Harrington Keys Monroe to Second in Cotton States Series
Monroe Sports defeated Pine Bluff Judges 10 to 2 to claim the two game series two to one and move into second place in the Cotton States League. Charley Harrington went four for four with a grand slam in the eighth and Otis Jacobs added a three run double while pitching strong for Monroe.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Charley Harrington
Ottis Jacobs
Jacobs
Monroe Sports
Harrington
Sports Come Home Pushes Monroe into Second Place
The Monroe Sports win a series at Pine Bluff to climb to second in the Cotton States League. They start a two game set with the Hot Springs Bathers at Legion Memorial Stadium before an away trip to Meridian to cut the Millers' lead, then return for six games against Greenville and Greenwood.
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Monroe Sports
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs Bathers
Legion Memorial Stadium
Spas
Charley Harrington
Meridian
Millers
Greenville
Greenwood
Monroe beats Pine Bluff as Harrington hits grand slam
In a pitching duel Monroe breaks the deadlock in the seventh with Harrington tripling and scoring. Jacobs delivers a decisive ninth inning three run double after Hobbs suffers his third loss as Pine Bluff falls 10 to 2.
Cotton States League Scores Roundup
Meridian defeated Greenwood 10 to 3 while Natchez topped Greenville 5 to 1. Monroe beat Pine Bluff 10 to 2 and El Dorado defeated Hot Springs 9 to 6. In the National League Boston lost 3 to 2 at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 6 to 2. Only games scheduled.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Baseball scores and league results across teams
In the American League Boston defeated Detroit 9 to 8 while Chicago faced Washington. In the Southern Association Memphis beat Mobile 5 to 2 Nashville won 10 to 3 over Atlanta New Orleans 6 to 4 over Little Rock and Houston edged Tulsa 1 to 0. Fort Worth beat Beaumont 2 to 1 and Dallas topped Shreveport 3 to 2.
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Meridian Ween Ween Eee
Monroe Weeneeereee
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Weene Wee
Eeeenennee
Greenwood
Natchez
Secah Oes
Hot Springs Ee
Greenville Eee Eentesvos
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
New York
Cleveland Wee
Washington
Philadelphia Euree
Dallas Eee
Beaumont Ee
Houston Serene Eenee
Oklahoma City
Eeee
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Shreveport
Tulsa Etter Eeeenee
Evangeline
Lafayette
Crowley
New Iberia
Thibodaux
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Houma
Abbeville
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Local Scores From Saturday Baseball Matchups
Crowley 5 New Iberia 1 Baton Rouge 9 Thibodaux 4 Houma 9 Abbeville 4 Alexandria 2 Lafayette 1
Famechon Keeps European Crown in 15 Round Victory
In Nottingham on June 10, Ray Famechon of France retained the European featherweight title with a 15 round decision over Ray Aknarah of the African Gold Coast. Famechon weighed 125 pounds and built an early lead with sharp rights to the head.
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Nottingham
England
France
Ray Famechon
Ray Aknarah
Gold Coast
Famechon
Aknarah
Baseball game summary with no clear winner listed
In a contested matchup the teams Riekin Wegeruk Walther Jacobs 3 2B Daehn Wegeruk Jacobs and SB Waszk, DP Hale Mari ni Hobbs Snyder Jones Van Winkle Wegeruk Snyder Deluca are noted. Left Monroe 9 Pine Bluff 7. Hobbs pitched 7 1 3 innings with 6 earned runs on 10 hits. Riekin 1 2 3 innings with 4 runs on 3 hits. Loser Hobbs. WP Hobbs 2. BB Hobbs 6 Jacobs 4 Riekin 2. SO Jacobs 7 Riekin 2. HP Hobbs Walther Andrews By Waszk U Kolach Holt.
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Monroe
Jacobs
Bill Hobbs
Joe Riekin
Hobbs
Cotton States
Harrington
Virgil Bivens
Nelson Daehn
Jess van Winkle
Hal Walther
George Andrews
Daehn
Bivens
Angie Marini
Riekin
Kim Snyder
Marini
Wegeruk
Waszk
van Winkle
Johnny
Jones
Walther
Monroe Abrhoa Sorentall
Ee van Winkle
Weare
D Andrews
Sy Oy .Caeevcke
Pine Bluff Abrhoa Wegeruk
Fon OG
Ieee
Hale
Snyder
Deluca
Pine Bluff
Bb—Hobbs
So—Jacobs
Andrews
Waszk U—Kolach
Holt
Gavilan to defend title against Turner in July clash
Welterweight champ Kid Gavilan signed to meet Philadelphia’s undefeated Gil Turner in a 15 round title fight July 7 at Municipal Stadium. Promoter Herman Taylor projects 45,000 attendance and $300,000 to $350,000 gate with no TV or radio sales. Gavilan to receive 72 percent of the gate. Turner 20 percent of proceeds from the bout.
