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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
5
Nevilles Tabbed Payne New Coach For Tigers
Devon Payne named new head football coach at Neville High School replacing Elgin Boggs who becomes Lake Charles High principal. Payne, ex Ouachita assistant, begins workouts with Neville candidates as Curt Riser’s Lions remain focused on fall prep. In St Louis, Morton Cooper notches 100th win as Cardinals beat Reds 3 2 on Ken O Deas ninth inning homer to cap a 90th win pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon Payne
Ouachita Parish
Neville High School
Herbert H
Elgin Boggs
Capt
Percy Brown
Payne As
Tigers
Ville
Neville Stadium
Payne
Ted
Bengals
Lou College
Hee
Wildcats
Gilbert High
I High School
Quachita
Curtis Cook
Ulle
Sports Mirror: Riviera Club Triumphs and Major League Scores
Years ago Riviera Club of Indianapolis won the national AAU men's swim title for the third straight year. Cardinals defeated their foe 5 to 0 behind rookie Howie. Dodgers and Yankees led their leagues. the Yankees beat the Browns for the tenth straight win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Cardinals
Howiett
Cit Dodgers
Yanks
Browns
Shortstops in High Positions
Joe Reichler reports a strong chance that Marty Marion of the St. Louis Cardinals and Vernon Stephens of the Browns will win their league MVP honors. Marion is praised as the era’s best shortstop and compared to Honus Wagner. Stephens leads AL in RBIs and is tied for home runs, boosting the Browns’ pennant hopes. If both win, it marks the first time two shortstops receive MVP honors since 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Reichler
New York
Marty Marion
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis
Marion
Honus Wagner
Billy Southworth
Cardinals
Stephens
Cardinal
Browns
Rogers Peckinpaugh
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Joe Cronin
Senators
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Peck
Cronin
Vaughan
Sporting News
Slats
Redbirds
Rogers Hornsby
Bob O'Farrell
Jim Bottomley
Dizzy Dean
Joe Medwick
Mort Cooper
Stan Musial
George Sisler
Eastside Volunteers win Recreation Senior Softball title
The Eastside Volunteers defeated the Methodist Deacons 3 to 1 to win the Recreation Senior Softball League championship. Charlie Brown pitched a one hitter for Eastside. Cecil Johnson took the loss. Eight hits, including timely ones by Luffey, Daniels, Brown, Brennan, Smith, and Moore, fueled the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastside Volunteers
Recreation
Methodist Deacons
Charlie Brown
Vols
Cecil Johnson
Luffey
Daniels
Brown
Brennan
Smith
Moore
Deacons
McKenzie
Bobby Holmes
Eastside
Charlie Bedgood
Methodist
Johnson
Holmes
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Summary of yesterday results with St. Louis beating Cincinnati 3 to 2 and multiple scheduled games. Tonight list includes Boston at New York and St. Louis at Cleveland plus Chicago at Detroit and Washington at Philadelphia with several regional results noted for Memphis Mobile Nashville Atlanta and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
New York
Cecil
Dreisenard
Donald
Bevens
Cleveland
Gatehouse
Klieman
Detroit
Dietrich
Trout
Washington
Philadelphia
Wynn
Niggeling
Newsom
Flores
New Orleans
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Birmingham
St. Louis Steee
Nelson Wins By Five Stroke All American Open
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio led the All-American Open at Tom OShanter by five strokes finishing eight under par 280 to claim $13 46250 in war bonds and 10100 cash. Ed Dudley placed second at 285 while Buck Whit and Jug McSpaden chased in a tight finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Golfdam
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Tom O'Shanter
Nelson
Big Ed Dudley
Sam Snead
Dudley
Pvt
Buck Whit
Greenwood
Miss
Herold
Jug) McSpaden
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Bud Williamson
Lincoln
Neb
Sgt
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Wright Field
Dayton
Vic Ghezzi
Camp Grant
Les Kennedy
Pawtucket
R. J
McSpaden
White
Buck
Jug
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Big Money Circus
Simon Pyres
Furgol
Detroit
Earl Christiansen
Miami
Ken R. Heilemann
St. Louis
Gurgol
Betty Hicks
California
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Miss Hicks
Miss Germain
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. D
Germain
Tainter
Golf match play debated as medal rounds hold appeal
