Twins Rally To Lead AL As Dodgers Expand NL Margin
The Twins surged to the AL lead by sweeping the White Sox 8-4 and 11-7 with six home runs led by Don Mincher Rich Rollins Harmon Killebrew and Zoilo Versalles. Yankee losses widened the gap as Baltimore and Cleveland won. Dodgers widened NL lead to two games with a 9-3 and 9-7 pair over the Colts, while Cardinals and Phillies won to extend their runs and keep pressure on rivals.
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Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Twins
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Don Mincher
Rich Rollins
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Kaat
Zoilo Versalles
Bob Allison
Lonny Green
Camilo Pascual
Mele
Baltimore Orioles
Milt Pappas
Yanks
Whitey Herzog
Russ Snyder
Ralph Terry
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Jackie Brandt
Skinny Brown
Clete Boyer
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles Angels
Kansas City
A’s
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Colts
Ron Fairly
Willie Davis
Joe Moeller
Norm Sherry
Houston Erros
Curt Flood
Cardinals
Giants
Stan Musial
Fred Whitfield
Bobby Shantz
Ray Washburn
Wes Covington
Jack Baldschun
Phils
Reds
Marty Keough
Frank Robinson
Gordy Coleman
Leo Cardenas
Joe Christopher
Mets
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Andre Rodgers
Burdick Wins Louisiana Amateur Golf Title
Burdick of Louisiana State University wins a second straight Louisiana amateur golf title after a final round 75. He led after a 68 in the third round but faltered late, finishing at 286 as Jimmy Hoppen of Bogalusa finished one stroke back at 287 in the tense finish.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Burt Burdick
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Jimmy Hoppen
Bogalusa
John Bird
Shreveport
Bird
Burdick
State
Hoppen
Bay‘ou DeSiard Country Club
Buddy Short
Lafayette
Jack Rivers
Monroe
Clayton Cole
Shirley Picard
Memphis
Littler says no one should be favored in Open at Oakmont
Defending champ Gene Littler, arriving from Clifton, says Palmer will likely be favored for the U S Open at Oakmont but argues no one should be singled out as the favorite. Burdick won the event in a dramatic finish after rain delayed play, with a five under par 67 and a 15-stroke margin over Arnold Palmer.
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Oaemont
UPI
Gene Littler
Delta League baseball results feature close games and forfeits
Swartz shut out Mon roe 1-0 as Carroll George fanned 21. Southside edged West Monroe 4-3. McGuffee Construction purloined a forfeit win over Ouachita. Chatham forfeited to Drew. McGuffee leads at 9-0, Chatham 6-2. Southside 5-4, West Monroe 3-5.
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Carroll George
Swartz
Monroe
Southside
West Monroe
McGuffee Construction Co
Monroe - Calhoun
Ouachita
Chatham
McGuffee
Jimmy Lowery
Albert Baker
Terry Reeves
McGuttee
Ew Swarts
JM Drew Ss
Colored Softball Today’s Games at Carroll Field
Local schedule lists Northside Church League games at Carroll Field from 1 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. including Northside A and B teams, Southside matchups, and Pioneer League games at Johnson's Field with teams such as Richwood, West Monroe, Jones Lane, and Johnson's Field facilities noted.
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Northside Church League
Avenue Baptist
Zion Traveler
Piney Grove
Triumph
Carroll Field
Northside
Swayze
Booker T
American Legion
Carroll
Hoagie Boy
Hill
Threeman's
Marble’s
Foster Homes
Carver Homes
Deabernier’s
Southside
Bryant's Hawks
Wooten’s
James Cleaners
Sins Grocery
Johnson’seld
Southside Church
Mt. Nebo
Truvine
Johnson’s
Southside Girls —_Bryant
Beauties
Honey Drips
Little Boys Baseball Schedule Mixed Night
North Park Foremost Dairies faces A. J. Lester Insurance at 6 p.m. First National Bank meets Colbert's Hardware. South Park Pulp and Paper plays Firestone at 6 p.m. A and E Gregory oppose Sanders Lumber Company.
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North Park
Foremost Dairies
A. J. Lester Insurance
First National Bank
Colbert's Hardware
South Park
Pulp and Paper
Firestone
A. and E. Gregory
Sanders Lumber Company
Monroe News-Star Sports Section Promises Monday Highlights
The June 11 1962 sports page from Monroe News-Star previews top local and national sports, featuring upcoming games scores and briefs, with emphasis on high school football and basketball results, plus weekend action from surrounding leagues.
