Basilio Fullmer World Middleweight Title Showdown
Carmen Basilio meets Gene Fullmer in Salt Lake City for the NBA world middleweight title. The 15 round bout at Derks Field airs on ABC with Fullmer favored 13-5 after stopping Basilio in their last August clash in San Francisco. A 13,000 crowd and gate around 3125,000 are anticipated. potential rubber match if Basilio wins.
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Utah
Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Basilio
Chittenango
N.Y
Fullmer
Leeest Jordan
ABC
Derks Field
Carmen
San Francisco
NBA
Sugar Ray Robinson
Industrial School
Ogden
Municipal Course Resodded Greens to Be Open July 8
Monroe Commissioner of Finance and Utilities H. W. McSherry announced the Municipal Golf Course greens will open July 8, one week from Friday. The greens were reseeded with Tifton 28 but foreign grasses delayed progress. top-dressing occurred recently and was followed by cleanup to ensure readiness by week’s end.
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Monroe
H. W. McSherry
McSherry
Local Little League Night Tops Card at Bendel Stadium
Gay Clothing meets Texaco at Memorial Stadium and KLIC faces Friendly Finance at Lions Field in two Little League games starting at 7. Friendly Finance won 9-7 over KLIC in the Southside, while Van Trow beat Police Department 84 in the Northside. Murry and Mann defeated Bryant and Kitchens in the Southside contest. Freddy Phillips went 3-4 and Goolsby 2-3 for the winners, Anite 2-4 for KLIC. Drever (Van Trow) and Polk (Police) each had 3 hits, with Boyd and Redding contributing to the winning battery over Grigsby and Polk.
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Gay
Texaco
Endel Memorial Stadium
Klic
Friendly Finance
Lions’ Field
van Trow
Police Department
Murry
Mann
Bryant
Kitchens
Freddy Phillips
Goolsby
Anite
Drever
Polk
Police
Bendel Stadium
Boyd
Redding
Grigsby
Rebel League tilt features Rogers one hitter and Brashears heroes
Willie Rogers held Dixie Boys to one hit as Larry Brashears drove in the run and led the Rebel Boys to a 2-1 win. Bubba Via accounted for the Rebel hit, while Glenn Carter caught Rogers and Roger Bell and Ken George were the pitchers of record. Elmo Wiggins went 3-4 to spark McGuire Real Estate past Team No 3 7-6 with wins by Billy Rogers and Jerry Moore over Steve White and Mike Sheppard.
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Willie Rogers
Larry Brashears
Rebel Boys
Dixie Boys
Bubba Via
Rogers
Brashears
Glenn Carter
Roger Bell
Ken George
Elmo Wiggins
McGuire Real Estate
Billy Rogers
Jerry Moore
Steve White
Mike Sheppard
Monroe Seeks District Title In Junior Legion Action
Monroe travels to face Farmerville aiming to clinch at least a tie for the Fifth District lead. Red Sims’ Brown River-Scogin club sits three games clear with four games remaining. If Monroe wins, a four game cushion heads into the final four tilts, with Eddie Kincaid out for Farmerville and Roy Walton set to start behind the plate.
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Monroe
Farmerville
Legion
Red Sims
Ruston
Brown Rivers
Scogin
Eddie Kincaid
Mittman
Roy Walton
Kincaid
Sims
Lefty Lynn Causey
Hershel Walker
West Monroe
Rayville
Bastrop
Hudson Mayo Roan run in tight race
Nugent 2. wr H RERBBSO Hudson and Albritton Whitworth finish in a close field event with Balk Hudson Mayo and Roan. T-2:22.
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Nugent
H Rerbbsohudson
Albritton i i Whitworth
Balk — Hudson
U—Mayo
Roan
West Monroe and Sterlington clash in league showdown
West Monroe clings to second in the La-Ark League and visits Sterlington at Confederate Park after a 10 day gap. Earl Esters' Vols aim to trim Ruston's league lead to two games by winning tonight's matchup.
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West Monroe
Sterlington
Confederate Park
Earl Esters
Vols
Ruston
Rain postponements alter La-Ark circuit games
Originally scheduled Friday night games were postponed due to rain. West Monroe had a Sunday tilt with Dubach rained out. Sterlington, under manager Bill Halley, sits fifth of six teams with a 4-6 record. West Monroe improves to 6-5 and trails Ruston by 22 games in the league race.
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West Monroe
Dubach
Sterlington
Bill Halley
Ruston
Senate kills baseball bill sparks Continental League crisis
In New York AP report, the Senate kills a bill loosening roster drafts, seen as key to the Continental League. Bill Shea and Branch Rickey weigh next moves as major leagues praise the setback and Cronin Giles Frick react to the defeat.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Bill Shea
Senate
Shea
Rickey
Continental League
Ford Frick
Beserre ESSO STANDARD Division of Humble Oil deal
A historical trade line notes Beserre ESSO STANDARD, a division of Humble Oil and Refining Company, in a listing related to the era’s petroleum industry.
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Esso Standard
Humble Oil 4 Refining Company
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