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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1950

Page

4

Bathers Rally to Tie Series in 12-Inning Win

Hot Springs Bathers beat Monroe Sports 3 to 2 in 12 innings at Legion Memorial Stadium to even the Cotton States League series at one game each. Warfel scored the winning run on Joe Jaworski's single after an error, with pitching by four Bathers hurlers and a protested mound visit incident.

Hot Springs Bathers Monroe Sports Legion Memorial Stadium Bathers Pine Bluff Monroe Spns Warfel Hot Springs Joe Jaworski al Mazur Danny Caccaro Bear Spa Johnny Antonelli Baer Caccavo Antonelli Schafer-Tremel Schafer Tremel Wally Rasmussen Leonard Morrison Carl Tucker Tucker Lick Rasmussen Steve Solis Don Tierney Errnar Solis Fred Wasiluk Tierney Moon Wasiluk Rasmuseon Mazur Morrison Allen Cross Frank Benites Bill Gingurich Spas Gingirich Cross Benites Brezen Thiel Wayne Moon Herring Jerry Brezen

Evangeline and Lafayette Basketball Scores Fragment

Readable lines show two games between Evangeline and Lafayette teams with Baton Rouge Abbeville and Houma as sites. Score sequences include first game 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 and second game 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 with various player names like Swanson and Dibartolo.

Baton Rouge Abbeville Swanson Dibartolo Vice Trizarry Griffey Cowan Belakovy Cracker Jones Graffeo

Dodgers Shade Bucks In Cotton States Clash

Greenwood Dodgers beat Greenville Bucks 3 to 2 here as reliever Bruce Bache earned his first win. Ted Eberhard started strong before leaving after eight. Paul Nichols yielded the decisive errorless fly in the ninth. The Bucks stranded runners in key moments, while Danny Daume grounded out with bases loaded to end a seventh inning rally.

Greenwood Miss Greenwood Dodgers Greenville Bucks George Witt Dodger Bruce Bache Ted Eberhard Dodgers Paul Nichols Joe Rullo Bob Barton Danny Daume Daume Greenville Eberhard Barton Nichols Nordgren Witt Bache Landini

Oilers Top Planters 7 5 In Cotton States Ballgame

El Dorado Oilers defeated Clarksdale Planters 7 to 5 in Clarksdale. Harvell Jakes Frank Quicutis and Shortstop Moore led El Dorado with homers and Jakes added a double while Moore had two singles. Russell Sing homered for Clarksdale but was ruled out for batting out of order in the eighth. Ralph Daughtery earned the win, Clyde Baldwin the loss.

Clarksdale Miss el Dorado Oilers Clarksdale Planters Planters Harvell Jakes Frank Quicutis Moore el Dorado Jakes Quicutis Larksdale Russell Sing Ralph Daughtery Clyde Baldwin Daughtery Outen Decker Baldwin Francis Elmer Haas Raymond

Indians Rout Pine Bluff 8 2 In Natchez Second Win

Natchez Indians beat Pine Bluff 8 to 2 for their second straight win. John Miskulin led with five hits as Natchez scored three in the first, two in the second and added two more late. Cot ton Hill started for Pine Bluff, Ted Gardner took the loss, with Rhyne Duren pitching relief.

Natchez, Miss John Miskulin Pine Bluff Natchez Indians Indians Cotton Hill Ted Gardner Rhyne Duren Gardner Natchez Hill Duren Chozen Miskulin Keon

Big Eight League Standings Update

Farmerville splits with Ruston and Bernice, Sterlington faces Hodge, Dubach meets Ruston, and Dubach visits Minden in the upcoming schedule. Teams involved include Farmerville Ruston Rebels Hodge Sterlington Bernice Dubach Minden.

