Third place in Cotton States league tightens
Hot Springs fell 11-7 to Pine Bluff while Natchez swept Monroe 10-9 and 5-2 to move into a tie with the Bathers for third. Greenwood beat Clarksdale 5-3 and Greenville routed El Dorado 10-1 as race tightens behind the Sports in second.
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Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Natchez
Bathers
Monroe
Greenwood
Clarksdale
Greenville
el Dorado
Marty Lee
Fred Wasiluk
George Ruzini
Giants Rise in NL pennant race with steady surge
Giants win 15 of 16 as Larry Jansen and Sal Maglie blank Pirates 5-0 and 3-0. Jansen earns 13th win and fourth shutout while Maglie posts ninth. Cardinals split with Phillies 7-1 and 2-0 to stay within reach. Braves split with Cubs as Sain wins 16th. Reds beat Brooklyn. Yankees, Tigers win in AL. Browns top A's 10-3 to climb from basement.
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Ralph Roden
Giants
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Cards
Larry Jansen
Sal Maglie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jansen
Cardinals
Phils
Cloyd Bover
Max Lanier
Bubba Church
Red Birds
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Rede
Ralph Branca
Ewell Clackwell
Dizzy Trout
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Bengals
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Ruston Volunteers lead Big Eight hitters in first half
Ruston manager Berry Hinton tops the league with a .500 batting average after 50 official at bats in the first half. Jerry Gregg of Farmerville hits .469 in 56 trips, Billy Jack Price and Lewis Best also high. Tom Lefty Smith and Tinker Hood share top pitching with six wins and two losses. The top 20 batters with 25 at bats or more are listed.
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Ruston
Berry Hinton
Ruston Volunteers
Vol
Jerry Gregg
Farmerville
Gregg
Billy Jack Price
Volunteers
Lewis Best
Ruston Rebels
Clover Leaf Dairy Reaches Finals in 2nd District Softball
Clover Leaf Dairy advanced to the finals of the 2nd district softball championships. Spatafora Pharmacy and Nichols Motor clash in the semi finals at Barkdull Faulk tonight at 8.00. The winner faces Clover Leaf Thursday night in the final.
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Clover Leaf Dairy
Spatafora Pharmacy and Nichols Motor
Barkdull Faulk
Clover Leaf
Richardson Reed Head for Tourney
Kalamazoo Michigan August 7 Ham Richardson 16 Baton Rouge LA edged Whit ney Reed Alameda CA in singles finals 5 7 6 4 6 4. Reed and Norm Peterson Alameda CA defeated Richardson Jack Frost Monterey CA 7 9 6 3 6 4 6 4 for doubles title. Richardson youngest junior champ of modern tennis.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Ham Richardson
Whitney Reed
Newport
R. I
Richardson
Baton Rouge
Reed
Alameda
Calif
Norm Peterson
Jack Frost
Monterey
Forest Hills
N. Y
Trio Leads Tight Southeastern League Chase
The Southeastern League standings show Montgomery Pensacola and Meridian within less than 10 points of each other after yesterday’s games. Montgomery fell 6-2 to Vicksburg, Pensacola won 9-8 at Jackson, and Meridian beat Selma 10-4 as schedule today features Vicksburg at Montgomery, Jackson at Pensacola, and Meridian at Selma. Joe Langdon and Alvin Heuser were the only complete games.
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Montgomery
Pensacola
Meridian
Vicksburg
Jackson
Selma
Joe Langdon
Alvin Heuser
Langdon
Montgomery Rebels
Bob Kerce
Joe Jones
Andy Elko
Elko
Joe Palcek
Elmer Toth
Bob Brown
Former MLB star Frank Kohlbecker dies at 53
Meridian Mississippi reports former Major League Baseball player Frank Kohlbecker died in a Jackson hospital after a long illness. He played for the Cleveland Indians and earlier for the Brooklyn Dodgers Memphis and Little Rock. Survivors include his widow and two sisters. Funeral services planned locally with time to be announced. A separate note mentions a celebrity tennis tournament tied to the Davis Cup at West Side Tennis Club beginning August 23.
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Meridian
Miss
Frank Kohlbecker
Jackson
Kohlbecker
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Memphis
Little Rock
Texas
Gus Horsefelt
William Horan
Loveland
Ohio
West Side Tennis Club
Baton Rouge Esso Team Is Winner in Semi-Pro Final
In Plaquemine Louisiana on August 7 27 the Baton Rouge Esso baseball team defeated Jefferson Music of New Orleans 2 to 1 in 12 innings to win the Louisiana semi pro championship. Lee Hedges delivered a 12th inning RBI single driving Ralph Snyder home from second. Hedges earlier singled to drive in T J Bankston, who ended the game with the win. Bankston pitched five hits allowed while Leo Tyson allowed eight hits for New Orleans. Tyson led his side with two of five at bats.
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Plaquemine
Lee Hedges
Esso
Baton Rouge
Jefferson Music
New Orleans
Ralph Snyder
Hedges
T. J. Bankston
Pete Thomassie
Bankston
Leo Tyson
Tyson
McComb Juniors Triumph Over Laurel For Regional Title
The McComb junior baseball club defeated Laurel 3-1 to win the regional title and earn a state crown bid. McGehee drove in two with a fifth inning double, Brent and McGehee added run scoring hits, and an outfield error produced the final tally. Laurel scored in the seventh on Smallwood’s single after a walk and hit batter.
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Laurel
Miss
McComb
Laurel Juniors
Bobby McGehee
McGehee
Julius Brent
Fred Smallwood
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Lefty) Smith
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