Rizzo Pounding Out Base Knocks for High Mark
Johnny Rizzo, recently traded to the Phillies, hits 17 for 33 since June 18 for a .515 average. He homered, tripled and doubled in seven at bats in a doubleheader with Pittsburgh, boosting Philadelphia's offense as Cy Blanton shuts down the Pirates in the opener.
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Johnny Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Phillies
Phils
Morrie Arnovich
Rizzo
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
Frisch
Vince DiMaggio
Cy Blanton
Pittsburghers
DiMaggio
Reds
Cubs
Jimmy Gleeson
Doc Prothro
Johnny
Aba
Chicago
Bowling Tilts as Delta Air Lines Take Two of Three
Delta Air Liners won two of three against the City firemen Tuesday night at the local bowling center. Wharton led for the Air Line with a season high 180 and 177 in two games plus a 11 pin total in the three game set. Mobley led the fire fighters with 156 in a single game and 399 across the three games.
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Delta Air Liners
BNE Noid Disce
Mr Smith
Neneee
Pizarro
Mobley
Jones Ante Ee Neeenene
Steneee
Delta Air Line
Saxon Heer
Two Aces Reported At McGuire Park On Wednesday
Herb Steed made his second hole in one at McGuire Park using a No 8 iron on the 100 yard hole, matching a June 24 1939 ace on the same hole. He works at Brown Paper Mill in West Monroe. George W Hyle also aced on No 17 a 133 yard hole Wednesday. he is an official at Weeks Supply in Monroe.
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Herb Steed
McGuire Park
Brown Paper
West Monroe
George W. Hyle
Weeks Supply Company
Monroe
They Paid the Piper in Scott County Rat Tail Drive
Memphis Missouri reports a county effort to reduce rats with merchants offering a one cent bounty per tail. Officials estimate each rat causes about one dollar in annual damage, and over twelve thousand tails were turned in through the program.
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Memphis
Scotland County
Merhants
Standings and results from regional basketball and baseball games
Yesterday results show Clarksville 5 Clarksdale 3 El Dorado 4 Helena 2 Greenville 10 Hot Springs 5 Greenwood 11 Pine Bluff 6 today s schedule lists Helena at Monroe Clarksdale at El Dorado Hot Springs at Greenwood Pine Bluff at Greenville New York 10 St Louis 9 Philadelphia 4 6 Pittsburgh 2 11 Cincinnati Boston rain Chicago at Brooklyn Lee vs Wyatt New York at Philadelphia Schumacher vs Mulcahy only games Philadelphia 9 St Louis 4 Detroit at St Louis New som Harris Other scores Atlanta 8 New Orleans 7 Chattanooga 5 Birmingham 4 Little Rock 11 Knoxville 10 Memphis 6 Nashville 5 New Orleans at Atlanta Birmingham at Chattanooga Little Rock at Knoxville Memphis at Nashville Beaumont 7 Dallas 3 Houston 6 Fort Worth 4 San Antonio 4 2 Oklahoma City 3 1 Tulsa 6 Shreveport 5 Oklahoma City at San Antonio night Tulsa at Shreveport night Dallas at Beaumont Fort Worth at Houston night
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Hot Springs
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Nashville
Beaumont
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Houston
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Oklahoma City
A Tulsa
Shreveport
Tulsa
Csesensesers
Greenwood Ee
ABI Greenville
Steenenee
Southern Association
Perma
Pirates Phillies Twin Bill Split as Rizzo Shines
Johnny Rizzo had six hits in seven at bats including a homer triple and double to pace the Phillies in a 4 2 opener win. Cy Blanton earned his first Phil start, while Mace Brown shielded the Pirates in relief for an 11 6 nightcap victory.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Rizzo
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phils
Rizzo
Pirates
Mace Brown
Brown
Truett Sewell
Morrie Arnovich
Cincinnati
Cy Blanton
Vince DiMaggio
Merrill Muay
Walter Beck
Elbie Fletcher
DiMaggio
Spud Davis
Davis
St Johnson
Texas League Scores and Boxed Results From Week
Dallas suffers a 3 to 7 loss to Beaumont after a tight three error game. Oklahoma City sweeps San Antonio with a 4 to 3 win and a 15 to 2 rout in the twin bill. Tulsa drops a close contest to Shreveport 6 to 5, while the effort of pitchers and batters is noted in scattered box entries.
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San Antonio
Fuchs
Stein
Dickey
Newlin
Muncrief
Harshang
Grove
McDougal
Cole
Huffman
Padgett Reaches Finals in Mississippi Open Tennis
College stars from Spring Hill and Vanderbilt advance to finals at the Mississippi Open. Lou Faquin and Johnny Hyden secure semi final wins while Louise Fowler and Charlotte Padgett reach the women's final. Faquin and Williams pair into the mixed doubles final and Bonner joins Bartlett and Schopfer in the doubles semis.
