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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
15
H. S. Corbett of the Tucson Cowboys aims to add one Santa Ana pitcher and another from a Sonora State league club as cost cuts spark talks in Hermosillo. The Cowboys, 10 games back, split a Sunday night doubleheader with El Paso Texans and seek better pitching depth.
Cowboys plan to reinstate Clouts Homer who has battled sore legs to the active roster on Monday. Fireworks are planned after Tuesday nights game in a Flag Day celebration beginning at 7 45 p.m. Box scores show mixed totals for the teams and players with several players credited with runs and hits.
Dick Barrett pitched effectively to earn his first San Diego win in a doubleheader nightcap, reducing Seattle's lead in the Pacific Coast League to six and a half games. The Stars fell 5-2 after Jess Flores had won the opener 7-4.
Kellner, southpaw from Tucson, Ariz., won his eighth game of the season with a five inning relief effort as the Dodgers and their rivals churn through a packed schedule. The piece notes top hitters across the league, including Hodges and Snider with homers, and outlines the Dodgers pursuit of the flag against the Cardinals, while sweeping Reds 20 to 7 and tagging multiple other teams in a day of high offense.
Cary Middlecoff of Memphis wins the National Open with a 286 after a see-saw finish. Sam Snead, seeking a grand slam, falters with a risky 25 foot putt on the 17th, finishing two strokes back.
Bayonne New Jersey June 13 Rookie Jerry Scala will return to baseball as the Chicago White Sox lift an indefinite suspension by ordering him to report to the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast league. His sister Jean Scala cited love of the game and family illness as factors in the moved path.
An Associated Press roundup lists top performers in the National and American leagues. Key figures include Brooklyn players and strikeout leaders Branca Spahn Kell Joest Williams, with Cleveland Mitchell Yale Stephens and St Louis among leading triple counts and batting averages.
The Hollywood Blues beat the Davis-Monthan Jets 63 and the Estevan Renegades defeated Cocio-Estrada Bee 65 in Sunday city league baseball. Henry Coleman earned the Blues win and hit a three-run homer in the sixth. A year ago Babe Ruth’s Yankee No. 3 uniform was retired at Yankee Stadium.
In his first 10 games Stan Musial hit three homers all with bases empty. In game 11 he had 3 singles for a perfect day and 2 RBIs as the St Louis lineup piled on. Boston’s Mel Parnell won his 8th as Doerr Stephens Tebbetts homered in a 15 3 opener. Souchock also homered off Parnell. In the nightcap Boston rallied for 5 late runs to beat Chicago 7 5 with Kinder earning his fifth win. Don Wheeler homered for Chicago.
At Randolph Park the Tucson Cowboys host the El Paso Texans in an Arizona Texas League baseball game set for 8 p.m. The matchup features regional teams and promises competitive action on the field.
The 20 30 club schedules a 5 30 p m practice at Eaglefield led by Manager Pete Charonhas. This session closes the club s practice before a two round session begins Tuesday after winning the city title last season in a 4105th Storage sponsorship.
H S Corbett, president of the Tucson Cowboys, denied an AP report that he raided Santa Ana players from Sonora State league. Moreno, Santa Ana chief, invited top stars to Tucson, while Sonora league may fold over finances. A Hermosillo meeting tonight will decide the league's fate.
All persons interested in competitive swimming meets are asked to attend a meeting at 8 p m Tuesday at the YMCA. The meeting is called by Ed Lamb Y physical director and southern Arizona swimming commissioner and Charley Ott University of Arizona coach and head lifeguard of city pools.
Juarez Indians clinched a doubleheader sweep over Solons 6-0 and 11-7 to extend their Arizona-Texas league lead. Phoenix Senators dropped further after El Paso split a twin bill with Tucson, while Globe-Miami Browns and Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings each won a game in their two-game sets.
Middleweight title challenger Marcel Cerdan and Jake LaMotta wrap sparring and taper to light drills in Detroit Briggs Stadium ahead of Wednesday night’s bout. promoter Nick Londes announces advance ticket sale at $125 000 with expected 40 000 crowd and $300 000 gross gate. betting favors Cerdan at 4 to 1 over LaMotta.
The city Class B softball league begins its second week with three nightly games at Oury Park. New rules set game times: 6:30 opening, 7:45 after first full inning, 9:15 after first full inning, and 10:45 to end. Class C teams play three nightly contests on Tuesday and Thursday.
Don Pitt won the first flight final over Max Klinger to headline the El Rio Golf and Country Club tournament finals announced Sunday. Tim Cusick defeated Charley Clark for the second flight title while Babe Hall toppled Dr. Fred Medlin in the third and Al Hubbard beat Leo Carrillo in the fourth. Bill Taylor claimed the club championship last week over H C Torr en. Fred Hutchinson won a blind bogey event with 74, John Crable second and a long tie for third among Joe Hall Knox Corbett Jim Goebell Mike Casteel Bob Metz Jack Podretti Dr Fred Medlin Roy Drachman and Carlos Robles.
A badly wrenched back in the Kent lawn finals sidelined Mari Cochell of San Francisco and jeopardized his start at Wimbledon next week. British doctors expect a full assessment after he collapsed on court and was rushed off by ambulance.
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