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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1939
Page
8
Baseball notes from SID FEDER reveal the Yankees and Reds losing momentum as the Senators and White Sox close gaps. The Yankees' lead tightens after an 8 game win streak ends with a 7 4 loss to Washington, while Cincinnati halves its recent surge as Chicago splits a doubleheader and Detroit beats Philadelphia in a 3 2 night game.
The Associated Press reports Lefty Grove and the Red Sox defeated the Athletics 9-2 with Grove allowing eight hits. Bill Lee and Buck McCormick split decisions as Cubs and Reds won their openers 7-3. McCormick’s 10th inning single with bases loaded gave the nightcap 7-5. Johnny Rigney held the Tigers to five hits in eight innings as White Sox won 5-3. Joe Krakauskas limited the Yankees with three hits over seven innings for a 7-4 Senators win. Roy Hughes delivered a two run single to lift the Phillies past the Dodgers 3-2.
Harry Craft of Cincinnati remained in the hospital with a slight concussion and neck injury after colliding with Lee Gamble in the third inning of Tuesday's Cubs doubleheader. X rays showed no fracture, and Cubs physician Dr. John F. Davis reported status unchanged today.
Muscatine Independent baseball team plans a Thursday road game against Solon Privates at Solon homecoming with Dale Kennedy to pitch. Sunday features a Weed Park doubleheader with Kohr's Packers of Davenport and LeClaire A. C. nine starting at 2 p.m. Bill Wallarab and Mel Clark to pitch. A Kenny Huber benefit will be staged at Weed Park.
In Poughkeepsie Melio Bettina outpointed Charley Williams. Bobby Ivy stopped Baby Yack in Milwaukee. Oscar Rankin beat Marty Simmons in Chicago. Johnny Pay chek outpointed Maurice Strickland in Des Moines. Ceferino Garcia KO'd Bobby Pacho in Los Angeles. Lew Feldman beat Lou Fortuna in Garfield. Chalky Wright outpointed Teddy Baldwin in Philadelphia.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Mike Mann 29 on a downtown street for alleged horse race betting operations. Chief Earl Stanley says Mann former Soler Johnson county resident took bets by phone from a hotel room and used south end service stations as payoff sites. Racing forms were found on him.
A gossip laden survey links Sally Krieger at Saratoga and a famous southern coach. Giants and Cubs chatter swirl around Hartnett’s status. DiMaggio, Speaker, and Armstrung related items surface. Hardin-Simmons adds 200 pounders, with 15 over.
In Greenville News Leader column writer Syd Crowder mocks umpiring in Coast Plain league while noting umps' pay. Neighbors in Carteret petition for Joe Medwick trade to the Giants. Kay Stammers returns to tennis circles and Casey Stengel lectures at the world’s fair. Giants seek more wing backs and another season to topple the Reds as Bears deny Sid Luckman trade. Bunny Austin and Don Budge surface in coast chatter.
A house belonging to Ernest Sheperd at the corner of Walnut and South streets in Tipton was struck by lightning during a Monday evening storm. No fire occurred and most damage was a hole in the roof.
Detective chief asserts Mann will be charged with violation of Sec. 13216 of the Iawa code prohibiting the sale of pools.
In Des Moines, Johnny Paychek beat Maurice Strickland in a 10 round heavyweight bout before 14,000 fans, but a bitter dispute over purse division ensued. Promoter Pinkie George filed a $10,000 damage suit after threats to call off the fight, with Paychek receiving $6,000 cash plus an unknown future payment and Strickland earning 27 1/2 percent of the gate.
American League leader summaries show DiMaggio of New York atop batting with .391 while Foxx of Boston leads in runs and home runs. Williams of Boston drives in 89 runs. Greenberg of Detroit has 34 doubles and Lewis of Washington 10 triples. Case of Washington swipes 38 bases. Donald of New York and Grove of Boston share 122 pitching wins. National League leaders list Arnovich of Philadelphia for batting .349 Werber of Cincinnati 79 runs. McCormick of Cincinnati 89 RBIs. McCormick and Brown of St. Louis tied with 133 hits. Slaughter of St. Louis 33 doubles. Ott of New York 21 home runs. Hanley of Pittsburgh 16 stolen bases. Walters of Cincinnati 19 wins.
Charlie Meerdink, defending champion, beat Fred Gembler 3 and 1 in the Geneva club championship first round on a rain soaked course. Meerdink led after the front nine and surged with a strong finish for a decisive early edge.
Inclement weather caused the cancellation of a Perryton game as the Muscatine All-Stars girls team gears up for a Tuesday night match at Oregon Field against the Highland Potato Chips girls of Davenport. The preparation schedule moved up today.
Sid Richardson of Creston Ia defeated John Hobart of Cedar Rapids 6 and 4 in the Elmwood Country Club final to win the central Iowa amateur title. Richardson shot 67 for the final 18 holes, five under par for the two rounds on the nine hole course.
Des Moines golfer Billy Cordingly defeated Tom Hoek by one stroke to win the Northwest Iowa golf title after a 77 in the 18 hole playoff. The pair tied after regulation play the day before.
A. J. Lindley, physical director, announced rescheduled kittenball games at Jefferson field and Weed park. On Thu Aug 10 United Brethren meet Zion Lutheran and Mulford faces First Methodists. Fri Aug 11 Huttig club vs Jows Electric and Street Department vs Evans Food.
Local schedule notes Oregon field will light floodlights Thursday night at eight o'clock for an evening game.
The Kansas City Blues lead Minneapolis by a game and a half atop the American Association standings. They begin a three game series in Minneapolis after rainouts canceled Tuesday games. In Indianapolis, Columbus lost 14 to 3 while Louisville beat Toledo 47 to 46.
The Three-I League pennant chase tightens with Cedar Rapids ahead by a game and a half over Evansville. Decatur sits third one game behind Evansville and one ahead of Springfield, while Clinton clings to an outside shot seven games back of Cedar Rapids. A rain day postponed all Tuesday games.
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