Docusen Vies for Welter Crown Against Robinson
Bernard Docusen of New Orleans challenges Sugar Ray Robinson for the welterweight title at Comiskey Park. The 21 year old challenger, known for decision wins and a strong finish, seeks to derail Robinson who has lost once in 88 bouts. Docusen’s age and untested film contrasted with Robinson’s hall of fame resume.
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Chicago
Lean
Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Sugar Ray Robinson
Comiskey Park
Docusen
Joe Louis
Tony Zale
Jersey Joe Walcott
Gus Lesnevich
Robinson
Dookusen
National Boxing Association
Joe ‘ Walcott
City League Softball Scores Show Gay Clothing Rally
Gay Clothing rallied to beat the Monroe Red Sox 5 to 3 as Harry Roberts starred with a double, homer, and strong pitching. Square Dealers crushed Perkins Ice 13 to 3 with Ray Garner driving the attack and a key homer by Laurent. Cooperative Dairies edged Cook and Preddy 8 to 7 as James Holley hit two homers and came on to close it. Sears Roebuck defeated Progressive Men's Club 5 to 2 on eight hits led by Kuykendall and Bryant.
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Harry Roberts
Monroe Red Sox
Roberts
Sox
Jack Dyer
Riggins
Dan Pickens
Earl Alpha
Charlie Anderson
Wilbur Smith
Sears
Roebuck
Progressive
Tony Lewis
J. Kuykendall
Nolan Bryant
James Hood
Vincent Sylvester
Nick Savana
Square Dea’ Motors
Ray Garner
Perkins Ice Company
Garner
Laurent
B. J. Sanford
Rodwig
Marshall
Perkins
Eppinette
Smith
Rawls
A. Parker
James H. Holley
Dairies
Cook
Preddy Holley
Charlie Brown
Ralph Marionneaux, Jr
Preddy
Johnson
Brown
Wroten
Pet
Spatafora’s Pharmacy
Gay Clothing Reteeeee
Roebuck Seaneeve
Cooperative Dairies
Cook and Preddy Cteeee Squere
Deal Motors
Perkins Ice Bed
Pegeeee Ll
All-Stars Slate Crossett Battle at Casino Park
The Monroe All-Stars meet the Crossett Millers of Crossett Arkansas Thursday night at 8 o clock at Casino Park. It is the fourth semi pro game of the season for manager Bob Let ter s Stars who beat the Barksle Field Sky Raiders last week but lost to the Ton Rouge Essos and the El Dorado ion Oilers.
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Monroe All-Stars
Millers
Crossett
Ark
Casino Park
Bob Lectter
Barksle Field
Sky Raiders
Ton Rouge Essos
el Dorado Ion Oilers
Twin City Legion Juniors Visit Ruston For Game This Afternoon
Ruston’s Frasier Field hosts the American Legion Junior baseball contest at 3:30 p.m. Coach Pete Medak leads Monroe-West Monroe against Twin City Juniors, aiming for a third win after two prior defeats. Lincoln parish’s squad, led by Coach Larry Fox, seeks a front position in the West League race.
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Ruston
American Legion
Monroe-West Monroe
Pete Medak
Frasier Field
Twin City Boys
Larry Fox
Charm
Lincoln Parish
Farmerville
Ruston Junior Legion Team Tops El Dorado 17 to 2
Ruston’s American Legion Junior baseball club defeated El Dorado Arkansas 17 to 2 in a non-conference tilt as part of a Monroe West Monroe invasion. It was Ruston’s ninth win over non-conference foes and their eleventh win of the season with four losses. Ed Edwards pitched the victory.
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Ruston
Ruston American Legion
Farmerville Faces Jonesboro In Key League Tilt
In Monroe West Monroe and Farmerville battle for league leadership with a Friday game at the Northeast Junior College diamond. The Twin City club hosted a big chicken supper fundraiser at The Rendezvous after a first win, with McCain Richards Motor Company and American Legion officials in attendance.
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Farmerville
Jonesboro
Monroe
McCain-Richards Motor Company
American Legion
Red Shield tops S P O in high scoring league tilt
Red Shield Club overcame an eight run deficit to win 20 to 19 over S P O in a slugfest. Gimler homered twice and doubled, leading Red Shield while Carter had three hits for S P O. West Monroe’s W O W beat S P O 13 to 5 with one hit pitching from Hendrix. Perryville edged Wham 11 to 10 and West Monroe Wildcats defeated White’s Ferry 17 to 7.
