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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1959

Page

11

Monroe Juniors rout Rayville 9-1 in district baseball clash

Monroe Juniors powered by Saterfield’s bases loaded double and a homer while Rennie Sims pitched two hit ball and fanned three. Rayville, last in standings, struck first but could not hold, as Monroe pulled away with a five run sixth and improved near pace setter Ruston while Rayville dropped to 0-10.

Bob Saterfield Rennie Sims Monroe Legion Rayville Sims Brown- Rivers-Scogin Ruston Saterfield Ralph “Red” Sims Billy Miller Miller Eddie Kincaid Monroes James Cromwell Kincaid Neal Gunn Cromwell Harry Crowe Raysville Stewart Dyer Johnny Roach Monroe Dyer Quimby Gunn Victor Zagone Doyle Hammonds Larry McGowan Delwyn Peters Don Olmedo Ayala Love

Bastrop Falls To Rutherford Of Oak Grove

Oak Grove 7 Bastrop 0 as Oman Rutherford handcuffs Bastrop on three hits. Lefty hurls seven strikeouts, one walk, while Oak Grove improves to 6-5 and third in district. Myrick Alsbrook Ward pace 10-hit Oak Grove, Jones and Rutherford contribute key hits.

Bastrop Falls Rutherford Oak Grove Oman Bastrop Legion Woody Boyles Oak Grove Club West Monroe Ruston Ronnie Myrick Billy Alsbrook Melvin Ward Leroy Jones McGee Oak Grove Brown Evans McIintyre Cam Rutherford

Central Bank and Farmer-Led Duel Ends in Eight to Six

Central Bank beats Farmers 8 to 6 after a nine inning duel. Edwards pitched seven innings, Pairich earned the win in relief, and Venable took the loss after shifting in for Jim Hunt. Edwards 4-5 led Central. Roy Mitchell 3-5 topped the Farmers with 3-5. Marshall McDonald 3-3 aided Bancroft past Louisiana Over and Light 5-3.

Central Bank Farmer- Heard Bankers Edwards Central Little Boys Pairich Venable Jim Hunt Roy Mitchell Farmers Marshall McDonald Bancroft Louisiana Light Lester Owens Crawley B. Gates McLemore Nelson Power and Light

Local baseball results and obituary note from Korshalla

Little League Gay Clothing beat Monroe Police 6 to 4 in the Northside League as McSherry and Dahl each had two hits. Reitzell went 3 for 3 for the losers. Torrance 2 for 3. Heidorffer pitched for the winners. Tullos hit a three run homer and Breland and Youngblood had nine four to spark Twin City Printing over The Palace 9 to 4 in the Southside League. Wright won on the mound over Johnson and Clark. Corbin Accardo and Wallace went 2 for 3 for the losers. Co star dies in Kes Barre Pa Joseph Korshalla scored 71 points and 504 yards in a 1932 game for West Liberty State Teachers College and died at 51. Korshalla was employed as a free surgeon at the time.

Gay Clothing Monroe Police McSherry Dahl Reitzell Torrance Heidorffer Tullos Breland Youngblood Twin City the Palace Wright Johnson and Clark Corbin Accardo Wallace Kes-Barre UPI Joseph D. Korshalla West Liberty State Teachers College W. Va Korshalla

City League match ends 2-0 as West Monroe Baptist blank Monroe Auto Mart

West Monroe Baptist defeated Monroe Auto Mart 2-0 in the City League last night. Dave McKenzie and Sampagna scored for the Baptist, while Auto Mart were credited with the loss by forfeit. Holley and D Farling were the battery for Auto Mart, and Jones caught McKenzie.

West Monroe Baptist Monroe Auto Mart Dave McKenzie Sampagnaro Independents Auto Mart Holley D Farling Jones McKenzie

Massachusetts crews seize lead at Henley Regatta

Massachusetts rowers dominated the opening workouts at Henley with five crews plus two other U. S. entries. Harvard heavy and light weights join Union Boat Club Boston, Phillips Academy Andover, Belmont Hill School, Cottage Boat Club Princeton and sculler H. L. Parker of Vesper Boat Club. Coach William Brown rests Ben Koehler and substitutes John Allen for Phillips Academy, as 162 crews prepare for four days and ten trophies.

Henley - ON - Thames Eng Massachusetts Thames River U.S Cottage Boat Club Princeton University H. L. Parker Vesper Boat Club Philadelphia Harvard University Union Boat Club Boston Phillips Academy of Andover Belmont Hill School Oxford Cambridge London America Holland Italy Ireland Poland Phillips Academy William Brown Ben Koehler Brown Koehler John Allen

Ouachita Unit Wildlife Meet Tonight At Virginia Hotel

The Ouachita Wildlife Unit holds its monthly meeting at 7:30 PM at the Virginia Hotel. Topics include plans for Cheniere Lake with a $150000 parish purchase and bond preparations. June fishing contest winners will be named and prizes awarded. A B Smith will explain the FAIR program to open 405000 acres for public hunting fishing and boating.

