Gene Low High In Skeet Shoot At Monroe Skeet Club
Gene Low from Shreveport led a skeet meet at Monroe Skeet Club, posting 49 of 50. Glen Anderson was runner-up with 47, Mike Smith third with 45, and a large field competed despite rain while Range Manager J B Thoman hosted.
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Monroe
Gene Low
Shreveport
J. B. Thoman
Mike
Smith
Anderson
Jim Cox
S. A. Collins
A. M. Wills
T. O
Toby” Bancroft
Speed Bancroft
M. Harrell
Charles Marx
Red Graves
Mike Smith
Sid Lancaster
S. K. Bernheim
Sid Willliams
Frank Rizzo
Dr. Hunter
Thoman
Red Sox Trade Masterson for Harris and Mele
Boston owner Tom Yawkey swung a cash backed deal sending 29 year old Walt Masterson to the Washington Senators in exchange for lefty Mickey Harris and outfielder Sam Mele. The move comes as the Red Sox pitching staff has faltered for a third time this season.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Walt Masterson
Mickey Harris
Sam Mele
West Monroe Midget Softball Opens Season With Wins
The West Monroe Midget Softball League opened its summer campaign yesterday with Memorial Presbyterian beating the Cardinals 3 to 2 and Kiwanis routing Recreation 15 to 9. Kincade and Duncan hit triples to back Brassett and Ferguson for Kiwanis, while Grantham and Gamill were the Recreation battery.
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West Monroe
Memorial Presbyterian
Kiwanis
Presbyterians
Cardinals
Recreation
Kincade
Duncan
Brassett and
Laye Mack and Parker Williams Set for Tag Scramble Tonight
A four man tag team match headlines Gus Kallio's Arena show with Charlie Laye and Paddy Mack facing Eddie Williams and Allen Parker. Laye seeks a reliable partner after Belkas departure while Parker and Laye square off in a planned showdown. The opener features two one fall scrambles leading to a 90 minute two fall main event.
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Charlie Laye
Paddy Mack
Eddie Williams
Allen
Sailor” Parker
Gus Kallio
Laye
Knoxville
Tenn
Mack
Boston
Handsome Eddie
Parker
United States Navy
Chris Belkas
Belkas
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Schroeder and Brough Top Seeded for Wimbledon
In London on June 14 Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta California and Louise Brough of Beverly Hills California were named the No 1 seeds in the singles for Wimbledon starting next Monday. Bob Falkenburg the current champion is No 4. Other top men include Pancho Gonzales Frank Parker Jack Bromwich Jaroslav Drobny Eric Sturgess and Frank Sedgman. In women's singles Margaret Osborne DuPont Pat Canning Todd and Gertrude Moran are top seeds. Schroeder and Gardnar Mulloy lead the doubles while Brough and DuPont head the women's doubles seedings.
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London
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Wimbledon
Bob Falkenburg
Hollywood
Pancho Gonzales
Lchroeder
Frank Parker
Jack Bromwich
Australia
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
Frank Sedgman
Margaret Osborne DuPont
Bellevue
Del
Pat Canning Todd
la Jolla
Gertrude Moran
Santa Monica
Tribe Takes Exhibition From Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland defeats Brooklyn 3 2 in an Amateur Day exhibition. Rookie Roberto Avila scored the winning run in the eighth on Ken Keltner’s double as both teams used mostly reserves for the charity game at Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Roberto Avila
Ken Keltner
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alaska bachelor seeks Texas bride in Orange War veteran ad
Harold Ames, a 40 year old Alaska World War Two veteran and electrician near Anchorage, writes from Mountain View seeking a warm hearted Texas girl to marry. He praises Texas girls and recalls six weeks in Orange while in the Navy, asking the Orange Leader to help find an Alaskan bride. He owns a home, has a good job, and wants a wife to greet him at the door. Labor Conquers All is Oklahoma's motto.
