Rams and Bruins Face Tight Moore League Showdowns
Jordan and the Panthers enter a pivotal Moore League slate with two 3:15 p.m. starts as Poly, Lakewood, and Wilson chase upsets. Wilson hosts Downey as undefeated home form tests Rams Bruins. Panthers, youngest lineup, eye spoilers despite a 2-9 record facing tough league rivals.
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Doug Ives
Jordan
Panthers
Millikan and
Wilson
Aneed
Poly
Polys
Lakewood
Lancers
Downey
Bruins
Rams
Eee Jordan
MOURE
Tor
312 NL Night Games, 64 for Dodgers
Cincinnati reports the National League booked 312 night games for 1960 with a record 64 at home for world champion Dodgers. Phillies 62, St. Louis 48, Cincinnati 45, Pittsburgh 42, Milwaukee 38, San Francisco 23. Open April 12 with a mix of day and night contests. season ends Oct. 2 with Dodgers hosting Chicago. All-Star games July 11 in Kansas City and New York City.
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Cincinnati
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
West Coast
Kansas City
New York
McCarter Triumphs In Debut Main Event Victory
Jim McCarter, making his main event debut at the Olympic Auditorium, edged Duke Sabedong by split decision after ten rounds. The bout featured frequent clinches with no knockdowns, judges scoring 97-94 and 98-96 for McCarter despite a 95-95 score from the referee. Other prelims included Oway Minguez KO’ing Pepino Morales in the fourth round.
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Jim McCarter
Unisfor
George Kennedy
Washington
McCarter
Olympic
Attachrium
Duke Sabedong
Honolulu
Tommy Hart
Russ Bradford
Charley Randolph
Oway Minguez
Pepino Morales
Roseboro Triggered Barnstorming Tour Shakeup
Dodger catcher John Roseboro may face action after his Mexico City desertion and the clash with baseball commissioner Ford Frick over post season barnstorming tours. The dispute arose as Hank Aaron All Stars and promoters argued over exploitation and charges, leading Frick to consider terminating future tours. In separate notes, Bob Soth won Long Beach’s most popular athlete vote with 1088 ballots, followed by Martha Ann Williams and Vicki Van Hook, among others.
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Phane Holling Out
Ecilor
Roseboro
Mexico City
Hank Aaron
Mexico
U. S
Frick
Dodgers
Willie Mays
John Roseboro
Giants
Willie
Aaron
Washington
Harmon Killebrew
Long Beach
Bud Daley
Jackie Robinson
Macon
George Crowe
Hammerin' Hawk
Houston
Crowe
Mays
Los Angeles
Bob Soth
Martha Ann Williams
Vicki van Hook
Cal Cager
Tandy Gillis
Poly
AP Cage Poll Snapshot From Chaotic Early Season
AP poll highlights college basketball teams with mixed records and scattered rankings. Notable mentions include West Virginia Ohio State Georgia Texas Texas A&M and Kentucky with varied win totals and conference play statuses.
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Chnematl
Bradley
Setttermacy
West Virginia
Ohio State
Georgia Ech
Utah
Siesta Texas
ASMA
A du Milam
Ea & Ities
Providence
What Should You Really Weigh chart reveals new averages
A Reader's Digest piece argues old height weight tables mislead today’s taller Americans. It introduces new average weight charts and suggests readers compare their own figures to these guidelines.
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Ficureneou
Rewieria
Digust
Bowdry and Hank Meet in TV Middleweight Bout in Chicago
Hank Bowdry of Detroit and Jesse Bowdry of St. Louis, both with 49 knockouts combined, clash for 10 rounds at Chicago Stadium. Hank, ranked fifth in middleweight, seeks another win after moving into light heavyweight. The telecast airs on KABC at 7 p.m. with details of victories and knockout record.
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Chicago
Jesse Bowdry
St. Louis
Henry Hank
Detroit
Chicago Stadium
Hank
Skayoes
KABC
Basketball Scores From Various Colleges and Cities
Basketball scores from Whittier and Cal Tech with Whittier 41 Cal Tech 46. Seattle vs. Creighton Bl. Alabama 54 Oklahoma City Ws. $2 Wa. Texas st 95 McMurry Ee Loyota Chicago 74. Wathinolah ous 4. Kent Sf 101 Marshal 20 Afetsenez Mulland Bridgewater Pl. Roanoke 73 Valparaiso 35 Ball Sf 70.
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Crefonion
Alabama
Oklahoma City
Texas ‘St
McMurry Ee
Loyota
Chicago
Wathinolah
Kent Sf
Marshal
Afetsenez
Mulland
Bridgewater
Roanoke
Valparaiso
Ball Sf
Champs Szabo Duel Looms For Friday Title at Municipal
Sandor Szabo and Edouard Carpentier will headline the western states tag team championship Friday at the Municipal Auditorium. Their challengers are the popular duo Mr Moto and Hans Herman. Semifinal features Roy Heffernan vs Ed Gran Lotario and Al Costello vs Bob Wilson in the 8 pm opener.
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Sandor
Szabo
Edouard Carpentier
Municipal Auditorium
Mr. Moto
Hans Herman
Roy Heffernan
Ed Gran Lotario
al Costello
Bob Wilson
Ex-Viking Bittick, SC Trojan star named to All-Star water polo team
Former Long Beach City College standout Chuck Bittick is among four SC Trojan water polo players named to the Big Five (AAWU) all-conference team. California's Golden Bears take the remaining three spots.
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Viking Bittick
Chuck Bittick
Long Beach City College
SC Trojan
Califor
Inie
Golden Bears
Goai
Deutsch
Unclear Fishing Report With Mixed Creature Counts
Fragmentary report notes various fishing catches including barracuda bass bonito and ling with odd spellings and ambiguous counts. Mentions 46 passengers and multiple boats but lacks coherent details or dates.
Continental League founder accuses Houston of blackjack bid
New York UPI report states Wil iam Shea a Continental League founder accuses the Houston Buffs owners of trying to box the new circuit out by valuing the American Association franchise at about a half million dollars. Shea denies promising Houston a major league franchise and calls the bid meritless.
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New York
UPI
Wiliam Shea
Houston Buffs
Shea
Houston
Marty Marion
The
Buffs
American Association
Marion
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