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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1940
Page
3
The Bowling and Commercial League wrap its regular schedule as Record tops Montgomery Ward two wins to one. John Halter of Ward's posted a 550 series and 216 game high while Ward's Rosell Whitson Marsh Hatter and Johnson contributed solid scores. The Major League plans a final summer meeting with some postponed games to finish next week.
In a set of eight to four results Indianapolis over Milwaukee was 8-4 while Minneapolis topped Toledo 10-3 with the second game halted at six innings due to curfew. Columbus crushed St Paul 18-4 and Kansas City defeated Louisville 5-2.
Results list shows American League Detroit 3 to 2 over New York 4 to 4 ties. Chicago 6 over Philadelphia 1 while Cleveland 11 defeated Boston 6. St. Louis beat Washington 6 to 3. In the National League Brooklyn 0 to 3, St. Louis 3 to 4, New York 2 to 3 over Cincinnati, Boston 3 to 3 with Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 6, Chicago 4.
In the Arizona Texas League results Albuquerque 2 11, Bisbee 1 12. El Paso 0, Tucson 5. The standings reflect a mix of close games and decisive wins across venues including Tucson and El Paso.
Lubbock defeated Clovis 2 0 while Midland beat Borger 7 6 Pampa routed Odessa 17 4 and Lamesa topped Amarillo 13 10 in the latest district results from West Texas and New Mexico region.
In 13 innings Newark beat Montreal 6 to 5 while Jersey City won 5 to 2 and Toronto shut out opponents 2 to 0. Rochester and Baltimore split 6 to 1 and 2, Syracuse rolled over Buffalo 6 to 1, Buffalo 9, Syracuse 1.
Dallas shut out Houston 7 to 0 while Oklahoma City defeated Shreveport 4 to 0 and Beaumont beat Fort Worth 8 to 1. San Antonio edged Tulsa 5 to 4 in a tight contest.
Baseball results from the Southern Association include Birmingham 8 New Orleans 7 in 11 innings, Nashville 11 Knoxville 8, Atlanta 5 Chattanooga 4, and Little Rock 12 Memphis 3 as the only games reported.
In the Pacific Coast League Sacramento routed San Francisco 12 to 1 while San Francisco fell 0 to 3. Seattle beat Los Angeles 6 to 4 and San Diego defeated Portland 8 to 3. Hollywood edged Oakland 5 to 4.
Former Supreme Court Justice John F. Simms announced he will speak over KOB radio at 8 15 p m Friday August 23 on behalf of Representative John J. Dempsey for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate in the September 14 primary. The talk subject is Promotion of Dempsey and New Mexico. Call your classified to No 11.
The U S Navy Recruiting Service will visit Roswell at the post office building on August 22 23 and 24 to accept applications and conduct physical and mental examinations for enlistment. The service aims to save applicants the cost of traveling to Albuquerque for examination.
The notice calls attention to the Naval Expansion Bill raising enlistment strength from 145000 to 280000, presenting opportunities for young men aged 18 to 31 to pursue an honorable Navy career. Included are boxing results from various cities with bouts reported by The Associated Press.
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