Giants And Brooks Split Twin Bill In New York
In New York on August 8 the Dodgers and Giants split a day-night doubleheader with Brooklyn winning 7-5 behind early homers by Campanella Cox and Robinson to reclaim a five game lead. The Giants won the day game 8-2 on 12 hits while Philadelphia defeated Boston 10-2 behind Del Ennis’s grand slam and Robin Roberts two-hitter in game one.
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Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers Open Practice With 48 Candidates
Jonesboro Louisiana Aug 8 1951 48 candidates turn out for Jonesboro Hodge High School Tigers football practice under coaches Jack Jaggers and Bobby Tabariet. The squad faces an 11 game schedule with two double A opponents and graduations leaving ten lettermen returning. Key veterans and new hopefuls listed with positions and potential two way roles. The team plans to meet Minden in the Lions Jamboree at Ruston on August 22 and play Haughton here August 30.
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Tommy Shively
Danny Blake
Doyle Walker
Ted Walsworth
Kenneth Brown
Travis Hall
Donald Swanner
Eddie Durham
Jerry Fullerton
Stanley Pope
Joe Warren
Bobby Horne
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James Finton
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Hairston Olson Sign For August 27 Middleweight Bout
Gene Hairston of New York and Carl Olson of Honolulu signed for a 10 round middleweight bout on August 27 at Madison Square Garden to open the fall boxing season. Hairston is the No 1 challenger to Ray Robinson and Olson is No 2 in the standings.
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Bobo) Olson
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Evangeline League Actions Highlight Tight Wins
Baton Rouge shaded Thibodaux 6-3 in 11 innings as three first inning hits and an error fueled the rally. Lafayette edged Alexandria 2-1 while Abbeville topped Houma 5-4 and New Iberia beat Crowley as Lou Markle homered twice including a grand slam.
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Houma Indians
All Stars Face Rams in Soldier Field Prep
The College All-Stars taper drills ahead of the August 15 game vs the world champion Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field Chicago. Coach Bobby Dodd notes mastering the plays is the toughest task as limited drills remain before arrival. Rams boss Joe Stydahar in Redland cancels a drill and gives the squad rest before Friday night game with two Navy teams in San Diego.
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Oedipus Triumphs in Shillelah Cup at Saratoga
Oedipus carried 162 pounds to win the Shillelah Handicap at Saratoga Springs, dominating the two mile steeplechase under Albert Foot. He edged Brookmeade Stables His Boots by two lengths, with PhiBlant third. Hankie won the Monmouth Park sprint of six furlongs, paying $23 and beating Stag by a length and a half.
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Tulane Shirts Rally to Beat Monroe in State Title Opener
Tulane Shirts of New Orleans came from a one run deficit to beat Monroe’s MocCair Richards Motors 11 to 8 in the opening game of the Louisiana State American Legion Junior baseball title series. Lucien Conigno started hot for Monroe, but Lionel Richard shut them down the rest of the way. Lou Deutschmann went 4 for 4 to pace Tulane.
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Louisiana State American Legion
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Legion Memorial Stadium
Lucien Conigno
Lionel Richard
Red” Swanson
LS U Summer Graduates List from North Louisiana Parishes
Louisiana State University announces summer graduates from parishes including Ouachita, Richland, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, Morehouse, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, East Carroll, Tensas, West Carroll, Madison. Degrees span BA, BS, BS in Library Science, MS, MEd, and PhD with numerous hometowns such as Monroe, Bastrop, Winnsboro, Rayville, Lake Providence, Tallulah.
