Monroe Sports thump Greenwood Dodgers 18 to 3 in Cotton States League
The Monroe Sports routed the Greenwood Dodgers 18 to 3 to maintain their lead in the Cotton States League. Claude White pitched well despite eleven hits, while Greenwood pitchers yielded 16 hits and 14 walks. Bruce led Monroe with four hits, and Tucker Andrews each had three hits as every Monroe batter once crossed the plate.
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Carl Tucker
George Andrews
John Paul Jones
Bobby Greene
Dick Anderson
Slingin Sammy Baugh Undergoes Knee Operation
Washington June 4 Sammy Baugh the Washington Pro football star underwent an operation for removal of a loose cartilage in the left knee. He traveled from Texas A and M to attend the Celebrities Golf Tournament but developed stiffness and was hospitalized. Doctors expect a short recovery of three to four days and say the operation should not affect his passing role.
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Washington
Sammy Baugh
Baugh
Texas A
M. College
Celerities
Robert E. Moran
Associated Press
Walter Eckersall
Eckersall
Dick McCann
Washington Redskins
Trophy Won by Biloxi Yachtters
Panama City Florida June 4 The Biloxi Mississippi Yacht Club won the Asa Candler sailing trophy for most points in the St Andrews Bay regatta Biloxi won both races yesterday to clinch the prize Results list rivals Southern of New Orleans Pensacola Florida St Andrews Bay Panama City Mobile Yacht Club Fair Hope Sarasota Bay Waveland St Louis Pass Christian St Petersburg Gulfport and Buccaneer Yacht Club of Mobile
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Panama City
Fla
Biloxi, Miss
Asa Candler
St. Andrews Bay
Biloxi
Southern
New Orleans
Pensacola
Mobile Yacht Club
Mobile
Ala
Kemp
Sonny Harris
Sarasota
J. E. Seal
Southern Crown
St. Andrews’ Bay
William Duncan, Jr
al Rosasco
Fairhope
J. L. Yeager
Pass Christian
Schmidt
Bay Waveland
C. C. McDonald
St. Petersburg
Wray
Gulfport
T-Simmons
Bilox
Buccaneers
World records and milestones in past sports highlights
A look back at notable sports moments from past years. Citation set a mile record in the Golden Gate at Albany in 1 33 and three fifths minutes for $20 000. Hogan claimed the Goodall golf tourney in Mamaroneck. Sewell became St. Louis Browns manager. Cotton and Jurado tied midway in the British Open.
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Associated Press
Albany
Calif
Ben Hogan
Mamaroneck
N. J
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Fred Haney
Henry Cotton
Great Britain
Jose Jurado
Argentina
Yesterday's Results in Mississippi High School Football
Monroe defeated Greenwood 18 to 3 and Clarksdale beat Natchez 9 to 7. Pine Bluff won 8 to 6 over Greenville. El Dorado at Hot Springs game postponed due to rain.
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Monroe
Greenwood
Clarksdale
Natchez
Pine Bluff
Greenville
el Dorado
Hot Springs
Today's Games and Standings Snapshot
Matchups listed for Monroe at Greenwood El Dorado at Hot Springs Greenville at Pine Bluff Natchez at Clarksdale and a slate of pro teams with morning records Brooklyn 8 3 Chicago 3 2 New York 1 3 St Louis 0 4 Cincinnati 3 4 Boston 1 2 Philadelphia 11 8 Pittsburgh 2 3 Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn night St Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Tenes Pees
Eereewes
New York Whee
Chicago Ee
Pittsburgh Ee
Baseball Standings and Night Matchups
Washington 8-2 and Detroit 4-10 lead the early table with Cleveland 8-4 and New York 3-1. Boston 7-2 and Chicago 5-11 sit mid table as Boston visits Chicago tonight. Philadelphia 7-1 travels to St Louis while New York hosts Cleveland and Washington plays Detroit tonight.
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Nene
Cs . Louis
Regional Baseball Scores From Weekend Action
Beaumont 11 6. San Antonio 2 0. Fort Worth 8 3. Oklahoma City 3 0. Dallas 2 3. Tulsa 1 4. Shreveport at Houston after Dallas Tulsa pairings. Atlanta 8 5. Birmingham 6 6 in 8 innings. Mobile 2 New Orleans 1. Chattanooga 12 3. Nashville 7 4. Little Rock 3 4. Memphis 2 5 with second game ended after darkness in 5th.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans at Mobile Chattanooga at Atlanta Scheduled Games
Two college football matchups announced with New Orleans facing Mobile and Chattanooga meeting Atlanta as the only scheduled games. No results given and no separate dates noted.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Local High School Games Scoreboard
Houma 10 Alexandria 7 Hammond 10 Crowley 5 Baton Rouge at New Iberia postponed due to rain Thibodaux at Lafayette postponed due to rain
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Houma
Alexandria
Hammond
Crowley
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Thibodaux
Lafayette
Local matchups listed across Louisiana venues
A schedule snapshot shows Alexandria at Houma Crowley at Hammond Baton Rouge at New Iberia and Thibodaux at Lafayette reflecting regional games across five cities with pairings and venues implied.