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Crew Lake
Sterlington
Lapine
Red Shield
Wildcats
White's Ferry
Perryville
Wham
Shielders
Gimler
Carter
Purdue
Cones
Richards
Bruce
Hendricks
West Monroe
Pahal
Garland
Brunson
Young
West Monroe Wildcats
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Matches Preview
Yesterday's results show no games played. Tonight Chicago faces Boston with Meyer 5-5 against Sain 6-4. Pittsburgh meets New York as Ostermueller 2-1 faces Hartung 4-2, while St Louis plays Philadelphia with Brazie 3-3 opposing Simmons 4-4. Cincinnati meets Brooklyn featuring Wehmeier 5-1 and Taylor 1-2.
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Chicago
Boston
Meyer
Sain
Pittsburgh
New York
Ostermueller
Hartung
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brazie
Simmons
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Wehmeier
Taylor
Sadses Aredes
Wegen
Brooklyn Eee
Night matchup scores and pitchers for four major league games
New York visits Chicago with Em bree facing Wight in a night game. Washington plays St. Louis with Haeiner versus Sanford. Philadelphia hosts Detroit with Coleman squaring off against Houtteman or Hutchinson. Boston travels to Cleveland where Parnell meets Gromek in a night contest.
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Cleveland
Eee Eenenetene
Philadelphia Setee
New York
Chicago
Embree
Wight
Washington
St. Louis
Haeiner
Sanford
Philadelphia
Detroit
Coleman
Houtteman
Local Bay City Scores and Tonight’s Matches
Selma leads Jackson by three as Selma beat Vicksburg and Montgomery edged Jackson. Gadsden, Anniston, and Pensacola all posted small wins with Meridian and Vicksburg also scoring. Dallas notches 11, Houston 3 as Oklahoma City 9, Beaumont 4. Fort Worth 2, Tulsa 4.
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Jackson
Montgomery
Vicksburg
Meridian
Gadsden
Pensacola
Anniston
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
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Tulsa Peewee Eeenneneeserese
San Antonio Eeeeweeeerees
Sahoseedied
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Oklahoma City Dene
Weather and sports schedule notes for region matchups
Rain affected several games with Abbeville at New Iberia and Baton Rouge at Thibodaux among listed pairings. Other entries include Alexandria visiting Lafayette and New Iberia visiting Abbeville with Houma at Hammond and Memphis at Atlanta.
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New Iberia
Rain Houma
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Thibodaux
Rain Alexandria
Lafayette
Alexandria
Houma
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Abbeville Eee Eee Eeerneenre
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Texas League Baseball Statistics Snapshot and Odd Fact
The report lists players and stats for the Texas League with Tatum Tulsa Noren Fort Worth and others leading in batting and pitching. It also notes runs, hits, home runs, stolen bases and RBIs for top performers plus innings pitched and wins. The piece closes with an odd historical note: the potato is native to South America and appeared in North America by the 16th century.
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White
Noren
F W
Dunlap
O. C
Sweeney
Burns
Corona
S. A
Kress
Tatum
Fondy
F. W
Perkowski
Bryant
Alexander
Boyer
South America
North America
Notable sports notes mix in a wide field of names
New York, June 15. Columbia coach Lou Little laments his team’s 98.8 percent pass rate, while other sports tidbits span racing, golf, boxing, coaching schools, and college tennis. Omaha to Wisconsin mentions pepper the column with names such as Meade, Fisher, Swiacki, Brown, Drake, Louis, Walcott, Mack, and Iba.
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Columbia
Lou Little
Lou
Bill Swiacki
Bryan Field
Don Meade
Herb Fisher
Meade
University of Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lincoln
Oklahoma
Sooner
Bruce Drake
Frank Demaree
Red Ruffing
White Sox
Frank
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Chicago
Wisconsin
Clemson College
Hank Iba
Mississippi
Adams State College
Colorado
Minnesota
Washington State
Hank
Recreation Leagues Schedule Features Local Matchups
Red Shield faces L. T. L. at 6 p m with Bark dull Faulk as the referee. W O W plays Exchange Club at 7 39 with Barkdull Faulk officiating.
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Red Shield
Barksdull
Exchange Club
Barkdull
Red Shield Club tops Coleman Construction 15 to 11 in soft ball
Red Shield Club of the Junior Softball League defeated league leader Coleman Construction 15 to 11. Accardo Carter and Sellers had two hits each for Red Shield, while Calhoun Tooke Sims Red Shield Loper Horton Doss pitched. Louisiana Training Institute rallied late to beat Joe F. Smith 15 to 10, with Thompson two hits and McCann three for LTI.
