Morning World from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 10

MONROE (LA.1 MORNING WORLD AUGUST 28, Paul Martin Looks Em Over Sports Drop Spas In Series Opener, 7-2 Drummond Tames Hot Springs With Neat Four-Hitter HOW THEY STAND and ownerships change hands at Hot Springs and Sporti watlopod during the course of the campaign, but fans are already won- 7 to 2, in dering what fortune holds for 1956, particularly since Hot Springs and Greenville had a dismal year at the gate and their promise is very uncertain. But baseball fans of Monroe and West Monroe, supporting their Twin ities Sports at an of better than a 1,000 customers per game (although the Sports suffered the loss of i dozen gates as the result of midsummer rains). won the praise of baseball followers where as one minor league city that has made good while many others taken financial beatings. A It ht the Twin Cities are far from caliber, it lias even been talked, however jokingly the kind of support Monroe and West Monroe that their club would a good replacement for where less than 200 turned out the other night to exas League ly, that with has given Beaumont have read' The Cotton States League weathered some storms and R11I Dnimmond fame through finished out the regular season with a full membership de- with a neat four-hitter last night franchise th.t Pine Bluff to Meridian ZViVZX KS Hot opening game of Cotton post-season The pennant- winning Sports meet the Bathers here again afternoon at 3 Threatening weather may have limited the crowd to some extent, but 1.412 paying customers still turned out to see the Sports reach Rod Tangeman. the losing pitcher, for eight hits as Ray Mantle, Bob Maness and Rod Kanehl led the attack with two hits apiece.

Mantle smashed out a triple and a double and batted in two runs. Maness had a double and single, also batting in a pair. Kanehl, with two singles, hatted in no runs but scored twice. The Sports handed the Bathers a one-run lead but. from the moment Don Saatzer led off the third inning with a solid triple into right center the bars were down and the Sports were not to be denied.

Bill Brashear greeted Drummond with a single to start the game. ailgeline Which jjp advanced on a sacrifice by Ken Hartman, as Bill Anderson grounded out, and scored when Richie Windle, fielding Fred bounder, threv wide to Drummond covering first. Triples by Don Saatzer and Ray Mantle enabled the Sports to tie the score. Then Bob bases loaded double scored Connie Gravitte and Saatzer to shoot the Twin Cities into a 3-1 lead at the end of five Gravitte had walked, and Saatzer was safe when Ron Slawski muffed his bunt. Rod Kanehl added a run for the Sports in the sixth after beating out a hit fielded by Tangeman whose wild throw to first sent the runner to third.

A wild pitch scored Kanehl. Drummond hit Slawski with a pitch in the seventh and it cost him a run. Tangeman walked but was forced by Brashear. Slawski taking third and scoring on Ken single. The Sports went after insurance in the eighth, Kanehl singled, Gravitte walked, and Saatzer was safe on an error that tallied Kanehl.

Drummond grounded out, scoring Gravitte. Ray Mantle lashed out a double that oot'nled Saatzer. COTTON TWrN CITIES 1 El Dorado 0 Meridian 0 Hot 0 STATES PLAYOFFS Won Lost Pet. 0 0 1 1.000 .000 .000 .000 Golfing Make Up Field For Cotton States 60 Candidates To Report To Baylor Football Workout TWIN CITIES 7, Hot 2 Meridian at El Dorido, rain Hot at TWIN CTTIEfl Meridian at El Dorado By HILLER HESDORFFER Bayou DeSiard Country Club looks like a tournament golf course hot August days and believe It Is! The reason? Well there's many, many of them and they all turn out to be people who are called golfers. The championship player, the low 80 shooter, the hack-: 71.

After this good exhibition one match a WACO. Aug. 27 -UP-Sixty varsity football candidates will report- to Coach George Sauer when the Turn NATIONAL I.EAOrr Won tail Pet. yjo scores, rounds, and others sent their cad- if he holds his form (he had a particulari; hurting mo Lake it this Murff win his 21st. And Evangeline League cities been watching the figures of Monroe gates, and al- there is talk that if the Cotton States can't go another season the Sports will be invited into th is almost sure to have doubtful starter? Charles and Crowley which have been year.

