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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1941

Page

5

Bartell Leads Giants In Double Loss To Cardinals

Bartell, the former Giants shortstop, crushed the Cardinals with a ninth inning RBI single and a tie breaking homer in the opener, then added a double and single in the nightcap as New York swept the doubleheader. The Cardinals slipped to second place as Brooklyn faltered. In the AL, Red Sox swept White Sox while Indians won twice, and DiMaggio powered the Yankees with three homers in a pair against St. Louis Browns.

St. Louis Cardinals Giants Bill Jurges Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox CGC Cleveland Indians Old Lefty Grove Ted Lyons Bobby Feller Philadelphia Athletics Rollie Hemsley Yankees Joe DiMaggio St. Louis Browns

Brown Will Also Retain Position As Athletic Director

Major R. R. Brown will become head football coach at New Mexico Military Institute next fall while remaining director of athletics. Capt. Godfrey and Lt. Vaughn will join as line and backfield coaches respectively, with Brown praising Godfrey as superb in coaching.

R. R. Brown New Mexico Military Institute Major Brown New Mexico L. T Babe” Godfrey Ned Vaughn Brown Godfrey Vaughn Virginia Polytechnic Dartmouth University of North Carolina Washington and Lee University Tulane Institute New Mexico A Bronco Denver University Dana Bible

Amonett Wins First Flight Title in City Golf Tourney

Edd Amonett, former state golf champion, captured the first flight championship at the municipal course with a 1 up win over Clifton Holloman on the 19th hole. Wilbur McKnight and B F Fields Jr set for next Sunday finals, while Dick Pritchard ousted Ralph De Greer to reach the second flight final against J T Hawkins. R Rosell defeated Dave Wolfe in the second flight consolation semifinals.

Edd Amonett Municipal Clifton Holloman Wilbur McKnight B. F. Fields, Jr Dick Pritchard Ralph de Greer J. T. Hawkins R. Rosell Dave Wolfe

La Mexicana Bar Defeats Artesia Wildcats in Fresno Sunday

Montoya belted a seventh inning homer with one aboard to deliver La Mexicana Bar a win over Artesia Wildcats at Artesia. Fred Gonzales and Pete Martinez shared pitching duties, with Martinez blanking the Wildcats for the final three innings to seal a Roswell team victory.

Montoya la Mexicana Bar Artesia Wildcats Artesia Fred Gonzales Pete Martinez Roswell Martinez Wildcats

Abb Beagles Again Wins Goat Roping

Abb Beagles wins goat roping at Roswell Goat Ropers Club on Sunday afternoon with Harell of Chaves finishing second. Two new members joined the club yesterday.

Abb Beagles Roswell Goat Ropers Club Abb Beagles Harell Chaves

Roswell Carlsbad Bowling Teams Split Match Night Results

Sparks of Carlsbad Steam Laundry paced Cavern City to a clean sweep with a 657 high, total 2750. Roswell Busy Bee tied it with a 550 high by Al Raez and Lloyd Taylor’s 195 best game as they totaled 2321 across three games. Harriet Holley led Roswell with a 522 series and Mary Rallis a 241 high game in a separate ladies match against Granada Bowl.

Sparks Carlsbad Steam Laundry Cavern City Roswell al Raez Lloyd Taylor Carlsbad Steam Laundry Kanto Pue Hall Reppert Busy Bee A. Racz Il. Taylor D. Newton W. Wilson J. Rallis

Major League Leaders From The Associated Press

National League batting leading Reiser of Brooklyn at .374. Nicholson of Chicago tops RBIs with 45. Moore of St. Louis leads runs with 41 and hits with 70. Slaughter of St. Louis has 70 hits, Dallasandro of Chicago doubles, Moore of Boston triples, Ott of New York 14 home runs, Frey of Cincinnati with steals, Warneke of St. Louis 6 1 record in pitching.

Associated Press Reiser Brooklyn Nicholson Chicago Moore St. Louis Slaughter Dallasandro Boston Ott New York Frey Cincinnati

American League batting and pitching leaders listed

The standings show Williams of Boston hitting .416 to top batting, York of Detroit with most RBIs, DiMaggio leading in runs, New York with 50 runs, Cramer of Washington with 71 hits, 18 doubles by Boudreau of Cleveland and Cronin of Boston, Travis of Washington with 8 triples, York of Detroit with 13 home runs, Case of Washington with steals, and Feller of Cleveland leading pitching at 12 wins.

Williams Boston York Detroit DiMaggio New York Cramer Washington Boudreau Cleveland Cronin Travis Case

Boat Races At Elephant Butte Draw Big Crowds

Hot Springs New Mexico June 9 Officials praised the 11th annual Hot Springs regatta as a boater magnet for Elephant Butte Lake eight miles north of town drawing about 7 000 spectators over two days The event featured top hydroplane fields with winners from Fort Worth Dallas El Paso and Glendale as pilots set fast times despite choppy water Johnny Maddox led in Class A while Red Jones claimed multiple Class B finishes Charlie Ulrich won Class C heats and Mildred Aiken earned the Miss Southwest trophy.