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Philadelphia
Kid Gavilan
Gil Turner
Herman Taylor
Municipal Stadium
Turner
Meridian tops Greenwood in Cotton States League finale
Meridian salvages the final game of a Cotton States League series by prevailing 10 to 3 at Greenwood. Key blows included a five run third inning aided by a George Foster two run single and a five run eighth with Gene Pompelia and Tommy Davis driving in runs.
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Greenwood
Miss
Meridian
John Fortis
George Foster
Chuck Lamberti
Gene Pompelia
Tommy Davis
Graham
Lewis
Foriis
Lamberti
Wasiak
Trautman Sees No Alarm In Minor League Outlook
Columbus Ohio June 10 George M Trautman president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues says minor league attendance is erratic as usual in early season with good and poor spots. He notes bad weather washed out games and says make up doubleheaders will help. He reports two or three poor replies to a survey on current business and none on the rest of season. He adds no one is perturbed and the minors will press on toward a solid season.
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Columbus
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Trautman
Spatafora's Grocery Edges Dairy Queen 13 12 in City League
Spatafora's Grocery defeated Dairy Queen 13 to 12 at Bark dull Faulk last night. Fruge and Coonrad formed the winning battery while Wy att Downing and Pickens blamed the losing battery. Durham went three for five for Spatafora, Coonrad four at three with a triple, and Dairy Queen's Downing and Pickens led with multiple hits including a bases loaded homer.
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Spatafora
Dairy Queen
Barkdull Faulk
Fruge
Coonrad
Wyatt
Downing
Pickens
Durham
Bryant
Baseball Night Matchups Across Cities and Players
Hot Springs faces Monroe while Pine Bluff plays El Dorado and Greenwood clashes Natchez. Greenville visits Meridian and Brooklyn hosts St. Louis. Van Cuyk (4-2) opposes Presko (2-3). New York at Cincinnati features Maglie (9-2) against Raffensberger (7-4) at night. Philadelphia visits Chicago with Drews (2-5) vs. Minner (5-1). Boston goes to Pittsburgh at night with Spahn (6-3) opposing Kline (0-4).
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
van Cuyk
Presko
New York
Cincinnati
Maglie
Raffensberger
Philadelphia
Chicago
Drews
Minner
Boston
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Kline
Night Baseball Matches Across Major Leagues
Detroit faces New York with Gray versus Lopat in a night game. St Louis hosts Boston as Garver battles Delock. Chicago meets Philadelphia with Pierce against Hooper. Cleveland plays Washington with Wynn opposing Hudson in evening action.
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Detroit
New York
Gray
Lopat
St. Louis
Boston
Garver
Delock
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pierce
Hooper
Cleveland
Washington
Wynn
Hudson
Tulsa at Houston Oklahoma City at San Antonio Fort Worth at Beaumont
Oklahoma teams clash across four matchups with Tulsa facing Houston, Oklahoma City meeting San Antonio, Fort Worth meeting Beaumont, and Dallas squaring off with Shreveport in a regional grid of games.
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Tulsa
Houston
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Dallas
Shreveport
School Football Schedule Revealed For Five Louisiana Cities
The slate lists Lafayette at Alexandria Crowley at New Iberia Abbeville at Houma Thibodaux at Baton Rouge reflecting planned cross city matchups this season.
Big Eight League Tuesday and Wednesday Games Schedule
Tuesday schedule lists Ruston at Minden. Wednesday games feature Farmerville at Dubach after noon and Bastrop at Sterlington after. Ruston meets Camden in a night exhibition game.
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Farmerville
Dubach
Bastrop
Sterlington
Ruston
Camden
Minden
Bernice Teeeeeae
Eeeae
Ruston Feewnee Farmerville
Homer Seveeeeeees
Dubacheee Nene
Ruston Ramblers pummel Dubach in Sunday game
Gene Larry pitched Ruston Ramblers to a 17 to 3 win over Dubach. Slew Walters and Clell Hobson homered for Ruston, Gelly Norris drew the lone Dubach walk. Ray Taliferro dominated Bastrop with 17 strikeouts in a 9 to 2 Minden victory, with Pace and Taliferro homering for the Redbirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Gene Larry
University of Alabama
Ruston Ramblers
Dubach
Slew Walters
Clell Hobson
Gelly Norris
Ray Taliferro
Bastrop Barons
Minden
Taliferro
Pace
Redbirds
Foster
Carter
Barons
Larry
Berry
D. Colvin
Hanna
Brown
Tanner
Lovett
Pendergrass
Knoxville Smokies Fold Up in Tri State League
Knox ville Smokies owner Carl Lyerly quit the Tri State Class B circuit effective June 15 after poor attendance and a failed Giants lease agreement left the team a cellar occupant with 21 wins and 33 losses. Bobby Hipps, league president, said New York Giants officials may operate the franchise if a lease and equipment terms are settled.