The baseball woes are not confined to the minors, evidenced by franchise shifts in recent years and the present dissatisfaction of the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and Detroit Tigers. The Dodgers and (iiants say they need new stadiums or will have to move, So far the Detroit front office is denying rumors that their club may be for sale, but even a little smoke always indicates a fire of some sort. The Pacific Coast League, v. hich has been crying for major league ranking, is faced with gaps in its lineup. San Francisco, one of the two largest cities on the coast, hasn't svoported the Seals, admittedly deep in a debt they pay, and that franchise is apparently due for movement.

And Oakland, once a fine C. L. city, is passing its franchise on to Yancomer. Television is frequently accused of responsibility in the Brooklyn 4A Milwaukee 563 Philadelphia ..................................67 New York SI Cincinnati 66 492 Chicago 71 St Louw A4 72 Pittsburgh 4S 79 Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 0 Milwaukee 5, New York 4 Philadelphia 8 at. Louis 2 Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 3 Oamef St.

Louis at Brooklyn Jackson vt Spoon (ft-Sl Chicago New York (10-8) Monunt (2-6) Cincinnati Philadelphia Nukhaii ey. Already signed are the defend-; and Podblelan i 1-21 or Colltim vs. Negray (3-3) and Wehmeier Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (2) Spahn (13-12) vs. Hall (4-3) and Law (9-8) Ledbetter, Bob Travis. Jim Bux-iwill be here for a go at the Cotton baum.

Roy Nash, Corbin Turpin, states Senior crown. Another tough- Ed Ed Shaver, and Loy je wiU be A1 Villegas of Ncw Or- fall ThVlut named, Loy Heard, has gridiron drills Thursday, sneaked in late Friday afternoon been around the fairways and The squad will delude 15 letter- as the shadows were falling on greens for quite a spell. men from 1954, one 1952 letterman, the 18th green with a one over par The Seniors play one 18-hole 15 sqUadmen from and Z9 sopn- exhibition one match a day. There will be only; omores. There are 10 seniors ana er.

and the plain dub, all; citizen cracked Heard shoots eight players to each Senior flight 21 juniors on the squad, there to make this seventh annual that way Friday be All others with the exception of Senior end Excell Amyett, a 1954 Cotton Invitational Tourna -1 They not only play golf the championship will start out Squacjman who lettered in 19o3, ment best of all. out here at Bayou DeSiard, but with 16 shooters to the group. The 1 be out for practice. He Balls were rolling and Gying all make like Milton Berles too. championship flight will start with tQ required marks in his over layout yesterday.

Some golf-1 Don Sims, 17 year- 32 golfers with the first round los- and was ruled ineligible for ers turned in their qualifying old swinger, as on the course the ers forming the first flight. i football, though he will attend others played practice past week for a practice round and fying far the championship takes school. 68 place next Friday and the players Ronnie Guess, a 1954 letterman, dies chasing after bags of balls at Bastrop on Tuesday), be will go off in groups of three. Fin- bu a jn a softball 1 scheduled for Ml) AMERICAN LEAGUE Tram Won Loot Pet. New York 77 50 Cleveland 77 50 Chicago 50 Boston 73 54 .575 Detroit 65 63 .508 Kansas City 53 74 .417 i Washington 44 79 .350 Baltimore 39 ,317 Resnltt Cleveland 7.

New York Boston 4 3 Chicago 11, Washington 1 (Only game scheduled) New York at Chicago (2) and Turley (13-12) vs. Johnson (6-2) and Pierce (11-81 Boston at Kansas City (15-12) vs. Raschi (4-4i Baltimore at Dewoit Pallca vs. Gromek (11-9) Washington at Cleveland (Ji 16-121 and McDermott (7-8) vs. Garcia 19-11) and Wynn (14-9) From any angle one wanted, one pitching for the medalist honors als in all flights are assured of this, the tournament Friday.

