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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
18
Twin Cities Sports return from a seven game road trip to defeat the Hot Springs Bathers 3 to 2 at Legion Memorial Stadium in the series opener. Fans saw sharp fielding in the third and fifth innings and the teams meet again for a 3 PM game.
Jimmie Nissel a 20-year-old Tulane second baseman signs with the Twin Cities Sports and expects to start this afternoon. Virgil Petty infielder catcher from Lake Charles awaiting first start. Manager Ed Head expresses confidence as team battles Hot Springs, overcoming a 2-2 tie with a ninth inning rally highlighted by Herzog and Halley.
Philadelphia Athletics manager Eddie Joost fines slugger Gus Zernial $250 after a bench altercation that jeopardizes the outfielder’s spot. Vice president Earle Mack considers a trade or manager replacement while noting no salary deductions yet. The A's split a doubleheader with Detroit, 16-5 loss then 2-1 win.
In a busy day of games Birmingham defeats Chattanooga 14 to 6 with Currie Ceccarelli Nichols and Berberet contributing. Nashville edges Atlanta 12 to 7 as Libby Padget and Jarvis lead, while Memphis tops Mobile 45 to 73 with Stuffel Swift Keller Teed in the scoring mix.
Sweden defeated Italy 5-0 in the European Zone quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Stockholm. Lennart Bergelin defeated Orlando Sirola 6-2 6-3 2-4 6-1, and Sven Davidsson beat Nicola Pietrangeli 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-1.
Bastrop promoter Larche Campbell will open Twin Cities Boxing Club at West Monroe Fair Grounds on Thursday June 24 with Clarence Cook as the main event. Campbell seeks top managers and international fighters to shape a strong card. Ray Arcel has shown interest in Cook’s future. Cook, Oak Grove, has a pro record of four wins four losses and one draw, with a key win over Norris Ray. Campbell plans to finalize Cook’s opponent and the full lineup by next weekend.
MILWAUKEE June 12 Jim Wilson earned a starting spot on manager Charlie Grimm s Milwaukee Braves pitching staff today The 32 year old curve balter used the first no hitter in the National League in two years to beat Philadelphia 2 0 in his second start of the season after being in the doghouse most of the 1953 campaign In his earlier start this year last Sunday he shut out Pittsburgh 5 0 on four hits Grimm said I ll let him try again If I didn t they d have me up in the front office as vice president next start will be against Brooklyn at Eb betsfield next Thursday
New York reports heavyweight boxer Hein Ten Hoff who has toured the Midwest left by plane for a brief vacation in his homeland after a busy campaign in the region.
St Louis June 12 Dick Littlefield former American League pitcher held the Cardinals to six hits and powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 victory. The win moved St Louis into sixth place in the standings.
In London on June 11 the Penn Cornell track team defeated Oxford Cambridge 9 to 6. Cornell captain McAllister Booth won the 120 yard high hurdles in 15 seconds and the 220 yard hurdles in 24.6? seconds. John Haines of Penn won the 100 and 220 yard dashes with times 9.9 and 22.2 seconds and ran on the winning 440 yard relay with Alan Kline Penn and Larry Lattomus and John Morris of Cornell delivering the clinching point.
The Chicago Bears signed Eli and Ray Romero of Wichita Kansas and announced training will open July 19 at St Josephs College Rennse laer Indiana.
Sprin gfield N J June 12 Hogan fired a 64 on National Golf Day tying the course record at Baltusrol using a mix of tees. The Open champion 276 record holder faced 125 000 players including Vice President Nixon as he sought to defend his title next week. Others posted 62 63 and 65 at Bayou DeSiard Municipal and McGuire parks with various net scores.
Yesterday's results feature Twin Cities 3 Hot Springs 2 and Pine Bluff 11 Meridian 2 with Dorado 11 Greenville 9. Today schedules include Hot Springs at Twin Cities and Meridian at Pine Bluff as well as several major league baseball matchups with New York Chicago Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati and others and college or city pairings with Nashville Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Memphis Mobile.
