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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1940
Page
7
Five-year-old record notes Jesse Owens equalized global standards with sprint and hurdle marks during Ohio State quadrangular meet while ball leaders across the leagues include Mize and Foxx atop batting and RBI charts and Walters and Milnar leading pitching.
Taisto Maki finishes third in a two mile race in Los Angeles as Walter Mehl wins in 9 minutes 1.8 seconds, with Gregory Rice second. Maki follows a strong showing with applause for his effort in the Finnish relief carnival.
Earl Averill of the Detroit Tigers led the majors with a .468 average after 16 games and 47 at bats, moving ahead of Taft Wright in the American league rankings. Lou Finney of the Boston Red Sox jumped 27 points to .400, while Dixie Walker edged the National league with a .413 mark for Brooklyn. Hank Leiber fell from .382 to .326.
George Morelia beat Willie Joyce in Chicago by decision. Shorty Hogue defeated Johnny Jackson in San Diego. Ray Lunny won over Verne Bybee in San Francisco. Zim Zum Zum defeated Frederick Otto von Schacht in Philadelphia after disqualification.
Thelma Carr of Phoenix set a course record at El Paso Country Club as she moved into the Southwestern women's tournament semifinals. Betty Putnam of Tucson was eliminated in the bracket by Mrs. Armstrong who clinched the win with a final-hole birdie. other El Pasoans, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Holdsworth, also advanced.
May 18 report from Indianapolis says Red Mays and Bob Swanson lead the pole race for the May 30 Indy 500. Mays from Glendale California and Swanson from Los Angeles drive the fastest cars, with expected pole speeds near 131 to 132 mph. Raul Riganti of South America plans to qualify around 123 mph.
Three years after a back ailment recurred and forced a default to Helen Jacobs in 1933 at Forest Hills, Mrs. Helen Wills Moody withdrew from the California state tennis tournament.
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