Savold Shapes Up For Louis Bout At Polo Grounds
South Fallsburg NY June 4 Lee Savold trains five rounds with Ad ams Patrick Henry and Flood focusing on speed and pace ahead of his anticipated June 13 bout with Joe Louis at the Polo Grounds. Manager Bill Daly calls Savold a better conditioned athlete for the challenge.
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South Fallsburg
N. Y
Lee Savold
al Adams
Charles Patrick Henry
Jimmy Flood
Bill Daly
Savold
Great Britain
Joe Louis
Polo Grounds
Houma Upsets Alexandria 10 7 In Evangeline League
In the Evangeline League last night Houma stunned Alexandria 10 to 7 and Hammond defeated Crowley 10 to 5. Baton Rouge at New Iberia and Thibodaux at Lafayette were rained out. Crowley suffered a bitter loss as Hammond errors opened a high scoring sequence.
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Evangeline League
New Iberia
Crowley See
Alexandria Ween
Thibodaux Ee Eenee
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
Houma
Associated Press
Alexandria
Crowley
Thibodaux
Millers
Lanfranconi Slumps Then Steadies in Dallas Texas League
Dallas won the first game of a doubleheader 2-1 behind Bill Abernathie four hit pitching while Tulsa took the nightcap 4-3. San Antonio lost twice to Beaumont shifting Dallas two and a half games up in the Texas League race. Fort Worth swept Oklahoma City 8-3 and 3-0 as Ben Taylor and Pete Mondorff led the two wins. Shreveport at Houston was rained out.
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Dallas
San Antonio Wee
Beaumont
Houston Beet Ewenae
Fort Worth Tena
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Toate
Shreveport
Walt Lanfranconi
Lanfranconi
Walt
Tulsa
Bill Abernathie
Eagles
San Antonio
Harry Schaeffer
Bill Woop
Ben Taylor
Fort Worth
Pete Mondorff
Houston
Jersey Joe Trains Early For Bout With Ez Charles
Ancient Jersey Joe Walcott begins training in Pleasantville New Jersey for a July 18 15 round title bout with Ezzard Charles at Forbes Field Pittsburgh. Manager Felix Bocchicchio plans seven weeks of workouts and sparring to shed about 12 pounds from a 205 pound frame.
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Pleasantville
N. J
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
Battler
Ezzard Charles
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Walcott
Felix Bocchicchio
Bocchicchio
Sixty six golfers bid in Birmingham open qualifier
In Birmingham Alabama a 36 hole regional qualifier drew sixty six players from Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Georgia. Elmer Reed of Atlanta was last year’s low with 144 while Eddie Merrins of Meridian is among top amateurs and Lee Mackey Jr Birmingham pro fired a 67 on the par 71 west course. Richard Pocock, shells builder for Yale racing, descends from English boat builders and arrived in 1911.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Elmer Reed
Atlanta
Eddie Merrins
Meridian
Miss
Birmingham Country Club West Course
Talbert Eyes Doubles Spot on Davis Cup Team
Sports Roundup notes Bill Talbert as a leading candidate for a United States doubles berth with a free Australia trip at stake. It cites his claim of holding both No. 1 and No. 2 national doubles rankings with different partners. It also mentions Bobby Riggs’ projected $30,000 nut for Forest Hills championships and reflects on fashion and baseball anecdotes from around 1946.
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New York
Bill Talbert
United States
Australia
Bill
Bobby Riggs
Forest Hills
Alice Marble
Mary Martin
South Pacific
Pitt Varsity Fights Old Timers And Pro Baseball Note
Bimbo Cecconi finally landed a pass from Camp Pickett Va at Pitt stadium after a spring outing with the Old Timers. Edgar Jones pitched a game in Hamilton Ont and drove to Pittsburgh for practice. Orestes Mingoso speed prompts a bold baserunning dash as White Sox coach recounts a heeded warning. Wake Forest hosts a college ball clash as homers flow and hits scatter in a taunting crowd.
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Pitt
Bimbo Cecconi
Camp Pickett
Pitt Stadium
Edgar Jones
Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Orestes Minoso
White Sox
Jimmy Adair
Ming
Wake Forest
N. C
Professor Mee Replies After White House Call on Rose Bowl Talk
Indiana University faculty athletic representative Prof John F Mee flew from Washington to Evansville for a Big Ten meeting on Rose Bowl issues. On arrival he was told to call the White House immediately and a Washington contact suggested sending Kefauver.
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John F. Mee
Indiana U. Faculty
Washington
D. C
Evanston
White House
Mee
Kefauver
Aces Move Up in Gulf States Standings
Gulf Coast League action sees Brownsville move to runner up as Port Arthur wins twice over Harlingen 3-1 and 7-3. Charros take hold after a Lake Charles sweep, while Laredo shifts to fourth with an 8-4 win over Galveston. Corpus Christi sat out due to rain.
