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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
5
Deep South dominates 1959 Louisiana Sports Writers Assn. Class A honors with 13 of 15 selections from the south. Rayville lands the sole North Louisiana representative, while Deep South powerhouses like University High Baton Rouge and Thibodaux College place multiple players on the roster.
The Louisiana Sports Writers Association names its Class A All-State baseball squad featuring pitchers Ed Gros Thibodaux College Steve George University High Johnny Cress Central Stuart Dyer Rayville and more. Honorable mentions include Reine Loviane Danburg Dyer Williams West and others from Redemptorist Gonzales Slidell Lutcher and Denham Springs amid a roster of standout high school players across the state.
Standings listed for multiple games with times and matchups including San Francisco Milwaukee Los Angeles Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and St. Louis Pittsburgh. Tomorrow's schedule repeats some games and adds new times as May weather delays noted. Minor league results from American Association Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues include multiple city scores with postponed rain events.
West Monroe will offer a boys minor league program for ages seven to twelve this summer. Recreation director Sonny Sers will oversee registration this week with three days set for registration at the West Monroe Playground. All eligible boys are invited and organizers aim to form multiple clubs.
New York AP report says Claim Agent a pacer for Yonkers Raceway bolted from his groom, bolted onto the New York Thruway, and was pursued by police and track workers before being recaptured.
Vigne of Gonzales named utility outfielder while LaRussa shows a fine arm and power with four homers and a .365 average for the Terriers. Sullivan hits .404, 19 hits with eight doubles and two triples for the Wildcats and doubles as No. 2 pitcher for Central. Russell stars on offense and defense for UHL, hitting .320 with a homer, two doubles and 14 singles in 50 plate appearances. Byron Lavigne leads All-State hitters at .489, also spelling his brother Ed on the mound with three wins in five decisions for the Bull dogs.
The board of directors of Monroe Sports will hold their regular weekly meeting tonight at 7 30 at the KNOE studios. President George Luffey urged all members to attend.
West Monroe has been tentatively selected to host the 1959 Louisiana Little Boys Baseball tournament. W. C. Dick Smith, president of the West Monroe Little Boys League, said the state president George Perry of Ferriday is expected to make a formal announcement in West Monroe Wednesday. Details on the August 3 start will follow this week.
Benny Paret a 3-1 underdog from Cuba won a unanimous decision over Rudy Sawyer at St. Nicholas Arena in New York. Paret weighed 153 to 1511⁄2 pounds, with a strong finish in the last two rounds and a 27th win in 33 starts, snapping Sawyer’s nine fight winning streak.
Farmerville scored all four runs in the fourth inning to edge Rayville 4 to 3 in the opening game of the American Legion Junior season. L Smith pitched a three hitter for Farmerville, while Billy Miller led Rayville with a single and a double. Miller drove in two runs in the first and Don Adams added another in the fourth. Rayville visits Ruston Wednesday.
Light weight champion Joe Brown arrived in Washington for his 15 round title defense against Italian challenger Paolo Rosi at Uline Area. Brown weighs about 134 pounds and is a 14-5 favorite to win the bout telecast nationally this week.
Milwaukee GM John McHale announced Monday that infielder Casey Wise has been recalled from Louisville in the American Association. In exchange, Joe Morgan's contract was assigned outright to Louisville. Wise has played second base and shortstop and is hitting .303.
The Washington Senators slugging third baseman Harmon Killebrew, nicknamed Kill A Few, leads both leagues in home runs with 18 this season. The six foot tall 195 pound bat has him ahead of Eddie Mathews’s 16 for Milwaukee, and his power could lift the Nationals from the cellar.
McConvey earns a unanimous decision over Mrs. June Launder in a tame five round card in McAdam New Brunswick. The bout drew 672 fans as promoters staged a novelty fight amid scant regulation and high talk of the sport’s future.
Bendel Stadium, built last year to honor Dr. W L Bendel Sr the first president of the local Little League, will be dedicated in ceremonies tonight after the King Finance vs Louisville Pharmacy Minor A League game. A Little League game between Van Trow and Gay Clothing will follow. A plaque for Dr Bendel will be unveiled and Rev Dennis Curren a former major league pitcher will give the dedication prayer. City officials and Little League and Recreation Department will participate.
A Seattle meeting formed the Independent Baseball Clubs Assn with 18 clubs from several leagues represented. Clyde Perkins of Portland said the group aims to overturn the bonus rule, end major league telecasts into minors, and seek unity to modernize baseball laws. Key officers include Earl Mann Cedric Tallis Joe Ryan and Don Walker with future talks in Columbus Ohio.
At Epsom Derby day Arvak, a 40-1 outsider owned by Mrs. Josephine Ray Paul of New York, prefers soft turf but faces firm ground as Dan Cupid owned by Mrs. P A B Widener and Princillon owned by Prince Aly Khan lead betting. Complete odds list shows Princillon 6-1 and Saint Crespin II 9-1 among others. Aly Khan calls Princillon ideal derby type.
Sonny Ingram of Little Rock stopped Chico Gomez of New Orleans by technical knockout in the fifth round of a scheduled 10 round middleweight bout. Referee Jimmy Watt halted the fight after Gomez was knocked down three times in the round. Ingram weighed 160 and Gomez 162. The bout headlined the ABA card in Little Rock with about 1,800 spectators.
West Monroe faces Bastrop in a Legion Juniors matchup today. The bulletin notes a scheduled game with both teams seeking a win.
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