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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1940
Page
6
Early morning showers threaten the Rainey field program with three tilts possibly canceled this evening. Games scheduled include Midway CCC versus Headquarters, Amazons versus Outlaws, and Flks Club versus Bankers, plus a 6:30 exhibition at Rainey Park followed by women and Independent league contests.
The American Legion baseball program continues with a Giants versus Dodgers game set for this evening at Halliwell park. From 125 district players in April and May, 34 hopefuls are vying for spots on a championship team to represent Pocatello in national competition. Final selections will occur in the next week or ten days.
Fragmentary lines mix a Dean theme refrain with a rustic call to the Blue Ridge area and a vow to return. The text blends a marching cadence with a rough curse and a reference to pro nuncation in a rural setting.
Boise beat Ogden 7 to 3 as Evnatic led the Pilots with a first inning homer. Salt Lake City leads the league while Ogden slips in the standings in a night of rain delays and postponed Bees Russets action.
New York June 5 reports Billy Conns may end his 175 pounder career after a probable match with Gus Lesnevich. Taisto Makis American tour raised 30000 for Pinnish relief. Yester day marked Bil Terry’s eighth Giants season anniversary. Coach Johnny Mason honored by Colorado School of Mines alumni with a wrist watch. Catcher Billy Brenner earns the week’s dance cap for Yakima club. An on field miscue led to two runners scoring after a pitch got away. Louisville Colonels announce a maidens matinee for girls 16 and under. Shirley Povich notes Gerald Walker of the Senators received a Tulane letter after walking into a line of Tulane lettermen.
A summary of several seven inning and doubleheader style box results shows wins and losses for multiple teams across venues. Key games include New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Cleveland at Washington New York at Chicago St Louis at Boston and Detroit at Philadelphia with varied run totals and notable pitching lines.
Pocatello Cardinals opened in Twin Falls with a 4 to 6 loss as Lilly allowed 9 hits and Hedgecock 7. The Cowboys built a first inning lead and held on for the win to put Twin Falls higher in the Pioneer League standings.
In the International League Newark beat Toronto 7 to 1 while Syracuse edged Buffalo 6 to 5 and Montreal defeated Baltimore 8 to 4. Rochester versus Jersey City listed. In American Association Minneapolis topped Toledo 11 to 6 and St Paul beat Columbus 8 to 3. Milwaukee won 4 to 3 over Indianapolis, Louisville 2, Kansas City 0. Pacific Coast League results saw Sacramento 3 Los Angeles 2 and San Diego 4 San Francisco 0, Oakland 1 Seattle 0, Portland 6 Hollywood 2.
Pete Lello of Gary Indiana outpointed Victor Troise of New York in a lightweight bout. Richard Le mos of Los Angeles and Nemo Llanes of Mexico fought to a ten round draw in another lightweight contest.
Diz Dean, once a stellar righthander with 303 strikeouts in 1931, is optioned to Tulsa by the Chicago Cubs and will start Sunday against Fort Worth in Tulsa. After a career peak and a long Texas stint, his comeback falters as a tired pitching arm limits his minutes and confidence.
Fort Hall Braves defeated Blackfoot Motor Club 13 to 8 in Blackfoot. Poor fielding by Blackfoot and ten… sluggish pace due to rain threats and cold weather. Fort Hall outhit foes but racked up errors. pitchers were Sokolik LeClair Preacher Holloway Fredricks Wixom Holman.
Charley Root tossed four scoreless innings in relief as the Cubs defeated the Phillies. Root limited Philadelphia to no runs and helped secure the win for Chicago.
Joe Egnatic powered Boise to a 7 3 victory halting Salt Lake City’s lead in the Pioneer league to a game and a half. Rain washed out Salt Lake City at Idaho Falls while Twin Falls beat Pocatello 6 4 to pull within a half game of last place.
The Indians split a doubleheader with the Washington Senators 2-7 and 3-2, closing the gap on the Red Sox to half a game as pitching leaders Al Smith Milnar and Feller impress. Meanwhile Dodgers topple Cardinals 10-1 and Cubs slug Phillies 12-6 as pennant pressure mounts among AL contenders.
The game feature two box scores with individual highlights: Randall Tobin Hayes and Bishop contributing in steals and sacrifices. Hedgecock earned the win while Lilly took the loss as Lilly struck out twice.
Gibbons handles the mound with two strikeouts and two walks while fields allows eight hits and three runs across a brief relief appearance. Umpires Jordan and Evans preside as time of game reaches 1:52 with Laybourne and Serpa contributing offensively in the melee.
Ed Smith and Joe Kuhl pace a 7-3 Sox win over the Yankees with seven hits and two homers. Ken Chase and Al Smith beat the Indians 7-2, then Smith blanked the Nationals for seven innings in a 3-2 nightcap. Wally Moses and Bob Johnson homered to lift the Athletics past Detroit 8-6. Bowman’s Pirates crushed Bees 14-2. Coscarart’s three-run shot sparked Brooklyn to a 10-1 win over St Louis. Hubbel’s Giants edged Reds 5-4 with a decisive RBI single. Auker shut out the Red Sox until the sixth in a 5-3 Browns win.
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