Tallulah to Host Louisiana Babe Ruth Playoffs
Louisiana's state Babe Ruth tournament for 13 to 15 year olds moves to Tallulah this year with six days of play from July 21 to 26. Entry deadline is tomorrow with drawing July 2 at 6 pm. Teams entered include Gretna, Houma, Hammond, two NORD clubs, two Jefferson League teams, Tallulah and Abbeville.
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Monroe
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
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Gretna
Houma
Hammond
New Orleans Recreation Department
NORD
Jefferson League
New Orleans
Abbeville
North Louisiana
Thibodaux
Metairie
Lake Charles
Lloyd Upsets Blanchard In Jaycee Jr Tennis Semifinal
In Alexandria Louisiana Andy Lloyd of Shreveport defeated Carver Blanchard of New Orleans in the junior singles semifinal 6-2 2-6 6-2 to reach Sunday's final at City Park where Lloyd will face Lee Fentress of Baton Rouge Lloyd seeded fourth is ranked sixth in the state while Blanchard is ranked 14th nationally by the USTA The Blanchard Lloyd result highlights the Shreveport Baton Rouge rivalry with Jim Best and Ray Lake advancing in boys competition Other notable results include Morse beating Simonton and Fentress defeating Morse in earlier rounds.
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Shreveport
Carver Blanchard
New Orleans
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U. S. Lawn Tennis Assn
City Park
Lee Fentress
Baton Rouge
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Ray Lake
John Hebert
Houma
Richard Fates
Dean Mosely
Arthur Herold
Jimmie Morse
Tom Simonton
Monroe
Lance Stewart
King Stubbs
Fentess
Morse
Best
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Jarron Magee
John Thomas
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Jerry Bolton
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Morse-Herold
Erroll Barron
Alexandria-Stewart
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Hebert H. Minor Pipes
Fentress
Stubbs
Simonton
Herold
Carter
Racing resumes at Twin City Speedway with track record likely
Track officials expect a new record as racing returns after weeks off for half mile oval work and rain. Royce Whitlock 13 is favored in the feature with stiff challenge from Lou Craig Special 16. Joe Mallard 38 and Floyd Parker 5 also seen as contenders. Twenty five cars expected. time trials set for 1 o clock.
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Twin City Speedway
Royce Whitlock
Lou Craig
Joe Mallard
Floyd Parker
Ford Masters A s For Yanks With 8-0 Win
Whitey Ford pitched his 100th regular season win, allowing three hits as the Yankees crushed the Kansas City Athletics 8 to 0. Berra, Carey, and Siebern hit homers for New York, while Kubek and Mantle contributed the offense in Kansas City.
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Paparella
Reds Use Big Sixth Inning To Tip Giants
The Cincinnati Redlegs exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants 8 to 2. Joe Nuxhall earned the win, allowing five hits in six innings to improve to 4-3.
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Minor League schedule and standings at Forsythe Park
In the Minor League B at Forsythe Park the Lions and Wallace Paper tied 10 to 10 with a tiebreak to be played. In the A League MGM Insurance defeated Monroe Glass 3 to 1 behind Stewart Causey no hitting Collier who allowed one hit to Harding Platt caught Monroe Glass and Salley for the wins
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Wallace Paper
M.G.M. Insurance
Monroe Gass
Stewart Causey
Collier
Harding
Platt
Monroe Glass
Salley
Dyer Pitches No-Hitter For Rayville Win
Stewart Dyer hurled a no hit ball to give Rayville a 4 1 American Legion baseball victory over Delhi here last night. Delhi scored its lone run in the 7th on two errors and two walks. Hunter was the leading hitter for Rayville and Peters added a double. Rayville now stands 2 wins 6 losses on the year.
