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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1940

Page

2

Tigers Win With Only Three Hits

Detroit pitcher Big Buck Newsom earns his tenth win as the Tigers win 2-1 over St. Louis. Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg homer gave Detroit its only two hits. Harris and Trotter held Detroit to three hits. Other action saw Hal Schumacher blank the Phillies 7-0 for the Giants and Brooklyn edging Chicago 5-4 to narrow the gap in the pennant race.

Associated Press Big Buck Newsom Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns Showboat Detroit St. Louis Button Newsom New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Chicago Bill Rogell Dodgers Brooklyn Cincinnati Reds Giants

Boxing cards from multiple cities report varied bantamweight bouts

New York reports Joey Fontana 133 beating Lee Harper 131 in a non title bout. Baltimore lists Georgie Pace 123 with Cleveland bantamweight champion stopping Lawrence Gunn 123. East Liverpool notes Teddy Yarosz 174 outpointing Bud Mignault 169. Minneapolis records Chuck Crowell 220 defeating Arne Anderson 188.

Associated Press New York Joey Fontana Brooklyn Lee Harper Texas Baltimore Georgie Pace Cleveland Lawrence Gunn East Liverpool Teddy Yarosz Pittsburgh Bud Mignault Brockton Mass Minneapolis Chuck Crowell Los Angeles Arne Anderson Sweden

25 YEARS AGO TODAY June 28 1915 Austrians recap ture Halicz

A historical note marks June 28 1915 as the date Austrians recaptured Halicz and reports that the Russian line was turned in the conflict. The item reads as a brief war timeline update from World War I era reporting.

Associated Press Halicz

Marbles Champion Crowned At World's Fair Event

Douglas Opperman, a 14 year old from Pitts, Pa, is named marbles champion after a national tournament at the New York World's Fair. More than 380 cities and 4,000,000 youngsters took part in preliminaries nationwide.

United States Douglas Opperman Douglas Pitts

Yesterday's Results Across Leagues and Cities

American League Detroit 2 St Louis 1 in a solo game. National League Chicago 4 Brooklyn 5 New York 7 Philadelphia 0 in two games. West Texas-New Mexico Midland 19 Odessa 9. Clovis 8 Amarillo 12. Borger 2 Pampa 12 Lamesa 13 Lubbock 17. Arizona-Texas Bisbee 5 Albuquerque 6 in ten innings. Tucson 10 El Paso 5.

Chicago Brooklyn New York Philadelphia West Texas-New Mexico Bisbee Albuquerque Tucson el Paso

International League Scores and Highlights

In the International League Newark beat Buffalo 8 to 4 in a second game that lasted 10 innings, while Rochester defeated Syracuse 4 to 2 in 12 innings. Montreal won 8 to 1 against Baltimore and Toronto topped Jersey City 10 to 7.

Newark Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Montreal Baltimore Toronto Jersey City

Baseball Scores From Coast League Standings

In the Pacific Coast League results Sacramento defeated Portland 4 to 1, Oakland beat Hollywood 5 to 4, San Diego topped Seattle 5 to 2, and Los Angeles edged San Francisco 6 to 3.

Sacramento Portland Oakland Hollywood San Diego Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco

Texas League scores roundup shows varied results

Beaumont beats Dallas 3 to 2 while Tulsa wins 6 4 over Shreveport. San Antonio defeats Oklahoma City 9 to 6 and Fort Worth loses to Houston 5 to 6.

Beaumont Dallas Tulsa Shreveport San Antonio Oklahoma City

Southern Association Scores Highlight Wide-Open Race

New Orleans defeated Atlanta 8 to 5 after ten innings in a tense Southern Association game. Birmingham outlasted Chattanooga 9 to 6, Knoxville topped Little Rock 9 to 3, and Nashville beat Memphis 13 to 6, signaling a crowded standings race.

