Rained Out Ruston Monroe West Monroe Tilt Reslated For Today
The American Legion junior baseball game between Ruston and Monroe West Monroe, rained out yesterday, is rescheduled for today at 3 30 on the Northeast Junior College diamond. The postponed auto gift drawing will occur again if weather allows. West League ends Friday, July 2, making today decisive for Ruston to stay in playoff contention. Coaches discussed delaying to Monday but chose to play today with Ed Edwards or Donald Lowery or Douglas Lowery set to start for Ruston, while Monroe West Monroe may start Jarrell Matkins or Jimmy George.
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American Legion
Ruston
Monroe-West Monroe
Esterday
Twin City
McCain-Richards Motor Company
Legion Baseball
Peterdak
Monroe
Larry Fox
Aston
E. B. Todd
Farmerville
Jonesboro
Lincoln Parish Boys
Fox
Ed” Edwards
Donald Lowery
Douglas Lowery
Louis Pipes
Medak
Jarrell Matkins
Jimmy George
Standings show Westside Flower atop with 90 wins
Westside Flower leads standings with 90 wins and 1.000 percentage while Kiwanis and Calvert's Drugs trail. Keishiteeesh whem appears as an entry with unclear data and 2 wins, 6 losses, 250 games played. Presbyterian line shows garbled text and no clear record.
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Westside Flower
Kiwanis
Keishiteeesh
Calvert's Drugs
Seseeess
Presbyterian
Browns to Conduct School Here in July
Ray Schmidt of the St. Louis Browns arrived in Monroe to organize a baseball school and tryout camp planned for July 13 to 16. The event, one of three in Louisiana, will follow camps at Lake Charles and Bogalusa. Youths with baseball talent in the region are invited. the first three days will include instruction by two scouts and a coach, with day four featuring games and tryouts.
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Ray Schmidt
St. Louis Browns
Monroe
Schmidt
Browns
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Bogalusa
Sandlot League Opens Season In Chatham With Ten Week Schedule
The Sandlot Baseball League for high school age boys begins a ten week season under a schedule by R. E. Crowe. Openers June 19 saw Chat ham defeat Quitman 21 to 14 and Columbia beat Weston 23 to 0. Remaining games listed through August 14 with dates and matchups.
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Chatham
R. E. Crowe
Ansley
Quitman
Columbia
Weston
Jonesboro- Hodge
LSA San Jose Aces Set Mark In Golf Meet
Gardner Dickinson Jr of LSU and Morgan Fottrell of San Jose State set a joint 36 hole medal record of 139 at the 1948 National Collegiate Golf Tournament. Fottrell 69 and Dickinson 68 led a pair of flash rounds as San Jose State won the team title with a tournament record 579.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Gardner Dickinson, Jr
Louisiana State University
Morgan Fottrell
San Jose State
Stanford
Fottrell
Dickinson
Louisiana State
Earl Stewart
Dick Haskell
Northwestern
Fort Benning
Ted Payseur
Lou Stafford
University of Oregon
San Jose State College
Cotton States League Scores Tie in Greenwood Tilt
Greenwood hosts a tight Cotton States League game where 201 runs in the first and fourth frames, plus a late push, deliver a 10 to 4 lead before a late rally from the visitors. Richardson and Ramirez drive offense with Kelley and Isringhaus contributing on defense and runs.
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Greenwood
Richardson
Ramirez
Kelley
Isringhaus
Bats in 190 Cubs player Lew Wilson 1930 season
Lew Wilson of the Cubs drove in 190 runs over 155 games in the 1930 season. Other listings note Jonesboro Hodge at Weston, Ansley at Quitman, and Aug 21 matchups Columbia versus Jonesboro Hodge at Hodge with Ansley at Chatham and Weston at Quitman.
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Ansley
Columbia
Weston
Chatham
Jonesboro
Quitman
Jonesboro-Hodge
Hodge
Jonesboro Hodge
Chicago
Lew Wilson
Cubs
Jonesboro- Hodge
Dodgers Sign Chappuis Stirs Little Heat in July Heat
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the signing of Bob Chappuis, Michigan football star, to play with the Dodgers football team. Reporters found the press conference crowded with heat and little baseball buzz as expectations shifted to football amid a stalled baseball season.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Yankees
Dodger
Jackie Robinson
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Eddie Stanky
Montague Street
Branch Rickey
Bob Chappins
Michigan
Rickey
Riegel Sets Western Amateur Qualifying Pace
Robert Riegel, National Amateur champion from Glendale California, shot 11 under par 70 at Wichita Country Club to take the lead in the Western Amateur Golf Tournament qualifying round. Weather and course conditions produced a muddy trek as players prepared for the next round.
