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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
6
The fragment outlines baseball context with Associated Press styling and references to batters, teams, and leagues though text is garbled. It hints at a leaderboard or player performance report with lines mentioning National League and leading batters.
Monroe American Legion Rangers edged Farmerville 7-4 at the stadium in a tense junior league game. Key plays came from Reeves and Bel as Monroe built a late lead, while Altick held Farmerville to limited scoring amid a bases loaded late threat.
Brooklyn Ledger victory 5 to 4 over the Bums after Packie Robinson hit a ninth inning homer into left field seats. Hopes for a late rally faded as Hodges struggled in the final frame.
The piece notes Gastall in the greater Boston area and Micker Cochrane joining from the Tigers after graduating from Boston University in the 1960s. A year ago he faced offers but chose to finish his college education, with a graduation reported Sunday.
Merentino of Argentina defeated Hardy Smallwood of Brooklyn by knockout in 2:38 of the second round at St. Nicholas Arena in New York in a nationally televised feature bout. The fight started fast with both fighters slugging from the bell and ended with Merentino delivering a sustained assault that led to Smallwood’s second-round downfall.
Warner Lewis is named to head the Dallas ball club as general manager, with Lares Macfey chosen as field manager for the season. The appointments were announced at a conference with Dick Burnett, owner of the Burnett interests. Lewis, a Texarkana native, has long managed Burnett interests and is a first time baseball executive. Mrs. Burnett and her daughters publicly support the move, stating they will back the club and its policies, with no changes to the field manager for the season.
Auburn Alabama June 7 4 Final plans for adding about 7 000 seats and a modern press box at Clif Hare Stadium were approved by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute board of trustees The enlargement will boost seating capacity to more than 309 000 enabling Auburn to schedule more football games on a home and home basis
United Gas pitcher L Causey threw a one hitter against Esso Dealers as Williams caught and Loftin and Williams made the catching. Gay Clothing was routed by Police Department 20-4 as Slade hit his second homer and three Police players each had three hits. Faulk and House teamed up for the Police win while Belote George and Pohlman pitched for Gay with Embanato catching.
Evangeline League directors voted to operate the Lake Charles franchise for 13 days while a local group is organized. The franchise was returned to the class C league by owner Claude Barker due to money troubles. Tarleton to head a fundraising campaign with Stacey as publicity director. Ticket prices to be cut from 85 cents to 10 for 5 dollars. Rives and Holland Sr. will not pursue the $13,000 debt. Participants included Strohm Gordy Jameson Romero and Rogers with Baton Rouge represented by proxy.
New York defeats Detroit 7-5 with Mickey Mantle’s second homer and Eddie Robinson's two run shots. Mantle cleared the center field screen in a long homer while Robinson hit his seventh and eighth homers. Billy Hunter and Gil McDougald also homered as the Yankees pull 4 games ahead of idle Cleveland and 5 on Chicago.
Cambridge Mass June 7 Hare Agganis Boston Red Sox first baseman is out indefinitely with a second bout of virus pneumonia in less than a month. Dr O Neil says pneumonia in the left lung will keep him in hospital about a week. He previously had pneumonia on the right lung May 16 and was sidelined two weeks. Agganis, hitting .313, arrived home by plane and was taken to Boston General Manager Joe Cronin at the hospital.
Philadelphia Eagles announce on Monday that defensive end Yom Scott has signed for his third year with the NFL team. The contract extension ensures Scott will remain with the Eagles through another season.
Jimmy Moore pitched and batted Kilpatrick of Jonesboro to its first American Legion Junior baseball victory, 10 to 1, over Delhi Juniors on Monday. Moore allowed three hits, while Jonesboro used three hits by Moore and two by Smith to build the win, with Delhi’s Thompson, Mathieu, and Hopson on the mound and Burrow catching.
Moore and Caiaitham led the winners with key hits, Thoepsen and Sanders also stood out, while Polly man and Lascers led the losers. The Squires won a forfeit from Whe He. Ford Baptists chase a 12-7 score against Gordon Avenue Methodist. Meaces and Goza pitched for the Beatsts, Gilison and Hse ke th for the Metaiudists.
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