Twin Cities Baseball club halves preseason ticket goal
The Twin Cities Baseball Corporation reports a preseason ticket sale at 500 books, far below the 1,000 goal and 800 under last year. Plans to reopen sales are discussed as manager Ed Slead prepares spring training in Hattiesburg and the team opens Evangeline League play in early April.
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Little Rock Travelers
Welch and Curtis to face Galento and Scarr in big Tuesday bout
Tuesday night at Gus Beattie’s Arena the pairing of Welch and Curtis meets rivals Galento and Scarr in the relay main event. The feature follows recent hard bouts as Scharbert, a 22 year old St Louis athlete, was beaten three weeks back and Welch sought another shot after last Tuesday’s finish.
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Wallie
Seharbert
Kelso
Oklahoma
Pate
Deacoe
Jack Curtis
Loyola Sweeps Northeast in twin bill baseball victory
Loyola of the South swept a baseball doubleheader from Northeast State in New Orleans. The opener ended 3-0 with Paul Gelpi limiting Northeast to three hits and Lee Boudreaux delivering a two run homer. The nightcap finished 7-6 as Loyola rallied in the bottom of the seventh after Northeast took a 6-5 lead, with John Murray homering and Boudreaux delivering the go ahead RBI.
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Tulane Splits Baseball Doubleheader With Spring Hill
Tulane defeats Spring Hill 4 0 in game one behind Emile Marks first varsity start while Spring Hill takes the nightcap 8 3. John Caruso Don Charles and Stan Stumpf had two hits for Tulane in game one and Dick Carney had two hits for Spring Hill in game two.
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LSA Edged by Southeastern In 13-7 Cloutfest
In Baton Rouge on March 7 Southeastern powered past LSU 13-7 after a seven run fourth inning. Ken Ridgdell, George Thomas and Jerry Kurtz fueled the rally with key doubles and multiple hits while Kurtz Thomas and John Harper led LSU with two hits apiece. Roger Sigler led LSU with three hits.
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Louisiana State
Ken Ridgdell
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Jerry Kurtz
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Paylor Clark
Leonard Drude
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Thomas
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LLC
Roger Sigler
Louisiana Tech Tennis Schedule Highlights Gulf States Tourney
Locp Tourney On Tech Tennis Schedule Buston March 17 Six matches and the Gulf States Conference tournament are ahead for Louisiana Tech's tennis team this spring. The squad opens March 27 hosting Hinds State University then plays Centenary College and Northwestern State before the GSC tournament at Lake Charles in May. Coach Cecil Crowley lists 10 candidates including Leonard Moranto and others from Shreveport Minden and Ark.
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Minden
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Welsh
Lee Fontaine
Jerry Sawyer
Ray Dillion
Earl Carlyon
Alexandria
Don Brownlee
Dick Seiler
Monroe
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el Dorado
Ark
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Joan Schenke Crowned Junior Skate Queen in Philadelphia
Sixteen year old Joan Schenke of Tacoma Washington wins the Junior Ladies' Figure Skating crown at the 38th annual Vos chan championships in Philadelphia Arena. She wears a red jacket, skates with poise in free division, as Boston’s Pieveap and Shere Docsey finish second and third.
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Exworld light heads champ with Scarr and Galento
The champion and partners Scarr and Galento claim they are progressing well. Scarr says the only way the opposition can win is with outside help, referencing a reversal by Commissioner Silverstein. Two one round preliminaries start at 8 o clock before the 90 minute main event.
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Exhibition Result From New York and Cleveland Show Offense
Baseball exhibition results feature multiple teams including New York Cleveland and Baltimore with players such as Hearn Diddle Zanni West Aguirre Hotteman Averill Gastall and Bryan Grob. Scores show varied innings with home runs from Mantle Bell and Margo among others.
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Boston tops Syracuse in opening Eastern playoffs
Boston defeated Syracuse 110 to 93 on Bob Cousy’s inspired court play and strong offense in game one of the NBA Eastern Division playoffs.
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Unclear OCR sports summary amid scattered scores
Fragmented text lists college teams and scores in a jumbled update. Notable items include references to Saint Francis, Lafayette, Marquette, Duquesne, Oklahoma A, Boston, and St. Louis in regional or national invitations, with multiple incomplete scores and places such as Houston and Minneapolis.
