Rain Likely Delays Monroe Natchez Opener At Legion
Weather permitting the Monroe Sports and the Natchez Indians will open a two game series in Monroe at Legion Memorial Stadium at 3 pm. Rain has already postponed several Cotton States games including this Natchez Monroe matchup. The series could be brief if conditions improve and the team heads to El Dorado next. Ladies Night will be held tomorrow with a 25 cent service charge for admittance.
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Winnsboro Has Four Contests This Week
Winnsboro Red Sox, after a 6 3 loss to Lake Providence in an earlier Northeast Louisiana League game, schedule three league games and an exhibition next week. Marionneaux leads a trip to Urania for a LaSalle Producers matchup. Tuesday hosts Farmerville in an exhibition. Wednesday and Friday feature league games at Jonesville and versus Columbia. Hicks of Lake Providence led the visitors with three hits including two triples. Womack led Winnsboro with two hits in four at bats.
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Crimson Hose
Jonesville
Columbia
Hicks
Lake Providence
Womack
Tuero to defend college tennis crown at Nationals
Tulane’s Jack Tuero, the defending N C A A singles champion, will be a lone 1949 semi finalist back for the National Collegiate Tennis Tournament in Austin. Doubles entries include Rice pair Chick Harris and Jack Tuplin, 1950 Southwest champions, with several notable early entrants from USC, Miami, Cornell, UCLA, Rollins, Rollins and UC. Main, a Canadian Davis Cup player, is listed as a dark horse.
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Texas
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Tulane
Penick Courts
Chick Harris
Jack Tuplin
Rice
Jim Brink
Fred Fisher
University of Washington
Earl Cochell
University of Southern California
Tony Vincent
Sidney Schwartz
University of Miami
Dick Savitt
Cornell
Herbie Flam
Tom Mulloy
Ricardo Balbieri
Rollins College
Lorne Maine
University of California
Main
Tufts Clinches Playoff Berth With 9-8 Win Over BC
Tufts baseball clinched at least a district one playoff berth by edging Boston College 9-8 in eleven innings in Newton Massachusetts. The victory keeps Tufts in the running for the NCAA tournament.
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Texas Longhorns Added To LSU Grid
Baton Rouge La June 3 LSU has added Texas to its 1950 football schedule making one of the longest falls in Bengal history. The Texas game will be in Austin Dec 9 the only fall date already set. LSU athletic director T P Heard said four more LSU Texas games were arranged for 1952 53 and 1954 with dates in Baton Rouge and Austin.
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Yesterday's Results From Baseball Showdown
Phillies beat Chicago 6 to 2 while Boston crushed Pittsburgh 10 to 86. New York vs Cincinnati and Brooklyn vs St Louis games were rained out.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Baseball score roundup from detailed city games
A compact summary of scores across multiple cities noting outcomes 3-6 New York over Chicago 1-3 Boston 11 and other results: Cleveland 9 Detroit 6 Philadelphia 1 St Louis at Washington with rain Dallas 16 Oklahoma City 7 Fort Worth 1 Tulsa 0 Beaumont 6 Shreveport 1 Houston 2 San Antonio 1 in 13 innings.
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Beaumont
Shreveport
Houston
San Antonio
Weather and scores from regional games with MLB DL rule noted
Scores include Pensacola seven games report Pensacola 3 Jackson 2 and Anniston 6 Selma 2. Other pairings Mercury weather mentions rain at Meridian Vicksburg Gadsden Abbeville Baton Rouge Alexandria Hammond Lafayette. MLB rule states a DL placement requires 30 days inactive and a team may carry up to two disabled players.
Gehrdes Leads Penn State In Hurdles Record Hold
Jim Gehrdes captain of the Penn State track team holds the Lions record in both the high and low hurdles, extending his status as a top hurdler for the program.
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Penn State
Curtis Brothers Battle Segura in Tag Team Showdown
Promoter Gus Kallio books a Tuesday main event at Walnut street arena pitting Jack and George Curtis against World light heavyweight champion Bobby Segura and newcomer Q Ball. Segura selects his partner with a 90 minute two fall limit, plus two one fall preliminaries.
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Okla
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Fla
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Lights Up Captures Peter Pan at Belmont Park
Belmont Park witnessed Lights Up, son of Eight Thirty Tedmelia, rally to win the Peter Pan Handicap, beating Mr. Trouble by a half length in the 1 1/8 mile race. Ford ran third as the crowd of 34,425 watched Eddie Arcaro’s mount fade late. Lights Up earned a Belmont Stakes starting spot with a $9.60 win payoff and $4.20 for place.
