Johnny Carlin Seeks Louisiana Title Against Mobley Tonight
Rex Mobley defends the Louisiana light heavyweight crown against veteran Swedish wrestler Johnny Carlin at Gus Kallio's Arena in Monroe. The main event features a 90 minute time limit with two falls to win, as Mobley tries to hold both state and world belts, while Pat Cronin referees.
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Rex Mobley
Jack Curtis
Johnny Carlin
Minnesota
Gus Kallio
Kallio
Monroe
Pat Cronin
Jackson
Miss Mobley
Louisiana
George Craig
Mobley
Tom Bradley
Portland
Ore
Olson
W. O. W. LEAGUE Sunday Baseball Results
W. O. W. league play produced a 14 7 win for P.O. over Crew Lake with Epinette and Carter aiding S. P. O. Red Shield beat Wham 17 13 to stay atop the standings. Jinks led Wham with two singles and two doubles while Gimler added a single, double and triple for Red Shield. White's Ferry fell 18 6 as Woodmen of the World rolled with Franks Perkins contributing two hits each. Bayles pitched for White's Ferry.
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P.O
Crew Lake
Red Shield
Wham
White's Ferry
Jerry Richards
Bob Carter
Crew Rice
Epinette
Carter
Crew Lake Battery
Pahal
Goland
Berry
Bobby Bruce
S. P. O. Red Shield
Monroe
Jinks
Gimler
Knight
Jones
Hare
Pete Martin
White
Franks
Perkins
Herman
T. Bayles
Civic Club League Schedule Highlights Local Matches
Exchange faces West Monroe Kiwanis in Sherrouse at p m. West Monroe Lions take on Jaycees at 8 p m at West Monroe. Optimist meet Monroe Kiwanis at 8 p m at Barkdull Fault.
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Exchange
West Monroe Kiwanis
Sherrouse
West Monroe Lions
Jaycees
West Monroe
Monroe Kiwanis
Barkdull
Optimist
W. Mon
Kiwanis
Lions
Peers Exchange Club
Baseball Night Card: New York Boston Reds Pitt Cincinnati
Tonight's games feature New York at Boston with Jan sen or Koslo opposing Spahn. Pittsburgh meets Cincinnati as Riddle faces Fox. St Louis plays Chicago with Brecheen against Schmitz in a night slate.
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New York
Boston
Jansen
Koslo
Spahn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Riddle
Fox
St. Louis
Chicago
Brecheen
Schmitz
Associated Press
National League
Boston Tener
Pittsburgh Seneee
New York Teenee
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Nena Oa
Chicago Ce En Tenet
Baseball Card Night Action Across Leagues
Tonight matches include Chicago at St Louis and Cleveland at Detroit with star pitchers facing tough lineups. Yesterday results list Atlanta over New Orleans 8-1 and Nashville 19 to 4 over Little Rock, plus a slate of city contests and postponed Pine Bluff El Dorado games. Local standings show Montgomery dominant with 11 runs and Pensacola 11, others close behind.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Louisiana Prep Football Scores and Pairings
Louisiana high school football results show Hammond 13 over Lafayette 9 and Thibodaux 9 over Abbeville 3. Other scores include Alexandria 8 at Houma 1 and New Iberia 3, Baton Rouge 0, with upcoming matchups Hammond at Lafayette and Baton Rouge at New Iberia.
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Evangeline League
Houman Pree Eet Eee
Hammond
Thibodaux Ete Eee
New Iberia Centennenee
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Abbeville
Lafayette Si
Lafayette
Houma
New Iberia
Thibodaux
Baseball Scores From Regional Leagues and Rain Delays
The American Association reports Toledo 9 over St Paul 6 and Columbus 10 over Milwaukee 2 while Indianapolis 3 defeats Kansas City 1. Minneapolis 5 over Louisville 9. Syracuse 8 over Montreal 1 and Buffalo 7 over Newark 4. Jersey City at Rochester and Baltimore at Toronto show rain delays.