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Red Shield
Coleman Construction Company
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Accardo
Carter
Sellers
Calhoun
Tooke
Sims
Loper
Horton
Doss
Coleman Construction
Louisiana Training Institute
Joe F. Smith
Scroggins
Blanchard
Bayles
Clark
Thompson
Smith
McCann
Mack Waxes Hot After Discharge Of Potter Releasing Of Dietrich
Connie Mack fired pitcher Nelson Potter after a loss to the St Louis Browns and released Bill Dietrich while criticizing both men. The Athletics owner manager, 85, said he made mistakes and will win by trimming players, with Potter absolved of effort by Potter himself and Dietrich requesting release. Potter defended his effort and said Mack overreacted after a clubhouse incident. Dietrich echoed respect for Mack despite the firing.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Nelson Potter
Bill Dietrich
Potter
St. Louis Browns
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Connie
Athletics
Russ Christopher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Mack
Mt. Morris
Detroit
Local Baseball Roundup From Downsville Swartz and More
Sunday results show Downsville 22 Swartz 5 as Downsville climbs to fifth, Clark leads with five hits. Nip and Tuck 19 Eros 2 moves into sole second behind West Monroe Volunteers 13 0 over West Monroe Reds. Calhoun 2 Point 6 Bayles and Hinton combine for six hits pitching. Calhoun 6 Point Red Sox 2. West Monroe Rebels fall 13 0 to Vols with Yossett fanning 12.
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Calhoun
West Monroe Vols
West Monroe Reds
Nip and Tuck
Bros
Bayles
Lucien Hinton
Point Red Sox
Sox
Hinton
J. M. Foster
H. Foster
A. Antley
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F. N. Foster
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Tuck
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Shell
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J. D. Nolan
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Flynn Wallace
D. Salsbury
K. Salsbury
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Lindsey
Golden
O'Neil
E. Long
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West Monroe Rebs
Aoe
Eewees
Downsville Teen
Npglouis Sos Paasedeund Hagas
Swartz Mid
Southeastern Montgomery vs Vicksburg game recap
Scores show Montgomery 6 8 1 Vicksburg 2 4 2. Ferguson Powers Losh Guise Jarmon listed for Gadsden Meridian Brunke Valdes Jackson Boyk Long, Woodward Zielenski Murphy Cash Logomarsino Schu macher Hewlitt Thiel Linden.
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Meridian
Brunke
Valdes
Jackson
Boyk
Long
Woodward
Zielenski
Murphy
Cash
Logomarsino
Schumacher
Hewlitt
Thiel
Linden
Quijano Defends Title Against Whitey Berlier in Houston
Texas Heavyweight Champion Dolph Quijano and challenger Whitey Berlier prepared for a 12 round state title clash at the Houston city auditorium on Tuesday. Quijano from El Paso and Kansas City finished a four round sparring session while Berlier from New Orleans concluded four rounds at a lake resort camp. Weigh in is at 2 p.m. Promoter Jimmie Guest will host the event, with Joe Garcia and Bobby Wilcox appearing in a six round semi final.
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Houston
Texas
Dolph Quijano
Whitey Berlier
Houston City Auditorium
Quijano
el Paso
Kansas City
Sunday Berlier
New Orleans
Jimmie Guest
Joe Garcia
Bobby Wilcox
South ern Trawl Edge Barons in Birmingham
Little Rock Travelers edged the Birmingham Barons 2 1 after a ninth inning rally in Birmingham Alabama on June 15. Mobile beat Nashville 3 1 as Mobiles three run eighth inning cut the league lead to four games.
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Birmingham
Ala
Little Rock Travelers
Birmingham Barons
Little Rock
Livengood
Erantt
Palm
Walters
Mobile
Nashville Vols
Nashville
Wade
Burgess
Hall
Calderone
Sports Mirror looks back at historic golf and baseball moments
Today in sports history details Lew Worsham capturing the U S Open after beating Sam Snead in a playoff at St Louis a missed putt by Snead is noted. Other items recall old trades and NL standings including Ber Chapman to Philadelphia Johnny Peacock, and Johnny Vander Meer’s consecutive no hit games.
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Associated Press
Lew Worsham
St. Louis
Sam Snead
Snead
Brooklyn
Ber Chapman
Philadelphia Phillies
Johnny Peacock
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
New York
Johnny Vander Meer
Dodgers
Rocky Branch Midgets Shut Out Fairbanks 7 to 0
The Rocky Branch Midget Baseball Club defeated Fairbanks 7 to 0 last Friday night behind two hit pitching by Jim Bob Nogan. Four walks, three Fairbanks errors, and six Rocky Branch hits fueled the win. Norman Dudley led Rocky Branch with two safe hits. Batteries: Roberts and Knight for Fairbanks. Nolan and Rick Roan for Rocky Branch.