Sports round up notes debate on match play versus medal scoring in golf. It cites Byron Nelson, Bill Helis and his horse Pericles, popcorn worries at World Series, Navy football depth, and Ed Bush’s college grid career, plus weather timing for July golf and service-team baseball at Kearns Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Byron Nelson
Sale of Football Tickets Underway at Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech announces season ticket sales for seven home games, with prices set at 6 dollars for season seats and 1.10 dollars for single admissions. V-12 trainees pay gate prices. First home game is September 23 against Southwestern University of Georgetown Texas. Other games include Selman Field, Camp Bowie, Southwestern Louisiana Institute, Fort Benning, Arkansas A and M Navy, Louisiana Normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aillet
U.S. A
V-12
Tech
Southwestern University of Georgetown
Texas
Selman Field
Monroe
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Fort Benning
Arkansas A. and
Navy
Louisiana Normal
Navigation light approved for shrimp bayou entrance
Rep F Edward Hebert said coast guard approval for a navigation light at the entrance of Bayou Terre Aux into Black Bay Breton sound will be operation within the next 10 days. In New Orleans R E Judd of SWPC notes a September 12 meeting with prime and sub contractors to discuss war contract settlement procedures. Captain Richard B E Conner led a Thunderbolt squadron in a major rail yard explosion near Namur during raids seen as the heaviest since D day. The Federal Power Commission consolidated two Memphis Natural Gas Company applications for new facilities in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana with a September 7 hearing in Memphis to consider three 18 inch pipelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
F. Edward Hebert
Democrat
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Bayou Terre Aux
Black Bay Breton Sound
Hebert
New Orleans
R. E. Judd
War Plants Corporation
Army
Navy
SWPC
London
Richard BE. Conner
Vicksburg
Miss
Namur
U. S
Federal Power Commission
Memphis Natural Gas Company
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
Baseball scores from a midweek slate across the league
Toledo defeated Columbus 6 to 3 while Kansas City led Milwaukee 5 to 1, St Paul won 6 to 2 over Minneapolis, Indianapolis prevailed 4 to 3, and Louisville tied at 2 to 2 in a second 12 inning game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Columbus
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Newark tops Syracuse as Montreal game rained out in Rochester
In the International League only Newark defeated Syracuse 9 to 5 while Montreal’s game at Rochester was postponed by rain leaving no other completed contests on the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International League
Newark
Syracuse
Montreal
Rochester
Boxing results roundup from multiple cities
The report lists numerous bouts with outpoints knockouts and postponements. Fighters include Willie Pep in Hartford Vic Creel in New York Freddie Russo in Rahway and Ossie Harris in Pittsburgh along with others across Baltimore Newark Providence and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Joey Peralta
Tamaqua
Ken James
Waterbury
Sandy Mack
Baltimore
Cleo Shans
Los Angeles
Vic Creelman
New York
al Blake
Eddie Horton
Pittsburgh
Ossie Harris
Jose Basora
Newark
Shamus O’brien
Philadelphia
Clarence Brown
Chicago
Freddie Russo
Rahway
N. J
Victor Jade
Cleveland
Providence
Verne Patterson
Worcester
Phil Norman
Detroit
Oscar Suggs
Newport
Gene Boulden
Georgie Kochan
Akron
Ohio
Deacon Logan
St. Louis
Ernie Kapps
Dave Carter
Allentown
Andy Klinges
Wilkes-Barre
Harry
Dutch) Schultz
Frankie Jaynes
Johnny Wolgast
Washington
Ike Williams
Jimmy Hatcher
Montreal
Johnny Greco
Phil Enzenga
Harry Jeffra
Charley Noel
Robert Earl
Charley Parham
Milwaukee
Lou Angelucci
Charles Wells
Gary
Ind
Navy declares five Japanese planes shot down by pilot Carr
In Pearl Harbor Lt. (jg) George R. Carr of Bogalusa La formerly with the Royal Canadian Air Force is credited with five enemy planes shot down on June 18 as his carrier group wiped out 65 in a single day record. The actions occurred as construction plans extended a 50 mile line from Monroe La to North Lisbon La and covered Chicot Ark Bolivar Coahoma and Tunica counties in Mississipi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicot
Ark
Bolivar
Coahoma
Tunica Counties
Mississippi
Monroe
Lisbon, la
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