Don is a very highly Monday, Labor Day. The inner, fever had hit Bayou DeSiard Coun- thought of youngster especially at runner up, and consolrtion wintry Club and Monroe. L. S. U.

where he is a freshman, ner will be Over 100 entries are on the dot- and in ail probability will be a ted line for the classic and the member of the purple and gold championship field should be a hon- golf team this coming season. The seniors have just about all ing champion Ham Carruthers and' sent in their signatures and some the runner-up Wally Bradley; fine golf should come from this the 1953 ruler Jake Epting and group. The defending champ, Ev-. runner up Scottie Rainey; Bill erett Lawson, is capable of giving word around Bayou Deaiara Jones, the 1949 w'inner, and long par a beating any day in the week is "watch Touchstone. He een hitting Gene Dahlbender from At- and from the way entries for this hitting the ball sharply and could see lanta, Ga.

These, plus such tourn- flight are forming, have to. take all the marbles in the toughies as John Myers, Bobby Robert Jones, state senior titlist, ing event. awarded prizes along with the medalist in the closing ceremonies of the tournament. The 70 for the tournament added three newr members I yesterday. Dick Touchstone and Jackie Rivers with a pair of 69s, game and had to have an operation.

He will miss first, two games against Hardin-Simmons and Villanova. The 1952 lelterman is Jimmy Davenport. He was the No. 2 quarterback behind Cotton Davidson that season, but was drafted and- recently was discharged from the good passer and Sports Land 6 All-Stars BOWLING SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Won Lost Pet. ecline of baseball attendar ice, but while TV can absoi rb some the lame, entirely a new way )f life with mio re ap- eals foi public diversion.Kverjbody i ias his choice, and a )t of th at choice is not base ball.

More folks are fineling air ied homes more co th an they were on hot. i nights of past ye ars. Slo thev seek the cool rreze tl lat may be caress injr th le The advont of uri' old wni theater mdb bet; than of ni sine5 ers takes it. toll. 1 improved with air-conditioning ever, wiue-screen and better pictures.

The ments came in a drive to keep the trade in the vision, and the movies continue to Then better roads and better transportation are making life easier for those who want to travel, however short the more fishing and hunting territory becomes available. Probably there no other sport than can claim so many addicts as fishing. hile baseball clubs are looking for more fans, the video folks want more home viewers, the bait salesmen want more fishermen, theaters are trying to draw more customers, just as every other business. A man who get a thrill from landing a big bass is no fisherman. but he may love baseball.

He who doesn't thrill at a home run. a great pitching performance or a fine fielding plav may get his kick on a creek bank with a rod and reel or just from sitting in the easy chair at home after a hard day's work relaxing before his TV. In HOT SPRINGSAB RH A Brashear, rf 4 11 2 0 Hartman, 2h 3 0 1 3 1 Anderson. If 3 0 1 Martin, lb 4 0 1 fi 0 Kirk, rf 4 0 0 3 Kortum. is 3 0 1 Slawski, 3b ..................311 0 0 White, 4 0 0 8 1 Tangeman, 2 0 0 02 0 00 00 aNonner.mooher 000 0 Totals aFlied out for 31 Jack ir 2 4 1 9th.

248 TWIN CITIES AB A Ray Mantle, If 5 0 23 0 Roy Mantle, rf 3 00 10 Maness, 2b 5 0 222 Windle, lb 4 0 1 5 0 RippLLi, 3b 3 0 0 22 Kanehl. 4 2 2 41 Gravitte, cf 1 2 0 0 Saatzer, 1 7 1 Drummond, 4 ft 0 2 Totals 31 7 8 27 Birmingham 83 80.580 wn 82 60.677 New 74 64 .536 Chattanooga 75 67 .531 Mobile 71.493 Nashville B9 71 .493 Atlanta 64 78 .451 .340 Ye- Remits New Orleans7, Atlanta 3 Birmingham8-7. Mobie 1-4 Var. no 11, Memphis 7 Nashville tie Rock 4 TKXA8 LEAGUE TeamWon Lott Pet. Dallai 88 62 587 xSan Anton.o 87 63 ,580 80 70.533 xHouston 7P 70 .530 Tulsa 70 72.523 Port Worth 73 78 .484 Oklahoma City 87 85 .484 Beaumont 49 102 .324 xLait night! not incl uded PIONEER LEAGUE Team Number ten Sherrouse Insurance .....................................5 Team Number Six .......................................5 Jax Beer ...................................................5 Monroe Brick Rol Tan Cigar Team Number Seven .....................................3 Team Number Four ......................................3 Loper Machine Shop .......................................3 Urania Lumber VICKSBURG.

