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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
5
St Louis Cardinals unleashed 13 hits to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-3 as Herman Coaker Triplett led with a home run and bases loaded single. Pitcher Harry Gumbert earned his second win for the Cardinals amid a rough Dodgers west trip.
Calienbine of St Louis leads AL batting at .405. York of Detroit and Keller of New York top RBIs with 32. J DiMaggio of New York leads in runs. Cramer of Washington 48 hits. Kellner of Cleveland 31 doubles. Travis of Washington and S Chapman of Philadelphia tie with 5 triples. Heath of Cleveland and York of Detroit tie with 8 home runs. D DiMaggio of Boston 5 stolen bases. Feller of Cleveland 8 wins.
Vaughan of Pittsburgh leads NL batting with 383. Hack of Chicago tops runs with 390. Nicholson of Chicago drives in 32. Slaughter of St. Louis collects 44 hits. Mize and St Louis’s Vaughan tie for 14 doubles. Moore of Boston and Vaughan tie for triples. Nicholson of Chicago and Ott of New York lead with 8 home runs. Frey of Cincinnati holds steals. Warneke of St. Louis posts 4-0 pitching record.
Hot Springs Bathers in Arkansas suffered two high scoring losses in the Cotton States League. After a 26-15 defeat to Texarkana on Tuesday they fell 21-15 to Helena on Wednesday. The team combined for 67 runs on 80 hits across the two games, with two scorers worn out by the scoring pace.
Yesterday's Associated Press notes Coaker Triplett of the Cardinals homer and single with bases loaded to beat the Dodgers. Bob Feller of the Indians hurled an eleven inning four hit shutout against the Senators. Ken O'Dea and Bob Carpenter of the Giants delivered in late innings, with a pinch double and two perfect frames in a 10 inning victory over the Reds. Red Rolfe of the Yankees tripled in the 10th to score the decisive run against the Tigers. Phone your classified to No ll.
Boston defeated St Louis 8 to 6 while New York beat Detroit 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Philadelphia edged Chicago 7 to 6, Cleveland topped Washington 4 to 0 in 11 innings.
In a 10 inning duel Pittsburgh defeated Boston 8 to 4 while Chicago bested Philadelphia 7 to 3 New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 and St Louis won 9 to 3 over Brooklyn finalizing the day’s results across the circuit
Arizona Texas League game Bisbee travels to Albuquerque amid wet fields while Tucson at El Paso is postponed due to rain.
In a hectic slate of games West Texas and New Mexico teams posted sporadic results with Big Spring downing Lubbock, Wichita Falls beating Lamesa, Borger overpowering Clovis, and Amarillo’s clash with Pampa postponed leaving the schedule unsettled for the region.
American Association games yielded Indianapolis 8 Toledo 7 with seven in Louisville 4 Columbus 3. St Paul defeated Milwaukee 11 to 0 while Minneapolis at Kansas City was postponed due to wet grounds.
In the Pacific Coast League results Oakland lost to Seattle 3 4 while Sacramento routed Los Angeles 10 2 and San Diego crushed San Francisco 18 10 with Hollywood 10 Portland 5 also noted. The slate shows a mix of close games and runaway wins across several matchups.
Dallas edged Tulsa 4 to 3 while Houston topped San Antonio 5 to 2. Oakland posted 11 runs with Fort Worth at 3 and Beaumont defeated Shreveport 7 to 0.
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 12 to 4 while Knoxville topped Little Rock 13 to 9 and Nashville won 4 to 3 over Memphis. New Orleans led Chattanooga 0 with no final score available.
Detroit visits New York under cloudy skies while St. Louis plays Boston with a clear forecast. Chicago faces Philadelphia, Cleveland meets Washington, New York plays Cincinnati, Brooklyn hosts St. Louis, Boston visits Pittsburgh in cloudy conditions and Philadelphia goes to Chicago with clear weather.
The Yucca Theatre and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer invite entries answering how Billy the Kid died, when and where, with cash prizes and tickets for top data. They also run an relic contest for old photos and clippings tied to the outlaw, linked to the showing of the film Billy the Kid with Robert Taylor.
John B. Michaux announces three men passed preliminary physical exams and will travel to Denver tonight for final testing. Vladimir Listok of Damon Texas George M Bond of Kansas City Kansas and Charles W Garton of Hobbs New Mexico await results. Enlistment after final exam leads to Recruit Depot San Diego.