Farmerville Ruston Vols Ruston Rebels Hodge Sterlington Bernice Dubach Minden Bernice Steenae

Baseball Night Results From Yesterday

Hot Springs edged Monroe 3 2 in 17 innings while Natchez beat Pine Bluff 8 2 El Dorado defeated Clarksdale 7 5 Greenwood won 3 2 over Greenville Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 4 3 St Louis defeated New York 6 2 Chicago triumphed over Boston 13 10 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Detroit routed Boston 18 8 Cleveland edged Philadelphia 7 3 Washington blanked Chicago 6 0 in a rain shortened 4 1 2 innings game

Natchez Pine Bluff el Dorado Clarksdale Greenwood Greenville Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Iain Detroit Cleveland Washington St. Louis Senor Ioe Te Brooklyn Sea Eenne Peaeee Boston Peeve Een Ene Chicago Cy New York Peewee Eee Pittsburgh Eee

Hogan Triumphs To Tie In Final Open Showdown

Ben Hogan, hampered by a knee twist and a near fatal accident 17 months earlier, fights back to join Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio in a 72 hole Open with a 287 total. Hogan hides pain and refuses excuses, eager for tomorrow's 18 hole playoff at Merion.

Ardmore Ben Hogan Texas Hogan White Sulphur Springs W. Va Merion Golf Club Ben Lloyd Mangrum Chicago George Fazio Washington, D. C Cary Middlecoff Middlecoff Mangrum Fazio

Football Scores Across Cities

Atlanta blank Little Rock score listed as 0 Memphis defeats Birmingham 4 to 2 Chattanooga wins 8 to 2 over Mobile New Orleans tops Nashville 5 to 2.

Southeastern Anniston Faces Gadsden In Rainy Doubleheader

Southeastern Anniston and Gadsden opened with a 2 to 6 loss as Bevil Delay and Westworth led Bevil pitchers. Selma edged Montgomery 5 to 3 with Waldt Friar and Riesgo driving runs. Vicksburg beat Jackson 3 to 4 behind Guise Brandoch Brown Lewis. Pensacola at Meridian postponed due to rain.

Vicksburg Jackson Guise and Brandoch Brown & Lewis Pensacola Meridian

Juliets Nurse Wins Miss America Stakes at Washington Park

Juliets Nurse, a two year old filly racing for J. Graham Brown of Louisville, defeated ten rivals in the Lincoln Fields Miss America stakes at Washington Park. Odds on favored she paid 3.20 to win with Kenny Church aboard, winning by a length over Miss Canasta. Miss Mim Jr. took third, three lengths back.

Chicago Juliets Nurse J. Graham Brown Louisville Lincoln

Cotton States League matchups listed for upcoming games

Hot Springs at Monroe, Pine Bluff at Natchez, El Dorado at Clarksdale, Greenville at Greenwood compose the planned Cotton States League schedule entries for the week.

Monroe Pine Bluff Natchez el Dorado Clarksdale Greenville Greenwood

National League Pitching Matchups Preview

National League games feature Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Bankhead and Newcombe facing Raffensberger or Fox and Blackwell. New York visits St Louis with Koslo and Kramer or Kennedy opposing Pollet and Brazie. Boston hosts Chicago with Spahn and Sain against Vander Meer and Rush. Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh pairing Miller and Roberts against MacDonald and Law.

Brooklyn Cincinnati Bankhead Newcombe Raffensberger Fox Blackwell New York St. Louis Koslo Kramer Kennedy Pollet Brazie Boston Chicago Spahn Sain Vander Meer Rush

Ouachita Tractor and Northside clash in Recreation League

In Missouri Pacific action Ouachita Tractor faces Northside while Sherrouse meets Red Shield in the Recreation League pairing.

Friday Schedule for Red Shield and Ouachita Games

Friday features Red Shield vs Northside at 6 30 p m on Rec Field and Ouachita Band against Ouachita Tractor at 8 p m on Rec Field on the Ouachita campus.

Red Shield Northside Ouachita Band Ouachita Tractor

Standings Snapshot From Lovers Lane League

The table shows Lovers Lane leading with 10 wins and 1.000 percentage, Red Shield has no readable record, and Ouachita Band sits at 0 1 .000 with no complete data. The brief shows a compact district league snapshot with unclear entries for Red Shield and Ouachita Band.

