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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1940

Page

7

Home Run Barrages In Major Leagues

Major League hitters rattled off 20 homers in two days with three homers in one game by Pinky Higgins guiding the Detroit Tigers past Boston 10 7. Schoolboy Rowe earned the win after Higgins trio, Foxx blasted a bases loaded shot, Jeff Heath doubled twice for Cleveland, and Philadelphia Athletics beat St. Louis Browns 8 4. Other scores include White Sox over Senators 5 4, Reds crushed by Bees 13 4, Dodgers edged by Cubs 6 4, Pirates edged by Phillies 8 7, and Giants shutout Cardinals 6 0 with Danning driving in five.

Associated Press Pinky Higgins Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Boston Schoolboy Rowe Jimmy Foxx Tommy Bridges Yankees Jeff Heath Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Cincinnati Reds Boston Bees al Lopez Carrell Rowell Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Chiago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Cliff Melton New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals New York Harry Danning Mel Ott

Platt Drug Faces Lannom's Gulf Oilers Tonight

Bowling card notes a 7 p m match between Platt Drug and Lannom's Gulf Oilers. The event highlights local teams and scheduled start time. Local sports desk urges attendance as a key matchup this evening.

Platt Drug Lannom Gulf Oilers

Major League Leaders Pitching and Batting Highlights

In the National League Danning of New York and Lombardi of Cincinnati top batting at .381. Mize of St. Louis leads runs with 25, and three players tied at 20. Mize and Danning share 25 RBIs, while Danning and Mize pace hits with 37. Werber of Cincinnati, Danning of New York, and Padgett of St. Louis lead doubles at eight. Ross of Boston tops triples with six, Camilli of Brooklyn has four. Mize also leads with 12 home runs, with ten players tied at four.

Associated Press Danning New York Lombardi Cincinnati Mize St. Louis Werber Padgett Ross Boston Camilli Brooklyn

American League Batting and Hitting Leaders Snapshot

The league lists top batters and run producers with linked team affiliations. Averill of Detroit paces batting at .423, Hayes of Philadelphia .413, Case of Washington with 28 runs, Moses of Philadelphia 27, Foxx of Boston 34 RBIs, Walker of Washington 26, Cramer of Boston 42 hits, Finney of Boston 41, Boudreau of Cleveland 12 doubles, Mack of Cleveland 10, Lewis of Washington and Judnich of St. Louis tied with 4 triples, Foxx 10 home runs and Trosky of Cleveland 8.

Averill Detroit Hayes Philadelphia Case Washington Moses Foxx Boston Walker Cramer Finney Boudreau Cleveland Mack Lewis Judnich St. Louis Trosky

Boxing card results from five cities and bouts

In New York Bobby McIntyre defeated Jimmy Fan tini by points in a 149 and 138 3 4 pounds bout while Altus Allen stopped Italo Colonello in Chicago. Tiger Jack Fox out pointed Al Delaney in Spokane per Salt Lake City results. Harry Jeffra outpointed Joey Archibald in Baltimore. Neville Beech out pointed Tony Novak in Kansas City. Art Dorrell outpointed Frankie Terranova in Holyoke.

Associated Press New York Bobby McIntyre Detroit Jimmy Fantini Chicago Altus Allen Italo Colonello Salt Lake City Tiger Jack Fox Spokane Wash al Delaney Baltimore Harry Jeffra Joey Archibald Providence R. I Kansas City Neville Tiger) Beech Memphis Tony Novak Holyoke Mass Art Dorrell Dallas Frankie Terranova

Banks McFadden to join Brooklyn Dodgers in pro football

Sports brief notes that Clemson multi sport star Banks McFadden plans to play pro football with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Other items mention Porter Vaughan joining Richmond University, stallion Seabiscuit earning $2500 services, Ford Smith in Lou Nova’s comeback plan, and various regional sports and political snippets from New York and elsewhere.

New York Banks McFadden Clemson Brooklyn Dodgers Connie Mack Porter Vaughan Richmond University Charess S. Howard Seabiscuit Bill McKechnie Boston Boys’ Club Ford Smith Lou Nova

Debut of LA referee Belle Martell in Pasadena show

Belle Martell, the world’s only licensed woman referee, made her debut in Pasadena last week as Today's Guest Star Art Cohn notes. Gross receipts for the show totaled $117.

