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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
2
A notation indicates the item was entered at the Winslow Arizona post office as second class mail matter.
The piece honors Dr Noguchi, a Japanese scientist who died of yellow fever in Accra while aiding the Rockefeller Foundation effort. It notes his work in South America and Africa, his self sacrificing methods, and his role in isolating the African yellow fever germ, with hope Africa be freed from the disease.
In Friday NL action the Reds defeated the Braves 7 to 3 in 10 innings behind Hughie Critz who belted a seventh inning homer. Giants beat the Dodgers 4 to 3 as Larry Benton earned his eighth win in ten starts with key plays by Travis Jackson. Cardinals edged the Phillies 1 to 0 on Barney Friberg’s error and Art Reinhart’s five-hitter. Pirates overwhelmed the Cubs 10 to 4 behind 14 hits as Burleigh Grimes quieted the Cubs for most of the game.
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 5 to 4 in the only American League game played. It marked the Indians fifth straight defeat.
Ken Bouman of Holland defeated Mme Vaussard of France in straight sets at Roland Garros and is favored to meet Helen Wills in the women's singles final. Bouman must beat Eileen Bennett in the semifinals. rain halted play with remaining quarter-finals postponed.
Tommy Loughran defended his light heavyweight crown against Pete Latzo in a 12 round bout before 20 000 spectators. Latzo opened fast and won ten rounds while Loughran rallied in the late rounds, delivering a savage assault to edge Latzo and win by decision. Latzo’s non stop pace overwhelmed the champion early, but Loughran’s late surge secured the title.
A one time welterweight champion saw his lead vanish as Louis Loughran displayed the finest form of his boxing career to erase the advantage and seize control in a dramatic match.
National League results show Brooklyn, New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Boston games with several scoring bursts. Key pitchers and batters include Elliott, Doak, Har greaves, Reinhart, Wilson, Pruett, Lerian, Blake, Carlson, Holly, Hartnett, Grimes, Gooch, Mays, Kolp, Pie rnich, Brandt, Robertson, Delaney, Goldsmith, Genewich and Taylor.
Readable lines show a scheduled Detroit versus Cleveland matchup with players Billings Stoner and Shea on one side and Uhle alongside L Sewell on the other, plus score fragments.
Reported results show Sacramento 2 over Hollywood 10, Los Angeles 5 over Seattle 6, San Francisco 14 over Portland 0, and Oakland 5 over Missions 20 in recent league action on the Pacific Coast circuit.
Pueblo 7 Des Moines 6 Wichita 10 Tulsa 6 first game Wichita 7 Tulsa 3 second game seven innings Oklahoma City 16 Amarillo 66 Denver 9 Omaha 14 first game Denver 9 Omaha 6 second game
Nashville beat Atlanta 7 to 6. Chattanooga defeated Birmingham 14 to 6. Little Rock and Mobile tied 3 to 3 after a fifth inning rain delay. Memphis at New Orleans game postponed due to rain.
Readings show Newark defeated Jersey City and Baltimore led Reading with an 8 to 16 advantage others include Rochester at 4 and Toronto at 5 with only today’s games listed.
Kansas City defeated Toledo 33 to 5 while Milwaukee won 8 to 4 over Columbus. St Paul topped Louisville, Minneapolis beat Indianapolis 7 to 1. The terse standings reflect a busy midweek card across the circuit.
Rain postponed events in Waco Dallas and Bealmont Fort Worth. Wichita Falls beat Shreveport 11 innings 4 to 6 in a long game. Houston and San Antonio weather or results not specified.
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh, mother of Colonel Charles A Lindbergh, is expected to visit her son in California. Flyers associates say she was invited to come, likely to coincide with Lindbergh’s business trip to the West Coast involving a proposed transcontinental plane and train system.
Phelps Dodge plans a 3 million dollar copper refinery in El Paso aiming to employ over 500 people. City council approved the site after considering Houston Los Angeles and New Orleans. refinery will reduce long-distance copper movements via New York.
No decision was announced today in Newark as five women victims of radium poisoning and the U S Radium Corporation conferred to settle the $1 259 000 suits out of court. The talks aimed to settle the cases without a trial.
A fragment describes a motherly impulse leading an old maid to fondle a tom cat following a night spent away. The passage presents a quirky domestic moment without broader context.
Gil Medina former police chief of Nogales Sonora was killed when an electric light pole he was working on toppled and pinned him beneath it. Medina served as Nogales police chief for several months beginning last September.
United Press reports Governor George W. P. Hunt will arrive at the state capitol at 8:46 a.m. tomorrow after weeks in Washington backing Arizona’s opposition to the Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam Canyon bill. A large delegation of citizens is planned to greet him.
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