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Monroe News-Star
Guyton Wins Yazoo River Marathon in Vicksburg
Walter Guyton of Greenville topped the first $6,000 Yazoo River motorboat marathon with the best time in the P-1 79 mile upriver leg at 1 30 26 and the fastest return at 1 26 26. Eight states sent 81 drivers to the two day race ending Sunday.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Walter Guyton
Greenville
Guyton
Golf standings from Shreveport meet with multiple flights
Results show Van Schroeder and Sonny Michael tied high scores with 308 and 312 in Shreveport. Winners and runners-up listed across four flights: Glen Walker first in First Flight with Wayne Peddy second and Audry Cole third. Frank Eastman first in Second Flight with Owen McCleary second and Wright Adams third. Chip Lyman first in Third Flight with Steve Henry second and Raymond Winn third. Pete Harris first in Fourth Flight with Jimmy Brown second and Henry Donelson third.
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van Schroeder
Shreveport
Sonny Michael
Glen Walker
Wayne Peddy
Audry Cole
Frank Eastman
Owne McCleary
Eoener
Wright Adams Consolaion
Chip Lyman
Steve Henry
Raymond Winn
Pete Harris
Jimmy Brown
Runer
Henry Donelson
Consolaon
Dixie and Pelican Opening Show Slated Tonight
Dixie and Pelican baseball leagues of West Monroe open with ceremonies at Confederate Park tonight at 6. Officials said the 15 inning exhibition was canceled in favor of two league contests. Patrick's Roofers vs Paper Workers opens the doubleheader, followed by Ouachita Federal vs Monroe Sand and Gravel. Pelican League games start Tuesday, with clubs in attendance tonight.
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Dixie and Pelican
West Monroe
Confederate Park
John McCormick
Patrick’s
Ouachita Federal
Monroe
Pelican League
22-Game Fare For Tulane's Cage Machine
Tulane University will play a 22 game basketball schedule next season. Home games include SEC powers Mississippi State Kentucky and Tennessee Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Mississippi LSU. Road conference games with Georgia Florida Mississippi Mississippi State Alabama Auburn. Pre conference includes Southwestern Louisiana College Texas Rice. Non conference trips to Dallas and Waco to face SMU and Baylor.
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NEW Orleans
UPI
Tulane University
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Greenies
Arkansas State
Jonesboro
Ark
Tulane
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Louisiana State University
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Auburn
Southwestern
Memphis
Louisiana College
University of Texas
Rice University
Wave
Dallas
Waco
Tex
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Eichelberger Signs With Giants After Illini Title
Tony Eichelberger of Pekin Illinois captain and shortstop for the University of Illinois Big Ten champions signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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Champaign
Tony Eichelberger
Pekin
Ill
University of Illinois
San Francisco Giants
Sadecki Turns Point as Cardinals Win Seven Straight
Ray Sadecki, amid a recent contract clash, hurled seven strong innings to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 and notch his first big league homer. The Cardinals rebounded from an eight-game losing streak, riding a seven game winning streak as manager Johnny Keane praised the left hander's revival and team resilience.
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ST. Louis
Ray Sadecki
St. Louis Cardinal
San Francisco Giants
Johnny Keane
Redbirds
Weekend Baseball Results Across Leagues and Schedules
A dense recap lists Saturday results then schedules across major leagues. It covers MLB wins and losses with scores for teams like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, and more, plus Sunday results and upcoming Tuesday to Monday fixtures across divisions including Pacific Coast League and International League. Specific scores feature multiple doubleheaders and late innings, with standings and pending games noted.
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Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Houston
Los Angeles
McCormick
O’toole
Gibbon
Cardwell
McLish
Simmons
Jackson
Farrell
Cincinnati A
St Louis Uv
Recreation Softball Schedule Local City League and Churches
City League games feature Big H against First Baptist at Selman and Trinity vs College Place at Sherrouse. Church teams meet at Barkdull Faulk and Missouri Pacific fields with times from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Junior League LT faces College Church of Christ, while West Monroe Adult League plays Swift versus New Chapel Hill.
