Larcade, McGonagill Reach Louisiana Amateur Golf Final
Defending champion Lawrence Larcade and Jimmy McGonagill advanced toward the Louisiana Amateur Golf title after strong semifinal wins. Larcade defeated Everett Alleman 6 and 4 and had earlier beaten Emile Zachariah 7 and 5, while McGonagill rallied to beat Jesse Rainwater Jr. 3 and 2 after overcoming Ross McDade 2 and 1. The pair, both former state champs, meet tomorrow at New Orleans Country Club to decide the crown.
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New Orleans
Lawrence Larcade
Jimmy McGonagill
Shreveport
Larcade
Emile Zachariah
Baton Rouge
Jesse Rainwater, Jr
Rainwater
Bob Farlow
McGonagill
Rams Dethrone Jackson Tigers In Baseball Final
The Ramsey Rams of Birmingham win the Southeastern High School baseball crown with a 5-3 victory over the Central High Tigers of Jackson Mississippi. A three run second inning decides, with Ramsey scoring on errors and timely hits. Central mounted a late rally but Ramsey holds on for the title.
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Lakeland
Fla
Ramsey Rams
Birmingham
Ala
Central High Tigers
Jackson
Miss
Alabama
James Neely
Carroll
Jimmie Nation
Eddie Pharo
Bernie Thompson
Ram
Clifford Gookin
Nation
Gookin
Pharo
Billy Windham
Gene Schneider
Buster Alford
Fred Powers
Central
Gene Garrick
Mississippi
Garrick
Gene Snyder
Ramsey
Jimmy Nation
John Baumartner
Fred Harris
Baumgartner
Patty Berg Wins Women's Western Open After Dramatic Comeback
Patty Berg of Minneapolis erased a four hole deficit over the last six holes to defeat Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1 up on the 37th green in a tense overtime battle for the Women's Western Open. The 30-year-old Berg, in her first match play against Zaharias, spoiled the Babe's 33rd birthday celebration as Zaharias faltered on the final nine amid a noisy gallery.
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Chicago
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Miss Berg
Zaharias
Skycrest Country Club
Patty
Mrs. Zaharias
Harrison Dillard Sets Nine World Track Records
Berea Ohio Baldwin Wallace College student Harrison Dillard holds nine world track records at different distances, highlighting his exceptional versatility and dominance in middle and long sprint events across the program.
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Berea
Ohio
Harrison Dillard
Robinson says last welter bout to be with Docusen
Chicago June 2 1940 welterweight champion Ray Sugar Robinson says his 15 round title defense against Bernard Docusen on Monday night at Comiskey Park will be his last at 147 pounds. He plans to move to middleweight for a shot at Tony Zale. Weigh in set for noon Monday. if under 147 the title is vacated and Robinson forfeits 5000 weight bonds.
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Chicago
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Comiskey Park
Bernard Docusen
Robinson
Tony Zale
Harlem
Sugar Boy
New Orleans
Docusen
Sheldon Clark
Illinois Athletic Commission
Big 6 Planning Allstar Game in Ruston
In Ruston Louisiana on July 5 at Fraser Field the Big Fight Baseball League will hold an All-Star game pitting four northern clubs Dubach Bernice Marion Sterling against four southern teams Ruston Vols Ruston Rebels Hodge and Simsboro. League President Larry Fox lists early selections with several definite starters including pitchers Tom Herrin and Paul Delacroix and starter Willett. Rebels players Jack Beard Ben Lann are set at short and in the outfield, with Berry Hinton and Johnny Williamson among key infielders and Grady Staggs as outfielder. Ozzie Payne shown as a strong hitter joins North All-Stars manager Scott from Dubach. The event promises strong pitching and steady hitting.
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Ruston
Big Fight Baseball League
Fraser Field
Dubach
Bernice
Marion
Sterlington
Ruton Vols
Ruston Rebels
Hodge
Simsboro
Larry Fox
Tom Herrin
Paul Delacroix
Willett
Jack Beard
Ben Lann
Rebels
Berry Hinton
Louisiana Tech
Volunteers
American tennis stars hold own in London event
In a large Wimbledon crowd, American players Falkenburg Patty Brown and Mulloy advanced to the men’s quarter finals. Bromwich Mottram Bergelin Asboth also won, while Sturgess and Parker were upset. In women’s play Doris Hart and Pat Canning Todd won third round matches as DuPont Brough Hart Todd progressed toward doubles.
