Williams and Anderson Tie for Top at Monroe Skeet Match
Bert Williams and Glen Anderson each broke 47 of 50 at Monroe skeet range on a rainy Sunday afternoon to lead. Williams won a portable radio in a coin toss. Tony Danna won a tackle box for 42x50. Jerry Hightower took a picnic ham. Anderson earned 25 gallons of gasoline amid a 47x50 tie.
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Glen Anderson
Monroe
Tne Day
Bernheim Brothers
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Anderson
Miller- Guerriero Hardware
Tony Danna
Jerry Hightower
Hodges Market
Charles Marx
G. W. Anderson
McCain-Richards Motors
Buddy” Rizzo
Southern Sporting Shop
Stanton Shuler
Haddad’s Hardware and Sporting Goods
Duke Yates
Gene's Sporting Goods
Jim Cox
J. B. Thoman
Gene Low
George Wilson
Kent Anderson
Edell F. Blanks
E. T. Webb
Harry Frazer, Jr
W. M. Ryland
Robert L. Fuller
M. Harrell
S. K. Bernheim
L. L. Rosedale
Ray Stern
Henry Cohn
Nolan Craven
G. H. Thomas
Jim
Waterproof Softball Triumph Over St. Joseph in Delta League
Waterproof defeats St. Joseph 9 to 6 in St. Joseph with two homers and a late double play ending a St. Joe rally. Ehlert homered in the second, Fife hit a three bagger in the third with two on, totaling five Waterproof runs. Newellton shut out Ferriday 11 to 0 in the same contest.
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Waterproof
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Newellton
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Recreation League Senior League scoreboard and results
Guachita Tractor leads the Senior League with a 9 1 record as Independents trail. Yesterday’s games feature Guachita Tractor vs Independents at 7 pm and Hep Cats against Monroe Auto Auction at 8 30. Notable lopsided finishes include Memorial Methodists 19 Pete's Conoco 6 and Red Shield 8 Coleman 4, with Red Shield’s James McLeland tossing a one hit gem.
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Independents
Barkdull Faulk
Hep Cats
Memorial Methodists
Pete’s
Conoco Spatafora's Grocery
Westside
Monroe Furniture
McVay Plumbing
Wimberly Named to College All Stars in Lofty Roster
Chicago June 28 The All-Star college squad adds Ends Ab Wimberly of LSU and George Broadnax of Georgia Tech to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the annual game set for August 12.
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Chicago
al Wimberly
Louisiana State
George Broadnax
Georgia Tech
Philadelphia Eagles
Sauer Two Run Homer Lifts Cubs Over Cardinals 6 4
Hank Sauer belted a two run homer in the fifth as the Chicago Cubs, in last place, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 4 in a error filled game. Pitchers, line scores, and RBI details reflect a tight midseason meeting between the teams with Mauch, Reich, and Musial among the standout players.
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Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Red Birds
Red Sox 27 Hunt and Whitaker 3 Seroco 8
Spatafora's Pharmacy 6 Spatafora's Grocery 16 Progressives lead a local league tally with scattered results.
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Seroco Pere Beeen Sereree Aa
Spatafora’s Pharmacy
Monroe Red Sox
Spatafora’s Grocery Eeeee DO
Hunt and Whitaker Trea & Lt
Red Sox
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Seroco
Spatafora’s Grocery
Progressives
Spatafora's Pharmacy Falls to Seroco in Key Game
Wilbur Smith pitched and batted Seroco to an 8-6 win over Spatafora's Pharmacy, moving within two games of idle Nichols Motors and one full game ahead of Spatafora's. Hugh Smith went 3-for-4 with a homer and double, while Downing caught for the winners and Kilcoyne/Coonrod handled the losing battery.
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Seroco
Spatafora
Pharmacy
Nichols Motors
Smith
Hugh Smith
Hayes
Marionneaux
Duichker
Downing
Kilcoyne
Coonrod
Monroe Red Sox
Hunt
Whitaker
Riggin
Durham
Jack Dyer
Sox
Sparks
Hearner
Anderson
M. Jones
W. Spatafora
Calhoun
Lewis
Dave McKenzie
All Star Salaries May Exceed The Payroll Bounds
Sports column analyzes a hypothetical all star roster of high paid MLB players including DiMaggio Williams Feller Musial Ted Williams and others. It weighs their recent form and potential value against rumored salaries around $30 000 plus with notes on Cooper Mize Gordon Elliott Boudreau and Mize as a reliable slugger and Williams leading in RBI and homers while DiMaggio is sidelined by injury.
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New York
Walker Cooper
Bob Feller
Johnny Mize
Joe Gordon
Bob Elliott
Lou Boudreau
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Musial
DiMaggio
Williams
Feller
Boudreau
Mize
Gordon
Cooper
Musial
Elliott
Giants
Reds
Indians
Impressien
Leo Durocher
Dan Morgan
Cardinals
Hell
Roundup sketches pro tennis souring Forest Hills crowd
Roundup notes the pro tennis scene at Forest Hills faces crowd loss after the Riggs Budge final, with players and club unhappy and calls for talent influx and a possible venue change. Also brief items from Pioneer League, a Pocatello bunt mix up, boxing memorial plans, Meadowbrook Bowl receipts, Joe Brown tour changes, and AFC schedule balance optimism.
