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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1940

Page

6

New war clouds pull stocks lower as war fears linger

New York stocks slid in a late selling wave as war talk unsettled traders. Leaders sagged 1 to 4 points after initial gains in steels and aircraft, with transfers totaling 1,631,000 shares. Bonds and commodities also weakened amid European belligerent tensions.

Wall Street New York Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Glenn Martin Lockheed J. I. Case U. S. Rubber Westinghouse Union Carbide Allied Chemical Loft Eastman Kodak American Telephone International Telephone du Pont Pennsylvania Chicago Aluminum of America American Cyanamid B.” Aluminum Ltd Jones & Laughlin Niles-Bement- Pond N. J. Zinc Creole Petroleum

Berg Eyes World Events As Sox Off Day Takes Him North

In Detroit slack, the educated Prof Moe Berg of the Red Sox flies to Canada to study the international scene. Ken Overlin wagers 400 of his own dollars against 1000 on beating Ceferino Garcia at the Garden tonight. Since Armstrong coaches Overlin, Garcia requests boxing commission action over alleged head clashes and foul play.

New York Moe Berg Red Sox Sox Detroit Canada Ken Overlin Ceferino Garcia Henry Armstrong Garcia Boxing Commission Ken

Ball & White Clinch Lead With Win Over Busy Bee

Ball & White defeated Busy Bee 2 games to 1 to seize first place in the Bowling City League. Lloyd Taylor led Ball & White with a 552 three game total, edging Jim Rallis of Busy Bee by one pin. Rallis posted the high single game of 234 but missed a league record chance with a 2-7 split in the final frame. Tonight at 7:00 Palace Cleaners face the Bowmen Bakers.

Ball & White Busy Bee Cafe Lloyd Taylor Jim Rallis Busy Bee Rallis Palace Cleaners Bowman Bakers

Archibald Panned. Scalzo Seen as Featherweight Champ

Washington Evening Star notes Joey Archibald's showing as inept and argues the second Jeffra Archibald bout exposed it, while Heinie Miller’s outfit is praised for promoting Petey Scalzo as the best featherweight champion. Francis E. Stan reports on the boxing scene.

Francis E. Stan Washington Evening Star Joey Archibald Jeffra- Archibald Act Onker Heinie Miller National Boxing Association Petey Scalzo

Baseball woes deepen as Dickey joins injured list

A tumultuous sports note recalls Bill Dickey adding a leg injury to his litany of misfortunes while a Maryland polo club offers two-bit admission. In the same wartime upheaval, a rock shattered a train window between Cleveland and Detroit, injuring Babe Dahlgren with flying splinters.

Bill Dickey Maryland Cleveland Detroit Babe Dahlgren

Wrestling Equity Association aimed strikes against clubs run by Pfeffer and Dusek

The Wrestling Equity Association announces it has called strikes against and will picket clubs operated by Jack Pfeffer and Rudy Dusek for refusing to cooperate in cleaning up the game.

The Wrestling Equity Association Jack Pfeffer Rudy Dusek

Brooks Deal Reported In Local Papers

Lee Sa vold meets Ed Tipperary in Kansas City on June 4 for his first return since breaking his hand. Bruce Smith’s spring arills keeps football as a popular topic in Minnesota. Larry Gutsch of Salina Kansas rolled 19 straight strikes in a recent bowling match.

Brooks Lee Savold Ed Tipperary Kansas City Bruce Smith Arills Minnesota Larry Gutsch Salina

Grand Slam for Denver High in multiple sports

Denver High School earned a sweeping year with strong showings across football basketball baseball track tennis golf and swimming finishing second in wrestling. The teams delivered notable wins and competitive performances throughout the season.

Denver P. S

Pickle Nickson Finalist in City Golf Tournament

Pickle Nickson defeated Ernie Seago three and one yesterday afternoon at the municipal course to reach the finals. He will meet the winner of the C M Woodbury Spec Stewart match, scheduled for today, in the championship.

Pickle Nickson Ernie Seago Nickson C. M. Woodbury Spec” Stewart

Close Fights In Both Major Leagues

New York May 23. Ceferino Garcia and Ken Overlin meet at Madison Square Garden for a world middleweight title bout likely to last 15 rounds or fewer. Garcia, based in Los Angeles, holds a fragmented claim acknowledged in several states while Overlin, born in Illinois with residences in Norfolk and Washington, challenges for the crown amid a reshaped division and shifting title holders.