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London
Wimbledon
Bob Falkenburg
Budge Patty
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
John Bromwich
Australia
Lennart Bergelin
Sweden
Josef Asboth
Hungary
Tony Mottram
Britain
Falkenburg
Frank Sedgmann
Patt
C. R. B. Meredith
Asboth
Eric Sturgess
Bromwich
Hans van Swol
Netherlands
Mottram
Philippe Washer
Belgium
Bergelin
Frankie Parker
Doris Hart
Pat Canning Todd
la Jolla
Calif
Miss Hart
C. G. Lines
Todd
D. R. Bocquet
Margaret Osborne DuPont
Louise Brough
Shirley Fry
DuPont
Miss Brough
Stymie Wins Aqueduct Handicap at Aqueduct Track
New York June 26 Stymie the world s champion money winning horse today won the 25 000 added Aqueduct Handicap at Aqueduct race tract Conniver was second and Double Jay third in a field of seven Stymie covered the mile and one sixteenth in 1 45 2 5 earning 4 10 2 70 and 2 20 for the win place and show Conniver paid 3 20 and 2 60 while Double Jay was 2 80 for show
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New York
Stymie
Aqueduct Race Tract
Cormiver
Double Jay
Conniver
Louis Retains and Quits World Heavyweight Title
Joe Louis knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the eleventh round at Yankee Stadium ending his reign and declaring retirement. Prospective successors emerged as Jer sey Joe Walcott, Gus Lesnevich and Ezzard Charles claimed challengers. Louis, weighing 213½ pounds, earned about $250,000 from the fight as 42,667 fans paid over $841,000 in gate.
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New York
Joe Louis
Louis
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Walcott
Gus Lesnevich
Ezzard Charles
Sol Strauss
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Lowvir
Jersey Joe
Brown Bomber
Ted Williams Leads Fans in All Star Poll as Votes Pass Million
Chicago June 26 The nationwide vote in the 15th annual All Star game reaching 1 071 095 with nine days left in a 20 day poll for starters at St Louis July 13 Ted Williams Boston Red Sox tops with 287 104 votes, narrowly ahead of Joe DiMaggio and ahead of Lou Boudreau Stan Musial in top four.
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Chicago
St Louis
Bucky Harris
New York Yankees
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Waters Upsets Faquin in Southwest Open Final Preview
Waters of New Orleans defeated top seed Lou Faquin of Memphis 6 0 6 1 at the Little Rock Country Club in the Southwest Open. He advances to face defending champion George Dunklin of Pine Bluff in the final. Osborne and Turpin won junior doubles and reach the junior singles final against Glenn Henderson and Charles Crigger.
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Little Rock
Harcourt Waters
New Orleans
Lou Faquin
Memphis
Little Rock Country Club
George Dunklin
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Waters
Dick Osborne
Jack Turpin
Dallas
Fervent Captures Equipoise Mile For Calumet Farm
In Arlington Park's $33,800 Equipoise Mile Warren Wrights Calumet Farm notches a win after nine straight losses Fervent beating Mighty Story by a nose with jockey Leroy Pierson. Loujac 3 year old finishes third as crowd of 24326 watches. Fervent pays 5.20 3.20 2.40 in a 1 35 1 5 clocking.
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Chicago
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Arlington Park
Fervent
Mighty Story
John Marshh
Leroy Pierson
Tony Skorowski
Faultness
Loujac
Augustus and Nahm
Eternal Reward
Delegate
Herbert M. Woolf
Kansas City
Spatafora's Pharmacy routs Ethyl Oilers 25 to 4
Spatafora's Pharmacy of Monroe defeated Ethyl Oilers of Baton Rouge 25 to 4 before a record crowd. The Spats slugged 14 hits as Kilcoyne fanned eight in six innings and Bobby Wooed led with four hits. Johnny Dutchkar added a homer and Spats catcher Luke Coonrod stood behind the plate.
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Spatafora
Monroe
Ethyl Oilers
Baton Rouge
Oilers
Spats
Joe Kilcoyne
Sonny” May
Kilecoyne
Bobby Wooed
Johnny Dutchkar
Langlois
Holley
Woest
Bennett
Luke Coonrod
Evangeline League Baseball Roundup Abbeville to Baton Rouge
In a series of district games, Abbeville fell to Thibodaux 3 to 11 with strong pitching by Hitt and Gipp. Alexandria upset Dodson and teammates 11 to 2 behind solid offense. Lafayette edged Hammond 11 to 7 as Hecker and Hayles produced key hits. New Iberia defeated Baton Rouge 5 to 0 in the first game, and Baton Rouge won 7 to 4 in a later clash. Second games saw Baton Rouge and New Iberia split, with Kinamoon and Noblitt contributing for the winners.
