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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
2
The New York Giants suffer a seven game losing streak sparked by a July 4 doubleheader loss in Boston. Cubs and Phillies climb, while St Louis and Brooklyn vary in pursuit. In the AL, the Yankees and White Sox boost pace as the Athletics and Red Sox win to stay in contention.
Jimmie Mattern plans to resume his solo world flight after a Siberia wreck. He landed a request with Chicago backers for a rescue plane to Nome, Alaska, to enable continuation. The Soviet authorities prepared a seaplane from Khabarovsk to Anadyr, then to Nome, to return Mattern to American territory. The expedition is led by William Alexander and already reached Terrace, British Columbia, after a difficult overland trek.
Scorching temperatures swept Texas on July 12 as heat claimed three lives. An elderly farmer, N. Pope, 70, collapsed in a Kerfman field while working, highlighting the lethal impact of the heat wave across the state.
A brief score roundup shows Boston 2 Detroit 1, Chicago 9 Washington 3, New York 5 St. Louis 4, and Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 4 reflecting multiple league games.
In a set of NL matchups Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 2 to 1 in 11 innings. Boston topped Pittsburgh 5 to 32. Chicago defeated Brooklyn 6 to 2 while St Louis beat New York 2 to 1.
Indianapolis dealt Milwaukee a 7 to 1 defeat while St Paul edged Toledo 6 to 4. Minneapolis surged past Columbus 14 to 6 and Louisville beat Kansas City 6 to 5.
Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 9 to 4 while Dallas defeated Beaumont 11 to 6. Galveston outscored Tulsa 16 to 5 and Houston edged Fort Worth 5 to 4 in a set of regional games.
Topeka defeated Des Moines 7 to 0 while Omaha routed St. Joseph 11 to 1. Springfield beat Muskogee 6 to 2 and Bartlesville won against Joplin 9 to 3.
Oakland beat Portland 3 to 2 while Hollywood routed Missions 3 to 0 Seattle edged Sacramento 4 to 3 and Los Angeles defeated San Francisco 8 to 2. The mixed results reflect a busy slate in the Pacific Coast League.
In the International League results Jersey City beat Toronto 5 to 2 while Rochester defeated Newark 8 to 1 and Montreal edged Baltimore 4 to 3. Buffalo routed Albany 10 to 4 in the remaining games.
New Orleans 8 Birmingham 0 Atlanta 18 Knoxville 5 Memphis 3 Chattanooga 1 Little Rock 11 5 Nashville 5 2 reflect varied outcomes across multiple teams. The fragment lists scorelines and team matches, illustrating a busy sports snapshot from regional standings.
Albuquerque state news brief reports Indian commissioner John Collier ruled Indians must receive employment preference for the proposed 200000 dollar diversion dam at Isleta by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. He also plans to seek 25000 dollars from the public works fund for a levee to protect Santo Domingo Pueblo.
J B Campbell aged 48 of Dallas died while being transported to a hospital in an ambulance. W B Stampes a 68 year old Dallas grocer died at his home. Government thermometers showed 115 in Vernon and 88 in Galveston on Tuesday as heat gripped the state.
Colonel Pearson lauds the New Mexico Military Institute as a top national establishment with students from across the U.S. and abroad. He notes credits accepted by many colleges, urges Roswell merchants to support cadets, and cites expenditures, enrollment figures, and a statewide economic impact.
In London the European zone finals draw pairs Jack Crawford of Australia to meet Henry W. Austin of England in the first singles, with Fred Perry and Vivian McGrath set for the second singles. The British nominate Perry and George Patrick Hughes for doubles, while Australia reserves its doubles team until the singles results are known.
A petition calling for a local option election in Grant county August 15 under the Lane liquor control bill is circulating. The law lets counties with 10 000 or more decide on liquor if the state's dry law is repealed in September. Five hundred names have been collected so far for submission to the county commissioners.
Antoinette Donnelly suggests young women embrace natural health and cleanliness on hot days, noting many already do for sportswear. She outlines a skincare routine for older women to keep makeup in place: cleansing, astringent, and a powder base, plus cooling methods like cold-water dashing and a touch of ice for pore tightening and sun protection.
In Chicago East Moline and other venues last night, Leonard defeated Divodi on points, Greenwood beat Haines, Venie stopped Tonelli, Jo Jo Venie KOed Herrera, Miller stopped Israel in Seattle, Young Tommy beat Casanova in Los Angeles, and Kid Azteca edged Garcia in Mexico City.
Reading Pa Joe Savoldi 20 from Three Oaks Mich threw Paul Boesch 200 from New York in 17 10 Albany N Y Ed Don George 218 North Java N Y threw Sam Cordovano 204 New York in 40 56 Baltimore Jim Landos 205 threw Hans Kampfer 215 Germany in 34 30 San Diego Sammy Stein from New Jersey 205 defeated Vic Christy 206 of California two falls out of three George Wilson Seattle 208 defeated Rudy Siiarda Finland 219 Skarda injured
Batting leaders include Klein with a .367 average for Philadelphia and Davis at .357. Martin of St Louis has 64 runs, Fullis 119 hits, Klein 117, Klein 75 RBIs, Fallis 12 stolen bases, and pitching leader Tinning 7-1 for the Cubs with Cantwell 13-4 for the Braves.
Batting leaders include Simmons of the White Sox at 373 and Foxx of the Athletics at 369 runs. Gehrig and Foxx tied for 74 runs batted in. Simmons led with 125 hits followed by Manush at 120. Doubles leaders include Crenin Seveters and Burns with 27. Combs led in triples with 16, Higgins had 9.
Evar Swanson of the White Sox slugged for a triple a double and two singles off Washington. Rey Hansen of the Phillies limited the Reds to five hits in eleven innings. Jimmie Soxx of the Athletics drove in three runs with three singles versus Cleveland. Jim Mocol of the Cubs tripled with two on to spark a rally against the Dodgers. Lefty Gomez of the Yankees relieved in the eighth with bases loaded and struck out two St. Louis pinch hitters. Baxter Jordan of the Braves hit a triple a double and a single against the Pirates. Bob Weiland of the Red Sox held the Tigers to six hits in a 2-1 win. Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals fanned seven Giants in a duel with Parmelee.
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