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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
12
This column bids farewell to Hank Squire who is sworn into the Army in Phoenix after ten years as sports editor. He is praised as a high journalistic standard and a good fellow, and the writer vows to carry on the column.
Rollin Gridley, Tucson football coach, dismisses rumors that the November 20 game with Santa Barbara is off. The Badgers will play seven of nine games against Arizona opponents with Pomona and others on the schedule and open dates October 30 and November 6. Wells Keddie predicts a strong state title bid with returning backs and linemen.
Bud Grainger now with the Laundry Lions in the local semi pro loop aims for another chance after being released from the Brooklyn Dodgers farm club at Olean New York. He started the city league with two hits helping the Lions beat the Aztecas 6 to 4. Grainger formerly led Tucson to the 1941 state title and was signed by the Dodgers at a Phoenix camp before sending to Sacramento then Olean.
The Chicago White Sox remain near the American League cellar as losses mount. Pitcher Edgar Smith has not won a game in 10 starts and John Rigney's absence worsens the team. Jimmie Dykes faces a $250 fine over stalling tactics in Boston, while the Athletics keep ahead.
Saddlers edged the All Stars 6-5 at Manhattan field as Zary South went 3 for 4 with two triples and led the offense. Pitchers Jones and Culley supported the win while Cocio and Weinstein played for the losers. Cavalry vs Air Base set for 7:15 tonight at the same site.
In the Shetland Islands ponies are employed as draft animals drawing loads and assisting in local work. Observers note their small size yet sturdy strength for farming tasks and transport.
Lieut. Gordon Cochrane selects 13 soldiers and 10 sailors for a Cleveland July 7 benefit game against the AL vs NL winner. The unit includes Hank Greenberg, Cecil Travis, Bobby Feller, Don Padgett, Johnny Rigney, with Hank Gowdy and George Earnshaw among coaches.
Reiser of Brooklyn leads batting with .365 and 61 hits while Ott of New York adds 38 runs. Mize of New York drives in 43 RBIs with Marshall of New York and Medwick of Brooklyn at 39. Holmes of Boston tops with 62 hits as Reiser adds 61. Hack of Chicago and Joost of Cincinnati tie 18 doubles. Slaughter of St Louis leads triples with 5. Litwhiler and Van Robays tied for 4. McCormick of Cincinnati has 9 homers, Marshall and Camilli pace with 8. Murtaugh of Philadelphia and Miller of Boston tie for 8 steals. French of Brooklyn and Davis of Brooklyn pace pitching with 4 0 and 8 1 records.
Doerr of Boston hits .389, Gordon of New York .382. Williams of Boston leads runs with 50 and RBIs with 59. Spence of Washington tops hits with 75, Doerr 45 RBIs, Williams 15 homers. Higgins and McQuinn pace doubles, Spence and Heath 7 triples. Case and Kuhel steal bases, Haynes and Borony lead wins.
A match tossed carelessly ignited a fire in an improvised building in Tlapala during a cock fight. Twenty people died and twenty were seriously burned in the blaze.
Saratoga, under pressure from gasoline rationing and planned rail cutbacks, faced a risky summer as trains may dwindle and special services be eliminated. Despite a hopeful vote against a blackout, track bosses weigh whether to reopen amid fallout from transportation limits.
Ned Harris hit a three run homer in the 11th inning to beat the Yankees. Stan Hack drove in three with a bases loaded double for the Cubs against the Phillies. John Humphries pitched six innings of shutout ball and sparked a two run rally with a triple. Rip Sewell hurled a four hit shutout over the Braves and added a bases loaded single.
In a historic event the Dublin market offered crows to buyers for the first time in the city’s history. The birds, likely rooks or blackbirds, sold quickly to be used in rook pie.
In Randolph stadium a crooshul semipro league night features the Laundry Lions against the Southern Pacific Espees with Lefty Devine facing Art Ortiz. Devine leads the circuit with three wins, .461 average, and .930 team fielding as the Lions chase first place they trail Azteca Warriors by one game.
If pro hockey suspends operations next winter Eddie Shore aims to organize available talent into a New England circuit including his Springfield club and teams in Boston Providence New Haven and possibly New York.
Marine detachment led by Staff Sgt. Herbert Breeden recruited the Rollins College football squad in Florida for the Marine Corps Reserve. Earlier, Sgt. Farmer Seale urged donations after learning Marines trailed in this department. Private Ed Cole, a former Brownie, faced batters who complained about his Army ID tag showing during a night game.
Denver Post columnist Jack Carberry notes that excessive work and constant conflict without time for humor dulls people and harms judgment, using Jill as a cautionary example. The piece highlights the need for balance between effort and leisure.
Harlem residents plan a monument to Joe Louis featuring a nine foot statue. The idea envisions a tribute to the heavyweight champion as fans share memories of his impact in the ring. John Henry Lewis, former light heavyweight champ, has started work in a San Francisco shipyard.
Portland Beavers outfielder Ted Norbert fulfilled a wager with L. G. Gregory Oregonian sports editor by hitting a home run on the first pitch, after promising to dedicate it if cigars ran out. The incident occurred amid ongoing ballpark chatter and press box banter.
Argentina guarantees prices paid to rice growers and fixes maximum consumer prices. Government measures aim to stabilize both agricultural income and retail costs amid market fluctuations.
In the International League Montreal leads at 15-2 while Newark sits 2-3 and Syracuse and Rochester play to a 7-7 tie. Buffalo at Baltimore postponed. game called by agreement after the seventh inning.
San Diego 5 Oakland 1. Los Angeles 3 Sacramento 0. Seattle 5 San Francisco 0. Portland 5 Hollywood 4. Final tallies show dominant showings in multiple matchups across the league.
Macon Georgia June 11 Fans of the South Atlantic league Macon Peaches expect Manager Milton Stock to throw his chair onto the field in anger but so far this season he has kept his temper and his seat.
John McCann of Charlotte edged Harold Walton of Burlington one up in the Carolina junior golf championship at Greensboro after an 18 hole match stretched to 35 holes. The lead came on the 35th hole following a tense string of halves through 16 holes.
English protesters denounce a run totaling about 320 miles by a truck sent 160 miles from Uxbridge to a village to move two iron bedsteads a short distance, then return 160 miles to Uxbridge.
Nashville edged Knoxville 5 to 2 while Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 to 4 in ten innings. Birmingham beat New Orleans 3 to 2 and Little Rock defeated Memphis 12 to 4.
Fort Worth at Beaumont postponed. Shreveport won 3 to 1, Dallas 1 to 2. San Antonio 6, Oklahoma City 1. Tulsa defeated Houston 4 to 3 in 11 innings.
The column recalls events from different years. One year ago the St Louis Cardinals led the Dodgers by two games after beating the Philadelphia Phillies while Brooklyn lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Three years ago Craig Wood and Byron Nelson shared the National Open lead after 68s before Denny Shute faltered. Five years ago the New York Giants traded Fred Fitzsimmons to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Tom Baker.
Domestic consumption of pea nuts in Bombay during the first three months of this year is estimated at 27,000 tons, reflecting strong demand in the city and surrounding markets.
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