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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1939

Page

7

Ad Clubbers defeat Lions 13 to 4 in charity softball game

The Ad Clubbers beat the Lions 13 to 4 in the annual charity softball game witnessed by about 600. Charlie Teas toppled Lion pitching while Rusty Etz faced heavy hits before being relieved by Cap Woodbury and Frank Young. T. L. Gardner Jr hit the lone homer, Ad Club earned early lead and shared receipts with bands and organizers for boys’ work projects.

de Bremond Field Charlie Teas Lions Gardner Homer Rosgil Lions Chub Ad Club Rusty Etz Start Lions Etz Cap Woodbury Frank Young Woodbury T. L. Gardner, Jr Woodrow Cameron Tom Hall Poe Corn R H McPherson Taylor McBoyle Daniel Wilson Teaspee i Gardner Cooley C . Eo Cox Goodart Shortridge Poorbaugh Lions AB R H. Ball G. Rf Fellows Johnson Etz. P Daughtry Madison Zimmerman Prager

City Softball League Set To Start Play Next Week

The city softball league schedules a Tuesday 7 30 deadline for team entries and player lists to be submitted to Coach Poe Corn or Dick Ellis of the N Y A. Nine teams are entered with plans for two leagues if more teams join. A new field at the Fair Ground is under construction and practice is allowed before the season begins.

New City Poe Corn Dick Ellis Chamber of Commerce Rooms Fair Ground la Mexicana Cafe McNally Hall Motor Company Southwestern Public Service Sunset Creamery Lion Bar Boys CCC Camp Moseleys Cafe Central Hardware

Baseball Scores From Yesterday By The AP

National League results show Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 New York 6 Chicago 4 St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6. Only games reported.

Associated Press Fittsburgh Boston New York Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn

Baseball scores from the American League games

New York defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 while Detroit beat Beeston 8 to 7. Philadelphia won 11 to 10 against St. Louis, and Washington prevailed 5 to 2 over Chicago.

New York Cleveland Detroit Beeston Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Chicago

International League scoreboard confirms tight games

Jersey City edged Montreal 10 to 9 in 14 innings while Buffalo split a doubleheader with Newark 3-8 and 2-13. Toronto defeated Syracuse 4-2 and 2-4 and Rochester blanked Baltimore 9-0.

Jersey City Montreal Buffalo Newark Toronto Syracuse Rochester Baltimore

All-Star Arizona Texas League Team Chosen in Albuquerque

The Journal lists an All-Star Arizona-Texas League lineup from a two week fan poll. Names span Bisbee Tucson El Paso and Albuquerque with picks including Salkeld Myers Bergman Steele Reyes Jewell Ratto Gill Eckhardt White Baldacci Joratz Gardner Mayer Archuleta Caplinger Sandel Hawkins Delancey Selkeld Schilling and more. Herrick of Burlingame and A Schilling Co represent Roswell on business. city sales in 1938 were high and 1939 may surpass them. Record Want-Ads urge daily profits.

Albuquerque N. M the Journal Bisbee Tucson el Paso Alba

American Association Standings Snapshot from early games

In the American Association teams posted results and scores including Indianapolis 8-1 over an unnamed opponent, Minneapolis 6-4 against Kansas City, Columbus 5-0, St. Paul 2-0, Louisville 1-4, and Toledo 5 to Milwaukee 1, reflecting early season action and rough records for several clubs.

Kansas City Columbus St. Paul Louisville Toledo Milwaukee

Pacific Coast League Scoreboard Oddities Reported

Baseball league results show San Diego defeating Hollywood 8 to 3 while Seattle and Los Angeles posted games. Sacramento beat Oakland 8 to 6, San Francisco triumphed over Portland 10 to 7.

San Diego Hollywood Seattle Los Angeles Sacramento Oakland San Francisco Portland

Texas League Scores Prompt Two Night Standings

Thallas defeated Shreveport 5 to 2 while Fort Worth beat Houston 7 to 3. Oklahoma City won 3 to 0 against Beaumont and Tulsa prevailed 4 to 3 over San Antonio.

