Fontana Homer Drives Meridian Past Monroe in Cotton States Clash
Meridian Millers beat Monroe 5-2 as 18-year-old Tommy White struck out 13 in 7 2 3 innings for his fifth win. Roy Jayne closed with nine, fanning the side in the ninth. Chuck Fontana slugged a two RBI homer for Monroe’s two runs, while Meridian plated three in the first and two in the sixth on walks and timely hits by Jones, Shetler, Forbes, and Pompelia.
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Babe Ruth Loop Plans Workout On Wednesday
The Babe Ruth League, once the Little Bigger League, holds its final general workout tomorrow at 5 pm on the Northeast Louisiana State College diamond. Managers from all clubs will attend and draft players for the season after the final mass drill. The Optimist Club again sponsors the league and invites all boys aged 13 to 15 to join the workouts.
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Aetna France Co Bill-Payer Plan Lets Bills Be Paid
The Bill-Payer plan from Aetna France Co offers immediate bill payment with a single monthly payment. People can obtain $50 to $1000 by signature, at one visit, via the Aetna office at 204 N. Second Street, phone 2-6634.
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Uniform Return and Babe Ruth Draft Notice Reads
The notice states uniforms from last season must be returned at Wednesday’s workout as part of checks. Boys wishing to join Babe Ruth but missing tomorrow’s session should call 3207 and provide name age and position so they can be placed on the eligible draft list.
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Delta Baseball League holds closed session meeting
Deffue Managers of the Delta Baseball League were called to a closed session meeting Thursday night at 7 30 at Hinton's Barber Shop in West Monroe. League president R G Hale announced the gathering and said managers unable to attend should appoint another club member as official representative.
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Popular Matmen Tangle Tonight In Tag Scramble
Tonight at Kallies Arena Indian Chief Apache and Jackie Fargo meet Alaska Wolf Man and Danny Dusek in a two out of three falls main event. Two preliminaries with ten minute limits precede the tag bout, as rivals clash in a feature night of wrestling.
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Temple Baptist, Red Shield win in junior league action
In last night’s Junior League tilt Temple Baptist beat Northside Baptist 63 to 16-12 for Red Shield over College Place. Frank McGough and Julius Haddad pitched for the winners and losers respectively. Haddad led College Place with a 3 for 3 day at the plate. Frank Peske led Red Shield with 3 for 4. Today’s games include Exchange Club versus W M Lions and W F W against Jaycees at Sherrouse 8 p.m.
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Red Shield and Memorial Methodist Clash at Barkdull 6 PM
The schedule shows Red Shield facing Memorial Methodist at Barkdull at 6 pm and LT JI taking on Temple at 6 pm. Both games set for tonight with local teams seeking wins and standings impact.
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Dodgers Reliever Joe Black Sent to Montreal in 1952
Philadelphia June 12 The Brooklyn Dodgers relief ace Joe Black star of the 1952 pennant run was optioned to Montreal of the International League on Monday.
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Baseball scores from a busy schedule across leagues
El Dorado defeats Hot Springs 12 to 2 while Meridian tops Twin Cities 5 to 2 and Greenville edges Pine Bluff 6 to 5. Twin Cities plays Meridian. El Dorado hosts Hot Springs. Greenville visits Pine Bluff. Brooklyn edges Philadelphia 5 to 4 in 12 innings. Chicago loses 14 to 4 to St. Louis in a rain-shortened second game. New York beats Pittsburgh 4 to 0, Cincinnati at Milwaukee and Brooklyn at Milwaukee for night games, Meyer facing Wilson. Chicago and St Louis pitchers Proske or Poholsky lineups. New York at Pittsburgh night contest with Hearn or Liddle versus Surkent. Other scores include Lake Charles 4 Alexandria 2. Crowley 6 Baton Rouge 0. Port Arthur 10 Lafayette 0. Texas City 8 New Iberia 7. Lafayette at Texas City. New Iberia at Port Arthur. Lake Charles at Baton Rouge. Crowley at Alexandria.
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Baseball scores and matchups from a multi-city slate
The snippet lists baseball results and pairings across cities. Teams include Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and more with various scores. It notes doubleheader details and upcoming games involving Stubbs Grim Trice Clevenger Branca Coleman and Branca.
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Farmerville Junior baseball tops Mangham Juniors 12 to 6
Farmerville American Legion Junior team defeated Mangham Juniors 12 to 6 in Mangham. Bobby Roberson drove in five runs with a bases loaded triple in the first inning. Levy Reddin cleared the bases with a three base hit in the second. Farmerville pitcher-hit defense contributed to eight total hits, with Roberson and Till each collecting two. Mangham had seven hits led by J. W. Mercer and Pirtle with two apiece. Farmerville plans a Delhi game Wednesday night at 8 and a Jonesboro clash Friday at 3. Score by innings shows Farmerville taking control early.
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Levy Reddin
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Reed Nips United in Northside Little League Fight
In the Northside inaugural at Lions Field last night Reed Refrigeration beat United Gas 5 to 4 while Esso Dealers edged Gay Clothing 3 to 2. Reed’s Worley and Henry teamed as battery with Pace and Cage pitching for United. McBride led Reed with a double in three trips. Worley had two hits for United.
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Jonesboro Nine Defeats Delhi Juniors 8-2 in Danville
In Danville, Jonesboro American Legion Juniors beat Delhi Juniors 8-2 to move to 2-0 in district five. Moore and Pyles starred for Jonesboro with Walsworth and Pyles contributing three and two hits. Walsworth hit a three run homer and a double, while Pyles added a triple. Delhi's Mathieu went two for three with a double.
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Bastrop Beats Monroe 8 7 In Late Rally
Bastrop American Legion Juniors rallied for three runs in the bottom of the final frame to edge Monroe Gay's Buccaneers 8 to 7 in Fifth District play. Pitchers Murry Johnson and Bill Loftin limited the visitors to six hits while Al tick and Carter allowed four. Bastrop’s Hughes Johnson and Johnston produced the decisive runs as Gay's relinquished the lead after seven and a half innings.
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Texas League doubleheader results and scores
Houston defeats San Antonio 9 to 5 behind strong hitting as Stathes Rand Harrison Perkins Jansce Hopkins lead in a high scoring contest. Fort Worth ties Tulsa 4 to 4 with late effort after a bullpen mix. Shreveport sweeps Beaumont 4 to 1 and 11 to 10 in two tight games. Dallas splits with Oklahoma City 7 to 8 and 2 to 2 in altered results as pitchers and late rallies shape the day.
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Free booklet One Call warns of sneak air attack
Public service notice urges civilian plane spotters in Alaska, Canada, and the United States to train for early warning. One call from a single spotter could save thousands or millions of lives. volunteers needed for only two hours weekly. Send for free booklet to Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs.
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Advertising Council
Cockell Set To Face Matthews In Open Air Title Bout
London June 1 British empire heavyweight champion Don Cockell holds a 7-4 favorite tag for a Tuesday night 10 round rematch with Harry Kid Matthews at White City Stadium. About 40 000 spectators expected for a gross gate near 170000 with Cockell and Matthews each set to earn around 28000. Cockell previously defeated Matthews in Seattle last August and then beat Roland LaStarza in London in March to rise to No 3 among contenders. Matthews plans to weigh 180 pounds, matching his first fight weight, giving Cockell a potential 30 pound edge.
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Ezzard Charles
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