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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
16
In a decisive City League game the Gay club pounded Savana and Lasuzzo for 13 hits while holding the Progressive Men to five. Deddy Moore Haddad Downing and Pickens each had two hits for the winners and Haddad homered.
Westside Flower Shop opened its West Monroe Midget Softball League campaign with a 29 to 0 shutout over Presbyterian. Foster pitched a two hit game for the winners while Miller and Shepard contributed offensively for the Westside, Brown and Grantham each adding three hits.
Joe DiMaggio says he could not believe Thom McAn shoes cost only 5.95 and 6.65 after a Hidden Brand Test comparing Thom McAn with nearly twice as expensive brands. He noted the price gap and value shown by the test results.
F Strauss and Son beat Ammonia 2474 to 2201 as J Paylor posts a 516 series and 193 high game. United Gas Pipeline tops The Toggery 2283 to 2029 led by Garland 493 and Cooper 180 high game, with Pickens guiding The Toggery. Both matches set up a Friday finish.
Giants beat Reds 7-4 in Cincinnati as Dodgers top Cardinals 5-3. Gil Hodges two run double fuels Brooklyn win over St Louis, end First meeting this season for Dodgers vs. Cardinals. Box scores note Munger and Brazie pitched, Waitkus delivers Cubs 2-1 win over Phillies. Braves top Pirates 5-1 as Sain dominates. first NL triple play of the season by Pittsburgh.
Today's games list three postponed fixtures Ouachita Plumbing versus Coleman Construction and Joe Smith against Red Shield. A 6 PM game features L. T. LE against B. O. W. at the recreation field.
New York and Cincinnati played to a 4 to 5 result with Boston. Pittsburgh trailed Chicago 1 to 2. Philadelphia led Brooklyn 12 innings to 5. St. Louis defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1 in extra innings.
Boston visits Pittsburgh with Voiselle facing Higbe in a 4 2 record battle. New York plays Cincinnati at night with Newsom opposing Blackwell. Philadelphia travels to Chicago to meet Simmons versus Rush. Brooklyn hosts St Louis at night with Roe against Munger in a pitching duel.
Yesterday's results include New York 1 Detroit 0 St. Louis 3 Boston 1 Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 Washington 2 Cleveland 1. Feller Hudson or Haefner to face night opponents, Moulder or Wight against Savage. Newhouser Lopat in Detroit at New York. Biscau vs Kramer in St. Louis at Boston.
Vic Raschi pitched the New York Yankees to a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers for his sixth consecutive victory. He delivered the decisive run with an eighth inning infield single, and John Lindell drove in the lone run. Keller left with an injured hand, sidelined for weeks. Attendance was 17,143 as New York improved in the standings.
Kansas City 8, Minneapolis 4. Indianapolis 6, Columbus 3. Louisville 2, Toledo 1. Milwaukee 7, St. Paul 4. This brief tally lists teams and final counts in a compact standings snippet.
Gay Clothing defeated Progressive Men 10 to 3 in a lone game on the schedule. The night featured Perkins facing the Red Sox and several matchups including Barkdull Faulk. Other listed pairings included Progressive Men versus Square Deal, Missouri Pacific, and Cooperative Dairies versus Spatafora with Sherrouse Sears facing Cook and Preddy with Ree noted.
In a busy Baseball Cotton States League slate several games produced low scoring outcomes. Greenwood edged Rowland Johnson and Bolick 2 1 in a tense matchup while Clarksdale defeated Greenville 93 8 in a doubleheader style score. Pine Big captured a 5 7 win over Natchez as Nelson George Mormino Parks fueled offense. Hot Springs fell 60 60 610 to Wal IOLA in a tight contest, with Stahl Zini Myers J Garner contributing on defense and offense.
In Belmont’s 32nd Coaching Club American Oaks Scattered drew clear to win by a length and a half from Flitabout. Jockey Warren Mehrtens rode the King Ranch filly to a 2 18 4/5 time for 1 3/8 miles on a fast track, paying 9.10 to win. Flitabout paid 11.00 to place and Challe Anne 3.90 to show. The victory gives King Ranch permanent possession of The Oaks cup and worth 43,700 dollars to owner Robert J. Kleberg.
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