Flowers sets NCAA record in 120 yard hurdles at Provo
Tennessee sprinter Versa tile Flowers shatters the NCAA meet standard with a 13.4 in the 120 yard high hurdles, edging UCLA’s Ron Copeland. Texas A M’s Randy Matson defends the shot put title with 67 9/4, while Neal Steinhauer places second. Weather mild, hammer event dominated by castners Narcessian and Frans. Nebraska’s Charlie Greene shines with a 9.1 100 yard dash tying a four year old mark.
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Richmond Flowers
Tennessee
Ron Copeland
Ucla
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Neal Steinhauer
Oregon
Flowers
Copeland
Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Hayes Jones
Jerry Tarr
Matson
Steinhauer
Rhode Island
Bob Narcessian
Narcessian
Tom Frans
Cornell
Gerry Lindgren
Washingtton State
Nebraska
Charlie Greene
Bob Hayes
West Monroe Dixie Youth League results recap
West Monroe Dixie Youth reports multiple league games with Central Bank defeating Colberts 11 to 1, West Monroe Trucking beating Monroe Sand and Gravel 8 to 5, KUZZN topping Green Brothers 5 to 1, Louisiana Power and Light blasting Setco 6 to 4, and Bancroft overcoming Firestone 8 to 4. Key hitters include Heager Head Mays Swinea Perl Sin for Central Bank. Milstead Crawford Franks Brooks for Western teams. Hendricks Moreau Chapman for KUZZN. Blazier Martin Red ding Hendrix for Setco. Maxey Wooley for Firestone.
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Central Bank
Colberts
West Monroe
Dixie
Heager
Head
Mays
Swinea
Perlsin
Townsend
Salisbury
Perkins
Monroe
King
Chapman
Hollis
Milstead
Carroll
Brooks
Tricket
Louisiana Power and Light
Setco
Blazier
Martin
Sandford
Redding
Adams
Hendrix
Bancroft
Firestone
Maxey
Wooley
Ramsey
Hibbard
Powell
West Monroe Softball Results Highlight Busy League Day
In the Girls League West Monroe Recreation Softball West Monroe Sand and Gravel defeated the Wild Things 31 to 5. Smith and Martin earned the winning battery while Boyd and Zigler took the loss. Boutwell and Crowell had hits for the winners and Rice hit a triple for the losers. In the West Monroe Adult League Southern Tool Company beat St Patrick 166. Salter and Harris were the winning battery with Wilson and Johnson losing. Hicks Griggs Mitchell and Hendricks homered for the winners. The Hawks shut out Universal Packing 11 to 0 with Hollis and Hutt on the winning battery and Thompson and Green on the losing side. Dillard went two for three for Twin City Electric in a 10-9 win over Bethel Baptist in the Boys League. Mosely and Butler were the winning battery while Stennett and Joyner took the loss. M Smith B Smith Mosely had hits for the winners and Stennett homered for the losers. Bethel Baptist edged Feazer Shell 5-4 in the Boys League as Stennett and Joyner won the battery while Bailey and Davis lost. Trichell had three hits for the winners and Acree homered for the losers.
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Wild Things
West Monroe
Smith
Martin
Boyd
Zigler
Boutwell
Crowell
Rice
Southern Tool Company
St. Patrick
Salter
Harris
Wilson
Johnson
Hicks
Griggs
Mitchell
Hendricks
Bethe! Baptist
Feazer
Brewer Baffles Arizona 9 As Houston Makes Finals
Houston pitcher Rick Brewer used a mix of off speed pitches to blank Arizona State 3 0 in the 21st College World Series game. Paciorek and Bergert drove all Houston runs with a second inning double steal and scoring hit plus a fourth inning triple.
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Brewer
Arizona
Houston
Omaha
Neh
Rick Brewer
Arizona State
Stan
Ford
Cougars
Tom Paciorek
Bo Burris
Paciorek
Ken Bergert
Burris
G. J. Cantu
Herbert
Baseball Scores and Highlights From Local League Action
Monroe Police stopped Texaco in a 7 4 loss as Shurr and Lockett doubled for Texaco. North Monroe Lions edged Spats Drugs 5 4 with Lindsey doubling for the winners. Central Bank beat Southern Equipment 7 4 with Vaughn and Whatley two hits each. American Bank swept Standard Lumber 6 1 behind Dewey two-hitter. Easy Finance shaded Lakeshore Piogly 5 4 with Robertson doubling. Coca Cola fell 15 2 to ASC Music after a 13 hit showing by ASC. LIC defeated Purity Ice Cream 14 10 as Durham homered twice. Dew Music beat Dixie Finance 6 3 in a minor game with Holt one hitter.
