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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1939

Page

7

Dodgers and Phillies in pennant talk heatup

Dodgers ride five straight wins including a 4-2 victory over the Reds while the Phillies beat the Cardinals 6-5. Cubs approach within 2 1/2 games of the Cards as the American and National league races tighten. Yankees maintain a nine game lead as other majors push to close gaps.

Associated Press Dodgers Gowanus Canal Phillies Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Rhinelanders Phils

Yesterday's Baseball National League Scores

Chicago defeated Boston 6 to 0 while Pittsburgh beat New York 4 to 3. Cincinnati lost to Brooklyn 2 to 4 and St. Louis edged Philadelphia 5 to 6.

Chicago Boston Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia

Baseball scores from the American League games

Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 10 to 2 while Detroit beat Washington 8 to 1 and New York prevailed 11 to 5 over St. Louis. Boston edged Chicago 3 to 1 in the MLB standings update.

Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Washington New York St. Louis Boston Chicago

International League game results terse update

In the International League the Jersey City and Syracuse games opened 3-3 and 0-2 respectively, while Buffalo beat Rochester 5 to 1. Only games played are listed.

Jersey City Syracuse Buffalo Rochester

Scores Bow Baseball Standings From Midwest Games

In American Association play Kansas City tied Columbus 2 to 2 while Minneapolis defeated Indianapolis 8 to 3. St Paul beat Louisville 5 to 4 and Milwaukee downed Toledo 6 to 4.

American Association Kansas City Columbus Minneapolis Indianapolis St. Paul Louisville Milwaukee Toledo

Coast League Scores Show Narrow Los Angeles Win

Pacific Coast League results list Los Angeles 3 Seattle 2 Sacramento 3 Oakland 0 San Francisco 4 Portland 1 San Diego 7 Hollywood 6.

Los Angeles Seattle Sacramento Oakland San Francisco Portland San Diego Hollywood

Southern Association Scores From Nashville Chattanooga Pact

In the Southern Association games Nashville defeated Chattanooga 6 to 3, Birmingham shutout Memphis 4 to 0, and Little Rock edged Atlanta 7 to 6.

Southern Association Nashville Chattanooga Birmingham Memphis Littleock Atlanta

Fort Worth Edges Houston 2 1 In Texas League Action

In Texas League play Fort Worth defeated Houston 2 to 1 while Dallas won 4 to 2 over Shreveport. San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 4 to 1. Beaumont and Tulsa games were called in the fourth due to a dust storm.

Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Oklahoma City Dallas Shreveport Beaumont - Tulsa

Local boxing results across cities report points and stoppages

In Birmingham Jimmy Perrin 125 from New Orleans outpointed Darse Robertson 124½ of Bessemer. Atlantic City Tony Cisco 158 beat Harvey Massey 155 of New Orleans in a 10 round decision. Portland Babe Verila 146 stopped Wildcat O Connor 148 in eight. Baltimore Frankie Wills 148 of Washington defeated Vic Finazzo 151 of Baltimore in a 10 round match.

Associated Press Birmingham Ala Jimmy Perrin New Orleans Darse Robertson Bessemer Atlantic Cnytry N. J Tony Cisco Norristown Harvey Massey Portland Babe Verila Wildcat O’connor Scranton Baltimore Frankie Wills Washington Vic Finazzo

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

DiMaggio of New York leads with .369 while Foxx of Boston hits 33 homers and 104 RBIs. Rolfe of New York tops hits with 158, Greenberg and McQuinn close behind in doubles, Case steals 41, and Donald alongside Grove lead pitching at 13 wins and 2 losses.

Associated Press DiMaggio New York Foxx Boston Rolfe Williams McQuinn St. Louis Greenberg Detroit Lewis Washington McCosky Case Chapman Cleveland Donald Grove

Baseball season leaders listed by player and team

Batting Mize Cardinals .356 Arnovich Phillies .338 Runs Frey Werber Reds 83 each RBI McCormick Reds 100 Camill Dodgers 83 Hits McCormick Reds 155 Hack Cubs 1149 Doubles Slaughter Cardinals 35 Mize Cardinals 33 Triples Herman Cubs 14 Goodman Reds Vaughan Pirates 11 Home runs O’Toot Giants 24 Mize Cardinals 22 Stolen bases Handley Pirates 18 Hassett Bees Hack Cubs 12 Pitching Thompson Reds Wyatt Dodgers 8-3 each

Mize Cardinals Arnovich Phillies Frey Werber Reds McCormick Camill Dodgers Hack Cubs Slaughter Herman Goodman Vaughan Pirates Oott Giants Handley Hassett Bees Thompson Wyatt

Pacific Coast League Standings and Doubleheader Victory

The Pacific Coast League standings show Los Angeles and San Francisco with strong records. The report notes a doubleheader sweep, a 10-2 win and a 17-2 win, highlighting notable offensive outbursts and team performance.

