Cardinals Trip Phillies 10 Slip Into 2nd Place
Brooklyn Dodgers rout Reds 11-3 as Roy Campanella and Pee Wee Reese homer. Marty Marion and Nippy Jones drive in runs for St. Louis with three hit pitching by George Munger. Philadelphia game context noted.
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Cardinals
Phillies
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Pee Wee Reese
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Marty Marion
Nippy Jones
George Munger
St. Louis
Cincinnati
PO Baymbholtz
Merriman
Wyrostek
Hatten
Klusvewski
Noone Deans Blcocwerth
Adams
Thee Stallcup
Corbitt
O Mueler
Raffensberger
Peterson
Hedges
Aeeeee
Cox
Saseee
Snider
Wees
Campanella
Wewee
Newcombe
Vanee Tota
Js Bees
Robinson
Reese
Hodges
McCormick
Bloodworth
Litwhiler
Furillo
Baumholtz
Stallcup
Kluszewski
Fanovich
Balk
Industrial League Standings Update
Tuesday results show Thermatomic beat Employes L P L in Sterlington. Wednesday schedule lists United Gas vs Louisiana Machinery at Rec Field and Missouri Pacific vs Southern Bell at Missouri Pacific.
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Thermatomic
Employes L. P. & L
Sterlington
Friday's Games Matchups and Rivalry Notes
Friday's card lists United Gas versus Thermatomic with Bark dull Faulk. L P and L face Southern Bell, Missouri Pacific plays Louisiana Machinery versus Missouri Pacific at Rec Field.
Lead pitchers share wins as Jolly and Landrum top charts
CONVERS notes Dallas pitchers in a tie for the lead with five wins and no losses. Jolly of Tulsa and Landrum of Fort Worth each have seven wins despite losses. Herrera leads strikeouts with 97, Iott has 60. Upton leads in stolen bases with 16. Dallas Eagles remain atop club batting at .296, Oklahoma City second at .280. Twenty five batters hit .300 or higher, seven from Dallas.
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Lanner
Dallas
Dave Jolly
Tulsa
Joe Landrum
Fort Worth
Jolly
Landrum
Procopio Herrea
San Antonio
Clarence Iott
Herrera
Iott
Upton
Eagles
Oklahoma City
Tuero Advances In Rain-Delayed Blue-Gray Semis
Jack Tuero of New Orleans defeated Leslie Longshore of Anniston 6-1 6-2 in the Blue-Gray Championship quarterfinals. Weather halted play. Potts led Hippenstiel 6-3 in another quarterfinal, with darkness delaying the second set at 2-2. The meet resumes tomorrow with Molloy vs Behrens and Mouleder vs Davis.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Leslie Longshore
Anniston
Steve Potts
Memphis
Col
Robin Hippenstiel
Washington, D. C
Tom Molloy
Buddy Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Dick Mouledous
Joe Davis
Nashville
Recreation League Girls to Play as Schedule Highlights
In the Recreation League standings Fct. Lovers' Lane Pharmacy leads with 20 wins and 1.000, Southern Bell sits at 1–1, baile 0–2 is winless. Wednesday features Lovers' Lane against Red Shield at Barkdull Faulk. Friday pits Red Shield against Southern Bell at Sherrouse at 6 p.m.
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Lovers’ Lane Pharmacy
Southern Bell
Red Shield
Sherrouse
Hep Cats Face MAA in Local Bantam Tilt Tonight
In Saturday schedule the Hep Cats meet Monroe Auto Auction at 7 p.m. at Sherrouse. Lucky P takes on Independents at 8 30 p.m. and Hep Cats play Lucky P at 7 30 p.m. Ouachita Tractor boot MAA at 7 30 p.m. Mississippi Pacific cards feature Independents vs MAA at 8 30 p.m.
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Monroe Auto Auction
Ouachita Tractor
Sesseeess dL
Bucky P
Hep Cats
Sherrouse
Lucky P
Independents
Missouri Pacific
Weekend league basketball schedule and standings
Tomorrow the slate features Red Shield versus West Monroe at 6 p m Nichols against Butter Krust at 7 30 and Sher Coleman versus L T 1 at 6 p m L T 1 Coleman meets Red Shield at 6 p m Thursday brings West Monroe against Butter Krust at 6 Nichols against Coleman at 7 30 and Sherrouse L T I versus Red Shield at 6 p m LT West Monroe faces Nichols at 6 p m at Rec Field. Standings show Faulk Collier 1 0 1 000 Westside Flower 2 1 1 000 Monroe Furniture 1 1 1 500 Memorial Methodists 1 1 0 500 Pete s Conoco 0 1 1 000 McVay Plumbing 9 1 .000 Spatafora s Grocery 0 2 000. Upcoming games include Pete s Conoco versus Monroe Furniture at 6 p m Barkdul Faulk Memorial Methodists versus Faulk Collier at 6 p m Missouri Pacific McVay Plumbing versus Spatafora s Grocery at 6 p m Rec Field Memorial Methodists versus McVay Plumbing at 6 p m Barkdull Faulk Monroe Furniture versus Westside Flower at 6 p m Missouri Pacific Faulk Collier versus Pete s Conoco at 6 p m Rec Field.
