Three Teams Battle To Rise Above Southern Assoc. Cellar
The Mobile Bears beat Birmingham 6-4 to reach the cellar for the first time in weeks as Atlanta edged closer to leadership by rallying for four eighth inning runs to beat New Orleans 6-4. Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Little Rock rainouts leave three last place clubs separated by a half game.
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Baseball box scores and schedule from yesterday and today
Results from multiple games with teams Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati New York Milwaukee Pittsburgh St Louis and others. Today’s slate includes Milwaukee at New York Pizagro and Cincinnati at Philadelphia plus night games St Louis at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Brooklyn among others. Multiple city matchups, doubleheaders and postponed notes appear throughout.
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Arroyo
Kline
Jersey City
Drabowsky
Drysdale
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
Kansas City
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Lary
Kemmerer
Shantz
Wynn
Moore
Portocarrero
Garver
Pastrano Harris Heavyweight Battle Sets Houston Gate Record
In Houston seven thousand fans paid over forty thousand dollars for the upcoming ten round heavyweight bout between Willie Pastrano and Roy Harris. Harris, a 23 year old school teacher, holds ninth ranking and previously set the Houston gate record of twenty three thousand two hundred. Pastrano, the third ranking heavyweight, arrives to finalize training for the event.
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New Orleans
Roy Harris
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Harris
Bob Baker
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Memorial Methodist Falls to Good Hope in Church C League
Good Hope Baptist pushed into third place with an 11 to 6 win over Memorial Methodist in the Church C League last night. Hale pitched for Good Hope, Abernathy and Carter caught, while Williams and Webb were the losers. Joiner and Junior Grant led hitters with two hits each.
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Webb
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Farmerville Legion Pitcher Fires No-Hitter in 5-0 Win
Jimmy Penton pitched a no hitter and fanned 16 as Farmerville American Legion defeated Delhi 5-0. Pen ton went 2 for 3 while Pace, Hale and others contributed with doubles and key hits. Miller caught, Simms and Caldwell shared catching duties for the opponents.
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Jimmy Penton
Texas League scores and line details from multiple games
In San Antonio and surrounding games, hitters Coleman Luebke Schultz Gaspar Maranda Leppert lead a 6 run Tulsa comeback while Oklahoma City edges past with a 6 to 4 win in 12 innings. Fort Worth beats Dallas 11 to 9 in a nine inning limit with pitching figures shown.
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Local League Tonight Schedule Shows Four Matches
Little League United Gas plays Monroe Police at 5 20 p m. Friendly Finance meets Jaycees at 7 p m. Local schedule notes two doubleheader style games for community audience.
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Wagner Draws Blank In Dodgers Giants Showdown
New York Mayor Robert F Wagner described a 75 minute meeting with Dodgers president Walter OMalley and Giants proxy Horace Stoneham as a flop with no commitments to move or stay. He planned further talks to try to block a westward transfer, but the session yielded no clear direction.
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National League
Baton Rouge Rebels Top Thibodaux Senators 5 2
The Baton Rouge Rebels beat Thibodaux 5 to 2 to move into fourth while the Senators drop to fifth in Evangeline League play. Rain forced cancellations in Alexandria Lake Charles and Lafayette Crowley. Jim Smith drove in two, Roger McKee and Charles Cooper scored early, Jim Nieswonger homered in the eighth.
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Baseball leaders and batting racing from AP summary
National League leaders include Fondy Pittsburgh .375 and Musial .361 with Aaron and Hoak high in runs batted in. Musial and Moon tied for home runs with 10 along with Snider. Acker and Sanford lead pitching at 61-857. American League shows Williams .396 batting and Fox .352, Sievers leading RBIs with 36, Williams 12 homers, Trucks 5 0 with 1.000 ERA.
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City Official Sets Sights On California Dodgers Giants
A city administrator hints at plans tied to California, saying it looks like he is headed there for the Dodgers and the Giants. The remark signals possible relocation or shifts in local sports affiliations.
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Dodgers
Giants
English Derby field includes four American owned colts
The 178th Epsom Derby features twenty two thoroughbreds with four American owned contenders Royaumont Tempest Ballymoss and Boss De Miel among starters. Crepello is the 2 to 1 favorite in the final odds. Rain expected but crowd of about 250000 remains buoyant.
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Royaumont
George L. Ohrstrom
Pains
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Elizabeth Graham
Legion baseball games postponed and rescheduled for tonight
Both Monroe and West Monroe American Legion baseball games were postponed due to wet grounds and lack of lights. Monroe hosts Farmer ville at 7 30 p m at Farmerville since lights at Legion Memorial Stadium are still out. West Monroe visits Columbia for an 8 p m game at Columbia.
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Johnson and Taylor Lead Birmingham Team in Narrow Contest
In a preliminary match Birmingham featured Johnson and Taylor leading a tight contest with supporting plays from Kinnesmith and Kohack. The roster included Atkins, Batts, Bell, and Lewis as key contributors in a closer scoring effort.
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Jon Nha
Mobile
Lewis
Atkins
Batts
Bell and Kohack
Rocket 88 Olds debut urged for straight facts
Jack Thames warns readers not to trust rival claims and invites them to see him for the real details on the all new Rocket 88 Olds and to save.
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