Burdette and Turley Prime for Stretch Run
Lew Burdette and Bob Turley, stars of the 1957 and 1958 World Series, show form as Milwaukee beats San Francisco 12-5 and New York defeats Kansas City 8-4. Burdette picks up his third straight win, Turley his third in a row as both teams tighten the pennant race with strong early-season performances.
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Tony Kubek
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Three-way Legion Lead Tightens Race in Junior Baseball
In American Legion Junior Baseball action the Monroe Brown-Rivers-Sco gin trio defeated Rayville 5-4 after a big second inning, while West Monroe committed nine errors in a 9-5 loss to Farmerville and Bastrop beat Ruston 5-3. The results leave the district race in a tight three team tie with Bastrop, Ruston, and West Monroe each at five wins.
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White Sox Blank Cubs In Exhibition
Chicago White Sox defeated the Cubs 7-0 in a rain shortened exhibition. Herb Score pitched five shutout innings for the Sox, allowing four hits, three walks, and six strikeouts. Nellie Fox and Gene Freese opened the scoring with a first inning double and RBI single, followed by Joe Hicks driving in two more in the second. The Sox added four in the sixth off John Gray, with Garcia finishing the final inning. Proceeds of 59,472.56 from 28,408 fans went to boys baseball in Chicago.
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Little Boys Baseball Twin Bill At Little Boys Park West Monroe
Colbert's Hardware and Pan Am open the twin bill with a 6 o'clock game at Little Boys Park in West Monroe. Firestone faces Sinclair in the second game starting at o'clock. Willie Johnson pitched a shutout as People's Loan beat Bancroft 3 to 6 in a Northside tilt with Ashley and Ferrell Lindsay each adding 2 hits for the winners and 2-3 for the losers. The losing battery was Roy and Mitchell. Lynn LeJeune went 3-3 to pace Ouachita Bank to a 4-2 win over Central Bank as Harold Brakefield and Johnny Myers teamed up for the victory over Painich and Head. Painich had a double for the losers.
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Patriots Sign Tackle Don Dimenzo
The Boston Patriots of the American Football League have signed Don Dimenzo a 23 year old 245 pound tackle who played college football at the University of California San Jose College and Western State College in Colorado.
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Monroe slips past Rayville to claim third win
Monroe holds a one run lead from the fourth inning as Rayville rallys fall short. Neal Gunn earns his third win after a tense seventh inning threat, while L. M. Welch struggles with control early. Rayville’s Larry McGowen stands out with two hits in a rough defensive game for West Monroe.
Loi Counting On Left Hook For Victory
Italy's Duilio Loi, a southpaw, banks on his left hook to win the world junior welterweight title from Carlos Ortiz in a 15 round bout at the Cow Palace. Ortiz, a Puerto Rican from New York, is a 95 favorite after losses earlier in his career. Bout purses total $30,000 with Loi at $10,000 plus taxes and travel. Readiness builds as both fighters wind down heavy workouts.
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Father and Son Game Set Before Tigers Orioles Rout
Detroit Tigers will host a father and son two inning game at Briggs Stadium next Saturday on Father’s Day before the regular American League matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
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New York and Kansas City Edge in Low-Scoring Tilt
The Yankees and Athletics clash in a tight game with Kubek and Skowron driving offense. Perez? No, Carey and Turley anchor pitching as errors and small-ball hits shape the 3 to 1 final.
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The Associated Press reports results with outpoints and stops across cities. Ronnie Cohen of New Rochelle outpointed Steve Ward of Hartford, Bill Nielsen stopped Randy Wyatte in Dallas, and Sadao Yaoia defeated Atsundo Fukumoto in Japan.
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Minor League E A Porter routs R A Jewelers 20 to 5
Porter hitters sweep Jewelers with Armstrong going 4 for 4 and McDonald 2 for 3. Swayze earned the win while Jernigan took the loss. MGM defeated Buddy Blair 8 to 3 as Pettit went 2 for 3 and French outpitched Ford. Tippit, the losing catcher, had two hits.
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Ruston Ramblers blank Dubach 4 0 in league clash
Ruston Ramblers earned a 4-0 win over Dubach as Eddie Hood pitched strongly and manager Bill Henderson guided the team. The victory kept Ruston atop the La-Ark League, who had lost to Monroe 6-3 last week. They will host West Monroe tonight at 7 30 for a make up game.
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Soviet Back In Competition In High Jump Return
Yuri Stepanov returns to high jumping in Russia after a long illness, clearing 6-8% in his first serious meet at Tula. The meet highlighted rising stars Valery Brumel and Viktor Bolshov, who tied for first at 6-9, with Brumel already improving his European junior record. Other results include Viktor Lipsnis setting a Russian shot put mark of 59 feet 8% inches and C Vallman achieving a Tallinn javelin best of 262 feet 42 inches.
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Palmer Leads Money Race With $52,200 In 1960
Arnold Palmer of Ligonier, Pa., tops the 1960 money list with $52,200, holding a $22,000 edge over Don Finsterwald of Tequesta, Fla. Ken Venturi, Jerry Barber, and Julius Boros round out the top five with $29,800, $27,200, and $23,800 respectively.
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Ramblers Fall In Tough Three Way Tie For Last
Dubach, Monroe, and West Monroe each sit 3-5 after a game in which Eddie Hood pitched only one third of an inning before a line drive forced him out. Henderson finished the man’s distance while giving up seven hits. Dickie Hinton and Kelton Bacon led Ramblers with two singles and two runs scored and an added double respectively. Moore, Charley Fuller, Crowley Fuller and Barfield were the Ramblers’ other lone hit scorers.
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NCAA Baseball World Series Opens Amid Rain Delay
NCAA world series in Omaha resumes as rain clears with North Carolina set to face Minnesota and Boston College meeting Colorado State College. Southern California plays St John’s NY, while Carolina coach Walter Rabb recovers from a broken wrist after a wind sprint but is expected to rejoin the team today.
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