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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1941

Page

5

Broncos Duel With Trinidad College In Dual Meet

Coach Brown expects a hard dual meet here tomorrow with Trinidad Junior College. Trinidad aims for the national junior college meet in Denver May 30-31. The Institute hopes to break the New Mexico Conference mile relay record of 3:30.5 set last year, with four cadet runners capable of faster 440s and 52-second quarters. Field events start 1:30 pm, track events 2 pm, mile relay at 3. Officials listed with names of cadet staff and referees.

Brown Trinidad Colorado Denver University of Colorado Texas Miners New Mexico Institute Allmand Carr Cramer Alexander Wooley Hindi Barnard Newcomer Hunt Guysi Barker Glamann Snowden Allmatd Murphy Loy Shipkey Fowler Murphy Loy Clapp Swigart Heyde Whiteman Williams Raber Paul H. Deaton Capt Daniels Cadet Laycock Bemis Godfrey Walker Charles Herbert Poe Corn Selby Vaughn Blake Apt

Baseball Talk and Betting Chatter From New York Briefs

Eddie Brietz reports on Johnny Allen and a rumored spitter dispute with the White Sox. Porter's Cap is picked for tomorrow despite weather. Swain at 40 to 1 is a long shot in the last call. Bernie Bierman frets over Minnesota’s opener after a short fall practice against Washington State Huskies.

Eddie Brietz New York Special News Service Johnny Allen White Sox Porter Colt Swain Bernie Bierman Minnesota Washington Huskies

Oh Johnny Oh Spitters Stir Big League Hitter Talk

Rumors swirl in baseball circles about Allen's spitters drawing attention from top hitters. chatter centers on allegations of pitch doctoring and gritty performances, with players weighing in on whether the controversy affects the game.

Johnny Allen

Busy Man's Newspaper Leo Durocher Bond Sale in Brooklyn

Leo Durocher bought the first U S defense bond sold in Brooklyn. Mike Jacobs tries to talk Lew Jenkins out of motorcycling antics and fails to reach first base. Uncle Sam cheers Ed Oliver for National Open permission. Max Baer injury in ion Nova fight described as fracture of an ossicle and detachment of a traumatic arthritic. Greeks offer no word.

Leo Durocher U. S Brooklyn Mike Jacobs Lew Jenkins Sam Ed Oliver Max Baer

Brook lyn farm names Larry MacPhail Jr business manager

Francis Wallace begins work on his annual pigskin preview. A prominent Broadway column notes Jack Dempsey may tour South America as a goodwill ambassador for FDR after turning down a 100000 dollar exhibition payday.

Larry MacPhail, Jr Brooklyn Reading Farm Francis Wallace Jack Dempsey South America

Missing Phillies Player Sighting Sparks Quiet Search

The Philadelphia Phillies are absent from the National League standings as a mystery item of the day. No reward is offered and readers are asked not to return.

Lynn C. Doyle Philadelphia Evening Bulletin National League The Phils

Derby Day Looms as Louisville Prepares For Rainy Derby

Louisville crowds flood in for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs amid forecasts of local showers. Trainers submit entry names as post time at 5 45 p m EST nears. Our Boots leads at 8 to 5 with Porters Cap rising to 2 to 1 after heavy arrivals and strong workouts.

Louisville Racing Secretary’s Office Matt Winn Our Boots Bull Dog Royce G. Martin Woodvale Farm Charles S. Howard Porter

Whirlaway Favored In Kentucky Derby Field

Louisville May 2 An AP poll shows Whirlaway the favorite to win the 67th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Porter’s Cap and Our Boots battle for second with Dispose and Blue Pair trailing. Whirlaway led the group in odds and is listed atop the official lineup with owners Warren Wright Royce Martin Charles Howard Jockeys and trainers noted.

Louisville Warren Wright Associated Press Roses Charley Howard Porter Cap Hope of California Our Boots Royce Martin Robert Kleberg Dispose Rom Brage Whirlaway Calumet Farm Churchill Downs Billy Whitley Ben Jones Racing Secretary’s Office Whitley Royce Martin Porter S Cap Charles S. Howard Warren Wright Dispose Robert J. Kelberg Jr Robert Morris J Fred Byers Blue Pair Vera Bragg Market Wise Lou Tufano Little Beans Rocky Palladino Staretor Hugh S. Nesbitt Swain Cleaveland Putnam Valdina Paul E. F. Woodward

Major League Leaders Dozens: NL Batting and More

National League batting lead Jurges of New York at .420 with Lavagetto of Brooklyn at .397. Lavagetto also tops runs with 18, Camilli 16 RBIs, Lavagetto 27 hits, Slaughter Etten tied for hits with 23, Lavagetto leads doubles with seven, Moore 4 triples with Vaughan 3, Camilli and McCormick tied for home runs at six with Nicholson at five.