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Rocky Branch
Fairbanks
Jim Bob Nogan
Norman Dudley
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Knight
Nolan
Rick Roan
Calvert Reserve promotes a milder Manhattan
Max Mintz of Pasadena endorses Calvert Reserve as a smoother choice for cocktails. The blend, 86.8 proof, uses 35 percent straight whiskey and 65 percent grain neutral spirits aged five years or more. Calvert Distillers Corp., New York City, markets this choice blended whiskey.
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Calvert Reserve
Manhattan
Calvert Distillers Corp
Deadline Approaches for Legion Ball Rosters
E B Todd chairman of American Legion Junior baseball for the Fifth District urged clubs across Ferriday Winnsboro Jonesville Columbia Lake Providence Crowville Rayville Bastrop Jonesboro Ruston Farmerville and Monroe West Monroe to file players eligibility papers and birth certificates by Sunday. Clubs within the district must trim rosters to 16 players by tomorrow and Todd will verify lists before submitting them to the state commissioner.
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Todd
Ferriday
Winnsboro
Jonesville
Columbia
Lake Providence
Crowville
Rayville
Bastrop
Jonesboro
Ruston
Farmerville
Monroe-West Monroe
Olla Urania Juniors top Alexandria 7 to 4 in tight win
Olla Urania beat Alexandria Juniors 7 to 4 at Urania. Jimmy King pitched a 3 hit shut after a rough first inning as Schrool and King limited Alexandria to six hits. Prestridge led Olla Urania with two hits while Schrool had two for Alexandria. The win puts Olla Urania in a tie for the Eastern League lead with 3-1 records. Next week they face Colfax twice, at Colfax and at Urania.
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Urania
Olla-Urania American Legion
Alexandria
Jimmy King
Schrool
King
Prestridge
Olla-Urania
Tag Team Tussle Tops Mat Program At Kallie's Arena
Rex Mobley and Jack Curtis meet in a tag team showcase at Kallie’s Arena Walnut Street tonight at 8 30. Harrell and Carlin join Mobley and Curtis in a 90 minute, two fall main event with preliminaries curating the card.
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Kallie’s Arena
Curtis
Harrell
Mobley
Carlin
Rex Mobley
Jack Curtis
Henry Harrell
Memphis
Tenn
Johnny Carlin
Minnesota
Kallie
Texan
Cot ton States League scores and pitching notes
Baseball results from the Cotton States League include Dorado over Helena 15 to 6, Natchez beating Clarksdale 9 to 5, Greenville defeating Hot Springs 8 to 1, with separate lineups listing pitchers and catchers such as Goss, Garmer, Slider, Leonard, Isringhaus, Logan, Parks, Hill, Bullman, Farkas, Martin, Rapacki and Zini.
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Cotton States
Helena
Natchez
Clarksdale
Greenville
Hot Springs
Greenwood
Pine Bluff
Dorado
Goss and
Garmer
Slider
Leonard and
Isringhaus
Farkas
Martin
Rapacki
Zini
Aces Stop Eight-Game Slide With 7-4 Win Over Bulls
In Lafayette Alexandria Aces end an eight game losing streak by defeating the Lafayette Bulls 7-4. Johnson Wagner and R. Smith scored for Alexandria while Owens Souter and Mayles held the field for Lafayette. In Hammond Houma Indians take league lead with a 16-4 rout of the Berries as Lanner Oglesby and Mitchell powered the win.
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Alexandria Aces
Lafayette Bulls
Alexandria
Johnson
Wagner
R. Smith
Owens
Souter
Mayles
Hammond
Houma Indians
Evangeline League
Hammond Berries
Houma
Lanner
Oglesby
Mitchell
C. Harper
Baham
Bruno
Saye
Civic Club League Schedule Shows Local Club Matches
West Monroe Lions meet Exchange Club at 2 p m in West Monroe. Jaycees play Optimists at 8 p m in Missouri Pacific. Monroe Kiwanis face West Monroe Kiwanis at 8 p m in the Rec field.
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West Monroe Lions
Exchange Club
West Monroe
Jaycees
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West Monroe Kiwanis
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Pet
Sdonosrotadeces
Delta League Scores: Bonita, Delhi, Archibald Victors
Delta League action over the weekend featured a 4 3 Bonita win over Beauf River, an 11 inning Delhi 7 6 victory at Archibald, and Oak Grove rout of Lake Providence 22 3 under manager P R Thaxton.
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Delhi
Louisiana Delta Baseball League
Bonita
Beauf River
Archibald
Oak Grove
P. R. Thaxton
Lake Providence
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