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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
7
Albuquerque and across the state start autumn football drills ahead of the 1939 season. Rat on, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, and Santa Fe Demons lead district previews as teams regroup with veterans and fresh talent for a long slate of games beginning September 23.
In Tucson and Albuquerque action the Tucson team plated 11 runs to Albuquerque's 12 with key hits by Glasby Mullins Archuleta and Gardner for Tucson while Albuquerque featured Emmertson Evans and Kelly. In the Bisbee El Paso game El Paso won 79 to 5 with Totaro Carpenter Montgomery and Emmertson contributing for El Paso.
Scores from yesterday show Chicago 5 to 3 over Washington and Philadelphia 9 to 2 over St. Louis with Detroit 7 Boston 6 and Cleveland 4 New York 3. In the National League no games were played while Newark defeated Jersey City 5 to 4 and Buffalo beat Montreal 11 to 2.
Los Angeles beat Hollywood 12 to 3, Oakland 7 to 6 over San Francisco, San Diego 5 to 1 over Sacramento. Seattle visits Portland with rain in the forecast.
Shreveport defeated Oklahoma City 6 to 3 and Houston 7 to 2 while Fort Worth beat Beaumont 8 to 6. San Antonio edged Dallas 7 to 5 with Tulsa posting a 7 to 2 result.
Knoxville defeated Memphis 6 to 4 while Chattanooga beat New Orleans 6 to 1 and Nashville edged Birmingham 7 to 3. Little Rock posted a 4 to 1 win, and Atlanta won 7 to 3.
Cleveland Rams and coach Earl Dutch Clark prepare at Baldwin Wallace College for the upcoming season. The squad features nine ends, a dozen tackles, seven guards, three centers, five quarterbacks, and a mix of backs and fullbacks. Clark, assisted by Art Lewis, previews a promising, spirited group with 12 holdovers and five new pros. Dutch Clark, famed as a top all time player, begins his eighth pro season as bench manager after last coaching Detroit.
The American League season produced a dull stretch as the Yankees lost 4-3 in ten innings to Cleveland. Hal Trosky hit his 23rd homer for the Tribe, while mistakes and walks aided the decisive rally. Boston also fell to Detroit 7-6, and Philadelphia swept a doubleheader from St. Louis.
Chicago August 31 Giants, pro champions, beat the college all-stars 9 to 0 before 81 456 fans in a preseason charity game. Despite strong defense and field goals by Ken Strong, the college squad failed to score a touchdown or gain a yard on the goal line, while the pros edged ahead with two field goals and stifling interceptions.
Midland defeated Borger 16 to 10 with strong hitting and solid pitching by Brown and Kerr. Lubbock beat Amarillo 14 to 6 as Bridwell Miller and teammates combined for key runs. Big Spring triumphed 13 to 5 over Pampa, while Lamesa edged Clovis 9 to 13 in a high scoring contest.
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