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Red Shield
West Monroe
Sherrouse
Nichols
Butter Krust
Coleman
L. T
Faulk-Collier
Westside Flower
Monroe Furniture
Memorial Methodists
Pete's Conoco
McVay Plumbing
Spatafora's Grocery
Pete’s
Conoco
Barkdul Faulk
Missouri Pacific
Rec
Barkdull
Coleman Construction
Nichols Motors
Eeneeen
Southside
Slagle-Johnson
Terminix
Junior League schedule and Coleman Construction upset
A postponed Junior League game filled the lineup with Slagle Johnson facing W O W and Southside against Mis Southside while Coleman Construction edged Red Shield Club after late action.
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Coleman Construction
Red Shield Club
Red Shield
Soeenes
Slagle-Johnson
Terminix
Southside
Basans
W. OO. We
L. T
Twin City golf qualifiers push forward at McGuire Park
Pro C J Shirah extends the Twin City event deadline to today at McGuire Park. Thirty two golfers have qualified including leaders Amos Shelton and Bill Jones. Pairings will be set for first and second round matches by next Sunday with semi finals and finals the following week.
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McGuire Park
Pro
C. J. Shirah
Twin City
Amos Shelton
Bill Jones
Shira
S. G. Young
Jack May
Dan Cox
Travis Williams
R. L. Coates
Charles Reagan
J. L. Green
Hilton Heard
Earl Woods
W. T. White
Harold Morrison
Ray Buce
Clyde Nash
Jackie Doss
Ed Shaver
S. M. McReynolds
Shirah
O Club To Hold Meeting Tuesday At Ouachita Courthouse
The O Club of Ouachita Parish High School will meet on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Ouachita parish courthouse court room. Dues are 6 for graduates and 3 for students, with season tickets to all Ouachita home football games next fall. Former lettermen including women may mail dues to box 810 Monroe.
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Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Ouachita Athletic
Monroe
Fireball Continues as Lefty Westeroth Wins in 2 2/3 Inning Save
In the matchup on the Eighth Page, Westeroth earns the win to move to 2-2 while Trout drops to 1-3. Offense features Vollmer and Kolloway homer and multiple RBIs, with Detroits left-hander Hutchinson and Grissom contributing on the mound. Attendance listed at 20,887.
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Groth
Coan
Vollmer
Kolloway
Evers
Stewart
Robertson
E, Robinson
S—Kell
Kozar
Dente
E. Robinson
Lipon
Campbell
Christman
Washington
Detroit
Hutchinson
Grissom
Trout
Masterson
Calvert
Trucks
Ho—Masterson
Haynes
Westeroth
Overmire
A— MccKinley
Jones
Hurley
McGowan
Frank Clark advances to Beaumont golf semi finals
Frank Clark of Lafayette overcame Bob Moncrief of Houston 3 to 1 to reach the Beaumont Country Club championship semis. He faces Tyrrell Garth Jr of Beaumont in the next round while Robert Riegel meets Mike Dicessaro in the lower bracket. A flash flood halted play, shifting the scheduled 36 hole final to 18 holes tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Frank Clark
Lafayette
Star
Lighted Streets Sharply Safer in Cleveland Analysis
A study by the street and traffic safety lighting bureau finds fatal night accidents on unlit streets are about 3 1/2 times higher than on lit streets. The analysis covers 14 state accident reports and highlights the safety advantage of street lighting in urban areas.
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Cleveland
Prophit Powers Coleman In Scoring Duel Victory
In a scoring duel the Coleman squad edged 14 to 11 with Prophit collecting a homer a triple and a single to pace the attack. Batteries were White Fuller and Sims for Coleman McClelland Mobley and Red Shield.
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Prophit
Coleman
White
Fuller
Sims
McClelland
Mobley
Red Shield
Semi-Pro Baseball slate features three noon starts today
Winnsboro Red Sox rest while Northeast Louisiana League plays three games at Jones Tallulah and Lake Providence. standings shift as LaSalle Producers Lake Providence Clippers and Louisiana Arkansas White Sox contest third to fifth place. Oak Grove visits Tallulah while LaSalle and Ark Sox clash with Columbia Ramblers. All games start at 3 pm with Monroe withdrawal giving Winnsboro an open date.
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Winnsboro Red Sox
Louisiana
Jones, Tallulah
Lake Providence
LaSalle
Lake Providence Clippers
Louisiana-Arkansas White Sox
La.Ark. Sox
Jones
Columbia Ramblers
Oak Grove
Tallulah
Rebels
Monroe
Atomic hearing will continue as lawmakers push case
Senate leaders promise open sessions on alleged AEC mis management while weighing loyalty reviews and the Norwegian isotope shipment. McMahon and Hickenlooper clash over public hearings and how to handle Case A with J Edgar Hoover and Tom Clark.