Aug. 27 Monroe and El Dorado dominated the 1955 Cotton States all-star team and the two team pilots, Ed Head of Monroe avid Francis Salty) Parker of El Dorado, tied for the loops manager-of-the-year honors. Yesterday's Results Dallas 10. Oklahoma City 3 Shreveport 6. Beaumont 5 Tulsa Fort Worth 3 Houston at San Antonio, night Texas League Tulsa 4 30 000 4 Fort Worth Oil 000 II Heard and Janet; Harnt, Landrum Paynlch (3), Waters By CASEY JONES Jax Beer found Team Number Four to their liking, then went ovi to make a clean sweep of their four points.

Jerry Higgins posted a 192 game to go with Paul (Head Pin) Cupples 536 series for the Jax Boys. Bill Rothermel had a series and D. McKenzie a game for Number Four. Monroe Brick Co. swept their four points from Urania Lumber Co.

as Morror and Correro tied for high game with each getting a 178. Correro won out for high series showing a 521 to lead the brick boys. Purvis Moore had a 168 game along with a 412 series to lead the lumbermen. Roi Tan Cigar and Team Number Six split their four points at two each Gulledge was best for the smoking boys with a 171 game and a 420 series, while Anders was hitting a 193 game along with and Pignatano. 492 series for Number Six year selected on overall play by the Cotton States sports writers, were released today by Bill Ray, sports editor of The Vicksburg Post-Herald and secretary of the league's writers.

Of the 15-players named, pennant winning Monroe placed 6 and run- nerup El Dorado 4. Meridian landed two. one regular player and one as utility. Vicksburg and Greenville landed one each and Hot Springs had a player to tie for shortstop. There were 5 unanimous selec- and Clyde Nash with a smooth 68.

Army. lie is a good passer defensive man and should strengthen Baylor in the quarterback position. Baylor expects to field a good-. No. team, w'ith power, passing, size and experience to match the 1954 club.

Last year, Baylor finished in a tie with Rice for third place in the Southwest Conference race. Baylor does lack proven reserves, especially at tackle arid halfback. The probable first team includes 10 lettermen. plus Doyle Traylor at quarterback. Traylor hurt his left shoulder just before the 1954 opener.

That forced him to sit out the season. It left Traylor a sophomore in eligibility. His injured shoulder showed no ill effects from spring training. Other starters for the Sept. 17 opener against Hardin-Simmons under Baylor new lights probably will include: Senior and Henry Gremminger and Blue Sox Draw 120,000 In Attendance So Far ABILENE, Aug.

The all-stars and manager-of-the- hard.pressed club owners over America, this city of 60,000 must look like the dream town of minor league baseball. While their teams are wallowing Co-Capt. in financial troughs, Abilene's junior Tony DeGrazier at ends; Class Blue Sox have passed the juniors Bill Glass and Bill Parsley tions, Marshall Gilbert, first base- division. mark in attendance, setting a new league record and bettering what many clubs of Class A and AA caliber will entice through the gates any year. And yet the Blue Sox for most of the season w'ere battling to reach fourth place and only a week ago moved into the coveted first at tackles; juniors Dugan Parce and Dan Miller at guards; senior Jimmy Taylor at center; junior Del Shofner and senior and Co-Capt.

