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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1950

Page

8

Greenwood And Monroe Split Doubleheader

R L Turk Lark held Greenwood to one hit in the opener as Monroe won 4 0 at Legion Memorial Stadium, but Greenwood answered back 5 3 in the nightcap to spoil Cliff Coggin s bid for an eighth straight win. Morrison hit the season s first outside the park homer at 360 feet. The Sports, 11 of 15, meet the Dodgers again tonight at 8.

R. L Turk"’ Lark Greenwood Dodgers Legion Memorial Stadium Dodgers Cliff Coggin Coggin Leonard Morrison Monroe Morrison Bobby Johnson Lark Lurk Allen Cross Danny Daum Dodger Carl Tucker Cross Ray Mendoza Frank Benites Mendoza Lindsay Greenwood Walt Lindsay Lou Landini Landini Sal Olivo Norm Larker Daum Olivo Lou Loberto George Witt Tucker Larker Joe Gulvas Chuck Herring al Mazur Wally Rasmussen Herring Rasmussen Mazur Strauss

Red Shield Club dominates Ouachita Band in Senior Softball

Red Shield Club won its third straight Senior Softball League contest by routing Ouachita Band 29 to 3 behind three hit pitching from Danna who fanned ten and benefited from relief by Sins. Woods caught for Red Shield while Mitchell and Drouet toed the battery for Ouachita Band. Sherrouse beat Northside 7 to 5 with homers by Billy White and W. D. Brown. batteries were Brown and Fuller for Sherrouse and Bass and Cerniglia for Northside.

Red Shield Club Ouachita Band Danna Sins Woods Mitchell and Drouet Sherrouse Northside Billy White W. D. Brown Brown Fuller Bass Cerniglia

Industrial League Thermatomic Takes Soften Lead With 14-8 Win

Industrial Softball League action saw Thermatomic surge ahead by routing Louisiana Power and Light 14-8. Richard Fuller pitched five hits for the winners while Townsend yielded seven hits to Thermatomic hitters.

Thermatomic Louisiana Power and Light Richard Fuller Townsend

Southeast Montgomery Tops Selma In Low-Scoring Swap

Southeastern Montgomery and Selma traded leads as Jackson Graham Clements Ries and Willis led Southeastern Montgomery while Vicksburg’s Waldt Rowe and Jarmon anchored Selma. Meridian and Anniston battled to a 6-8 set, Gadsden unable to hold late as Pensacola pulled away with a 13- to 20-point finish.

Selma Vicksburg Montgomery Jackson Meridian Anniston Pensacola Gadsden Pensacola Eereenee Meridian Ee Jackson Coenen Enews Montgomery Eee Eee Ween Vicksburg Wan Eneee Anniston Eee Eee Selma Oar Eereeeese

Local Softball Scores and Packaging Note

Evangeline Alexandria 000 007 000 7 Baton Rouge 000 002 020 4 Laliberte and Smith Belakovy and Dibartolo Thibodaux 000 000 000 0 Lafayette 000 220 00x 4 Weaver Stoneking Love Love and Brnner Abbeville 000 000 200 1 Houma 000 200 02x 4 Vice and Graffeo Beach and Elle New Iberia 310 031 300 11 Hammond 131 003 100 9 Taylor Gibson and McElroy Powell Lukawecki and Kracher Shredded coconut is now being packaged in budget priced 8 ounce cellophane bags This gives the customer a chance to see what she is buying.

Alexandria Baton Rouge Laliberte Smith Belakovy Dibartolo New Iberia Hammond Taylor Gibson McElroy Powell Lukawecki Kracher

Local Scoreboard Highlights From Partridge League Night

Monroe improves to 3 3 after a 3 3 tie with Greenwood while Hot Springs leads El Dorado Natchez 14 to 4. Clarksdale wins 3 0, Pine Bluff edges Greenville 11 to 8.

Local scores list for New Iberia and neighboring cities

Abbreviated baseball scores show New Iberia 11 over Hammond 9, Houma 4 over Abbeville 1, Alexandria 7 over Baton Rouge 4, Lafayette 4 over Thibodaux 0, reflecting regional outcomes with multiple games reported in a compact scorecard.

Texas League Eagles Shade Indians in Oklahoma City

Dallas broke a two all tie in the seventh inning and whipped Oklahoma City 3 to 2. Bill Klaus and Heinz Becker delivered the decisive hits for the Eagles after a 1-0 start by Oklahoma City and a 2-1 Eagle lead on a late sixth. The three game series ended with Oklahoma City holding a 2-1 edge.

Oklahoma City Dallas Eagles Bill Klaus Heinz Becker Indians Beaumont Tex Houston Buffs Beaumont Roughnecks Charley Kress John Blatnik Danny Gardella Buffs Pete Mazar Gil McDougald

Core AtSo Ame Today Events Across Cities

The page lists matchups or schedule items featuring Core AtSo Ame today across Greenwood Monroe Hot Springs El Dorado Pine Bluff Greenville Clarksdale Natchez. No results or outcomes provided.

Baseball Night Matchups Across Cities

Brooklyn visits St Louis with Newcombe or Hatten facing Pollet. Philadelphia hosts Chicago as Simmons battles Hiller. Boston plays Pittsburgh with Bickford facing Dickson. New York travels to Cincinnati for Koslo and Jones against Fox and Blackwell at night.

Brooklyn Ae St. Louis Ee Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn St. Louis Newcombe Hatten Pollet Chicago Simmons Hiller Pittsburgh Bickford Dickson New York Cincinnati Twinight Koslo Jones Fox Blackwell

Baseball Night Slate With Key Pitching Matchups

Chicago faces New York as Pierce meets Reynolds in a night duel. Cleveland visits Boston where Feller opposes Dobson. St Louis at Washington features Ostrowski against Hudson or Hittle in a late matchup. Detroit travels to Philadelphia with Gray pitching against Brissie.