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American Association
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Syracuse
Montreal
Buffalo
Newark
Jersey City
Rochester
Baltimore
Toronto
Robinson Stops Docusen In 15 Round Title Defense
Chicago June 29 Ray Sugar Robinson defended his welterweight title against Bernard Docusen in a 15 round bout at Comiskey Park. Judges and Referee Walter Brightmore ruled a unanimous win for Robinson. Docusen, the New Orleans challenger, withstood a knockdown in the 11th and fought to the bell as Robinson wore him down. Robinson weighed 146 1/2 pounds to Docusen 145 1/2, and sustained a cut over the right eye in the 14th round.
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Chicago
Segweary Ray
Sugar” Robinson
Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Comiske Park
Chicago White Sox
Ganely
Robinson
Docusen
Jean
Dook
Doocusen
Recreation Leagues Schedule
Guerriero faces Terminix at 6 p.m. at Barkdull Faulk in the only game. Red Shield 8, L. T. I. 5. Exchange 7, W. O. W. 0 by forfeit. Exchange meets L. T. I. at 6 p.m. Missouri Pacific. Red Shield plays W. O. W. at 7:30 p.m. Missouri Pacific.
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Guerriero
Terminix
Barkdull Faulk
L. T
Missouri Pacific
Red Shield
Red Shield Club overpower senior league play with forfeit wins
Red Shield Club dominates the Senior Softball League night action with an 8 to 5 win over Louisiana Training Institute on the no hitter from Fred Golson and two hits apiece from Gimler and Golson. The Shielders benefited from a 7-0 forfeit by Coleman Construction over Joe F. Smith and a 15 to 8 junior win over Boys of Woodcraft.
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Fred Golson
Red Shield
Louisiana Training Institute
Gimler
Golson
Jones
L. T. I. Battery
Smart
Blanchard
Greenies
Woodmen
Louisiana Trainig Institute
Ouachita Plumbing
Coleman Construction
Joe F. Smith
Boys of Woodcraft
Ruston Legion Juniors Clash With Monroe West Monroe Here Today
Ruston American Legion Junior baseball seeks a win at the N J C diamond to stay in the title race after three losses to Monroe West Monroe. A seventh inning car giveaway aids the fundraiser for the Monroe West Monroe team as Ruston trails Farmerville by one game with Friday’s finale looming. Coach Medak lists Sanders Milstead Moore Boat Shephard Talley Marionneaux Du Priest George or Matkins as the lineup to face Monroe West Monroe in a crucial West League clash.
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Monroe-West Monroe
Ruston American Legion
American Legion
Monroe
West Monroe
McCain-Richards Motor Company
Legion
Farmerville
Pete Medak
Ruston
Medak
Vernon Sanders
Billy Milstead
Wayne Moore
Mark Boatright
Sam Shephard
Jack Talley
Ralph Marionneaux
Guy du Priest
Jimmy George
Jarrell Matkins
City League scores include Monroe Red Sox win 7 5
In a lively City League night Sears Roebuck pitcher Wilbur Smith nearly no hit Perkins but J McGough delivered a lone hit for Perkins Ive Company to stop the bid. Smith worked with sharp control most of the game as the Cooperatives and Spatafora faced off in other matchups.
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Wilbur Smith
Sears Roebuck
J. McGough
Perkins Ive Company
Smith
Shortage of Umpires Affects City Softball League
Recreation director Jack Hesketh announced a shortage of umpires for City Softball League games and invited interested men in the Twin Cities to contact him at the Monroe Recreation Center to work as league umpires.
