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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1961

Page

9

Cash and Maris Threaten 1937 Home Run Mark

Detroit’s Norm Cash and New York’s Roger Maris pace the league with nine homers in the month as both chase Rudy York’s 18 in a month record. Cash’s 19th of the season comes with Detroit’s 7 1 win over Boston while Maris connects for his 21st in the Yankees 7 2 loss to Cleveland.

Fred Down Press International Norm Cash Roger Maris Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Tiger Yankee Rudy York Cash Cleveland White Sox Boston Red Sox Maris Yankees Indians Tigers Detroit Jim Piersall Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels Baltimore Orioles Washington Senators Minnesota Twins Kansas City Athletics Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Magers Philadelphia St. Louis Cardinals Mossi Don Mossi Jake Wood Charlie Maxwell Dick Brown Jim Coates Floyd Robinson Cal McLish al Smith Aingle Juan Pimto Warren Hacker Chicago

Little Boys Baseball West Side League Action

In the West Side League A. J. Lester pitched a shutout as Foremost lost 0 to 6 with Ken May and Vernon Hale earning the winning battery. Mike Ketchell and Freddie Hutson took the losses. In the Northside game Louis i Power and Light beat Pepfish's Loan 8 to 7. Gene Gates and Terry Kincaid won. Smith and Kincaid each went 2 for 4 for the winners. Pearson went 2 for 3 for the losers.

the Palace Monroe Little Boys Action A. J. Lester Foremost Ken May Vernon Hale Mike Ketchell Freddie Hutson Louisi Power Light Pepfish Gene Gates Terry Kincaid Smith

Snead Kin Hopes Father’s Day Open Luck For Dad

Jack Snead, 16, son of golf great Sam Snead, hopes to be his father’s good luck charm at the U S Open. The Open begins at Oakland Hills with young Jack expanding his own game while admiring his dad’s long string of titles, and both share pride in family golf roots.

Oscar Fraley Birmingham Mich UPI Jack Snead Sammy” Snead Snead Jack Oakland Hills Country Club Sam Peter Thomson Las Vegas Jack Beams Alley Hot Springs Virginia West Virginia Snead i

Silvester Aims for 200 Foot Discus feat in California

Lt. L. Jay Silvester, Army serviceman and former Utah State athlete, eyes a 200 foot discus mark after a 194-1 best this spring. He previously set Skyline Conference records and won at Modesto, with recent throws near Babka and Cochran in regional relays. He trains daily from 3:30 to 4 hours, aided by duty time as a special services officer.

FT. Ord Calif L. Jay Silvester Rome Utah State Silvester California Modesto Mt. San Antonio U.S al Oerter Babka Dick Cochran Cochran Army Special Services

White Sox place Far il Torgeson on waivers

The Chicago White Sox reached the 25 player limit by waiving the unconditional release of first baseman Farij Torgeson. The 37 year old veteran, with Chicago since 1957, has been used mainly as a pinch hitter this season. His peak came with the Boston Braves when he led the National League in runs in 1950 with a .290 average, 23 homers and 87 RBIs.

Chicago Chicago White Sox Far] Torgeson Torgeson Detroit Boston Braves

Flamingo Room 3 leads in bowling and mixed leagues

Bowling scores show Flamingo Room No 3 leading with high game and series. Individual standout Ruth Hopkins 179 and Jane Boyington 446 lead women, with Charles Redding and Walter Cash posting top men totals in various divisions.

Bob Miller R. Connell Flamingo Room Weingarten Jokers Bell Boppers Hayseeds Scrappers Shiners Southernaires Nine Pins Rebels Shooting Stars Apaches Ruth Hopkins Jane Boyington Charles Redding Walter Cash Cookie Wacker Lou Knipping A. Hutts G. Higgins

Sports results and schedules across major league games

Scores and upcoming games from Major League Baseball and minor leagues include Chicago 2-10 loss to Los Angeles 1-2, Baltimore 8-7 over Washington, Cleveland 7-2 over New York, Minnesota 8-6 over Kansas City, Detroit 7-1 over Boston, and multiple twi night fixtures. Thursday and today’s dates list several matchups across cities with notable pitchers and lineups.

Chicago Los Angeles Baltimore Washington Cleveland New York Minnesota Kansas City Detroit Boston Muffett Lary James Moeller Herbert Baumann Donovan Barber Ford Bell Archer Pascual American League Seneca Power Romano Piersall Howser Kubek O'Connell Ples—Wood Keough Landis Sievers Kaline Long Maris Aparicio Versalles Wood

National League and American League batting leaders list

Top hitters are named with averages and totals. Hoak and Moon lead NL batting averages. Cepeda and Aaron high RBI counts. Mantle and Maris pace AL for runs and home runs. Piersall and Wood among leading hits and steals.