Thallas Shreveport Fort Worth Houston Oklahoma City Beaumont Tulsa San Antonio

Southern Association score brief from Little Rock games

Scores show Little Rock 9 against Atlanta 0 while Memphis 8 to Chattanooga 5. Knoxville Birmingham rain and Nashville New Orleans rain affect play.

Southern Association Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga Knoxville

Williamsport Defeats Hartford 5 to 2 in Hockey Action

Williamsport edged Hartford 5 to 2 as Binghamton routed Wilkes Barre 6 to 2. Scranton overcame Albany 6 to 5 while Springfield ran past Elmira 12 to 3 in regional hockey scoring.

Williamsport Hartford Binghamton Wilkes-Barre Scranton Albany Springfield Elmira

Joe Louis promises sleep bout between heat times

Scooparade notes Joe Louis will try to put Tony Galento to sleep between 1 58 and 2 04 of the first heat if matched. Jersey racing may expand to three tracks once a bill passes. O B Keeler hints his open tournament coverage ends this year. Obscure quips game week chatter on boxing golf tennis and Cubs letters.

Fompton Lakes N. J Joe Louis Tony Galento George Washington Bridge Camden Red Bank Oo. B. Keeler Atlanta Journal Great Golf Authority Obie

One Minute Interview Ed R Bang on Earl Averill deal

Cleveland News quotes Ed R Bang predicting Earl Averill will boost the Tigers toward second place or first. He believes the Tigers clearly won the deal and will deliver the punch to reach the top of the standings.

Ed R. Bang Cleveland News Earl Averill Tigers

Weard and Seen and Other Quick Boxing Notes

Lou Nova rips his pants down the funny slide at a New York amusement park. Forrest Behm, Nebraska’s star tackle, sings in the Lincoln Cathedral Acapella choir at the Waldorf Astoria. Mike Jacobs serves ice cream cones at Galento workouts. Posters for the Dave Clark Gus Lesnevich light heavyweight bout cover Louis joint. Freddie Hutchinson, an $80,000 pitching ace, powers Toledo in the American Association.

Lou Nova N.Y Forrest Behm Nebraska Lincoln Cathedral Acapella Waldorf-Astoria Mike Jacobs Galento Louis Joint Dave’ Clark Gus Lesnevich Freddie Hutchinson American Association Toledo

Cunningham Edges Fenzke in Princeton Mile Preview

The Princeton mile featured Cunningham first, Fenzke second, Wooderson third in a tight preview race. Two thirds of Louis-Galento advance orders originate from Jersey and Pennsylvania fans. Jack Kearns eyes a Pob Pastor-Red Burman bout for Detroit. Branch Rickey denied cooking up trades involving Joe Medwick and Lon Warneke. Poughkeepsie butchers say crew members eat large steaks, though they claim no bias.

The Journal-American Lynn Waldorf Northwestern Iowa Louis-Galento Jersey Pennsylvania Jack Kearns Red Burman Detroit Branch Rickey Joe Medwick Cubs Ada Lon Warneke Giants Poughkeepsie

Galento boasts toughness as horse shoe pitcher tease

In Lancaster New Era style chatter George W Kirchner notes Galento's bluff about toughness while ringside rivals and peers like Ceferino Garcia deliver sharp takes on fighters such as Pop Eye Woods. Roy Hughes ponders a sudden Browns to Yankees shift. Walter Pate hints at a California angle.

George W. Kirchner Lancaster Galento Sally Krieger al Hostak Ceferino Garcia Pop Eye Woods Roy Hughes Browns Yanks Walter Pate California

Coxswains Lead Eight In Hudson Regatta Clash

College crews race on the Hudson as Navy defends last year’s title with seven coxswains guiding California Cornell Washington Navy Columbia Syracuse and Wisconsin. Coach Ky Ehbright hails Jim Dietrich as among the best to steady nerves and marshal his crew for a potential sixth western victory in seven years.