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Tex
Alaska
Texas
Harold Ames
Mountain View
Anchorage
Ames
Orange Leader
Monroe West Monroe Juniors Defeat Ruston In West Monroe
In the West League race for the American Legion Junior championship Monroe West Monroe Juniors beat Ruston 5 to 3 at Cloyd diamond West Monroe. Whetstone carried a no hitter into the sixth before relief and a rain delay, final line 6 2 3 with two runs allowed. Ruston’s Edminston had two hits, while Choate and Whetstone each had two for the winners. Local club to face Rasville at Cloyd's Park tomorrow afternoon.
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Ruston Club
West Monroe
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O. O. Cloyd
Whetstone
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Edminston
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Rasville
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Bears trade Layne to New York Bulldogs for cash and players
Chicago Bears send quarterback Bobby Layne to the New York Bulldogs for cash and two players. Bulldogs owner Ted Collins calls the deal the biggest in National League history as Layne joins to help battle the Brooklyn New York club. Layne played for Texas Longhorns, leading them to two Southwest Conference titles and excelling in baseball with a 26–0 record.
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Bobby Layne
New York Bulldogs
Ted Collins
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Polo Grounds
Boston
Layne
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Historic swaps and scores surface in sports mirror
Today a year ago Connie Mack fired Nelson Potter and released Bill Dietrich. Three years ago Ben Hogan and Vic Ghezzi led halfway at the U S Open with 140. Five years ago Henry Armstrong stopped Al Davis in Madison Square Garden. Ten years ago Cleveland traded Earl Averill to Detroit for Harry Lisentat and cash. New York Long Island Suffolk is the nation’s top duck producer.
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Associated Press
Connie Mack
Nelson Potter
Bill Dietrich
Ben Hogan
Vic Ghezzi
Henry Armstrong
al Davis
Madison Square Garden
Cleveland Indians
Earl Averill
Detroit Tigers
Harry Lisentat
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Standings and schedule from regional baseball night games
The standings list Brooklyn versus St Louis and New York versus Cincinnati with night games, plus Boston at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago. Score notes show Natchez 0 at Clarksdale 9 and Greenwood 1 at El Dorado 0 with Greenville at Hot Springs 1. Today’s games include Helena at Pine Bluff, Greenville at Hot Springs, El Dorado at Greenwood and Natchez at Clarksdale.
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Night baseball slate with mixed cities and teams
No daytime games. Chicago visits New York at night followed by St. Louis at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston. Also Tallulah travels to Lake Providence and LaSalle faces La.Ark while Sox play at Jones with only games scheduled.
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Recreation League schedule at Sherrouse and Missouri Pacific
The Hep Cats play M A A at 7 p m at Sherrouse, followed by Lucky P against Independents at 8 30 p m at Sherrouse. Slagle Johnson meets W O W at 6 p m on Missouri Pacific.
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Independents
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Monroe Auto Auction
Qouachita Tractor Independents
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Monros Furniture 22 Pete's 0 football scoreline
Spatafora's 15 and Faulk Collier 10 contributed to the 22 point win over Pete's 0 as Memorial Methodists 0 shutout Faulk-Collier 10 and McVay 7.
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Monros Furniture
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Coleman vs Red Shield shows little action near Rec Field
Red Shield Club earned a tie for third in Junior Softball by beating West Monroe 10 to 8 behind Bates five hits. Marzula doubled and Marionneaux tripled for Red Shield. Eppinette had two for West Monroe. Cunningham caught, West Monroe battery Fox Coaker Fleming. Faulk-Collier Movers stayed dominant in Midget National League by-winning 10 to 0 on Kalil no hit pitching. Waddell Reeves Kalil had two hits. Spatafora’s Grocery won 15 to 7. Monroe Furniture routed Pete’s Conoco 22 to 0 as Sampagnaro homered and tripled. Batteries noted.