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New York
Forest Hills
West Side Tennis Club
New Jersey
John Beer
Newark
Meadowbrook Bowl
Joe E. Brown
Wichita
Kas
Scrappy Kessing
America Football Conference
Pelicans Rally Past Lookouts With Ninth Inning Homer
New Orleans manager Hugh Luby hit a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Pelicans to a 7 6 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts in a Monday night game. Score by innings shows late offense from New Orleans and Chattanooga. Felton Johnson and Early Walt ers Atkins Yaylian Mathis listed for a combined mix of pitchers and batters.
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Hugh Luby
The
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Chattanooga
Felton
Johnson
Early
Walters
Atkins
Yaylian
Mathis
Barons edge Little Rock as winning run scores in ninth
In Birmingham on Monday night Dick Atkins lined a single up the third-base line to drive home the deciding run as the Barons beat Little Rock 9 to 8. Birmingham had 11 hits to Little Rock’s 8 with Laula Erantt Brake Caldwell and Stephenson handling the ball for the winners.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dick Atkins
Birmingham Barons
Little Rock
Laula
Erantt
Brake
Caldwell
Stephenson
To sign of ancient Chinese medicinal toad
The Chinese long known the me dicinal value of the toad. For centuries they have prepared drugs from its skin. Its gland secretions are unpleasant in taste and deter predators that might eat the toad.
Dorrell Plans Boxing Program Move to Brownsville
Artie Dorrell, former boxer and publisher of a Los Angeles boxing magazine, is moving to Brownsville Texas to build an ambitious amateur boxing program. He says he can teach the good points of boxing and defense while aiming to develop local talent. The Western Open Championship at St Paul next month remains a Ryder Cup point list contender.
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Artie Dorrell
Los Angeles
Brownsville
Texas
Artie
Ouachita Valley League Sunday Scores Report
Eureka defeated Wilhite 12 to 4 as Ouachita Valley League results. other games were rained out.
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Eureka
Wilhite
Prairie Road vs Monroe Rockets clash at Cloyd's Park
Ouachita Valley League action Sunday saw Eureka defeat Wilhite 12 to 4 with Whitlock Meecham and Frost leading the offense. Monroe Rockets and Prairie Road were set for a postponed night game at 8:15 at Cloyd's Park West Monroe, with lineup details broadcast by manager Scruggs.
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Monroe Rockets
Cloyd’s Park
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Wilhite
Whitlock
Meecham
Frost
R. Johnson
Howard
McCreary
Bayles
Henry
Tidwell
West Monroe
Scruggs
Rockets
Bosley
H. Moncrief
Clark
J. Brownlee
Hampton
Fowler
Hendricks
T. Moncrief
Pope
Delta League OILERS PLANK MANGHAN
The West Monroe Rebels moved into sole second in the Delta League by beating Boeuf River 6 to 4 in a pitching duel between Bennett and Stanley. Bennett and Stanley each pitched five-hit ball. Sterling McClain led West Monroe with two doubles and a single in four at bats, driving in two runs and scoring twice. RBI credits went to Lancers, Spencer, J Hardy, and Riggin with 4 runs, while 2B hits came from Stevenson, Riggin, and McClain. Boeuf River tallied a single run in the first and three in the third. final score 6-4.
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Boeuf River
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Rebs
Sterling McClain
Aba Hoa Bay
Orc Wists
Gal Ca Die Boeuz Sanders
Ey Spencer
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Hardy
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Sutherlin
Sol vents defeat Nor-Way 5 to 2 in Sulphur Springs
In Sulphur, Louisiana, on a Saturday field, the local Commercial Solvents team Nor-Way from Terre Haute, Indiana, lost 5 to 2. Burvil Taylor pitched well, holding Nor-Way to two runs on ten hits, while Osborne and Duke Taylor limited Solvents to five runs on thirteen hits. Tim Taylor went 3 for 4 with a triple. Beans McGarvey went 2 for 3 for Nor-Way. A return game is set for July 23 in Terre Haute.
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Commercial Solvents
Nor-Way
Terre Haute
Ind
Burvil Taylor
Solvents
Nor- Way
Osborne
Duke Taylor
Tim Taylor
Beans” McGarvey
Biloxi Yacht Club wins first day regatta
Biloxi Miss June 28 host Biloxi Yacht Club takes top honors on opening day in the regatta winning the expert fish class and skipperette events. About 49 boats in 12 classes raced under steady fair winds with many entries from Southern Yacht Club New Orleans. Pass Christian placed second in the fish class, followed by Gulfport S Y C and Bay Waveland. in the skipperette race Biloxi led with Gulfport, Pass Christian and Biloxi again close behind.