Hoak Pittsburgh Moon Los Angeles Aaron Milwaukee Pinson Cincinnati Altman Chicago Meys San Francisco Bolling Wills Mathews Boyer St. Louis Cepeda Robinson Freese Mays Santo Clemente Doubl Oleman Zimmer Virdon Cash Detroit Piersall Cleveland Brandt Baltimore Killebrew Minnesota B. Robinson Temple Romano Mantle New York Colavito Kaline Maris Gentile Kubek

Texan Munro Mitchella Wins British Amateur Title Run

A 23 year old Army lieutenant from Fort Worth Texas, Munro Mitchella, known as Binky, rose from depression to defeat Dr Frank Deighton 4 and 3 in the British Amateur field at Turnberry Scotland. Mitchella, one of nine Americans in the third round, spoke of shaking off the blues and embracing the seaside links.

Munro Binky) Mitchella London Frank Deithton Fort Worth U.S Turnberry Britain Deighton Mitchella Marshall Douglas Scotland Ralph Morrow Oklahoma City Jimmy McHale Philadelphia John Penrose Miami Jimmy Walker Penrose Hugh Squirrell Frank Bostock Phoenix Ronnie Shade Mike Korich Rosevalle Calif Leslie Taylor Frank Sugden Hollywood Hills Switzerland Gordon Cash Henry Timbrook Los Angeles Lindsay Renfew Glasgow Dick Davies Pasadena Charles Lawrie Royal and Ancient Club

West Monroe Hosts Monroe Legion in District Tilt

West Monroe Rebels face Monroe rival Brown Rivers Scogin nine at Rebel Field tonight. Coach Red Sims seeks revenge after an 8-3 opening loss as Monroe pitchers debut against West Monroe ace Charles Taylor. Game time 7 30 with Cline Averett Freddie Ragland and Woody Woodcock sparking the Rebels lineup.

Sims Lynn Causey Monroe Rebels Cline Averett Freddie Rag‘land John Covington Woody Woodcock Charlie van Zile Billy Doerner James Morgan West Monroe Charles Taylor Taylor Frea Newton Carl Guinn Neville Joey McGinn James Cromwell Neville Joe Canal Charlie Biggar Ralph Roberts Randy Fallin

Elliott Drops Track Until 1962 Before Empire Games

Herb Elliott plans to avoid big meets in Cambridge and focus on work and study as he prepares for the 1962 Empire Games in Australia. He lost two recent races including Yale captain Jim Stack in the Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge meet, while Oxford Cambridge teammate John Boulter won the mile.

Cambridge Mass Herb Elliott England Australia Elliott Yale Jim Stack Zagreb Yugoslavia Penn-Cornell Oxford John Boulter Mark Mullin Harvard Jay Luck Adrian Metcalfe Luck Metcalfe Tim Briault Stack

Kilpatricks and Piggly Wiggly Defeat McGuire Real Estate 1 0

The Rebel League game ended 1-0 in seven innings with Kilpatricks and Piggly Wiggly defeating McGuire Real Estate. Winning pitchers were Jimmy Aulds and Jerry Greene. losers were Ray Alexander and Jerry Moore. Richard Anderson went 2 for 4 and Bill Duncan 1 for 2 for the winners. Willie Johnson batted 1 for 1 for the losers.

Kilpatricks Piggly Wiggly McGuire Real Estate Jimmy Aulds Jerry Greene Ray Alexander Jerry Moore Richard Anderson Bill Duncan Willie Johnson

Twin City Printing Tops KLIC 5 4 in South Side Little League

In a single game, Twin City Printing defeated KLIC 5 to 4. Charles Floyd hit a two run homer in the seventh to seal the win with Ray Youngblood, Floyd, and Paul Smith credited for the victory. Evans had two hits for KLIC. Evans Kemp Antie and McGough pitched for the losers.

Mary Throneberry Orioles Senators Gus Triandos Baltimore Billy Martin Minnesota Harmon Killebrew Earl Battey Twins Leo Posada Dick Howser A’s Joe Gibbon Pittsburgh Don Hoak Jim Maloney Bill Mzeroski Gibbon Willie Mays Stu Miller Giants Los Angeles An Williams Eddie Bressaud San Francisco Ron Johnny Callison Frank Sullivan Phillies Larry Jackson Twin City Printing Klic Charles Floyd Ray Youngblood Paul Smith Evans Kemp Antie McGough

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