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Asheville
N. C
Carl Lyerly
Knoxville Smokies
Bobby Hipps
Lyerly
Loop
Hipps
New York Giants
Giant
Giants
Smokies
Sauer Heads Major Batting Race In The NL And AL
Hank Sauer leads the National League with a .347 average and 14 homers 54 RBIs as Jackie Robinson closes in. In the American League Dom DiMaggio regains the top batting spot at .342 while Rose n sits second with .333. Bobby Shantz and Preacher Roe pace the pitchers with strong 10-1 and unbeaten records.
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New York
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cub
Sauer
Joe Adcock
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Cubs
Robinson
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
al Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Rosen
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Chicago
Frankie Baumholtz
Bobby Adams
Cincinnati Reds
Peanuts Lowrey
Sid Gordon
Toby Atwell
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
George Kell
Boston Red Sox
Kell
Detroit
Nelson Fox
Chicago White Sox
Billy Goodman
Goodman
Eddie Robinson
Mickey Mantle
Bobby Avila
Larry Doby
Johnny Groth
Bobby Shantz
Philadelphia
Preacher Roe
UNC Coach Scott Leaves for Phillips Petroleum 66ers Post
CHAPEL HILL N C June 10 Tom Scott University of North Carolina basketball coach announced Monday he has resigned to become coach of the Phillips Petroleum 66 Oilers AAU team at Bartlesville Oklahoma He will report June 23 Scott said he hated to leave college but the opportunity was too good Cab Renick will remain with the Phillips organization The Oilers have won eight national titles in 11 years
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Tom Scott
University of North Carolina
Phillips Petroleum
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Scott
Oklahoma
Cab Renick
Phillips
Oilers
Olcott Stone and Palace Clash in 5 P.M. Showdown
Today’s games feature Olcott Stone versus Palace at 5 p.m. Aimed to boost standings as teams seek pivotal win.
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Olcott-Stone
Palace
Formation of a Midwest Intercollegiate Basketball Conference
Chicago June 10 formation of a Midwest Intercollegiate Basketball Conference including Notre Dame Marquette Louisville Loyola DePaul and Bradley discussed Monday but no final action expected until next fall.
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Chicago
Moiwest
Notre Dame
Marquette
Louisville
Loyola
DePaul
Bradley
Delta League Action Sees Hunt and Whitaker Win
Hunt and Whitaker beats Eureka 6 to 1 as Johnny Myers leads the offense. Eros edges Point 6 to 4 with Pee Wee Clowers driving in three hits while Head catches. West Monroe whips Calhoun 12 to 4 with Bates and Bennett supplying key power. League managers meet tonight at Hinton's Barber Shop in West Monroe.
