Dodgers edge Greenwood in tense opener as Chrisco shines
Darvin Chrisco pitched nine innings for Monroe Greenwood in a 2 1 win over the Dodgers. Jones delivered key hits, while fights with umpires and a steal of home sparked a wild finish.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
6
Three-Way Finance Tops Spatafora's 13 1 in City League
Three-Way Finance surged to the lead by beating Spatafora's Grocery 13-1 on Monday while Dairy Queen edged Gay's Bucaneers 4-3 in eight innings. Sullivan allowed three hits while pacing Three-Way at the plate. Scoop Smith delivered the winning run for Dairy Queen in a knot game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spatafora’s
Gay’s
Bucaneers
Dairy Queen
Sullivan
Spats
Bennett
Frugee
Bartley
Coonrod
Recreation League Tonight Matchups and Venues
Tonight's games feature V. F. W. versus Progressive Men at Barkdull Faulk at 8 p.m. Exchange Club meets Jaycees at Sherrouse at 8 p.m. North Monroe Lions host West Monroe Lions at West Monroe at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe Lions
Jaycees
Mela Wu
Exchange Club
North Monroe Lions
Allis-Chalmers extends Senior League lead with 11 6 win
Allis-Chalmers beat Southside 11 to 6 to stay atop the Senior League standings as Jones, Allbritton, Estep and Powell posted two safeties each. McRaney and Estep were the battery for Allis-Chalmers while Fontana and Fontana handled Southside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers
Southside
Jones
Allbritton
Estep
Powell
McRaney
Allis-Chalmers Battery
C. Fontana
Fontana
Humble Construction
Red Shield
Salters
Johnson
Humble Battery
Campbell
Schatzer
Rain Cuts Short First College Tennis Rounds
In Evanston Illinois on June 24 rain halted the opening session of the NCAA tennis tournament after only three of 48 matches. Gil Bagley of Princeton, seed No 4 and Eastern Intercollegiate champion, beat Don Gale 6 1 6 2. Bobby Payne of North Carolina defeated Jack Vredevelt 6 3 6 2. Rickson of California defeated Ken Angul 6 3 6 2. Northwestern courts expected to resume Tuesday to complete first and second rounds and reduce the field from 100 to 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Til
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Gvorites
Gil Bagley
Princeton
Don Gale
San Jose State
California
Bogley
Bobby Payne
University of North Carolina
Jack Vredevelt
Western Michigan
Support Rickson
Ken Angul
Notre Dame
Northwestern University
Balloting Opens and Schedules End Date Set
Balloting opened June 6 and will close at midnight Friday, marking the final voting deadline.
Tornay homer keys Dallas 3 2 win over Fort Worth
In Dallas Texas on June 23 Second Baseman Frank Tornay hit a seventh inning homer to lift the Dallas Eagles past Fort Worth 3 2. Glane McCoy and Lembo were on the mound for Fort Worth while Santiago Messi and Aylward appeared for Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frank Tornay
Dallas Eagles
Fort Worth
Glane
McCoy
Lembo
Santiago
Messi
Aylward
Jackson Motors vs Jeeps Scheduled for 3 PM
The lone game of the day features Jackson Motors facing the Jeeps at 3 o’clock. Both teams prepare for a decisive matchup with season implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeeps
Adams Cleaners
Teeees
Jackson Motors Fields
Tee Eeenees
Jackson Motors
KNOE Faces Olcot In 5 PM Batting Showdown
Baseball leaders from United Gas Palace Reed's and Lennon's pace the page with top averages runs and RBIs. Gallien McNabb Perkins lead in hitting while Tage Southerland Stovall Boyd top pitching wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aabrhavg. Gallien
U. Gas
Newman
Palace
McNabb
Perkins
Reed
Attick
Nugent
Aulds
United Gas
Thomas
Reed's
Lawson
Tilley
Gallien
Cage
Fleming
Lennon
Ford
Southerland
Goldsmith
Knoe
Genus
Boyd
Altick
Murphy
Pet United
Yankees’ Martin sidelined by pulled tendons in leg
Billy Martin, second baseman of the New York Yankees, will be out for a few days with pulled tendons in his right leg. Injury occurred in Chicago. X rays ordered after arrival in St. Louis. Jim Brideweser will start at second against left handed pitching. Bobby Brown to third and Gil McDougald moves to second against right handers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Billy Martin
New York Yankees
Chicago
Casey Stengel
Jim Brideweser
Martin
Bobby Brown
Gil McDougald
Boros to play in International Mixed Foursome event
Open golf champion Julius Boros will team with Marjorie Rawe of Detroit in an 18 hole International Mixed Foursome at the Niagara Parks Commission course in Niagara Falls Ontario. They face Marlene Stewart of Fonthill and Bob Gray of Toronto Scarboro club in the Saturday match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ont
Julius Boros
Niagara Parks Commission
Parks Commission
Boros
Marjorie Rawe
Detroit
Marlene Stewart
Fonthill
Bob Gray
Toronto
Scarboro Club
Cold Heart wins Pierette Purse at Aqueduct in muddy conditions
Pat Provenzano's Cold Heart edged Grecian Queen by a half length to win the Pierette Purse a five and one half furlongs. Jockey York also rode Gay Grecque to fifth and Censorship to seventh for a consecutive triple. Fred R Savoy stable then won the Grubbs Purse at Delaware Park. Long Bow captured a feature at Narragansett before heading to Suffolk Downs. Blue Thanks took show in the same card. The winner paid 4.80 3.80 3.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat Provenzano
Cold Heart
Ray York
Aqueduct
York
Provenzano
Savoy Stable
Fred R
Delaware Park
Foxcatcher Farms
Chello
Clarence E. Tuttle
Rail Creek
Samuel Segal
Long Bow
Narragansett Park
Suffolk Downs
John Taglonne
Kajostable
Blue Thanks
Bessie's and Turk's Cap Dominate Sloppy Monmouth Track
Mrs H G Young's horses Bessie's and Turk's Cap placed second and Beau won the featured Attention Purse by a half length on a very wet Monmouth Park track with a sloppy surface.
