Twins Rally Past Yankees in American League Tilt
The Minnesota Twins surge to first place tie by blasting six home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago White Sox 8-4 and 11-7. Don Mincher Rich Rollins Norman Killebrew homered in the opener while Zoilo Versalles Bob Allison Lonny Green went deep in the nightcap. Meanwhile the Yankees drop two to the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 and 7-2 as Milt Pappas Whitey Herzog and Brooks Robinson power Orioles to the twinbill win.
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Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
Twins
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Don Mincher
Rich Rollins
Norman Killebrew
Jim Kaat
Zoilo Versalles
Bob Allison
Lonny Green
Camilo Pascual
Mele
Baltimore Orioles
Milt Pappas
Yanks
Whitey Herzog
Russ Snyder
Ralph Terry
Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Jackie Brandt
Skinny Brown
Clete Boyer
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Detroit
Los Angeles Angels
Kansas City
A’s
Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Colts
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Bob Tillman
Red Sox
Indians
Barry Latman
John Romano
Tito Francona
Jerry Kindall
Romano
Don Rudolph
Tigers
Senators
Ken Retzer
Dale Long
Billy Moran
Angels
Leon Wagner
Ken McBride
Art Fowler
Drysdale
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Colts
Ron Fairly
Willie Davis
Joe Moellier
Norm Sherry
Houston Erros
Curt Flood
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Giants
Stan Musial
Fred Whitfield
Bobby Shantz
Ray Washburn
Wes Covington
Jack Baldschun
Phil
Roberto Clemente
Bob Friend
Dick Ellsworth
Joe Christopher
Mets
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Andre Rodgers
Burdick Wins Second Straight Louisiana Amateur Golf Title
Burdick of Louisiana State University secured his second straight Louisiana amateur crown by shooting 68 in the third round to take the lead, then finishing with a 75 in the final round for a 286 total. Jimmy Hoppen of Bogalusa closed strong, gaining five strokes but finishing one behind at 287.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Burt Burdick
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Jimmy Hoppen
Bogalusa
John Bird
Shreveport
Bird
Hoppen
Joe Aillet
Louisiana Tech
Sherwood Forest Club
Ben Bradford
Burdick
Littler
Oakland Hills
Oakmont
Palmer
Latrobe
Jack Nicklaus
Don Finsterwald
Nicklaus
Finsterwald
Wes Ellis
Littler Sees Open Favoritism Question at Oakmont
UPI reports defending champion Gene Littler doubts any man should be favored to win the U S Open at Oakmont despite his Thunderbird Open victory and a large year’s purse. He notes Arnold Palmer will be the favorite and vows to test the Oakmont course Tuesday. He adds he’s never the favorite due to his dogged style.
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Oaemont
UPI
Gene Littler
Delta League baseball results sweep Sunday action
Swartz shut out Monroe 1 0 as George Delta League battering trio led by Jimmy Lowery walk and error produced the lone run. Southside edged West Monroe 4 3, McGuffee Construction Co. Monroe Calhoun forfeited over Ouachita, and Chat ham forfeited to Drew. McGuffee improves to 9 0, Chatham to 6 2. Southside moves to 5 4 with Bob Saterfield striking out 12 in a seven hit effort.
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Carroll George
Swartz
Monroe
Southside
West Monroe
McGuffee Construction Co
Monroe - Calhoun
Ouachita
Chatham
McGuffee
Jimmy Lowery
Albert Baker
Bob Saterfield
Terry Reeves
Pet
Colored Softball Today’s Games Across Local Leagues
A full schedule of today’s softball events across Northside and Southside divisions at Carroll and Johnson fields. Matches include Northside Church League games at Piney Grove and Triumph, Minor and Major divisions featuring Booker T. and American Legion, Hill’s Bar que miscellaneous contests, and Pioneer League nightcap between Richwood and West Monroe.
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Northside Church League
Avenue Baptist
Zion Traveler
Piney Grove
Triumph
Carroll Field
Northside
Swayze
Booker T
American Legion
Carroll
Hoggie Boy
Hill
Marble‘s Feld
Foster Homes
Carver Homes
Deabernier’s
Marble’s
Southside
Bryant’s
Hawks
Wooten’s
James Cleaners
Eens Grocery
Johnson'sield
Mt. Nebo
Truvine
Johnson’s. Southside Girls
Beauties
Honey Drips
Johnson‘s. Pioneer League
Richwood
West Monroe
Jones Lane
Johnson
Little Boys Baseball Night Pairings at Local Parks
North Park Foremost Dairies faces A J Lester Insurance at 6 p.m. First Native Bank vs Colbert's Hardware. South Park Pulp and Paper plays Firestone at 6 p.m. A and E Groom vs Sanders Lumber Company in another scheduled game.
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North Park
Foremost Dairies
A. J. Lester Insurance
First Nave Bank
Colbert’s Hardware
South Park — Pulp and Paper
Firestone
A. and
E. Groom
Sanders Lumber Company
Recreation Softball Schedule in City League Tonight
Multiple games across City League venues at Selman Sherrouse Missouri Pacific and other sites. Matching pairings include Big H versus First Baptist and Trinity versus College Place with night starts and 6:30 8:30 p.m. times. Local leagues also list West Monroe and Memorial Methodist matchups along with other district teams.