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Rec
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Bates
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Fox
Coaker
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Tony Kalil
Waddell
Reeves
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Seiler
May
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Monroe Furniture
Pete
Conoco
Johnny Sampagnaro
Pohlman
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F. Jungina
Shotzer
McVay
Auten
Local matchups listed for Louisiana towns
Listing of basketball pairings includes Lafayette at Alexandria New Iberia at Abbeville Hammond at Houma and Thibodaux at Baton Rouge.
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Lafayette
Alexandria
Thibodaux
Baton Rouge
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Hammond
Evangeline League
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Giants Fall Further as Dodgers Lead In NL Race
New York Giants slide from first to fifth in the National League, five games behind the Dodgers, amid a season of churn including managerial shakeups and trades. Yankees' edge tightens. other notes cover minor league movements, college playoffs, and emerging stars in various sports.
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New York Giants
Mel Ott
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Giants
Dodgers
Yankees
Tuero Behrens Reach Blue Gray Finals In Tennis
In Montgomery on June 14 Jack Tuero of New Orleans and Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale advanced to the Blue Gray final. Eleanor Shaw upset Ewing McAlester to win the women’s title 8 6 6 4. Robin Hippenstiel and Tom Molloy claimed the doubles crown 7 5 7 5. Rain delayed play, with Tuero defeating Joe Davis 6 4 6 1 in the semifinal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Buddy Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Eleanor Shaw
Maxwell Field
Ewing McAlester
Chattanooga
Miss McAlester
Robin Hippenstiel
Washington
D. C
Tom Molloy
Leslie Longshore
Anniston
Wade Herren
Birmingham
Tucro
Tulane
Joe Davis
Nashville
Southeastern League matchups listed for Friday fixtures
Anniston hosts Jackson while Gadsden visits Vicksburg and Montgomery meets Meridian Selma plays Pensacola in the Southeastern League lineup. The piece also notes Oklahoma is 22nd in U S population per the 1949 census.
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Jackson
Gadsden
Vicksburg
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Selma
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United States
Optimist Opposes West Monroe Lions at Rec Field
West Monroe hosts a slate of youth and community games with Optimist facing West Monroe Lions at Rec Field, Jaycees meeting Exchange, and Kiwanis clubs from West Monroe and Monroe competing in a pair of local matchups.
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Vo Ann Exchange Club
Optimist
West Monroe Lions
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Wagering, Winners Mark Queens Handi Cap Crowd
Three Rings wins Queens County Handi cap at Belmont Park in 1:472.5 over a mile and a sixteenth, Ted Atkinson aboard. Conniver takes second by a neck as Blue Border, Manyunk, and Three Pots place in other races. crowd around 21,206.
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Three Rings
Ted Atkinson
Conniver
Buy Juice
Blue Border
Delaware Park
Manyunk
Three Pots
French net stars upset Czechs 3 2 in Davis Cup QF
France defeated Czechoslovakia 3-2 to reach the European Davis Cup semifinals against Hungary. Marcel Bernard beat Jaroslav Drobny in the opening singles and later defeated Vladimir Cernik 6-4 6-2 6-1 to clinch the tie.
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France
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Hungary
Frencmen
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Marcel Bernard
Jaroslav Drobny
Vladimir Cernik
Southeastern League El Dorado and Meridian Scores
In a Southeastern League matchup El Dorado beat Meridian 27 to 14 with runs by McClure Pardue May and Bare ford. First game featured close innings with Montgomery and Jackson pitching for El Dorado and Meridian, Demoran Avers Pobiak Bloomer McCreight contributing offensively. the second game went to 13 innings with Jackson Johnson Woodward Thrasher Lorino Moses Jouln and Lewis listed among players.
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Avers
Pobiak
Bloomer
McCreight
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Jackson
Johnson
Woodward
Thrasher
Lorino
Moses
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Lewis
Catton States League Names Players Amid Confusion
In Catton State League notes for Natchez and Clarksdale reference are unclear. The piece lists players Rodd Mormino Bandorh Burns and Lybrand while noting catgut used for violin strings and surgical sutures is not from cats but from sheep per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Clarksdale
Rodd
Mormino
Bandorh
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