Chisox See Contender Status From Cleveland Deal
Chicago White Sox view their trade with Cleveland as boosting pennant hopes with Doby at bat and Aparicio at shortstop. Manager Marty Marion leans toward Aparicio as shortstop while praising Doby’s power and Rivera’s base speed amid pitching concerns.
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Tampa
Fila
Larry Doby
Luis Aparicio
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Chico Carrasquel
Jim Busby
Doby
Marty Marion
Venezuela
Aparicio
Marion
Chico
White Sox
Sox
Yankees
Jim Rivera
Memphis
Sam Esposito
George Kell
Kell
Billy Pierce
Jack Harshman
Dick Donovan
Pierce
Harshman
Little Leaguers Plan Saturday Drills at Lions Field
Monroe hosts Little League drills at Lions Field with Northside candidates set for 1 p.m. and Southside talent at 3 30. Boys under 13 by August 1 qualify for tryouts. returning players need not try out. Registration ongoing at Monroe Recreation Center. Betting on the Kentucky Derby in 1955 hits a record $1 677 178.
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Monroe
Lions’ Field
Little League
Jack Hesketh
Monroe Recreation Center
Catalpa Street
Brundage
Russia
United States
Hayes
U. S
Cortina D'Ampezzo
Cowboys Nip Redskins 7 6 in Gulf States opener
Northeast Louisiana State Indians rally to tie in ninth but fall 7-6 to McNeese Cowboys in Gulf States Conference opener at Northeast diamond. McNeese builds early lead, Iv McMullin homers, Bradley and Scalia rally, Antony closes. Next game vs Southeastern Louisiana at Legion Memorial Stadium.
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Lemmie Hightower
Louisiana State Indians
McNeese Cowboys
Northeast Diamond
Tribe
Bill Bradley
Tommie Mixon
Frank Scalia
Bobby Robinson
Mixon
Jackie Neal
Harold Davis
James Mack
Mack Antony
Sammy Moore
McNeese
Ike McMullin
Bradley
Robinson
Maroon and Gold Boys
McNeesters
Indians
Redmen
Dees
Fulcons
Moss
Molinari
Hamilton
Laker
King P
Antony O
Northeast Fields
a-Johnston
Peek
Be Moore
Stewart
Lees Lf
Sei
Scalia
Roberson
McMullin
c-Neal
Wwe
Davis
Laird P
McKoin
Mock
Fields
Ath
McMullins
Laird
McNeese Ees
Wee
E—Molinari
East
Rbi
Luker
Morris
Fulco
Moss Hamilton
Northeast
Bb—King
So—King
Antony
King
Balk—Mixon
Dan Wilenski
LSU Board Shelves Mixed Athletics Ban Move
Louisiana State University board of supervisors tabled a proposal by pro segregation leader J. Stewart Slack to ban mixed athletic events. Slack promised to renew the effort at the next meeting, likely May, citing Wisconsin Negro players as a concern. LSU President Troy Middleton defended the university policy as necessary for strong intercollegiate competition amid changing conditions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
LSU
J. Stewart Slack
Shreveport
University of Wisconsin
Slack
Troy Middleton
Middleton
L. S. U. Stu
City Ping Pong Meet Scheduled Tomorrow
The City Ping Pong Championship Tournament including a juniors division will be held tomorrow afternoon and night at the Monroe Recreation Center. Director Jack Hesketh said pairings will be made in both divisions tomorrow morning and posted on the Center's bulletin board. A trophy will be awarded to the winner in each division.
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Monroe Recreation Center
Jack Hesketh
Curtis Defending State Mat Title Against Scarr
Curtis defends the Louisiana heavyweight title against Red Scarr on Gus Kallio’s mat card. Jack Curtis of Vicksburg and Charley Laye of Knoxville appear with George Curtis in supporting bout. Main event 90 minutes two falls. curtain-raiser 60 minutes two falls.
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Gus Kallio
Jack Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Charley Laye
Knoxville
Tenn
Kallio
Curtis
Louisiana
Red Scarr
Jack
Laye
George
George Curtis
Brundage Defends Soviet Success Against US Hysteria
Chicago says IOC President Avery Brundage denounces American hysteria over Soviet training subsidies and asserts champions come from diligence and intelligence. He argues US complacency and prosperity dulls athletic effort while noting past US medal dominance and calling for focus on self-improvement.
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Chicago
Russia
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
United States
Brundage
America
U. S
Australia
John Marshall Butler
Rmd
Butler
Exhibition Rivalries Across Cities Feature Baseball Pairings
A dense slate lists exhibition games in Birmingham Corpus Christi Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans San Antonio and other cities. Lineups include Brooklyn Chicago St Louis New York Philadelphia Detroit Houston and Washington with pitchers batters and home runs noted for several matchups.
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Als
Boston
Corpus Christi
Tex
Baltimore
Chicago
Memphis
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N.C
Washington
Cincinnati
Nashville
Sailor captures Campbell Handicap in muddy Bowie race
Sailor won the $110,750 Campbell Handicap by four lengths on a sloppy Bowie track amid talk of a possible injury to his ankle after a final sixteenth stumble. Joe Jones finished second with Fisherman third as Sailor clocked 1:43 3-5 for a mile and a sixteenth.
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Campbell
Willie Hartack
Preston Burch
Hartack
Sailor
Isable Dodge Sloane
Ethel D. Jacobs
Joe Jones
C. V. Whitney
Fisherman
Maine Chance Farm
Jet
Action
Mrs. Jacobs
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Find
Miss Ann Whlar
Ann
Finch
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Bob Kennedy
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Streull
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Piercey
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