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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1950
Page
8
Detroit erases a deficit to defeat Chicago 9 to 3, Teddy Gray earning his second win in three days as the Tigers widen their American League lead to four and a half games over the Yankees.
The page lists baseball or softball scoring lineups and partial scores for teams in Evangeline Baton Rouge New Iberia Thibodaux Abbeville Lafayette Houma Hammond Alexandria with players Bowles Lukawacki Saye Brill Graffeo Griffey Liffey Kracher Pitts Perry Smith Visconti among others. Scoring sequences show varied inning totals and team results such as 4 11 2 and 3 81 indicating run totals and outs.
Vern Stephens and Birdie Tibbetts surge to the top of the national All Star fan poll for the July 11 game at Comiskey Park. Stephens leads Rizzuto by 7,372 votes. Tibbetts tops Berra by 10,512. The piece lists leaders in multiple AL and NL positions and key vote tallies.
The article presents a solunar timetable from John Alden Knight's tables. It lists Major and Minor periods for late May to early July with Central Standard Time, guiding fishing and hunting planning. It shows dates, days, and times for Major and Minor windows, though OCR text is garbled.
In a day of busy Texas League action Tulsa and Fort Worth split with Fort Worth winning 15 to 0 after a 1 0 first inning. Shreveport defeated San Antonio 5 to 4 in eight innings while San Antonio won 5 to 3 in the nightcap. Oklahoma City edged Dallas 6 to 4 as Beaumont topped Houston 8 to 2.
Philadelphia Stars of the Negro American League sign veteran pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige for July appearances. Paige, previously with the Cleveland Indians, will play in Rochester Boston The Polo Grounds New York and Dexter Park Brooklyn as part of the Stars schedule.
Jaycees defeated Progressive Men's Club 13 to 6 while West Monroe Lions beat Optomists 27 to not listed.
The Jaycees avenged a prior loss by defeating Progressive Men 13 to 7 as Carter homered and Zagone tripled while four double plays shut down threats. In a separate game, West Monroe Lions routed the Optimists 27 to 6 with Reed and Hilbourne leading the visitors and Lee-Maxey on the mound.
Ice hockey fans will see the sport's fourth annual all star game in Detroit on October 7, 1950. The event pits top players from major teams against each other in a showcase format at a major arena, drawing regional interest and league promotion.
For the fourth consecutive year Penn State will field nine football games in 1950. The schedule aims to balance home and away games and maintain a competitive slate for the season opener and subsequent matchups.
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