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Hickenlooper
A. E. C. Employes
McMahon
Tom Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Millikin
R.-Colp
Henry M. Jackson
D.-Wash
Atomic Energy Commission
E, C. Chairman David E. Lilienthal
Clark
Hoover
Commission
Norway
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Fort Worth Scouts Return For Second Baseball Camp Here
Fort Worth Cats scouts from the Texas League return to Monroe for a four day tryout camp at Cloyd's Park from Thursday to Sunday. Bob Tarleton assigned to assist, with Ed Head and Tarleton previously running a two day camp in February. Open to ages 17 to 23, participants supply own gear. Cats provide scouts bats and balls and will refund expenses for boys signed to the Dodger system.
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Fort Worth
Cats
Ed Head
Tarleton
Dodger Club
Dodger
Last Sunday's Jackson Bienville scores and results
In Ashland the contest ended Ashland 13 over Ansley 9. Saline defeated Quitman 6 to 3. Chatham topped Hodge 9 to 7 with local teams listed from the Jackson Bienville area.
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Ashland
Ansley
Saline
Quitman
Chatham
Hodge
Saline Viscesscees Venvees B
Chatham Eeeeeeeseerees
Ashland Venteeeeeneeees
Ansley Cones Benretioene
Hodge Paneeeeeeeernsees
Quitman Peete Case
Civic Club League Standings
Optimist faces West Monroe Lions Missouri Pacific Jaycees meet Eachange Ree field. West Monroe Kiwanis against Monroe Kiwanis in West Monroe standings highlight local league actions.
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Civic Club
Optimist
West Monroe Lions
Missouri Pacific
Jaycees
Eachange
Ree
West Monroe
Kiwanis
Monroe Kiwanis
W. Monroe Lions Bee
Enae
Optimist Club
W. Monroe Kiwanis
Jaycees Eee
Monroe Kiwanis Er Exchange Club
U S Spikemen Beat Four Scottish Marks at Glasgow
American track stars set four Scottish records and tied another at an international meet in Glasgow. Herb Douglas won the broad jump at 23 feet 11 3/4 inches and tied the 100-yard record with :09.8. Harriston Dillard posted a 14.5 hurdle time and won the 220-yard dash. Dick Ault claimed victory for Missouri as another mark fell.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Herb Douglas
Pittsburgh
Douglas
Harriston Dillard
Cleveland
Dillard
Dick Ault
Missouri
Jackson Negroes Face Monarchs in Mississippi Showdown
The Jackson Cubs, 1948 Negro semi pro champions, travel to Casino Park to meet the Monroe Monarchs at 2 45 PM. Manager Hardy Goins plans to pitch Woodroe Cann and J B Williams. The Monarchs most recently beat Minden Giants 22 to 2.
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Jackson Cubs
Mississippi
Casino Park
Monroe
Wilt Helps NYAC Break Four Track Marks in Meet
Fred Wilt of the New York Athletic Club set a new two mile record with 9 minutes 5.2 seconds, slicing more than four seconds off the old mark. Dave Bolen of Colorado won the 440 yard dash in 48.4 seconds, while another hurdling effort stood at 55.14 for 44 yards.
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Fred Wilt
New York Athletic Club
Wilt
Dave Bolen
Colorado
Hungary advances to Europe Davis Cup semifinals
Hungary crushed Switzerland 5-0 to reach the European Davis Cup semifinals as Czech oslovakian team trails France. Italy leads Chile 2-1 after doubles, while rain halted Yugoslavia vs Sweden and left Pallada versus Bergelin unfinished with Mitich vs Johansson upcoming.
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London
Hungary
Switzerland
France
Yugoslavia
Sweden
Zagreb
Italy
Chile
Turin
Jaroslav Drobny
Vladimir Cernick
Marcel Bernard
Drobny
Robert Abdesselam
Cernick
Budapest
Josef Asboth
Hans Huounder
Andra Adams
Max Albrecht
Drago Mitich
Thorsten Johansson
Heafner Holds Lead On Tour Then Plays For Par
Heafner failed to convert birdie chances on the final six greens but signed for a 36 one over par to preserve his advantage. The Tennessee native, who turned pro in 1947, has a two to three year plan to reach golf’s top tier and vows to quit for dentistry if he cannot become the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessean
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Destiny
Thompson Rejoins Houma Indians After Elite Season
Gene Thompson, last year's Evangeline League strikeout king, is optioned to the Houma Indians for the rest of the season. Hayes Bonvillain, Indian business manager, announced he will report tomorrow or Monday. Thompson previously joined the Orangeburg Braves after a disputed Yankees sale and shone with 55 strikeouts in 49 innings.
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Houma
Gene Thompson
Houma Indians
Hayes Bonvillain
New York Yankees i
Thompson
Binghamton
Orangeburg
S. C
Hammond
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Oliver W. DeWolf
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Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
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Washington Senators
Indians
Joe Gordon
Cloyd’s Park
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