New York Ceferino Garcia Ken Overlin Madison Square Garden Carola Los Angeles Illinois Norfolk Washington Garcia California National Boxing Association al Hostak Seattle Cauliflower Causeway

Yesterday's Stars highlight four players' big days

Babe Dahlgren of the Yankees hit a homer and four singles in a perfect day at bat against Ken Beltner and the Indians. Ken Beltner homered and added a double and single in a 9-6 win over the Red Sox. Ken Chase of the Senators held the Browns to seven hits in a 9-2 victory, as Ed Smith and the White Sox shut out the Athletics 10-7 after the first inning.

Associated Press Babe Dahlgren Yankees Tigers Ken Beltner Indians Red Sox Ken Chase Senators Browns Ed Smith White Sox Athletics Cleveland Hal Trosky Roy Weatherly Ken Keltner Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics Washington Senators St. Louis Browns

Garcia To Fight Overlin Tonight

The Associated Press reports boxing fans expect a main event clash as Garcia meets Overlin tonight. The bout caps a busy sports night alongside tight pennant races in baseball with Dodgers Reds tied atop the National League after 18 wins. The American League features Red Sox Indians in a fierce battle, Yankees rolling, and White Sox rebounding with three straight wins.

Associated Press Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Dodgers Reds Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians New York Yankees

Baseball Scores From Yesterday's National League Games

National League results include Brooklyn 3 at Pittsburgh 1 and Cincinnati 4 over New York 6 with St. Louis at Boston and Chicago at Philadelphia rained out. American League saw New York 8 over Detroit 2, Cleveland 9 over Philadelphia 1, Chicago 10 over Washington 9, and St. Louis 2 playing.

Cincinnati Paul Derringer New York Giants Bill McKechnie Freddy Fitzsimmons Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Associated Press Boston Cleveland Detroit Washington Chicago Philadelphia New York St. Louis Brooklyn Fittsburgh San Diego Seattle Oakland Hollywood San Francisco Los Angeles Sacramento Portland St Pittsburgh

Arizona Texas Tucson Rain Delays Bisbee Albuquerque

Report notes rain affecting games in Tucson and Albuquerque with teams Arizona Texas and Bisbee nearby. Events postponed or altered schedule due to wet conditions as teams navigate the busy regional slate.

Arizona - Texas Tucson Albuquerque

Local Association Scores Roundup of Steamers and Teams

In a brief recap from the American Association standings, Minneapolis leads with 12 runs, St Paul 5, Columbus 3, Toledo 2, Kansas City 10, Milwaukee 5, Louisville 10, and Indianapolis 5 in a compact row of scores reflecting a busy schedule.

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

Baseball Scores From Pacific Coast League Odds

In the Pacific Coast League Seattle defeated Oakland 5 to 3 while Los Angeles beat Sacramento 5 to 4 and San Diego topped San Francisco 8 to 6 with Hollywood advancing past Portland 6 to 3.

Seattle Oakland Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Hollywood Portland

Texas League Scores In Texas Action Report

Dallas defeated Beaumont 4 to 3 while Houston won 5 to 1 and Fort Worth fell 1 to 5 amid a rain postponement of other games. No rescheduled dates listed.

Dallas Beaumont Houston Fort Worth

Pampa Amarillo game postponed by rain

Weather rain forces postponements across West Texas and New Mexico. Pampa at Amarillo and Borger at Clovis were moved. Lamesa at Midland remained postponed as Lubbock posted a 7 to 12 result in the day’s action.

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

Four New Members In 20-30 Club

Four new members were taken into the 20-30 Club last night. They are Joe Hawkins Thurston Thomas Allen Smith and Earl Runt Robertson. J Mack Crawford and Marvin Adkins of the El Paso 20-30 Club were guests at the meeting. Plans were discussed for the Charter Night dinner and dance at the Woman's Club Saturday. The citizens fingerprinting project of the club was also discussed. Arrangements for the project are progressing nicely.

Joe Hawkins Thurston Thomas Allen Smith Earl “Runt” Robertson J. Mack Crawford Marvin Adkins el Paso Woman’s Club

Merchants Committee Plans Goodwill Trips This Summer

The chamber of commerce merchants committee will meet at ten o clock tomorrow morning to outline a year long program including goodwill trips planned for the summer.

Merchants Committee The Chamber of Commerce

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