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Shurr
Lockett
Lingle
Monroe Police
Smith
Reynolds
McCoy
Armstrong
North Monroe Lions
Lindsey
Monroe Lions
Wells
Lamsey
Arnandara Godwin
Central Bank
Southern Equipment
Vaughn
Whatley
Futch
Dent
Porter
Merriman
American Bank
Standard Lumber
Dewey
Wwe
Bruce
Allen
Thompson
Easy Finance
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Robertson
Piogly Wissly
Chase and
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Brassett and
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Oca Cola
A & C Music
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Cola Cola
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Tucker
Payne
LIC
Purity
Durham
Hudnett
KLIC
Pority Dee Cream
Robinson
Sturdivant
New Geiger
Dew Music
Dixie Finance
Holt
Rove
Cobb
Rash
Resterson
West Monroe Boys Club Baseball Thriller Update
West Monroe Boys Club's Southern Too! Company shut out Hogan's 10-0. Fuller and Ar rant each went 3 for 3. Southern Too! 0 410 000 o's Automotive downed Roland Carters 19-10. Keen Cook and Swillie had hits. Cook's standout at bat noted.
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Hogan's
West Monroe
Baseba Fuller
Arrant
O'S Automotive Company
Roland Carters
Keen
Cook
Swillie
Roland Carter
Canadian British Empire champ Blair Richardson retires
Sydney Nova Scotia AP reports Blair Richardson the Canadian and British Empire middleweight boxing champion announced his retirement Friday.
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N.S
Blair Richardson
Marichal Hurtings Delay Giants Pitching Return
San Francisco ace Juan Marichal, 9-5, missed his start in Houston with a cold and neck stiffness. He said his arm and shoulder are sore and he cannot predict when he will resume pitching, noting the hot, humid Astrodome affects his recovery.
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Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Marichal
Houston
Astrodome
Leo Hughes
Giants
Gaylord Perry
Twin City Glass Rally Tops Monroe Dixie Seniors
Twin City Glass erased a seven run seventh inning deficit to defeat Monroe Dixie Seniors 8 to 1. Farmer delivered a three run triple for the winners while Roberts held Lumber to two hits. Lumber 000 000 0 0 and 8-1 final.
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Twin City Glass
Bedt
Farmer
Roberts
Lumber
McCarty Stamper
Senators Rally in Ninth for Twinbill Sweep Over Red Sox
Washington scores four in the ninth to beat Boston 4-3 and complete a doubleheader sweep. Ken McMullen's bases loaded grounder capped the comeback rally, while Bob Priddy pitched seven scoreless innings in the opener as the Senators won 1-0 with a squeeze bunt.
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Boston
Washington
Ken McMullen
Paul Casanova
Washington Senators
Bob Priddy
Boot Puts Atlanta Past Houston 9 8
Astros tie in ninth on Rusty Staub single but Sonny Jackson errors help Braves win 9 8 in ten innings. Hank Aaron scores on Alou fly then comes home on a grounder for the decisive run. Priddy started for Boston era not applicable. game details include Gotay, Scott, Conigliaro and McMullen contributions.
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Sonny Jackson
Atlanta
Braves
Hank Aaron
Jackson
Felipe Alou
Astros
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Staub
Washington
Saverine
Epstein
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McMullen
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Santi
Priddy
Baldwin
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Scott
MecMull
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Ryan
Brandon
Brakman
Coleman
Bennett
Wyatt
C Peters
Ph Santiago
Cox
Casanova
Stroud
Scott Foy
Petrocelli Stroud
Conigliaro
Brandona
Santiago
Ball Leagues Seek Sponsors at Monroe Marble Center
The Liller Mattox Marbles Recreation Center on Renwick Street in Monroe seeks sponsors for two youth leagues. The Junior League ages 12 to 15 with six teams and the City League ages 16 and up with four teams, play baseball from June 1 through August. Local adults coach, and past participants include James Harris and Theodus Lee. Interested sponsors should contact James Hughey at the center.
