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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1964

Page

9

Multiple sports events and results from diverse leagues

Boxing saw Joey Giardello defend his middleweight title by unanimous decision over Rubin Carter. Baseball notes include Reds trading Bob Purkey to St Louis for Roger Craig and Charlie James. Football reports Wichita hires George Karras as head coach. Races note Speak Well wins at Pimlico and Incan Chief captures Woodside Purse. Basketball mentions Wichita and Michigan in AP poll movement. Also lists various Wednesday and Friday night league games and local standings.

Wary Giardello Challenge of Rubin Hurricane” Carter Philadelphia Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Bob Purkey St. Louis Carolinals Roger Craig Charlie James Baltimore Pimlico Miami Free Game Trosical Park San Mateo Calif Bury Hill Woodside Bay Meadows

College Basketball Scores From Across The Nation

A compiled roundup shows South Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, SW Louisiana, Nicholls, Delta State and many others posting wins. Notable results include North Carolina over Vanderbilt and Wake Forest over Virginia Tech, with numerous midwestern and western matchups reported.

South NE Louisiana William Carey Louisiana Tech Mississippi Nicholls Delta State North Carolina Vanderbilt Eastern Kentucky Syracuse Wake Forest Virginia Tech West Virginia William & Mary Murray New Mexico State George Washington Furman South Miss Jacksonville Fla Philander Smith Rust Catawba Newberry High Point Belmont Abbey Bridgewater Shepherd Emory & Henry Lincoln Wofoord Mercer Morgan State St. Paul’s Tampa Charlotte Florida South Georgia St Shorter Bryan Campbell Atlantic Christian King Tenn Biltmore Fairmont St Salem W.va Alderson-Broaddus Bluefield Union Athens Ala Lane Miss. Industrial Florida A&m Morris Brown Presbyterian Charleston Guilford St. Andrews Christian Bros Bellarmine O'Time Freed-Hardeman Walker

Girls and Men Tag At Roll Arena Spotlight Event

Wrestling card at Roll Arena features a mixed tag match headlined by Danny Hodge of Tulsa facing John Guidiski the Pole. Dandy Jack Donovan and his wife Verne team up against Jessica Rogers of Missouri and Jerry London of Canada. One fall preliminaries begin at 8 15.

Roll Arena Danny Hodge Tulsa Okla John Guidiski Pole Ralph Fox Jack Donovan Verne Missouri Jessica Rogers Canada Jerry London

Michigan Beats No 1 Wichita in Big Upset

Michigan Wolverines, led by Cazzie Russell, defeated top-ranked Wichita 87-85 in Detroit. Russell scored 28 points with a late running jumper at the buzzer as Wichita fell from the AP top spot. North Carolina and San Francisco also rose in the poll, while Vanderbilt dropped after losses to Michigan State and Virginia Tech.

Dick Couch Associated Press Wichita Cazzie Russell Russell Michigan Wolverines Wheatshockers Big Ten North Carolina Vanderbilt Michigan Wolverines Nebraska Wolves Cazzie Shockers Detroit Dave Stallworth Bob Lewis Billy Cunningham Greensboro N.C Commodores Virginia Tech Tarheels St. Louis Missouri San Francisco Minnesota UCLA Duke St. John’s N.Y Kentucky Bruins Oklahoma State Blue Devils South Carolina Redmen Miami Fla Wildcats Syracuse Jon McGlockin Indiana DePaul Wayne Estes Utah State Nevada Ohio Marshall Drake Idaho State Hoosiers Aggies Redskins Bulldogs Wake Forest Winston-Salem Jim Boshart Lou Hyatt Xavier Titans Loyola of Chicago Middle Tennessee Eastern Kentucky New Mexico Iowa State Texas A&m Houston West Virginia William & Mary Purdue South Dakota Texas Oklahoma Hardin-Simmons Princeton Rutgers Louisiana Tech Mississippi George Washington Furman St. John's St. Joseph's Philadelphia Illinois Wisconsin Madison Wis Evaneeety Paul St. Jonn‘s Baylor Bradley Brigham Young Cincinnati Connecticut Cornell Kansas State Notre Dame Penn State Providence St Bonaventure Kansas University

Chicago Bears Sign UCLA Guard Kent Francisco

Chicago Bears sign UCLA guard Kent Francisco, drafted 14th as a future pick last year. Francisco stands 6 feet 12 inches tall and weighs 245 pounds.

Chicago UPI Chicago Bears UCLA Kent Francisco Francisco

Indians Rally Past William Carey In 92 66 Victory

Northeast State Indians remain atop Louisiana’s college hoops by blasting William Carey 92 66 in Hatton sburg. Led by Glynn Saulters 22 points and balanced scoring, the 7 1 team stretched its home stand with Stephen F. Austin next up after beating Carey and avenging early season loss to Mississippi State.

