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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
7
Left hander Al Brazle shut out the National League leading Boston Braves 1-0 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brazle fanned six batters and added a key defensive out, earning a slim victory on a night of tight pitching.
Today a year ago Bobby Riggs beat Don Budge in five sets to hold the national pro tennis title. Five years ago Whirlaway placed third as Mar Kell won the featured mile at Washington Park Chicago. Ten years ago Joe Louis stopped Max Schmeling in 2 04 of the first round in their second meeting the swiftest heavyweight title fight on record.
Yesterday results show Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 3 and St Louis 1 Boston 0 with New York 13 Cleveland 2 and St Louis 9 Philadelphia 8. Today schedules list Boston at Chicago and Philadelphia at St Louis among others with night matches and pitcher pairings.
Dallas beat Shreveport 8 to 5 and Fort Worth defeated Beaumont 6 to 1. Houston played Oklahoma City in rain, as did San Antonio at Tulsa. Beaumont at Fort Worth and Shreveport at Dallas were listed as matchups.
Mobile at Memphis (2) highlights a slate of football games with matchups listed for Chattanooga versus Birmingham and New Orleans against Little Rock, alongside Mobile hosting Memphis in a paired schedule item.
The Southeastern League lists games: Vicksburg at Selma, Jackson at Montgomery, Meridian at Gadsden, Pensacola at Anniston, Alexandria at New Iberia, Abbeville at Lafayette, Houma at Baton Rouge, Hammond at Thibodaux, plus Helena at Hot Springs, Clarksdale at Pine Bluff, Greenville at Natchez, Greenwood at El Dorado. Baseball scores: Indianapolis 5 Toledo 4, Milwaukee 14 Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 10 St Paul 2. International League results Jersey City 10 Toronto 6, Buffalo 10 Baltimore 4, Montreal 7 Newark 3, Syracuse 4 Rochester 2.
In Big Eight League play Sunday the Ruston Vols rose to second as Dubach beat Sterlington 10 4 to keep first, while Ruston routed Bernice 11 1 with Jimmie Davis and Jack Thigpen homering. Marion defeated the Ros ton Rebels 12 9 as Everett pitched all nine for Marion. Simsboro topped Hodge 13 6 with Pete Cole winning for Simsboro.
Gerry Hixon won low net with 55 aided by a 23 handicap while Billy McDonald took low gross with 74 at Municipal Golf Club. The event ran during the state Lions Clubs convention. prizes awarded to top finishers with.net scores, including Bob Davis as runner-up gross and Hal Walcott high gross.
Wham Alligators defeat Woodmen of the World 11 to 10 after three home runs. G Hare homered for Wham as Hendrix Rawls and Young trio held the mound. In S. P. O. of West Monroe beat West Monroe Wildcats 8 to 7 with six runs in the sixth. Carter led S. P. O. with two hits. White's Ferry earns first league win 12 to 12 over Perryville. Redden and Bayles top Perryville with Bayles scoring.
New Orleans pounded three runs in the ninth period Monday night to beat Memphis 6-3, avenging Sunday’s double defeat. Diehl and St. Clair, Malachy and Astroth reported for the pitchers. Birmingham Barons shocked Nashville by winning 14 to 6 in a rain delayed game at Sulphur Dell, first series loss for the Vols. Hoffman and Stephenson, Mallory, Burns, Davison and Burgess noted for their roles.
Southeastern teams faced varied results across Pensacola and Anniston with Nee, Stuch, Rich, Sierotko, Jackson and others contributing. Montgomery and Vicksburg show scoring runs as Mekules Linden Coulling Sosh and Rotunno Johnson appear in the box, with Helwig Poole and Jarmon among multiple players noted.
Fragmentary OCR shows team pairings and players listed for Helena Pine Bluff El Dorado and other towns. Not enough readable context to confirm full teams dates or outcomes.
Rex Mobley world light heavy weight champion meets Henry Harrell of Memphis in a double main event at Gus Kallio's Arena tonight. The bout has no title at stake and lasts 1 hour 15 minutes, with Mobley declining a crown shot. The other match pairs Johnny Carlin and Tom Bradley for 1:15, both best two falls, and the first bell at 8:30 p.m. due to summer hours.
