Pacific Coast Conference Declines as Football Faces Change
The PCC’s disintegration is near complete amid de-emphasis battles and heavy player pay debates. Ivy League gains status while SEC prompts pro style aid. Auburn faces NCAA probation for illegal benefits as reform debates intensify. Northeast prep star pickups, including Roger Buemer and Jim Mouser, signal a strong sprint and field outlook for next season.
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California
PCC
North
Southern California
Ivy League
Ole’ Siwash
Southeastern Conference
Big Ten
SEC
Auburn
NCAA
Yippeehooray U
Toadstool State
Lou Hartzog
Northeast
Hartzog
Colorado High School
Oklahoma
Roger Buemer
Golden
Colo
Buemer
Bob Jaenicke
Bob Marshall
Bear Creek
Don Meyers
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jim Mouser
McAlester
Eastern A&m
Akins Faces Martinez In Welterweight Title Showdown
In St. Louis Virgil Akins and Vince Martinez meet for the welterweight crown vacated by Carmen Basilio. Akins is a feared slugger favored to finish within nine rounds while Martinez relies on skilled boxing and knockout power. Basilio may attend and challenge the winner as the title battle carries a reported quarter‑million dollar prize.
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Virgil “Honeybear” Akins
St. Louis
Vince Martinez
Paterson, N. J
Akins
Carmen Basilio
Carmen
Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Martinez
Dodgers Win 3-0 as Podres Shuts Out Reds at Coliseum
Los Angeles Dodgers snap a slide with a 3-0 victory over Cincinnati as Johnny Podres improves to 5-4 in a strong outing. Charley Neal drove in two with a 420-foot triple and a solo homer, while the Dodgers stay within four games of third place in the NL cellar as Braves and Giants contest the standings.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Chavez Ravine
Johnny Podres
Milwaukee
Braves
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Padres
Redlegs
San Francisco
Giants
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
Ernie Banks
Chicago White Sox
New York
Yankees
Kansas City
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Charley Neal
Podres
Johnny Temple
Don Hoak
Roy McMillan
Johnny Klippstein
Warren Spahn
Stu Miller
Wes Covington
Pete Burnside
Phoenix
Hank Sauer
Bob Schmidt
Ernie Johnson
Seals Stadium
Stan Musial
Ken Boyer
Ron Kline
Jim Brosnan
Frank Thomas
Recreation Softball Schedule and Game Notes
Today's softball games include Monroe Baptist vs Edgewood at 6 30 Barkdull Faulk Missouri Pacific hosts West Monroe Methodist vs St Josephs at 6 30 First Christian vs West Monroe Baptist at 6 30 L T 1 faces College Place at 7 p m L T L Church of God vs Mount Olive at 6 39 Sherrouse Stone Avenue meets West Monroe Baptist at p m Sherrouse Banks hits two home runs for Cubs while Richie Ashburn of the Phillies crashes into the center field wall during a related note
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Monroe Baptist
Edgewood
Barkdull Faulk
West Monroe Methodist
St. Joseph's
Missouri Pacific
West Monroe Baptist
First Christian
L.T
College Place
L.T.L
Church of God
Mount Olive
Sherrouse
Stone Avenue
Banks
Cubs
Phils
Richie Ashburn
Was League Church
Edgewood Baptist
Monroe First Baptist
College Place Baptist
St. Joseph's Catholic
EAGUE
Peniel Baptist
Central Baptist
Stone Avenue Methodist
Emmanuel Baptist Eeere
Peoples Loan Tops Louisiana Power in 9-4 Victory
On a 3 hit night for Anderson, Peoples Loan beat Louisiana Power and Light 9-4. Ford went 2 for 3 and Robinson caught Anderson while Pleasant and Fowler formed the losing battery. The game followed an 8-8 tie from Tuesday night.
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People’s Loan
Louisiana Power and Light
Anderson
Ford
Peoples
Robinson
Pleasant
Fowler
Ernie Banks Off To Good Start At Cubs Front
Ernie Banks, batting .325 with 16 homers and 47 RBIs, leads the majors in both categories as the Cubs push toward their first division finish since 1946. He homered twice and drove in four in an 11-5 win, while manager Bob Scheffing calls him the best in the business. A Meadowdale Raceways site is cleared for a 4.20 mile course.
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Chicago
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Cubs
Theyhaven
Banks
Ernie
Hank Aaron
Wrigley Field
Phillies
Phils
Bob Scheffing
Meadowdale Raceways
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Bob Anderson
Ernie Roberts
Vince
Phi
L.A. Dodgers
Trinity Baptist
Victory Baptist
Temple Baptist Steer
St. Paschal’s Catholic
Cheniere Baptist Eunee
Flist Methodist
Good Hope Baptist
Gordon Avenue Methodist
Gordon Avenue
Temple, & P.m
West Monroe
People’s
Pulp, Paper Makers
Bancroft Paper
Louisiana Power, Light
SEARS
Monroe
Dan River Wash
Dacron
Country Club
Jasese
Louisville
Monroe, la
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