds. It is the lightest Lewis has weighed in five years.

Michigan City Ind A. P Ed “Strangler Lewis Wayne Big” Munn Floyd Fitzsimmons Sky Line Arena Munn

Belgium’s De Bail let Latour Elected IOC President

Henri de Bail let Latour of Belgium wins the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. He succeeds the previous leader and assumes the role with aims to guide Olympic governance and global sports cooperation.

Prague Henri de Baillet-Latour Belgium International Olympic

Genaro Defeats Smith for Flyweight Title Decision

Frankie Genaro, American flyweight champion, earned a judges decision over Harold Smith of Chicago in a 10 round bout held in New York. Genaro wins the title on points after ten rounds.

Genaro New York Frankie Genaro Harold Smith Chicago

Southern Grocer Co Wins Opener

The Southern Grocer company City League team defeated the Monroe Grocer company 6 to 1 in the opener. Shaw led with two doubles and a single, Jimmy Wagers drove a triple and a double, and Southern Grocers totaled 11 hits.

New City Monroe Grocers Southern Grocer Company Monroe Grocer Company Grady Roberts Havaiampa Shaw Jimmy Wagers Southern Grocers Godwin Webb Meredith Southerners W. Ander Wagers Mobley Anders Holloway

Court House Wood and Steel Equipment Sealed Bids

Ouachita Parish Police Jury of Monroe Louisiana invites sealed proposals for wood and steel equipment and furniture for the new court house. Bids due 11 a m June 10 1925 with $1000 certified check. Plans from J W Smith Architect Monroe. The jury may reject any bids and requires bond on award. postal notices list dates May 22 25 27 29 30 June 24 6 9.

Court House Ouachita Parish Monroe Louisiana J. W. Smith Theo. F. Terzia

Nurmi Returns to Finland After U S Tour Success

Paavo Nurmi leaves New York for Finland after a six month United States tour where he earned 1190 for living expenses and rejected 250909 to capitalize on his fame. He will work as a draughtsman in Helsingfors earning 15 a week and run for love of the sport. Surrounded by fans and officials, he bids farewell aboard the liner Stockhol.

New York United States Paavo Nurmi Finland Helsingfors Paavo

143 Qualify in N Y Lido Golf Preliminaries

Eastern golfers, 143 in the field after 18 holes, faced another round on the tough Lido course to qualify for the national open. The field includes 58 eastern qualifiers, 30 midwestern players from Chicago events, and five Pacific coast players from San Francisco tests for the Worcester tournament.

New York A. P Onventisia Chicago Pacific Coast San Francisco Worces

Zbyszko and Stecher Set for $50,000 Wrestling Bout

Stanislaus Zbyszko and Joe Stecher report they are in perfect trim and ready for the big bout in St. Louis. The $50,000 match is scheduled to start tomorrow with Zbyszko claiming the heavyweight title and Stecher challenging from Nebraska.

Zbyszko and Stecher ST. Louis A. P Stanislaus Zbyszko Joe Stecher

Reds Struggle to Stay in First Division as Cubs Pounce

Weak Cincinnati pitching hampered the Reds in a 13 3 loss to the Cubs. Luque allowed three hits in six innings as Chicago staged a late rally. Giants beat Boston 8 6. Pirates defeated St Louis 7 4. Yankees split with Boston 3 1 and 2 7 to win the series three games to two. Detroit edged Chicago 7 5 in 10 innings. Ben Karr’s streak ended as Cleveland beat him 4 3.

New York A. P Cincinnati Reds Cubs Chicago Luque Giants Boston Snyder Pittsburg Cards Philadelphia Senators Washington Mackien Red Sox Yankees Detroit White Sox Kamm

Berlenbach McTigue Title Fight Heads to Yankee Stadium

Mike McTigue defends his world light heavyweight crown at Yankee Stadium tonight at 10 pm against Paul Berlenbach. Berlenbach favored by many, but McTigue claims excellent trim and a working right hand, shaping a tense pre bout outlook.

New York A. P Mike McTigue Yankee Stadium Paul Berlenbach Berlenbach

Dempsey and Carpentier Set Exhibition Bout in Paris

The two boxing legends Dempsey and Carpentier will meet in an exhibition fight in Paris on Sunday July 12. Receipts from the event will be donated to war veterans organizations.

Dempsey Paris Carpentier

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