Monroe Defeats Natchez Indians 3 to 2 in Cotton States match
Monroe Sports edged the Natchez Indians 3 2 as Leonard Morrison hit a home run and a double driving in two runs. Cliff Coggin earned his sixteenth win while Don Rodd took the loss in a tight pitching duel.
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Natchez, Miss
Leonard Morrison
Monroe Sports
Natchez Indians
Cotton States
Morrison
Charlie Cline
Cliff Coggin
Monroe Hurler
Don Rodd
Natchez
Dunkers
Coggin
Rodd
Ray Coss
Allen Cross
al Mazur
Redskins
Bill Jones
Dick Chilton
Roy Banish
Tony Zini
Chilton
Indians
George Ruzina
Jim Gilbert
Clarksdale
Monroe
Greenwood
Tucker
Cline
Coss
Eee
Cross
Ater
Mazur
Een
Kouns
Moon
P. Wee
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Coleman
Ruzina
Adkins
Gilbert
Jones
Pet
Philadelphia
Banish
Boston Sone
Brooklyn Cents
St. Louis
Santos
zCollins
Wee
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Zini
McGraw
Guezzetta
Ruse
Clover Leaf
League Standings Snapshot From Regional Matches
Greenwood edges Clarksdale 2 1 while Monroe tops Natchez 3 2. Greenville defeats El Dorado 18 6 and Pine Bluff beats Hot Springs 4 1 in the latest regional standings update.
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Pine Bluff
Monroe Wena
Hot Springs Teen
Natchez Pane
Greenwood Weeeee
Greenville Eeeeee
Clarksdale Eenee
Wesw Ewes
el Dorado
Hot Springs
Natchez
Clarksdale
Monroe
Greenwood
Greenville
Musial Regains NL Batting Lead Over Robinson
Stan Musial of St. Louis edged out Jackie Robinson for the NL batting lead with a .361 average after a week in which Robinson hit .209 on 5-for-23. Musial led in hits with 134 and doubles with 34, while Earl Torgeson topped runs with 81.
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Ie Robinson
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Robinson
Musial
Stan
Enos Slaughter
Cardinal
Johnny Hopp
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Whitey Lockman
Andy Pafko
Chicago
Pafko
Giants
Sal Maglie
Walter Cooper
Boston
Carl Furillo
Eddie Stanky
New York
Sid Gordon
Earl Torgeson
Phils
Willie Jones
del Ennis
Ralph Kiner
Richie Ashburn
Sam Jethroe
Warren Spahn
Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Blacky
Bob Miller
Miller
Dodgers Recall Erskine From Montreal Farm
Brooklyn recalls Carl Erskine who won seven straight for Montreal and sports a 10 6 IL record with five shutouts in 50 innings. Joe Landrum is optioned to Montreal to fill his roster spot after appearing in seven Brooklyn relief games.
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Brooklyn
Carl Erskine
Montreal
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Landrum
Erskine
Landrum
Kubler Wins 37th Tour de France in Paris
Ferdinand Kubler of Switzerland claimed victory in the 37th Tour de France in Paris on Monday. Belgium’s team captured the international challenge title in the same event.
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Paris
Ferdinand Kubler
Switzerland
Europe
Belgium
Yesterday's Results From The Diamond
The schedule shows two games with clear results. New York defeated Boston 9 to 3 while Philadelphia shutout St. Louis 9 to 0 in the only games listed.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Recreation League Girls Playoffs Sked At Barkdull Faulk
Today's games feature Lovers Lane versus Red Shield at Barkdull Faulk with an 8 p.m. start. Red Shield leads L. T. I. 6 to 4 after the first and Crescent Drillers have 16 with Sanders 12. Crescent Drillers meet Sanders Lumber at Sherrouse, 6 p.m and Red Shield face L. T. I. at Sherrouse, 7:30 p.m.
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Lovers Lane
Red Shield
Barkdull Faulk
Crescent Drillers
Sanders Lumber
Sherrouse
Slagle Johnson Midgets edge Spatafora Grocery 3 0 for second place
Tyrone Powell pitched a one hitter game and led Slagle Johnson Midgets to a 3 0 victory over Spatafora Grocery to tie for second. Glenn Johnson Andy Bloomer and Causey supported Powell as Barham and Webb combined for the battery. Red Shield remains atop the Junior League as playoffs approach after a 6 4 win over S T S. Crescent Drillers hold second with 16 12 win over Sanders Lumber as Seiler leads with three hits.
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Tyrone Powell
Vallery
Pettit
Fontana
Crescent Drillers
Sanders Lumber
Drillers
Bill McRaney
Dick Guerriero
Ike McMullen
Seiler
Crescent
Roark
Haydn Cutler
Lee
Fort Worth Edges Oklahoma City Three Two
Fort Worth defeated Oklahoma City 4 to 3 in a close game. Beaumont outscored Shreveport 5 to 2 while Houston beat San Antonio 3 to 1. Dallas defeated Tulsa 4 to 3 in another tight matchup.