Bird Medalist In State Golf Tourney

Hobbs high school principal T C Pop Bird led a field of 31 New Mexico stars in the 25th annual state amateur golf championship medalist round with 72. Defending champ Verne Spec Stewart of Roswell remains the favorite after a 76. Other top scores include Engler Las Cruces 73 and Stertz Las Cruces 74. Two Albuquerque entrants were disqualified for caddy work and age rules, ending hopes for a Duke City crown.

Hobbs N. M New Mexico T. C Pop) Bird Verne Spec) Stewart Roswell Bird E. C. Engler Las Cruces Charles Stertz Billy Newell Rey Shorty) Hornbuckle Stewart Whamming Armstrong Griffin Billy Walker Hobbbs VY. A. Carnahan H. E. West Walker McKnight Dan Wilmot, Jr H. E. Loyd Guy James J. B. Morris Carlsbad Albuquerque Duke City Louis Rey

Lions Bar Rally For 8 7 Win In Seventh

Lions Bar Boys Club staged a five run rally in the seventh to overthrow La Mexicana Bar 8 to 7. Wood limited the Mexicana Bar to six hits while Lions Bar collected ten off Jiminez. Line score shows Mexicana Bar 200 0113 7 3 7 6, Lions Bar 000 0215 8 10 8. Sunset Creamery vs Southwestern Public Service is on tap tonight at 5 46.

Lions-Bar Boys Club la Mexicana Bar Wood Mexicana Bar Jiminez Sunset Creamery Southwestern Public Service Company Lions Bar Burrola Pickle

Yesterday's Stars Shine in Major League Highlights

AP roundup names Charley Keller with five RBIs including a homer in the Yankees 11-5 win over the Browns. Max Butcher had six hits in the Pirates 4-3 victory over the Giants. Hal Trosky and Mel Harder led the Indians in a doubleheader opening 10-2 win and nine-hitter by Harder in game two. Gehringer collected three singles and scored twice in the Tigers 8-1 win over the Senators. Suhr and Johnson contributed in the Phillies 6-5 win over the Cardinals. Rigney limited the Red Sox to one run in six innings for the White Sox 3-1 win. Presnell held the Reds to eight hits in a 4-2 Dodgers victory. Reynolds and Russell drove in three runs as the Cubs beat the Bees 6-1.

Giants William Terry Dodgers Reds New York Yankees St. Louis Browns Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Yanks Chicago Cubs Cubs Boston Bees Chicago Cards Red Sox Tot Presswell Phils Syl Johnson Johnny Rigney Jimmy Foxx Foxx Joe DiMaggio St. Louis Max Butcher Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants Dizzy Trout Washington Senator Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Athletics Associated Press Charley Keller Yankees Browns Pirates Hal Trosky Mel Harder al Milnar Indians Trocky Harder Milnar Charley Gehringer Tigers Senators Gus Suhr Phillies Suhr Johnson Cardinals White Sox Tot Presnell

Sports Briefs Hint at Boxing and Baseball News

New York reports mix of sports buzz with several names. Rogers Hornsby chat with Larry MacPhail at Ebbets Field hints at MLB moves. Whizzer White may return for the Pirates if war clouds shift lineup. Arthur Donovan faces punishment after Armstrong Ambers bout. Galento diverts Dono van as referee stance faces the Pennsylvania boxing panel. Elwood Cooke rumored as next in gossip columns.

New York Baltimore Rogers Hornsby Larry MacPhail Ebbets Field Elwood Cooke

Card Dodger series sparks crowd chatter and rumors

A garbled sports column mentions Sarah Palfrey Faiman, Ray Blades and coach Buzz Wares amid chatter about a team series. References to Jack Torrance and George Halas surface with exaggerated weights. Darien golfettes wear jockey caps while Los Angeles Sports Weekly hints at Jack Sutherland moving to Palo Alto next spring.

Shylock George Halas Jack Torrance L. S. U’er Darien Los Angeles Jack Sutherland Palo Alto Jim Theorpe Polo Grounds Giants

Ball Player On Way to Recovery After Shooting Incident

Leo Shoals a slugging first baseman for Johnson City in the Appalachian League was shot August 17 at a roadhouse near here and is reported on the road to recovery. Sheriff Earl Sell said Shoals 24 was shot by Dick Dunivant who claimed Shoals advanced with a knife. Shoals was batting .359 with 17 home runs and doctors expect he can return to baseball after testifying when able.

Johnson City Tenn Leo Shoals Appalachian League Here Shoals Albuquerque Cardinals Earl Sell Parkersburg W. Va Dick Dunivant Dunivant Liberty Sheals

Notre Dame Faces Illini Challenge With 20-Man Squad

Notre Dame brings a trimmed 20 man Irish squad to the clash with Illinois. If Notre Dame falters this season it won’t be Illinois’ fault as the Irish rely on limited depth and effort to push through.

Notré Dame Bellinois

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