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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
6
Results show multiple soccer scores oston 1 Montreal 0 Detroit 1 Toronto 1 and Chicago 3 New York ?, plus horse races with winners at Aqueduct Pimlico Tropical Park Narragansett Golden Gate and more. Also listed are Tuesday games and international boxing outcomes with named fighters and venues.
Seven games will be played in four classes Friday night in the Louisiana high school football playoffs. Matches include LaGrange at Holy Cross New Orleans and Jesuit at Lafayette in Class AAA. LaRose-Cutoff at Minden in Class AA. Berwick at Lake Providence Amite at Oak Grove in Class A. Mamou at Newellton and Belle Chasse at Lockport in Class B.
Augie Pabst from Milwaukee finished first in the Nassau Tourist Trophy race, but the trophy was awarded to Michael Gammino of Providence Rhode Island because Pabst drove an ineligible prototype blachery.
Chicago AP reports the NFL drafted 280 players and the AFL picked 60 collegians in New York Sunday. The AFL selections include 34 players from Southern schools while Georgia Tech stars Billy Mann and Ted Davis went early and Billy Lothridge was taken in the 12th round.
Mississippi place three on the AP all SEC first team led by center Ken Ney Dill end Allen Brown and tackle Whaley Hall. Sidle and Lothridge headline backfield with two QBs named on the first unit. Dupree shifted to fullback and leads Florida rushers as Georgia Tech’s Lothridge and Tulane foes miss the first squad.
Walt Alston was awarded a new one year contract worth about $50 000 by the Los Angeles Dodgers after guiding the club to the world championship. He also secured a $7 000 raise for winning the NL pennant and the World Series in four straight games against the Yankees. He asked to keep all his coaches including Leo Durocher.
Monroe News-Star lists 10A third team selections featuring Pat Hodson of Georgia, Mike Calamari of Tulane, Al Lewis of Alabama, Bill Cody of Auburn, Bill Van Dyke of Auburn, Ralph Pete of LSU, Clem Dellenger of Tulane, Joe Namath of Alabama, Larry Rawson of Auburn, Donald Schwab of LSU, and vle Granger of Mississippi State.
Aqueduct and Roosevelt finish their longest seasons as crowds of up to 90 000 are expected for closing programs. About 8 million dollars may be wagered on the last two days with stakes including the Demoiselle and the Stuyvesant Handicap. Other notable results include Double Heritage in Pimlico and Uppercut's Queen County win at the Big A.
St John of St Louis set 11 world records and won the seventh annual World’s Invitational Bowling Tournament at McCormick Place with a 64 game final, earning $7,500. He led by nearly 30 points over Johnny Mever, collected a 300 game, and capped a dominant 10 day event that drew 128 men and 64 women. Marion Ladewig defended her crown in the women’s division, beating Joanne Chapman to claim her fourth title and a $4,000 first prize.
The University of Tennessee athletics board met to hire a new grid coach after firing Jim McDonald who posted a 5-9 record in five months. McDonald becomes assistant athletic director as alumni and fans push for modern T formation and stronger program revival. The meeting, held in closed session, was set for 9 a.m. EST with a successor decision not expected.
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