Foughkeepsie N. Y California Cornell Washington Navy Columbia Syracuse Wisconsin Johnstown West Coast Jim Dietrich Ky Ehbright Golden Bears Dietrich

Child's leg broken when hit by car in Santa Fe

Eight year old Jimmy Elliott, son of Mrs Rose Elliott, remained in a Santa Fe hospital with a broken leg after being struck by a car driven by Pat Mathews last night. Police said the accident was unavoidable.

Santa FE N. M Jimmy Elliott Rose Elliott Pat Mathews Mathews

Favor Trojans to Win College Track Meet

Los Angeles hosts the 18th National Collegiate Athletic Association track championships as USC stands as the favorites to claim a fifth straight team title. Elmer Hackney of Kansas State shatters the 16 pound shot record with three throws over 54 feet, 9 3/4 inches, 54 feet 11 5/8, and 55 feet 10 3/8. Stanford trails with 11 qualifiers, while legends like Glenn Cunningham and Archie San Romani loom in non qualifying events.

Los Angeles Calif University of Southern California Elmer Hackney Southern California Hackney Kansas State College Jack Torrance Louisiana State Pacific Coast Stanford Kansas Flyer Glenn Cunningham Archie’ San Romani Chuck Fenske University of Wisconsin Elaine Rideout North Texas State Teachers College Cunningham Wooderson

Great Race By Star Milers At Princeton

Track fans packed Palmer Stadium as Sydney Wooderson, England, faced four American distance stars in the sixth annual Princeton invitation mile hoping to challenge his world record of 4 06 4. The meet, famed for its fast outdoor surface, drew thousands to Princeton New Jersey on June 17.

Princeton N. J Sydney Wooderson England Wooderson America Palmer Stadium

Pecos Theatre to show Mutiny on the Bounty three days

The film Mutiny On The Bounty returns to Roswell by popular demand at the Pecos Theatre for three days starting Sunday. The production budget exceeded 2,009,000 dollars and took over two years to produce.

Roswell Pecos Theatre

Midland Downs Amarillo in doubleheader sweep

In the West Texas New Mexico League a doubleheader sweep sees Midland prevailing 15 to 8 in game one and 9 to 8 in game two against Amarillo. Pitchers Brown Abernathy Leonard and Allday vs Thomas Lynn and Rabe, with errors noted.

AsSociated Press Midland Amarillo Brown Abernathy Leonard Thomas Lynn Rabe Vickers Alliday Farrish Margaine

Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Bracewell

Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Bracewell wife of state mine inspector Warren G Bracewell were to be held at 10 a m here Monday. The notice states she passed away recently and lists family connections and service plans in concise obituary wording.

Albuquerque N. M Elizabeth Bracewell Warren G. Bracewell Brace

Birth of Woman Who Moved From Illinois to New Mexico

55 was born in Steubenville Illinois and moved to New Mexico with her husband 31 years ago. They first resided in Dawson.

Well Steubenville New Mexico Dawson

Kin Weds Among Prominent June Brides

Actress Kin Hepburn of West Hartford Conn sister of Katharine Hepburn marries Ellsworth Strong Grant Harvard graduate and Bennington College alum.

Marion Hepburn West Hartford Conn Katharine Hepburn Thomas Norval Hepburn Miss Hepburn Ellsworth Strong Grant Harvard Bennington College

Also Mentioned on This Page

AD Clubbers Swamp Lions Falcons United States Ville Wis Janes City Softball League Nly.a REDS Jack Lords Moore Wta Vander Meer Sloy King Features Syndicate Lloyd Moore Cincinnati Moundsman Arizona-Texas Selkeld Record L Pet Cs Angeles San Indianapolis Minneapolis Donald Duck Parker Mako Kramer van Horn Elza Thompson Phil K. Wrigley Cub Observation Ward Fenzke Hudson Trojans Charles Irwin Pat Flaherty Franchot Tone Abilene Lubbcock Franklin and Potocar Harris Miller Bryant Millspaugh Bates Hutton Dilbeck Summers Bracewell Kin Bachrach Dai Craney East Second Street Walt Disney Moseley’s Coronado
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