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Liller Mattox Marbles Recreation Center
Renwick St
Monroe
James Hughey
Marble Recreation Center
Hughey
Roosevelt Hatten
Moses Flentroy
William Jenkins
Thomas Harvey
Hatten
Jenkins
Harvey
Flentroy
American Legion
Lincoln
James Harris
Grambling
Theodus Lee
University of Houston
Robert Steward
Southern University
Marbles
Lenwick
Billie King Upset in Kent Lawn Tennis Semis
In Beckenham England Billie Jean King and Judy Tegart fell to Ann Haydon Jones and Virginia Wade in the Kent Championships semis. Jones defeated King 7 5 6 8 6 3 with Wade ousting Tegart 8 6 1 plus Fletcher and Davidson won the men’s final.
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Beckenham
England
America
Billie Jean King
Australia
Judy Tegart
Ann Haydon Jones
King
Long Beach
Calif
Virginia Wade
Miss Tegart
Brazil
Maria Buena
Ken Fletcher
Owen Davidson
Fletcher
Gerald Battrick
Britain
Davidson
Russia
Alexander Metreveli
Solunar periods listed for June hunting and fishing activity
The page shows solunar times with minor and major periods for several days in June. Entries include dates across Sun through Fri with start and end times for minor and major periods, indicating peak wildlife activity windows.
Cooks Sweep Cajun Raceway Racing Honors
Joe Mike Cook won the trophy dash and his brother Freddie Cook took top honors in both the fast heat and the feature race completing a family sweep at Cajun Raceway. Howard Halterman finished second in both events while Red Futeh took third. Talmadge Jackson won the slow heat with Gene Schempf second.
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Joe Mike Cook
Freddie Cook
Howard Halterman
Red Futeh
Talmadge Jackson
Gene Schempf
Pine Hills Gun Club Cook-Out Scheduled
The Pine Hills Gun Club will host a cook-out Sunday starting at 6 00 p m with a Father s Day special offering free hamburgers for all members and prospective new members The club opens at 1 30 p m
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Pine Hills Gun Club
Lutz and Fillol Win Semifinals in NCAA Tennis
Third seed Bob Lutz of USC upset UCLA’s Ian Crookenden and Miami’s Jaime Fillol defeated UCLA’s Gary Rose in singles semifinals. Lutz won 6-3 6-4 6-4 to give USC a 25 24 lead over UCLA. Fillol, 20, from Santiago Chile, beat Rose 6-3 6-2 6-1 after Rose defeated Stan Smith.
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Kansas
Carbondale, Ill
Bob Lutz
Southern California
Ian Crookenden
UCLA
Jaime Fillol
Miami
Fla
Gary Rose
Lutz
Crookenden
Fillol
Santiago
Chili
Rose
Stan Smith
Orioles Mourn Held Trade As Angels Sweep doubleheader
Woodie Held, traded to the Angels, belted a ninth inning homer to lift Baltimore 2-1 in game one then added a two run shot in the nightcap as California swept the doubleheader. The Angels extended their win streak to five and 10 victories in 11 starts, while Baltimore continued a five game losing streak. Held, 35, replaced Jim Fregosi in the second inning after a back muscle spasm. He was 0 for 22 before a hit and a homer against Pete Richert.
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Woodie Held
Orioles
California Angels
Angels
Held
Jim Fregosi
Pete Richert
Bubba Morton
Cali
Jim MceGlothlin
Ken Turner
Frank Robinson
Boccabella Drives In Unearned Run For Cubs Victory
In a Friday night game, pinch hitter John Boccabella lofted a 10th inning sacrifice fly scoring Adolpho Phillips for a 4-3 Cubs win over the Mets. Phillips led Chicago with a fifth inning homer and reached third after a walk and a throwing error by Hank Taylor.
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Adolpho Phillips
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Chicago
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Hank Taylor
Allen Keeps Hitting as Phillies Top Pirates 5-3
Rich Allen fueled Philadelphia with a triple and a homer as the Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. Allen drove in a run in the first, homered in the fifth for his eighth, and has 13 hits in 27 at bats over the stretch.
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Rich Allen
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Allen
Phillies
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Billy O’dell
Gene Oliver
Johnny Callison
Callison
Indians Edge Twins In 10th
In Cleveland, Chuck Hinton's 10th inning single plated Larry Brown to lift the Indians over Minnesota 2-1. Carew homered for the Twins tying the game in the sixth. Oliva left the game after colliding with the fence.
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Larry Brown
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Joe Azcue
Demeter
Tony Oliva
Azcue
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Gil
Rollins
L Brown
E-Hinton
Arcue
Alvis
Ee Me Es Worthington
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