Art Cohn Oakland Tribune

Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Tie Ends In 12 Inning Marathon

Florida coast league game halted at midnight with a 12 12 score after 12 errors. notes compare baseball stars Sam Snead and Joe DiMaggio earnings and discuss Cardinal lineup Slaughter Medwick Mize Padgett, Honus Lobert and Ray Blades umpire dispute cited.

Palm Beach Honus Lobert St. Louis Ray Blades Umps Lobert

Baseball results from yesterday by the Associated Press

The American League games yielded varied scores with New York 2 at Cleveland 10 and Boston 7 over Detroit 10. Philadelphia 8 beat St Louis 4. Washington 4 lost to Chicago 5. Cincinnati 4 defeated Boston 13. Chicago 6 defeated Brooklyn 4. St Louis 0 defeated New York 6. Pittsburgh 7 beat Philadelphia 8.

Assoructed Press New York Cleveland Boston Detroit Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Chicago National League Cincinnnati Brooklyn Pittsburgh Associated Press Chicago e+ Co Cincinnati Brooklyn Senne

American Association games Columbus 7 Louisville 3

Indianapolis 12 Toledo 8 reported as the other final in the minor league schedule. The text lists two game scores without further context.

American Association Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Toledo

No Pacific Coast League games scheduled. Southern Association

Local sports brief notes that no Pacific Coast League games are on the slate while mentioning the Southern Association in context.

Texas League Scores Highlight Long Games

Beaumont defeated Dallas 7 to 2 and Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 7 to 5. Tulsa edged Shreveport 8 to 7 in 11 innings, while Fort Worth blanked Houston 2 to 0 in 13 innings.

Beaumont Dallas Oklahoma City San Antonio Tulsa Shreveport Fort Worth Houston

Local high school baseball scoreboard ties and wins

West Texas and New Mexico leagues show results with Amarillo beating Lamesa 5 2 while Midland defeats Borger 4 5 and Lubbock loses 1 4 at Clovis in gridiron style notation. Big Spring edges Pampa 8 7 and El Paso defeats Albuquerque 5 4 in A T League.

West Texas New Mexico Amarillo Lamesa Midland Borger Lubbock Clovis Big Spring Pampa

Weather Bulletin Notes Low Pressure in Southwest

Barometric pressure is low this morning over the Southwest with the center of low mood in southwestern Texas. High pressure and a drop in temperature are forming southward over the mountains and plains. Showers have occurred since yesterday morning in the central mountains and uplands.

Southwest Texas Mountains Plains

Weather Summary for Western and Southern States

Weather across the region shows light precipitation in the lower Missouri valley and the Grande valley with cooler trends ahead. Most of the West remains clear west of the Continental Divide while the east is cloudy to partly cloudy. Temperatures range from 50s to 70s with unsettled conditions possible in the Pecos valley tonight and tomorrow and chances of local thundershowers forming. Travel west of the Divide should be generally fair.

Missouri Valley Grande Valley Continental Divide Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arizona Pecos Valley Roswell

Weather update notes clouds and showers eastward

A cloudy to overcast forecast mentions occasional showers toward the east. Cleve Hallenbeck is cited in the report.

Cleve Hallenbeck

Yesterday's Stars Shine in Early Baseball Actions

Yesterday's stars included Al Smith of the Indians who held the Yankees to three hits in eight innings as Cleveland routed New York 10 to 2. Cliff Mellon and Harry Daning contributed for the Giants who blanked the Cardinals 6 to 0 with five RBIs. Pinky Higgins of the Tigers belted three homers in Detroit's 10 to 2 win over the Red Sox. Frank Hayes of the Athletics hit two homers leading a Browns assault. John Riegney of the White Sox shut out the Senators on two hits over seven innings with a double as the White Sox won.

Associated Press al Smith Indians Cleveland Cliff Mellon Harry Daning Giants Cardinals Homer Pinky Higgins Tigers Detroit Red Sox Frank Hayes Athletics Browns John Riegney White Sox Senators

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