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Jack Hesketh
Twin Cities
Monroe Recreation Center
Sears Triumphs 18-0 On 24 Batters In League Clash
Sears dominates with 18-0 victory as J Kuykendall goes 3 for 5 and Warren Halley rips a homer and a double. James Hood catches. Perkins battery Sweat? Smith A Parker and A Parker Smith. Spatafora’s Pharmacy beats Progressive Men 16-2 with Pete Haddad homer and Rob ert Wood and Johnny Kelly three hits each. Pete Ladart shines for Progressive, two hits and a homer. Monroe Red Sox top Coopera tive Dairies 7-5 behind O A Hernier three-hit effort. Gay Clothing edges Cook and Preddy 8-2 on 14 hits led by Harry Roberts six hit night. Helium note closes with summary on noncommercial extraction limits for dirigibles.
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Monroe Red Sox
Cooperative Dairies
Cook and Preddy
Spatafora
Sears
Perkins Ice
Spatafora’s Pharmacy
Monroe Red Sox Sane
Sears, Roebuckesseeee
Equare Deal Motors
J. Kuykendall
Warren Halley
James Hood
Perkins
Smith
A. Parker
Pharmacy
Progressive
Pete Ladart
Ladart
Pete Haddad
Robert Wood
Johnny Kelly
George Fruge
Luke Coonrod
Spats
Tony Lewis
Nick Savana
O. A. Hernier
Dairies
James Holley
Jack Dyer
J. M. Head
Red Sox
Dee Preston
Sox
Charlie Anderson
Sam Rubin
Gay Clothing
Harry Roberts
Cook
Preddy
Roberts
Camille Lasuzzo
Gay
Julius Haddad
Chicken” Downing
F E. B. Peddy
Max Wroten
Gebe Leath
Dan Pickens
Husted
John McDowell
L. T. I. Loaned Two Players For Exhibition Win
Ouachita Plumbing played short handed but was aided by two L. T. I. players in an exhibition. The Pels won 16 to 2 with Manuel and Heath homering for L. T. II. Scroggins and LaGrange paired as battery for L. T. I. Carrero and Spruell assisted Ouachita Plumbing.
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Tooke
Sims
Red Shield
Fant
Bates
Foster
Cunningham
Ouachita Plumbing
Pels
Manuel
Heath
L. T. II
Scroggins
Americans Reach Wimbledon Semi Finals In Open Event
On a windy Wimbledon court two Americans Bob Falkenburg and Gardnar Mulloy advanced to the men's singles semi finals while Tom Brown fell to Hungarian Josef Asboth in four sets. Falkenburg beat Lenart Bergelin and Mulloy defeated Tony Mottram as Bromwich joined Asboth in the other half. The women's quarter finals narrowed to eight with five Americans remaining, including defending champion Margaret Osborne DuPont and Doris Hart.
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Bob Falkenburg
Gardnar Mulloy
Tom Brown
Josef Asboth
Brown
Falkenburg
Sweden
Lennart Bergelin
Frankie Parker
Bob
Miami
Fla
Britain
Tony Mottram
John Bromwich
Australia
Asboth
Budge Party
Los Angeles
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Jean Nicoll Bostock
Doris Hart
Nelly Landry
France
Jean Quertier
Ferriday Legion Ends Home Slate Next Tuesday
Ferriday Louisiana June 29 Special The Ferriday Gray McCearley Post No 148 American Legion Junior baseball team finishes its home schedule next Tuesday facing the Columbia team of the South League on the new high school field. Under Coach Joe Monroe they have shown sportsmanship and team spirit. Leading hitters were Billy Loomis and Lamar Roark both at .450, with Bill Gore at .393. Roark Loomis Herrin and Boyd pitched. Other squad members include Poole Green Hamilton Coney Bianca Tiffee Fugler Hart and Cuthbertson Massey. The full team will be guests of the Legion Post next Thursday night to view 1947 World Series pictures.
