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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1939

Page

5

Galento Fights Hard But Loses To Louis In Four

In Yankee Stadium Tony Galento battles Joe Louis with courage and crowd thrills. The champion knocked him out in 2 minutes 29 seconds of the fourth round. Louis later called it his toughest fight. Galento earned lasting respect despite defeat.

New York Tony Galento New Jersey Tony Louis Galeto Joe Defenee Galen Lou Nova Max Baer Nova Tony Louis Galento Atlantic City Detroit

National League Results From Yesterday

The Associated Press reports NL scores with New York beating Philadelphia 7 to 1 and Brooklyn topping Boston 6 to 1. Chicago won 8 to 4 over St. Louis while Pittsburgh at Cincinnati was postponed due to rain.

Associated Press New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston Chicago St. Louis Fittsburgh Cincinnati

Weather Postpones Several Baseball Games Across League

In the American League, New York leads at 23-10 while Philadelphia and St Louis faced rainouts in Chicago. Boston and Washington also postponed due to rain, with all listed games affected by weather.

St. Louis Chicago Boston Washington

International League Scores Summary

Rochester beat Toronto 8 to 6 and Newark defeated Syracuse 4 to 2. Buffalo shut out Montreal 9 to 3 in eight innings by agreement. Jersey City at Baltimore postponed due to rain.

Rochester Toronto Newark Syracuse Buffalo Montreal Jersey City Baltimore

Scores from American Association games

Indianapolis defeated Columbus 13 to 4 while Louisville beat Toledo 7 to 6. Kansas City topped St. Paul 9 to 1 and Milwaukee won 6 to 0 against Minneapolis. The final score for the last game is not stated.

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

Pacific Coast League score roundup shows big wins

Portland defeated San Diego 6 to 3 while Los Angeles crushed Hollywood 7 to 0. Sacramento routed Seattle 12 to 1 and San Francisco beat Oakland 10 to 5.

Portland San Diego Los Angeles Hollywood Sacramento Seattle San Francisco Oakland

Texas League scores show mixed results across cities

Shreveport beat Beaumont 3 to 0 while Houston scored seven to San Antonio two. Tulsa defeated Fort Worth 9 to 3 and Oklahoma City won 5 to 4 against Dallas.

Texas Shreveport Beaumont Houston San Antonis Tulsa Fort Worth Oklahoma City Dallas

Southern Association Scores Report Prompt

Atlanta beat New Orleans 3 to 1 while Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 10 to 7 and Knoxville won 7 to 2 over Little Rock. Nashville Memphis game was rained out.

Southern Association Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham Chattanooga Knoxville Little Rock Nashville

Eastern League Scores Roll On At Extra Innings

Scranton edged Springfield 7 to 6 in 12 innings while Hartford beat Wilkes Barre 7 to 6 in 10. Albany defeated Williamsport 5 to 3 and Elmira won 8 to 5 over Binghamton. Results reflect late inning drama across the league.

Scranton Springfield Hartford Wilkes-Barre Albany Williamsport Elmira Binghamton

Louis and Pastor Fight Sparks Septem Detroit Showdown

Reports say Louis will fight Nova next after a radio claim, with Mike Jacobs pressing for a Louis bout while Pastor’s camp remains unsettled in Detroit. Nova and Galento may meet in Philadelphia later, with the winner to face the Louis Pastor victor at Yankee Stadium.

New York Louis Bob Pastor Detroit Nova Mike Jacobs Joe Galento Philadelphia Louis-Pastor Yankee Stadium

Pro Figures Comment On Players And Prospects

Lou Nova praises hitters in the American League while Joe Cronin cites Bob Feller among four or five smart hitters. Sid Luckman reports George Halas promises not to trade if signed. Harry Cooper says the Scioto Country Club directors favor him for a pro job in Columbus. Casey Stengel is told which Cubs may loaf to avoid facing those pitchers.

Lou Nova Joe Cronin Bob Feller Sid Luckman George Halas Chicago Bears Brooklyn Football Dodgers Harry Cooper Scioto Country Club Coluumbus

Up And Up Louis Supped Galento In Bouts

Louis and Galento exchange heavy punches with Galento taking punishment but staying on his feet. General Phelan praises the level fighting. Bronx process servers disrupted Louis' dressing room. Pete Herman travels from New Orleans to observe. Westbrook Pegler seeks Hall of Fame niche for sports writers. Cy Sherman praised for 40 years promoting sports and buying his own tickets. Nebraska honors him with an nod.