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Shreveport Visits Ruston To Battle Techmen Tuesday
Louisiana Tech opens the season Tuesday at Tech Field against the Shreveport Sports in a 3 p.m. exhibition. Coach Berry Hinton brings about 40 players with returning lettermen from a 6 6 conference finish, led by Colvin and Robertson. The game serves as a warmup for both teams with no admission and bleachers built behind home plate.
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Roger Galatas
Benton
Kenneth Brown
Jonesboro
Nashua Routed In Gulfstream Handicap By Sailor
Nashua finished fifth as Sailor led from the first turn to win the 12,900 Gulfstream Park Handicap at Miami. Meilleux ran second with Finch third and Wide Margin fourth. Sailor paid 9.30 4.40 3.90, Meilleux 9.40 4.90, Find 5.90. Nashua’s earnings rose to 1,040,515 while the world money record looms.
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Citation
Big Eight Loop Plans Reorganization At Ruston Meet
The Big Eight Baseball League will reorganize for its eleventh season at a meeting in Ruston Louisiana. Club members Bastrop Bernice Farmerville Homer Minden and Ruston will attend the 7 30 pm gathering at city hall. President L J Fox says prospects for May play look good.
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Leather Kid Returns To Win Oaklawn Feature
Leather Kid won the St Patrick’s Day Purse at Oaklawn Park by a neck before a crowd of 14 780. Jockey Sherman Armstrong rode the 5-year-old gelding from near the back to the victory over Validon with Styrunner third. The 5 2 furlongs finished in 1 05 2 5 on a slow track with top weight 123 pounds.
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McNeese Wins NAIA Title Over Texas Southern
McNeese State College of Lake Charles Louisiana overcame a halftime deficit to beat Texas Southern of Houston 60 55 for the NAIA championship before 7000 fans in Kansas City. Pittsburg State downed Wheaton College 77 72 for third place as Reigel was named tournament outstanding player.
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Southwestern Louisiana Opens Home Baseball Season
Southwestern Louisiana Institute begins its home baseball season against Southern Illinois on March 19 in Lafayette. Coach Raymond Didier assigns southpaw Charlie Albritton to start the opener, continuing his 6-2 record from last season as top Bulldog pitcher.
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Hawks Rally Past Lakers In West Playoff Opener
St Louis Hawks erased a 19 point deficit to beat the Minneapolis Lakers 116 to 115 in the first game of the NBA Western Division playoff. Records show March 17 as the date for the dramatic comeback and win.
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College Baseball Scores Mixed From Weekend Slate
Loyola of South 37 defeated Northeast Louisiana. Baylor beat Houston 7 to 8. Southeastern Louisiana edged L8.U. 7 to 4. Tulane 13 4-3. Spring Hill 6-8 Texas 9 to 4. Oklahoma defeated 8.M.U. 4. Sam Houston won 7 to 5 over Ohio State. Stetson beat Pfeiffer 9-3. The Citadel 0 Fresno State 18, UCLA 7.
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24 Matches Today Finish 1st Round Of Haas Event
Twenty four matches remain to complete the first round of the Cramer Haas Memorial Handicap Golf Tournament at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Matches list Bill Carpenter versus EF J Marehman and many others with several players already advanced to the second round after weather delayed play.
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Thomas Pitta
Rol Carson
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A. V. Breard
David Aron
Manx Dollar
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W. Ed. Riley Jr
Jo Seymour
T. H. Scott
C. €. Boardman
Ted
O. C. Jones
E. L. Morgan
Jim Harper
J. S. Washburn
Baseball Rookies Reveal Embarrassing Moments and Superstitions
National League newcomers answer quirky questions about sports and life. Musial Williams and DiMaggio rate among the most admired players, while Lennons and Koppe share humorous missteps. Lindy McDaniel muses on doing more than talking and plane sightings affect swing choices.
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Bulldog Golfers Dominate Northwestern State 18-0
Louisiana Tech swept Northwestern State 18-0 in Gulf States Conference golf. Jimmy Rivers defeated Ronald Martin 73 81, Pat Dennis beat Dick Fragala 78 99, Bob Taylor won 30 84, and Billy Irby won 78 86. Tech also won best-ball 3-0.
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