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Alexandria
Houma
Lafayette
Hammond
Thibodaux
Abbeville
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Evangeline League
Uma
Esse Eernnerseeee
Hammond Ee Pevecacerase
Eses
Ees
Eerwre Oe
Aceaee
Eeeee Oe
Abbeville Cree
Eweeeeerene
Cerebeds Heave
Southern Little Rock Baseball Game Summary
Southern Little Rock faced Nashville and Johnson, German, and Livengood with Erantt, Mallory, Burns, David son, Burgess at Memphis. Chattanooga played Birmingham Mobile Cc with Perkovich, Briggs, Astroth, Mc Kinney, Johnson, Filo, Hoffman, Yayhan, Lamacchia, Hedgecock, Stephenson, Opplinger, Hall, Staples in a 3-1-0-0 score sequence.
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Little Rock
Nashville
Johnson
German
Livengood
Erantt
Mallory
Burns
Davidson
Burgess
Memphis
Chattanooga
Perkovich
Briggs
Astroth
McKinney
Filo
Birmingham
Hoffman
Yayhan
Lamacchia
Hedgecock
Stephenson
Opplinger
Hall
Staples
Toronto edges Syracuse in 10 innings to claim win
In an International League matchup, Toronto defeated Syracuse 1 to 0 after 10 innings. Rochester topped Newark 9 to 3 while Jersey City routed Buffalo 15 to 1 and Montreal beat Baltimore 10 to 2.
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Toronto
Syracuse
Rochester
Newark
Jersey City
Buffalo
Montreal
Baltimore
Mondschein Leads After First Day Of Olympic Decathlon Trials
Irv Mondschein of New York University piled up 4,187 points to lead the final Olympic decathlon tryouts at Foley Field, just five short of Glenn Morris’s first day record. Gil Dodds won a fast invitation mile, while Floyd Simmons and Bob Mathias followed Mondschein in second and third, with other top finishers including John Voight, Al Lawrence, Jim Roberson, and Robert Lowther in the standings.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Irv Mondschein
New York University
Mondschein
Glenn Morris
United States
Foley
U. S
Gil Dodds
Boston
America
Floyd Simmons
Charlotte
N. C
Los Angeles A. C
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
John Voight
Baltimore Olympic Club
al Lawrence
Jim Roberson
Indiana University
Robert Lowther
Louisiana State University
Yankees Edge Tigers In High Scoring Tilt At Detroit
In a seesaw game, New York defeated Detroit 8 to 5 as Berra, DiMaggio, Lindell, Rizzuto and Liapon drove in runs. Lindell hit a homer and two base hits. Reynolds earned the win while Trucks took the loss. Attendance 22,605.
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RMA
Swift
Wagner
Hutchinson
Wew
Moor M
Bn Lale
Berra
DiMaggio
Lindell
Rizzuto
Evers
Campbell
Lipon
Wakefield
Saccrifice
Reynolds
Stirnweiss
McQuinn
New York
Detroit
Cage
Trucks
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Trucke
Summers
Grieve
Stevens
Ahport Feazures
Henrich
DiMacgio
Fviroweiss
E Page
HPO
Lippen
Sdaee
Meyo
Kell
Ul Watefield
Trtee
Er Mullin
Rf Campbel
c-Berry
Athletics Beat White Sox 4-2 on Ladies Day in Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics defeat Chicago White Sox 4-2 before 5 577 fans. Brissie gains win over Pieretti as A's extend winning streak to five and stay one game behind AL leaders Cleveland. Records show runs batted in for Coleman Weigel and Pieretti with solid defensive plays and a 2 16 time frame.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Abrhpore Wesls
Seer
Uiceas
Eke
Peet McCoy
Couman
Assessae
Ted Be
Ee Majeski
Vale
Pranks
Suder
Brissie
Harris
Chicago Kolloway
Wrestessees
Philsey
Veavaschenessa
Ces. Wright
Rf Appling
Weigel
a-Hodgin
b-Wallatsa
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Leet
Wired Michaels
Pieretti
Seereeeey
R. Coleman
Pierelii
Valo
Franks
McCocky
Majeski
Joost
Fain
Cotton States League Picture Phase Result Summary
Natchez, Helena, Greenwood, Hot Springs and El Dorado competed in a phase of the Cotton States League. Scoring lines show Natchez 3 0 0 3 versus 3 0 0 0 and 311 run totals, with pitchers Rupp George Freeman Beach Parks. Final lines include Peru Isringhaus Polonczyk Landini and Hamilton Zini Daugherty Garner.
