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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
2
The Cleveland Indians surged to a .500 mark and fourth in the American League after seven straight wins, powered by Willis Hudlin and Wes Ferrell in a 6-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The A’s split with the Yankees, Ruth hit his ninth homer, and the Cubs and Robins posted strong intra league showings as NL battles continued.
USC men seek national track honors at Stage Field in Chicago as Stanford and Midwest stars challenge. Frank Wykoff and Vic Williams headline the Trojan sprint and middle distance contingents with Ed Russell and Dale Letts among top rivals. The mile promises a Midwest showdown among Leaf, Putnam, Kirk, Walter, Dawson, and Letts as the meet shapes the national title picture.
Arnold captures the big race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day after escaping death in a dramatic crash that left him leading most of the event.
The contest board of the American Automobile Association reviewed a protest by Harry Hartz challenging the results of the 500 mile Indianapolis race. Officials say Louis Schneider was declared winner after a recheck showed Schneider finished 59 seconds ahead of Fred Frame. A new records review is planned with stewards Pillsbury and Ricer.
John Ogden of the Reds held St. Louis to seven hits and Cincinnati won 7-2 in the second game of a doubleheader for its first St. Louis win in over two years. Randy Moore of the Braves hit two homers and drove in all runs as Atlanta tied Brooklyn in the second doubleheader game. Bob Smith of the Cubs limited the Pirates to two hits in a 5-0 victory. Babe Ruth hit his ninth homer as the Yankees beat the Senators. Jim Levey powered the Browns with a homer and two on to defeat the White Sox. Eddie Morgan drove in two runs with a homer and two singles against the Tigers.
Yesterday results show Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 9 3 over Boston 3 3, New York 10 Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 7 2 over Cincinnati 5 7. Tonight games include Boston at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at St. Louis Detroit at Philadelphia New York at Washington.
Joe Rubi pitched strongly for the Meteor City Stars with ten strikeouts and three hits including a triple as Leupp edged Meteor City by a small margin. Sunday the Stars lost 12 to 6 to Holbrook with Rubi knocked out early and Chavez finishing. The Coopertown Tigers lost to Flagstaff Wildcats 12 to 6 in junior action at the roundhouse diamond.
Boyd dominates in straight sets as Philadelphia overcomes Stanford for the A A A title. Williams defeats Eastman in the quarter mile. Zepp wins the National A A A 10 mile in Norwich with Henigan second. Princeton and Columbia triumph over Penn in Childs Cup rowing. Yale 150-pound crew defeats Penn Navy and Harvard in American Henley. Jamestown wins the Withers mile at Belmont. LaFitte takes Sweitzer handicap at Washington Park. Hicks wins women's metropolitan final. Tinois retains Big Ten title. Ruth homers again for Washington.
In Auteuil France Borotra defeats Boussus 2 6 4 7 5 6 4 to win the French singles title while Cilli Aussem defeats Betty Nuthall in the women’s final. Doeg defeats Bell 6 1 6 3 6 2 to win the Orange Club invitation. America sweeps Davis Cup against Argentina as Sutter and Shields win key rubbers.
Fire of undetermined origin gutted the grandstand of the city stadium home to the St. Joseph club of the Western base ball league. The loss, including park lighting damage, was about $20,000 with partial insurance. The stands were erected about a year ago.
National League leaders include Arlett of Philadelphia with a .352 batting average and Klein of Philadelphia with 42 runs. Hornsby leads Cubs with 18 doubles and Worthing of the Braves has 7 triples. In the American League Ruth and Cochrane hit .400 and .400 respectively with Cronin driving in 45 runs.
Cousin Jo, fresh from a Kentucky Oaks victory at Churchill Downs, was installed as the heavy favorite for the fifth Minors Oaks at Washington Park next Saturday. The mile and an eighth race for three year old fillies is worth 10000 dollars in added money.
Simmons and Cochrane hit home runs for the Athletics and Ruth connected with the Yankees in a 9 to 9 game. Johnson and Chapman stole 11 bases in the Tigers versus Yankees matchup. Grove earned a win for the Athletics, improving to 8 and 1, while Earnshaw also earned a win to move to 7 and 1.
Central Drug Co promotes Plunder tablets as a scientific stomach treatment. It claims hyperacidity causes distress and offers relief after every meal. The ad cites F. H. Plunder of Minneapolis as developer and notes exclusive Winslow agency CENTRAT Drug Co.
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