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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1942

Page

2

Red Sox Struggle on the Road After Poor Home Form

The Boston Red Sox, strong at Fenway Park, slide toward a possible division berth as they lose 12 of 17 away games. Joe Gordon and Bobby Doerr slip in batting race. Virgil Trucks throws his first complete game for Detroit. Cardinals beat Pirates in 11 innings as Cubs edge Reds in 12.

Associated Press Boston Red Sox Red Sockers Fenway Park Boston Cronin Clouters Washington Senators Capital Bobby Woerr Joe Gordon New York Yankees Gordon Philadelphia Athletics Virgil Fire) Trucks Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Chicago White Sox Rick Ferrell Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Kirby Higby Max West Higbe Ernie Lombardi St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Big Bill Lee Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Lee

Will Lawrence Faces Clardy's Dairy In Bowing Playoff

In a tied finish the Will Lawrence team beat Clardy's Dairy two games to one and by total pins to force a playoff for the season crown. Clardy's Dairy, first-half champions, and Will Lawrence will clash next Monday at 8 PM with the winner crowned overall league champion. Last night scores show Will Lawrence players A. Howard M. Rallis J. Samples with strong totals and Clardy's G. Johnson E. Corn H. Reid H. Holley posting solid pins.

Will Lawrence Clardy’s Dairy A. Howard M. Rallis J. Samples C. Irish Clardy S G. Johnson E. Corn H. Reid H. Holley Bocca

Baseball Scores In National League Averages

Brooklyn defeats Boston 6 to 4 while Chicago wins 2 to 1 in extra innings. Cincinnati falls to Chicago 2 to 1, and St Louis edges Pittsburgh 3 to 2 in twelve innings. Standings reflect multiple NL matchups with close finishes.

Associated Press Brooklyn Boston Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh

Baseball scores from the American League games

The Philadelphia Phillies edged New York 3 to 2 while Cleveland fell to Detroit 6 to 2. Boston defeated Washington 5 to 1 and Chicago beat St. Louis 6 to 4.

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

International League scores show multiple games result

Jersey City defeated Syracuse 6 to 5 while Newark beat Baltimore 5 to 1 Rochester routed Buffalo 7 to 3 and Toronto beat Montreal 5 to 0 in the slate of league play.

Jersey City Syracuse Newark Baltimore Rochester Buffalo Toronto Montreal

Scores From American Association Games

Reporting on baseball games with final scores: Indianapolis beat Kansas City 5 to 3, Louisville topped Milwaukee 3 to 1, Toledo defeated St Paul 4 to 3, and Columbus 2 was to Minneapolis 4 with Minneapolis leading 1-8 in the first game of a doubleheader of seven innings.

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

California baseball scores early season action

In the Pacific Coast League Sacramento defeated Oakland seven to eleven runs in a seven inning game. San Diego won three to nothing over Hollywood. Seattle blanked Los Angeles three to zero. San Francisco at Portland was postponed.

Sacramento Oakland San Diego Hollywood Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco Portland

Texas League scores with extra innings update

Beaumont edged Houston 4 to 3 in 10 innings in Dallas. Tulsa defeated Fort Worth 3 to 4 at home. Shreveport beat San Antonio 8 to 3 in 15 innings.

Beaumont Houston Dallas Tulsa Fort Worth Oklahoma City Shreveport San Antonio

Southern Association Scores Hearbeat Narrow Wins

In a busy schedule Birmingham beat Atlanta 1 to 0 while Little Rock defeated Nashville 8 to 5 and Knoxville edged Memphis 9 to 8. All three games listed as scheduled results.

Southern Association Birmingham Atlanta Little Rock Nashville Knoxville Memphis

West Texas-New Mexico Big Spring 300 000 002-5 12 4

Lubbock posted a 7 7 scoreline with Spear Johnson Timmons and Rabe, Forese and Castino leading. The match featured nine innings and a 12 4 final, reflecting a strong offensive showing from West Texas.