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

Baseball season leaders and stats mixed summary

Danning of New York leads batting with 380 and 78 hits, Walker of Brooklyn trails in batting, Hack of Chicago tops runs with 45 and Frey of Cincinnati has 42. Mize of St. Louis drives in 50 RBIs and also co-leads with 20 home runs. Herman of Chicago has 79 hits with Danning close behind at 78.

Danning New York Walker Brooklyn Hack Chicago Frey Cincinnati Mize St. Louis Herman Werher Moore Ross Boston Gustine Pittsburgh Fletcher Melton Fitzsimmons

Baseball leaders and pitching marks in terse league notes

Batting leaders Finney of Boston 371 Radcliff of St Louis 364 Runs McCosky Detroit 52 Williams Boston 52 RBIs Foxx Boston 58 Greenberg Detroit 51 Hits Finney Boston 89 Radcliff 85 Doubles Greenberg Detroit 25 Boudreau Cleveland 21 Triples McCosky Detroit Keller New York 9 Home runs Foxx Boston 17 Trosky Cleveland 17 Stolen bases Case Washington 15 Walker Washington 11 Pitching Newsom Detroit 10 1 Smith Cleveland 8 1

Finney Boston Radcliff St. Louis McCosky Detroit Williams Foxx Greenberg Boudreau Cleveland Keller New York

Yesterday's Stars: Giants and Tigers Lead Wins

Hal Schumacher and the Giants shut out the Phillies on three hits. Charley Gehringer and Hank Greenberg homered for Detroit in a 2-0 victory over the Browns. Pete Coscarart of the Dodgers doubled for two runs, lifting Brooklyn to a 5-4 win over the Cubs.

Associated Press Hal Schumacher Giants Phillies Charley Gehringer Hank Greenberg Tigers Detroit Browns Pete Coscarart Dodgers Brooklyn Cubs

Fowler Beats Nez In Regional A. A. U. Final

In Grand Junction Colorado last night Lane Fowler of Salt Lake City defeated Bobby Nez of Fort Wingate New Mexico in the bantamweight Class A final of the regional A. A. U. boxing tournament.

Fowler Grand Junction Colo Bobby Nez Fort Wingate N. M Lane Fowler Salt Lake City

Eastern Threat In Nat's College Golf

Eastern golfers who dominated the National Collegiate championship for 28 of 43 years pursue renewed supremacy at the EK Wanok course in Manchester Vermont. Four of eight quarterfinalists are from Harvard Dartmouth Holy Cross and Swarthmore with Duke Mississippi Virginia Iowa State and Wisconsin runners-up in contention. Eddie Foy of Holy Cross edged Earl Stewart LSU in 1 over par 71 while Swarthmore’s Harry Haverstick celebrated his 22nd birthday by beating Stanford and UCLA to reach the quarters.

Manchester Ekwanok Harvard Dartmouth Holy Cross Swarthmore Duke Mississippi Virginia Iowa State Bill Hall Eddie Foy Earl Stewart Louisiana State Bill Ace) Cordingly Bill Clark Harry Haverstick Don Haslett Stanford Frank Newell University of California At Los Angeles Stewart Alexander South C. Foster Brown, Jr Union Ed Meister Yale Cary Middlecoff Ed Otto Greiner University of Baltimore Burleigh Jacobs Wisconsin F. Dixon Brooke University of Virginia Johnny Burke Georgetown Arnold Zimmerman Princeton Stan Kowal Michigan State Phil Donohue Notre Dame

Mill Strikes, Closure Roil Alamogordo Lumber Plant

In Alamogordo New Mexico 143 carpenters struck yesterday and Southwest Lumber Company closed the sawmill. Lou is Carr the company president says he cannot meet wage demands of 100 cents an hour and labor reclassifications. State labor commissioner W J Jaeger notes the situation is serious but not hopeless and hopes for a settlement. About 300 independent loggers lose mill access due to the strike and closure.

Alamogordo N. M Southwest Lumber Company W. J. Jaeger International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners AFL Louis Carr Carr Jaeger State Capitol

Wheel Aligning Machine Repaired at Roswell Auto

Roswell Auto Company reports service on a wheel aligning machine to straighten bent axles drag links and tie rods ensuring proper alignment and safe vehicle handling.