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Estelle Smith Hearne
Dunning R. Terrell
W. L. Caldwell
Hollis C. Hearne
Sam H. Henderson
Jackson Parish
Charles C. Moss
Chatham
James H. McCullin
Bros
Caldwell Parish
Clinton Perry Wade
Grayson
Leroy Ancelet
Clarks
Morrell Claunch
Morehouse Parish
College of Agriculture
Charles T. Brodnax
Bastrop
Robert Barr Todd
College of Engineering
Evans T. Larkin
Mechanical
William Henry Hinkie
Gloria Carrol
Oak Ridge
William H. Huckabay
Met Rouge
Catahoula Parish
Silas Russell Randall
Manifest
Elwin L. Spurlock
Jonesville ‘Mechanical
Joe R. Peace
Sicily
Iland
Concordia Parish
College of Commerce
John D., King
Ferriday
Betty C. Pasternack
Franklin Parish
Willie C. Kennerly
Wisner
College of Arts & Sciences
Joe M. Gravelle
Winnsboro
East Carrol Parish
Dewitt O. Duncan
Sondheimer
Margaret Murphy Newman
Lake Providence
Georgia
P. Pinkston
Frances L. Reed
Tensas Parish
College of Education
Ronald Lee Dry
Waterproof
College of Arts and Sciences
Barbara Clower
St. Joseph
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Milford Huff
Oak Grove
Madison Parish
Geology
Richard P. Sevier
Tallulah
Peach Pastry Rectangles with Whipped Cream
Bake individual crisp pastry rectangles. Layer sliced peaches between pastry leaves. Top with sweetened whipped cream for a luscious company dessert.
Mobile and Birmingham edge in late night doubleheader
In a Southern Association doubleheaderMobile won game one 7-4 and led the second game 2-1 at 10:29 pm before time rules halted play. Don Zimmer collected six hits and drove in five runs including a game winner. Atlanta swept Little Rock 2-1 and 3-2 to gain two games atop the standings. Nashville and Chattanooga split, with Chattanooga winning the first and the second game washed out.
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Hambletonian Triumph by Sharp Note in Goshen Derby
Sharp Note, a $1,000 bargain colt, driven by 74-year-old vet era Bi Shively for C. W. Clark, won the Hambletonian State at Goshen. Hit Song finished second overall, with Due of Lullwater third as the race went three heats for the first time since 1947. Clark earned $47,236.64. payoffs: Hit Song 7.90 3.40 3.20. Sharp Note 15.60 7.10 3.80. third heat winner 3.90 3.30 2.60.
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12 Game Slate For L T I Pelicans Schedule
The Louisiana Training Institute Pelicans announce a 12 game football schedule for the fall led by Principal Kermit Youngblood. All opponents from last year return except Vidalia High making two dates on Oct 16 and Nov 20. Games listed include Mississippi Training School, Columbia, LaSalle Ollah, Clarks, St Matthew's Monroe, Gilbert, Vedalia, Waterproof, Wisner with an open date on Nov 6.
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Shantz Versus Grove Set Up For A Lefty Legacy Debate
A discussion compares Bobby Shantz with Hall of Famer Lefty Grove, noting Grove's 31-4 1931 peak and 200 career wins. It advises patience with Shantz while praising Grove's long major league career and peak performance. The piece also notes Grove's late career success and stresses moderation in expectations for Shantz.
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South Texas League fights thinning race for league flag
Dallas and Fort Worth push to lead as Shreveport and Oklahoma City slip, Hal Erickson hurls a four hitter to beat San Antonio 6-1, Tulsa defeats Beaumont 6-1, while Beaumont and Houston games extend the South Division chase amid 10 inning finish in Fort Worth.
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Tommy Reis
One Count and Armageddon Enter Pimlico Special
Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords's One Count and Cain Houstable's Armageddon are the first two horses listed for the $25,000 Pimlico Special at Pimlico. The invitation-only race opens the 19 day fall meet on October 25 and covers a mile and three sixteenths for winners of a long stakes list. One Count earned his spot by winning the Belmont Stakes. Armageddon won the Withers Mile at Belmont and has multiple stakes wins this year.
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Cain Houstable
Pimlico
Belmont
Nats Sell Hal Keller to Toronto International League
Washington Senators sold Hal Keller a third string catcher to Toronto of the International League for an undisclosed sum. Keller hit .174 after being called up from the Chattanooga farm club a month ago. He is brother of Charley Keller, former slugging outfielder with the Yankees and Tigers.
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