George R. Carr
Bogalusa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Navy
Major League A Leaders Wrapup From Seasonal Stats
National League leaders include Musial of St Louis with a .345 batting average and 98 runs as well as 170 hits and 45 doubles. Nicholson of Chicago tops home runs with 28 while Barrett of Pittsburgh adds 22 steals. Wilks of St Louis leads with 131 pitches and a .929 mark. American League leaders show Doerr of Boston with a .325 average and 159 hits, Stirnweiss of New York with 95 runs and 159 hits, Fox and Boudreau with 32 doubles, Lindell of New York with 12 triples, and Doerr tied for 15 homers along with Johnson and Stephens. Hughson of Boston posts 18 wins, while Newhouser of Detroit wins 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Musial
St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Wilks
Doerr
Boston
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
Fox
Boudreau
Cleveland
Lindell
Johnson
York
Detroit
Seth Hee Eae
Cc Ribbes
Nan LD Johnson
Red
Sox
Onic Tsese
Browns
Tigers
Withelaod
Giants
Pate Engee
Northey
Phillies
Odds shift as Bears Prep for Pro Grid Showdown
Evanston August 29 It appears the National Professional League champions may prevail as the Chicago Bears and the College All Stars finalize plans for the Dyche Stadium clash Wednesday night A capacity crowd of 30 000 is expected in the 11th annual charity classic The duel pits Sid Luckman against Glenn Dobbs with Luckman holding four Pro passing records and Dobbs notable for Tulsa play in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Bears
Sid Luckman
Steve van Buren
Louisiana State
Gene Fekete
Ohio State
Luckman
Glenn
Baseball Leaders and Player Statistics Fragment
A partial baseball stat row lists leaders by batting average and other metrics with several garbled entries. Names appear such as Musial Cardinals and Doerr Red Sox with still unreadable accompanying numbers and missing context.
Connie Mack Denies Illness Amid Dugout Absences
Connie Mack, 81, asserts he is not ill and is merely taking it easy by skipping one game for doubleheaders at Shibe Park. His son Earle Mack has often managed the first game of night and twi-night doubleheaders for the Athletics in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Shibe Park
Mack
Connie
Earle Mack
Athletics
Philadelphia
Olla White Sox Defeat Urania Jackets 12 To 2
The Olla White Sox beat the Urania Yellow Jackets 12 to 2 in Olla Louisiana as Ethridge pitched five hits and nine strikeouts for the win. Tannehill took the loss with six hits and five strikeouts and four errors by his defense helped the tally. The White Sox next face Camp Livingston Blues at home next Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olla White Sox
Urania Jackets
Olla
Urania Yellow Jackets
Ethridge
Tannehill
White Sox
Camp Livingston Blues
All-Stars End Allstate Streak In Softball Split
Allstate Tiremen loss ends after 25 game win streak with a 7 5 defeat in game one and 6 0 in game two at Casino Park. Jerry Brand led the All-Stars with three hits in game one while Massey made a key fielding play. Harbour dominated on the mound in game two with three strikeouts and no walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allstate Tiremen
Red Shield All-Stars
Casino Park
Jerry Brand
Stanley Passman
Allstate
Ralph Marioneaux
All-Stars
Mulhearn
Massey
Tony Anzalone
Harbour
Army Post
Selman
Bobo
Brand
Kilcoyne
Wunsch
Martin
Cohen
Lawson Dominates Barons as Chattanooga Wins First Game
Elwood Lawson scattered eight hits to beat the Birmingham Barons 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. In the twilight finale, Joe Talley earned an 8-4 victory for the Barons. The games were played in Birmingham with standout performances by Lawson and Talley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barons
Birmingham
Ala
Elwood Lawson
Birmingham Barons
Joe Talley
Nashville Vols Triumph Over Little Rock Travelers
Tep ler hurled steadily as the Nashville Vols beat the Little Rock Travelers 3 to 2 in a tight contest. Tepler and Leitz connected for Nashville while Treichel and Boger held Little Rock to two runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Nashville Vols
Tepler
Little Rock Travelers
Nashville
Leitz
Treichel
Boger
Chicks Rally for 9 4 Victory Over Mobile Bears
Memphis Chicks overcame a late deficit with a seven run burst to beat the Mobile Bears 9 to 4. Godfredson Baker Chezen Brown Abernathy and McNair featured in the lineup as Mobile struggled to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Sporting