Galento Louis Tony Phelan Bronx Pete Herman New Orleans Westbrook Pegler Hall of Fame Cy Ors Answs Bill Klei U. of Nebraska Minor League Baseball Cy Sherman

Eddie Zeltner Featured on New York Mirror

The New York Mirror highlights Eddie Zeltner as today's guest star with focus on his performance and standings in the Pitts scorecard series. The article notes his key plays and the implications for upcoming events in the competition.

Eddie Zeltner New York Mirror

Yankees Break All Records for Home Runs

The New York Yankees, World champions, slugged 13 homers in a doubleheader sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics 23-2 and 10-0 to set major league marks for homers in a game and in two straight games. Nine homers were shared by Babe Dahlgren Joe Gordon and Joe DiMaggio as Lefty Gomez and Monte Pearson yielded minimal hits. Giants move to second in the NL with a 7-1 win over the Phillies after Dizzy Dean’s rough St Louis return. Dodgers defeat the Bees 6-1 after a long scoreless stretch and Luke Hamlin shuts them down.

Associated Press New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Yankees Red Rolfe Babe Dahleren Joe Gordon Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Giants Bill Lohman Phillies Cardinals Dizzy Dean Sportsman’s Park St. Louis Chicago Cubs Stan Hack Gabby Hartnett Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Bees Dodgers Luke Hot Potato Hamlin

State Amateur Golf at Hobbs August 24-27

New Mexico's annual amateur golf tournament will be played in Hobbs on August 24 to 27. A. C. Kimbrough announced after a committee meeting, praising bent grass greens and Bermuda tees. The Hobbs course will host the event with a new clubhouse and a $2,000 building housing pro Benny Adams and the nineteenth hole. A big free barbecue and entertainment are planned for visitors.

Hobbs N. M New Mexico A. C. Kimbrough Hobbs Tournament and Greens Committee Kimbrough Hobbs Country Club Benny Adams Hugh Johnston Albuquerque

Floyd High names Pecos Finley as athletics director

Floyd high school appoints Pecos Finley as director of athletics for the coming year. Finley, a New Mexico State College basketball star and Floyd alumnus, graduates last year and was an all-state high school forward and all-conference in college.

Portales N M Floyd School Board Pecos Finley New Mexico Floyd Floyd High School Finley New Mexico State

Louis Galento Bout Clears $333 Thousand in New York

Official figures from last night’s heavyweight championship show attendance at 34,852 with gross receipts of 283,302.68 and radio and motion picture rights totaling 50,000.00. Total gross 333,302.68, federal tax 28,922.44, state tax 17,648.07, net receipts 289,232.17.

New York Joe Louis Tony Galento

Boxing sums show Louis Galento share figures

The report lists Louis share at 40 percent amounting to $114,332.87 and Galento share at 17 1/2 percent totaling $50,020.63, detailing prize distributions between the two boxers.

Louis Galento

Tough competition for Bitsy Grant in tri state tourney

Cincinnati June 29 Bryan Bitsy Grant Atlanta ace and a favorite in the tri state tennis tourney singles event meets his first tough competition today in Tom Stokes New Orleans flash. Frank Parker Beverly Hills Calif who advanced to quarter finals by defeating William Carey Cincinnati 6 0 6 2 yesterday had only doubles matches on his card.

Bitsy Grant Cincinnati Bryan Bitsy) Grant Atlanta Tom Stokes New Orleans Frank Parker Beverly Hills Calif William Carey

Greyhound Bus Crashes Into Bridge Near Wagonmound N M

An eastbound Greyhound sleeper bus struck a bridge abutment five miles south of Wagonmound New Mexico due to wet pavement and new road shoulders. Two injured, thirteen passengers treated later. driver and passenger suffer fractures, others with bruises. Passengers diverted by Santa Fe bus to Raton. Heavy rain preceded the crash.

Greyhound Las Vegas N. M Wagonmound R. C. Sowle Santa Barbara Calif C. F. Grove Springer Hospital Santa Fe Raton

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