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Wichita, Kas
Robert
Skee) Riegel
Glendale
Calif
Wichita Country Club
Wyandotte Crew Could Send Candidate to Congress
Wyandotte Michigan, an industrial town near Detroit, hosts Olympic trials in Princeton. Bill Kreger, coach of the Wyandotte Boat Club and a congressional hopeful, organized $1.20 to send the crew. He notes the team, all high school products, averages 5 feet 11 inches and 176 pounds, with two to six years of experience. He emphasizes wartime training and optimistic chances against major crews like Washington or Harvard.
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Princeton
N. J
Wyandotte
Mich
Detroit
Bill Kreger
Kreger
Wyandotte Boat Club
Bill
Washington
Harvard
Nassau Nonsense from Eastern college ADs send-off
Eastern college athletic directors honored two retiring colleagues, Army coach Biff Jones and Navy leader Whitey Taylor, at a Monday night event. Jones plans a Washington business move while Taylor heads to Pacific headquarters. Dodgers coach Bobby Bragan favored a Fort Worth minor league managing post over a Brooklyn bench role.
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Nassau
Eastern College
Biff Jones
Army
Whitey Taylor
Navy
Biff
Washington
Whitey
Pacific
Dodgers
Bobby Bragan
Fort Worth
Brooklyn
Cleaning The Cuff Hymie Caplin Seeks Boxing Rise
Hymie Caplin, a former manager who retired and fell on hard times, aims to turn Blackjack Billy Fox into a heavyweight contender through strategic promotion and training efforts.
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Hymie Caplin
Billy Fox
Yard par 71 tournament bests by amateurs
The best mark posted by 91 amateurs who teed off Tuesday was Riegel 34 36 for a total of 70. The event featured numerous players chasing low rounds as the field began competition.
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Riegel
J. Carlin Wins State Mat Title In Louisiana
Johnny Carlin, Swede of Minneapolis, captured the Louisiana state light heavyweight wrestling title from Rex Mobley of Texas City after Mobley was disqualified in the third fall. Carlin led early with a ten minute first fall, Mobley won the second, and Carlin secured the belt on the disqualification. In the semi final, Al Olsen defeated Tom Bradley in straight falls.
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Rex Mobley
Texas City
Tex
Johnny Carlin
Minneapolis
Minn
Louisiana
Mobley
Jack Curtis
Carlin
Pat Cronin
Gus Kallio
al “Sailor” Olsen
Tom Bradley
Oregon
Olsen
Welch's vs L T and Nash meet in evening games
Li Today's Games lists Welch's and L T at 6 p m at Barke dull Faulk with Nash facing Slagle Johnson at 7 30 p m and Louisiana Machinery meeting Studebaker at 6 p m on Rec field with multiple matchups.
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Welch
Studebaker
Slagle Johnson Bevevecers
Nash Insurance
Welch's
L. T
Barke Dull Faulk
Nash
Slagle-Johnson
Louisiana Machinery
Rec
Yesterday's Results Guerriero vs Terminix on Wet Grounds
The only game of the day featured Guerriero against Terminix under soggy field conditions. Both teams showed resilience despite the rain for a compact, delayed matchup.
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Guerriero
Terminix
Terminix and Red Shield clash at Sherrouse arena schedule
The card lists Terminix versus Red Shield at 6 p m and Junior Optimist against Memorial Methodist at 7 30 p m at Sherrouse. It notes a general fact that Americans average about four pounds of cheese per person per year.
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Guerriero Insurance
Terminix
Red Shield Club
Sehen Vecv
Memorial Methodist
Red Shield
Sherrouse
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Bion
Westside
Calvert's
Brownies
Sandlot League
L.S.A
SAN Jose Aces
Russ Newland
Cotton States League
GAY Clothing CO
Rugby
Seersucker
Ben Hur
Joe Louis
Chappuis
Mercury
Sesick
Carl Voyles
Chappins
Wolverine
Steve Hokus
Dan McMullin
Nebraska
Horace Hendrickson
Duke
Penn
McMullin
Hickman
Danny
Robert Riegel
J. Carlin
Gers, Nf
Pet Exchange
Sere Eens
Centeene
Weee Eee Eee
Vile Oxek Eeeen Odes
N. Grand
Pio
Central Service Station
Central Super
Central Tower
Circle
Sievers
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