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Mias
Spring Hill
Vanderbilt
Lou Faquin
Memphis
Mobile
Louis Schopfer
New Orleans
Johnny Hyden
Nashville
Woodrow Bonner
Maxwell Field
Ala
Hyden
Carl Genstch
Columbus
Miss
Doug Kenna, Jr
Hiram Beard
Mt. Olive
Roy Bartlett
Tulane
Kenna
Schopfer
Winston Cameron
Meridian
Russell Grossnickle
Grossnickle
Mickey Tucker
Louise Fowler
Covington
Alice Williams
Charlotte Padgett
Monroe
Lila Lee Nosser
Vicksburg
Faquin
Williams
Ewing Hester
Fowler
Nosser
Faquin-Williams
Hester-Fowler
Wade Creekmore
Emily Capers
Genstch
Sever Eubanks
Bonner
Hester
Bartlett
Traveling Slugfest Sees Travelers Triumph 11-10
In Southern Knoxville on June 27 Little Rock and Knoxville traded blows as the Travelers beat Knoxville 11 to 10 behind catcher Fred Walters's two run homer in the eighth. Scoring by innings shows a tight contest with early runs from both sides. Harris Brazie Katz Waiters Richmond Smith Koneff Baker and Sheehan contributed to a high offense game.
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Little Rock
Knoxvile
Travelers
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Katz
Waiters
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Smith
Koneff
Baker
Lookouts Complete Ninth Inning Double Play for 5-4 Victory
Chattanooga Lookouts stifled a Birmingham rally in the ninth with bases loaded to seal a 5 to 4 win. Gehrman Bauers Moore, Burrows and McAdams contributed in the late innings as the Chattanooga defense preserved the lead.
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Birmingham
Gehrman
Bauers
Moore
Burrows
McAdams
Crackers rally past New Orleans in tight 8 7 win
Atlanta moved within 3 1/2 games of the league leaders by beating New Orleans 8 to 7 for a sixth straight victory. Emile Lechbaum and two other relievers shut down the Pelicans as a ninth inning threat was snuffed with bases loaded and an apparent obstruction at third.
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Atlanta Crackers
Nashville
New Orleans
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Thompson
Gillenwater
Jones
AdleAe
Isso
Kess
Martynik
van Slate
Bremer
Drake
Carpenter
Burgess
Lochbaum
Williams
Hafey's Grand Slam Dooms Nashville in Series Opener
Bud Hafey, Memphis third baseman, hit a bases loaded homer in the ninth to lift Memphis 6-5 over the Nashville Vols and take a 2-1 series lead. Pitchers Willis Joyce Gautreaux Adams George noted in scoring.
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Tenn
Bud Hafey
Memphis
Nashville Vols
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Joyce
Gautreaux
Adams
George
Sentry Smoke Screen Hero Smuggled Allied Pilot
London report recounts Pilot Officer Alexander MacLeod who, while in German territory, feigned deafness and sat by a riverbank smoking a cigar. Mistaken for a German, the sentries allowed him to approach British lines.
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London
Alexander Macleod
Oklahoma City Lad McNeill Wins National Clay Title
Don McNeill, a red faced Irish youth from Oklahoma City, defeats Bobby Riggs of Chicago to claim the United States National Clay Courts singles championship in Chicago. McNeill rises to No. 1 in the nation with the victory.
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Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
United States
Cubs Fall Behind as Ex-Cubs Tide Continental
Last winter Phil Wrigley debated Gabby Hartnett’s contract and won by a photo finish. Cubs sit fourth, eight games back, while former Cubs like Hartnett and other stars bolster rival clubs. Dodgers boast strong hitting staff since Curt Davis’s arrival. Del Baker notes Joe DiMaggio’s knee injury lingers. Ruth’s 1927 pace mentioned. Savold faces Whiters. Vosmik no‑hit games count. Reds’ lead isn’t safe as Phillies and others split series.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Phil Wrigley
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Gabby
Chicago
Len Warneke
Clyde Shoun
Kirby Higbe
Curt Davis
Hugh Casey
Hartnett
Babe Phelps
Dodgers
Dolph Camilli
Phils
Don Hurst
Linus Frey
Billy Jurges
Giants
Joe Marty
Chuck Klein
Frank Demaree
Johnny Mize
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Lee Savold
Johnny Whiters
Joe Louis
Joe
Savold
Joe Vosmik
Reds
Yankees
Sherrouse Softball Team No-Hits Barksdull Faulk
Sherrouse defeated Barksdull Faulk 10 0 Wednesday morning as Steve Savena pitched a no hitter no run game. Joseph and Savana led Sherrouse with two hits apiece, with Savana and Joseph handling the battery duties.
