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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1962

Page

10

Koufax Aims For 20 Wins In Phillies Rout Duel Looms For Lead

Dodgers lefty Sandy Koufax struck out 13 in a 6-3 win over Philadelphia, boosting his record to 8-2 and narrowing the gap behind the Giants. He seeks his 20th victory as Los Angeles heads to Pittsburgh for a twi night doubleheader. The Giants sit atop the NL after a 11 of 12 stretch. meanwhile Cleveland and New York prepare for a crucial Yankees-Indians series that could reshape the AL standings.

Mike Rathet Associated Press Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers Whiff King Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco Koufax Phils Dodger Swifty Tony Taylor Taylor John Callison Roy Sievers Jacke Davis Dodgers Art Mahaffey Maury Wills Willie Davis Tommy Davis Mahaffey Wally Moon John Roseboro Pittsburgh Pirates Giants Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Houston New York Yankees Indians Jim Grant Army Ralph Terry Yanks Grant Terry Cleveland

New Orleans Files Formal AFL Franchise Request

New Orleans businessman David Dixon filed a formal franchise application with the American Football League on Monday. He mailed a 25 000 dollar good faith deposit to AFL offices in Dallas after telegramming the request to Commissioner Joe Foss. Dixon, the sole publicly named backer, said the group would finalize organization and disclose financial backers by week’s end. He expected only one city to join the AFL as it enters its third season, despite past statements from Harry Wismer that multiple cities could be added.

New Orleans American Football League David Dixon Dixon AFL Dallas Joe Foss Harry Wismer New York Titans Atlanta Washington Cincinnati Veeck Yankees Browns Washington Senators Yankee Stadium Johansson Patterson Loose Liston Frankie Carbo Soose

Veeck Says Yank Pressures Forced Him Out Of Baseball

New York Yankees faced charges amid a messy dispute over baseball rights. Bill Veeck accuses Del Webb and the league of pressuring him out of the sport in a controversial magazine piece. The reported conflict centers on power and control within the baseball establishment.

Veeck NEW York UPI Bill Veeck P.T. Barnum del Webb League Imacaai New York Yankees

Southerland Joins Dodgers Farm System After LSU Comeback

Southerland 21 year old LSU left handed pitcher signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a Greenville South Atlantic League assignment. The Monroe native, former Neville High star, started Little League with The Palace coached by Bob Harmon and will debut Wednesday against Charlotte. He praises Harmon and outlines a promising bonus and salary.

Fred Southerland Monroe Los Angeles Dodger Southerland Louisiana State Uni Dodversity Dodger Greenville S. C Sally Charlotte N. C South Paw W. F. Southerland Filhiol Avenue LSU Dodgers Milwaukee Braves Pittsburgh Pirates Dickie Crowe Ouachita Parish Tommy Wells Bastrop Neville High Tony John Baton Rouge Hugh Alexander Bob Harmon St. Louis Cardinal Pittsburgh Pirate Palace Harmon

Golfers Prepare for Louisiana Amateur at Bayou DeSiard

Louisiana's top amateurs intensify practice ahead of Wednesday qualifying for 32 places in the Louisiana Amateur Championship at Bayou DeSiard Country Club Monroe. Burt Burdick defends. 100 players expected. 72 holes medal play begins Thursday with early rivals from New Orleans Shreveport and Baton Rouge listed among entrants.

Louisiana Bayou DeSiard Country Club Monroe Burt Burdick Baton Rouge Bayou DeSiard Charles Delevern New Orleans Robert Flagler van Schreder Shreveport Don Werner Ronnie Melancon Sammy Michael Pat O’brien

Louisiana Boxing Bill Falls Before Committee

A Louisiana House committee voted 9-3 to kill Rep. Francis T. Bickford’s bill to outlaw professional boxing. Bickford brandished a knife and pistol at the hearing while comparing boxing to murder, citing Benny Paret’s fatal injuries on television as inspiration for his measure.

Baton Rouge UPI Louisiana State House of Representatives Francis T. Bickford Bickford Bennys Kid Paret

Johnny Sellers Plans Summer Ride on New Jersey Tracks

Johnny Sellers, the leading jockey of 1961, intends to ride at New Jersey racecourses this summer. He aims to compete at major tracks and add to his already strong record this season.

Johnny Sellers New Jersey

Daily Major League Baseball Schedule and Results

A dense listing of today and upcoming MLB games with starting pitchers, including Chicago at Los Angeles, Kansas City at Minnesota, Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at New York, Washington at Baltimore, and a twi night slate. Monday results show Los Angeles 6 Philadelphia 3. Minor league and international scores follow across leagues with multiple games rained or postponed.

Chicago Horlen Los Angeles Belinsky Lee Kansas City Wyatt Minnesota Pascual Detroit Regan Boston Monbouquette Cleveland Grant New York Terry Washington Rudolph Osteen Baltimore Roberts Pappas Milwaukee Prche Houston Bruce Cincinnati Purkey St. Louis Simmons Craig Philadelphia Green San Francisco Sanford O'Dell Buhl Williams Drysdale Pittsburgh Francis Friend Associated Press

Patterson Liston bout would help TV finish boxing vows

Former middleweight champ Billy Soose predicted Floyd Patterson would KO Sonny Liston to retain the heavyweight title in a fight he called unnecessary. Soose, a poet of the Poconos, dismissed the high odds favoring Liston and favored Patterson for TV considerations.

Oscar Fraley Tafton UPI Billy ‘Soose the Poconos Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston Soose Gene Tunney Patterson

South League baseball results and boxing feud quotes

Colbert's defeated Central Bank 5-2 in a South League game at the Northside Little Boys Baseball Park. Feclicca and Seale won. Lambert and Wilkinson lost. Ouachita Bank beat Shell Oil 9-3 with Mitello and Audrich winning. Green Bros. beat McLemore's 21-5 in East League. T A Sanders beat A J Lester 19-8 in West League. The article also quotes boxing analyst Loose on Patterson Liston, boxing's television impact, and Lenox boxing history.

Colbert's Central Bank Northside Little Boys Baseball Park Feclicca Seale Lambert Wilkinson Colbert’s Jordan Northside Ouachita Bank Shell Oil Mitello Audrich Spencer Peddy Green Bros McLemore Aswell Ford Floyd and Fox T. A. Sanders A. J. Lester Foster Price Hale May

Dixie and Southside Leagues baseball results and note

Dixie League Southside results include Sun Crest beating Shell Oil 7 to 4 with Cupples and Murry winning. Campbell, Moncrief, Cooks ton and Meeks losers. Southern Equipment edged Standard Lumber 14 to 11 led by Higgin botham with three hits. Losses credited to Frankowitz, Whit ace McCoy and Cohn. Ed Jucker, 1940 Cincinnati grad and 1961 62 NCAA champion coach, noted.

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