Hot Springs N. M Elephant Butte Lake Cactus Belt Elephant Butte Dam Texas Oklahoma Kansas Arizona New Mexico The National Outboard Association Charlie Ulrich Glendale Ariz Morris Wilson Fort Worth Red Jones Worth Boggeman Boggeman Russell Brey el Paso Tex Herman Mayhew Dallas Ulrich Johnny Maddox R. S Fred Hartford Lois Stamp

Ladies Golf Club To Meet Tomorrow

The Ladies Golf Club will hold its regular weekly meeting at the city course tomorrow morning at 9 30. Those wishing free group ee should be on hand at the designated area.

Baseball scores from yesterday

Washington defeated Detroit 9 to 3 while Philadelphia 4 to 6 Cleveland 7 New York 9 to 8 St Louis tied 3 to 3 Boston won 5 to 3 and Chicago blanked opponents 3 to 0.

Baseball scores from a midweek league grid

Chicago defeats Boston 5 to 1 and Cincinnati edges Brooklyn 3 to 2. Pittsburgh leads Philadelphia 12 to 2 while St Louis loses to New York 5 to 7 with a 12 to 7 result.

Chicago Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Arizona Texas League Scores and Standings Note

Arizona-Texas League results show Tucsons and Bisbee losing to El Paso and Albuquerque with varied tallies. West Texas-New Mexico results list Lubbock, Lamesa, Amarillo, Clovis, Pampa, Borger, Wichita Falls, and Big Spring with several wins and losses in a compact standings recap.

Tucsons Bisbee el Paso Albuquerque West Texas New Mexico Lubbock Lamesa Amarillo Clovis Pampa Borger Wichita Falls Big Spring

International League standings drop scores from recent games

Rochester leads with 12 to 4, Baltimore sits at 5 and 12, Newark 9 and Montreal 7 to 4, Jersey City 6 and Toronto 1 to 3, Syracuse 5 and Buffalo 3 to 7 as teams post results in the league.

Rochester Baltimore Newark Montreal Jersey City Toronto Syracuse Buffalo

American Association standings glimpse and matchups

The table shows Kansas City at 6-1 and Louisville at 0-6 while Toledo sits 7-5 and Minneapolis 3-3. Columbus is 4-3 with St. Paul at 2-4 and Indianapolis 4-3 alongside Milwaukee at 0-9.

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

Coast league results show multiple game scores

Pacific Coast League results list San Diego 3 Portland 1. Los Angeles 13 Oakland 10. Sacramento 5 Seattle 4. Hollywood 5 San Francisco 0. San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 1. Portland 2 San Diego 0.

San Diego Portland Los Angeles Oakland Sacramento Seattle Hollywood San Francisco

Texas League Scores Summary Card

Dallas 5 Shreveport 4 Beaumont 7 Fort Worth 2 Houston 2 Tulsa 1 Oklahoma City 5 San Antonio 3 Oklahoma City dominated with a 5 0 victory while Beaumonts 7 8 scoreline and Dallas edged Shreveport 5 4 Fort Worth two Houston two Tulsa one San Antonio three show varied results across the league.

Dallas Shreveport Beaumont Fort Worth Houston Tulsa Oklahoma City San Antonio

Southern Association Scores Prompt Narrow Queues

Chattanooga edged Atlanta 6 to 5 in a rough night of ball. Memphis dominated Birmingham 16 to 2 as Birmingham faltered. Knoxville defeated Nashville 6 to 5 while Little Rock faced rain in New Orleans, delaying play.

Southern Association Chattanooga Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Knoxville Nashville Little Rock New Orleans

Roswell Ball Club Slips 7 1 to Carlsbad Stars

In Carlsbad Sunday the Roswell ball club was defeated 7 to 1 by a Carlsbad all star team. Pitcher Mattson, a 28 year old, struck out many batters after Roswell put up three runs in the first inning.

Roswell Carlsbad Mattson Tim Wheeler Doyle Proffit Keith Will Fulbright Wildness Thompson Qualls Whitson Knox Artesia Sunat Lewis Patterson Waggoner Proffitt Wheeler Porter Pickle Fulbright Carlsbad AB Battiste Stripling Cf Ward Antwine Lf Groves Nichols Rf Mattson P Cave Blitch

League Standings Tie to 1938 Amateur Queens

Betty Jameson from San Antonio, Miss Georgia Tainter of Fargo, N C, Western Junior champion and Open semi finalist, and Miss Eleanor Dudley of Chicago, 1938 Illinois queen, figure in league standings from last year.

Betty Jameson San Antonio Georgia Tainter Fargo N. C Eleanor Dudley Chicago

Women’s Western Open Opens in Cincinnati Qualifying

In Cincinnati on June 9 the 18 hole qualifying round begins for the 12th annual Women’s Western Open golf championship. Defending champion Mildred Didrikson Zaharias will not defend her title. Contenders include Patty Berg from Minneapolis and Helen Dettweiler from Washington, D. C.

