Home Teams Struggle At Home In 1940s Baseball
Major league clubs again head on the road as home fields prove weak for most teams. Only the New York Giants boast a winning home record, while Brooklyn trails. Cleveland and Chicago show strong overall marks with robust home stands on tap, as pennant contenders pursue early season momentum.
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Ben Phlegar
New York Giants
Giants
Palo Grounds
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Milwaukee
Braves
Cincinnati Redlegs
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Indians
Washington
Boston
Bill Henry
Jom Herrin
Tom Brewer
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Hank Sauer
Ralph Kiner
Cubs
Yankees
Baltimore
Detroit
St. Louie
Bastrop Legion Juniors Blank Rayville 14 to 0
Bastrop Legion Juniors blanked Rayville 14 to 0 in Rayville Louisiana as Bob Loftin threw a one hitter. Don Hough produced Rayville's only safety on a first pitch in the first inning. Bastrap’s John Stortment went four for four with a double and a triple. Pitcher Lattin contributed on the mound.
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Rayville
Bastrop Legion
Bob Loftin
Don Hough
Loftin
Bastrap
John Storment
Lattin
Parks Jinx To Most National League Teams All Star Poll
P Orestes Minoso led a four man Chicago White Sox contingent in the opening All Star poll with 1328 votes for an American League outfield spot. Teammates Ferris Fain Nelson Fox and George Kell also led their positions while Stan Musial topped the NL with 1240 ballots.
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Chicago
Orestes Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Minoso
Ferris Fain
Nelson Fox
George Kell
All-Star Ballot Featured for Morning World Readers
Morning World and News-Star readers are invited to vote in an all-star poll by mailing two league selections to the Sports Department at News-Star-World in Monroe Louisiana. Excludes pitchers and asks for preferences from the readers.
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Pick Your Stars
Morning World
News-Star
News-Star — World
Monroe
Baseball Polls Point to Starters for Cleveland Game
The annual starting lineup poll names leaders across positions with tallies for the American and National Leagues for the game in Cleveland on July 13. Voting runs to midnight July 3, with players such as Kluszewski and Banks among top selections.
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Cleveland
Leading Bastrop striker posts two for five including dotbie
Bob's catcher faced Bastrop as the leading striker went two for five with a dotbie. O'Connor and Colson swapped pitching and catching duties for Raveile in the altered lineup.
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Bastrop
Dotbie
Bill Loftin
Bob
O'Connor
Colson
Raveile
Baseball score and play-by-play notes from Cleveland, Boston game
Cleveland 012 080 004 run total 19 Boston 010 010 000 12. Key hits include Lemon Wertz Doby and Owen with multiple RBI laps. Pitchers referenced include Henry Lemon and Herrin with notable RBI from Regalador and Strickland. Fielding notes show double plays and errors scattered across innings.
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Pth
Ceneoie
Herrin
Cleveland
Boston Ann
Boling
RBI
Lemon Llaun
Nariessi
Henry Fyun
Brewer
Narieski
Henry
Hap
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Regalador
Lemon
Grieve
Grieve, Berry
Runge
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Strickland
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Hepan
Ve Beers Lemon BP
Eae Narieak
Peenee
Boston Abrhoa Pier Ais R . Sae
Goodman ‘Tt
Aie
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Ewes Lepeiu Bolle
Halton
Perres
Owen
Hensy
P Wena
Maxwell
Recreation Softball Schedule for Today
Today's games list two matchups: Jaycees versus Exchange Club at Brarkdull field at 8 pm, and Progressive Men versus W M Lions at Sherrouse field at 8 pm. Only these games are on the schedule.
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Brarkdull
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Allions
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AON
M. Lions
Memorial Methodist Versus Temple Baptist Showdown
Sherrouse hosts a 6 p.m. matchup as Memorial Methodist faces Temple Baptist. The Red Shield and L. T. teams also play at 6 p.m. with L. T. and Red Shield meeting for the evening schedule.
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LL. Temple
Memorial Methodist
Temple Baptist
Sherrouse
Red Shield
L. T
Temple Baptist Beats St. Matthew’s 18 7 In Baseball Game
Temple Baptist defeated St. Matthew’s 18 to 7 as Mullins and Posey pitched for Temple Baptist. Wyatt and Whittington caught. Danna and Breard were the St. Matthew’s battery. Eppinette Awl Mills and Wyatt led Temple Baptist hitters. Youngblood Bigger led St. Matthew’s hitters.
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Temple
St. Matthew’s
Wyatt
Whittington
Danna and
Breard
Eppinette
Awl
Mills
Youngblood
Bigger
St. Matthew's Batlers
Mangham Nipped 14-6 by West Monroe Juniors
West Monroe Juniors routed Mangham Juniors 14-6 in a District Five game. West Monroe used 16 players and five pitchers led by George Fruge, while Mangham’s Mock hit a grand slam in the fifth. Huckabay and Watson starred for West Monroe with multiple hits.