Regional Scores and Standings Snapshot
The report lists latest scores with teams Birmingham Chattanooga Nashville Little Rock New Orleans Mobile and Memphis. Results show Birmingham 6 Chattanooga 3 Nashville 5 Atlanta 3 Little Rock 10 New Orleans 5 Mobile 6 Memphis 1 and 4 others 6 4 etc.
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Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Local Scores Highlight Pertinent Baseball Results
Vicksburg beat Montgomery 7 to 4 while Pensacola defeated Jackson 16 to 3 Meridian topped Selma 2 to 1. The score rundown shows Pensacola dominant and ties shaping in late games.
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Vicksburg
Montgomery
Pensacola
Jackson
Meridian
Selma
Louisiana high school scores bracket set
Lafayette 3 Thibodaux 1 Alexandria 2 Houma 1 New Iberia 5 Hammond 4 Baton Rouge 13 Abbeville 7 show a regional scores roundup with multiple towns and teams tallying points.
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Lafayette
Thibodaux
Alexandria
Houma
New Iberia
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Abbeville
Spatafora's Pharmacy to meet Clover Leaf Dairy in district softball final
Defending champion Spatafora's Pharmacy eliminated Nichols Motors 3 to 1 to reach the district softball title game against Clover Leaf Dairy. The semifinal at Barkdall Field set up a potential doubleheader if Spatafora wins, after Clover Leaf beat Spatafora's Pharmacy in Sunday action.
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Clover Leaf
Spatafora’s Pharmacy
Spatafora’s
Pharmacy
Nichols Motors
Clover Leaf Dairy
Diarymen
Nichols
Spatafora
Spats
Barkdall Faulk
Bowling standings shakeup after Monday night games
Five Jokers led by high scorer Moon 227 and 519 series beat Hoosier Hotshots three times to tie for first with R A Coleman. I C Railroad swept R A Coleman to lift Five Jokers to top spot as Five Queens lost two of three to Four Aces and a Queen. Gold Seal won two of three from Hits and a Miss.
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Hoosier Hotshots
R. A. Coleman
I. C. Railroad
Gold Seal
Moon
Compitello Wins Brooklyn Headline Bout
Rocky Compitello of Brooklyn defeated Freddie Lott of Newark in an eight round decision at Ridgewood Grove on Monday night. Compitello won with a 155 3/4 to 160 pounds bout, capturing the headline fight in Brooklyn.
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Compitello
Brooklyn
Rocky Compitello
Freddie Lott
Newark
N. J
Ridgewood Grove
Furgol Leads Pro Golf as 54-Hole Mark Hit
E D Furgol from Royal Oak Mich with an 80 club set designed by himself moves into a two stroke lead at 211 after 54 holes of the All American tourney. Dave Douglas and SkipAlexander tied for second at 213. Stranahan and Wehrle finish regulation in the amateur at 291, three over par.
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Chicago
E.D. Furgol
Royal Oak
Mich
Furgol
Tom O’shanter
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Skip Alexander
Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Wilford Wehrle
Ormond
Fla
Jockey Fractures Skull In La Mesa Spill
Leonard Jones 23 of Dundas Minnesota suffered a fractured skull after his horse stumbled at the start in the third race at La Mesa Park Raton New Mexico. He was thrown and another horse struck him and is in serious condition at a Raton hospital. Jones rode in Denver earlier in the week and flew to La Mesa for weekend racing. Freshmen football will be revived at Penn State in 1950.
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Raton
N. M
Leonard Jones
Dundas
Minn
Centennial Track
Denver
la Mesa Park
Jones
Baseball and football matchups across National League and regional games
A slate of baseball games features Philadelphia at Brooklyn and New York at Boston with night starts and several intercity contests. Chicago sues Cincinnati in a twin bill while Boston visits New York and Detroit travels to Chicago among others. pitchers like Newcombe Spahn and Feller are noted with night schedules across multiple venues.
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New York
Boston
Jones
Koslo
Spahn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Staley
Pollet
Chambers
Chicago
Cincinnati
Twinight
Klippstein
Dubiel
Ramsdall
Fox
Parill
Raschi
Detroit
Houtteman
Wight
Cleveland
Feller
Widmar
Washington
Philadelphia
Hudson
Brissie
Texas League Matchups Roster for Dallas Shreveport Houston San Antonio
Schedule lists Dallas versus Shreveport Fort Worth versus Beaumont Oklahoma City versus Houston and Tulsa versus San Antonio in a Texas League set of games.
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Dallas
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Houston
Tulsa
San Antonio
Southern Association Night Games Listed for Birmingham and Others
Birmingham visits Chattanooga while New Orleans goes to Little Rock and Mobile travels to Memphis. Atlanta plays at Nashville in night games, with matchups and locations readied for the schedule.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Southeastern League Matchups List
Vicksburg visits Jackson while Meridian goes to Pensacola and Montgomery hosts Selma in the Southeastern League schedule.