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Stewart Dyer
American Legion
Delhi
Hunter
Peters
Stengel Haney Name Picks For All Star Rosters
Casey Stengel of the Yankees and Fred Haney of the Braves selected a total of 11 players to join the All Star teams for the Baltimore game on July 8. Stengel added seven Yankees including Whit By Ford, Bob Turley, Ryne Duren, Gil McDougald, Tony Kubek, Elston Howard and Yogi Berra while Haney added four Braves Warren Spahn Don McMahon Johnny Logan and Eddie Mathews.
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United Press International
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Fred Haney
Braves
Baltimore
Stengel
Haney
All Star Votes Split Between AL and NL Staff Picks
Stengel named 17 players to the American League squad including Ford Pierce Wynn and Turley with Williams Kaline Kuenn Lollar Bridges Vernon Skowron Mantle and Ted Williams on roster. Haney selected NL stars led by Musial Banks Mazeroski Aaron Mays and others with Rigney Smith Lang Posey Susce in supporting roles.
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Early Wynn
White Sox
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Cleveland
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Spahn
Ted Williams
Red Sox
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Harvey Kuenn
Tigers
Sherm Lollar
Rocky Bridges
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Mickey Vernon
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Bill Skowron
Mickey Mantle
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
Boston
Frank Malzone
Jackie Jensen
Williams
Gus Triandos
Bob Cerv
Kansas City
Orioles
Athletics
A.L
Lyman Harris
Jim Turner
George Zuverink
Ken Lehman
Bob Swift
Ed Weidner
Haney
John Roseboro
Los Angeles
Bob Schmidt
San Francisco
Don Blasingame
George Crowe
Cincinnati
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Walt Moryn
Lee Walls
Chicago
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Milwaukee
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Ernie Banks
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Thomas
Pittsburgh
Hank Aaron
Willie May
Bill Rigney
Mayo Smith
John Lang
Bill Posedel
George Susce Sr
Wright Wins Open With 290 in Women’s Championship
Mickey Wright, 23, from Chula Vista California, dominated the U S Women s Open at Forest Lake winning with a record 290 total after rounds of 74 72 70 74 Her score breaks Babe Zaharias 291 set in 1954 and completes the 1958 slam by adding the Open to her recent PGA Championship victory The purse totals show Wright earning 1800 with Suggs at 295 and Crocker at 297 among top finishers.
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Detroit
Babe Zaharias
Miss Wright
Chula Vista
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Peabody
Mass
Louise Suggs
Forest Lake Country Club
Sea Island
Fay Crocker
Uruguay
Alice Bauer
Paradise
Fia
Betty Jameson
San Antonio Ceetees
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
Wiffi Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Jackie Pung
San Francisco
Vonnie Colby
Miami Beach
Pay Berg
weMont
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Beverly Hanson
India
a—Anne Quast
Seattle
Marlene Bauer Hagee
Pittsburgh
Kathy Cornelius
Lakeland
Fla
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Senators Fall To White Sox In Eight Four Victory
Washington hit four homers led by Roy Sievers two in a row but Chicago rallied for four runs three unearned in the sixth to win eight to four. Rocky Bridges and Norm Zauchin homered for the Senators while Jim Wilson exited in the sixth after Sievers second blast. Bob Shaw earned the win after facing only three Senators.
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Norm Zauchin
Jim Wilson
Sievers
Bob Shaw
Gerry Staley
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Truman Clevenger
Yost
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Se Chica
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Lbsmith
Hr—Bridges
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Brso Clevenger
la Hyde
Stobba Wilson
A—Berry
Flaherty
Kinley
Chylai
West Monroe Juniors edge Bastrop 7 6 on late rally
West Monroe Kilpatricks held Bastrop to one run in the final inning to win 7-6 in an American Legion Junior baseball game in Bastrop. Roscoe Holcomb led West Monroe with a 2 for 3 performance, while Alfred Baker was 2 for 4 for Bastrop. Errors influenced scoring on both sides.
