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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1954

Page

6

Oilers Rally to Take Series Finale Over Sports 6–1

After seven scoreless innings the El Dorado Oilers broke through Twin Cities' defense in the eighth inning scoring four runs on four hits and two ninth inning tallies to beat the Sports 6 to 1. Bill Brightwell pitched well for the Oilers while Miles McWilliams held the Oilers to two hits through seven but the eighth inning unravelled the game.

el Dorado Oilers Miles McWilliams Twin Cities McWilliams Oilers Bill Brightwell Brightwell Bill Carr Gary Anderson Bright Dorado Bilo Rogers Eeaheane Walenga Forbes Marinkovich Flores Seuee Fontana iNorden iChetta O Os Lninsel Dases lHerzog Tee Ae P Eee Sullivan Peete Dorado Bb— Brightwell SOQ Chetta U — ‘Lipp Behrens Paul Richards Detroit New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia St Louis Phils Robin Roberts Chicago Pittsburgh Cleveland Senators Frank Shea Vic Wertz Wally Westlake Washington Early Wynn Mickey Vernon Gus Zernial Eddie Joost Athletics Bill Wilson Baltimore Orioles Yankees New York George Zaverink Red Sox Giants Redlegs J. Wilson Braves Dodgers Wilson Roberts Nel Ennis Bobby Morgan Gerry Staley Joe Presko Cardinals Bill Sarni Red Schoendienst Stan Musial Ray Jablonski

Twin Cities Sports Hit Six Day Road Trip Schedule

The Twin Cities Sports depart for a six day road trip with a return to Legion Memorial Stadium next Thursday night against the Greenville Bucks. Manager Ed Head has the team in Hot Springs tonight for the opener of a three game set and finishes with three games at El Dorado.

Twin Cities Legion Memorial Stadium Greenville Bucks Ed Head Hot Springs el Dorado

Decisive Eighth Inning Pushs Anderson to Win

In a tense game the Oilers pull away in the eighth as Anderson scores on a Brightwell lick finishing McWilliams with one out. Sullivan walks Bile then uncorks a bases loaded jam before a late rally by the Sports.

Anderson Heck Carr Bobby Scott Brightwell McWillams John Sullivan Gene C. Bile Buck Rogers Partisans Sullivan Frank Walenga Pel Austin Austin Herman Norzos Jim Nissel Bile Nissel Luke Tucker Scott Herzog Tucker Oilers C. J. Fontana Paul Flores McWilliams

Baseball scores and pitching notes from southern league games

Box score style recap shows Mobile beating Chattanooga 2 to 1 in seven innings with Wojey Dabek and Sacka contributing. Atlanta sweeping Memphis 14 to 4 in game one and losing 3 to 2 in game two with Cristante Solt and Rootblatt handling pitching. New Orleans edged Nashville 3 to 5 in a nine inning stretch. Birmingham defeated Little Rock 7 to 1 and 7 to 1 in two games, with Ceccarelli Ferris Nichols Minor and Rozek Ciesielski among the listed players.

Birmingham Little Rock Ceccarelli Ferris Nichols Rozek Ciesielski Southern Association Atlanta Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis Nashville Mobile

Evening League Games Set for Monday Night

Gordon Avenue faces College Place at 8 p.m. Barkdull Faulk hosts Memorial Methodist versus W. M. Methodist at 8 p.m. Peniel meets Trinity at West Monroe at 8 p.m.

Trinity Baptist College Place Gordon Avenue Peniel Baptist Memorial Meth W. M. Methodist Barkdull Faulk Memorial Methodist Sherrouse Peniel Trinity West Monroe

Monroe Baptist Versus Sterlington Baptist Gridiron Showdown

A high school football clash between Monroe Baptist and Sterlington Baptist, under Missouri Pacific officials, scheduled for 8 p.m. kickoff with local spectators expected.

Sterlington Central Baptist Eee Monroe Baptist Temple Baptist Monroe Baptist Sterlington Baptist Missouri Pacific

Yesterday's Results Red Willett 14 Red Shield 3

Red Willett defeated Red Shield 14 to 3 in yesterday's matchup. Willett offense controlled the game with multiple scoring drives and strong defense limiting Shield to a single score.

Willett

Haddad's vs Phi Kappa and Delta Sigma Versus Columbian Squires

Basketball schedule lists Haddad's facing Phi Kappa and Delta Sigma meeting Columbian Squires at Missouri Pacific with both games set for 6 p.m. Readiness and venue details are limited.

Haddad's Phi Kappa Barkdull Delta Sigma Columbian Squires Missouri Pacific

Chisox Holdoff Yankees in Four Game Set Start

Baseball roundup notes the Chicago White Sox facing the New York Yankees in a four game series with both teams aiming to rebound. Indians extend lead while Boston slides as pennant hopes hinge on key late season clashes.

Ben Phlegar Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Champs Yanks Chicago Cleveland Yankees White Sox Indians Boston Red Sox New York

El Dorado Triumphs Over Twin Cities In Final

El Dorado defeats Twin Cities 6 to 1 in a decisive game. Greenville tops Meridian 7 to 1. Pine Bluff outscored Hot Springs 16 to 10 in another matchup.

