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Newspaper

The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1940

Page

3

Lyons Earns 225th Win in Sunday Sox Showdown

Ted Lyons, the Chicago White Sox veteran, notches his 225th major league victory after a 7-0 shutout of the Red Sox at Fenway. The White Sox split a doubleheader with Boston as Cleveland and Philadelphia also disputed games. The Dodgers and Reds split two, Bucky Walters won again for the Giants, and the Yankees swept St Louis as crowds topped 200,000 across eight cities.

Lefty Grove Lyons Baylor University Grove Chicago Fenway Park Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indiana Philadelphia Athletics Bob Feller Dick Errickson Jim Turner Pittsburgh New York Giants Bob Klinger Hal Schumacher New York St. Louis Boom Boom Beck Phillies

Baseball notes and personalities on 1940s big four favorites

New York dispatch notes Jack Doyle's Broadway book listing Bryan Nelson and Jimmy Demaret as co favorites at 8-1 to win the national open with Ralph Guldahl and Sammy Snead at 10-1. It mentions Dixie Walker hitting .300, Dixie Howell at short for Oklahoma City, Virginia A aiming for the big circuit, and Freddie Fitzsimmons honored as outstanding sports father.

New York Jack Doyle Bryan Nelson Jimmy Demaret Jack Ralph Guldahl Sammy Snead Dixie Walker Grandstand Wolves Dixie Howell Alabama Great Oklahoma City Virginia A

White Sox and Red Sox split pair as Lyons blanks Boston

Ted Lyons pitched six hits to shut out Boston for the White Sox in game one while Jim Foxx homered in the ninth for the Red Sox in game two. Walter Beck of the Phillies beat the Cardinals in the opener as Bob Bowman and John Mize also starred for St. Louis.

Associated Press Ted Lyons White Sox Jimmy Foxx Red Sox Boston Walter Beck Phillies Bob Bowman John Mize Cardinals Beck

Pitching duels highlight day with multi homer bursts

Pioneer and Bowman split two games as Mize hit his 13th and 14th homers of the year. Selkirk and Breuer homered in each game for the Yankees in a big attack on the Browns, while Breuer pitched a five hitter in the nightcap. Feller and Hayes with strong swings sparked A’s opener and the nightcap offense. Walters and Errickson shone for Reds and Bees with a nine straight win and shutout. Wasdell and Durocher provided Dodgers offense in doubleheader vs Cubs. Hank Greenberg powered Tigers with a two run homer and double against the Senators. Elliott and Danning produced key hits for Pirates and Giants in split sessions.

Bowman Mize George Selkirk Marvin Breuer Yankees Browns Bob Feller Indians Frank Hayes Athletics A’s Bucky Walters Reds Dick Errickson Bees Walters Boston Errickson Jim Wasdell Leo Durocher Dodgers Brooklyn Cubs Hank Greenberg Tigers Senators Bob Elliott Pirates Hank Danning Giants

Seattle Rainiers regain lead with home stand surge

The Seattle Rainiers won 16 of 22 at home lifting them from third to first in the Pacific Coast League. They capped the run with 3 1 victories over Hollywood and 2 0, while Oakland took two from Portland. San Francisco split with Sacramento and San Diego split with Los Angeles.

Seattle Rainiers Seattle Hollywood Oakland Acorns Portland Beavers Lefty O'Doul San Francisco Sacramento Solons San Diego Los Angeles Padres

Box Score Summary Pioneer League Idaho Falls versus Pocatello

Idaho Falls 9 Pocatello 4. Box score notes Sandel pitched 9 innings with 9 strikeouts. Patras Bailey and Arlett had key plays. Bates Blatto and Bailey produced two base hits. Zar allowed 10 walks, Lilly the losing pitcher. Umpires Jackson and McQuillan. Time 2:14. The English language has 26 letters to represent 40 plus sounds.

