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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1934
Page
2
The Lubbock ball team, undefeated this season, comes to town for a doubleheader with the Roswell Giants Sunday. First game slated for two o clock. Lubbock likely to provide the stiffest challenge yet, with a sharp uniformed squad and fast play. Giants aim to dent Lubbock's undefeated record with a strong on field lineup.
Giants collect 15 hits led by Otis and Jackson but fail to overcome Dizzy and Paul as St. Louis wins 13-7. Rip Collins drives in four for the Cardinals while Wilt, Oti, and Jackson homer for New York. Cubs and Dodgers also win as standings shift in both leagues.
The Postoffice softball team won 5 to 4 over CGC Malone as the winning run scored in the final frame. Grubb and R. Lee pitched for Postoffice with Jiminez and Gonzales for CGC. Shaw's Grocery crushed Roswell Auto 23 to 0 in the first half, while Mabie Lowrey shut out City Market in a five inning no hitter. Kiwanis beat Dunn's Plumbers 15 to 5, with Moores hitting the sole homer for Kiwanis.
Maxie Rosenbloom, the Works light heavyweight champion, battled Lee Ramage to a ten round draw at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles before 4 350 fans. Ramage shifted from boxing to brawling in the later rounds and landed a sharp right cross to the head in the ninth, keeping Rosenbloom on the ropes and prompting a dramatic finish.
The Armory program tonight features Young Frisco of Roswell versus a fighter calling himself the Black Wolfe in a main event. The pairing is for six rounds unless a knockout ends it sooner. The Black Wolfe hails from Oklahoma. Cletus Ford and Julian Jiminez meet in a four round semi fight. Promoter L. J. Hicks oversees the card with the Royal and other preliminaries.
Cleveland defeated Boston 10 to 2 while Chicago suffered a 2 to 6 loss to New York. Detroit beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 and St. Louis overwhelmed Washington 19 to 9 in weekday action.
Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5 to 1 while Pittsburgh tied at 4 to 4. Boston defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1. Brooklyn lost 2 to 5 against Chicago. New York won 7 to 13 against St. Louis.
Kansas City fell 6 to 2 while Indianapolis won 4 to 3 in a second game that went 10 innings. Minneapolis defeated Columbus 7 to 4, St. Paul beat Toledo and Milwaukee 4 to 1, and Louisville secured a 2 to 1 win in 12 innings.
Knoxville 10 Birmingham 4, Chattanooga 6 New Orleans 1, Nashville 7 Memphis 16, Atlantic 6 Little Rock 2.
Baseball scores from Monday show Newark defeating Baltimore 3 to 1 and Rochester beating Buffalo 10 to 7 in 13 innings. Only games listed. Albany at Syracuse was postponed due to rain.
Joplin defeated Ponca City 9 to 4 while Springfield led Muskogee and Bartlesville 2 to 1 in an early game. Hutchinson topped the field with an 8 to nothing showing.
Sports brief notes Dallas 5 San Antonio 10 Tulsa 1 Houston 2 and Fort Worth 3 Galveston 3 end in a tie. The teams settled the draw with Fort Worth set to catch a train.
Omaha defeated Sioux City 4 to 1 while Rocky Island beat Davenport 2 to 5. Cedar Rapids led Des Moines 5 to 9 and Topeka shut out St Joseph 3 to 0 in the day’s matchups.
In the Pacific Coast League, Oakland fell to Hollywood 6 to 11, Sacramento edged Missions 7 to 10, Los Angeles routed Portland 14 to 4, and San Francisco lost to Seattle 2 to 6 in a set of opening fixtures.
Hope residents report Miss Alice Ruth Williams and Miss Eunice L. Crockett plan to attend Western New Mexico Normal School at Portales. The Prudes hosted a barbecue dinner and dance for son-in-law Robert L. Means. Visitors from Artesia and Carlsbad joined the event, while Walter Elliot and Jerry Evans traveled from below Carlsbad to the Teague farm. Kenneth Goddard of the State College arrived to visit R. L. Cole, and Mrs. John Klassen returned from a trip to Mrs. Morris in El Paso. Artesia officials McCrary and Evans studied Federal drought relief work on the canal. R. B. McDarad of Long Beach arrived to spend the summer with his grandfather R.7. Bentur.
Yesterday Mabie Lowrey beat City Market 8 to 1 in American play. National results saw Post Office 5, CCC Ma lone 4, Shaw's 23, Roswell Auto 0, Kiwanis 15, Dunn's Plumbers 5. Today's games include American 5 30 Record vs Yellow Cab 1 and 7 30 Fairbank's vs CCC. National schedule lists 5 30 Bank vs Painters 2 and 6 30 Kiwanis vs Lions 1.
A roundup of community items reports a newborn son to Tolbert Santo, travels of Mrs. Lizzie Shelton, a Baptist sermon by Wiley Engie en route to Choudcroft, and County events. It also notes Penasco Valley News editor B. Mccormack purchasing a saloon building for a print shop, plus various travels, farm incidents, and a shooting case opening in Alamogordo.
Perry Bean Jr. has written that he will enter the Texas open tennis tournament in Houston. He went to Houston to play matches and did not intend to enter the state tournament. The event began Monday.
Albuquerque AP report notes liquor dealers from Albuquerque Santa Fe Las Vegas Clovis Roswell and other towns formed a state association but will not mount a drive against Sunday sales. Albert Stern of New Mexico serves as temporary president.
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