West Texas New Mexico Big Spring Lubbock Spear Johnson Timmons Rabe Forese Castino

Unclear OCR List of Names and Numbers in Borger Amarillo Pampa

Fragmentary OCR text shows names such as Florer Riordan Warren Trees Moore and Fiora Landreth McGraw Fickering Barnett Isaacs Boal Summers Behl Diers Medlock Kincamunon with scattered numbers and place names Borger Amarillo Pampa Albuquet Clovis. Limited context prevents a clear event or story.

Borger Amarillo Florer Riordan Warren Ross Trees Moore Sames Pampa Fiora Landreth McGraw Fickering Barnett J. O. Isaacs Boal Summers

Major League Leaders from the AP Baseball Briefing

The AP lists leaders in batting Pitts Phelps and W Cooper lead at .347. Ott and Musial tie for 32 runs. Fernandez tops hits with 49. Joost 13 doubles. Slaughter 5 triples. Camillis Brooklyn 4 home runs. Miller 8 stolen bases. Gordon leads batting at .302, Williams 38 runs, Williams 45 RBIs, Spence 56 hits, four-way tie for 12 doubles, Spence 7 triples, Williams tied for homers with Williams and Case en Washington New York.

Phelps Pittsburgh W. Cooper St. Louis Ott New York Musial Fernandez Boston Joost Cincinnati Slaughter Camills Brooklyn Gordon Williams Spence Washington wWilliams

Robinson Wins Narrow Decision as Fans Boo Call

Ray Robinson defeats Marty Servo by ten round decision before 13,673 at Madison Square Garden. Referee penalties and two low blows fuel the boos as Robinson extends his winning streak to 121 fights, setting up a June 11 bout with Garvey Young for the U S marine title.

New York Ray Robinson Madison Square Garden Robinson Marty Servo Uncle Sam Coast Guard Schenectady Marty

Pro Golfers Rally To Aid Red Cross And Army Navy Relief

Atlantic City May 29 Pro golfers plan a nationwide campaign to raise funds for Army Navy relief societies and the Red Cross. During the Seaview Club PGA championship six of eight quarter finalists pledged services to organizer Fred Corcoran. Ben Hogan Sam Snead and Ed Dudley led the field with Nelson in sporadic form as Craig Wood faced Jimmy Demaret in a toss up clash.

Atlantic City Army and Navy Relief Societies Red Cross Seaview Club Ed Dudley Fred Corcoran Corcoran Jim Turnesa Sammy Snead Uncle Sam Armed Forces Snead Ben Hogan Yron Nelson Nelson Joe Kirkwood Kirkwood Harry Cooper Minneapolis Willie Goggin Hogan Ky Laffoon Corporal Turnesa Craig Wood Jimmy Demaret Detroit Star

Death by own action basketball shocks New York sports

In a satirical brief from New York May 29, a biting note jokes that basketball is toughened by lethal self-action rather than clean play. It cites a Fort Sill game where Oklahoma A freshmen beat the 47th Field Artillery ball team and mentions athletic director Jap Haskell delivering a neat hitting and fielding performance as a stand-in.

New York Rassling 47Th Field Artillery Oklahoma A Fort Sill Jap Haskell

Razorbacks may fall in title race yet Forte shines

Northwest Arkansas Times notes that the University of Arkansas Razorbacks might not claim the Southwest Conference football title next fall but highlights the strength of captain Chic Forte of Lake Village.

Carl Bell Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville, Ark University of Arkansas Razorbacks Lake Visage

Jockey Alf Bristol Aboard Ship Will Race At Belmont

One minute sports item notes Alf Bristol, a top Australian steeplechase jockey, has joined the merchant marine and may ride at Belmont when his ship docks. The piece also reports Tami Mauriello declined a boxing bid against Jimmy Bivins on Cleveland's buy a bomber card due to a cut above his right eye.

Alf Bristol Australia Belmont Tami Mauriello Jimmy Bivins Cleveland

Field named Lou Gehrig Field at Victoria training base

The athletic field at Foster field the fighter pilot training base at Victoria Texas was named Lou Gehrig Field Barney Ross former lightweight and welterweight champion received a medal for efficiency two weeks after beginning training at the recruit depot in San Diego California

Foster Field Victoria Tex Lou Gehrig Barney Ross San Diego Calif

Pennsylvanian pair to study petroleum engineering at Tulsa

Walter Stickel and Jules Gebauer, standout players from last year’s Pennsylvania squad, enrolled at Tulsa University for the summer session to study petroleum engineering. Grid coach Henry Finka praised Tulsa’s petroleum program and noted its growing reputation attracting students from as far east as Pennsylvania.