Patras Bailey Arlett Bates Blatto Zar Sandel Idaho Falls ABRH Forni Ee Reser McConnell Oldenberg Beard Zarp Caplinger Waldron Lilly Dobson

Cotant Keeps Junior Crown Pocatello Wins Team Shoot

In Sun Valley Idaho the three day state trapshoot ends with Pocatello and Boise taking most trophies. John Cotant of Pocatello wins junior title while teaming with Cotant Sr Shaw Bean to win the telegraphic shootoff at 290 of 300.

Cotant Pocatello Sun Valley Idaho John C. Gray Nampa Idaho Statesman Boise A. E. Boyd Ernest White Twin Falls Boyd John Cotant Jimmie Fletcher R. F E. Shaw Jim Bean Joe Cotant John Gray Bruce Gove Francis Neitzel Clayton Davidson

Hughes Maintains Lead In Pioneer League Batting Race

Pete Hughes of Ogden still tops the Pioneer League batting standings with a .374 average after 40 hits in 107 at bats. Second is Sheldon McConnell of Idaho Falls at .361, followed by Tom Canavan of Twin Falls at .360. Hughes leads in RBIs with 30. Bob Adams owns 44 hits. John Zar of Idaho Falls remains undefeated with five pitching wins through May 26.

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Baseball scores from several leagues across North America

In the International League Jersey City beat Syracuse 4-1 while Rochester downed Buffalo 8-4 and Toronto defeated Newark 4-3 The Baltimore Orioles 9-5 topped Montreal 8-11 The American Association Columbus 4-0 beat Toledo 3-3 Milwaukee 7-0 defeated Kansas City 4-6 Louisville 7 Indianapolis 4 Minneapolis 9 St Paul 8 In the Pacific Coast League Seattle 3-2 Hollywood 1-0 San Diego 14-0 Los Ang 13-3 San Fran 13-3 Sacramento 4-5 Oakland 6-6 Portland 4-3 In the Southern Association Memphis 2-2 Little Rock 1-1 Atlanta 5-1 Chattanooga 0-5 Nashville 10-3 Knoxville 4-5 New Orleans 6-4 Birmingham 5-2

Jersey City Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Toronto Newark Baltimore Montreal Columbus Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis St. Paul Seattle Hollywood San Diego Los Ang San Fran Sacramento Oakland Portland Southern Association Memphis Little Rock Atlanta Chattanooga Nashville Knoxville New Orleans Birm’ham

Three Games On Schedule Feature Rainey Park Night

Three independent softball league games are set at Rainey park lighted field tonight. The 8 30 p m match Idaho Chief against Garrett Freightways is billed as the feature while race tightens among teams through the stretch. Schedule lists 6 10 Pac versus Clearing House 7 30 Elks clubs versus Hellenics and 8 30 Idaho Chief versus Garretts.

Rainey Park Idaho Chief Garrett Freightways PAC Clearing House Elks Clubs Hellenics Garretts

Boise and Pocatello inch toward midseason mood in league

Boise edged Twin Falls 6-1 as Susee limited the Tigers to four hits and two doubles while Boise’s offense struck early. Zar yielded four runs in a troubled opener as Idaho Falls defeated Pocatello 9-4 with Lilly and Navarro contributing. Salt Lake City beat Ogden 6-5 on Burleson’s ninth inning double and Robello’s inside the park homer. Tonight, Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Salt Lake City and Ogden play deciding games. Twin Falls remains in the cellar needing a miracle.

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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

Key leaders include Danning of New York with .366 batting average and 37 RBIs, Mize of St. Louis with 14 home runs, and Frey of Cincinnati with 8 stolen bases. Pitching leaders include Walters of Cincinnati at 9 0 and Milnar of Cleveland with 6 wins.

Danning New York Lombardi Cincinnati Mize St. Louis Frey Leiber Chicago F. McCormick Weber Ross Boston Baughan Pittsburgh Camills Brooklyn Gleeson Reese Werber Whitehead Walters Melton Finney Washington Moses Philadelphia Williams Boudreau Cleveland Foxx Trosky Radcliff Greenberg Detroit Mack Dreevich Case Walker Milnar Newsom

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