Detroit Boston Cleveland Kent Washington Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis New York Pierce Reynolds Feller Dobson Ostrowski Hudson Hittle Gray Brissie

Dallas at Tulsa Fort Worth at Oklahoma City

Dallas faces Tulsa while Fort Worth hosts Oklahoma City in a regional series with both games shaping standings and rivalries. Tulsa and Oklahoma City collide in a separate showdown as Texas teams vie for momentum ahead of postseason play.

Dallas Oklahoma City Tulsa Fort Worth Houston Beaumont Shreveport San Antonio Seeeewes Aeeene

Mobile at Chattanooga Atlanta at Little Rock

Mobile faces Chattanooga while Atlanta travels to Little Rock in a compact schedule of regional matchups across the South. The slate includes Birmingham at Memphis and New Orleans at Nashville highlighting rivalries and travel between cities.

Atlanta See Birmingham Aevete Af Memphis Ereeeneee Eree New Orleans Mobile Nashville Ee Eereee Chattanooga Seeeee Little Rock Eerste Mobile Chattanooga Little Rock Birmingham Memphis New Orleans Nashville

Selma at Jackson Montgomery at Vicksburg Anniston at Pensacola

A series of matches listed for the week includes Selma visiting Jackson, Montgomery hosting Vicksburg, and Anniston entertaining Pensacola with games likely to draw local interest.

Local College Matchups Across Louisiana

Alexandria visits Baton Rouge while New Iberia travels to Hammond Abbeville hosts Houma and Thibodaux welcomes Lafayette in a slate of regional college games.

Americans Lose Doubles Bid at French Champs Paris

Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt and Eric Sturgess of South Africa defeated Americans Frank Kovaleski and Art Larsen in the men s doubles quarterfinals at the French international. Talbert Trabert Budge Seixas and Bromwich Quist advanced to the semifinals as Friday s schedule set. Women s doubles semifinals also set with Hart Fry facing Todd Adamson and Brough Osborne Du Pont vs Halff Seghers France.

Paris Jaroslav Drobny Egypt Eric Sturgess South Africa Frank Kovaleski Art Larsen Bill Talbert Tony Trabert I. Bergelin S. Davidson Sweden Trabert Bromwich Quist Patty Seixas Drobny Sturgess America Doris Hart Shirley Fry Pat Todd U.S Mme. Adamson France Louise Brough Margaret Osborne Dupont Mmes. A. Halff Anne-Marie Seghers

Spartan nickname origins rooted in George Alderton

Michigan State earned the Spartan nickname from George Alderton, longtime sports editor of the Lansing State Journal.

Michigan State George Alderton Lansing State Journal

Athletes Foot Germ Kill Guide Ad

An old advertisement promotes a high concentration topical antiseptic claiming to kill embedded athlete’s foot germs within an hour. It mentions Sandman’s Pharmacy and Josey’s Drugs in West Monroe offering the product for 40 cents back.

Sandman Josey’s West Monroe

Vic Toweel Wins World Bantam Title at Wembley

Vic Toweel, 23, defeated Manuel Ortiz by a clear 15 round decision to become the new world bantamweight champion before about 27,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg. Toweel weighed 116 pounds 34 ounces while Ortiz tipped 117 pounds two ounces. Ortiz, 33, held the crown since 1942 with one interruption.

Johannesburg Vic Toweel Manuel Ortiz el Centro Calif Wembley Stadium Ortiz Toweel Mannie Stan Rowan England Lou Salica Hollywood

Southwest Conference chief urges outside aid crackdown

D W Williams new Texas A and M president of the Southwest Conference proposes a plan to curb outside aid to athletes. Schools would report contacted prospects to the conference which would notify parents of aid limits and enforce faculty control and eligibility rules. Williams seeks full faculty oversight and a system to channel aid through schools, plus progress toward graduation as a criterion.

College Station Tex D. W. Williams Texas A M. College Williams Howard Grubbs Southwest Conference

Leon Hart to join Lions pro team in August

DETROIT, June 1. Leon Hart, Notre Dame's great end, said he will report to the Detroit Lions on August 12 after the all star game in Chicago. After Notre Dame graduation he will begin work June 14 at a Detroit industry with an asphalt firm handling sales training, then attend the all star camp July 21 to prepare for the charity game August 11.

Detroit Leon Hart Notre Dame Detroit Lions Chicago Hart

Who's On Second In Chisox Camp After Senators Deal

The Chicago White Sox acquired Second Baseman Al Ko zar from the Washington Senators in exchange for Cass Michaels Bob Kuzava and Johnny Ostrowski. Ed Robinson and Ray Scarborough added to the lineup as the Sox face the Yankees opening a eastern swing. Kozar Fox will fill second base with Fox possibly starting against right handed pitching.

New York Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Ray Scarborough Ed Robinson Sox al Kozar Cass Michaels Bob Kuzava Johnny Ostrowski Nelson Fox Fox Philadelphia Athletics Michaels Pete Suder Kozar Frank Lane The Luke Appling Cass Appling Chico Carrasquel Senators Robinson Scarborough Gordon Goldsberry Herm Reich Carley Kress White Sox Hose Kuzava

Protect Your Income Blanket Medical Expenses McKenzie and Monk Insurance

McKenzie and Monk Insurance in Monroe Louisiana offers a plan to cover medical expenses, promising income protection through a blanket policy. The service highlights contact at 473 Monroe for details and enrollment.

McKenzie & Monk

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