Curtis Corn and Lloyd Taylor seized the doubles lead in the City Bowling Association tourney with 1073 including an 18 handicap. W. E. Whitmore and Lew Hammond sit second at 1062 with a 12 handicap. Singles tallies include Whitmore 515 total after handicap and Jim Rallis 469. Doc Palmer leads with 590. Contestants have the rest of the week to roll scores.
The weekly crop survey notes warm dry conditions from May 13 to 19 benefiting northern fields and southern irrigated crops. Cotton and alfalfa regain vigor, winter wheat prospers in dry areas, and reservoirs near full. Rio Grande floods cause some damage between Espanola and San Marcial while lambing and calving rise.
Ernest C. Welch, retired Albuquerque druggist, named by Judge Bryan G. Johnson to succeed chairman Frank Butt as director of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Butt resigned to devote full time to business. his six year term would have four years remaining.
Hollywood Park North America opens its summer turf meeting tomorrow with the Hollywood premiere handicap worth 100,900 dollars. An estimated 25,000 fans expected for the debut card and even more likely for the first Saturday card featuring the 10,000 Haggin stakes for two year olds.
In Santa Fe New Mexico on May 22 1937 U S labor conciliator Frank J Ashe and state labor commissioner Vincent Jaeger planned talks with Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company representatives to revive Madrid strike negotiations A K Montgomery the company attorney would draft a counter proposal for U M W demands including wage increases shorter hours and a closed shop Union spokesmen rejected last week noting the company would not consider their points Mine operator Oscar Huber opposed the closed shop provision and the effort to settle stalled.
D A MacPherson Jr announces the appointment of Tibo J Chavez of Belen as assistant district attorney for Valencia county. The move follows legislative action transferring Valencia county to the Bernalillo and Sandoval counties district. Chavez will keep home and office at Belen and start July 14 when the law shifts into effect.
New York May 22 The special news service reports Ted Williams clashing with local reporters as they bar him from the clubhouse. In Pittsburgh on Monday a Sammy Angott Lew Jenkins title bout contract is to be signed. Jockey Eddie Acaro, fresh from the Derby and Preakness, bought $75 watches for Pinky Brown and the Galvers of Greentree stable.
In a World Telegram note Lester Bromberg cites a Sept bout pitting Sammy Angott and Lew Jenkins. Angott would take 17 1/2 percent of the gate while Jenkins would receive 37 1/2 percent, signaling who each side claims as the real champion.
Del Baker pressures Buck Newsom to chase fungoes for 30 minutes daily while Del paces the field to keep them out of Bobo’s reach. Joe Vosmik, famed NL snorer, has Dixie Walker stuffing cotton in his ears nightly. Detroit players largely patronize Chinese restaurants when visiting the Big Town.
Coach Tom Stidham worries summer employment draws too many Marquette football players away from the team as fall practice approaches. He notes that rising industries offer plentiful opportunities and could reduce player availability for the season.
Marty McManus, manager of the Browns' San Antonio farm, is the name discussed as Fred Haney's possible successor if the club fails to improve. Critics doubt anyone could extract more from the team than Haney has. Ringside seats for Conn Louis will cost $27. Bob Feller had blanked every AL club except Washington until yesterday, needing 11 innings to retire the Senators. Call classified at No. 11.
New York May 22 Anton Christoforidis and Gus Lesnevich clash at Madison Square Garden in a world light heavyweight title bout. Promoter Mike Jacobs foresees about 10 000 fans and a $25000 gross. The NBA and New York State Athletic Commission wrestle to recognize the winner while stakes and venue shifts unfold.
The brief item notes a matter involving Farmers Insurance Co of Santa Fe and Butte Farmers Mutual Insurance, dated May 22, reporting on their insurance business or an related exchange between the two entities.
Dexter Hardware last night won the Ladies League bowling championship at the local alleys defeating The Vogue in a playoff. The Vogue led the first half, Dexter Hardware the second, with J Darnall of The Vogue earning high series 480 and high game 171. Clyde Lively will host the Dexter team at Nickson Coffee Shop at 7:30 tonight.
Jimmy Demaret starts the Goodall round robin to regain ground in a 126 hole four day event offering $1,000 to the winner. He was the coast-to-coast tour sensation last year with six wins in nine tournaments, including the Augusta Masters.
The non profit organization named Company has been chartered by the state corporation commission. The entity consolidates Mesilla Valley farmers under a formal corporate framework to promote agricultural interests and services in the region.
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