Memphis Chicks
Mobile Bears
Mobile
Godfredson
Baker
Chezen
Brown
Abernathy
McNair
Pelicans Blank Crackers Behind Danna Strong Bats
New Orleans pitcher Jesse Danna shutout the Atlanta Crackers as the Pelicans tallied four runs in the third inning. New Orleans won 4-0 with Kinney Burrows Thompson Ivy Danna and Carrola credited in the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelicans
New Orleans
Pelican
Jesse Danna
Atlanta Crax
Kinney
Burrows
Thompson
Ivy
Danna
Carrola
Yesterday's Stars: Johnson and O'Dea Lead Wins
Bob Johnson drove in three for Boston with a triple and two singles in a 7-4 win over the Yankees. Ken O'Dea earned Mort Cooper his 100th big league win with a pinch two run homer in the ninth for a 3-2 Cardinals edge over the Reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bob Johnson
Red Sox
Boston
New York Yankees
Ken O'Dea
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Cincinnati
Red Sox Top Yankees 7 4 Tightens pennant race
Boston defeats New York 7 4 to move into second place three and a half games behind the Browns. Bill Zuber took the loss as Red Johnson led Boston with a three hit day and Bob Johnson delivered a two run triple in the third. Barrett earned the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlo Robertson
New York
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Browns
Yanks
Yank Terry
Red Barrett
Red Sox
Bill Zuber
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Sox
Joe Cronin
Johnny Johnson
Pete Fox
Jimmy Bucher
Terry
Barrett
Johnny Lindell
Don Savage
Poston
Poa E Bucher
Orcrasccy
A. Ciss
Zuber
Oooood Cai SD
J. Johnson
yaMetheny
Rosar
Apne &.O
Garbarck
Tooror
Sves Ana
Metkovich
Fox & Johnson
Lindell
Etten
Grimes
Milosevich
Stirnweiss
R. Johnson
Conroy
Tabor
Lake
Bucher
Finney
Boston
Uber
Roser
Turner
Jones
Hubbard
Berry
Christians and Shielders Open Softball Finals Here
The First Christian Church softball team faces the Red Shield club in the opening game of the Red Shield Junior Softball League championship finals at Barkdull Faull Grammar School. First to three wins will be named champion. Christians reached finals with two straight wins over Boy Scouts of Troop 12. Shielders beat the Independents to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Red Shield
Barkdull Faull Grammar School
Boy Scouts of Troop 12
Substitute for cork developed for lifejackets
A substitute for cork has been developed to replace the cork used in lifejackets and lifesaing equipment. The new material is made from finely ground peanut shells, vegetable glue, sugar and apple syrup or glycerine, retaining properties similar to cork.
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Neville
Illiman
Ouachita
REDS
Dea
Boggs
Lake Charles
Iman
James L. Malone
Northeast College
Union Univerackson, Tenn
Alabama
Riser
Malone
Ruper
Hol
Bobby
Vat Neville
Hugh Smith
Cen Ifred Joseph
Bob Phillips
Durrett
George Roacheorge Waters
George and
Reuben Simmons
Scotty” Daniels
Fontana
Ers
Robtapas
Charles Jenkins
Harry Je
Buck McDuffie
Roy Bren
Ernest Venable
Robert Bass
Ny Sandridge
J. W. Jackson
N Perot
Perry Kent
J. L. Dols
Ben Stitison
Stoney” Small
Brooks Dawkins
Jimmy Ham
Tommy Phillips
Dilly
Bern- Graddon McQuiston
Buster
Clatton Bennett
Peytoner
Tommy Emskeep
Lawrence Spinner
Tech Payne
Morton Cooper
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Kurowski
Debs Garris
O'Dea
Verdan
Cooper
Heinie Mueller
Williams
Whee White
Soon
Walker
Sean
Sports Mirror
the Package Liquor Store
North Grand St
Voiselle
Pyle
Andrews
Brooklyn
Raffensberger
Gregg
Chapman
Butcher
Sewell
Passeau
Chipman
Fleming
Monstanty
Jurisieh
St. Louis Sense
New York Entrees
Terre Reeseosees
Southern Associationeam
Little Rockeeees
Ed Dudley
Fritz Howell
Hugh Fullerton Jr
Bill Helis
Pericles
Rancocas Farm
Helis
Bill
Blake Harper
Sportsman's Park
Ed Bush
Penn State
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ralph Ellsworth
Texas U
George May
George
Service Department
Dave Rowe
Kearns
Utah
Eagles
Wichita
Kan
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Joe Aillet
American Association
Huey Long
the Ouachita National Bank Central Savings Bank & Trust Co
Monroe Building & Loan Assn
People’s Building & Loan Assn
Hughson
Newhouser
Abra Pet. Musial
Dodgers
Medwick
Siebert
Shebauspth Johnson
National League
Michoton
Cutie
Cevices Sievidescs
Sanders
Lawson
Bolton
Evans
Orpha
Ortiz
Denton
Comiskey
Talley
Raddant
Sockers
Yankees
Wre
Tany
Wes Caanel
Early Times Distillery Company
Frankfort, Kentucky
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