Associated Press Jurges New York Lavagetto Brooklyn Camilli Nicholson Chicago Slaughter St. Louis Etten Philadelphia Owen Danning Moore Boston Vaughan Pittsburgh F. McCormick Cincinnati

American League Batting and Statistics Synopsis

Summary of AL leaders including DiMaggio leading in batting average .571 and runs with 22 for DiMaggio of New York. Keller leads RBI with 23 while Doerr has 22 for Boston. DiMaggio also tops hits and doubles with 253 and 7. Walker and Travis lead triples with 4 and 3. DiMaggio sails home with 5 homers and five players tied at 4.

Travis Washington DiMaggio Boston New York Keller Doerr Gordon Keltner Cleveland Walker Rizzuto

Former Cubs President William M. Telfer Walker Dies

Chicago May 2. William M. Telfer Walker, once president of the Chicago Cubs National League baseball team, died last night at age 69.

Chicago William M. Telfer Walker Cubs

Bobby Jones Jr Makes Golf Debut In Southern Prep Tour

In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 2 the fourteen year old Bobby Jones III, son of a famed golf champion, played his first competitive rounds in the southern prep and high school tournament. He carded rounds of 95 and 98 for a two round total of 193, 53 over par, far from the leaders.

Chattanooga Tenn Bobby Jones

Baseball Scores From Yesterday

Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 2 to 1 and St Louis defeated New York 5 to 0. Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 15 to 2 while Chicago at Boston was postponed by rain.

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

Scoring Summary From Early Baseball Standings

Boston defeated Detroit 15 to 9 while Cleveland beat Philadelphia 13 to 8 Washington shut out Chicago 7 to 0 and New York topped St Louis 14 to 5 in a sequence of decisive results with multiple teams routed.

Boston Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Chicago New York St.Louis

Arizona Texas League El Paso at Bisbee Postponed

The scheduled Arizona Texas League game between El Paso and Bisbee has been postponed due to wet grounds. No makeup date announced.

el Paso Bisbee

Milwaukee and Louisville clash in 8 5 scoreline

In a regional tally, American Association entries report Milwaukee eight to Louisville five while St Paul six and Toledo four. Columbus seven and Minneapolis four follow, with Kansas City eight and Indianapolis two completing the set.

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

Baseball Scores From Pacific Coast League Night

In the Pacific Coast League Sacramento fell to Portland 1 to 2 while San Diego defeated Seattle 2 to 7. Hollywood beat Oakland 5 to 4 and San Francisco surged past Los Angeles 11 to 5.

Sacramento Portland San Diego Seattle Hollywood Oakland San Francisco Los Angeles

Texas League Scores Roundup from Tuesday Games

Tulsa beat Beaumont 4 to 2 while Dallas defeated San Antonio 8 to 2. Shreveport won against Oklahoma City 4 to 1 and Houston topped Fort Worth 5 to 1.

Tulsa Beaumont Dallas San Antonio Snreveport Oklahoma City Houston Fort Worth

Southern Association scores and local ads

Southern Association games listed scorelines for Atlanta Memphis Chattanooganl Little Rock Birmingham Nashville New Orleans Knoxville and West Texas New Mexico districts with several county standings. An ad promotes Little Boys Mannish Wash Suits in sizes 9 months to 4 years and an Art Gift Shop at 107 W 4th.

Southern Association Atlanta Memphis Little Boys W. 4Th

Hitler as Law and symbol of a nation in war

A reader asks why Hitler’s name dominates war discourse. The author argues Hitler is the law and Nazi ism is his personal code, driving policies and war aims. Britain and allies focus on Hitler and Hitlerism, not Germany or its people, shaping how the conflict is framed.

Hitler Germany Reich Churchill Jacksonville Florida

Defense Savings Campaign Opened In Nation Today

President Roosevelt urged national participation in the defense savings bond and stamp drive. Public sale began nationwide with purchases by Americans of all ages at post offices banks and stores. The president announced he bought bonds and stamps for family support and urged funds to arm and sustain American democracy.

Washington Roosevelt Defense White House

Roswell Ball Club Plans Return Game at Artesia

Roswell ball club travels to Artesia next Sunday at 3 pm for a return game seeking revenge after a 20 to 4 loss. Traveling Roswell players include James Pickle Doyle Proffit Clais Bristo Tim Wheeler Will Fulbright Troy Clark Glen Lea John Curlee Earl Patterson Hamm Storm Haines Richardson.