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Bacon
Price
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Henderson
Miss Hanks Tops Roberta Alison In Net Tourney
In Chattanooga Tennessee Carol Hanks a 15 year old from St. Louis defeated Roberta Alison 6-1 6-4 to win the 15 and under title. Alison then beat top seed Sandra Loubat 10-8 6-4 to claim the 18 and under championship in the Southern girls and juniors tennis tournament.
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Chattanooga
Baseball scores and Sunday matchups in the National League
Saturday results show Milwaukee 7 Los Angeles 3 St. Louis 8 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 8 San Francisco 2. Sunday games feature Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Philadelphia San Francisco at Cincinnati Los Angeles at Milwaukee with listed pitchers.
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Big Eight Roundup: Weaver 2 Homers Pace Minden Rally
Minden defeated Bastrop 10-4 as Bob Weaver slugged two homers driving in seven. Jim Orton added 2-4 for Minden. Bastrop outhit 8-7 led by Tom Schwaner and Charles Felinson at 2-4. Bernice beat El Dorado 8-9 with Richard Hughes pitching a five hit shutout and homering. Ruston edged Homer 6-5 as Fletcher Mixon delivered a key eighth inning RBI single.
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Bob Weaver
Bastrop
Jim Orton
Tom Schwaner
Charles Felinson
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Bill Loftin
Hullum
Andrews
Farrar
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Fletcher Butch Mixon
Ruston Ramblers
Homer
McCullen
Pickett
Koch
Rogers
Mixon
Embry
Booth Batting 500 To Pace Big 8 League
Northwestern State star Billy Jack Booth leads the Big Eight Baseball League with a .500 average at Bernice after 42 at bats with 21 hits. The league list shows Allen Koch at .545 in limited at bats and Ben Carroll ruling home runs. president Fox schedules a league managers meeting to pick All Star players for June 8. Proceeds go to the Big Eight fund now at $1,150.
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Ole Miss Star
Ben Carroll
Fox
Little League Schedule and Northside Update
Tuesday games feature Van-Trow against Gay’s Monroe Brick against Police Van-Trow battles United Gas Friday at 7:00. Saturday shows Friendly Finance versus Twin City at Bernstein Park. Monroe Brick seizes undisputed third with an 8-5 win over United Gas. Olson pitched and homered. Breaud 2 hits. Cole caught Olson. Britton and Moore took the loss. Friendly Finance ties North Monroe Lions for first with 8-3 over Palace. Hale and Bennett lead with 9-3 each. Johnson and Corbin on the losing end. Bloomer and Rowell the winners. Pearson and Factor 2-3 for losers.
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United Gas
Olson
Breaud
Cole
Britton
Moore
Friendly Finance
Idle North Monroe Lions
the Palace
Hale
Bennett
Johnson
Corbin
Bloomer
Rowell
Pearson
Factor
Dixie League Schedule Tonight and Friday Games
Tuesday games at 5:00 Central Bank versus Ouachita Bank and 7:00 Missouri Pacific against Southern Equipment. The season midline begins as Friday features Central Bank against Missouri Pacific and Southern Equipment facing Ouachita Bank at Legion Stadium.
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Ouachita Bank
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Southern Equipment
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West Monroe All-Stars to play Rebel League All-Star Game
Rebel Baseball League of West Monroe schedules its first annual all-star game for Friday July Fourth at 4 p.m. on the West Monroe High diamond. Teams include Civitan Club, Brown-Rivers-Scogin, Dixie Boys, and Rebel Boys with coaches listed for each squad.
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Rebel Boys
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Civitan
Civitan Club
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Johnny Johnston
Wayne Clampitt
Kenneth Parker
Rickie Fields
Harold Hubbard
Neil Young
Jewel [Phair Com
Wayne Hardwick
Tommy Hebert
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David Martin
Dan Quckley
Glen Perkins
Larry MccCullough
Tommy Avery
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David Arnold
Billy Watson
Gary Fields
Martin Fisher
Billy Doerner
Fred Newton
Jimmy Morgan
Phillip Smith
Cline Averett
Ronald Hammett
Dickie Stanley
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