Doby's 450 foot homer lifts Indians past Yankees 3 2
Larry Doby hit a 450 foot plus homer believed longest at Yankee Stadium as the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 3 2. Detroit routed Washington 10 1 behind Hutchinson with three RBIs. other scores noted.
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Southern Association Scores and Standings Night Summary
Little Rock defeated Birmingham 8 to 2 as three Birmingham hurlers allowed 14 hits. In Atlanta, Jack Taylor pitched six-hitter as the Crackers beat the Memphis Chicks 8 to 0. Chattanooga toppled New Orleans 7 to 5 with Charley Letchas hitting a ninth inning homer.
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Red Smith Signs with San Francisco Forty Niners
Rudolph Red Smith of Louisiana Tech has signed to play pro football for the San Francisco Forty-Niners of the AAFC. The 200-pound, 6'2" tackle from Bryceland will report to Minto Junior College for training starting August 1 and may move to guard. He earned AP Little All American honors last season and also starred in basketball and track at Tech.
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Providence Beats Monroe in Lafayette River City game
Lake Providence Clippers capitalized on Monroe errors to score six unearned runs and defeat the Sports 7 to 3 in Delhi Louisiana on May 20. Bob Cole and Gleitz allowed seven hits apiece in a strong pitching duel.
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Directors Meet North east Louisiana League in Winnsboro
North east Louisiana League directors meet in Winnsboro on Friday at 7 p m at town hall to discuss adding about a dozen games to the schedule and four game weeks. Bonita Jones group Louisiana Arkansas White Sox may seek permission for class pitchers to curb long games. Attending directors include M A Phillips P E Walters W A Ober Fred Minard Harvis Watson P R Thaxton L M Calhoun Jr James L Malone.
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Harvis Watson
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Crowville pitcher fires no hit win over Baskin
Crowville High School Bulldogs beat Baskin 7 to 6 as Billy Joe Laird threw a no hit no run victory. It moved Crowville to eight wins and no losses in Franklin Parish League and ten wins with one loss overall. The lone defeat came at Castor in a Northwest District Rally at Natchitoches last Saturday.
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Aces and Bulls Set Seven New Evangeline Marks
Lafayette La May 20 Seven modern Evangeline League records are new on the books says statistician Malcolm Bollinger. He notes the Alexandria Aces routed the Lafayette Bulls 34 to 6 with records for runs 34 hits 32 total bases 46 combined hits 43 hits by both teams nine runs in two innings and 40 total runs in the two hour game.
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City League softball hits late drama as Seroco falls short
Carl Russ carrying Nichols Motors 6 0 lead faces Seroco as four late hits in the final frame erase the No. 1 bid. Seroco collects four hits in the last frame to score four runs and leave the bases loaded as Wilbur Smith allows seven hits. Russ strikes out ten with 13 for his mound workload while Nichols wins 6 to 4.
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Roswell's homer lifts Sterlington to 3–2 victory over Dubach
In Dubach Louisiana on May 20 the Commercial Solvents Club of Sterlington edged Dubach 3 to 2 as Gene Roswell hit a decisive home run driving in all Sterlington runs. Roswell plated Booth and Gulley with a first inning single and Roberson homered for Dubach in the ninth.
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Birmingham Blue Sox Meet Monarchs Here
The Birmingham Blue Sox of the Texas Negro League host the Monroe Monarchs at Casino Park tonight at 8. The Sox hold two wins and one loss in league play while the Monarchs are three and two. Reserved seats are available for white fans. a game with the Monroe All-Stars is scheduled for tomorrow at Cloyd Park in West Mon.
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Navigate Wins Appleton Chase at Belmont Park
Navigate trained by Rigan McKinney rallied from a rough start to win the Charles L. Appleton Memorial Steeplechase at Belmont Park. Point Blue edged Galactic for second as 20,152 fans watched the $7,500 added stake run in 3:43 4/5. The day’s wagering totaled $1,529,352 despite poor weather and track conditions.
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Quarter finals reached in state baseball play
Six Class A and seven Class B teams advanced to the state tournament quarter finals in Baton Rouge and Plaquemine. Results include Abbeville 3 St. Peter's of New Iberia 1 and St. Aloysius 14 Bogalusa 0 among others. Friday pairings list St Aloysius Fortier Lutcher Abbeville St Francisville Hahnville Heflin Hansen Melville Delcambre Doyline Olla. Also softball begins Friday. Notre Dame golf star Tom Veech won the western junior championship.
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Millsaps Grammar teams win semi final titles in two grades
Millsaps Grammar School of West Monroe advanced two teams to title series after Seventh Grade boys beat Selman Field 14 to 4 and Sixth Grade boys edged Crosley 15 to 14. Winning batteries were Harper and Fleming for the seventh grade and Williamson and Russ for the sixth grade. Lasalle and Crosley defenses listed. Final opponent decisions pending with Louisiana Training Institute and St Matthew's meeting this evening and Neville and LTI facing Monday to decide Millsaps foe.
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Hot Springs Bathers acquire two new pitchers
The Hot Springs Bathers announced two right handed pitchers on May 20. Jeff Peckham from Waterloo Iowa and North Little Rock Arkansas joins the team, while Don Grant from Oil City Pennsylvania also signs. The Bathers released Tony Hoenick and Charles Vedder.
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Unclear Southeastern League Scores and Player Lineups
Fragmented box score text lists Southeastern League games and team points for Montgomery Anniston Jackson Meridian Vicksburg Selma and Gadsden. Mentions players Koval Hataway Stare McCreight Rich Sooter Thrasher Dowd Hayward Jarmon Wiles Walker McGlothin Meurer King with varying inning or period counts and final tallies.
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Baseball reminiscence and horse racing notes across years
The roundup recalls Joe DiMaggio five hits and six RBIs in a 13-2 Yanks win over Chicago a year ago. It notes Derby and Preakness winner Burgoo King dying at seventeen three years past. Also mentions Who Goes There winning the Withers Stakes ten years ago and George McQuinn’s 412 batting average led the majors a decade earlier.
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