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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1968

Page

10

Wossman wins at Bastrop Neville and St Frederick fall

Wossman of Monroe remained unbeaten at nine wins with an 82-69 victory over Bastrop. Neville fell 50-47 to Caldwell of Columbia, while St Frederick lost to Holly Ridge 65-62. Randy Porter led Neville. Roger Smith paced Wossman with 26 points.

Wossman Bastrop Neville St. Frederick Monroe Caldwell Spartans Columbia Holly Ridge Sidney Smith Cats Rams Leon Barmore Roger Smith Smith Glenn Taylor Sciara Carol Tommy Peters Randy Porter Jimmy Bryant William Hayman Wildcats David Leath Nelson Caldwell Eagles Warriors Sammy Hill Allen Best Reggie Hebert Kenny Johnson Jimmy Auldis Jeff Wolf John Kelly Kathy Odom Laurel McCowin Sherry Massey Guinn Sylvestri Charlotte Scroggins Mary Bannister Clay Hammons Beaver St. Amant and Jones Wossman Sciara Ginn Cooper Taylor Turpin Peters Porter Floyd Hayman Bryant Finch Anderson Hill Wolf Hough Lasuzzo Johnson Haas Blaylock Kelly Clanton Marsala Copeland Banks Hebert Weyand Mer Tanner and Hammerrno Tenrare

Tickets On Sale For Carroll High Title Battle

Carroll High announces advanced sale for Friday’s state championship football game between the Bulldogs and McKinley of Baton Rouge at Carroll Stadium. Principal Henry Carroll says prices are 1.50 for adults and 1.25 for students. regular gate price Friday night is 2.00 for all.

Carroll High School Bulldogs McKinley Baton Rouge Carroll Stadium Henry Carroll

Florida miler Steve Atkinson leads in Civic Arena meet

Steve Atkinson of Florida is among the top college milers entered in the Northeast Boosters Club Indoor Track Meet at Civic Arena Saturday night. Atkinson has a best of 4 13.0 in the mile, with six entrants having run 4 10.0 or faster.

Florida Northeast Boosters Club Civic Arena Atkinson

Financial Success Of Peach Bowl Seems Assured

Peach Bowl officials report 40 000 seats sold for the Florida State versus LSU game at Grant Field on December 30 with about 19 000 tickets still unsold. Teams may return unsold allotments by December 20 but Crumbley says little if any will be returned. Florida State prepares for practice after arriving December 27 while three players are lost to NCAA Eligibility rules.

Caldwell Neville Spartans Tim Clay Tigers Nelson Wallace Lewis John Hammons Rusty Brown George Beaver Ouachita Bastrop Mike Lary Chuck Cruse Atlanta, Ga Florida State University Louisiana State University Grant Field George Crumbley

Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization Triple A Championship

Carroll with 11 2 1 and McKinley 8 3 settle the Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization triple A championship. The excerpt notes their season marks as part of the final standings.

Carroll McKinley Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization

Impressive Mile Run Contenders At Northeast Boosters Meet

Six runners under 4 10 for the mile headline the field at the Northeast Boosters Club Indoor Track Meet in Civic Arena at 8 p.m. Pete Kaal leads with 4 01.1, defending champ Jim Crawford has 4 02.4 lifetime best, and Owen Self may contend after Southeastern Conference cross country title. Additional entries include Glenn Cunningham, Don Flynn, Steve Atkinson, Holger Jensen and others, with tickets on sale at multiple outlets.

Oklahoma State Pete Kaal Jim Crawford Civic Arena Kaal Crawford Harding College Arkansas Glenn Cunningham Kansas Wayne Douglas Arkansas Am&n Anthony Cruz Southern University David Brinsko Emporia Kan Holger Jensen Civic Center Northeast Athletic Office Brown Stadium Sol Snyder’s Sears Selber Brothers Hollis Pharmacy Jack’s Drug the Palace and Gay’s Monroe Scogin Chevrolet Winnsboro City Drug Farmville Sterlington Bank Sterlington Nichols Ford Bastrop

Neville Club to Screen State Playoff Film

Neville High School’s N Club plans a Thursday 8 pm meeting at the Paragon Club. Special guests include athletic director Bill Apple and football coach Charlie Brown. A film of Neville’s de la Salle quarter-final state triple-A playoff win in New Orleans will be shown.

Bucky McElroy Neville High School Paragon Club Neville Bill Apple Charlie Brown Neville de la Salle New Orleans

Dallas to Sell Title Game Tickets by Mail

Dallas Cowboys announce mail order sales for the NFL championship game against the Western Conference winner. The game is December 29 at 1 30 p m in Dallas if Dallas defeats Cleveland on December 21. Mail orders limited to residents outside Dallas and Tarrant counties. Public sale for Dallas and Fort Worth fans set for Monday December 23. Tickets cost 10 each with a six per order limit. If Cleveland wins, funds will be refunded.

Dallas Dallas Cowboy Cowboys Cleveland Tarrant Fort Worth

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