Lovers’ Lane Ouachita Band

Big League Matchups Across Four Cities

St Louis faces New York with Widmar and Overmire opposing Rasch and Sanford. Chicago meets Washington as Holcombe and Scarborough challenge Nagy and Hittle. Detroit visits Boston with Hutchinson and Newhouser against Dobson and Parnell. Cleveland plays Philadelphia pitting Lemon and Gromek against Shantz and Kellner.

St. Louis New York Widmar Overmire Rasch Sanford Chicago Washington Holcombe Scarborough Nagy Hittle Detroit Boston Hutchinson Newhouser Dobson Parnell Cleveland Philadelphia Lemon Gromek Shantz Kellner

Tomorrow's Games Include Shield and Kiwanis Showdowns

Local schedule lists Red Shield versus Crescent Drilling at 6 p.m. at Barkdull Faulk. Kiwanis meets Sanders in a later game at Sherrouse.

Red Shield Crescent Drilling Barkdull Faulk Kiwanis Sanders Sherrouse

Fort Worth at Shreveport and Texas League matchups

Texas League action features Fort Worth visiting Shreveport, Dallas playing Beaumont, Oklahoma City at San Antonio, and Tulsa hosting Houston in a set of early season games.

Crescent vs Kiwanis at Barkdull Faulk 6 p.m.

Crescent faces Kiwanis at Barkdull Faulk at 6 p.m. The Red Shield team meets L. T. I. at 6 p.m. in a separate game.

Southern Association Scores Roundup

Little Rock visits Atlanta a two point tilt Memphis travels to Birmingham two point game Chattanooga faces Mobile Nashville meets New Orleans two point clash.

Southern Association Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga Mobile Nashville New Orleans

Southeastern League Football Schedule Matchups

Readable pairs show the Southeastern League games: Jackson at Vicksburg Pensacola at Meridian Montgomery at Selma and Gadsden at Anniston, outlining four upcoming fixtures across the circuit.

Evangeline League Showdowns Across Louisiana

Lafayette meets Thibodaux while Houma travels to Alexandria Hammond hosts New Iberia and Baton Rouge faces Abbeville in league action across the state with regional pairings setting scores and standings.

Evangeline League Lafayette Thibodaux Houma Alexandria Hammond New Iberia Baton Rouge Abbeville

Recreation Baseball League Meeting Wednesday

A meeting for boys 16 and under to organize the Recreation Baseball Loop is set for Wednesday at 6 PM at the Recreation Center. Eight teams are interested and representatives must attend to approve rules and a schedule. No new teams will be admitted after start. Current entries include L. T. J. Chatham Sherr­ouse Hinton's Barber Shop two Legion teams Northside and Hunt and Whitaker.

Recreation Center Chatham Sherrouse Hinton's Barber Shop Legion Squad Northside Hunt and Whitaker

Negro Southern League Nines Set For Delhi Showdown

The New Orleans Creoles face the Delta Giants of Greenville at Delhi Park on Monday. Both teams come from the Negro Southern League with many stars. Special seating is reserved for white spectators. Dick Sisler of the Phillies often homers at Ebbets Field when his father George Sisler attends.

New Orleans Creoles Delta Giants Greenville Mississippi Delhi Park Dick Sisler Phillies Ebbets Field George Sisler Brooklyn

Spatafora's Grocery vs Bakers and Red Shield clash

At 6 p.m. the Spatafora's Grocery team faces Baker's and the Red Shield squad meets SlagleJohnson at Sherrouse and Rec Field respectively. Marine Corps and Terminix also play a 6 p.m. game, adding to the schedule.

Spatafora’s Grocery Baker’s Barkdull Faulk Marine Corps Terminix Sherrouse Red Shield Slagle-Johnson Rec Field

Red Shield and Spatafora's Grocery clash at Barkdull Faulk

At 6 p m Barkdull Faulk hosts Red Shield versus Spatafora's Grocery and Slagle Johnson faces Marines while L T I takes on Terminix at LT all in the evening schedule.

