Willie Vaughn Wins Split Decision Over Williams in New Orleans
Willie Vaughn of Los Angeles won a 10 round split decision over Al Tiger Williams of New Orleans earning a shot at Neal Rivers. Vaughn weighed 160 pounds to Williams 155. Referee Fred Adams’ card caused a near disturbance as Williams led 5-3-2 on one judge’s tally before two others sided with Vaughn 5-4-1 and 7-2-1. Vaughn now meets Rivers on June 24 with the winner facing Rory Calhoun in July.
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Willie Vaughn
New Orleans
Tiger Williams
Los Angeles
Neal Rivers
Tiger) Williams
Vaughn
Williams
Fred Adams
Ernie Cojo
Roland Brown
Rivers
Rory Calhoun
Legion Baseball Roundup From Ruston To West Monroe
Malone hurled a 3 hit shutout as Ruston defeated Delhi 3 0 with runs in the first, second and fifth. Joyner and Bridges had two hits each for Ruston while Caldwell allowed 8 hits. Rayville beat Farmerville on O Connors 2 hit pitching with a triple and run scored. Monroe drop to Columbia 10 1 as J Hester allowed 2 hits. Met Rouge exits Legion league per report. West Monroe defeated Bastrop 9 3 behind Works and Aulds with 2 hits each from Aulds Stovall and Baker.
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Ruston
Malone
Delhi
Caldwell
Joyner
Bridges
Smith
Simms
Rayville
Farmerville
O’conner
Jones
O’coner
Antley
Haile
Columbia
Monroe
J. Hester
Kincaid
Southerland
Altick
Welch
Met Rouge
Legion League
Kilpatrick
West Monroe Legion
Bastrop
Works
Aulds
Lady Angel
Rita Cortez
Judy Grable
Miami
Bonita Whitecloud
Tulsa
Okla
Moolah
Bill Barney
West Monroe
Blackjack
Dillon
Barney
McKenzie Sport Shop Wins City League Thriller 4-2
McKenzie Sport Shop toppled winless Longview Equipment 4-2 as McKenzie and Anders defeated Sanders and Coonrod in the opener. Johnson went 2 for 3 and Woods homered. Haddad's beat Spatafora Pharmacy 9-5 with three players at 2 hits. McMullen Pettit and Mann added two hits. Profit led the losers with two. McLeland and Mann won over Danna and Ganna way. Southside vs Westside was unreported.
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McKenzie Sport Shop
Longview Equipment
Haddad’s
Spatafora Pharmacy
McKenzie
Anders
Sanders
Coonrod
Johnson
Woods
Haddad
Spatafora
McMullen
Pettit
Mann
Profit
McLeland
Danna
Gannaway
Southside
Westside
Southside Little Boys League First National takes lead
First National moved into first place in the Southside Little Boys League with a 9-3 victory over Colbert's. Robinson and Johnson led the battery for First National, both going 2 for 3. Hardwick took the loss with 14 strikeouts. In the Northside League Bancroft defeated Power Light 4-3 as Carter and Hummel shut down Turner and Shultz. Worthy led hitters with 9 for 3 and J Green belted a homer. Ceylon to produce storage batteries.
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Northside League
Pulp, Papermakers
Ca Uel i UN Bancroft Industries
People's Loan Sakata Aia Gon la, Power, Light
Southside League
J.C. Steele
Colbert
Hdwr
Ees Yee
Pan-Am
First National
Colbert's
Bancroft
Power
Light
Robinson
Johnson
Hardwick
Griggs
Carter
Hummel
Turner
Shultz
Worthy
J. Green
Bayou DeSiard Hosts Sixth Annual Senior Golf Meet
Entries for the 6th annual Louisiana State Senior Golf Tournament grow as play begins Thursday at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Monroe players led by E. E. Lawson and I. F. Bennett compete with out of town rivals including Joe Aillet La. Tech Ruston Judge Robert Jones Bogalusa Bob Prentice Houma H. H. McCain Hammond and others. Defending champion Al Villegas of New Orleans among late entrants as qualifying runs through Thursday then match play starts Friday through Sunday with starting times posted daily.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
E. E. Lawson
W. F. Shafto
I. F. Bennett
H. L. Woods
C. T. Munholland
Monroe
Joe Aillet
la. Tech
Ruston
Robert Jones
Bogalusa
Bob Prentice
Miteff Faces Baker After Besmanoff Win
Unbeaten Argentine heavyweight Alex Miteff, 203 1 2 pounds, tops Besmanoff of Germany by unanimous decision in a TV 10 rounder at St Nick’s. He set up a 10 round bout with former contender Bob Baker of Pittsburgh at St Nick’s. Miteff earned his ninth straight win while Besmanoff bled from both eyes and nose.
