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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1962

Page

4

Athletes as financiers reshape sports economics

A UPI report notes a shift as star athletes increasingly monetize their fame beyond playing. Jockeys Shoemaker and Harmatz head a $2 million California real estate venture, while others like Williams Hogan Palmer expand into businesses, bowling, and real estate, shaping a new era of athlete entrepreneurship.

Jimmy Foxx Earl Sande Shoemaker

Dixie and West Monroe League Scores Highlight Night

In Dixie League action First Fidelity beat Ouachita Bank 8-3 to clinch the season's first half title as Stewart and Wright won the playoff tilt and Corbin led the losers at the plate. West Monroe saw Ryan Chevrolet edge Monroe Concrete Sand and Gravel 11-10 with Hale going 2 for 3 and Booth 3 for 5. Paper Workers defeated Patrick Roofers 8-0 as Johnson and Wiggins earned the win while Reeves went 2 for 2 with a homer. A golf and business note mentions Jack Nicklaus's $100000 plus first year income as a pro with golf executives, while Dick Kazmaier leads Stranahan mentions of ventures and golf contracts.

Standard Lumber Suncrest Orange Shell Oil Central Savings Bank Eastside Field First Fidelity Ouachita Bank Southside Stewart Wright Howell Corbin Ryan Chevrolet Monroe West Monroe Cox and Myers Holloway Duncan Hale Booth Paper Workers Patrick Roofers Johnson Wiggins Donna Panky Reeves al Balding Freddie Hutchinson Mayo Smith Dick Kazmaier Princeton Stranahan Jack Nicklaus

North Park-Green Brothers Dairy Clash Sends Teams Toward Playoffs

Wednesday night Little Boys Baseball saw North Park-Green Brothers Dairy beat Louisiana Power and Light 1-0 to clinch a playoff path with Pulp and Paper for the North League title. Russell tossed a three hitter for the winners while Ketchell and Russell each had two hits. Pulp and Paper defeated Bancroft 2-1 on the South side to enter the playoffs, with Clark and Thompson earning the win. Sanders Lumber routed American Oil 11-0 in West League action as Nugent pitched a two-hitter and went 3-for-3 at the plate.

Dew Music MGM Southside Walters Alford Carrero Sims North Monroe Lions Purity McCarty Simpson Boudreaux Van Moore Breland Rodgers Discount Center Fog Service Welker and Scrugg and White Twin City Glass Squire Shop Mills Ferguson W. Jackson Hodge Ferguson and Miss Humble and Bannister Green Brothers Moses Motel Eason and Ezzell Hathorn Coleman Stover Ober North Park Green Brothers Dairy Jone McLemore G Center Scott‘’s Firestone Bancroft Pa Colbert's Hardware First National Bank Louisiana Power and Light Pulp and Paper Russell Medaris Deloach Schaffer Ketchell Bancroft Clark Thompson Rankin Foster Sanders Lumber American Oil Ron Nugent

Local League Schedule At West Monroe Concludes Evening

In West Monroe, Bro Rivers Scogin face McGuire Real Estate at 6 pm and Allpatrick versus Pecot at 8 pm, both games hosted at the Con venue. Homestead matchups follow in the night slate.

West Monroe Bro Rivers-Scogin McGuire Real Allpatrick Pecot Homestead Con

Milwaukee Box Scores Fall Short Against Los Angeles

Major League box score shows Milwaukee trailing Los Angeles 2 46 in nine innings. McMillan, Jones contribute, Adcock and Mathew homer for Milwaukee while Wills, Davis pace the Dodgers. Wills, T. Davis, Gilliam steal bases. Maye adds a sacrifice fly.

National Avers Ares McMillan Ie Jones Mathews W.davis H.aaron Cf T.davis Maye Fairly Crandall Howard Adcock eHarkness Fischer Curtiss Drysdale Bedell Shaw Spencer Roseboro

Baseball scores and lineups from multiple games

Baseball game fragments show Cleveland over Detroit 6 to 4 with Farrey, Colavito, and Fernandez contributing for Cleveland while Donovan started and was relieved. Other lines include Chicago and Baltimore, St Louis and San Francisco, and New York and Pittsburgh, with various pitchers and fielding notes and partial box scores.

Rodgers Wins Louisiana Junior Championship by One Stroke

Bob Rodgers of Lafayette shot 73 to finish 36 holes at 144 and win the Louisiana State Junior Championship by one stroke over Wednesy Blessey of New Orleans and Rick Nevels and Mike O'Brien of Baton Rouge. A 35-foot chip on the 18th secured the playoff margin. Blessey’s final-hole 25-foot putt nearly tied it. In the playoff for second, Blessey edged Nevels and O'Brien while defending champion Ronnie Melancon finished tied for seventh.

Lafayette UPI Bob Rodgers Rodgers Wednesy Blessey New Orleans Rick Nevels Mike O’brien Batonage Blessey Nevels O'Brien Ronnie Melancon Baton Rouge

Local Golf Scores List From New Orleans Area

A condensed list shows players with city affiliations and three score lines each. Notables include Bob Rodgers Lafayette 71 78 144 and Rick Nevels Baton Rouge 72 73 145 among numerous others from New Orleans and surrounding parishes.

Southside Softball League Night Schedule

Ben Lee venue hosts two early games with men and women divisions. Trojans face Northside at 7 pm while Richwood clashes with Nanks. Southside Juniors play Carver Pioneer, Brya Wildcats at 7 am with several other matchups listed.

Ben Lee Mee James Richwood P.ay Nanks Ricé Pnson Southside Orisoney Rips Carver Pioneer Veajague Lentes Brya“ Wildcats Cwced Femnan

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