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Aces
Brownsville
Charros
Lake Charles
Harlingen
Port Arthur
Texas City
George Kremer
Laredo
Galveston
Grunhart Re-Elected Secretary of Southern Federation
Steve Grunhart of Shreveport secretary of the Southern Conference of the American Federation of Musicians has been re elected for another term. Grunhart and other officers were unanimously renamed to their posts during a regional meeting at the union s annual convention yesterday in New York.
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Grunhart
New York
Steve Grunhart
Shreveport
Southern Conference of the American Federation of Musicians
Southern Association tightens standings after Sunday twinbills
The six leading clubs kept their positions as rain washed out gains for the Little Rock Travelers who lost a chance to extend their lead in Arkansas. Memphis won 3-2 in the opener of a double header, while Birmingham nearly swept Atlanta with an 18 hit attack to win 8-6. Hershel Freeman doubled and Roy Nicely drove in the decisive run for a 6-5 Birmingham win. Allen Worthington, new to Nashville, limited Chattanooga in a 4-3 victory as the Lookouts opened with a win. Mobile defeated New Orleans 2-1 in a quick single game.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Travs
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Barons
Baron
Hershel Freeman
Roy
Evening league matchups at Barkdull Faulk and Sherrouse
Post Office meets Three-Way Fi nance at Barkdull Faulk at 7 p m. Southern Bell faces News-Star at Barkdull Faulk at 8 30 p m. Gay Clothing plays Gold Seal Milk at Sherrouse 7 p m. Royal Feed and Seed clashes with Fair banks at Sherrouse 8 39 p m.
Thursday's Games at Barkdull Faulk and Sherrouse Venues
Royal Feed and Seed faces Post Office at Barkdull Faulk at 7 p m Gold Seal Milk vs Southern Bell at Barkdull Faulk at 8 30 p m Three-way Finance takes on News-Star at Sherrouse at 8 p m Fairbanks meets Gay Clothing at Fairbanks at 8 p m
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Royal Feed
Southern Bell
News-Star
Eeennee
Eee
Fairbanks
Post Office
Barkdull Faulk
Gold Seal Milk
Sherrouse
Royal Feed and Seed
Gold Seal
News- Star
Gay Clothing
Lewis Fitzgerald Dominates Pan-American Regatta with Three Wins
Pensacola’s Lewis Fitzgerald tops three events at the Pan-American regatta in New Orleans, earning the high point trophy in Class C service outboard racing. He posted 34.078 mph in heat one and 35.019 mph in heat two of the five-mile course, also taking the second heat in Class C racing runabout aboard the Dick-B. The meet concluded with other winners including H. Brosnaham, Buddy Adams, Joe LaFranca, P. G. Sweet, and J. C. Townsend. the Eight Ball’s final heats were halted after Fitzgerald was thrown from the vessel with no serious injuries.
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New Orleans
Lewis Fitzgerald
Pensacola
Fla
Fitzgerald
H. Brosnaham
Buddy Adams
Port Arthur
Tex
Joe LaFranca
Lil Joe
P. G. Sweet
Memphis
Tenn
J. C. Townsend
Cleveland and Pirates Ride Winning and Losing Streaks
Cleveland sweeps a doubleheader from the Yankees to extend its eight game win streak as Bobby Feller and Bob Lemon combine for a pair of strong performances. The Pirates drop two to Philadelphia, extending their losing streak to eight as Brooklyn enlarges its NL lead. The Giants split with St. Louis, while Cincinnati gains ground on Boston with two wins.
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Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
Chicago
White Sox
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Bobby Feller
Bob Lemon
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Irv Noren
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Don Newcombe
Preacher Roe
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Cotton States League races tighten after rain and slugging
Monroe Sports beat Greenwood 18 3 as 16 hits and five errors help surge them one and a half games ahead of the El Dorado Oilers who were idle by rain at Hot Springs. Pine Bluff moved up to one and a half games behind El Dorado with an 8 6 win over Greenville. Clarksdale boosted by an eight run eighth defeated Natchez 9 7. Al Deluca hit a three run homer for Pine Bluff. Frank Isbell noted for 48 stolen bases in 1901.
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Greenwood
Miss
Monroe
Greenwood Dodgers
Dodgers
Mazur
Lou Rochelli
Claude White
Bob Bonebrake
White
Dodger
Don Jones
Jones
Joe Cliffe
Don Scott
Scott
Associated Press
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el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Gene Hermanski
Carl Furio
Dutch Leonard
Billy Johnson
Red Schoendienst
Harry Brecheen
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Ewell Blackwell
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Chet Nichols
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Hot Springs
el Dorado Lads
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Clarksdale
Natchez Indians
R. W. Bruce
Kyle Tucker
George Andrew
Greenville
Bucks
al Deluca
Planters
Harvil Jakes
Pete Christy
John Crocker
Lyle Garrison
Hugh Glaze
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