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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1948
Page
8
Ogden tied the game in the fourth with three singles but Peccatello sparked a rally in the fifth. LeBlanc lined a long homer, Sheehan scored on Barczewski's double, and Schuerman started a sixth inning homer. Torres fanned eight as the Cards built an 9 to 4 win over Pocatello in front of 1144 fans.
In the Pioneer League first game Twin Falls beat Billings 8 to 4 with a homer by a Twin Falls player in the seventh. The second game saw Twin Falls win 8 to 6 as multiple pitchers worked and Yelovic and King played key roles. Salt Lake defeated Idaho Falls 7 to 6, while Boise topped Great Falls 10 to 9 in another contest.
Las Vegas civic leaders arranged a small tour for stranded railroad passengers after a Santa Fe derailment tied up traffic. Ten automobiles with drivers escorted the delayed travelers on an afternoon tour of Las Vegas and the surrounding scenic countryside, leaving a positive impression despite the disruption.
France to Baumer Schuerman to Barczewski bases on balls off Torres Ross Wolf Torres struck out eight times with Ross eight hits in five innings Two base hits by Barczewski Lowins Wolf Neil Dallio Three base hits by Murphy Home runs by LeBlanc Schuer man Balk Torres Wild pitch by Ross two Stolen base Swed erski
The Majors show New York and Brooklyn games with wins by Cooper Loh rke Kiner and Waukus on home runs. Schmitz wins for Brooklyn over Minner. No American League games scheduled. Probable pitchers list Cleveland St Louis Boston Philadelphia Washington New York Detroit Chicago with night or two game notes.
The record shows Brooklyn with 69 54 and a .561 rate against Boron 2 and St Louis at 69 57 548 11 percent, indicating the scoring and standings in a summarized sports brief.
New York hosts Brooklyn as Hansen and Hartung lead the visitors with Hansen 2-2 and Har tung 6-8. Philadelphia visits Boston with Leonard 9-14 facing Voiselle 13-12. Chicago plays Pittsburgh with Meyer 9-10 against Queen 3-3 in a night of four games.
The United States named Ted Schroeder and Frank Parker to handle singles against Australia in the Davis Cup series with matches set for Saturday Sunday and Monday. Parker faces Billy Sidwell and Schroeder meets Adrian Quist in the opening singles. the pairings for the doubles will be announced Saturday.
Westside's Boy Scout Troop 7 beat Eastside Troop 12 18 to 8 at Irving field to clinch the all city district championship. Launny Fitzgerald belted a first inning homer and two more during the night as Bobby Barta and Russell Gettman starred on defense and pitching.
Gallorette, a champion mare and all time money winner as a filly, was sold to Mrs. Marie Moore of Plaines Virginia for more than 125000 dollars. The buyer reportedly purchased from W L Brann of Glade Valley Farm Frederick Maryland. Gallorette by now six years old earned 159000 as a four year old and 90275 as a five year old.
Navy and Indiana confront a punishing 1946 schedule with high-profile opponents including Michigan, Notre Dame, Army, and California. The piece notes coaching instigators behind the clustered sequence, lists key foes for Indiana and Kansas State, and highlights notable losing streaks and teams returning to play after wartime pauses.
Lucien Gambino, 200 pound star halfback for Maryland, was ousted from the Southern Conference by the league executive committee. The ruling counts his army service from 1943 to early 1946, using up his 1946 and 1947 seasons and exhausting his eligibility.
Major league Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler fined the Pittsburgh Pirates 2000 and farm director Ray Kennedy 500 for placing player M Dan Lynch Jr in a routine contract while paying his father 1200 a year as a scout. Lynch Sr. did no scouting work and was deemed a bonus for Lynch Jr who was declared a free agent.
The passage notes Notre Dame holding the best major college record with an 18 game win streak, not losing since the 1945 season finale to Great Lakes. It cites Army and other programs with long streaks, including Missouri Valley College, Wesleyan, Pepperdine, Shaw, Tennessee A&I, Michigan, and mentions Rose Bowl context.
Southpaw Johnny Schmitz returned from relief to beat the league leading Dodgers 7 to 6, narrowing Chicago’s gap to two percentage points behind Boston. Schmitz earned his 16th win, delivering four scoreless innings after relieving Minner, while Phil Cavarretta fueled Chicago’s 11 hit burst and Jackie Robinson homered for Brooklyn.
The nation’s top feminine golfers advanced to the round of eight in the Western Women’s Amateur Championship in San Francisco with Polly Riley Dot Kielty Dorothy Kirby Carol Diringer Mrs Jim Ferrie Margaret Gunther Alice O’Neal and Alice Bauer winning matches. The field includes seven nationally ranked shotmakers led by Alice Bauer of Long Beach California as seven others move toward Friday semifinals and a Thursday round of eight.
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