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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1960

Page

8

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Orioles Buy Richards Sales Talk To Win Respect

Orioles coach Paul Richards rallying the squad on spring training opening day leads to belief Baltimore can win with pitching and hustle. The club has won 28 of 40, leading the AL. White Sox manager Al Lopez is impressed by Baltimore and wary of the rival Yankees. Rookie Chuck Estrada struck out seven in a 6 1/3 inning win over Washington, while Jim Gentile blasted his seventh homer as Baltimore beat Washington 6 3. Chicago beat the Yankees 3 1, St Louis beat Philadelphia 5 2. Cardinals right-hander Larry Jackson earned his sixth straight win by shutting out Philadelphia for seven innings.

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No Contest Verdict At B and B Arena

Rod Rivera failed to seal victory in the opening main event at B and B Arena when he attacked referee Ken Cooper while mistaking him for Chico Venegas. Venegas bloodied Rivera in the third fall as Chico won the bout’s first fall and Rivera the second.

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Big Eight League Name Adopted in Louisiana Arkansas Area

The Big Eight League, formerly the Big Six, welcomed Eu dora and Hamburg. Portland defeated Eudora 12 9, McGehee beat Mer Rouge 16 2, Goodwill edged Hamburg 4 7, and Darnell beat Wilmot 4 2 in Sunday games.

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Kemmerer Beats Yankees Twice In 1959 With Senators

Russ Kemmerer, a pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1959, defeated the New York Yankees three times during his stint with the club. He posted a notable series of wins over the Yanks that season.

Russ Kemmerer Chicago White Sox Yankees Washington Senators

Rickey Predicts Continental League Hopes for Major League Ties

New York UPI Branch Rickey, president of the Continental League, said the embryo third major circuit can play big league ball within three years even if it must operate outside current baseball structures. He touted a nationwide tryout camp to lure players ignored by MLB scouts and warned that failure to pass Kefauver sports legislation could force the league to go independent. Rickey claimed to have identified unsigned talent and warned there could be 500-plus players available at a large-scale camp, with several potential major leaguers among them.

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Baseball results and upcoming games across leagues

American League results Baltimore defeated Washington 6 to 1 while Chicago edged New York 3 to 2. Today’s schedule features Kansas City at Washington, Detroit at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at New York, with Wednesday rematches listed. National League play has St Louis beating Philadelphia 5 to 2 and several late games at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional Tuesday games include Atlanta, Shreveport, Nashville, Mobile, and pending matchups in various cities.

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National Open Berths Up for Grabs Across Nine Sites

The remaining 91 spots for the National Open golf championship will be decided today as 328 players compete across nine venues led by Oklahoma City. Notables in the field include Julius Boros Lloyd Mangrum Charlie Coe Jack Burke Art Wall Jr Lionel Hebert George Bayer Doug Sanders Bob Goalby Paul Harney Al Besselink Mason Rudolph Bill Collins and Tom Nieporte.

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Minor League Johnny Griffin Pitches No Hitter

Johnny Griffin hurled a no hitter for E. A. Porter as they routed Sun Lighting 17 to 2 in the Minor Cc circuit. Gary Armstrong contributed two hits while Westbrook and Landcaster paired for the Sun Lighting battery.

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Legion Juniors open Louisiana district play with 3 wins

Monroe defeats Farmerville 9-3 and Bastrop stops Rayville 9-5 as Ruston bests West Monroe 8-3 in the Fifth District slate. Ruston’s Jerry Hood fans 10, Los three hits, and drives in two in the sixth to break a tight game. Bastrop’s 5th inning surge turns 5-1 deficit into 6-5 lead then 9-5 final. Monroe and Ruston each total double figures in hits led by Roberts, Kincaid, Magee, and Knight.

Monroe Ruston Bastrop American Legion Louisiana Farmerville Rayville West Don Wilder Melvin Shows Dan MccClure West Monroe Hood Billy Doerner Ronnie Graham Red Sims Brown-Rivers-Scogin Bailey Hudson Patterson Smith Albritton Floyd Murry Terry Knight Ed Quimby Stuart Dyer Hammons Charles Magee Knight Magee

Babe Ruth September homer spree tied season peak

Babe Ruth belted 17 homers in September as he finished the 1927 season with a then record 60 home runs. The star slugger extended his grip on the batting crown, delivering a dramatic late surge that defined baseball's home run chase that year.

Babe Ruth

Little League clashes and homer spree pace Monday action

In Southside League action A C Music routed North Monroe Lions 12 to 2 as Henry Hansen hit a grand slam and Mike Pearson homered. Donnie Sharbone earned the win while James Eppinette and Donald Stewart suffered the loss. In Northside King Finance edged Monroe Police 65 with Johnny Elien batting 2 for 3. Monte Moncrief and John Nelson teamed for the win. Scotty Campbell and Mike Grigsby homered for the losers as Hilton Roberts and Everett Rushing took the mound for the defeat.

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Fullmer Camp Bars Spy West Jordan Guest

Middleweight Carmen Basilio was refused entry at Gene Fullmer's training camp in West Jordan Utah amid spy concerns. Basilio challenges Fullmer for the NBA crown on June 29. Fullmer's manager Mary Jensen said the champion feared Basilio might gather secrets.

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