Point Red Sox extended their lead to three games after a 19 to 13 victory over Nip and Tuck with 21 hits to 18. Swartz and West Monroe Rebels both won to stay tied for second, while West Monroe Volunteers edged Downsville 7 to 6 in eleven innings thanks to Dean Allen’s homer and Yossett’s pitching. Calhoun moved into fifth by beating Eros 6 to 2. league meeting postponed to Thursday at West Monroe city hall.
Natchez Mississippi golfers defeated Municipal Golf Club in a Sunday inter-city match at Duncan Park. Ed Stokes and Sid Warren won 3-0, while numerous Natchez pairs secured victories including Harrell and Murphy 3-0, Forrester and Milton 3-0, and Ferguson and Hand 3-0.
The Ray Sugar Robinson Bernie Docusen welterweight title bout in Chicago is postponed to next Monday night due to threatening rain and Robinson failing to make 147 pounds. Robinson weighed about 151 1/2 unofficially, refusing to reweigh, while Docusen registered a clean 147. Manager George Gainford offered an extra 4000 dollars to assure weight by noon Monday as Illinois boxing officials debated vacating the title.
Allie Reynolds drove in four runs and earned his eighth win as the New York Yankees crushed the league leading Cleveland Indians 13 to 2 before 49,837 at the stadium. Snuffy Stirnweiss led an 18 hit attack with a homer two doubles and a single while Joe DiMaggio also homered. Cleveland’s Rookie Gene Bearden took the loss.
Harry Roberts of Gay Clothing hurled a no hit no run triumph while Wilbur Smith limited to two hits for Sears in a 3 0 loss. Both pitchers struck out 14, tying a local single game record with 28 total strikeouts. E B Peddy Julius Haddad and Dan Cox produced the only Gay hits.
Olla Urania rolls past Colfax Juniors 19 to 0 in Urania to secure a playoff against Alexandria in the Eastern League. Jimmy King allows two hits while going 3-for-3 and scores. Hodnett yields runs through unearned errors. Playoff set to start next week.
A sports roundup recalls Jersey Joe Walcott and Joe Louis nearing peak prep for their heavyweight title defense, noting long roadwork and intense sessions while contrasting with rowing endurance at Poughkeepsie. It also reflects on Louis’s historic age records, a Clemson moment, Robin Roberts’ name change, and Sammy Baugh’s passing targets as the season approaches.
The Texas League notes key leaders with White, Noren, Vucelich and Burns each at 18 two base hits. Creel Sweeney Kress and Rodgers each with six three base hits. Burns and Kress hit 13 and 10 home runs respectively. Fondy and Tatum lead with 16 stolen bases. Tatum and Burns drive in big runs with 66 and 54 RBIs. Perkowski and Boyer pace pitching with 121 and 115 innings pitched and 10 complete games. Boyer leads 103 strikeouts with Garcia close behind at 15. Perkowski, Boyer and Bryant share nine wins each.
West Monroe hosts West Monroe Lions at 8 p m and other clubs meet at Exchange and Missouri Pacific around the same hour. A note on radar research shows scientists seek to bring rainproof weather radar indoors to study rain and snow blockage of ultra short waves.
The Monroe Red Sox travel to Tallulah for a night game at 8:15 p.m. to open a new park against the Tallulah club. Manager Sterling McClain announces the contest as Monroe sits tied with Gay Clothing for second place in the City League standings, with Ted Flaherty sponsoring the Monroe Recreation Parlor.
Winnsboro Red Sox defeated Keesler Field Fliers 10 to 3 in Winnsboro Louisiana. Bill Godwin blasted a homer with a man aboard and hit a bases loaded triple. The Gulf Coast League game featured strong hitting from Godwin and solid team effort to secure the win.
Louisiana Training Institute tied for third in the Junior Softball League by routing Boys of Woodcraft 11 to 1. Scrog gins pitched three hits. Heath and McCann led a 12 hit attack against Fant the losing hurler. Both teams played strong defense with one error and one double play each.
Local schedule lists Red Shield versus Exchange at 7 30 with Bark dull Faulk noted. W. O. W. confronts L. T. 1 at 6 p m, also at Bark.
Westside Flower Shop dominated West Monroe Midget Softball League action defeating Kiwanis 23 to 3. Harper hit a bases loaded homer to highlight the offense while Latham, Lee and Lolley each had three hits for the winners. Kiwanis’ Irby Halstead and Powell produced the only three hits for their team.
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