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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1945
Page
12
New York June 11 Pirates? No. In drizzle, Dave Boo Ferriss saw his eight game win streak end as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3 to 2. Ferriss pitched despite asthma, while Hershel Martin made a circus catch thwarting a triple.
The Marana Hosses edged the Espee Convairs 3-2 to move into a three way tie for second with the Davis Monroe Mustangs and last night’s losers. Lefty Freeman allowed four hits in a tight pitchers duel aided by George Salcedo’s absence for two weeks. The Espee Convairs protested the game over a previous ejection and delayed umpire report as they seek clarity on the ruling.
Globe Bears improved to five straight wins after defeating Hayden 3-1 yesterday. Manager Barney Martinez broke a finger, Ray Franko sprained ankle, as Globe batted eight hits off L Laguna while Laguna and teammates allowed four off T Garcia and Y Garcia.
A historical note states the Philippines were ceded to the United States by Spain in 1899 marking the transfer of colonial control.
Navy wins three NCAA titles at Milwaukee Marquette Stadium as part of eight new champions. U. S. Naval Academy scores 60 points, the first eastern school to win the national meet, with Illinois second at 57 1/2. Key winners include Van Velzer Kash Patton and Patton among others.
International League saw Montreal defeat Baltimore 6-0 and Newark win 6-2 with Buffalo 2 in a split game. American Association featured Toledo 4-2 over Minneapolis in 10 innings and St. Paul 17-3 over Columbus in 11 innings. Southern Association had Mobile 8-7 over Atlanta 1-11 and tough splits for Little Rock and Birmingham. Coast League results included Sacramento 11-9 over Oakland and several other games, plus a vintage note that three years ago the Red Sox beat the Browns 8-7 narrowing the Yankees lead in the American League.
Five years earlier the Philadelphia Athletics handed Bucky Walters his second straight loss as Walter Beck led a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Hoop Jr the Derby winner faces the Preakness at Pimlico with strong odds after a muddy six length Derby victory. Jockey Eddie Arcaro seeks another Derby victory to join history while owner Fred Hooper eyes more fame and stakes.
The article credits Pedro Alvares Cabral with discovering Brazil in 1500. It notes the voyage’s significance for Portuguese exploration and maps how the landfall led to later colonial activity.
SGT. E. K. McKinzie and Joe Muffly won pistol events at the Pima Pistol club range during the 54th Shelton trophy leg and the Pansy Armantrout leg. McKinzie captured his first Shelton leg and Muffly his second Colt rapid fire leg, as Hathaway and Muffly each hold two legs toward permanent possession. Other notable results include Hathaway earning two gold medals for high scores and Capt. Gordon Bess reappearing after five years.
National League action features Cincinnati visiting St. Louis for the only game on today’s schedule. American League has no games. Tomorrow the NL slate includes New York at Brooklyn and more matchups. AL games include Washington at New York and Cleveland at Chicago.
Nogales Internationals came from behind to defeat the Tucson junior American Legionnaires 7 to 5 in Nogales Sonora. Guillermo Grajeda earned his second win of the season allowing five hits one earned run while fanning 13 for 36 punchouts in three starts. Six errors by Nogales created a 5 4 lead for Tucson entering the seventh inning. Bernie Weinstein led Tucson with two hits in four at bats. Nogales to face Empalme in a pair of games Sunday.
The Douglas Rattlers defeated the Williams Field Fliers 4 to 2 at Douglas in the Western Flying Training Command league. Wes Bailey pitched effectively for the Rattlers allowing only six hits with solid infield support backing him.
The Tennessee Valley Authority was established by Congress in 1933 as a federal agency to modernize the Tennessee Valley region. It aimed to provide navigation flood control electricity and economic development across seven states.
After eight straight victories the Red Sox rookie Dave Boo Ferriss was defeated 3-2 by the Yankees in the first game of a double header. Hank Barczykowski earned the decision as New York moved a half game ahead of Detroit, while the second game was rained out.
The Tucson Semi pro league schedules a 7:30 meeting at Corbett Lumber offices to review protests from Espee-Convair and Davis-Monthan incidents. Spangler accuses Gene Mauch of striking him and using abusive language, and laments a ninth inning brawl seen by about 1,000 youths at the Patton jamboree.
Davis-Monthan Mustangs host Luke Field on the mound at Randolph Park under lights. The three-game week includes matchups with Espee Convairs on Thursday and Azteca Warriors on Sunday in City Semipro league play.
The Azteca Warriors lost both games at Cananea Mexico. Morning 9 3 loss saw Rudy Camacho and Paul Reyes share pitching duties while Art Ortiz pitched the afternoon 8 6 defeat. Cananea hosts returns June 23 and 24.
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