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Natchez
Rupp
George
Freeman
Beach
Parks
Helena
Inc
Greenwood
Peru
Isringhaus
Polonczyk
Landini
Hot Springs
el Dorado
Hamilton
Zini
Daugherty
Garner
Standings and Results Across Baseball Card Schedule
Yesterday's results include Cincinnati 4 New York 0, St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 7 Boston 1. Several doubleheaders and upcoming matchups feature Cleveland New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis. Today's schedule covers Atlanta New Orleans, Little Rock Nashville, Memphis Chattanooga, Birmingham Mobile, San Antonio Oklahoma City, and Fort Worth Dallas plus Houston Beaumont and Shreveport San Antonio.
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Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Brazie
Roe
Lombardi
Sain
Blackwell
Fox
Hartung
Kelso
Meyer
Chambers
Simmons
Roberts
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Iain
Byrne
Trout
Scarborough
Heafner
Zoldak
Bearden
Scheib
Fowler
Moulder
Grove
Dobson
Ferriss
Garver
Kennedy
Nashville
Little Rock
Mobile
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Dallas
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Houston
Tulsa
Wee Sernenene
Bole
Oklahoma City Steeeae
Local High School Scores From Hot Springs to Baton Rouge
Scores show Hot Springs 4 El Dorado 3 and Pine Bluff 3 Natchez 3 while Helena 4 Greenwood 3. Clarksdale at Greenville and Selma at Meridian reflect regional results with multiple pairings noted. Abbeville 3 Abbeville at Thibodaux, Baton Rouge 5 7 New Iberia 0 11 results included.
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Cotton States
Greenwood
Hot Springs
Clarksdale
Natchez
Greenville
el Dorado
Helena Pyeee
Pine Bluff
Helena
Junction City Negroes Versus Cinderella Sports Clash
The Junction City Tigers travel to Casino Park to meet the Cinderella Sports at 3 15 this afternoon. The Tigers boast a 14 2 record in semi pro play this season and seek win No 15, while the Cinderella Sports aim to upset them and keep their recent good form. Special seats are reserved for white customers.
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Junction City
Reds and Pirates Triumph Amid Late Inning Chaos and Braves Loss
In Cincinnati, a 4-0 loss by the Reds to the Giants featured a seven-run span and solid pitching, while in Boston Frankie Gustine and Tiny Bonham propelled the Pirates to a 7-1 victory over the top Braves before 31,499 fans, trimming the Pirates’ lead to a half game. The box score highlights include Sauer and Litwhiler driving runs, Hatton and Kluszewski turning double plays, and Kennedy charged with the loss after 13 innings.
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Jones
Hansen
Ecore
Cinaimmath
Sauer
Goetz
Boston
Tiny Bonham Lept
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Tribesmen
St. Louis Cardinals
New York
Johnny Vandermeer
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Reds
Monte Kennedy
Whitey Lockman
Cincinnati
Wyrosten
Zientara
Hatton
Pittsburgh
Abrhpoae
Rojek &S
Hopp
Gustine Eende
Kiner
Walker
Murtaugh
Tenes Fitzgerald
Bonham
Stanky
Ett
Rewe Tree
Eee
Holmes
Torgeson
Seeedre Elliott Jomse
Eteeres Heath If ‘ Ee Pewene Ruell
Tinneee
Sae
Salkelde Pe
Tepeadeestuse
Dark 'S
Voiselle Po Peeebesene
F. McCormick
Seeeers Potter
Post
Shoun
American Association scores and player note
Columbus blanked Minneapolis 8 to 0 while Kansas City and Toledo posted 7 to 2 wins and Louisville defeated Milwaukee 9 to 4. St Paul versus Indianapolis delayed by rain with 233 year mark noted for Ed Collins who spent 25 years in the American League with Philadelphia and Chicago.
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American Association
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Ed Collins
Chicago
Third Marathon Field Day Set for July 5 in Monroe
The third annual marathon race and field day, sponsored by the Monroe Recreation department, will be held Monday July 5. Two mile run starts at 9 am from the Recreation Center, followed by field events at Neville Stadium. Prizes for the top ten, with awards from local merchants, and entries accepted via Recreation Director Jack Hesketh.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Jack Hesketh
Monroe Recreation Center
Catal Street
DeSiard Street
Third Street
Hilton Street
Neville Stadium
Baby” Reams
Henry Fergus
Hesketh
Monroe
West Monroe
Bill Auple
Neville High School
Annapolis Middies win 24 to 0 in 1880 football debut
In 1880 Army and Navy met for their first football game at West Point. The Navy team from Annapolis defeated Army 24 to 0 in the historic contest.
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Annapolis
Army
Navy
West Point
Middies
In Loving Memory of LT John David Dumas
In loving memory of our son Lieutenant John David Dumas killed in action July 1 1945. We miss him upon this earth for him this life is gone. You gave him to us we give him to you. He’s your and You’ve called him home.
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John David Dumas
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