Cisco Kid Andrade from Compton California defeated veteran Darron Chavez of Los Angeles by a ninth round technical knockout at 2 05 of the ninth in Boston. Chavez suffered cuts above both eyes as Andrade built a clear lead on all scorecards.
Bernice won 8-6 over Bastrop to seize first place in the Big Eight League as Phil Raynick homered for Bastrop while Ben Carroll and Duck Farrar homered for Bernice. Lary and Eggwood combined on the mound for Bernice.
Dunn went three for three and led Family Shoe Store to a 20 9 win over Monroe Brick in a Minor League game. Fallin Dunn and Lee formed Family Shoe’s batting order while Warner Brown and Hyland pitched for Monroe Brick. M G M Insurance beat Morning World 14 11 as Jim Edwards led with two hits and the losers used nearly every player as pitcher.
Pat Big Boy Cronin returns to Gus Kallio's Arena on Tuesday night pairing with Danny Dusek to face Indian Chief Apache and Jackie Fargo. The bouts feature Cronin's crowd grabbing tactics and Fargo's unknown tactics with Jackie. Two ten minute time limit falls precede the main event with Bill Barney refereeing all matches starting at 8 15.
Washington June 12 Lou Od Kretlow earned his first decision for the Baltimore Orioles as they defeated the Washington Nationals 7-3. He was pulled for Howie Fox in the ninth after a four game winless stretch. Box score details follow.
Joe Louis watched Rocky Marciano spar three rounds and said the heavyweight champion looked slow and tired. Louis still predicted Marciano would knock out Ezzard Charles within ten rounds, noting Marciano lacked snap but could surge once he lands.
Shreveport 4 Fort Worth 3 Dallas and Beaumont 0 Houston 5 Oklahoma City 2 San Antonio at Tulsa with rain. Houston at Oklahoma City 2 Beaumont at Dallas Shreveport at Fort Worth. Alexandria 6 Texas City 4 Crowley 5 Lafayette 0 Lake Charles 6 New Iberia 5 in 10 innings. Baton Rouge at Port Arthur with rain.
Texas team halted Houston and Oklahoma City with final tallies while Beaumont Dallas and Shreveport Fort Worth games produced noted scorers and punctuation. Ramsdell Speck Curnan Fiscalini Murff Baich listed for Beaumont Dallas, Andre Jones Spooner Rouning for Shreveport Fort Worth.
Waltham Massachusetts June 12 Sid Goldfader outfielder signed a contract today with the Atlanta farm club at the Milwaukee Braves following his graduation from Brandeis University.
MONTICELLO N Y June 12 Ezzard Charles who faces champion Rocky Marciano in the heavyweight title bout in Yankee Stadium Thursday weighed 191 pounds after a six round workout today. Charles hopes to weigh 187 for the fight and trainer Jimmy Brown says he will spar again tomorrow and on Tuesday.
In game one People's Loan beat Bancroft Paper Pulp and Paper Makers 11 to 5. C Taylor and G Chapman homered for People's Loan while D Stanley and Bla branc led Bancroft with best hits. In the other game Johnston pitched for the winners as Bancroft edged La Power and Light 11 to 5, Moore and Swaner each went 2 for 4 and Johnston added four for four with Fields.
First National Bank battery Hogan and Colbert powered a 16 to 7 win over J. C. Steele yesterday. Fields and Sawyer starred for the losers. Farmer batted 4 for 4 with a homer, N. Rogers 2 for 4 with a homer. For Steele, B. Clampit 2 for 3 and Steele 2 for 2.
Baltimore Colts announce the signing of Albert Sanchez Romero an offensive half back from New Mexico Military Institute He is the 57th player signed for the 1954 campaign Romero a native of Alamogordo New Mexico went undrafted and was called a sleeper from the southwest by the Colts
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