Estes In No Hit H and W Victory
Estes 19 year old right hander for Hunt and Whitaker Sports of the Delta League pitched a no hit game Sunday in a 7 1 triumph over Farmerville fanning ten and walking none four errors allowed Farmerville to score their only run J N Foster led Hunt and Whitaker with three hits while J E Myers Hubert Mauldin and Johnny Clark each added two Myers the Sports manager has a busy week ahead as they travel to Bastrop to face the Barons Farmerville Saturday at Rayville and a double header at Eros Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Hunt and
Johnny Myers
Bastrop
Barons
Farmerville
Rayville
Ruston
Eros
Ex Red Catcher Ray Lamanno Plans Retirement
Oakland news reports catcher Ray Lamanno 33, formerly with the Reds, applied for voluntary retirement from the Oaks to enter the tavern business in Albany. He joined the Acorns in 1951 after his major league stint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Ray Lamanno
Oakland Pacific Coast League Baseball Club
Albany
Acorns
Cincinnati Reds
Cotton States League Daily Schedule Gentlemen
Hot Springs at Natchez Pine Bluff at Meridian El Dorado at Greenville Monroe at Greenwood. St. Louis at Brooklyn day night Preskko 4 3 and Boyer 3 3 vs Roe 6 0 and Van Cuyk 53. Cincinnati at New York twi night Perkkowski 5 4 and Blackwell 2 8 vs Hearn 7 1 and Jansen 6 3. Chicago at Philadelphia twi night Klippstein 4 5 and Rush 9 3 vs Roberts 8 5 and Mayer 3 8. Pittsburgh at Boston night Dickson 5 9 vs Johnson 1 0 or Wilson 6 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Meridian
Natchez
Monroe
Greenwood
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Hot Springs
Greenville
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
St. Edue
Caccsene Ee
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Eee
Boston Steeenes Wee
Aeee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Preskko
Boyer
Roe
van Cuyk
Perkkowski
Blackwell
Hearn
Jansen
Philadelphia
Twinight
Klippstein
Rush
Roberts
Mayer
Boston
Dickson
Johnson
Wilson
Baseball Night Matchups Across Cities
New York at St. Louis features Reynolds against Pillette. Boston visits Detroit with Henry opposing Trucks. Philadelphia at Cleveland pits Shantz against Wynn. Washington travels to Chicago to face Marrero and Dobson in night games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Eee
Chicago
Anew
Enee
Cleveland
Wee
Washington
St. Louis Eteree
Philadelphia
Detroit Senate
Eweee
St. Louis
Reynolds
Pillette
Detroit
Henry
Trucks
Shantz
Wynn
Marrero
Dobson
South Association Schedule: New Orleans at Chattanooga
Southern Association games list matchups with New Orleans visiting Chattanooga, Mobile at Nashville, and Birmingham at Memphis. all games are the scheduled slate for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Mobile
Nashville
Birmingham
Memphis
Fort Worth at Dallas Tulsa at Oklahoma City
Fort Worth faces Dallas while Tulsa meets Oklahoma City in paired matchups. Houston visits Beaumont and San Antonio travels to Shreveport for regional contests. Local standings hinge on these rivalries and travel outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Beaumont
EVANGELINE LEAGUE Monday matchups announced
Houma visits New Iberia Abbeville hosts Lafayette Baton Rouge plays Alexandria Crowley travels to Thibodaux in planned Evangeline League games across four cross town showdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline League
Houma
New Iberia
Abbeville
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Crowley
Thibodaux
Rosen Leads Indians Trio in All Star Ballot Race
The July 8 All Star game voting puts Cleveland three front runners at key positions. Al Rosen leads with 374,818 votes for third base ahead of George Kell, while teammates Bobby Avila and Dale Mitchell top second base and left field. Dom DiMaggio remains top among outfielders, with Stan Musial and Hank Bauer in strong positions for their spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
al Rosen
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Rosen
Boston
George Kell
Bobby Avila
Dale Mitchell
Avila
Chicago White Sox
Nellie Fox
Mitchell
White Sox
Minnie Minoso
New York Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Yogi Berra
Hank Bauer
Dom DiMaggio
Sugar Ray Robinson Maxim Title Bout Delayed Two Days
Rain forces postponement of the light heavyweight title bout from Monday to Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Weigh-in shows Robinson at 160 pounds and Maxim near 174.5. An extra weigh-in will occur, with 250000 in advance sales and possible Thursday reschedule if rain persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Sugar Ray
