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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1940
Page
7
The Indians split a doubleheader with the Washington Senators 2 7 and 3 2 to close within half a game of the Red Sox, with Mel Harder and Al Smith contributing strong pitching. In other scores, the Yankees lost to Ed Smith and Kuhel homers, the Giants beat the Reds 5 4, and the Dodgers routed the Cardinals 10 1 as Ta_mulis pitched well.
Detroit June 5 heavyweights draw big money as Billy Conn the 22 year old Pittsburg Irishman defends the 175 pound title against Gus Lesnevich at Olympia arena. Fight slated for 9 30 pm EST with potential bout against Joe Louis in September and a $2500 weight bond required by the Michigan boxing commission.
Chicago defeated New York 7 to 3 while St Louis beat Boston 5 to 3 Detroit topped Philadelphia 6 to 8 and Cleveland edged Washington 2 to 7 in yesterday's MLB results
New York defeated Cincinnati five to four while Philadelphia won six to three against Chicago. Brooklyn dropped a twelve to ten decision to St Louis. Boston failed to score against Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh routed Boston fourteen to two.
Newark defeated Toronto 7 to 1 and Syracuse beat Buffalo 6 to 5 while Montreal topped Baltimore 8 to 4. Rochester at Jersey City postponed due to rain with no completion time announced.
In a series of results, Minneapolis beat Toledo 11 to 6, St. Paul defeated Columbus 8 to 3, Milwaukee topped Indianapolis 4 to 3, Louisville edged Kansas City 2 to 0, with standings reflecting a lively midseason slate.
In baseball results for the Pacific Coast League Sacramento 3 beat Los Angeles 2 while San Diego 4 defeated San Francisco 0. Oakland edged Seattle 1 0 and Portland beat Hollywood 6 2.
Dallas defeated Houston 3 to 0 while Shreveport won 5 to 2. Oklahoma City beat Fort Worth 5 to 3 and Beaumont fell 2 to 6. San Antonio scored 4 in a 4 to 2 win over Tulsa in ten innings.
In the Southern Association, Nashville defeated Atlanta 6 to 3 while Birmingham beat Memphis 7 to 2 and Little Rock won against New Orleans 4 to 1 in a trio of Beltline era baseball clashes.
In the Arizona Texas League Tucson beat Albuquerque 11 to 7 while West Texas New Mexico League games saw Big Spring 5, Amarillo 7, Lamesa 3 and Midland 9 with Clovis 14 at Lubbock. Borger rain postponed. A young cyclist Dorothy Culver, 10, was hospitalized after colliding with a car in Albuquerque. police say the car swerved but she struck the vehicle.
In Cleveland Byron Nelson, defending champion, said his prospects to repeat in the National Open starting tomorrow are pretty fair after a 71 in practice. Hogans, Snead, Demaret, Guldahl, McSpaden and Little joined a crowded field as favorites and contenders. Hogan posted 70 while Snead and Demaret kept strokes unofficial, and Guldahl, McSpaden, Little also posted 71 amid heavy practice.
Ed Smith and Joe Kuhel powered the White Sox to a 7-3 win over the Yankees with seven hit pitching and two homers by Kuhel. Carl Hubbell earned his fifth straight victory while driving in the decisive run for the Giants in a 5-4 win over the Reds. Elden Auker shone as the Browns beat the Red Sox 5-3 without allowing a run until the sixth. Wally Moses and Bob Johnson homered as the Athletics beat Detroit 8-6. Ken Chase and Al Smith split a doubleheader, with Chase winning 17-2 in the day game and Smith holding the Nationals scoreless in seven innings of the nightcap for a 3-2 Senators win. Joe Bowman limited the Bees to five hits as the Pirates won 14-2. Pete Coscarart contributed a homer as the Dodgers exploded for a 10-1 rout of the Cards. Charley Root pitched four relief innings to beat the Phillies.
Pete Lello from Gary Indiana outpointed Victor Joise in New York. In Los Angeles Richard Le mos and Nemo Lianes drew after a 135 to 128 bout in Mexico, with the two fighters listed as 135 and 128 respectively.
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