Roswell Artesia James Pickle Doyle Proffit Clais Bristo Tim Wheeler Will Fulbright Troy Clark Glen Lea John Curlee Earl Patterson Hamm Storm Haines Richardson

Bowling deciding match set for 7 tonight in city final

Ball and White Keglers forced a 3 3 series tie with a 2 1 comeback after trailing Swaims Contractors last night. The decisive 7 oclock rolloff will determine the city championship in a best 5 of 9 drama. Lloyd Taylor led with a 588 series and Red Ball added 235 in game one as both teams chase the title with Walt Sullins sidelined.

Ball White Swaim Swaim’'s Lloyd Taylor Red Ball

Crosby-Arnold roping feature at Carlsbad Sunday

In Carlsbad New Mexico on May 2 a two day cowboy festival features a steer roping showdown between world champion Bob Crosby of Roswell and Carl Arnold of Buckeye Arizona. Crosby a 44 year old rancher and Pendleton Cheyenne winner headlines a lineup including Toots Mansfield and top ropers from Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico with calf roping team matches scheduled and a wild west dance slated for Saturday night. Local sponsor Carlsbad Rodeos and Races Inc. promotes the event with Cavalcade Park hosting the kickoff and rivalry headlines.

Carlsbad N. M Bob Crosby Roswell Carl Arnold Buckeye Ariz Arnold Crosby New Mexico Pendleton Ore Cheyenne Wyo Toots Mansfield Bandera Tex Cavalcade Park Clyde Burks Comanche Okla Jess Buck Goodspeed Okemah Tony Juan Salinas Encinal Jack Skipworth Clovis Roy Matthews Fort Worth Lovingen Carlsbad Rodeos and Races, Inc

Pleasantville couple gains street name changes

Pleasantville New York residents Mr and Mrs Charles Chamberlain finally learned their address after nine months. Their four block street had been named Charlmont Drive Bedell Place Rock Way Pierce Drive until a village board decision abolished the first three names, clarifying their location.

Associated Press Pleasantville, N. Y Charles Chamberlain Charlmont Drive Bedell Place Rock Way Pierce Drive Chamberlain

Walters Stops Dodgers Rioting to Save Brooklyn Game

Bucky Walters, a clutch pitcher for the Reds, quieted a nine game Dodgers win streak in Brooklyn. He struck out two pinch hitters in the ninth and doubled in the 11th to drive in the tying run. The Dodgers lost 1-0 in extras as Walters led a Reds rally and kept pace with the Cardinals, who won 5-9 while the Pirates pummeled the Phillies and Indians remained hot with Bob Feller.

Associated Press William Henry Walters, Jr Cincinnati Reds Bucky Walters Bucky Brooklyn Dodgers Flatbush Brooklyn Walters Dodgers Joe Medwick Pete Coscarart Eddie Joost Pete Reiser Babe Phelps St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Redbirds Pittsburgh Pirates Phillies Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics Bob Feller Cleveland Washington Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers New York Yankees St. Louis Browns

McNally-Hall Sweeps Coca-Cola In Commercial League

McNally-Hall swept Coca-Cola in a three game Commercial League match last night. D Newton led McNally-Hall with a 510 series while Hill of Coca-Cola posted the high game of 199.

McNally-Hall Coca- Cola D. Newton Hill Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Hill Hogge Littell Marshall Bealer McNally-Hall Parker Shuman McGuire

Yesterday's Stars Dominate as Keller Leads Yankees and Others Shine

Yankees Charlie Keller hit a homer and a triple driving in seven runs against the Browns. Red Sox Frank Pytlak and Dom DiMaggio each had four hits in a sweep of the Tigers. Reds Bucky Walters tossed 11 innings of seven hit pitching to halt the Dodgers and added a double. Indians Bob Feller contributed four runs with a homer and bat work to power a fourth victory.

Associated Press Charlie Keller Yankees Browns Frank Pytlak Dom DiMaggio Red Sox Tigers Bucky Walters Reds Bob Feller Indians

Albuquerque Teams Open State Scholastic Baseball Tourney

In Albuquerque New Mexico May 2 12 teams began the state scholastic baseball tournament with seven inning games for the early rounds and nine inning semi finals and finals. Upper bracket matches included Santa Fe versus Socorro and the Albuquerque Indians versus Albuquerque with 8 30 and 10 a m kickoffs followed by 1 p m and 3 30 p m showdowns. Lower bracket games featured Clovis versus Hobbs and St Marys versus Dawson with 8 a m 10 a m starts and 1 p m 3 p m eliminations. Washington and University fields hosted lower and upper bracket contests respectively.

Albuquerque N. M Albuquerque High School Albuquerque Indians Santa Fe Socorro Giants Clovis Hobbs St. Mary’s Dawson Clovis Hobbs Bernalillo St. Mary’s Dawson Santa Fe Indians University Field Washington Field

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