Shea's Shitter Fl- Beats Browns in 5 to 1 Victory
Rookie Frank Shea earned his seventh win with a three hit outing for the New York Yankees to even the two game series with the St. Louis Browns. DiMaggio and Zarilla drove in runs as the Yankees pull within a half game of the Detroit lead.
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Zarilla
Johner
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Stirnweiss
Hitchcock
Dillinger
Berardina
Zoldak
Maggior
Vanarelta Summers
Rue
Poole Returns to Ole Miss After Army Service
Barney Poole giant end of the Army teams will resume gridiron play at Ole Miss. The six foot three, 225 pound Gloucester Mississippi athlete left West Point and spurned pro offers and a Giants draft to finish his college career at Ole Miss where two brothers also played. Ray Poole, the younger brother, finished his Ole Miss career in 1946 and will join the Giants. Buster Poole is end coach at Ole Miss and also played at the university.
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Helis Cups Three at Tracks In One Day
Oil magnate William G. Helis of New Orleans rode a three win day at Aqueduct Delaware Park and Atlantic City. Rippey Elpis and Jobstown won big events paying 13.90 46 and 6.90 to win bettors and the Helis purse totals reached 51 000 for the day.
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Aqueduct
Delaware Park
Atlantic City
New York
William G. Helis
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Rippey
Inroc
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Carter
Stanton
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Elpis
New Castle
Job Jessop
N. J
Jobstown
Tomorrow's evening games for local leagues list matchups
Tomorrow see Red Shield versus Amvets at 7 p m at Sherrouse. Spatafora meets Cooperative Dairies at Neville. Monroe Recreation faces Guerriero at 7 p m Barkdull Faulk. Surebest plays Ouachita Plumbing at 8 30 p m Barkdull Faulk Monroe Office vs Cook and Preddy at 8 50 p m Sherrouse. Thursday adds Spatafora versus Monroe Recreation at 7 p m Neville. Cook and Preddy versus Guerriero at 8 30 p m Sherrouse. Ouachita Plumbing versus Monroe Office at 7 p m Monroe Office Amvets versus Surebest 8 30 Neville Cooperative Dairies versus Red Shield 8 30 Barkdale Faulk.
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Surebest
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Sherrouse
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Red Shield
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Red Shield Club
Lapine Faces Undefeated Point In Little Six Clash
West Monroe meets White's Ferry in the doubleheader as Point, top of the league with a .573 team average, eyes another win. Lapine, a three time loser, sends P Hinton at third, H Antles left, D Carter catcher, and teammates to challenge Point’s .503 slugging and .400 batting leader D Carter. Nip and Tuck face Natchitoches Road in the other game on the Cloyd diamond.
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Lapine Baseball Club
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Little Six League
White's Ferry
Bayou D’'Arbonne
Lapine
West Monroe
Natchitoches Road
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A Antley
C. Hinton
O. Tidwell
D. Carter
FB. Simpson
S. Antes Cro U
Dighe
McGuire Golfers Open Season in Vicksburg Match
The McGuire Park Club heads to Vicksburg for a first inter city meet led by Pro Johnny Myers with the Vicksburg Country Club. Myers says second round matches in the Spring Handicap Tournament must be finished by Wednesday as about 30 golfers remain in the scramble.
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Johnny Myers
Vicksburg
Myers
Pat McGuire
Griffin Leads Monroe in First Louisiana Water Carnival
Howard Griffin, Monroe’s lone entry, races today in the outboard motorboat feature at the first annual Louisiana Water Carnival. He faces a strong field of professional racers amid the town’s bid for speedboat honors.
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Monroe
Howard Griffin
Pearl Diver Tops Money Winner In English Derby
Tudor Minstrel, hailed as Britain’s horse of the century, faltered to fourth as a 40 to 1 French outsider upset the Derby. Route-going Pearl Diver, bred in occupied France and hidden behind an alias, rose to prominence in an unexpected victory bid.
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Bill Macklin
Epsom Downs
England
Gordon Richards
Britain
Tudor Minstrel
France
Anonymous Bettor Drains Bag of Notes at English Derby
In Efsom Downs England on June 7 an unnamed Tractian emptied a zippered bag containing more than $20,000 in five pound notes in about thirty minutes and placed the bets on Tudor Minstrel in the 68th English Derby. Crowds watched as the man declined to reveal his name and spoke of betting for himself and visiting the races about once yearly.
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England
Tudor Minstrel
Rookie of the year chatter spans pro football rosters
Sports Round Up surveys potential nominees for the 1947 Rookie of the Year across NFL teams. Highlights include Charley Tripli with the Atlanta Crackers and Chicago Cardinals, Bob Fenimore of the Bears, Rocket Ray Ramsey of Crowley’s Rockets, Clyde Laforce of Tulsa, and Horace Gillom of Nevada.
