Summer sports slow in Monroe area but shifting focus
In the Monroe area, summer sports bring fewer school-era teams and more individual athletes. Noted moves include Ronnie Fountain leaving Northeast State for California and potential return eligibility, plus coaching changes as Lee Hedges may join Louisiana Tech, Billy Wiggins eyed as Nicholls State assistant, and Lanny Johnson and Jerry Salley moving into prep coaching roles nearby.
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NLSC
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John Pennel
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South Dakota
Roger Mann
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Viet Nam
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Max Hamlin
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Lee Hedges
Louisiana Tech
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Tech
Don Landry
Nicholls State
Lee Junior High
Lanny Johnson
Newellton
Jerry Salley
Crowville
Mumford Leake
Mumford
St. Francisville
Bob Rachal
Bob
Tigers
Randall Walker
Hallsville
Tex
Randall
Winnfield
Athletics Beat California 5-2 in Anaheim
Kansas City defeated California 3-2 as Phil Root hit a two run single in the fourth, giving the A’s a lead. Krausse and Dobson walked nine, with two unearned runs after a Chance error. Aker worked 2 1 3 innings of relief to seal it. Angels slugger Jose Cardena had three of four hits, but they stranded runners.
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Phil Root
Kansas City
California
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Dean Chance
Jack Aker
Krausse
Larry Stahl
Ken Harlelson
Roof
Chance
Bert Campaneris
Siebern
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Dobson
Satriano
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Aker
Sanford
Alzone
Rolas
Chance Slebe
Harrelson
Kansas
Cavansas
Artabull
Rausse
Ryun Breaks World Half Mile Record At 1 44 9 In Terre Haute
Kansas freshman Jim Ryun shattered the world half mile mark with a 1 44 9 clocking at the Federation meet in Terre Haute. The performance toppled Peter Snell’s 1962 record as Ryun also set a new American standard, while Georgia Johnson and others set federation marks in women’s events.
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Ind
Jim Ryun
Kansas
U.S
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Ryun
New York
New Zealand
Peter Snell
Ryan
Michael Jazy
Meet
Clifford Buck
Los Angeles
Georgia Johnson
Houston
Georgia
Freshman ace Ryun sets world half mile mark at federation meet
Jim Ryun Kan sas freshman said he couldn't believe it after his world record 1 44.9 in the half mile at the un sanctioned Federation meet. He doubted the effort yet prevailed while Tom Van Ruden and others contest the 880. Ryun and coach Bob Timmons weighed his future as a miler or half miler.
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Ind
Jim Ryan
Kansas
US Track and Field Federation
Ryun
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Jim
Ryan
Timmons
New York
Federation
Clifford Buck
Buck
Ruston Dominates Minden in Legion League Clinch
Ruston moved to 4-0 in the Ameri can Legion loop and 5-0 overall by defeating Minden 8-2 Friday night. Ace Gary Crawford carried a near no-hitter into the seventh inning before two late hits broke the string, as Ruston widened the gap in the 13-team league.
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T. L. James Contractors
Minden
Gary Crawford
Crawford
Indians' Sonny Siebert no-hits Senators for first 66 season
Cleveland right-hander Sonny Siebert pitched the first no hitter of the season, blanking the Washington Senators 2-0. He allowed only two baserunners, a fifth inning walk by Dick Nen and an eighth inning error by Paul Casanova, as Chico Salmon made a throwing error on Casanova's grounder.
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Sonny Siebert
Washington Senators
Siebert
Indians
Senators
Dick Nen
Paul Casanova
Casanova
Chico Salmon
Nen
Lock
Dick Howser
Fred Valentine
Phil Ortega
Howser
Koufax Dominates Giants To Push Dodgers To NL Lead
Sandy Koufax pitched four hit ball for Los Angeles as he beat San Francisco 6-1 to claim his league leading lth win and lower his ERA to 1.40. John Roseboro drove in two with a fifth inning homer, and John Kennedy added a two run double in a sixth inning surge.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Koufax
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Giants
Los Angeles
John Kennedy
Willie Mays
Ollie Brown
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Lefebvre
McCovey
Roseboro
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Kennedy
Barton
Priddy
Jalouph
Sadecki
Gibbon
Virgil
Eens
Robes
Davenport
Los Aeres
Sadec
Siebert Throws Fifth Victory No-Hitter For Indians
Ed Siebert, in his 11th start of the season, fires a complete game shutout as Cleveland defeats Washington 1 0. Leon Wagner hits his sixth homer in the first, Salmon adds a third inning RBI, and Siebert fans seven while allowing only two outfield hits.
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Indians
Leon Wagner
Salmon
Siebert
Jim King
Wagner
Frank Howard
Vic Davalillo
Juniors Compete In State Jaycee Track Meet In Ruston
The State Jaycee Junior Championship track meet runs in Ruston on the Bulldog track with over 200 athletes from 30 chapters across Louisiana. Three divisions run prelims from 10 a.m. and finals at 1:30 p.m. Prizes include gold silver and bronze medals and a possible trip to Denver for top finisher in the 16-18 division.
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Louisiana Tech Athletic Department
Ruston
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