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New York
Lights Up
Belmont Park
Mr. Trouble
Tedmelia
Belmont
George D. Widener
Ford
C. V. Whitney
Eddie Arcaro
Andy Schuttinger
B. L. Williams
Passerson
George Hettinger
New Iberia Tops Thibodaux In High-Scoring Battle
New Iberia exploded for seven runs in the first inning and defeated Thibodaux 14 to 5 in Thibodaux. Colon and McElroy led the pitching effort with support from Weaver Temple Stoneking and Bledsoe as New Iberia tallied 16 hits while Thibodaux managed 10.
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Holladay to Lead West Monroe Recreation Program
Sam Holladay will succeed Woodrow Turner as director of recreation in West Monroe this summer. The city opens its summer program tomorrow with ceremonies by the Civic League at the West Monroe playground. Handicraft joins the usual lineup as the West Monroe Midget Softball League returns with teams including Westside Flower Shop and Kiwanis plus Memorial Presbyterian and others.
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Northwestern Louisiana State College
Woodrow W. Turner
Columbia
West Monroe
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Rutledge
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Caldwell Parish
Holladay
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Westside Flower Shop
West Monroe Kiwanis
Brownville Methodist Church
Ransom School
Memorial Presbyterian, and
Recreation Council
Cotton States and National League Schedule Fragments
Readable matchups list from Cotton States League and National League including Natchez at Monroe Hot Springs at Pine Bluff El Dorado at Greenville Greenwood at Clarksdale New York at Pittsburgh Jansen versus Chambers Philadelphia at St Louis Hein zleman against Lanier Boston at Cincinnati Ant onelli and Chipman or Donovan versus Raffensberger and Wehmeier Brooklyn at Chicago Hatten or Banta versus Schmitz.
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Hot Spring
Monroe
Greenwood
Natchez
Clarksdale
Greenville
el Dorado
Brooklyn Steer
Philadelphia Eon
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Boston
Chicago Seseeseeser
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Cotton States League
Hot Springs
New York
Pittsburgh
Jansen
Chambers
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Heinzleman
Lanier
Antonelli
Chipman
Donovan
Raffensberger
Wehmeier
Brooklyn
Chicago
Hatten
Banta
Schmitz
Baseball doubleheader matchups listed for today
The card shows Cleveland at New York Lemon with pitchers Lopat and Cleveland, Chicago at Boston with Haefner and Stobbs, Detroit at Washington with Houtte man and Kuzava, and St Louis at Philadelphia featuring Fannin Garver and Hooper Scheib.
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Scheib
Texas and Southern League scorecard standings mention pairings
Dallas visits Houston while Fort Worth meets San Antonio in Texas League action as Tulsa plays Beaumont and Oklahoma City faces Shreveport. In the Southern Association New Orleans travels to Chattanooga and Birmingham visits Little Rock with Atlanta at Memphis and Mobile at Nashville on tap.
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Houston
Fort Worth
New Orleans
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Southeastern League matchups listed for Meridian to Vicksburg
Local schedule shows Southeastern League games including Meridian at Vicksburg and Jackson at Pensacola. Also listed are Anniston at Selma Montgomery at Gadsden and EVANGELINE LEAGUE alignments with Alexandria at Houma Lafayette at Hammond Thibodaux at New Iberia and Abbeville at Baton Rouge.
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Pensacola
Meridian Oise
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Jackson Wiese Eh Alsem
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Anniston
Selma
Evangeline League
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Rae Eeenene
Lafayette Houma Sea Cena
AU Thibodaux Ae
Abbeville Ata
Peta EG
Southeastern League
Meridian
Vicksburg
Jackson
Gadsden
Southeastern Anniston Defeats Selma In Low-Scoring Match
In a tight game Southeastern Anniston tops Selma 6 to 2 behind solid pitching and timely hitting. Cleary Wentworth and Waldt lead the offense with key RBI contributions while Pensacola suffers a narrow loss despite a late surge.