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New York
Alex Miteff
Argentina
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
St. Nicholas Arena
Miteff
Is Besmanoff
Germany
St. Nick's
Besmanoff
Harris and Pastrano to Clash in Houston Tonight
In Houston Harris and Pastrano prepare for a 10 round heavyweight bout likely to crown the chief challenger to Floyd Patterson. Pastrano risks a rematch clause if defeated while Patterson defends July 29 in Texas against Hurricane Jackson.
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Houston
Tex
Roy Harris
Willie Pastrano
Loluseulh
Hassle
Floyd Patterson
Hurricane Jackson
Aneric
Texas
Spring Hill Beats Ruston 7-3 Behind Schuler Sisk Hits
Glynn Schuler and Pat Sisk starred as Spring Hill earned a 7-3 win over Ruston on Monday. Melvin Price pitched eight hits allowed while Spring Hill collected five hits.
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Ruston
Glynn Schuler
Pat Sisk
Springhill
Melvin Price
Local Baseball Scores From The Southern New Orleans Region
In a 7 to 3 win for Springhill over Ruston, Price pitched a complete game for Springhill while J W Mercer started for Ruston. Springhill led early and held Ruston scoreless in several innings as Ruston committed two errors to Springhill's none.
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Schuler
Sisk
Jim Montgomery
Wade Little
Scott
George Moore
Ruston
Springhill
Springiil
Vruseon
Cortez Captures Arena Featuring Women’s Bout at Gus Kallio’s
Rita Cortez of Mexico City outlasted four rivals to win the featured event before an arena crowd of about 1500. Frank Hurley and George Curtis fought to a draw in the State wrestling championship after sixty minutes.
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Rita Cortez
Mexico City
Gus Kallio
Frank Hurley
George Curtis
Curtis
Hurley
California Bears Meet Iowa State In College World Series Night
California faces its fourth round test against Iowa State while Penn State meets Notre Dame in a rematch. California pitcher Kin Elliott allowed two hits as the Golden Bears won 8 0 over Penn State, Tom Palma homered and added a single.
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Omaha
Neb
California
Golden Bears
Iowa State
Penn State
Notre Dame
Nittany Lions
Lions
Musial Extends Iron Man Streak to 822nd Game
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is set to equal Gus Suhr's NL consecutive games record at 822. The famed star has logged 821 games in 1952 and 1953, missing only one late 1951 game, while piling up extra-base hits and run-producing totals despite injuries and positional changes.
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Philadelphia
Stan Musial
Gus Suhr
St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Donora
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Local Recreation Softball Then Junior League Highlights
A busy night of league play includes Church C and Senior divisions with multiple games at Stone Avenue Memorial Methodist Cypress and West Monroe. Trinity Baptist routed Browns ville Baptist 30 to 0 as Perkins and Chapman starred. Latter-day Saints beat Central Baptist 10 7 led by Collister. Monroe Bricks Warner no hit Van Olds 4 3 as Gayne led with 2 for 3 and United Gas defeated La Plumbing 5 4 with Walton 3 for 3.
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Stone Avenue
Good Hope
Missouri Pacific
Memorial Methodist
Sterlington
Sherrouse
Cypress
Christian
West Monroe
Trinity Baptist
Brownsville Baptist
Perkins
Chapman
Smith
Diamond
Hart
Latter - Day Saints
Central Baptist
Hudnall
Collister
Johnson
Newman
Monroe
Warner
van Olds
United Gas
la. Plumbing
Gayne
Monroe Brick
Cole
Worley
Brister
Marx
Walton
Headlee
George
United
Hurler
Northside League
Gas Clothing
Isso
Latter - Day Saints Or
Police Department
Stone Avenue Methodist
Sterlington Baptist Louisiana Plumbing Am Good Hope Baptist
van Olds - Cadillac
Notre Dame Dominates Texas 9–0 in World Series
Notre Dame defeats Texas 9 to 0 in a second round game of the NCAA World Series as Texas is eliminated. Iowa State and Connecticut also faced elimination in their rounds with Conn. losing in a subsequent game. Manila experts say the Philippines has a relatively bright immediate economic outlook.
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Notre Dame
Texas
Iowa State
Connecticutt
Conn
Manila
Philippines
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Bob Buhl
Ed Mathews
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Bayou DeSiard
Baker
Sam Houston Ppnalen
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Pastrano
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Tee Bastrop
Sanoosed
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Homer
Minden
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Gebhard
Thacker
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Sprankle
Bowman
Howe
Dotterer
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Lary
Rieder
Rivich
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Taylor
College
Righthender Kin Elliott
Chuck Symeon
Jim Kudlinski
Town State
Connecticut
Elliott
Tom Palma
Sunny Brook
Kentuck
Sunny Brook, Bourbon
OLD Sunny Brook Company
Louisville
National Distillers Products Corporation
Kentucky
Iron Man
Spalafora Grocery
Hot Rocks
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Lennon Motors
the Palace
Klic
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Desiard
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