Open French Tennis Championship sees upsets at Roland Garros
At Roland Garros fans packed the center court as Rosemary Casals and Francoise Durr fell to upsets while Billie Jean King Ann Jones and Nancy Richey Maria Bueno advanced to the quarter finals. Ken Rosewall and Andres Gimeno led the men into the semifinals with wins over amateurs.
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Paris
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Francoise Durr
France
Oo Ee
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Ann Jones
England
Nancy Richey
San Angelo
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Roland Garros
Rosewall
Tomas Koch
Gimeno
Yugoslavia
Boro Jovanovic
Fred Stolle
Nancy
Elena Subirats
Mexico
Miss Casals
Gail Sherriff
Miss Durr
King
Lesley Hunt
Jones
Edda Buding
Germany
Miss Richey
America
Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Jon Tiriac
Romania
Lobs Upset by Central Washington in NAIA Opener
Central Washington defeated Sul Ross State 7-3 in the Lith NAIA baseball tournament opener. Harvey Klep and Bill North fueled the win with multiple hits including a homer for Klep and a triple for North. Butch Hill pitched five innings of five hits with eight wins on the season.
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Central’ Washington
Sul Ross State
Twins edge Yankees on eighth inning miscue
The Minnesota Twins scored the winning run in the eighth on two walks and an error, beating New York 4-3. Bob Cox’s misplay off Rich Rollins’ grounder allowed Harmon Killebrew to score, while Bob Allison was stranded at first on a double play initiated by Womack to Cox. The Yankees turned the season’s first triple play later.
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Bob- Allison
John Roseboro
Womack
Cox
Oli Va
Mickey Mantle
Allison
Fort Worth golfer Montgomery_qualifies with 139 total
Schlee reports on a golf qualifying round where Montgomery of Fort Worth posted 71 and 68 for a 139 total to finish second. Dale Blanton from Forest Cove CC Humble qualified with 140 as other top finishers in the field.
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Wack
Montgomery
Fort Worth
Ooo ‘Dale
Blanton
Forest Cove Country Club
Humble
Flowers Hurdling Hope Stirs Olympic Trials Debate
Rohe comments on Flowers injury and potential for a comeback as the top six hurdlers from Olympic trials may be invited to Tahoe in September for final Olympic team selection. Some doubt remains about Flowers ability to run again after a recent hurt.
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Tahoe
Rohe
Legion Upset Sparks First Win of Season
In a doubleheader, Farr's scored five runs in the fifth to claim its inaugural season win as Gary Smith led with two singles and Mark Byrne drove in multiple runs. Lubbock Auto-Glass struggled with five errors while Post 808 and Bell Red Cheks each posted late rallies and solid pitching despite scattered hits.
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Post. 808
Frank Melton
Bell Red
RBI
Byrne
Lubbock Auto
Matt Scores
Mat Byrne
Scott Rhodes
Lewis Watson
Gary Smith
Steve Stuller
Smith
Tom Whiteside
Mark Byrne
Kent Daniel
Lubbock Auto-Glass
Sam Darden
Lubbock Auto Glass
Bell Red Cheks
Peasy
Bell
Red Chek
Barry Alburtis
Jan Hood
Dickie Jones
Post 808
Ronald Kinner
Legion Line scores Yost MS in rough grid game
Knightly play produced a score line with multiple errors and standout efforts by Palmer and Jones. Palmer earned the win credited at ten points while Labhock and Byrne contributed key moments for the Legion.
U S Open course Oak Hill called tough but fair
USGA official Joe Dey previews Oak Hill near Rochester New York as a tough but fair Open venue. A 6 962 yard East Course features 150 players in the first round June 13 with three finishing holes rated heroic par fours.
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New York
UPID
Joe Dey
U.S. Golf Association
Dey
Oak Hill
Rochester
N.Y
USGA
Nicklaus
Merion
Two Teams Tie In Area Pro Am At Gaines Club
Seagraves host event where amateur winner Jess Claiborne of Lamesa and TCU led with 67. Don McDaniel shot 65 to top pros. Two teams tied for top pro-am score at 56, with several squads contending behind. Reese AFB’s L D Clapton finished second in the amateur division with 70. Floydada’s Hale was runner-up in the pro division at 67, Gib Faircloth third at 72.