Roswell Auto Company

Bear in the mountains halted by deputy game warden

In Springer New Mexico a bear trapped by a car wheel was shot by deputy game warden Bill Letcher after a chase by a Springer couple. The shots punctured a tire, damaged the radiator and gas tank but the bear freed its paw and fled into the timber.

Springer, N. M Bill Letcher Springer Letcher

Babe Didrickson Looms In Women’s Western Open Quest

Milwaukee June 28 Babe Didrickson Zaharias dominates the field with a 72, eyeing defending champion Helen Dettweiler. Zaharias advances to the quarter finals after a Wisconsin record three under par, defeating J. A. Ochiltree 8 6. Dettweiler wins 2 1 over Kathryn Pearson and faces 17 year old Georgia Tainter, while Dettweiler brackets Dorothy Foster. Other items note boxing rules, boxing figures, and upcoming sports broadcasts.

Milwaukee Babe Didrickson Zaharias Helen Dettweiler Los Angeles Blue Mound Wisconsin J. A. Ochiltree Indianapolis Miss Dettweiler Washington D. C Kathryn Pearson Houston Texas Zaharias Georgia Tainter Fargo N. Dakota Miss Dettweiller Dorothy Foster Springfield Ill

Bracketed Sports Briefs Highlight Fight Maps and Cubs Notes

Mike Jacobs publicity sends maps for Baer Gaetano fight. Alice Marble calls engraved cups for Neisters spittoons. Harvey, Illinois townsfolk cheer Lou Boudreau as Cleveland faces Chicago. Eddie Waitkus, Tulsa slugger, attracts scout acclaim. Texas Tech football team claims seven players can break 10 seconds in the hundred.

New York Mike Jacobs Cincinnati Alice Harvey Lou Boudreau Cleveland Chicago Eddie Waitkus Tulsa Texas Tech

New York Tennis Team Battles Giants Fans in Brooklyn

A New York tennis team traveled to Brooklyn for a match then crowded into an ice cream shop where Giants talk sparked a clash. The proprietor evicted the group shouting to leave citing Giant rooters and refused service. Princess Mary Jose pictured in Red Cross nurse attire, wife of Umberto, Crown Prince, sister of King Leopold.

New York Brooklyn Giants Red Cross Mary Jose Crown Prince Umberto Italy Leopold

State Aequatic Championships At Clovis July 27-28

The second annual New Mexico A. Av Ue aquatic championships will be held in Clovis July 27-28 under the Clovis News-Journal sponsorship. Three men divisions senior, junior, and midgets and two women divisions senior and junior. Plaque awarded to the winning team and trophies to top entrants in each division. First through third place earn event medals. For entry details contact Lanky Trimble, sports editor.

New Mexico Lanky Trimble Clovis News-Journal

Weather summary for Mississippi to Great Lakes region

Rain and light showers recorded across upper Mississippi Ohio and lower Missouri valleys with clearing to the west. Temperatures range from 40s in the north to the mid 70s and 80s in the south with unsettled weather and showers likely in parts of the state over the next 36 hours. Cleve Hallenbeck.

Mississippi Ohio Missouri Valley Great Lakes Plateau Northern Plains Southern Plains Texas New Mexico Arizona Roswell Cleve Hallenbeck

Garden Fresh Vegetaries and Fruits Advertisement

Summer squash green beans cabbage peas spinach asparagus dewberries and cherries highlighted for Andersons Gardens. Adv. Newsprint note invites readers to purchase fresh produce from the garden expansion and seasonal offerings.

Andersons Gardens

National A A U Track and Field Opens in Fresno

Nearly 300 top American track stars gather in Fresno for the two day National A A U championships on a fast clay track. The fifty second running of the event aims to set national or world marks with athletes shielded from Olympic records by wartime disruptions.

Fresno Calif

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