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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1963
Page
7
Exhibition games flag potential shocks in pro football as the College All Stars sack Green Bay in Chicago highlighting Otto Graham rookies and challenging Packers aura. Early tuneups suggest the 2017 season could reshape contenders ahead of league championships.
Keen competition at the Tupanek Archery Jubilee featured a close finish in the women’s instinctive 250 class won by Louise Zeiner of Little Rock against Elise McBeth of West Monroe. Max Zeiner captured the men’s instinctive 400 class and the Zeiner team swept the department while bowfights and free style shooting also drew high scores at the Seacers meet.
Louisiana wildlife officials report Mississippi Flyway Council approval of a 40 day duck season with a four duck daily bag and eight in possession plus a four scaup daily bonus. Goose season proposed at 70 days with five-blue or five-snow geese. coot limits set at ten. Washington to fix seasons mid August. states in the Flyway include Alabama to Wisconsin.
Wayne Peddy of West Monroe teams with Charles Black to defeat Rus ton’s Tommy Stinson and Dub Holland in the final, 3 and 4. They had earlier beaten Bill Eyre and A. C. Williams, 5 and 4, in the morning. Other flights crown Jay Coley and H. Simmons, and various consolation winners. Club pro H. A. Britt announces a boys golf clinic for Aug 6 7 8 and Aug 13 14 15 at Highland Park, ages 8 through 17. Howard Doc Edwards, recently acquired catcher by Kansas City, is a Red Jacket W. Va., native who hit .273 in 53 games for the 1902 Indians.
Four games unfold in Shreveport as the Louisiana championship Dixie Seniors Baseball Tournament starts. The winner joins Monroe and West Monroe clubs to chase the Dixie Senior world title in Monroe August 12 to 17. Schedule lists Tri-Parish All-Stars Vernon All-Stars Franklington Parish Plaquemine Northeast League All-Stars Jefferson Parish DeRidder Bossier City with 1:00 3:30 6:00 and 8:30 starts.
Jim St John of Chicago captured his third bowling tournament in four weeks by defeating Ray Bluth of St Louis 221 191 in the Meridian Open final. He totaled 9 079 pins for 40 games with 50 bonus pins per finals victory, earning 3 000 dollars for the win and listing Bourchase 1 500 dollars and Bluth 1 200 dollars among top finishers.
T L James Contractors of Ruston and Welsh Funeral Home of Baton Rouge were to begin a three game series tonight to decide the Louisiana American Legion baseball championship. The second game was scheduled Wednesday night at Baton Rouge and the third game, if needed, at Ruston.
Today at Bendel Stadium Green Brothers Dairy faces Texaco at 5 p.m. Texaco meets Monroe Brick at 7 p.m. At Lions Field KLIC plays North Monroe Lions at 5 p.m. The Palace hosts Twin City Printing at 7 p.m. Eastside Field sees Optimist Club versus Three Way Finance at 5 p.m. Louisiana Machine vs Friendly Finance exhibition on an unsettled time.
Hollandale Highboys pitcher Ed Quimby from Rayville two hits as Hollandale beat Jackson 7-0 to stay unbeaten in the Mississippi state semi pro tournament. Quimby and Dickie Crowe aided the win with doubles as Hollandale faces West Point in tonight’s double elimination meet.
Louisiana Tech pitcher Woodson improves to 3-0 in the tournament after another strong outing. He dominated with efficient innings, striking out key batters and guiding the team toward a decisive win, while teammates provided essential support on offense.
West Monroe Louisiana champions of Dixie Boys baseball meet Myrtle Grove Florida in the World Series second game as part of a double elimination schedule at Hattiesburg Mississippi. Danville Virginia faces Lawrenceville Georgia in the opening game. Hueytown Alabama meets Hattiesburg and Rossville Tennessee opposes Columbus Mississippi. Action runs through Friday.
A Monroe ad touts Sys-Tone as fast acting stomach iron vitamin tonic easing post meal acid, gas, headaches, and nervousness. It claims a quiet stomach, no belching, and urges readers to buy at local drug stores for a few cents a day.
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