Cincinnati Mildred Babe) Didrickson Zaharias Patty Berg Minneapolis Helen Dettweiler Washington, D. C

Nat's Golf Open Shows Strong Texas Run

Fort Worth, June 9 The 45th U S Open drew large crowds as Craig Wood carded 284 to win by three over Denny Shute and Ben Hogan. Stewart placed sixth in the nine amateur finals with 317, far behind Ward and Wood. Wood spent his first prize on a defense bond and his caddie, who joked about needing a taxi.

Harold W. Pierce U.S.G.A Scotland Pierce Craig Wood Denny Shute Wood Ben Hogan Bond Craig Stewart Fort Worth Tex Verne Spec Spec) Stewart of Roswell, N. M Marvin Ward Spokane Wash

Zeke Bonura Drops Bat For a Rifle

MINNEAPOLIS June 9 Zeke Bonura refuses draft deferment and joins the war effort. The veteran slugger, compared to Hank Greenberg, leaves a sting in the minors as fans and officials hail his patriotism and quick response to service. A team proxy calls his loss crippling yet praises his sacrifice.

Minneapolis Zeke Bonura Hank Greenberg Hank Zeke American Association Mike Kelly

Whirlaway Paints Rivalry and Other Sports Notes

In New York on June 9 The Special News Service reports Warren Wright commissioning George Ford Morris to paint Whirlaway before Arlington Chicago. Auburn may host two football games this fall for first time since 1930. A former top jockey sues a leading rider over a $3000 debt from Saratoga last August. Frankie Baumholtz signs with Cincinnati Redlegs as a left handed outfielder. Conn-Louis boxing odds favor the Bomber at 2 1/2 to 1. The grapevine claims Mary Hardwick and Charles Hare wed after a Tallahassee bout.

New York Special News Service Whirlaway Warren Wright George Ford Morris Chicago Auburn Saratoga Frankie Baumholtz Ohio Madison Square Garden Cincinnati Redics Frankie Conn-Louis Mary Hardwick Charles Hare Davis

Virginia coach pens wartime jingle amid Doorn memory

The text credits Frank Murray head football coach at the University of Virginia with contributing a wartime style jingle. It references Burghers at Doorn, the Kaiser Wilhelm era, and a December memory of the Dodgers chief Larry MacPhatled as a playful historical verse.

Rave Frank Murray Ai U. of Virginia Doorn Dodger Larry MacPhatled

Boxing Tonight in Cincinnati Promises Major Upset

Ken Overlin faces Exxord the Wizard Charles in a high profile Cincinnati bout. The staged event is billed as one of the year’s biggest boxing upsets. Neville Dunn resigns as Lexington Herald sports editor to buy The Thoroughbred Record. Belmont visit marks Tim Mara’s return after serious pneumonia.

Ken Overlin Exxord Wizzard Charles Cincinnati Neville Dunn Lexington (Ky Yankees Tim Mara New York Football Giants Penumonia Belmont

Names Is Still Names Lefty Sparks Bested Lefty Burns

Lefty Sparks defeated Lefty Burns in a tightly contested bout. Sparks claimed victory in a match noted for its sharp exchanges and strategic grappling, signaling a promising performance for the seasoned fighter.

Lefty Sparks Lefty Burns

Billy Conn vs Joe Louis mental duel frames bout

Denver Post notes a mental contest ahead of Billy Conn and Joe Louis fight. Louis must find Conn's target while Conn relies on Irish temper to press the attack. If Conn stays calm Louis should win on points, but if Conn enrages him Louis may unleash decisive blows.

Jack Carberry Denver Post Billy Conn Joe Louis Louis Conn Trish

Whirly Finds Form With Steady Work After Rest

New York reports trainer Ben Jones explains Kentucky cannonball Whirlaway thrived on regular workouts. Jimmy Jones notes vacations slowed the colt, who then captured the Belmont stakes and aims at Seabiscuit’s all time earnings.

U S Open title goes to Craig Wood in wire-to-wire victory

Craig Wood wins the U S Open golf championship with 284 three strokes ahead of Denny Shute. Fred Perry wins the round robin tennis tourney at Forest Hills by beating Don Budge in the decisive match. Yale opens defense of intercollegiate polo crown by routing Army 16-9. Warren Wright’s horses dominate Belmont Park closing. Whirlaway lands 2779 first money in Belmont stakes completing the triple crown and Some Chance takes National Stallion stakes and 12140. Sweepida upsets Big Ben by two lengths for 10000 Golden State Breeders Handicap at Hollywood Park. Kines Blue, a longshot, beats War Ministrel by a nose in Steger handicap at Lincoln Fields.

Byne Associated Press Fort Worth Craig Wood Denny Shute New York Fred Perry Forest Hills Don Budge Purchase N. Y Yale Army Warren Wright Belmont Park Whirlaway

Plans Set to Overhaul Biscuit's Earnings Next Season

The article notes the total earnings rising to $236,111 and outlines a tentative plan to overhaul the Biscuit's $437,730 earnings by the time the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap arrives next March, assuming health remains.

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