Oil Wien Pennsylvania Walter Stickel Jules Gebauer Tulsa U Henry Finka Deo

New Mexico Warms Then Drops Below Tonight

Weather forecast shows warm conditions this afternoon across New Mexico with eastern portions near last night, then a colder tonight. West of the central mountains expect windy conditions this afternoon, while west Texas remains warm and windy through today tonight.

New Mexico West Texas

Police seek driver in Santa Fe two vehicle crash

In Santa Fe New Mexico on May 28 police sought the driver of an automobile involved in a two vehicle crash. Details on injuries or other vehicle involvement were not immediately released and the investigation continued.

Santa FE N.M

Three Tie For Low Score In City Golf Tourney

Roy E. Ferguson of Roswell Army Flying School joined Spec Stewart and B F Fields Jr with 76s to share the medalist pace in the city championship golf tourney at the municipal course. Players have until Sunday night to qualify and may still lower the figure.

Roy E. Ferguson Roswell

NYU and Penn State Lead IC4A Championship Opener

New York University and Penn State head the field as the 66th annual IC4A track and field championships begin at Triborough Stadium. Defending outdoor champion NYU seeks its third title while Penn State bets on stars Leslie MacMitchell and Barney Ewell to challenge for the crown.

New York New York University Leslie MacMitchell Penny State Barney Ewell Triborough Stadium Penn State MacMitchell Ewell Big al Blazis Georgetown

Shipkey to Direct Physical Training at Duke City Base

Av coach Ted Shipkey of New Mexico University, recently commissioned a captain, has been assigned by the army to direct physical training at the Albuquerque air base. Walter Smith of Albuquerque sustained minor cuts in a car pedestrian accident when he stepped into the path of a second car to avoid the first.

Shipkey Duke City Albuquerque N. M Ted Shipkey New Mexico University Army Albuquerque Air Base Walter Smith Smith

Texas New Mexico Coaches halted over Hobbs shuttle plans

Santa Fe New Mexico May 28 4 Commissioner Robert Valdez disclosed the commission halted an attempt by the Texas New Mexico Coaches to establish bus service between Hobbs and the base site. W R Hines holds the only permit to serve the base area and Humble City may be a station on the Hobbs to Clovis route.

Santa FE N. M Corporation Robert Valdez Commission Texas-New Mexico Coaches Hobbs W. R. Hines Humble City Clovis Valdez Texas

Missing Boy Scout official Barney Hopkins in New Mexico

Barney Hopkins 24 year old Pecos valley district Scout executive from Carlsbad vanished during a tour in the Mescalero region. A search began after his personal effects were found in a robins at Ruidoso and state police joined the effort. he intended to stay a week and was driving a tan 1941 Chevrolet sedan.

Alamogordo N. M Barney Hopkins Carlsbad Mescatero Hopkins Pecos Valley Ruidoso

County Taxpayers Association To Elect Officers

The Chaves County Taxpayers Association will elect officers at its annual meeting next Thursday night June 4 at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce. All taxpayers are urged to attend by president C N Moore.

Chaves County

Incident Sighted Near Mescalero on May 15 Evening

A sighting occurred near Mescalero on the evening of May 15, with few additional details available about the event or involved parties.

Mescalero

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Red Sox Sox Virginia Albuquet Behl Diers Medlock and Kincamunon The Miller French No. 1 N. Main St Army-Navy City NYU Sabu Mowgli Rudyard Kipling Pecos Alexander Korda J. O. Walton Great West Ab Lb. Carton Sr. O Tommy Tinker Carton Hamburger Consumer’s N. Main County Taxpayers Association Kentucky Suxxon Destaurs Robert Porter & Sons, Inc Excelsive Distributors Albuquerque & Las’Cruces, N. M
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