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Ferriday
Ferriday Gray-McCearley Post
American Legion
Columbia
Joe Monroe
Billy Loomis
Lamar Roark
Bill Gore
Roark
Loomis
Herrin
Boyd
Tommy Poole
Joe Green
Joe Hamilton
Buck Coney
Joe Bianca
Tiffee
Wally Fugler
Cecil Hart
David Cuthbertson
Golf great Hogan wins Chicago windfall tournament
SPORTSMIRROR recalls past sports results with Ben Hogan’s 1946 72 hole total of 270 in the $15,000 Chicago victory. It notes three years earlier Rock Graziano knockout of Freddie Cochrane in 16 seconds, five years prior players from St. Louis Browns and Cardinals facing army service, and ten years back War Admiral’s upset at Suffolk Downs with Menon winning the Massachusetts handicap.
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Associated Press
Ben Hogan
Chicago
Menon
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Boston
Aces Power Past Indians In Houma Eight to One
Alexandria Aces routed Houma Indians 8-1 as Red Smith and Chet Jackno homered. Irvin Laecrouts hit a ninth inning solo shot for Houma to avoid the shutout. Final score by innings shows two big four run frames for the Aces.
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Houma
Alexandria Aces
Houma Indians
Red Smith
Chet Jackno
Aces
Irvin Laecrouts
Indians
Alexandria
SRI Hste
Johnson
B. Reide
Tassin
Hughes
Oglesby
Ferriday Cats Top St. Joseph in Delta Six Thriller
Ferriday Louisiana special report Ferriday s Cats edged the St Joseph Blue Devils 3 2 at St Joseph Thursday night to seize a share of first place in the Delta Six Softball League. Melvin and Scott worked the batteries for St Joseph Powell and Rabb on the Ferriday mound.
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Ferriday
Ferriday’s
Cats
St. Joseph Blue Devils
St. Joseph
Blue Devils
Melvin
Scott
Cotton States League Score String From Clarksdale to Greenville
Scant legible lines show Clarksdale Greenwood and Helena teams with mixed inning scores 101 150 400 000 00x 471 and a 593 final for Greenville. Names Henry Bullman Otten Landini Isringhaus Childress J Martin Moore appear as pitchers catchers or infielders per fragmentary box.
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Greenwood
Hot Springs Eee Eeenee
Clarksdale
Peer Eneneees
Natchez Een Eens
Greenville Eee Nworeraes
el Dorado Anne Eenee
Helena Re Eeeeernrene
Pine Bluff Ee
Martin
Henry
Bullman
Otten
Landini
Helena J.cerse
Greenville
Moore and Isringhaus
Childress
J. Martin
Farm Trucks Dominate Agricultural Use In Peak Period
The department of agriculture reports nearly one third of the nation’s trucks are used on farms and ranches. Farm trucks now total 1,880,000, up 61 percent since the war began, with 4,560,000 cars and 3,000,000 tractors also in agricultural use, underscoring farms as key oil users.
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Department of Agriculture
Louis Suggests Boxing Tourney and Political Stand
New York June 29 Joe Louis called himself an ex boxer and proposed an elimination boxing tourney to determine his successor. He said he would reveal his political stance after the Democratic convention and denied plans to run for Congress. Louis, his manager, and others met promoter Mike Jacobs to discuss. Jersey Joe Walcott disputed Louis tourney idea and stated he would fight Louis again winner take all.
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Joe Louis
Wallace
Louis
Congress
Champ
Marshall Miles
20Th Century Sporting Club
Mike Jacobs
Sol Strauss
Mth
Walcott
Jersey Joe
Frank Fullam
West Monroe Rebels top Point Red Sox in Little Eight clash
West Monroe Rebels, the league’s sole club to beat Point Red Sox, won 9 to 6 with six hitters producing. Pee Wee Clowers led with four hits including a ninth inning homer. E B Peddy added three safeties. West Monroe Volunteers beat Eros 15-6 to stay two games behind Point, Downsville moved to fifth with 11-3 over Nip and Tuck, Calhoun edged Swartz 9-8 as Little Eight rosters due Thursday.
