Rebs Topple Farmers in Opening Week Win
West Monroe beats Farmerville 5 4 to push season record to 7 1. The Rebels face Ouachita Parish High School in a 3 30 p m conference opener with pitcher Wayne Hendricks on the mound. George Smith and L C Crawford produced key plays as Farmerville threatened in the late innings.
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Farmerville High School
W.M. Nine
Ouachita Parish
Wayne Hendricks
Rebels
West Monroe
Westside
Farmerville
Mack Hunt
L. C. Crawford
RBI
Hunt
Robert Perkins
W.M.H.S
George Smith
Perkins
Crawford
John Farrar
Donnie Nolan
Levy
Rex Albritton
Buddy Eiland
Farmers
Richard Watson
Union Parish
J. Albritton
Lavelle Browder
W.M
Young Browder
Nolan
Redlegs Acquire Crowe From Braves In Trade
The Cincinnati Redlegs obtain first baseman George Crowe from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for outfielder Bob Hazle and an unnamed player. Crowe, batting .330 lifetime, will report to the Redlegs Tuesday in Knoxville, Tennessee, per a team spokesman.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
George Crowe
Milwaukee Braves
Redleg
Bob Hazle
Crowe
Redlegs
Knoxville, Tenn
College Baseball Scores Snapshot from Weekend Games
Vanderbilt defeated Tennessee 6 to 4 in a key SEC clash while Florida and Florida State posted wins over Virginia and Virginia Tech respectively. Delta State routed Mississippi College 55 to 1, Arizona beat Wyoming 10 to 5, Furman edged Clemson 5 to 4, Navy beat Muhlenberg 6 to 4, Indiana (Pa.) won 5 to 4 against Pitt.
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Tennessee
Florida
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Delta State
Mississippi College
Arizona
Wyoming
Furman
Clemson
Navy
Muhlenberg
Indiana
Pitt
Stengel Keeps Rizzuto and Lumpe in shortstop race
Casey Stengel leads the Yankee shortstop contest after a rainout with Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Lumpe as top contenders. Gil McDougald is out with a knee injury, Tony Kubek stays in the outfield, Darrell Johnson is a non roaster, while Johnny Kucks and Whitey Ford shift schedules.
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Houston
Casey Stengel
Phil Rizzuto
Jerry Lumpe
New York Yankee
Gil McDougald
Stengel
Tony Kubek
Rizzuto
Lumpe
Kubek
Darrell Johnson
New York
Johnny Kucks
Whitey Ford
Dallas
Bastrop Rams Rally Powerfully to 10-0 Win Over Mangham
Rain shortened the Bastrop High Rams 10 to 0 victory over Mangham High Dragons after a nine-run third inning. Bob Loftin led Bastrop with a 3-for-3 effort while Terry Murry and Loftin combined four strong innings on the mound. Mangham was limited to three singles as McKay and Mercer worked five innings for Mangham amid a rain delay. Bastrop, preparing for Ouachita of Monroe in a conference opener, sent 13 batters to the plate in the decisive frame.
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Bastrop High Rams
Mangham High Dragons
Mangham
Bob Loftin
Terry Murry
Bob Working
Murry
Dragons
McKay
J. W. Mercer
Mangham McKay
Mercer
Loftin
J. Bruce
Boise
Frank Naff
Rams
Ouachita
Monroe
Babe Zaharias Back In Hospital With New Pain
Galveston Texas April 10 Babe Zaharias famed woman athlete fighting cancer has developed a new pain in her left side her husband George Zaharias says she is not in good condition Tests at John Sealy hospital were made but results not yet released A testimonial dinner in Beaumont was postponed and events in her honor including a park naming and the Babe Zaharias Four Open golf tournament are planned this week.
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Tex
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George Zaharias
Zaharias
John Sealy Hospital
Beaumont
Beaumont Country Club
Tyra Takes The Day At Exhibition Game
In Louisville on April 10 Charley Tyra star center of the University of Louisville basketball team drew autograph seekers after a shout brought him to fans. Tyra spent the rest of the day signing autographs while pro players from Brooklyn and Milwaukee focused on their exhibition game.
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Dodgers
Braves
Charley Tyra
Tyra
University of Louisville
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Centenary Men Rout Northwestern State In Golf Match
Shreveport April 10 Centenary golf team defeated Northwestern State College 18-0 led by Pat McGonagill who shot 73. John Bird beat Ronald Martin 3-0. McGonagill beat Preson 3-0. Bird McGonagill beat Martin 3-0. Ted Cook defeated Bill Hicks 3-0. Stovall beat Hill and Cook-Stovall beat Hicks-Hill 3-0.
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Shreveport
Pat McGonagill
Centenary
Northwestern State College
John Bird
Ronald Martin
Jim Presson
Bird McGonagill
Martin Presson
Ted Cook
Bill Hicks
Chris Stovall
Jimmy Hill
Neville Leads Bonita 11-1 as Rain Halts Game
The Neville High School girls softball team led Bonita 11-1 when rain halted the contest yesterday afternoon with bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the third. Neville players across the lineup had scored, and a rematch with Calhoun’s girls is set for Thursday at 2 PM on the Neville diamond.
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Neville High School
Bonita High
Neville Girls
Neville
Calhoun
Curtis to Defend Louisiana Title Against Red Scarr
Jack Curtis former light heavyweight champion returns to Gus Kallio's Arena Monroe to defend his Louisiana state heavyweight crown versus Red Scarr. The main bout features a two falls in a 90 minute time limit. Curtis brother George faces Charley Laye in the semi final with an hour time limit and two falls to win. Curtain rises at 8 o'clock.
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Jack Curtis
Scarr
Gus Kallio
Louisiana
Red Scarr
Monroe
Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Searr
George
Charley Laye
Knoxville
Tenn
Laye
George Curtis
White Sox reduce travel squad amid reshuffle
In Oklahoma City on April 10 the Chicago White Sox trimmed their traveling roster to 33 players. Ed White outfielder Jim Marshall and Carl Peterson shortstop were optioned to Memphis, signaling a major team cut and game plan shift.
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Chicago White Sox
Ed Wh
Jim Marshall
Carl Peterson
Memiphis
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