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Hunt
Whitaker
Delta League
Eureka
Eros
West Monroe
Johnny Myers
Pee Wee Clowers
Point
Clowers
Head
Point Battery
Smith
Antley
Martin
Calhoun
Bates
Bennett
Bobby Lee
Scarbrook
West Monroe Battery
Hinton
Tourney Enters Quarter Finals at Bayou DeSiard Club
The Club Championship Tourney at Bayou DeSiard Country Club advances to the quarter finals with Sonny Richards Harold McClendon Dr T A Bruke Max Dollar Robert Guerriero Wayne Woods and defending champion Bill Jones in the round of eight Wesley Shafto and McVea Oliver contest the right to face Jones in the quarters Richards vs McClendon Bruke vs Dollar Guerriero vs Woods also run. Jimmy Rivers beat C B McMahan Curtis Nichols vs C C Minard with Rivers to meet Nichols winner and S J Rogers vs Dr Summer to face Munholland winner in first flight semis. Second flight semis pair Woods Miller Prophit Upp Schubert Parrish Sugar Marshall. Third flight Rivers Jones match looms after Richards Bradley win. Other quarters Ned Leigh Kellogg Dixon and Rizzo Dixon joined by Barham Snodgrass in pending matchups.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Sonny” Richards
Harold McClendon
Dr. T. A. Bruke
Max Dollar
Robert Guerriero
Wayne Woods
Bill Jones
Wesley Shafto
McVea Oliver
Jones
Richards
Richards Vs. McClendon, Bruke
Dollar
Guerriero
Woods
Jimmy Rivers
C. B. Mec- Mahan
C. T. Munholland
E. S. Girault
Curtis Nichols
C. C. Minard
Rivers
S. J. Rogers
Dr. Summer
Munholland
H. L. Woods, Jr
George Miller
H. G. Prophit
Clark Upp
Walter Schubert
Fred Parrish
Jerry Sugar
Ben Marshall
Jack Rivers
Richard Bradley
Allen Barham
P. B. Snodgrass
Mrs Miller Wins Ruston Ladies Tournament
Elizabeth Miller of Monroe defeated Alexandria’s Clifford Ann Creed 2 and 1 to win the Ruston Ladies Invitation at Ruston Country Club. Monroe players W W Kellogg finished runner-up in the second flight. others in the event included Summer, Beekman, Guthrie, Campbell, and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Miller
Monroe
Ruston
Ruston Country Club
Clifford Ann Creed
Alexandria
W. W. Kellogg
W. C. Summer
George Beekman
Aileen Guthrie
Guy Campbell
Myrle Clark
Terra cotta described as hard-baked clay art ornament
The text defines terra cotta as hard-baked clay differing from brick, noted for better quality and molded into special ornamental forms.
Big Four-Run Rally Secures Bosox Lead Over Tigers 9 8
Boston defeats Detroit 9 to 8 to move a full game ahead of the Yankees. Walt Dropo and Don Lenhardt homer, Lenhardt's grand slam shifts the tilt, and a Pesky error provides the winning run in the sixth. Jimmy Piersall belted a tying homer in the fourth.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Marlin Stuart
Bostonians
Lenhardt
Tigers
Jimmy Piersall
Dom DiMaggio
Hoot Evers
Pesky
Georgie Kell
DiMag
Ivan
Ike) Delock
St. Louis Browns
Tiger
Joe Ginsberg
Pat Mullin
Fred Hatfield
Walt Masterson
Delock
Ginsberg
Ted Lepcic
Vern Stephens
Hatfield
Stevie
Billy Goodman
Dropo
Steve Souchock
Swanson Hurls No Hit Triumph For McCain Richards
Swanson pitched a no hitter as McCain Richards' Legion Juniors beat Bastrop's American Legion Junior 5 to 3. Bastrop errors and walks produced three runs for Bastrop while Watts allowed five hits. Gannaway doubled in two in the first inning. Scalia and Bennett added singles. Swenson fanned 12. Bastrop made eight errors. The club heads to Farmerville to finish the first half of the season.
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Swanson
McCain Richards
Guy Gannaway
Frank Scalia
Bennett
Watts
Bastrop
Monroe
Swenson
Farmerville
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Victory Shoots Sports
Cotton States League
Hot Springs
Washington, Grounds
Southern Association
Evengeline League
Irene
Gavilan
Natch
Boo Robbo
Miskulin
Brightwell
Thomas
Fernandez
Chozen
Prizette
Sanders
Parks
Day
Schumaker
Spatafora’s Grocery
Gay's Buccaneers
National Guard
Spatafora’s Ee
Eesease
Evangeline League
Ruston, Minden WI
Murry
Hecker
Farreil
Minden Sluggers
Jim Pace
Henry Albritton
Minden Red Birds
Larry Fox
Phil Brandon
Jesse Harrison
Bernice
AB H
Albritton
Shepard
Kgee
Homer
Feryington
Ruston Farrar
Cox
Ruston Peevese
Farrar
Hartman
Eee
Booras
Minden Post
Parker
Eetee
Walters
Ruston Sreee
Benson
Henderson
Farmv
Knoxville Ball Club
Cub
Dom DiMag
66Ers
Ours
United Gas Sane Een Ewee
Palace Cette Meena
KNOE
Lennon Motors Ee Eetane Olcott-Stone Oer Ares
Tourney
Mrs. Miller
Mr. Herbuck
Mage
Loan Dept
Bosox
Gerry Priddy
White
Parnell
Sewaee
Eeneene Scarborough
Ose Masterson
Seeeee Delock
Sewbeerereuneets
San EU
Newhouser
FE — Stephens
RBI
Souchock
Lepeio
Scarborough
Piersall
Priddy
Stephens
Lepcio
Masterson
ER Stuart
Houtteman
H. White
Houtteman McGowan
U—Mckinley
Boar
Neus
Oy-Matas
Quane
Bourbon
Quaker Distilling Company
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
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