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West Monroe American Legion
Oneco Sales
Dennis Fields
Robert Harris
Richard Mitchell
James Mack
Chubby Johnston
Jackie Norman
Gary Huckabay
Oneco
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Richard Watson
Lou Scarborough
George Fruge
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Mock
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Fruge
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Fruge Iy
Lee Beds
Lmork
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Teras League Scores and Player Highlights Across Cities
In Dallas Shreveport JOU posted a decisive 14 point win as Scantlebury Gibson and Bagwell led with key baskets while Fort Worth and Beaumont posted tight losses. Oklahoma City and Tulsa showcased mixed results with Groth Olsen and Cash contributing, and Houston's Camp Bokelmann and Jadwin led a high scoring effort in a narrow defeat.
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Shreveport Jou
Scantlebury
Gibson
Bagwell
Martin
Jacobs
Piercy
Fred Martin
J. W. Jones
Berg Captures Medalist Honors at Western Open
Patty Berg shot 36-34-70 at Glen Flora Country Club to set a course record and win medalist honors at the Women’s Western Open. She birdied the last three holes, finished five under par, and leads a field of about 100 players into the 32-player match play. Berg seeks a fifth Western Open title.
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Waukegan
Patty Berg
Patty Jed
Glen Flora Country Club
Minneapolis
St. Andrews
Ill
Beverly Hanson
India
Calif
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Hetty Mackinnon
Dallas
Snider Tops NL Batting Amid Week of Power Hits
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers leads the National League with a .378 average after a week that featured five doubles a triple and three home runs. Stan Musial and Ray Jablonski remain close behind as Robinson slips from first. In the American League Bobby Avila and Al Rosen miss action with injuries while Rosen leads homers and Minoso tops RBI.
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Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Stan Musial
Ray Jablonski
St. Louis Cardinals
Snider
Musial
Jablonski
Robinson
Philadelphia
Granny Hamner
Don Mueller
Giants
Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians
al Rosen
Avila
Rosen
Detroit
Frank House
Minnie Minoso
White Sox
Chicago
Nellie Fox
Washington
Jim Busby
Baltimore
Vern Stephens
Minoso
RBI
Palace vs Olcoit Motors and KLIC vs Lennon Motors
Evening auto racing card features Palace challenging Olcoit Motors at 5 pm and KLIC meeting Lennon Motors at 6 30 pm. Events set for local track with two headline heat races and competitive showdowns.
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Games Palace
Olcoit Motors
Klic
Lennon Motors
Sunday Football Scores From Local Games
Sunday results show Eros defeating Breland’s Curb Market 10 to 10 while Union Farish Trade School beat Neal’s Store 3 to 16. West Monroe won 7 to 4 over Swartz, and Farmerville topped Neal’s Store 3 to 16.
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Antley
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George
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Ros
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An Crowell
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Union Farish Trade School
Neal's Store
Reed Refrigeration Tops Northside Standings Tie
Reed Refrigeration tied for first in Northside standings by shutting out Gay Clothing on Slade's no hitter. Catcher Henry led behind the plate. Haynes and Embanato played for Gays. McMullin went 3 for 3 with two doubles as Esso Dealers fell 28 runs to United Gas, where Mims went 3 for 4. Fontana led United with four hits in six, including a double.
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Northside
Slade
Henry
Haynes
Embanato
McMullin
Esso Dealers
United Gas
Mims
Fontana
United Battery
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Spatafora
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Southern Association games wrap in extra innings and shutouts
Little Rock split with New Orleans in a suspended opener that reached 10 innings with a 2 1 score. Second game saw Little Rock win 11 to 0. Other highlights include Birmingham and Birmingham’s 9 1 win over Chattanooga and Nashville routing Atlanta 18 5. Memphis edged Mobile 7 6.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Ciesielski
Phillips
Face
Kravitz
Bunning
Raydon
Anderson
Wolfe
Aetna France Co Promotes Bul-Payer Plan
Local residents learn the Bul-Payer plan from Aetna France Co. Bills are paid immediately with one monthly payment at one place. Cash loans from 50 to 1000 are available on signature. Visit or call the office at 204 N 2nd Street, phone 3-6634 for details.
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Aetna France Co
Aetna
N. 2Nd Street
Costa Beats Ortiz In Ten Round Featherweight Win
Carmelo Costa a 20 year old undefeated Brooklyn featherweight scored a clear decision over Baby Ortiz in a 10 round main bout at Eastern Parkway. Ortiz weighed 128 pounds Costa 128. The crowd watched Costa secure a decisive victory over the No 1 title contender.
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Costa
ORITZ
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carmelo
Chubby
Chief Fargo Dusek Cronin In Tag Tonight
The mat bad boy Big Boy Cronin returns to Kallie's tonight pairing with Danny Dusek in a tag against Indian Chief Apache and Jackie Fargo. The bout features foul tactics and technical holds as the rivals clash in a highly anticipated main event with Fargo and Cronin’s teams expected to produce a crowd-pleasing, action packed match.
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Big Boy
Cronin
Kallie
Danny Dusek
Indian Chief Apache
Jackie Fargo
Cross
Apache
Chief
Fargo
Dusek
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