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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1944
Page
8
Major league action features two near perfect efforts and two no hitters within a month. Clyde Shoun’s near perfect and Bucky Walters’ one-hitter bookend a weekend of extreme scores across leagues. Winkle returns as Ma Rana captain and Leonard Gilmore wins his first two Albany starts.
The Davis-Monthan Mustangs travel to Biggs Field El Paso for a rugged Army loop game against El Paso club labeled the strongest challenger in the region. Manager Bill Clemensen says the squad arrived in good shape after the road trip.
Sports Roundup notes a Belmont Park event drew 39 293 fans and 3 369 385 in handle last Saturday. Experts project betting could surpass four million with 50 000 patrons likely by Memorial Day or sooner.
San Francisco police captain Harry OD ea recounts a Sacramento Altas game memory. In 1887 he bunted, the ball was fielded by Charley Selina, he dodged over the fence into a saloon for a beer, the runner at third scored, and the rules were different then.
Camp Sibert Alabama and Camp Campbell Kentucky semifinalists in the prior national semipro tourney head the entry list for the Southern service baseball tournament in Chattanooga Tennessee this week. Spud Chandler is due to pitch for Camp Sibert. Lieut Billy Soose former middleweight champ moved from Great Lakes to Bradford Virginia. Bob Steuber star athlete for the Iowa Seahawks travels with the squad and is noted as the school's most popular athlete and a harmonica player.
Clyde Shoun blanked Boston 1 0 on Chuck Aleno's home run marking a no hit no run game as part of a day of heavy hitting across major league action. Brooklyn and New York Giants both posted big wins while other clubs chased dominance in early season play.
Clyde Shoun pitched a no hit no run game for the Reds against Boston with Jim Tobin on the mound. Frankie Hayes delivered a grand slam in the ninth to power a 6 2 victory over Detroit. Dixie Walker raised his average to 414 as Brooklyn collected 17 hits against the Cubs. Phil Weintraub had four hits in four at bats as the Giants beat Pittsburgh 15 0. Walt Dubiel threw a five hitter for the Yankees and drove in a run in a 10 2 win over the Cubs. Mike Guerra hit a two run homer and scored the winning run in the 11th as Washington moved into second place.
National League Cincinnati 1 Boston 0 New York 8 Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 11 Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 14 Chicago 3 American League New York 10 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 6 Detroit 2 Washington 4 Cleveland 3 in 11 innings International League Rochester 20 Jersey City 10 Newark 4 Toronto 3 in 11 innings American Association Columbus 11 Minneapolis 4 Louisville 4 Milwaukee 1 in 10 Indianapolis 10 Kansas City 4 St Paul 5 Toledo 4 in 11 innings Southern Association Birmingham 10 Nashville 3 Only game scheduled Pacific Coast.
Chicago Dietrich meets New York Borony while Detroit Newhouser faces Philadelphia Flores. St Louis Kramer plays Boston Woods as Cleveland Reynolds goes to Washington Haefner. New York Feldman hosts Pittsburgh Roe. Brooklyn Davis visits Chicago Boston Andrews faces Cincinnati Heusser. Philadelphia Schanz at St Louis Lanier.
Philadelphia May 16 Ike Williams top notch Negro lightweight from Trenton N J goes as a 3 to 1 favorite to knock out Luther White and earn a crack at ex Sammy Angott in Philadelphia at Shibe Park. The winner is promised a June 6 or 14 bout with Angott and Williams seeks revenge for a knockout by Bob Montgomery. Williams has won 10 of 11 since then with seven knockouts. White a former Maryland titleholder has beaten four of six champions. About 12 000 Philadelphians expected to pay near 35000 to see the ten round fight.
A fragment notes a 21 and 43 double header split between the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in Philadelphia with 30 823 in attendance. It also recalls three years ago Bob Montgomery outpointed Lew Jerkins in a ten round non title lightweight bout in New York and five years ago a 19 inning 9 9 tie between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Chicago.
Batting Walker Brooklyn .414 runs Bordagaray Brooklyn Adams Philadelphia 20. Runs batted in Schultz Brook lyn 25. Hits Walker Brooklyn 36. Doubles Holmes Boston 10. Triples Barrett Pittsburgh 6. Home runs Litwhiler St. Louis and Schultz Brooklyn 4. Stolen bases Macon Boston 6. Pitching Lanier St. Louis 5 0.
El Rio hosts the club championship semifinals in a tight playoff. F P Davis faces Dr Faris while Hank Lieber meets Knox Corbett after Davis and Faris won their quarterfinals. Ralph Bilby and Russ Spann square off in the first flight with Bilby advancing. Also baseball and softball results feature upset wins by the South Side Vets and Marana Liners at Convair Park.
Henry Armstrong famed as the human windmill and holder of three world titles has been signed to fight Willie Joyce in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium on June 2. Promoters Irv Schoenwald and Jack Began announced the matchup.
New York May 16 Dixie Walker's batting surge kept him atop the majors with a .414 average at the end of May. Thurman Tucker of Chicago moved into the American League pace set at .368 while Nick Etten of the Yankees dropped to seventh at .333. In the junior circuit Buddy Hall of the Athletics led, with Gil Torres and George Myatt of Washington close behind and Ford Garrison of Philadelphia rising on a big spur after moving from Boston.
Tucker of Chicago leads batting at .368. Runners up include R Johnston of Boston Stirnweiss of New York and Spence of Washington with 16 runs scored.
Fragmentary TV guide text shows morning and midday slots including children programming and news. Appears to list Beer aces Life and Dinner Bell segments with time stamps but details are unclear.
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