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Barksdull
Steve Savena
Joseph
Savana
C. Fontana
Homes
Yankees salvage win over Indians in hurling duel
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 3 to 1 in Chicago. Red Ruffing edged Mel Harder as DiMaggio drove in all three New York runs, including two in the fourth and one in the ninth. The win ends a five game losing streak and lifts the Yankees into the AL first division with a 4 9 record on the west swing.
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New York Yankees
Red Ruffing
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
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Harder
Joe DiMaggio
al Smith
DiMaggio
New York
Frank Crosetti
George Selkirk
Red Sox Rally Tops Tigers In Ninth Inning
Detroit pitcher John Gorsica held Boston to three hits through eight, but nine could not stop a three run Boston rally in the ninth. Hank Greenberg drove in a run for Detroit while Jim Bagby worked well until the ninth, when Boston’s Finney and Tabor produced the key blows. Hash earned the win for Boston with Gorsica taking the loss.
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Jim Bagby
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Bagby
Charley Gehringer
Lou Finney
Hank Greenberg
Finney
Jimmie Foxx
Jim Tabor
Bobby Doerr
Foxx
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Bartell
Tabor
Johnny Peacock
Alton Benton
Herb Hash
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Doerr
Bush
Greenberg
Cronin
Spence
Tebbetts
McCocky
Hash
Benton
Basil, Grieve
Rommel
Geisel
White Sox Rally Past Senators 7 6 In Ninth Inning
Chicago's White Sox overcome a 5 0 deficit to defeat the Washington Senators 7 6. Mike Tresh and Bill Dietrich sparked a two run ninth inning rally with singles to chase starter Joe Haynes. Joe Krakauskas relieved.
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White Sox
Washington
Senators
Sox
Mike Tresh
Bill Dietrich
Joe Haynes
Joe Krakauskas
Sports Mirror: Notable Boxing and Baseball Moments
Today in sports history recaps anniversaries of Al Hostak regaining the N B A middleweight title with a fourth round KO, a 23 inning 2 2 tie between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Bees, Carl Hubbell guiding the Giants to an 8 1 win over the Cardinals with Dizzy Dean on the mound, and Danny O Mahoney’s wrestling championship win before 30 000 fans at Fenway Park.
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Associated Press
al Hostak
Sally Krieger
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Mel Ott
Danny O'Mahoney
Jim Landos
Fenway Park
Boston
Tom McAnn rallies past Independents in 18 to 7 win
Tom McAnn softball used a 18 hit attack to defeat the Independents 18 to 7 at Barkdall Faulk diamond on a Wednesday afternoon. Pogue led with a homer and two doubles while Bauer added two hits for Independents. Batteries: McAn Marshall Williams for Tom McAnn. Underwood McHenry Wilkins Baur for Independents. LUFFEY'S DOWN RED TOPS Luffey's Grocery edges Red Top Beer ten 16 to 8 at Missouri Pacific diamond.
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Underwood
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Wilkins
Baur
Luffey
Missouri- Pacific
Lasuzzo
Roberson and
Gossett
Gallien, Ladort and
Deinasterson
Delta Sigmas beat Lions Club 8 to 3 behind Peevy
Pete Peevy pitched three hitless innings to earn the win for the Delta Sigmas in an 8 to 3 victory over the Lions Club. G Bubb collected one of the winners five total hits while Lions Club batters struggled.
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Lion's Club
G. Bubb
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Peevy
Bubb
Lions’ Club
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Warren
Medak Leads Calvert Trophy Race for Monroe MVP
The latest fan vote tally shows Pete Medak leading the Calvert trophy race with 3530 votes for Monroe baseball MVP this season. Joe Eager moves ahead of Pruitt and Bob Hill replaces Leftey Hinton as the race tightens.
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Calvert
Monroe
Pete Medak
Robert Burt
Tom Perry
Bobby Schang
Kelton Maxfield
Joe Eager
Guy Pruitt
Bob Hill
Pruitt
Leftey Hinton
Chatham Redbirds Stay Top With 7 3 Victory Over Bernice
Chatham Redbirds remain first in the Big Six loop after a 7 to 3 win over Bernice on Tuesday. Roy Jones started pitching for Chatham and was relieved in the seventh as Bernice scored all their runs. Shell led Bernice with two hits in three trips to the plate.
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Chatham Redbirds
Bernice
Roy Jones
Redbirds
Red Sox Hurlers Beat Monroe Four to Three in Clarksdale
Brown pitched a five hit game and the Clarksdale Red Sox defeated the Monroe White Sox 5 to 3 in the third game of a three game series. Monroe collected all their runs in the seventh inning on a Knight double and Pruitt triple. Ray Viers led the Red Sox with two hits and two runs.
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