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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
9
The St. Louis Cardinals hold a game and a half NL lead as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 in swing shift action. Giants, Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, and others also won or lost while the American League features Browns, White Sox, Athletics, Red Sox, Tigers, and Indians in various close results.
In Los Angeles on June 25, it is announced that Portland will feature its first 15 round bout in four decades on July 12. Mexican champion Rodolfo Ramirez meets Jimmy Garrison of Kansas City in a lightweight clash. Ramirez and Garrison have each won twice in four prior meetings.
Milo Candini leads the American League with a 7 0 record but faces dim odds for the July 13 Philly game. Ossie Bluege reportedly did not name him on his ballot and fans expect limited support. Separately the Redskins may meet college stars in Chicago August 25 with ex pros considered.
Nolly Sams of Charleston announces a price hike from 35 to 40 cents for baseball league ticket sales. He notes no complaints amid nickel scarce conditions and emphasizes the circuit’s significance beyond a small change.
Joe Medwick trails Johnny Mize in their long running feud begun in the Cardinals era. Mize nears 184 homers while Medwick struggles to end the drought amid the season’s pace. Bob Shelley eyeing a Whirlaway Alsab Count Fleet clash for fall racing. Giants and Dodgers draw 65 643 attendance in five playoff games the same day Ruth blasts owners over losses.
In a Bergen Record column from Hackensack New Jersey, Abe Greene remarks that Tony Galento is an entertainer rather than a fighter. The note hints at a county fair plan involving Galento under a cap book gimmick, described as an obliging arrangement.
A set of golf clubs found in the cabin of Lieut. Comdr. Elvin Hahn aboard the battleship California after Pearl Harbor was raised. The clubs were sent to his Newark mother for repairs and later to the factory for a replacement. The company asked for a trade for their finest set, and Hahn replied that he has an incentive to help bring the war to a speedy conclusion.
Players honored include Harry Gumbert of the Cardinals who held the Reds to seven hits and shut them out until the ninth, Cliff Melton of the Giants who beat the Dodgers with a three-hit effort, Roberto Estalella of the Athletics who hit a three-run inside-the-park homer against the Red Sox, Vernon Stephens of the Browns and Guy Curtright of the White Sox who split a doubleheader with Curtright collecting three hits in each game, Babe Dahlgren of the Phillies with three hits and two RBIs against the Braves, Rip Sewell of the Pirates defeating the Cubs for the fifth time, and Virgil Trucks of the Tigers with three hits and solid pitching against the Indians.
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