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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
11
OCR reads like a garbled sports item with scattered names and numbers. It references an Oklahoma or local track club and a 107-74 score or date nearby, but the legible facts are minimal and disjointed.
Oak Grove leads with three offensive selections and two defensive spots in the 2-A All-District selections as Stuart Hill notes two-way standouts from Lake Providence Tallulah Vidalia and Rayville along with Ke n th Frith and Jim Boyles earning top honors. Lake Providence candidates Ivey and Frith headline the roster with Frazier and Boyles standout performances throughout the season.
West Monroe Ouachita and Neville posted wins in the Five Star Freshman League at Ouachita Gym Monday night. Reed led Bastrop with seven while Dwayne Simpson and Dan McNair had 10 for Ouachita, Neville beat St. Frederick 39 to 15 with Pickering 15 and Snider four, and Wossman held Bastrop to limited scoring. Next Monday features Bastrop vs West Monroe, Neville vs Ouachita, and Wossman vs St Frederick in the three games.
The annual News-Star-World boys basketball tournament runs two sessions Thursday at Neville High and Friday at West Monroe High with triple headers each night. Participants include West Monroe, Neville, Ouachita, St. Frederick, Caldwell Spartans and Bastrop. Schedule lists Neville vs Caldwell and Bastrop vs St Frederick at 2:00, Bastrop vs St Frederick 6:30, Ouachita vs West Monroe 8:00 Thursday while Friday features West Monroe vs Caldwell 2:00, Ouachita vs St. Frederick 6:30, Neville vs Bastrop 8:00.
Recreational basketball for 1965-66 started with 14 games across Wossman L.T.1 and Benoit gyms. Ireland scored 31 as Hustlers beat College Place 49-21 at Wossman. First Assembly of God beat Temple 12-4 with Foster scoring five. First Baptist triumphed 36-26 over Eliminators led by Adcock. Head Hunters edged Rinky Dinks 33-28 with Antie on 14. Commanches routed Rejects 49-7 as Rodgers had 18. College Place beat Southside Pee Wee 12-1 with Van six. L.T.1 topped First Assembly 23-14. Argo had three, Freeman nine. Benoit hosted seven Pee Wee games. girls saw Jack Hayes over Qua Chita 18-17 and Quachita boys 28-4 over Jack Hayes. Ouachita White won 2-0. Lakeshore 35-6 over Ouachita Blue. Girls Swartz beat Good Shepherd 10-7. Shady Grove 30-2 over Good Shepherd, Holyfield 14 for Shady Grove. Shady Grove boys beat Good Shepherd 12-10. Fisher six for winners.
A six-man battle royal tops Roll Arena’s wrestling card tonight featuring Great Bolo Kurt Steiner Jack Brisco Jerry Kozap Irish Mike Clancy and Nikita Malkovich. Great Bolo returns after a long absence to join Mayhem with three other matches depending on eliminations. The unbeaten two after four eliminations exit for a later closing bout. Ring time is 8:15.
STERLINGTON La Barry Ramsey scored 17 to lead A L Smith Junior High to a 44 28 win over Pinecrest of West Monroe Harold McGrew and Billy Proffer shared Pinecrest offense while Shirley Weaver led Smith with six points in the girls game Murphy led Pinecrest with seven points.
Roger Staubach, ex Navy quarterback and 1963 Heisman winner, signed an optional NFL contract with Dallas but cannot join the Cowboys for at least four years as he remains in Navy service until June 1969. Cowboys GM Tex Schramm said the arrangement does not obligate Staubach to leave the Navy, and he would join Dallas only if he decides to leave.
Vernon Law of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 11th Lou Gehrig Memorial Award. The pitcher, 17-9 with a 2.16 ERA after a comeback from injuries, was a unanimous pick by Phi Delta Theta. Law, an ordained Mormon elder with the Pirates since 1950, was named NL Comeback Player of the Year recently.
The California Angels project larger attendance at their new Anaheim park next season after drawing 566 727 fans in 1905 at Dudger Stadium.
Beaver Falls Pa AP Heralded Jets rookie quarterback Joe Namath has been classified 4F by Draft Board 24 due to a knee injury from college. Spokesman declined further comment as Namath, a Beaver Falls native, reportedly signed for a $400000 bonus with the AFL Jets.
Jones, longtime Wilkinson aide and head coach since 1964, cites fatigue from criticism and rumors surrounding his position at the university. Wilkinson had resigned earlier to pursue an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate.
Zora Folley defeated Bob Foster by unanimous decision in New Orleans though the bout was lackluster. Folley, 33, weighed 212 and fought conservatively as Foster, 26, pressed but failed to damage the champion‑in‑waiting. Referee Dutriex warned Folley to mix it up. judges had Folley winning 9-0 at one point and the AP tally 63-61. Folley claimed the punch in the 10th altered the outcome, while Foster lamented future matches with heavyweights.
Religious services were held today for Tad Gormley known as Mr Track in the New Orleans area for five decades. Burial planned at New Roads. Gormley came from Cambridge Mass in 1907 to lead the Young Men's Gymnastics Club and later coached at Tulane LSU Loyola and the New Orleans Athletic Club. He mentored AAU champion Ed Schroth and athletes who joined the 1932 Olympic team.
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