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Vicksburg
Jackson
Meridian
Pensacola
Montgomery
Selma
Evangeline League Matchups Listed for Upcoming Week
Alexandria visits Lafayette while Abbeville travels to New Iberia Abbeville is set for Lafayette Hammond heads to Hotma and Thibodaux meets Baton Rouge in scheduled league games.
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Evangeline League
Alexandria
Lafayette
Abbeville
New Iberia
Hammond
Hotma
Thibodaux
Baton Rouge
Kell Continues Slugging Pace In AL Race
Chicago Aug 8 George Kell of Detroit and Larry Doby of Cleveland each added two points in the chase for the American League batting title. Kell holds a .353 average with 144 hits in 408 at bats while Doby stands at .350 with 116 hits in 331 at bats. Other leaders include Goodman, Dropo, Evers, Zarilla, Pesky, Berra, Rizzuto, Groth, and Rosen.
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Chicago
George Kell
Detroit
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Kell
Doby
Bill Goodman
Boston
Walt Dropo
Hoot Evers
al Zarilla
Johnny Pesky
Yogi Berra
New York
Phil Rizzuto
Johnny Groth
Dropo
Vern Stephens
Bobby Doerr
Gene Woodling
al Rosen
Dom DiMaggio
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Bob Lemon
San Francisco Contest Offer For Maxim Moore Bout
Benny Ford, matchmaker for Bil Kyne, offered Joey Maxim of Cleveland $25 000 for a boxing bout in San Francisco during the first week of October.
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San Francisco
Benny Ford
Bil Kyne
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
All-Stars Stage Secret Soldier Field Drill
The 1950 College All-Star squad held a secret Monday night drill at Soldier Field to prepare for Friday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Eddie Anderson led 50 players from Notre Dame, North Carolina, Baylor, Tulane and others, with assistants Bob Dodd Marchie Schwartz and Bob Voigts.
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Soldier Field
Philadelphia Eagles
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
All-Stars
Chicago Junior Association of Commerce
Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Kenneth L. Wilson
Collegians
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Baylor
Tulane
Stanford
College of the Pacific
Michigan State
Cornell
Ohio State
Anderson
Bob Dodd
Georgia Tech
Marchie Schwartz
Standford
Bob Voigts
Northwestern University
St. John’s
Gordon Soltau
Minnesota
Leon Hart
St. John's
Iowa
Newton Wins Calcutta Purse in Greenvlle Vicksburg Boat Race
C L Newton of Charleston Mississippi won the Greenville to Vicksburg outboard motor boat marathon at 42 miles per hour covering 107 miles in two hours and 35 minutes. He earned 122.07 dollars and won class B along with top overall honors.
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Miss
C. L. Newton
Charleston
Greenville
Newton
Calcutta
Lake Ferguson
Mississippi River
Warfield Landing
John Huey
Memphis
George Chancey
Eddie Jennings
W. J. Harper
G. L. Newton
J. M. Whitaker
Grenada
T. H. Rowland
Lee King
R. A. Rochelle
Rolling Fork
Bill Bueler
Bill Duthy
Dr. N. D. Feiberman
E. R. Slayton
E. T. Jenkins
Two League Night Matches At Rec Field And Sterlington
Law Power and Light meet Western Electric at Rec Field at 8 p.m. Thermatomic faces United Gas at Sterlington in the second game at 8 p.m. Local fans expect a doubleheader of action.
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Southern Belleeee
United Gas Eoee
News-Starsaver
Western Electric
Post Office
la. Power & Light
Law Power, Light
Rec’ Field
Thermatomic
United Gas
Sterlington
Southeastern Meridian and Pensacola Basketball Scores
High school basketball results show Southeastern Meridian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 on 101 260 with Rogers McCreight Logan Friar and Jackson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -89 Pensacola 10 33 1 4 x 1616 with Godfrey Paleek Bass Lewis McMillan Ehiman in a parsing note.
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Meridian
Rogers
McCreight
Logan
Friar
Jackson
Pensacola
Godfrey
Paleek
Bass
Lewis
McMillan
Ehiman
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Weeee
Tora We Spatafora
Coonrod
la Mesa
Penn State
GEG. A. Dickel Distilling Company
Lostsville
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By Jan Hartnett
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Santa Clara
Doak Walker
Ken Carpenter
Charley Justice
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Tommy Thompson
Eagles
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Leo Nomellini
Don Campora
John Sandusky
George Hughes
Lou Creekmar
Stan West
Clayton Tonnemaker
Walker
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Faulk & Foster
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Howard Griffin
Industrial League
Mr. Harbuck
Mana
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Loan Department
Mr. Prewitt
Cer
Mr. Dennis
Eral
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