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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
9
Brooklyn and St Louis fought to a near stalemate as Mort Cooper's pitching paced the Cardinals in a 3-1 nightcap loss for Brooklyn. The doubleheader crowd overfilled Ebbetts Field as the series left the Dodgers with a 1% game lead and 30 games remaining including several against Western clubs.
The Associated Press reports a set of opening games with multiple teams securing wins. Billy Herman led the Dodgers in one game while Mort Cooper matched with a seven hit effort for the Cardinals. Babe Young sparked the Giants with Gene Thompson on the mound as New York claimed the first game. Jim Tobin and Max Butcher split decisions for the Braves and Pirates. Bill Nicholson and Dom Dallesandro provided key power in the Cubs win over the Phillies as Dallesandro homered bases loaded. Dutch Leonard shut out the Browns on 10 hits. Dick Newsome stifled the Indians for Boston with an eight hit effort and three RBIs. Sam Chapman and Dick Seibert powered the Athletics past the Tigers in the first game with Chapman's bases loaded homer and Seibert driving in the deciding run in the second.
In a historical recap, Dick Metz earned a qualifying medal at the national PGA championship with rounds of 69 71 for a 140 total, highlighted in a sports mirror recalling past golf results.
In a pivotal 1941 NL clash at Ebbetts Field Curt Davis, back with Brooklyn, pitched seven hits and a homer to key a 1st game win. He silenced St Louis in late innings, boosting Brooklyn’s pennant bid and sparking Flatbush cheers from 39,107 fans.
The standings list Tucson 35 17 El Paso 29 25 Albuquerque 23 23 NR a class 15 37. Last night Tucson beat Bisbee 4 3. Tonight El Paso at Tucson and Albuquerque at Bisbee.
Phoenix Junior college expanded its football staff with former Jaysee and University of Arizona players Barto Davis and Errol Platt joining as coaches. Davis will assist with backfield material and Platt will coach linemen, continuing a push to restore the program’s standing. Davis previously coached Peoria high school and was part of the 1923 Phoenix JC “wonder team.”
A string of city results shows Los Angeles 3 San Francisco 4 Oakland 3 Hollywood 6 San Diego 5 Sacramento 3 Seattle 7 Portland 2. The listing records updated scores for regional matchups across multiple Pacific cities.
Dodgers fans crowded Ebbets Field as the press box overflowed. Ford Frick declined to swap boxes with Larry MacPhail to avoid conflict. Dodgers officials opened extra mail handling for early World Series payments exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
In Colby, 17 year old Darnley Carfax grows from local beauty to a modeled figure after posing for artist Peter Orrick. Her rise sparks town backlash and she moves to New York with Grandpa Corfax backing her, facing rivalries with Marie and photographer Farrish as she enters the fashion world.
Minnesota reporter George Franck recalls Standlee, the Stanford fullback, admitting color blind tendencies and volleying in practice. A defensive tackle shouted a warning after Standlee refused to block his own side, prompting Standlee to vow to block anyone in sight.
Austin Goodwin notes inflation in football with a playful line about pig skin. Irv Kupcinet quips that the season arrives now that even F D R is giving eight points. The snippet shows sports banter among readers.
Sports notes drive toward future value with owner Warren Wright pledging Whirlaway’s challenge to Seabiscuit’s earnings record. Draft outlooks touch Northwestern football, naval air corps plans, and a Santa Clara footballer signing a movie contract amid a looming eastern fuel shortage impacting attendance and program advertising.
On his first western trip with the Braves this summer, Paul Waner is charmed by a Chicago hotel waitress who asks if he is one of the new boys. He replies confidently that his records are hereditary.
USC in Los Angeles mourns Harold Gorshall, 37, varsity tennis coach, killed when hit by a car. The club recently named Sam Barry as head football coach to replace Howard Jones, who died a month earlier. Gorshall trained top players Ellsworth Vines, Gene Mako, Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder, and Joe Hunt and starred in the 1920s.
The PBSW Ramblers, girls' world champion softball team, trailed but rallied to beat Allen's Furniture Queens 2 to 1 in Phoenix. The teams meet again tonight.
Will Joy, national president of the Florists Telegraph Delivery association, says the war in Europe accelerates American florists toward independence in seed and bulb supplies, citing the growing of yellow daffodils in the Rio Grande valley of Texas.
Ivan Stone, 18, held in Onondaga county jail for theft of food from the St. Lawrence county jail kitchen at Canton. He is serving three months plus an additional 60 day sentence.
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