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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
2
The Inaction Idaho Refiners schedule a 8:30 p.m. game against Arnold's as fans see Jerry Rosenberger, touted by Oiler manager Spike Henninger as ready to lift the club toward a first division berth before the NL half-season ends.
In Sioux City on June 16 the navy announces a new colonel appointment amid plans for a 35000 mile network of regular operating airlines across the United States.
Pioneer League Pocatello 2 Lewiston 3 with other games postponed by rain. International League Rochester 3 Baltimore 0. Buffalo 8 Newark 5. Montreal 6 Jersey City 2. Toronto Syracuse rained out. American Association St Paul 4 Louisville 3. Toledo 6 Milwaukee 2. Minneapolis 9 Indianapolis 3. Columbus 2 Kansas City 1. Southern Association multiple games including Atlanta 6 Little Rock 4 and Memphis 7 Chattanooga 6. Nashville 0 3. New Orleans 2 1. Knoxville 4 2. Birmingham 8 3. San Diego 6 Hollywood 3. Seattle 3 Los Angeles 2. Sacramento 3 Oakland 2. San Francisco at Portland rain.
New York reports discuss Harvard coach Dick Harlow planning to step down after next season amid feuds with captain elect Torbert McDonald. Other items note Red farm system chief Frank Lane eyed by a Milwaukee syndicate to buy the Browns, Pete Reiser injured at Dodger camp, Luke Sewell's coaching status with the Indians, and Marshall Goldberg sought for Manhattan Beach athletic duties.
Major league clubs enacted trades at the deadline last night. The Boston Bees sent Elbie Fletcher and cash to Pittsburgh for Billy Schuster. St Louis Browns sold Mel Almada to Brooklyn. Philadelphia bought Wyman Kerksieck from Boston. Detroit traded Harry Eisenstat for Earl Averill. Browns moved Rupert Thompson to Newark after acquiring Joe Gallagher and sent Roy Hughes to New York. Browns also sold Mel Mazzera to Toronto. Reds acquired Art Jacobs from Buffalo. Athletics sold Lero y Parmelee to Louisville.
The Pioneer league leaders Pocatello Cardinals lost 3-2 to Lewiston on the Indians' home field in a rain affected game watched by about 700 fans. Tom Buzelich allowed four hits while Red Mike Reser saved the day with a running grab in the 10th. Edward Maione hit a homer for the Cardinals in the fourth inning.
Midway CCC routed Merkley’s Bar-B-Q 10-3 at the municipal diamond to move into a tie for second place in the regular league. Bursik homered as Midway played errorless ball and led from the first inning.
Box score details show Pocatello and Lewiston with 5 and 6 left on base. Malone hits a home run and two-base hit by Miller while Glasby fans 7 and 1 wild pitch. Buzolich walks 4 times and Glasby 5. Umpires McQuillan and Dooley.
Yesterday John Knott and Thornton Lee starred for the White Sox with a two hitter and five-hit nightcap as they defeated the Senators. Lefty Gomez shut out the Indians on four hits for a 1-0-9 win in the Yankees’ duel. Debs Garris and Babe Phelps contributed for other clubs in a day of tight scoring and key hits across the league.
Rain and cold kept fans away as a three day rodeo opened in Blackfoot. Calf roping finals saw Jim Snively Ike Rude and Jann Salinas win with time 15.2. Bulldogging finals went to James Irwin Lonnie Allen and Harry Hart with 8.8. Bronco riding finals to Cecil Henley Howard California Mickie Hicks Jackson Wyoming and Duff Aber Wolf Wyoming. Brahma bull riding tied first and second Carl Dykes Fritz Becker Hubert Sandall and Kid Fletcher. Other acts included Ken Williams and Carol Doris Williams with trick roping and riding. Officials were Jack Kerscher and Ray Mavity. judges and arena director named Joe Johnson.
In New York Ceferine Garcia knockout Walter Woods in the 4th. Toronto’s Dave Castilloux stops Everett Rightmire in the 6th. San Francisco’s Ralph De John stops Buddy Holzhauer in the 5th. Brooklyn’s Joey Fontana outpoints Joe Dejesus in 8. Richmond’s Petey Sarron outpoints Herman Palomo in 10. Atlantic City Bob Montgomery stops Charlie Burns in 2. Baltimore Louis Kid Coca defeats Bobby Masters in 3.
Elks lodge 674 and their ladies plan a group outing for Elks night next Tuesday at the local baseball park to greet Tony Robello's Cardinals returning from a road trip. Harold C. Hinckley chairs the event inviting Elks from Idaho Falls Blackfoot and Burley to attend and wear Elks caps as the park finishes improvements ahead of the 8:30 PM game against the Lewiston Indians.
National League President Ford Frick will attend a Sunday celebration in St. Louis honoring Pepper Martin. The piece also notes bindweed, a grain field pest, can cut yields by up to 50 percent.
The Nebbs by Sol Hess returns Monday June 19 in the Tribune carried by about 240 papers. The sequence centers on Rudy Nebb and Emma Grantley as Emma reenters the restaurant scene at Max’s Uncommonian, with Emma’s stake, a $5 000 personal fund, and back wages. Max seeks to buy out Emma’s share while Emma runs the restaurant, then returns to Nebb as publicity boosts Emma’s fame. Emma’s father Pappy Grantley then appears ill, initially misread as a plump Widow Lemkins.
About 70,000 Filipino laborers are employed in islands mines overseen by American engineers. The workforce operates under a system of supervision designed to manage mining output and labor conditions.
The Reclamation Bureau ordered a two month survey of 18 western irrigation projects to assess their ability to repay federal construction costs. George O. Sanford will report from Denver after travels to South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, California and Arizona. Results will show how much water users have paid and determine future repayments under the Special Relief Act of 1939. In 1937 government postponed about 10 percent of the $3,000,000 due from districts.
Agriculture subcommittee weighs regulating customer margin requirements on commodity exchanges. Interstate commerce subcommittee holds hearing on a postalization plan for railroad rates. Monopoly committee continues insurance investigations. House debates amendments to relief bill. Ways and means reviews tax bill. Judiciary studies railroad reorganization. Senate in recess after yesterday’s relief bill debate and minor Senate passage. The earth’s revolution around the sun takes 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 47 seconds.
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