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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1950

Page

9

Girls and men mix in tag team wrestling night

At Gus Kallio's Arena a tag team scramble features June Byers and Mars Bennett pairing with champions like Rex Mobley against Jack Curtis and others. Mobley seeks a title shot, claiming endurance and cash incentives if Curtis loses or slows him. The bill includes Curtis vs Mobley one fall, and a girls match opening at 8 15 with Detroit's Bennett and Houston's Byers.

Gus Kallio June Byers Mars Bennett Jack Curtis Rex Mobley Foss Curtis Bobby Segura Rowdy Little Mexican Mobley Kallie Miss Bennett Detroit Mich Miss Byers Houston Tex Kallio

Baseball and basketball schedule update from regional leagues

Regional games listed across Cotton States and Southern associations with matchups including E Dorado at Monroe Hot Springs at Clarksdale Pine Bluff at Greenwood Greenville at Natchez Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and multiple night doubleheaders. Also listed are American League clashes New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis Washington at Cleveland and many Southeastern league and Evangeline League fixtures with city pairs and venues.

Monroe Hot Springs Clarksdale Pine Bluff Greenwood Greenville Natchez Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chambers Palica Cincinnati Philadelphia Blackwell Ramsdell Meyer Miller St. Louis Boston Hreeheen Chipman Chicago New York Lade Kennedy Detroit Byrne Houtteman Parnell Marshall Washington Cleveland Hudson Wynn Hooper Pierce el Dorado Pine Bluffee

Baseball box score excerpt from Southern Asi'n and Southern teams

Box score segment lists teams including Little Rock Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Chattanooga Mobile Nashville New Orleans and players Perkovich Wheeler Yachim Mathis Wright Chandler Scott Ross Bird Fleitas Eisenmann Lakos Fricano Dabek Schultz Sawatski Lepalime Milankovich Turner. Score lines show inning totals and extra innings indicating a 11 inning game in Mobile and 11 inning finish in New Orleans.

Southern Association Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga Mobile Nashville New Orleans Wright Chandler Scott Ross Bird Fleitas Eisenmann Lakos Fricano Dabek N. Orleans Schultz Sawatski Lepalime Milankovich Turner Atlanta Maperson New Orleans Sone Mobile Seeeee Little Rockies

Texas League scores and rain halted games

Beams Beaumont and Dallas split a rain shortened game as Tulsa and San Antonio posted mixed innings. Houston and Oklahoma City players struggled with the weather while Shreveport and Fort Worth played through a late rally in a tense tilt.

Houston Tulsa San Antonio Oklahoma City Beaumont Dallas Shreveport Fort Worth

Solunar fishing and hunting times listed by Knight tables

The schedule from John Alden Knight presents Major and Minor Solunar Periods in Central Standard Time. It advises planning days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover, with Major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours and Minor periods shorter.

John Alden Knight Liso Oiae

Weekend Baseball Scores Across Cities

Yesterday's results list numerous games from Monroe to Thibodaux including notable 17 runs by Memphis over Birmingham and 11 inning New Orleans beating Nashville. Several rain affected games are noted with delays and weather impacts.

Cotton States Greenwood Edges Hot Springs in Tight Encounter

Cotton States Greenwood defeats Hot Springs 5-4 in a close game. Key players include Cincotta Landini Montgomery Warfel Baer and Wasiluk for Natchez, with El Dorado's Satchik Jaynes Zini Wehunt contributing for the visiting side. Palazzini from UFD noted in box score.

Greenwood Hot Springs Cincotta Landini Montgomery Warfel Baer Wasiluk Natchez el Dorado Satchik Jaynes Zini Rich Wehunt Ufd Palazzini

Red Shield Sterling in Senior Playoff 16 1 Over Ouachita Band

Red Shield toppled Ouachita Band 16 to 1 in a Senior League playoff Monday night with Stewart Foster and Stephens powering the offense. Donna and Sims earned the win over Rainer Beasley and Estep. Fletcher doubled for Ouachita Band. Ouachita Tractor beat Northside 20 10 to force another meeting with Northside.

Ouachita Band Ouachita Tractor Northside Red Shield Stewart Foster Stephens Donna Sims Rainer, Beasley Estep Fletcher Wilson Bruce Maggie Lynch Red Shield Peer Eenee Northside Sae

Local Gridiron Matchups At Barkdull Faulk And More

Red Shield faces Slagle-Johnson at Barkdull Faulk, 6 p.m. Spatafora Grocery meets Baker's at Missouri Pacific, 6 p.m. Marine Corps plays Terminix at Sherrouse, 6 p.m.

Baker’s Swan Ae Spatafora Gro Marine Corps Slagle-Johnson Red Shield Sbeee Terminix Ater I. Ty Eenewres Red Shield Barkdull Faulk Spatafora Grocery Baker's Missouri Pacific Terminix Sherrouse

Red Shield tops Sanders Lumber on no hitter by Campbell

Red Shield pitcher Campbell threw the junior league's first no hitter to beat Sanders Lumber 6 to 2. Campbell also hit three and pitched a shutout until a late error let two runners score. Pettit had three hits for Red Shield. Crescent Drillers won 19 to 2 behind Guerriero three hits.

Red Shield Crescent Drillers Sanders Lumber Aes Cee Bee Mere Richard Campbell Campbell Lee Fox Womack Pettit Cutler Guerriero Drillers L. T

Chisox Sign First Negro Player Sam Hairston

The Chicago White Sox sign Sam Hairston the first Negro player for the team. Hairston of the Indianapolis Clowns will join Colorado Springs in the Western League Thursday as an infielder and catcher after an exhibition in Denver.

Harridge Indians Ellis Ryan Cleveland Mame O'Neill Steve Tom Yawkey Red Sox Korea Colorado Springs Colo Chicago White Sox White Sox Sam Hairston Indianapolis Clowns Denver Hairston

Semi-Pro Loop Reorganized With Four Teams In 12-Game Schedule

The Northeast Louisiana League reopens with four clubs Lake Providence out, leaving Tallulah Planters LaSalle Producers Urania Columbia Ramblers and Winnsboro Red Sox. Play starts Tuesday with Winnsboro at Urania and Tallulah at Columbia and continues Sunday through Friday until August 18. Opening series begins August 21 with best-of-seven playoffs to determine the championship. Club reps included Carroll Watson Calhoun Buck Weaver and Boswell with proxies from Urania.

Winnsboro Northeast Louisiana John Blanchard Lake Providence Jonesville Tallulah Planters LaSalle Urania Columbia Ramblers Winnsboro Red Sox Tallulah Columbia C. *. Watson E. L. Carroll L. M. Calhoun, Jr H. S Buck’’ Weaver H. A. Boswell

Charles Hard At Work For Bout With Beshore

Cincinnati heavyweight Ezra Charles prepares for his August 15 fight with Fred Beshore in Buffalo. He ran three miles and sparred three rounds as part of training and hopes to shed two or three more pounds to reach about 183 or 184.

Cincinnati Ezzard Charles Freddie Beshore Buffalo Charles Beshore

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