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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1948

Page

12

Cubs rally in wild night game before 23,233 at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 6 to 5 after a late surge. Rims batted in West and Walker amid 13 Pittsburgh hits. West and WrysoteK hit home runs for the Pirates while Hatton Baumholtz and Wyrostek contributed for Cincinnati. Umpire Bill Stewart ejected four Pirates in a protest. Time 3:50. Attendance 23,233.

Pittsburgh Bill Meyer Pirates Bill Stewart Mth Epp Willams Gumbert Rafensberger Cincinnati Rims West Walker Hopp Chultz Fox Hatton Baumholtz Wyrostek Singleton Wart Henline Conlon

North Central League Standings Highlight Regional Teams

The North Central League table shows Jonesville 6 8 and Urania 3 5 with varying win loss records, while Rooney, Was Anais, and Clarks appear in standings. Sunday's results include Jonesville 1 Columbia 0 and Clarks 6 Urania 2. Tonight's schedule lists Columbia at Olla and Jonesville at Columbia night showdown.

Room Fk Dale Say Jonesville Columbia Clarks Urania Olla

Jonesville Blues Top Ramblers 1 0 Tie First in North Central

Jonesville Blues defeated Columbia Ramblers 1 to 0 to force a first place tie with Clarks Lumberjacks who beat Urania 6 to 2. Jonesville led 1 0 after five innings as Urania briefly tied 2 2 in the seventh before Clarks pulled away.

Urania Jonesville Blues Columbia Ramblers Clarks Lumberjacks Ramblers Clarks Jone Lumberjacks Jonesville Beeson Brown Stroud Fluitt Carroll Aivamia Oo Boyd Ferguson Nelson Tannehill Walker Columbia

Boeuf River Tigers Rout Archibald Athletics 13 to 5

Delta League action in Boeuf River saw the Tigers surge to victory over Archibald Athletics by 13 to 5. Tilbury limited the Athletics to five runs as Tiger hitters racked up 18 off Mercer and Smith, with H Stevenson collecting five hits in six trips. Road trip to Bonita for the Fourth of July Gate follows as Tigers bolster pitching.

Boeuf River Boeuf River Tigers Archibald Athletics Tilbury Athletics J. Mercer, Sr Lefty Smith H. Stevenson Tiger Archibald F. Hardy Bonita Tigers

Evansville League clash yields tight scores in early season

Alexandria vs Lafayette and Thibodaux matchups produce low totals as pitchers hold, with PongiA Masam and Carl Smith leading early scoring. Abbeville and Baton Rouge games show moderate offense, while New Iberia cards feature Johnson Kowalski Heyman Watson Kinnamon in a defensive battle.

Baton Rouge New Iberia Johnson, Kowalski and Heyman Watson and Kinnamon

Lumber jacks meet rejuvenated Blues in hard battle hope

Southeast division notes a high tension matchup with the Lumber Jacks facing the rejuvenated Blues after last Sunday’s 1 to 0 clash. Key players Demouran Powers Griffey Bush Poole Satterfield and Var man feature for national and regional clubs in a gritty contest.

Montgomery Vicksburg Demouran Powers Griffey Bush Poole Satterfield Varman

St. Louis Beats Chicago 4 1 in Tuesday Baseball

In a Tuesday game the St. Louis club defeated Chicago 4 to 1. Key players include Lupien Philley Wight and Priddy for Chicago and Kolloway Lupien Moss Michaels Appling Priddy for St. Louis. Fannin started for Chicago with Widmar and Fannin pitching. attendance was 2,909 and time 2:15.

Garth St. Louis PWS Platt Binks Moss Dente Ts Stevens Pantin Fannin Lupien Philley Wight Priddy Zarilla Kolloway Michael Michaels Appling Chicago Widmar Robinson Hurley Berry Jones

Delta Six Softball Race Narrowed After Ferriday Win

St Joseph Devils lost 5 to 4 to Ferriday Cats in St. Joseph Louisiana. The defeat creates a tie at the top of the Delta Six Softball League with Waterproof rising as a potential challenger. Ferriday rallied in the seventh to seal the comeback win and keep pace with St Joe.

ST. Joseph St. Joseph Devils Ferriday Cats Cats St. Joe Delta Six Blue Devils Ferriday Devils Waterproof

Exchange Greenies to Play Sponsors Exchange Greenies to Play Sponsors

The Exchange Club Greenies of the Senior League and the Civic League sponsors prepare for an exhibition at Ree diamond Wednesday eight p.m. The Greenies, undefeated Senior League champions, top current standings. Expected starters include Buckley McCay Webb Burch Autrey Sullivan or Britton Mobley Smith Petty with Perdue Sittason Dollar and McCay among reserves. Civic Club lineup features Nelms Lockhart Davis Jones Buce Florsheim Harrison Sievers Miller Hodgins Harbuck.

Greenies Exchange Civic League Ree Cecil Johnson Frank Buckley James McCay Danny Sullivan Sammy Britton Dewey Mobley Rabbit” Smith Frank Davis Bill Jones Flash Buce Henry Florsheim Harrison Guy Sievers Miller Hodgins Jim Harbuck

Charles Meets Bivins in First Louis Title Elimination Bout

Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati will meet Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland in Washington on August 2. The bout opens the NBA elimination series for the world heavyweight championship vacated by Joe Louis.

Charles Bivins Louis Washington Ezzard Charles Cincinnati Jimmy Bivins Cleveland National Boxing Association Joe Louis

West Monroe Sports Seek Baseball Games

The West Mon roe Sports baseball club seeks Sunday dates with area teams and asks clubs to contact L. E. Gene Douthit by phone S078XJ or 300 Crosley street West Monroe. In their first game they lost to Dooleyville 13 to 12 in ten innings at Bernstein Park, the game tied four times.

West Monroe L. E Gene” Douthit Crosley Street Dooleyville Bernstein Park

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