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Richard Hale
Robert Stovall
Seth Waltz
Scotty Nieman
Charlie Mickleson
Leland Caffey
Milt Fitts
H. B. Lloyd
Reese Afb
S. L
Fort Worth Linkster Scores Ace Here
Fort Worth golfer Charles Bolton aced Meadowbrook Golf Club’s par 3 hole No 2, 163 yards, with B J Bartlett and R W Murphy watching. Bolton traveled to Lubbock for his first hole in one, achieved during the past two weeks at the club’s Smith hole event.
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Fort Worth
Charles ‘Bolton
Lubbock
Bolton
B. J. Bartlett
R.W. Murphy
Meadowbrook
Salesmen urged to switch to life insurance sales
The Southwestern Life Insurance Company seeks to move an Lubbock agent into management and interviews candidates for the replacement. Call John Rogers or Ray Schrader at SH7-2974 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. After hours use SW5-4050 or SW2-2909.
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Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Lubbock
John Rogers
Ray Schrader
Local Trio Wins PGA Junior Titles in Plainview
Three Lubbock junior golfers led the Plainview stop of the West Texas PGA Junior circuit with Gordon Barker and Bucky Sheffield winning age groups and Gary Barton topping 12-13s. Sheffield 14-15 bracket winner, Buller 1617 group led by even par 71. Next event Thursday in Brownfield. 68 entries. Winners advance to Tournament of Champions in Andrews.
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Plainview
Gordon Barker
Bucky Sheffield
Gary Barton
Lubbock
West Texas
Buller
Plainview Country Club
Alan Johnson
Canyon
Sheffield
Amarillo
Rusty McKay
Barton
Americans Dominate Open Action on Course With Veterans
The report lists American players including Tip Anderson who aided Arnold Palmer to triumph on the course that hosted the 1962 British Open. Peter Jacobi of New York defeated Scotland’s Peter Bryce one up, with Ed Meister Jr. from Cleveland and Bill Key of Columbus among other U.S. victors.
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Mer
Tip Anderson
Anderson
Arnie
Peter Jacobi
New York
Peter Bryce
Scotland
Ed. Meister Jr
Cleveland
Bill Key
Columbus
John Matheny
Fort Worth
Tex
Jim Hopper
Stillwater
Okla
Hunter MacDonald
Detroit
Charles
Harry MacCallum
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bob Seyler
Westbrook
Ohio
Bob Falkenburg
Expanding pro leagues reshape the path to the big leagues
The article notes rapid expansion through the 1960s, predicting 1969 will bring 26 major baseball and 25 basketball teams, 12 hockey franchises, and new sites like Anaheim Minneapolis Saint Paul New York Houston San Diego Montreal Seattle and Kansas City. It highlights a shift from limited early eras to broad Opportunities for juniors in multiple sports.
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New York
America
Junior
Yesteryear
Phoenix
Montreal
Anaheim
Calif
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Houston
San Diego
Seattle
Kansas City
Athletics
Oakland
Baseball scores roll across leagues with scattered results
Monday MLB results include Boston 4 Detroit 3 and Minnesota 4 New York 3 in night games. Several NL matchups feature St Louis 7 Hurton 2 and Philadelphia 1 San Francisco with multiple late games and weathered lineups.
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Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Californian
Minnesota
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
SL. Louis
Hurton
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Tos Angeles
Pittsbursh
Wohn
Oakland
Hunter
Washington
Coleman
California
Eis
Laonhard
Merritt
Babosen
Olich
Dobson
Patterson
Mets
Wasilewski
Tech Golf Tour to Visit 17 West Texas Cities This Summer
Tex as Tech coaches and staff will tour 17 area cities meeting civic groups at noon and playing golf with fans each afternoon. The delegation includes Athletic Director Polk Robison and coaches J.T. King Gene Gibson with stops starting June 11 in Seminole and Sea Graves.
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Texas Tech
Lecto Jackson
Red Raider
Jackson
Tech
Red Raider Club
Ed Smith
Polk Robison
J.T. King
Gene Gibson
West ‘Texas
Hereford Pampa
Seminole
Seagraves
Hobbs
N.M
Plainview
Brownfield
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Schlee
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Ford
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