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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1960
Page
11
New York rider Eddie Arcaro, famed as a race riding miracle on short distances, demonstrates how a horse named All Heart can dictate smooth obedience to orders. The feature highlights Arcaro's famed confidence and control in a sport where timing and instincts win races.
Los Angeles star Don Drysdale, NL strikeout leader with 86, has endured six losses and four wins as Chicago Cubs slugged to a 1 8 victory. Five runs came in the first inning on a mix of hits and errors, with Drysdale not at fault for a late hitless miscue. The narrative shifts to Bally Ache and Belmont prospects as horse racing stories reflect owner strategy and the quest for distance victory.
John Harlech reports from Wales that 25-year-old Babs McIntire of Lake Park Florida plans to remain an amateur. She will defend her National Amateur at Tulsa in August after clinching the British trophy.
The LSU Athletic Council approved 41 spring sports varsity letters and 22 freshman numerals. Track led with 16 varsity letters and eight freshmen. baseball earned 13 letters and 12 freshmen, tennis five, golf six, with names of senior and freshman awardees across track, golf, tennis and other sports.
The Cleveland Indians added catcher Hank Foiles and pitcher Bobby Locke to their roster Thursday and sent pitcher Bob Tiefenauer and outfielder John Powers on. Tiefenauer, 30, was 0-1 in seven relief innings across five games. he was sold to Rochester. Locke, 4-2 with a 3.33 ERA in 54 innings at Toronto, was recalled from the International League. Foiles was obtained in a trade sending Powers to Columbus. he had previous Cleveland stints in 1955 and 1936 and had moved to Columbus this week from Pittsburgh after a prior move from Kansas City.
Rain washed out the first round at Hillcrest Country Club in Mount Clemens Michigan for the 7500 dollar Wolverine Open. Forty five players including 14 amateurs and 28 touring pros faced a waterlogged 6463 yard course likely favoring long hitters led by Fay Crocker the leading money winner and pre tournament favorite for 1300 dollars.
Floyd Patterson resumed boxing preparations in Newton Connecticut focusing on his left hand for the June 20 title defense. He sparred four rounds peppering with left jabs and left hooks against Oliver Wilson Julio Mederos and Ray Patterson. After sparring he did six rounds of gym work including bag punching and ran five miles.
North Monroe Lions face Friendly Finance at Lions Field and King Finance meets Texaco at Bendel Stadium. Both 7 p m starts with tomorrow's singles features Monroe Police versus Monroe Brick at Bendel Stadium and Pal ace versus Twin City Printing at Lions Field. A&C Music beat KLIC 7-1 as Bragg posted 3 3 with Pierce homering, Stockstill and Willis pairing for the win over Bryan and Lenard, Holden 2 3 leading KLIC. Saget pitched Van Trow to 13 8 over Gay s. Dreyer two hits paced winners, Hochstettler and Tidwell drove four of losers hits.
Frank Thomas formerly Cincinnati’s third baseman last season is now playing left field for the Chicago Cubs.
Nearly 360 Olympic minded athletes from 79 small colleges gather in Sioux Falls for the NAIA championships. The ninth annual meet runs tonight through Saturday under metric distances with relays at 400 and 1600 meters. An Olympic hopeful 110 meter hurdles race Saturday night could yield at least one future Olympic certainty.
Michigan with a 60 yard highs indoor mark prepares to race world record holder Elias Gilbert in a bid for strong performance. Gilbert dominated last year with three event wins helping Winston-Salem clinch the team title by one point over East Texas State.
World lightweight boxing champion Joe Brown was freed on $1,000 bond after arrest on an aggravated assault charge in Baton Rouge. Abram Bryant 32 said Brown pointed a shotgun at him May 20 at the Joe Brown Sport Center and threatened to blow his brains out over a pool bet. Bystanders restrained the gun and Bryant fled, Brown later said it was all in fun.
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