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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1939
Page
7
The Cincinnati Reds recovered from a tense eighth inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 8, led by Lew Riggs’s pinch single with the bases loaded in the ninth. The win pulled Cincinnati 7.5 games ahead of St. Louis, who lost 4 to 0 to Chicago, in a tight National League race.
John Cobb of London travels to the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah to chase a new automotive speed record aiming to top 360 miles per hour. He notes the hardest part is crossing 300 mph as landmarks blur and reaction times compress while gyro forces keep the car on a straight course.
Claude E. Elkins of Anna Illinois, a 40 year old bowling alley operator, bet two long shots by wire as his daily double at Washington Park. Both horses won, yielding $10 772.40 the largest daily double payout in American turf history. Joy Bet returned $131.40 to win, $244.00 to place and $31.80 to show.
Results from yesterday show Tucson defeating Bisbee 8 to 3 in the Arizona Texas League. Chicago defeated St Louis 4 to 0 in the National League. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 9 to 8. Cleveland beat Detroit 8 to 3 while Chicago also defeated St Louis 5 to 2. Newark topped Montreal 10 to 2 in the International League and Toronto shut out Baltimore 5 to 0. Rochester defeated Syracuse 9 to 2 and Jersey City beat Buffalo 7 to 3.
Louisville blanked St Paul 3 0 in a scheduled American Association contest. Exhibition scoreless games not listed. The card notes only the final line for the two teams.
Moseley's edged McNally-Hall 6 to 4 in the city championship opener as Charlie Snow hit the first fence-clearing homer. Thoma allowed six hits with no strikeouts, while Short yielded 11 hits. The best of five series resumes tonight at 6 o'clock with Moseley's leading 1-0.
Dallas 9 to 4 beat Beaumont 1 to 2 while Shreveport won 12 to 6 and Tulsa shutout 6 to 0. Houston edged Oklahoma City 6 to 5 and Fort Worth routed San Antonio 12 to 1.
Knoxville beats New Orleans 11 to 6 while Atlanta defeats Memphis 3 to 2. Nashville wins 11 to 7 against Birmingham. Little Rock trails 1 to 9 at Chattanooga 2 with incomplete final.
Associated Press report notes Lew Riggs delivered a ninth inning pinch hit for Cincinnati as they edged Pittsburgh 9-8. The Cubs and Cardinals split with four hit performance fueling Larry French to a win. Schoolboy Rowe and Al Milnar boosted Detroit and Cleveland with key relief and pitching highlights. Johnny Rimney starred for the White Sox in a night game victory over the Browns.
Borger 6 Midland 1 as Hausman and Potocar led Piet Wherr pitching. Pampa 23 Lubbock 8 with Grabek Verrengia Sum mers Kramer Miller pg. Amarillo 7 Lamesa 6. Clovis 7 Big Spring 11 in a late rally. Yeager Maupin Trantham Bahr Berrdt penciled for other sides.
A-T League game results show Tucson 61 100 900 eight runs eleven hits four Bisbee 0 00 100 one terminal. Schanz Hansen Totaro Carpenter Montgomery credited for the game. Albuquerque and El Paso idle.
Billy Conn, 21, from Pittsburgh, defeated Gus Dorazio by an eighth-round technical knockout at Shibe Park before 12,000 fans. Referee Leo Houck stopped the ten-round bout at 1:52 of the eighth due to a bleeding cut over Dorazio's left eye.
Elkins, who selected Joy Bet and Merry Caroline after watching their workouts, earned prize money totaling 34 dollars and said he would deposit the winnings in the bank.
A city pool swimming course for Boy Scouts runs from Monday to August 28, with 9 to 11 am sessions. P V Thorson scouts executive says the course, co hosted by the Red Cross, offers Boy Scout and Red Cross swim credits. Benny Jordan will direct. open to all levels with only the regular pool fee.
In Brookline Massachusetts on August 15 Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cocke Wimbledon doubles winners faced a slow start after a rest day. They prepared to meet Lytton Dawson of Boston and Philip Jameson of Worcester as Uncle Sam’s Davis Cup hopes faced a potential low after top seeds Frankie Parker and Don McNeill advanced yesterday.
Los Angeles August 15 Baby Arizmendi the veteran Mexican lightweight returns to ring duties tonight in a 10 round skirmish with Jackie Carter, New York youngster, at the Olympic Auditorium. Arizmendi idol of the Mexican colony here fought his last major bout in New York a year ago losing to Lou Ambers by a decision.
Santa Fe New Mexico state engineer Tom McClure planned to leave for Denver to attend a meeting of the Rio Grande compact commission starting tomorrow. Also expected to attend were Berkeley Johnson of Santa Fe geological survey official and A. T. Harnett of Albuquerque interstate streams commission attorney.
Ralph Guldahl, Danville born golfer from Madison New Jersey, wins the Dapper Dan golf tournament after a 287 tied score with Denny Shute and Gene Sarazen. A missed six foot putt on the 18th secured an extra day and $1,000 more for each finalist.
Deming plans a seven day race meet from September 10 to 17 as the Deming Racing Association launches, seeking incorporation and about 150 entries. The group is led by C. E. Groves of San Diego as president and GM, with Deming businessmen backing the effort.
Philadelphia briefs survey varied sports chatter. Waldorf doubts Northwestern action this year. Barney Ross named boxing editor of the New York press boxing sheet. Carlen comments on Lou Nova’s indifference to the Galento fight. Lynn C Doyle previews the American League race. Cronin near ride-out to McCarthy’s Wooderson. Alabama coaches fret over Fordham Tulane Tennessee games. Braddock resides in the mountains. Georgetown and George Washington start football with a double header vs Roanoke and Davis Elkins. Dempsey says the Louis beater must be a composite of past champs.
A college pursued a tackle last year and agreed to educate the player’s non football brother. The gamble failed as the footballer was injured before a game, leaving the school to bear the financial burden and consequences.
The fragment notes the Yankees idle in mid June and a claim of eligibility for a world series sugar. It mentions De Shong moving to Newark and the Horton Smiths upset with the "Sewing machine heiress" nickname. Eddie Cool heads to Los Angeles to face Jackie Wilson, while Dempsey Wills match articles lie in Madison Square Garden cornerstone.
Help in Minneapolis tonight as former lightweight champion Nelson battles ex bantamweight king Johnny Conlon in a three round exhibition. The note adds that John L. Sullivan would roll over in his grave at the match.
Federal Bureau of Standards scientists report silver applied as a film inside tin cans makes them impervious to acids and helps kill bacteria after sealing. Small silver additions boost anti fungal and antibacterial effects, while silver in stainless steel reduces salt water pitting. Silver tin alloys may advance ship hulls, medical labs seek sterile containers, and silver strengthens tin foil.
In Roswell the Roswell Typewriter Co advertises office machines and supplies at 215 N Main with phone contact 674. The notice highlights the largest market race shown and Record Want Ads as a feature.
An advertisement quotes C. S. Gross describing severe stomach distress and relief after taking Adla tablets. The copy promotes a money back guarantee and urges readers to try Adla for excess stomach acidity via Roswell Drug Co. and Owl Drug Co.
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