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Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans
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Rel ay Rowdies Furnish Fireworks In Mat Fracas At Kallio's Arena
Jack Curtis the light heavy weight champion teams with Carl Gray of Milwaukee against Flash Clifford of Louisville and Al Getz of Pittsburgh in a tag team main event at Gus Kallio's Arena. Curtis last week defeated Getz in a title scramble, while Gray and Clifford seek to dethrone Vicksburg champion. A tag-in referee will run the bout as Allen Corbin Monroe handles enforcement with promoter Kallio nearby. The tag scramble is a 60 minute time limit with two falls to win, opening with two one fall undercard matches at 8 15.
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Carl Gray
Milwaukee
Wis
Flash
Clifford
Louisville
al Getz
Pittsburgh Bruiser
Gus Kallio
Curtis
Kallio
Getz
Pittsburgh
Gray
Vicksburg
Miss
Allen Corbin
Monroe
Corbin
Dave Silverstein
Hordy
West Monroe Midget Softball Standings Update
Cardinas lead Senators in a 14 13 game while Recreation 14 defeats Brownville 11 in latest standings update for West Monroe midget softball league.
Presbyterians vs Brownville Midget League Thriller
The West Monroe Midget Softball League marked its first win as the Cardinals outlasted the Senators 14 to 13 in a scoring bee. Harris went four for four and Downey three for four for the Red Birds, while Recreation beat Brownville 14-11 behind Gammill and Burkett as Grantham and Burkett shared pitching duties.
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West Monroe
Senators
Harris
Downey
Red Bird
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Gammill
Burkett
Grantham
Watson
Barnett
16 Man Inverness Four Ball Field Announced
Toledo Ohio June 28 The 16 man field for the 12th Inverness Invitational Four Ball Tournament was completed Monday with players accepting invitations for the July 21 24 event. Notables include Bob Hamilton Jim Ferrier Dave Douglas Johnny Palmer Skip Alexander Clayton Haefner Dick Metz Jim Turnesa Cary Middlecoff Fred Haas Lloyd Mangrum Jimmy Demaret Chick Harbett Frank Stranahan Dutch Harrison and Bobby Locke Stranahan first amateur to play Inverness will substitute for Ben Hogan who is sidelined by injuries from a winter Texas auto crash Hogan and Demaret won the last three Inverness events. Stranahan will partner Demaret in the best ball round robin. Remainder of pairings to be announced later Prize money rose from 10000 to 15000.
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Toledo
Bob Hamilton
Jim Ferrier
Dave Douglas
Douglas
Johnny Palmer
Skip Alexander
Clayton Haefner
Dick Metz
Jim Turnesa
Cary Middlecoff
Fred Haas
Lloyd Mangrum
Jimmy Demaret
Chick Harbett
Frank Stranahan
Dutch Harrison
Bobby Locke
Stranahan
Inverness
Ben Hogan
Texas
Hogan
Demaret
Dodgers Edge Indians 4-3 in Interleague Exhibition
Brooklyn nips Cleveland 4-3 after rallying in the ninth. Paul Minner earned the win, replacing Ery Palica in the sixth, while Sam Zoldak took the loss. Paige and Zoldak pitched for the Indians, with Hegan and Tresh catching for Cleveland and Owen handling duties for Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Paul Minner
Ery Palica
Sam Zoldak
Satchel Paige
Cleveland
Paige
Zoldak
Hegan
Tresh
Palica
Minner
Owen
Reds Beat Tigers 10-4 In Exhibition Tilt
Cincinnati Reds pounded five runs in a wild first inning and defeated the Detroit Tigers 10-4 in an exhibition game. Pitcher Johnny Vander Meer earned the win for the National Leaguers. Cincinnati chased Detroit with early offense and padded the lead as the game progressed.
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Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Cooper
Howell
Kretlow
Swift
Riebe
Ward Sparks Rained-Out Session of N C A A Golf
Ames In June 28. Harvie Ward 23 year old North Carolina University junior shot two under par 69 in a storm halted opening round of the National Collegiate Golf Tournament. Play was suspended by thunderstorms and darkness with 76 contestants unreported. Officials extended qualifying through three days. Arnold Palmer and L M Crannell Jr. were near par. Harold Spears posted 72 and Garner Dickinson needed 79.
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Harvie Ward
North Carolina University
Ted Payseur
Northwestern
N. C
Sports Mirror look back at boxing highlights
Today's recap traces past boxing feats from Associated Press: a year ago Ray Robinson outpoints Bernard Docusen in Chicago. three years ago Bob Montgomery stopped Allie Stolz in round 13 at Madison Square Garden. five years ago Twilight Tear won his 8th straight Chicago race. ten years ago Joe Louis stopped Tony Galento in the fourth after being floored twice.
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Associated Press
Ray Robinson
Bernard Docusen
Chicago
Bob Montgomery
Allie Stolz
Madison Square Garden
Twilight Tear
Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Civic Club League basketball matchups listed for Monroe
In Missouri Pacific area, civic groups schedule games including Monroe Kiwanis versus Exchange, Optimist versus West Monroe Kiwanis at Ree Field, and West Monroe Lions against Jaycees in West Monroe.
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Exchange
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Optimist
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Field
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Jaycees
West Monroe
Monroe Lions
el Jaycees Senses
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