Monroe Jaycees Set Softball Meet
The first annual fast pitch softball tournament sponsored by the Monroe Jaycees draws 13 teams from nine cities across three states. Games run Saturday at Benoit Selman Field and Barkdall Faulk Park with no admission, double-elimination play, finals Sunday at 6 p.m. State and regional ASA officials direct the event featuring Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas teams.
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American Softball Association
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Iran Foretells Trouble With Title Defense
TOLEDO Ohio AP Iran warns of difficulty defending its freestyle wrestling title at the 1966 Amateur World Championships amid a stronger team. Russia Japan Bulgaria Turkey indicate solid challengers as the event opens with Russia favored in Greco-Roman and Lents noting improved freestyle.
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Iran
Mohammed Khadem
Russia
Japan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Roger Coulon
International Amateur Wrestling Federation
America
United States
Larry Kristoff
Carbondale
Ill
Conlon
West Germany
East Germany
Ramblers State Races Sunday at Selman Field Track
Motorcyclists from a three state area will converge in Monroe as the Twin City Ramblers sponsor races at the Selman Field Track. Practice begins 12:30 p.m. with contests at 1:30 p.m. Ramblers invite hundreds of cyclists. plenty of seats and parking. Admission is one dollar.
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McGowan Eyes Harada Challenge For Bantam Title
Walter McGowan of Scotland, holder of the disputed flyweight crown, announced a bid to fight Japan’s Fighting Harada for the world bantamweight title. He had just defeated Salvatore Burruni of Italy to unify the flyweight claim and would become the first Briton to hold two world titles simultaneously if victorious. Burruni praised McGowan’s speed and toughness after the London Wembley bout. Burruni weighed 110 pounds, McGowan 111 1/2.
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Italy
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Argentina
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Accavallo
Hiroyuki Ebihara
Buenos Aires
Wembley Stadium
Burruni
Buruni
Miller Runs Out Of Innings On Way To First No Hitter
Stu Miller, 38, earned his fifth win of the season for Baltimore in a 2-1 victory over New York. Miller worked three perfect innings after entering in the seventh, ending a string of 62 2-3 hitless innings. The Orioles moved into sole first place as Cleveland split with Boston.
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Red Sox
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George Scott
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San Francisco
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
Los Angeles
Jim Bouton
Bouton
Clete Boyer
Andy Etchebarren
Joe Pepitone
Etchebarren
Luis Aparicio
Sonny Siebert
Panel to rule runners eligible in AAU Nationals
A federal mediation panel near New York was expected to decide that Jim Ryun and other athletes who competed at the USTFF national meet are eligible for the AAU Nationals. The ruling would affect U.S. entries for dual meets with Poland and the Soviet Union and would treat USTFF and NCAA as the same organization for panel purposes.
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Jim Ryan
University of Kansas
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National Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
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USTFF
Terre Haute
Ind
Ray Lumpp
Ryun
Jayhawk Track Club
Kansas
Associated Press
Theodore Kheel
U.S
Poland
Berkeley
Calif
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Collegiate Athletic Association
Kheel
NCAA
France
Michel Jazy
Ruston Defeats Homer Club 8-1 in Tuesday Night Showdown
T. L. James Contractors rolled behind four hit pitching by James Smith to an 8-1 win over Homer. Smith improved to 2-0 as Ruston posted six hits led by J. B. Martin with three and three RBIs. James Watts added a pinch hit double driving in two while Gary Creech and Jimmy Lindsey added singles.
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T. L. James Contractors
James Smith
Smith
Ruston
J. B. Martin
RBI
James Watts
Gary Creech
Jimmy Lindsey
Tigers Rally Ends With Narrow Ninth Inning Escape
The Tigers tied the game after one inning on two hits, then faced a two out single by Bill Freehan in the ninth. Dick Lines relieved and secured the final out to preserve the close result.
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Bill Freehan
Dick Lines
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