Robinson
Maxim
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Giants
Yanks
Joey
Cleveland
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Central Park
New York Athletic Club
Uptown
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Pine Bluff and Meridian face tallied scores in rough match
Pine Bluff and Meridian played a tightly contested game with scoring notes for each quarter. Key players included Hobbs Jamieson Waszki and Ghor danengo for Pine Bluff and Slaber Sanders Fernandez Walker Petschow for El Dorado. The record ends with a reference to St George and ancient myth context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Meridian
Hobbs
Otto
Jamieson
Waszki
Graham
Ghordanengo
el Dorado
Greenville
Slaber
Sanders
Fernandez
Walker
Petschow
Sterlington Faces Minden in Tuesday Basketball Tilt
Schedule lists Sterlington at Minden Tuesday and Sterlington at Ruston Wednesday night with Bernice visiting Dubach for an afternoon game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minden
Freee Eeenee
Ruston
Bernice Ee
Homer We Peesas Tu
Farmerville
Bastrop
Alt Dubach
Sterlington
Bernice
Dubach
Ramblers Rally To Tie Then Edge Homer In Ninth
Ruston Ramblers beat Homer Oilers 6 to 5 in nine innings after trailing by five in the fourth. Gene Larry led Homer with a strong start and Dennis added three hits for Ruston while Slew Walters and Leslie Burks delivered key homers for Ruston. Five LSU players on Homer and four Alabama stars on Ruston were noted in the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Homer Oilers
Ruston Ramblers
Gene Larry
Walters
Leslie Burks
Ramblers
Oilers
Burks
Bill Williams
Dennis
Alabama
Hollis Morton
Larry
University of Alabama
Willett
Morton
Marchand
Municipal Boys Golf Tour crowns divisional winners
Henry Thomas and Larry McCarthy won divisions at the first annual Municipal Golf Club event for boys 14 and under. Thomas shot a 90 gross while McCarthy had a 68 net. Runner up for low gross was Jack Rivers at 91. other contestants included Joe Thomas, Roy Nash 94, Clayton Cole 70 net, Joe Wheeler 72 consolation, Bennie House nearest hole in one, and Steve Henry with 33 putts. Pro H A Britt plans a Junior City Championship for 11 and under mid-summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thomas
Larry McCarthy
Municipal Golf Club
Thomas
McCarthy
H. A. Britt
Monroe
West Monroe
Jack Rivers
Joe Thomas
Roy Nash
Clayton Cole
Joe Wheeler
Bennie House
Steve Henry
Pro Britt
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PACE
Shardson
Dodgers
Johnny Jones
Darvin Chrisco
Greenwoo Podgers
Chrisco
Mit
Pune
Charley Hareee
Fees Hoffman
Ek Tate
St Well
Dolan
Hoffman
a-Carter Devlin
Schadel
Monroe Greenwood
Vuv Ulu Quu U
Daehn
Andrews
RBI
Devlin
S — Daehn
Weber
Lynk
Sedel
U — —Metro
Cargill
Bob Dolan
Johnny Metro
Bob Ford
Metro
George Andrews
Keystone
Charley Harrington
Jesse van Winkle
Danny Lynk
Marty Devlin
Don Hines
Nels Daehin
Bobby Dolan
Lynkh
Hines
Bivens
Wimbledon
England
Art Larsen
Ham Richardson
Larsen
U. S
San Leandro
Richardson
Wonder
London
Sweden
Torsten Johansson
Felicisimo Ampon
Philippines
Johnsson
Ampon
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Narath Kumar
India
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Jaime Bartroli
Spain
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Billy Knight
Vic Seixas
Narenda Nath
Ken McGregor
Tony Tarte
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Owen Williams
South Africa
Eric Sturgess
Hans Redl
Mervyn Rose
Ian Ayre
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Wadyslaw Skonecki
Budge Party
Los Angeles
A. W. Tills
New Zealand
Seco
Sc Ut
Monroe Sprents van Wi Tans Harring Eeeer
Jessi
Gay’s Buccaneers
Gay's Buccaneers
Spatafora’s Grocery
Dairy Queen National Guard
Civic League
Allis Chalmers
Fairbanks
Bo. T Ed
Weer Wee
Lata Limos A
Frances Hotel
Texaseague
Eagles
Landrith and
Reis
Paynich
Gerhauser
Baich
Bob Clear
Houston Buffs
Beaumont Roughnecks
Buffs
Dyck
Fiedler
McKelvey
Clear
Landis
Morgan
Alaa
Gary Z-Va
Cotton States League
W. L. Pet
Chattanooga Ce
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham Teense
W L. Pet
Shreveport Evangeline League
Olcot
Stone
Pierette
Marbuck
Mgr
Loan Dept
G Today
St. George
Perseus
Dee
Ncient
Ancient Age Distilling CO
Frankfort
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