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Big H
First Baptist
P.m
Selman
Trinity
College Place
Sherrouse
Church of Christ
Church of God
Central
Ridge Avenue
Missouri Pacific
Fair Park
Emmanuel
Temple
First Methodist
North Monroe Chapel
St. Mark’s
West Monroe
Swift
New Chapel Hill
McKay’‘s
Southside Playground
Local Sports Roundup From Monroe June 11 1962
Brief sports notes from Monroe on June 11 include team results, player updates, and upcoming schedules. Highlights cover local games, standings, and notable performances from area athletes and clubs during the latest week.
Guyton Wins Yazoo River Marathon In Mississippi
Walter Guyton of Greenville earned double honors in the Yazoo River outboard race near Vicksburg Mississippi. He posted the fastest time in the P-1 class for the 79 mile upriver leg at 1 30 26 and led the return trip Sunday at 1 26 26 as 81 drivers from eight states competed.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo River
Walter Guyton
Greenville
Guyton
Dixie Pelican Opening Show Slated Tonight
Opening ceremonies at Confederate Park mark the start of Dixie and Pelican baseball leagues in West Monroe. The 15 inning exhibition is canceled in favor of two official league games. Patrick's Roofers meet Paper Workers and Ouachita Federal faces Monroe Sand and Gravel tonight with Pelican League games tomorrow.
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Dixie and Pelican
West Monroe
Confederate Park
John McCormick
Patrick's
Ouachita Federal
Monroe
Pelican League
Tulane Basketball Schedule Sets 22-Game Season
Tulane University unveils a 22 game 1950 51 schedule with home contests against SEC foes Mississippi State Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Tech Vanderbilt and LSU Road conference games include Georgia Florida Mississippi Mississippi State Alabama and Auburn pre conference dates feature Southwestern Louisiana College Texas and Rice The Green Wave will participate in the first annual Arkansas State Holiday tournament at Jonesboro and travel to Dallas and Waco for meetings with SMU and Baylor.
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UPI
Tulane University
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Greenies
Jonesboro
Ark
Tulane
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Louisiana State University
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Auburn
Southwestern
Memphis
Louisiana College
University of Texas
Rice University
Wave
Dallas
Waco
Tex
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Illinois captain Tony Eichelberger signs Giants contract
Tony Eichelberger of Pekin Illinois, captain and shortstop for the University of Illinois Big Ten champions, has signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants.
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Champaign, Ill
Tony Eichelberger
Pekin, Ill
University of Illinois
San Francisco Giants
Sadecki Turns Point as Cards Beat Giants 8-4 for 7th Win
Ray Sadecki, fresh off a clash with Cardinal management, notches seven straight wins by defeating the San Francisco Giants 8-4. He also belts his first major league homer, delivering a pivotal performance that helps St. Louis climb in the standings.
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San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh A
Milwaukee
Houston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Keane Fines Sadecki. Cardinals Rally To End Slump
Johnny Keane fines Sadecki for a disastrous relief outing then the Cardinals rebound with seven straight wins. Sadecki admits injury to pride but vows to bounce back as St Louis defeats Cincinnati and strengthens NL position.
Local Little League and Minor League Schedule Summary
At Lions Field and Bendel Stadium several games start at 5:15 or 7 p.m. Teams include Purity Ice Cream, KLIC, Police Department, Texaco, Louisiana Machinery, Keene's Shoe Store, Fire Department, News-Star, Kellogg Lumber Company, Discount Center, Spats Drugs, Rodriguez Farr Insurance and others across four leagues.
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Purity
Klic
Lions
Police Department
Texaco
Bendel
Louisiana Machinery
Keene’s Shoe
Eastside Field
iMinor
Fire Department _v. News-Star
Lions Field
Kellogg Lumber Company
Discount Center
Rodriguez-Farr Insurance
Oak Grove Tops Tallulah in Ten-Run Tenth Inning Victory
Oak Grove defeated Tallulah 6-2 in Pelican Baseball League action as Micky Turner and Mike Vining combined for a one-hit effort. Vining earned the win with a homer, fueling a 4-run burst in the tenth. Oak Grove now stands 4-1 in league play. Peoples pitched all nine for Tallulah.
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Tallulah
Micky Turner
Mike Vining
Oak Grove
Vining
Peoples
Biggest Entry List Prepared For Oil Event
In Lafayette Louisiana the Gulf Coast Oil Center Golf Association’s 10th annual tournament drew 840 oil industry players, beating last year’s 816. Fort Worth’s Dick Patton defends his title with former champs Jim Mangum Lafayette Case Gers also among entrants. Bud Chalmers notes entries closed this year.
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UPI
Gulf Coast Oil Center Golf Association
Dick Patton
Fort Worth
Tex
Jim Mangum
New Orleans
Case
Harlow Gers
Bud Chalmers
Major League Leaders Hit Ladders in National and American Circles
The Associated Press scoreboard highlights top players across both leagues. Key figures include Mays Cepeda and Williams leading NL batting while Rollins and Robinson pace AL. Notable home run and RBI leaders, plus stolen bases and pitching records, are listed with team affiliations and counts.
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F. Alou
San Francisco
Musial
St. Louis
Williams
Chicago
Davenport
San
T. Davis
Los Angeles
Cepeda
Mays
White
Grant
Pittsburgh
Flood
Robinson
Cincinnati
Brock
Callison
Philadelphia
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Ranen
Houston
Fairly
Virdon
Mejias
Banks
Pinson
Thomas
New York
Wills
W. Davis
Taylor
Javier
Parker
Pierce
McLish
Koufax
Koonce
Bruce
Face
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Buddy Short
Jack Rivers
Clayton Cole
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Pat O'Brien
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