Weldon Holley at the halfbacks and junior Reuben Sage at fullback. man. Monroe; Jim Davenport, third baseman, El Dorado: George letfielder, Meridian; Hally Widholm, catcher. Vicksburg and Dick Maibauer. pitcher, El Dorado.

Of the six sports writers voting, three cast their votes for Head and three for Parker in the vote for manager-of-the-year honors. Willie Pagan, El Dorado, and Ken Kortum. Hot Springs, also tied for shortstop honors as did pitchers Bob Shipman of Monroe and Joe Blasko of El Dorado. Doug Kassay, Meridian center- Beaumont Shreveport Alton (1). Belkin len and Soit, and Peden.

000 ooo ms Sherrouse Insurance and Team fielder, was named utility player. Why and how? That's w'hat the baseball people want to Abilene, located in the mesquite country 185 miles west of Dallas, is not a boom town. It has doubled its population and more since 1940, but the growth has been steady and well planned. The answer seems to be a combination of several factors, some of which apply to Abilene itself and most of which are common to the sprawling West Texas New Mexico League as a whole. The entire circuit is experiencing Little Leaguers To Turn In Uniforms Little Teague players are urged to bring their Little League uniforms In tliis coming week to tht Monroe Recreation Center.

All 12 year old boys who vill not be playing Little league ball next year will be given medals, which they ean get by coming by the Recreation Center, 113Mi Catalpa Street. Ten also split their four points. As Spatafora and Grigsby deadlocked for high game at 181 ooi-io Liner sllPPed in Oklahoma eny oio ooo loo i i high aeries with a 481 for Sher- Wiibur aad Oraham rouse. Salley had a 176 game and ,4,. Plmaoio (7) and Number Ten.

Loper Machine Shop and Team Maness, Southern Assn. Selections follow' First base Marshal Monroe Second base Bob Monroe Third Davenport, El Dorado. Shortstop Tie between Willie a good year at the gate. Through Aug. 23, President Hal Sayles said his attendance was up nearly 200,000 over last year.

At that time, the figure was approximately 540,000 and Sayles said it gTAxnraot Team Score by Innings: Hot Springs TWIN CITIES Kanehl 100 000 001 021 Tangeman 2. R.oe fc Nashville Taylor. TuKy aad Baldwin, oot 'A 1 oio 040 and Tucker; Number Seven split their four Pagan, El Dorado, and Ken Kor- points. As Taylor was leadmg the turn, Hot Springs machine boys with a 202 game Areadia 1 Quitmaa George 1 a Me- Slawski, Hartman. Man- thi? Democratic country man to own choice.

When people refuse to support baseball, the clubs must fold, Xo fishermen, no jobs for the bait salesman and and Ijeit boat dock operators. No customers in any business, and the businessman must find something the people want. We know a lot of people interested in baseball who attend the games. They have something else they want to do. Time will tell.

ooo 104 000 110 is tile 2. Maness 2. Hartman, fu.yd«a. and Wall, mond Maness, Ray Mantle 3B-Saatzer. Ray Mantle.

Memphu i Saatzer. cJiaitanoofa ou it Hot Springs 8. TWIN CITIES 9. BB-Tangeman 8, Dnimmond 4. 3, Tangeman 5 7 1-3 with 7 runs 8 hita, Jack 2-3 with 0 runs 0 hits HP Drummond (Slawski).

Tangeman. Duncan 2 42. 1,412. gtr.f Fincher Cain (I) and Dottarer; aad and a 539 series, Charlie Finkbeiner was taking over for Number Seven w'ith a 209 game and a 521 series. High game, Flnkbeiner, Number Seven, 209 High series, Taylor, Loper Machine Shop, 539 Curtises Meet Wright, Unknown In Tag Match and Georgp Curtis side at kallio Arena Tuesday night in the weekly wrestling fea- Progressive Fub, Men In Title Contest Aussies Reclaim Davis Cup Wiih Doubles Victory re partner of his choosing, as yet unknown Jack and Georgf won individual matches ar the arena last ueek, with George defeating Herb Welch, and Jack taking the measure of Wr.ght, in one of the most exciting mat programs ever held here George and Welch, wath neither committing a foul, battled to a clean for George, who orked on Welch wck until the latter had to rwice.