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Big H
First Baptist
Selman
Trinity
College Place
Sherrouse
Church of Christ
Church of God
Central
Ridge Avenue
Missouri Pacific
Fair Park
Emmanuel
Temple
First Methodist
North Monroe Chapel
Memorial Methodist
Claiborne
First Christian
Barkdull Faulk
College Church of Christ
New Light
St. Mark’s
West Monroe
Swift
New Chapel Hill
McKay's
Southside Playground
Largest Gulf Coast Oil Center Golf entry set for Lafayette
The Gulf Coast Oil Center Golf Association shelves a record field of 840 oilmen golfers for the tournament in Lafayette Louisiana. Fort Worth operator Dick Patton a two time champion defends his title with former champs Jim Mangum and Harlow Gers also entered. The entry list surpassed last year’s 816 as organizers closed entries for the first time.
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Lafayette
UPI
Gulf Coast Oil Center Golf Association
Dick Patton
Fort Worth
Tex
Local Little League and Youth League Games Schedule
Matches set across four leagues at Lions Field Bendel Stadium Eastside Field and Ben del Stadium. Purity Ice Cream meets KLIC at 7 p m Lions Field while Police Dept. faces Texaco at Bendel Stadium. Minor and iLeagues play 5 15 pm games at Lions Eastside and Bend del Fields with Spars Drugs facing Rodriguez Farr Insurance.
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Purity
Klic
Lions
Police Department
Texaco
Bendel
Louisiana Machinery
Keene’s Shoe Store
Eastside Field
Fire Department
News-Star
Lions Field
Kellogg Lumber Company
Discount Center
Oak Grove Tops Tallulah in 10th inning burst
In TALLULAH Louisiana Oak Grove pitchers Micky Turner and Mike Vining combined for a one hampered one hit effort as Oak Grove defeated Tallulah 6 to 2 Sunday in a Pelican Baseball League game A four run rally in the tenth inning sealed the win Vining the winning pitcher also homered Peoples pitched all nine for Tallulah Oak Grove improves to 4 1 in league play
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Tallulah
Micky Turner
Mike Vining
Oak Grove
Vining
Peoples
League Leaders Monday Major League Leaders AP Report
National and American League leaders listed by the Associated Press with batting averages 125 at bats and top performers in runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching records. Notable names include Mays Cepeda Alou and Koufax with leading marks across categories.
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Associated Press
F. Alou
San Francisco
Musial
St. Louis
Williams
Chicago
Davenport
San
Frerelaco
T. Davis
Los Angeles
Mays
Wills
Cepeda
White
Grant
Pittsburgh
Flood
Robinson
Cincinnati
Brock
Callison
Philadelphia
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Ranen
Houston
Fairly
Virdon
Mejias
Banks
Pinson
Thomas
New York
W. Davis
Taylor
Javier
Purkey
Pierce
McLish
Koufax
Koonce
Bruce
Face
Rollins
Nesota
Jiminez
Kansas City
Line
Detroit
Runnels
Boston
S—Green
Minnesota
Pearson
Wood
Siebern
Howser
Kanse
Wagner
Kaline
Green
MITS
Robinson Jennete
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Ralph Houk
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Colts
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phils
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Bob Tillman
Red Sox
Indians
Barry Latman
John Romano
Tito Francona
Jerry Kindall
Romano
Don Rudolph
Ken McBride
Art Fowler
Drysdale
Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
Sherwood Forest Club
Ben Bradford
Errar Ronen Burdick
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Littler
Delta League
Bob Saterfield
Joe Thomas
Oakland Hills
Pat O'Brien
Bill Ferguson
Oakmont
Bob Wilder
Frost
Palmer
Thun
Rickey Phillips
Derbird
Tournal
Robert Flagler
Shreveportment
Frank Pernici
Gene Adams
West Monroey
Latrobe
Litter
Thunderbird
Jack Nicklaus
Don Finsterwald
Nicklaus
Finsterwald
Wes Ellis
Little Boys
Dixie, Pelican
Sadecki
Ray 'Sadecki
Keane
Bing Devine
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Daley
Perry
Wilson
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American Association
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Gilbey’s
London
W. & A. Gilbey, Ltd
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National Distillers Products Company
Cunjingham
Yastrzemski
del Greco
A Lenin
Fox
Gentile
Essegian
Killebrew
Aparicio
Charles
Richardson
Donovan
Foytack
Stenhouse
Wickersham
Belinsky
Securities
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Fise Tires
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