Red Shield Spatafora’s Barkdull Faulk Slagle-Johnson Marines Missouri Pacific Terminix

Sir Butch Wins at Golden Gate Derby Twist

Sir Butch, ridden by Gordon Glisson, was awarded the 1 1/8 mile Golden Gate Derby after a stewards ruling that Great Circle bumped him several times. Great Circle finished second, War Poppy third. Crowd 16,412. Sir Butch paid $3.40 as the Movers entry with Sudan. place 2.10, show 2.10.

Albany Calif Clifford Mooers Sir Butch Great Circle War Poppy Golden Gate Fields Sudan Gordon Glisson Ralph Neves

Dallas tops Beaumont in nine innings pitched

Dallas 9 3 Beaumont 14 0 final. Pitchers include McLeland Schmidt Wagner Owens Melignano Courtney for Dallas and Shreveport. Fort Worth loses to Shreveport 6 2. Oklahoma City falls to San Antonio 12 8. Tulsa edges Houston 2 3. Minarcin and Williams key for Tulsa.

Dallas Beaumont McLeland Schmidt Wagner Owens Melignano Courtney Tulsa Houston Minarcin Jacobs Williams Patrick Rapp

Ruston American Legion Nine Defeats Farmerville 6-5

The Ruston American Legion lhan nine rout Farmerville 6 to 5 after a fast start. Farmerville tied the score late as Ruston pulled away with three runs in the eighth inning. Lefty Till excelled on the mound for Farmerville while Ruston’s Jones pitched strongly. Cleo A Young of Timmonsville, S C., has a noted record with two year old trotters winning Roosevelt Raceway's early races.

Ruston American Legion Farmerville American Legion Ruston Farmerville Lefty Till Jones Cleo A. Young Timmonsville S. C Roosevelt Raceway Westbury N. Y

Bear Battling on Wrestling Card in Walnut Street Arena

Promoter Gus Kallio brings a three match show to Walnut Street arena on Tuesday headlined by Jack Curtis versus Q. Ball a 310 pound wrestling bear Ginger Jr meets Green Ghost in the semi final Lester Welch and brothers train the bear who has wrestled in 30 states and Canada and is four years old over six feet tall Ball from Tulsa faces Curtis in a 90 minute two fall match

Kallie Green Ghost Lester Welch Ginger Jack Curtis Q. Ball Gus Kallie Gus Kallio Arene Walnut Street Tussler Tulsa Okla Bobby Segura Curtis Brothers Jack George Ball Curtis Bear Ginger, Jr Dyersburg Tenn Bruin Tennessee Roy Herbert Big Bear Welch Brothers States Canada Kallio

Southern Asia n Little Rock Mississippi?

Scores show Atlanta and Memphis both posting losses while Birmingham New Orleans and Mobile win in a sequence of baseball results. Key pitchers Rotblatt Oppliger Davis Newsom and Early Samakalis contribute in the varied box scores across three cities with late rallies and scoring bursts noted.

Church League Standings and Records

First Christian leads the Church League with 4 wins and an .800 percentage, followed by W. Monroe Baptists at 3 and .750. Monroe Baptists sit at 1–3 and .250, while Central Baptists are 1–4 and .200.

First Christian Monroe Baptists Central Baptists

Thursday's Game Monroe Baptists vs Central Baptists Rec Field

A local church league basketball game features Monroe Baptists against Central Baptists at Rec Field. The matchup highlights community sports activity with both teams competing for standings.

Monroe Baptists Central Baptists Rec

Saturday Games Feature Monroe Baptists and Continental Matchups

Saturday's schedule lists Monroe Baptists against First Christian and Sherrouse Central Baptists facing West Monroe Baptists with Missouri Pacific involvement.

Monroe Baptists First Christian Sherrouse

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