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Charley Tripli
Georgia
Atlanta Crackers
Chicago Cardinals
Bears
Bob Fenimore
Jimmy Crowley
Rockets
Ray
Rocket
Ramsey
Bradley College
Crowley
Detroit
Tulsa
Clyde Laforce
Cleveland
Paul Brown
Horace Gillom
Nevada
Massillon. O
Brown
Pearl Diver tops Derby field in dramatic stretch
In a rain soaked Derby day at the Downs Baron Geoffrey de Waldner watched Pearl Diver surge from four lengths back in the final quarter mile to win by four lengths. Migoli and Sarajiran followed as the Aga Khan’s horse and the Maharaja of Baroda’s yearling placed second and third.
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Baron Geoffrey de Waldner
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Vead Cap
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Pearl Diver
Tudor Mastrel
Aga Kahn
Migoli
Maharaja of
Baroda
Sarajiran
Jonesville Baby Lions Seek Games for Local Kids
Jonesville Louisiana May 7 The Jonesville Baby Lions a 10 to 13 year old squad coached by Junior Brown practice daily at Black High School. Co captains Bud Wilson and Albert Charles Wurster lead a grey and red cap team with infield drills and hopes for games with other youth teams as fans grow. Practice times include Monday and Friday 7 30 p m Tuesday 5 p m Wednesday 7 30 p m Thursday open for games weekend rest days.
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Baby Lions
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Bud Wilson
Albert Charles Wurster
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Wurster
New Orleans Proving Ground for Skippers
Ambitious players from the New Orleans Pelicans are moving into manager roles across minor leagues. Seven Pelicans have become field leaders in other leagues while ex team members run Hammond, New Iberia, Houma, Geneva, Lannette, and Anniston clubs.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Southern Association
Marcus Carrora
San Antonio
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Paul Bruno
Hammond
Vernon Theele
New Iberia
George Washburn
Houma
Frances Hecker
Geneva
Jesse Danna
Lannette
Pete Hacer
Anniston
Braves Acquire Clyde Shoun From Reds
Boston announces the purchase of left handed pitcher Claude Shoun from Cincinnati. Shoun, 32, has a 62 54 career record with the Reds Cardinals and Cubs. Braves GM John Quinn says Shoun to be used in Chicago series next week. Price not disclosed.
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Boston Braves
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Cincinnati Reds
John Quinn
Quinn
Braves
Shoun
Reds
Cardinals
Cubs
Mulloy advances to Heart of America final in heat
In Kansas City on June 7 Mulloy of Coral Gables reached the men's singles final after Segura retired in the fifth set as heat and humidity sapped both players. Mulloy beat Segura 5-7 6-2 6-8 9-7 1-0 and will face Frank Parker for the title while Doris Jensen defeated Laura Jahn 7-5 6-2 for the women's crown.
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Fla
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
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U. S
Segura
Kramer Leads U S Invasion For Wimbledon Play
California Jack Kramer heads a ten player group to England for Wimbledon and other European meets. Patricia Canning Todd, former national indoor champion, travels with the group. Top U S stars Margaret Osborne Louise Brough Doris Hart and Pancho Segura also plan to join the Wimbledon campaign with dates and departures arranged.
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California
Jack Kramer
England
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la Jolla
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America
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Todd
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Beverly Hills
Miss Osborne
France
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
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Mrs. Todd
Bob Falkenburg
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
U.S
Kansas City
Tom Brown
John Bromwich
Cooperative Dairies Meet Bastrop in Exhibition Game
The Cooperative Dairies softball team of the City League will play Dunn Candy Company of Bastrop in an exhibition this afternoon. Dunn, managed by Dan Collins, faces the Co-ops at 2:30 p.m. on Barkdull Faulk Diamond.
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Dunn Candy Company
Bastrop
Dunn
Dan Collins
Barkdull Faulk
Legion Baseball Player Foresees Tough European Challenge
A Legion Baseball participant from Wimbledon expects strong competition not only from fellow Britons but also from several European players, signaling a competitive path ahead for the team.
Ferriday Cats edge Oak Grove 1 0 in pitching duel
Ferriday Louisiana June 7 Special The Ferriday Cats defeated Oak Grove 1 to 0 in a North Louisiana League game. Bert Leaveau earned the win with a five hit performance while Jesse Harrison held Ferriday to four hits. The lone run came in the seventh inning as Ferriday broke the scoreless tie. Harrison and Thaxton teamed with Leaveau and Golden in the Southeast contest.
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