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Cox Downing
Rebels
Point
Maxey
Allen
Coats
Scarborough
Vols
Sehell
D. Salsbury
Eros
Kelly
Clark
Yossett
Downsville
Nip
Tuck
Golden
Lewis
J. D. Nolan
Flynn Wallace
Stewart
Skie Dumas
Wallace
Calhoun
Swartz
To & C
J. Shea
Board of Commissioners
Southeastern First Games and Scores Report
Summary of a multi game sequence showing Pensacola Selma Montgomery and Vicksburg outcomes with pitchers batters and final tallies. notes Elko McWhorter Haack Cash Branem Jackson Resinger McNair Kerce Griffey and Baczewsky Sierotko Jarmon. final line includes average adult heart statistic.
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Pensacola
Selma
Elko and McWhorter
Haack and Cash
Meridian
Montgomery
Branem
Jackson
Resinger
McNair
Kerce
Griffey
Oak Grove Reaches Semi-Pro Finals in Rain-Shortened Win
Oak Grove defeats Vidalia 5 to 4 to reach the North Louisiana District Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament finals in Winnsboro Louisiana. Manager P R Thaxton’s West Carroll Parish club of the Louisiana Delta League faces the Winnsboro Red Sox in the championship series at Memorial Park starting Wednesday night with a best two of three format.
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Winnsboro
Oak Grove
Louis Dominates Walcott In Dubious Backstage Clash
New York notes the Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott rematch ends without dramatic KO as Louis presses with a wary, tense stalking approach. The bout drags, with Louis showing improved form yet failing to deliver a decisive finish, while Walcott slips away and avoids serious damage.
Stranahan Fails To Lead In British Open Qualifying
Frank Stranahan the Toledo amateur trails leaders in the British Open qualifying at Gullane and Muirfield. A. S. Tibbles from a London suburb sets the pace with 67 followed by 275 players aiming for the 100 spots in the 72 hole championship.
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London
Mairfield
Scotland
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Bobby Jones
A. S. Tibbles
Gullanke Links
Tibbles
Jimmy Thompson
Roberto de Vicenzo
Thomson
de Vicenzo
Gullane
Muirfield
Henry Cotton
Cotton
Walter Hagen
Mavio Gonzalez
Tom Pearson
John Carroll
Dublin
California
Lawton
Britain
Alf Padgham
Jack Jacobs
Stranahan
Gallene
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W. S. Collins
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Fred Daly
Art Clark
Ed Kingsley
Laurie Ayton
Evanston
Charles Rotar
Frankfurt
Germany
Guilane
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Crackers trounce Pelicans 8-1 behind Kennedy effort
The Atlanta Crackers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 8-1 in New Orleans on Monday night as southpaw Bill Kennedy allowed three hits. Kennedy pitched seven innings with Mathis Fletcher Atkins Howard and Dantonio handling the later innings as New Orleans managed a lone run in the fifth.
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New Orleans
Atlanta Crackers
New Orleans Pelicans
Reid lifts Lookouts past Memphis with 11th inning homer
Chattanooga score 4 to 3 over Memphis as Bob Reid belts his first homer of the season in the 11th inning. Schultz and Storie, Astroth (11), Zukowski and Ulisney contribute for Chattanooga in a tight game.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bob Reid
Memphis
Lookouts
Schultz
Storie
Astroth
Zukowski
Ulisney
Nashville Vols wallop Little Rock in 19 to 4 rout
Nashville Vols pounded out 24 hits for 36 bases to crush Little Rock 19 to 4 in Nashville. The win completed a four game sweep. Perme Erautt Wade Easterwood contributed in the offense and on the mound as the Vols dominated the series opener in strong fashion.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Vols
Little Rock
Vols
Perme
Erautt
Wade
Easterwood
Train long enough to carry a year’s coal output would circle Earth
A single train capable of hauling the United States annual coal production would be so long it could wrap six times around the planet. The colossal span underscores the immense scale of energy output and transportation required in the nation’s coal industry.
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United States
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