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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
14
Yankees extend hitting surge as DiMaggio reaches 66 straight games and power bursts lift the club. Dodgers stay within a half game of the Cardinals after Curt Davis holds Pirates to none. Tigers edge Athletics 2 1 on late singles. Cardinals beat Braves 13 6 as West delivers for Southworth team.
Standings show Boston leading Cleveland and New York in the American League with mixed results for other clubs. Today’s and tomorrow’s games include Cleveland at Boston St. Louis at New York Chicago at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia and in the National League St Louis at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Boston New York at Chicago among others.
The Jefferson A. C. hosts a strong card featuring Frankie Moran at 135 pounds against Melly Donell in Niles, with Leasure vs Burke at 180 and Horne vs Arkett at 135 among early bouts. Arrington faces Colechi at 126, while Baxter and Burke clash in a notable middleweight bout.
Ontario Sammy Angott of Washington Pennsylvania defeated Harry Hurst of Montreal in a 10 round decision in Toronto in a non title bout Tuesday night. Harry Jeffra lost a 10 round decision to Bob Ivy in Hartford on Tuesday night.
The Milsoms and Saints meet at Bosker T. Washington field at 6 p.m. with Clark pitching for Milsoms and Perrotta for the Saints. Sunday the Milsoms host Butler Black Hose at Booker T. Washington field at 3 p.m. An Advocat or top hoss and a diet expert note appear in the column.
City Baseball League standings show Lawrence Indies and West Pittsburg at the top with Moose Clubsa, Ryantown, Slovaks and Elders A C in pursuit. End of the first half. Thursday schedule lists Slovaks at Elders, Marrsoall field. Moose at Ryantown. Croton at Lawrence Indies. West Pittsburg at West Side A C.
Eddie Stewart pitched six solid hits for West Side A C as they edged Ryantown 4 3 at Le Avenue field. Dick Biddle delivered a crucial seventh inning single scoring Maher for the winning run, with Biddle adding the game’s only extra-base hit a first inning double. Ryantown’s Walter led with two singles. West Side faces West Pittsburg next Thursday at Lee Avenue with Scotty Morrison opposed by Lefty Tonseth.
Elders batter over 2 000 fans at Marshall field to a 5 2 victory over Lawrence Indies. Leroy Blondie Anderson stars with five hits and strong pitching supported by Dutley Pruitt and Bevan. Morrison struggles while Elders pressure in fifth with four runs. Morrison and Anderson fans and the elder defense key the win as Elders move atop city league standings.
A stream of jumbled sports items notes a Sunday schedule for a Friday opening at George Washington junior high field with Al Kreuz and Glenn Wright involved. Jim McCready may start for Beaver Falls against Warren as part of a testimonial linked to Ellwood and Beaver Falls. The New Castle Fair is set for August with trotting, pacing, and running races, including a male race. Dizzy Dean remains active in Chicago Cubs events. Detroit has 75,000 All-Star ticket applications. boxing score cards from Conn Louis under scrutiny. Jack Dempsey’s abattoir note persists in New York. Bud Clancy manages Santa Barbara club at 39. A proposed life membership in the Olympic club for Low Nova hinges on a win over Joe Louis. Napoleon Lajoie cited as a great second baseman. Gus Dorazio joke noted. Pirates plan 1942 spring training in San Bernardino, Calif.
Augie Galan's name shines in record books for a 35 game mark set during the Gut pennant drive of 1938. He played every game, including a 21 game winning streak, and never hit into a double play while slugging 314.
The Fannins blanked Clarion United 9 to 1 as Lane struck out eight and allowed one walk. Mareelis hit two homers for the locals while Henderson Fleo and Lane added three each. Clarion’s lone run came on a Tomer by McFadden. Scoring by innings shows Fannins 9 runs on 12 hits. Clarion 1 run on 2 hits. Batteries Pannins Lane Quinto for Fannins.
Pittsburgh Pirates announce spring training in San Bernardino California for 1942 after a conference between President William E. Benswancer and Manager Frankie Frisch. A new device on the Polo Grounds scoreboard helps fans track errors more clearly.
Dispatches from the sports world note Harry Reese now in Cincinnati as a boxing official and his sons in boxing. Other items name coaches joining Homestead and Muskingum, Don Vosberg joining the Giants, Huskies and Cardinal gridiron chatter, Les Sieber deferred, a shipyard summer job, a fined player in Rochester, and the death of Bernard McManus, ex college star and coach.
Dr. Homer Cooper assessed Louis fists after X rays and found no new damage. Louis, from Detroit, had hands examined again this week with doctors noting the hands remained sore but not broken.
Valley at Sons of Italy Dean ik elport Tigers at Radiators Rad Field Denofrics av enue Columbus Clb ai 19273 Ross Elivaed Sons all games start at 6 o'clock tonight with listed matchups for the Lawrence Counts Softball League.
Tonight at Marshall Field the Indies meet the Moose Club in a Pestigned game announced by manager Johnmy Russo. Indies pitcher Majocha battles Moose counterpart Ficato or Henderson as the Smaller To sing to the Elders seeks revenge this year. Lipton’s Shamrock is now doing coast guard duties for Britain.
The report notes the Yankees box office appeal remains strong even on the road. Attendance figures show continued fan interest and revenue generation across venues, underscoring the team’s draw despite travel.
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