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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1935
Page
2
The Cubs split in a doubleheader with the Reds as the Giants win both ends of a doubleheader for two victories. Other results include Brooklyn and St Louis taking and losing in their doubleheaders, while Washington edged the Yankees 11 10 and Detroit shut out Cleveland 7 0.
Loving outpitched Roswell 2 to 1 in a ten inning extra frame game at Thorne Park. Lefty Wright allowed four hits and struck out eleven for Loving while Kaiser fanned five with seven hits. B A Nymeyer’s RBI triple in the 10th won it after a Roswell rally fizzled. both teams scored in the seventh. Next Sunday Loving hosts Lovington then Cloudcroft CCC visits.
American League games included Louis 10 Chicago 4 and Philadelphia 6 Boston 4. New York 10 Washington 11. Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 1. Chicago 1 Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh 3 St Louis 4. Several games ended early due to weather or curfew rules. National League and minor leagues show scores for multiple cities including Buffalo Newark Rochester Albany Montreal Syracuse Toronto Baltimore and more with several games completed in extra innings or halted by six o'clock law.
Miss Vernice Talmage, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Talmage, studying at Chillicothe Business College, Chillicothe Missouri, topped the annual swimming meet with firsts in girls front dive back dive and optional dive and a third in the front race for 16 points. The Cosmopolitan Club placed second with 20 points while Alabama-Mississippi Club won the meet with 25 points.
Capt R R Brown athletic director and head football coach at N M M S left Roswell for Lubbock to attend the Texas Tech coaching school for two weeks. He recently returned from a month fishing trip in Colorado and is optimistic about the Institute's football prospects next fall. Noted U S coaches teach at the institute and Roswell high coach Poe Corn also attends the session after leaving last Saturday.
Pilot John H. Geisse delayed takeoff from Lordsburgh as weather reports arrived for his hop to El Paso on a route to Washington for commerce inspection. The experimental arrowplane, created by Waldo Waterman, was repaired here after a landing gear brace broke when it struck a ditch during landing.
Two top American swimmers, Jack Medica and Ralph Flanagan, duel for supremacy in indoor and outdoor events. Medica dominated indoors, Flanagan triumphed outdoors and set a world 880-yard record. They clash again as the U S team travels to Japan for the Tokio series August 17 19, testing prospects for the 1986 Olympic Games.
Elida beat Cooper's 6 to 5 in a six inning game by agreement. An Elida Roswell all star game was called after one and a half innings due to rain with Roswell leading 4 to 0.
Tonight's card features Lions against City Market and Record opposing Amonett's with CCC meeting Mabie Lowrey. The final game is the playoff for a postponed matchup, shaping the night’s standings.
Racings described include United States Hotel stakes with Red Rain among 14 juveniles at Saratoga Springs. Puritan Handicap at Suffolk Downs won by Boston-Time Supply in 1 1 16 miles. Grand Slam upset at Arlington Futurity 57,000 with Tintagel second. Yale Harvard tennis, Maidstone invitational results, Meadow Club invite, turf championship notes, and golf matches at Indianapolis Inverness. Italian boxing federation criticizes Carnera over drug claim. Time 4:14.7.
Paris American track team takes 11 of 14 first places in a meet featuring French and Italian stars. In related sports brief, Dave Harris dies in a dirt track automobile crash in Pottsville Pennsylvania. In Keane New Hampshire Wilfred Horrigan also dies in an auto race crash.
At Inverness Golf Club Toledo Ohio August 5 Henry Picard and Johnny Revolta won the invitational four ball netting $1000 in prize money. The event attracted 16 top pros and produced 224 birdies and one eagle. Prize winners include Shute and Ghezzzi 800 Ky Lafoon and Sam Parks 700 and more with totals listed.
Softball action halted in the second inning as Roswell leads Elida 4 0 with Roswell's four tallies coming in their only at bat. Bill Bloodsworth hit a clean homer to deep left, while Nield Sanders and Stone pitched for Roswell and Elida. The game does not count due to insufficient innings. Earlier, Elida beat Cooper's Garage in a six inning opener.
Reed Schuler has returned to Roswell after two weeks at the officers' training camp at Fort Huachuca Arizona.
Dorthy Hutton Virginia Watson and Miller Kessler lead a beauty pageant winner group in Enid Oklahoma with Hutton set to travel to Roswell New Mexico for the August 16 17 Queen Of The Southwest contest. Over fifty cities across Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico hosted contests with over 1800 entrants. The winner receives a Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel royal suite trip with chaperon Reb Russes a popular actor escort a Catalina Island trip California Pacific International Exposition Old Mexico and a Paramount screen test among other prizes. The prize trip uses new giant American Airlines planes and the queen will be honored at a local dance after selection.
Cleveland August 5 AP Steve O Neill appointed to replace Walter Johnson as manager of the Indians to try to end a 23 losses in 32 games slump. Johnson resigns to Maryland farm, will stay on payroll as overseer of young players. Bradley says no contract or terms yet. O Neill, 43, started with Cleveland in 1912 and previously coach this season. Johnson faced long criticism amid injuries and player releases. Weigand slays wife then kills himself in Farmington New Mexico officials report.
Edward F. McGrady assistant to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins arrived in Cleveland to press a settlement in the Industrial Rayon strike. He previously authored the Toledo peace plan and met labor leaders to discuss union recognition collective bargaining and priority rights.
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