Columbia Ramblers to host Esso Oilers in two games
Columbia Louisiana opens a two game exhibition series with the Esso Oilers of Baton Rouge at Memorial Park. Manager Pete Medak names Tom Perry as Friday starter and notes Oilers feature a pro ready roster with players from Class D to AAA.
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Fairbanks Player List Announced for Charity Softball Game
Manager B Bradley unveiled the Fairbanks softball squad to play Standard Parts of Memphis Tenn in a Goodfellows Fund benefit at Fairbanks tomorrow night The lineup includes Fluitt Gribbs Downing May Godwin Wilbur Smith Dumas Pace Stewart Gregg Lloyd Cole Spillard Rhodes Linzay Parrish McKnight with 8 oclock start If rain the game becomes part of a doubleheader Sunday at Casino Park tickets honored at the park
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Negro Legion Teams Battle Here Tonight
The Monroe Negro American Legion Junior team meets Winnsboro Juniors at Casino Park for their second game of the season. Winnsboro won their opener 3 to 1 against Rayville. Ruthless won the first Belmont Stakes running in 1867.
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Legion Juniors Start Title Series With Tilts At West Monroe
The West League semi finals open with Monroe-West Monroe at Cloyd Park West Monroe and Ruston at Fraser Field Ruston, both games set for 3 pm. Rayville and Farmerville also feature in the four club race with corporate sponsors backing the teams. Farmerville and Ruston meet again tomorrow at Farmerville with a third game possible Monday. Monroe-West Monroe, led by Vernon Sanders and Jase Johnson, enters without Harold Bassett. Wesley Jinks returns to catching. Ruston, led by Fox and Long, features three pitchers and a strong infield led by George Berry and Pat McLane. Winners advance to next week’s finals to face East League champs.
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Delta League Standings and Tonight's Schedule
Delta League standings summary and tonight’s schedule note one game: Rayville at West Monroe with Vols night matchup listed as the only game scheduled.
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City League doubleheader ends in identical 1 0 losses to Nichols
Nichols Motors sweeps the twin bill 1 0 and 0 1 behind Carl Russ who strikes out 13 in each game. Dave McKenzie allows one hit in both contests for Spatafora's Grocery while Ladart and Archie Parker contribute for Nichols and the Grocers. Nichols pulls 2.5 game lead as Spatafora's Pharmacy also wins twice over Monroe Red Sox 6 1 and 2 1 to stay tied for second. Sparks hits homer for Hunt and Whitaker's, Marzula adds a circuit shot.
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Giants defeated by Cardinals in St Louis clash
The St Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 10 to 6 as six Cardinal hits and four Giant errors fueled a big seventh inning. Ron Northey homered for St Louis, while Sid Gordon and Joe Lafata connected for the Giants. Pollet earned the win. Hartung took the loss in a game that left Brooklyn a half game ahead in the race.
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Recreation League Girls League schedule snapshot
Rec League results and fixtures list multiple games at Rec Field Sherrouse Barkdull Faulk Missouri Pacific and L T I venues. Highlights include Red Shield Nichols 5 Coleman 9 and L T I 19 West Monroe 9 with several 6 pm starts and a 8 50 pm game.
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Faulk-Collier 4 Monroe Furniture 1 in Junior League game
Faulk-Collier beat Monroe Furniture 4-1 as Tommy Kalil pitched a two hitter for the Movers. Shafto went 3-for-3 for the Movers while Peddy and G Waddell shared catching duties. Red Shield Club split with Nichols Motors to stay tied for second in the Junior circuit.
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A's hammer Chisox in Philadelphia bats blast
In Philadelphia on June 24 a 14 hit batting attack powered the Athletics to a decisive win over the Chicago White Sox. Key players struck early and the offense surged, driving a comfortable margin as the A's dominated the day.
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Monroe Negroes Scrap at Winnsboro
The Monroe All-Stars defeated Filmerville Black Eagles 9 to 6 at Cloyd's Park West Monroe Monday night and will travel to Winnsboro Sunday afternoon to meet the Winnsboro Negro semi pros at Memorial Park at 3 o'clock.
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Hewett Hurls No Hit Win For Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge pitcher Emory Lee Hewlett threw a no hit no run game as the Red Sticks defeated New Iberia 3 0 in an Evangeline League opener. He retired 21 straight, struck out seven, and supported by seven hits led by Hewlett.
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Missouri Pacific Faces Thermatomic in Barkdull Faulk Meet
Missouri Pacific tangles with Thermatomic as Barkdull Faulk hosts United Gas and Employees L. P. and L. in a stacked card of company teams. Missouri Pacific and Thermatomic duel for top status with other squads nearby.
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National Pro Tennis Championships Open at Forest Hills
Roundup reports a calm start at Forest Hills for the National Professional Tennis Championships as Jimmy Evert calls the event a vacation for pros. The 25 year old former Notre Dame player just beat Wayne Sabin and is set to face Bobby Riggs, highlighting the draw and the dream of big money in pro tennis.
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Tennis life and pros on a changing tour
The interviewees discuss scarce prize money in tournament tennis, pro life versus amateur paths, and the lure of new players like Pancho Gonzales while veterans Kramer Riggs and Budge dominate. Other notes cover Dodgers organization stats, a benefit game in Selma for Maurice Bloch, and Syracuse football figure Bernie Custis’s hobby of loafing.
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Five amateurs win U.S. Open titles. Bobby Jones tops with four
Five amateurs have won the U S Open championship, while Bobby Jones stands out by taking the title four times. The brief notes the era’s amateur dominance and Jones’s record length across championships.
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