Cards Win Take Over Third Place
The Pocatello Cardinals beat Ogden 8 to 5 to move into third in Pioneer league play. Boise Pilots aided by Pocatello defeated Salt Lake 12 to 9 to rise to first, while Twin Falls beat Idaho Falls 5 to 1.
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
7
The Pocatello Cardinals beat Ogden 8 to 5 to move into third in Pioneer league play. Boise Pilots aided by Pocatello defeated Salt Lake 12 to 9 to rise to first, while Twin Falls beat Idaho Falls 5 to 1.
Pocatello edges Ogden 5 to 3 with late runs as Laybourne and Stone highlight errors and strategic plays. Key players include Bensmiller Kakoliris and Joseph for Pocatello and Laybourne Meierhofer and Canavan for Ogden, with steals by Joseph Kakoliris Shone Canavan and Bensmiller.
AP statistics show leaders in batting, runs batted in, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases for both the National and American leagues with names like Reiser Ott Slaughter DiMaggio and Feller and Warneke among others. The textile mills report notes a 25 percent rise in first quarter 1941 output compared with 1940.
More than 100 shooters attended the Idaho Utah meet in Preston where the Pocatello American Legion Junior Rifle club won the NRA junior team match with 1 915 points. Team members included Jim Schoonover Bart Couch Kenneth Beers George Rhodes Bob Donat Bobby Gray Junior Kihara Norman Watts and Bob Barry. Bart Couch led juniors with 389 and captured eighth in seniors. Schoonover was second junior with 388 Beers third 383 and Donat fourth 380. Salt Lake Small Arms Rifle club won the senior team match with 1 948 points.
Lou Gehrig dies after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosed in 1938. He retired after Mayo Clinic findings and later served on New York City’s parole commission, with Babe Ruth and Yankees colleagues expressing deep sorrow.
Printers led 3 2 after three innings but Elks stormed ahead with two in the fifth as manager DeLato delivered a key single and Burton on base, then DeLato doubled. Elks added a sixth inning homer and held off Printers 12 8 at Rainey Park amid tense defense and sharp swings.
Ring results list bouts in New York Newark Philadelphia Holyoke Billings with fighters Giovaneli Cocoa Pablo Jack Lewis and others. outcomes include outpoints and a knockout across eight to ten round matches in various venues.
Blackfoot schedule announces exhibition softball in early June at the city park field with three games Tuesday through Thursday 6 30 p m Wallace Rogers league vice president notes upcoming regular play starts June 9 The city plans a new lighted field at the high school athletic field after fundraising of 1100 led by Mayor Merrill Boyle.
The National Rifle Association announced that Camp Perry will not host the national matches in 1941. The three week cartridge event is cancelled due to national defense, restricting competition to smallbore and pistol classes. Smallbore events move to Mount Gilead range Ohio and pistol tournament shifts to Detroit last week of August.
The Y M C A. opens an evening swimming class for young women tonight at 7 30 p m meeting Tuesdays and Fridays through summer. T C Evans executive secretary announced the class aids beginners and recreational swimmers. Special summer membership rates apply to women in this group.
Blackfoot launches a city summer recreation drive directed by Raymond James with registration opening Tuesday. The plan features four ward competitions, city championships in junior softball, volleyball, track and field, bicycle races and more. Playgrounds operate in three sessions for different grade groups and athletic clubs will elect officers and captains.
The Tribune Journal Y M C A free lesson series enters its second day with several hundred youngsters enrolled. Girls dominate the morning at the Y tank while boys fill the building and streets. Most classes advance to the crawl stroke as floating and breathing are reviewed. Three more days remain with strong progress suggesting many non-swimmers will swim on Friday.
We Salute Joe Dobson pitched four hit ball against the Tigers and had three safeties including a home run. Dick Errickson starred in Braves shutout of the Pirates with a five hit performance. Elmer Riddle delivered solid pitching and singled home the winning run in the seventh for the Reds against the Giants. Johnny Hopp doubled and tripled to spark the Cardinals past the Dodgers. Bob Feller limited the Yankees with seven hits to seal the Indians win.
Steve Sanders hurled a 10 hit allowed game as the Senators beat the White Sox, six in the first eight innings. Danny Litwhiler and John Podgajny powered the Phillies with Litwhiler collecting two homers and a single, backing Podgajny’s seven hit effort against the Cubs.
New York reports Buck Newsom failed to last nine innings in 10 of 11 starts this year. A Brooklyn hotel clerk is asked about the Dodgers as Kirby Higbe jokes we won. Atlanta’s Earl Mann praises Rene Cortes Willard Marshall and Connie Ryan as top prospects, joking about buying them all. Detroit eyes Pat Mullin vs George Case in a foot race, and Chicago Philadelphia rain delay is noted. San Jose State drills end with home guards vs draftees in question. Bucky Harris fines Buddy Lewis 25 for bunting lazy.
John Kieran notes the Indians staff has been hammered recently yet manager Peckinpaugh still has a Feller available when needed. The Athletics top the American League batting averages while the Yankees struggle at the bottom, signaling a shifting order in baseball.
Baseball results show Boston and New York games with scores and pitching lines. Key pairings include Detroit at Boston and New York at Cleveland with multiple pitchers listed for each side. The Cincinnati and St Louis matchups feature low totals and late scoring, while Philadelphia defeats Chicago with a high 9 run output.
Toledo wins 5 to 4 as the Pacific Coast League contest against Kansas City is completed after a rain delay. No further games were scheduled.
The record notes that William Shakespeare produced plays solely for London's Blackfriars and Globe theaters. The claim highlights his exclusive stage affiliations with these two prominent venues in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England.
A Bannock county campaign urges farmers to inspect cattle for Bangs disease and vaccinate calves aged four to eight months. About 200 vaccine doses are available for use in the area.
The Eastern Idaho Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 p m at Blackfoot on Monday June 9 for its regular dinner meeting. Beforeward at 5 p m committees on roads and highways advertising and tourism agriculture and livestock will hold separate meetings.
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