Greenville Meridian Pine Bluff Hot Springs

Twin Cities Matchups At Hot Springs Greenville

Twin Cities face Hot Springs El Dorado meets Greenville Pine Bluff collides with Meridian in a set of regional games. Published schedule hints at multiple street games across venues.

Baseball scores and a rain ruled game postponed

The scoreline lists New York defeating Cincinnati 2 to 1 and Milwaukee beating Brooklyn 6 to 4 while Philadelphia edges St. Louis 3 to 2. Chicago at Pittsburgh was postponed due to rain after 15 innings.

Baseball matchups listed for tonight across four games

Chicago at Brooklyn features Hacker against Newcombe for Brooklyn. St Louis visits New York with Haddix opposing Maglie. Cincinnati plays Philadelphia with Valentine facing Simmons. Milwaukee travels to Pittsburgh with Spahn meeting Law.

Chicago Brooklyn Hacker Newcombe St. Louis New York Haddix Maglie Cincinnati Philadelphia Valentine Simmons Milwaukee Pittsburgh Spahn Law

Baseball Scoreboard Roundup From Yesterday

Yesterday’s games yielded Chicago 6 over Philadelphia 4, Detroit 2 over Boston 1, Cleveland 6 over Washington 4, and New York 9 over Baltimore 2, with results highlighting offense and pitching surges across the league.

Late Night Pro Baseball Matchups Across Four Cities

New York faces Chicago with Jopat and Byrd in the rotation while Truck eyes a 9-3 mark. Philadelphia meets Detroit as Portocarerro opposes Hoeft. Boston challenges Cleveland with Sullivan against Garcia. Washington plays Baltimore as Porterfield meets Kretlow.

New York Chicago Jopat Byrd Truck Philadelphia Detroit Portocarerro Hoeft Boston Cleveland Sullivan Garcia Washington Baltimore Porterfield Kretlow

Regional Scores Summary From Tuesday Night Games

Shreveport defeated Fort Worth 4 to 2 Beaumont beat Dallas 4 to 1 Oklahoma City won over Houston 6 to 4 San Antonio overcame Tulsa 4 to 2

Texas grid matchups listed for several cities

Dallas plays Beaumont Fort Worth faces Shreveport Oklahoma City meets Houston Tulsa hosts San Antonio in a schedule snippet showing two selections per pairing.

Baseball scores from the weeknights across cities

Scores show Little Rock 7 Birmingham 1 Mobile 2 Chatanooga 1 Nashville 5 New Orleans 3 in 10 innings Atlanta 3 Memphis 1 Atlanta 3 Memphis 1.

Little Rock Birmingham Mobile Chatanooga Nashville New Orleans Atlanta Memphis

Mobile at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock

College football schedule note lists games with Mobile visiting Chattanooga and Birmingham at Little Rock as two matchups on the slate.

Louisiana Prep Scoreboard Rundown

Crowley 10 Port Arthur 6 and Alexandria 6 Lafayette 1 Lake Charles 10 Thibodaux New Iberia 9 Baton Rouge Lafayette at Alexandria New Iberia at Baton Rouge Port Arthur at Crowley Texas City at Lake Charles.

Evangeline League New Iberia Crowley Ee Aene Port Arthur Alexandria Coceane Lake Charles xThibodaux Ee Ewe Baton Rouge Lafayette Texas City Crowley Alexandria Thibodaux

Local League Scores Report Card

United Gas 18, Gay Clothing 0 Esso Dealers 4 Reed Refrigeration 3. Scores show dominant offenses and lopsided results across teams. Team names indicate industrial sponsors and local businesses competing in a community league.

Esso Occon Reed Refrig United Gas E United Gas Reed

Esso Extends Lead In Northside League With 4 3 Win

Esso edged Reed 4 3 to widen its first place margin in the Northside League. Mims and Schreader teamed as the winning battery while Worley and Henry took the loss. Schreader led Esso hitters at 2 for 4 and Worley was 2 for 3 for Reed. United shut out Gay Clothing 18 0 as L Causey pitched and Williams caught. Cage went 4 for 4 for United and Haynes 2 for 2 for Gay Clothing.

Esso Reed Mims Schreader Ronald Worley Henry Worley United Gay L. Causey Williams Wroten Embanato Cage Haynes

Reds and Braves Clash at Neville Field at 5 PM

The schedule lists Reds versus Braves at Neville Field at 5 p.m. and Cubs against Tigers at Northeast at 5 p.m. Both games set for this evening with local venues hosting the matchups.

Reds Braves Neville Cubs Tigers Northeast

Gray rediscovered 14 year old eyeglasses in woods

Alvernie E. Gray, 69, resumed wearing his old gold rimmed glasses found by his son Foster along a woodland cart road where they had lain since Gray lost them 14 years ago while chopping wood. He loaned his new pair to a neighbor.

Orland Alvernie E. Gray Foster Gray

Man of the Week Promises Quick Cash at Aetna Finance

Aetna Finance Co. manager is named man of the week for offering fast cash to callers and passersby. He invites locals and nearby towns to apply for 30 to 1000 dollars with promises of cash in minutes, with options for larger sums via signatures and plans. The contact is 204 N. 2nd, hours and phone 3-6634.

Aetna Mney Aetna Finance Co

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