In the second half of the double mam. Jack beat the villainous Wright, and in so doing, banged the Alabaman's head against a corner post in the final keat, knocking him senseless to the arena floor, where he was counted out. Rube had asked for the rough treatment all through the match, by committing foul after foul. At any rate, he is anxious for revenge, and promises to bring a partner Tuesday night who will take care of George ably, while he devotes his time to Jack pair of one-fall preliminaries between opposing tag team members will open hostilities. Each will b.

ve a ten minute limit. FOREST HTLL5, Aug e1 The Davia Cup went back down under today after spending just one year in the United States when Hoad and Rex Hartwig of Australia defeated Tony 1 Trabert and Vie Seixas in a bitter' five set doubles match, 12-14, 6-4 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, So now the Aussies have an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best of, five series. Tomorrow's final two won its way smgles wiU mean nothing the state finals wrh a 9-1 This was a long, tense battle season The game. could have gone either way afternoon right up until the fr.ial point Per- fhe sports haps in the final analysis, it was the fart that Trabert took too long to warm up Through the second and third sets, he failed to rush the net behind his service with the result that the Aussies got in many on returns. The w'in tied the series between the United States and Australia at 10 challenge round triumph each and gave the Aussie team of Hoad, Little Eight League playoffs be- Hartwig and Rosewall the gins today, with number one team match in their personal clash-! Cypress meeting fourth place es with Trabert and Seixas.

Claiboume on the Woodlawn dia- Now with Hoad and Rosewall. mond. and Woodlawn. number two two youngsters in the saddle. a finisher, on Point, number question when Uncle Sam can ever three, at Calhoun field.

get the trophy back. The Progressive softball team of Monroe will appear in the State Federation Tournament next Sunday against the Shreveport M. at Princess Pat Park in Shreveport, it. uas announced by Manager V. Sylvestri of the Monroe team.

The Monroe club he state -ecord for the beginning next Sunday at 2:30 o'clock will be highlight of the federation convention at Shreveport The championship will be decided by the single game. Bernice Wins Big 8 Crown Wiih 3rd Win Over Minden MTNTJEJi, Aujfuat 17 cAal) Big who finiahed fourth in the regular won loop championship here tonight by bianldng Minden, S-0. on Buddy Wlttichen'i four hit twirling Minden, which finished second eliminated Ruston, number three in the Schaughnessy; and Bernice knocked off first place three games to two Buck Hollis was the leading Bernice batsman last night in their third consecutive finals victory over the Redbirds. with three far four; and Hubert Boales. starting Minden hurler.

led his team at the plate with two for two. Score by innings Bernice ono 131 13 0 Minden ...000 000 4 2 Wittichen and Pendergrast. Boales. Sparek and Farrar. Teams high game.

Number Sev- Ed Dick, Dick Maien 998 bauer, El Dorado; x-Joe Blasko, Teams high Loper Ma- E1 Dorado; x-Bob Shipman, Mon- chine Shop, 2 879. roe. (x-tiedl. Catcher Jim Hegan of the Tndl- has caught three major league 1 coach Bill Dickey holds no-hit games They were; Don the record for most games played Black in 1947, Bob Lemon'a in by a catcher in World Series and Bob Feller's in 1851. petition 38, Jones will run at least 630,000 Chatham for That would still be under the banner year of 1949 when 674,465 paid their wav into league parks.

Abilene smashed the old league attendance record of 117,621 on Thursday night when a special promotion, one of the few staged all season, put 7.128 into a Wally Widholm, Vicks- park. That broke the league record of 5,800 set a week ago in Amarillo and pushed Abilene past old season record. Three big items produced outstanding attendances: Won Pel. 14 1 64T 10 7 10 538 6 12 3 IT Leftfield ridian Centerfield Banks McDowell, Greenville Mantle. Monroe Catcher burg Kassay.

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