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Selma
Cleary
Wentworth
Sawyer
Waldt
Kendrick
Friar
Southern Advance Invitation Golf Tournament at Hodge
The Southern Advance Invitation Golf Tournament airs Sunday at Advance Golf and Country Club Hodge. Defending Magnolia champ W A Meager returns to defend his title as a large field of 128 players begins match play with top qualifiers led by Furlow Lawless Jones Austin Ramsey Stewart Ramseyl Andrews.
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Bill Furlow
Alexandria
Bill Lawless
Haynesville
Bill Jones
Monroe
Tilden Austin
Bill Ramsey
Shreveport
Red’’ Stewart
Hodge
Lee Ramseyl
Allen Andrews
Bastrop
Meager
Monroe golfers set for Advance event at Hodge today
Winnie Cole of Bayou De Siard Country Club in Monroe said ten local players will compete in the Advance event at Hodge today. The listed participants are Kenneth Holt Tilden Austin Stanton Shuler I F Bennett Travis Williams Lonnie Boddie T A Bruke Bill Jones Jackie Doss and E E Lawson.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Monroe
Hodge
Kenneth Holt
Tilden Austin
Stanton Shuler
I. F. Bennett
Travis Williams
Lonnie Boddie
T. A. Bruke
Bill Jones
Jackie Doss
E. E. Lawson
Meyer Named Director Of Athletics At TCU
Fort Worth June 3. Coach L R Dutch Meyer was named athletic director of Texas Christian University. Amos Melton, former TCU football freshman star in 1924, was appointed business manager and public relations director. The moves fill the gap from the resignation of Howard Grubbs, who became executive secretary of the Southwest Conference. Meyer has led the football program since 1934 and now holds the post of athletic director for the first time.
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L. R
Dutch) Meyer
Texas Christian University
Amos Melton
Meyer
Star-Telegram
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Howard Grubbs
Baseball scores from multiple games across cities
In Shreveport Beaumont Tulsa Fort Worth Oklahoma City Dallas and San Antonio scores show varied outcomes. Notable performances include Augman Fahr Bush Storie Jones Courtney Bebber Williams Landrum Staples Reis Kipp Burgher Gleason Watkins Aylward Hudson Mancuso Garlock Ciola Montalvo and others contributing in different contests.
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Fahr
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Courtney
Tulsa
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Bebber
Williams
Landrum
Staples
Okla
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Reis
Kipp
Burgher
Gleason
Watkins
Aylward
Citation Sets Record In Golden Gate Mile
Citation, Calumet star and son of Bull Lea, broke the world mile record in 1 33 3 5 at Golden Gate Mile, earning $14,550 and becoming the leading money winner with $924,630. Bolero, On Trust, and Old Rockport followed in a near-capacity crowd of 20,391 as Steve Brooks rode Citation to the upset over Bolero.
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Russ Newland
Albany
Calif
Calumet Farm
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Stymie
Clinton
Coaltown
Washington Park
Chicago
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Conqueror
On Trust
Old Rockport
Steve Brooks
Calumet
Brooks
Johnny Longden
Botero
Mangrum and Oliver duel for Fort Wayne Open lead
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago and Ed Oliver of Kenmore Washington staged a two man battle at the Fort Wayne Open as Mangrum held a two stroke edge at 201 while Oliver shot 65 to 202. Dutch Harrison carded a 64 and Bob Toski posted 65 to reach 208 tying for fourth with Buck White a five behind the leaders as action capped the third round.
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Ind
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Porky) Oliver
Kenmore
Wash
Mangrum
Oliver
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
St. Andrews
Ill
Bob Toski
Northampton
Mass
Buck White
Greenwood
Miss
Toski Shines With Birdie Bonanza In Slugger Round
In a surprising showing Toski, a 125 pound slugger, shot a strong front nine and 35 with five birdies and four pars on the back nine. He dropped putts from everywhere and led the journey with steady putting.
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Toski
Cardinals and Dodgers plan Sunday night game
The Cardinals and Dodgers will play Sunday night on July 16 to reschedule a rainout. Fred Saigh and Branch Rickey confirmed the plan, noting a second day game is already scheduled and games will be addmitted with two tickets. Saigh said other entertainment venues operate on Sunday night and baseball should too.
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Fred Saigh
Cardinals
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Dodgers
Municipal
Saigh
Rickey
Ty Cobb Batted Over .300 In 23 Seasons Across 1906 1928
Ty Cobb achieved a .300 batting average or higher in 23 different seasons spanning 1906 through 1928, marking a major league record for sustained high performance.
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Ty Cobb
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