Lenny Fant Northeast State Indians Louisiana William Carey Hattiesburg Miss Indians Mississippi State Fant Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches Paul Thompson Glynn Saulers Thompson Larry Butler Tipins Northeast William Saulters Dick Williams Herb Baker Enloe Williams West Monroe Bay Tribe Crusaders Butler Saulers Lawson Swearingen Ronnie Suggs Charlie Gammill Saubers Swearingen Ruston Zoutwell Necaise SFA Tex Welch Baker Chapman Boutwell Brazil Necaiseyan Stover Martin Tolson Hatten Sautters Thompson Ai Brooks Vining Suggs Rhodes Brian Hays Krause Pee Bim Jordan Darrell

Wichita Climbs to No 1 in UPI Ballots Overtaking Michigan

Wichita State edges Michigan to claim the top ranking in the UPI coaches poll after a Monday loss by Michigan to Wichita. San Francisco moves to third, Minnesota fourth, UCLA fifth, with Indiana entering the top 10 after a series of early-season wins.

New York UPI Wichita Michigan United Press International Syracuse Indiana Ohio U Kansas State Oklahoma North Carolina Minnesota Vanderbilt UCLA San Francisco Duke St. Louis Kentucky St. John's N.Y St. Joseph's Davidson Penn State Illinois Villanova Nebraska Bradley Notre Dame Brigham Young

Venturi Doubts Nicklaus Palmer Rule Challenge

Nicklaus and Palmer are debated as golf’s Big Two while Venturi Lema and Nichols press a five-match winner take all challenge. Venturi, Open champion, argues Open and PGA winners should represent the U.S. and proposes a 3 of 5 best ball event with a $10,000 stake each and TV purse.

New York Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Hawaii Ken Venturi Tony Lema Bobby Nichols Venturi Professional Golfers Association Bobby Lemna Palmer Nicklaus Lema

Logtown and Sterlington Split Junior High Doubleheader

In Ouachita Parish action Sterlington beat Logtown 39 19 in girls play led by Connie Taylor with 23 points. Patty Dean scored six for Logtown. The Logtown boys defeated Sterlington 40 28 paced by Larry DeVille with 19 points and Owen Ramsey added 10 for Sterlington.

Sterlington Logtown Connie Taylor Patty Dean Larry DeVille Owen Ramsey

Braves Reassign Three Staffers to Atlanta Post 1964

The Milwaukee Braves announced that three staff members will be moved to Atlanta effective January 1, 1965. Ernie Johnson PR director Ray Hayworth director of player personnel and John Mullen farm director are the reassigned officials.

Milwaukee UPI Milwaukee Braves Atlanta, Ga Ernie Johnson Ray Hayworth John Mullen

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Victoria Clinton Boxing Joey Giardello Rubin Carter Kan George Karras Marcelo Huerta Louis Boston Los Angeles Sunbeam Bread Monroe Building and Loan ABC West Monroe Red Bar Motor Freight Ruth's Drive-in Ouachita Bill Miles Alice Hance Bill Hance Lotta Tewell Monroe Building and Loan Tong Monroe Building Loen National Grove GFGA Montreal Detroit Oe Toronto Wg New York 910 Quebec Hershey Springfield Occhester Cleveland Rochester Minneapolis St Paul Omaha Memphis St. Paul Seattle Portland Vancouver Vestoria NBA Boston Incinnati Niladelphia East Princeton Rhode Islands Maine Long Island U Fairfield St. Francis, Pa St. Vincent Kings Points Northeastern Brandeis Phila. Tex East Stroudsburg Cortland Ithaca Pace Brooklyn Poly Queens Hunter Cape May Coast Guard Mansfield Slippery Rock Geneva Monmouth Paterson State Marist Danbury State Nichols Barrington Midwest Chi. Loyola Middle Tenn West Mich North Stevens Point Bethany Friends Doane St. Mary’s of the Plains Eastern SM Millikin Cocordia Ind Bethel Washburg Sioux Falls Gen. Beadle Minn. Duluth St. Thomas Lacrosse Superior Detroit Tech Alamo Augustana Southwest Okla State No. Tex. St New Orleans Loyola Otamara Tech McNeese Southwest Tex Trinity, Tex Pan American Texas Southern Howard Payne Tarleton Texas A&i Corpus Christi Far West Sacramento St U. of Pacific Cal Gonzaga Whitworth Ariz St. Coll Seattle Pacific Wash Quantico PI Ft Nente Troy Troy State Arkansas A&m Huntingdon Livingston St. Bernard Howard Ala Cumberland Belmont Pikeville Joe Giardetto Cherry Hill Rubin Hurricane Everett Mass Boise Idaho Memo Lopez Mexico Ken Carruthers Santa Monica Amos Lincoln Thad Spencer Pasadena Dallas Jimmy Boyde Bill Marsh Little Rock Ark San Jose Alex Benitez Palo Navarro Nottingham England Ally Swift Vaiek Leany Ireland Paris Luis Folledo Spain Yolande Leveaue France Roxvo Teruo Kosaka Japan Katsumi Yabe Sydney Guperto Biondi Australie Dave Floyd Australia Michigan Sports Vandy Edie Charles James St. Louis Cardinals Reds Carey Bill Brazil Tommy Enloe Danny Boutwell Cinderella Nicklaus and United States Haddad’s Ment Zeke Dave Johnny Washington Haddad’s Athletic Equipment Company North 3Rd Street Commercial Credit Plan, Incorporated Credit Life Seagram Seagram's Ene Tan Asey Seagram’s Conan Wile Seacram-Ohstillers CO
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