Olin-Matheison Chemical Crop West Monroe Winnfield Rushing

Monroe Sports Schedule Practice Before League Clash

The Monroe Sports, tied for first in the La-Ark League, will hold a practice at 4 30 PM Wednesday on the Northeast diamond. All players are urged to attend.

Monroe Sports Northeast

MacKay and Olmedo Reach Wimbledon Semifinals

Barry MacKay Dayton Ohio fifth seed defeats Neale Fraser Australia 5-7 10-8 0-6 6-3 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals with Alex Olmedo Peru and fellow Australians Roy Emerson and Rod Laver also advancing. Olmedo tops Luis Ayala Chile 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-3. Laver and Emerson win, advancing to Wednesday's semis.

Tom Ochiltree Wimbledon England Barry MacKay America Une Tesuns Forest Hills N. Y MacKay Cannonader Dayton Ohio Neale Fraser Australia Olmedo United States Luis Ayala Chile Roy Emerson Rod France Laver Emerson Darlene Hard Montebello Calif Britain Anne Haydon Sally Moore Bakersfield Yola Ramirez Mexico Ayala Alex Olmedo Peru Rod Laver Jean-Claude Molinari Bobby Wilson Jack Beverly Fleitz Long Beach Mark Otway New Zealand Christiane Mercelis Belgium W. Alvarez Colombia Pat Stewart Soren Hoiberg Gram Anderson Denmark Warren Woodcock Belmar Gunderson Chambersburg Malcolm Fox Baltimore Pilar Barril Spain Ken Fletcher Joan Johnson Wyandotte Mich Sima Nikolic Miss J. Gencic Yugoslavia

Farmerville Beats Columbia Juniors 3-2 In Legion Action

Ted Hudson relief pitcher for Farmerville starred in a 3-2 win over Columbia. Hudson entered with one out and loaded bases in the first, allowed one run, then shut out the visitors while fanning 11 to earn the victory. Hez Elkins Johnny Pace and R W Lockwood fueled Farmerville's offense. Columbia drops to 2-7 on the year.

Farmerville Ted Hudson Columbia American Legion Billy Rich Hudson T. Mears Hez Elkins Johnny Pace R. W. Lockwood Farmerville Bank Elkins Pace Lockwood Mears Jordan

Minor League action features close win and big routs

Minor League First-place King Finance edged KNOE 9-8 as Peat drove in the decisive run. Ensminger led the losers with a triple. Saul Adler beat Mahk Poul 17-4 in C circuit with Hayes Jones and Myrick two hits each. Dew Music plated 11 in the third to beat Monroe Glass 18-9 with B Morris 2-3 and Murphy Lenarce winning battery. Bryant homered and Platt 2-3 for the losers.

King Finance KNOE Peat Ensminger Saul Adler Mahk Poultry Hayes Jones Myrick Dew Music Monroe Glass Murphy and Lenarce E. Chelette Patterson Bryant Platt

Pitt Athletics Chief Hamilton Quits For Western Universities Post

Thomas J. Hamilton, Pitt athletics director since 1949, resigns to become executive officer and commissioner of the Athletic Assn. of Western Universities. The five year AAWU post covers California, UCLA, Washington with HQ in San Francisco. He will lead intercollegiate athletics development and will depart Pitt around August first.

Joe Bradis Pittsburgh Thomas J. Hamilton University of Pittsburgh Athletic Assn Western Universities Navy Hamilton California Southern California UCLA Washington Pitt Edward H. Litchfield Litchfield Frank Kidner AAWU University of California Berkeley Calif Hauwilton Kinder Jess Hill University of Southern California

Jerry Godwin of Byrd to Join Redskins

Shreveport pitcher Jerry Godwin from Byrd High School signed with the Redskins after being named to the 1-AAA all-district team. The 18 year old lefty, 6 feet 2 inches, 175 pounds, posted a 5-4 record with a 2.11 ERA over 64 innings in 1959.

George Laffey Jerry Godwin Shreveport Byrd High School Godwin Byrd Luffey

Civitan Club Topples Monroe In Rebel League Tilt

The Civitan Club beat Monroe 9 to 7 as both teams were held to three hits apiece. Errors and walks fueled the Civitan victory behind the winning pitcher over Glen Dowdy.

Civitan Monroe Glen Dowdy

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