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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
11
Sportsman’s Corner outlines night fishing due to heat across multiple lakes. Biologist Jim Davis notes strong night bites at Bussey Lake and Black Bayou with dawn and late afternoon activity.
Buffalo AP report notes 60 collegiate players arrive for seven days of practice ahead of the June 27 football game in War Memorial Stadium. East coach Pete Elliott of Illinois and West coach Bob Devaney of Nebraska map tactics. George Mira of Miami named East quarterback. Don Trull of Baylor to call plays for the West.
In New Orleans Ralph Dupas, 28, defeats Canada’s Peter Schmidt by a 10 round unanimous decision at Municipal Auditorium. Dupas vows to continue fighting and seek tougher opponents after a rough stretch, saying he was hesitant early but confident in his footwork as the bout wore on.
Former middleweight champ Carl Bobo Olson challenges Johnny Persol of Brooklyn in a nationally televised 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Bookmakers list Persol as the upset favorite at 2-1 or 6-5, citing the 24-year-old’s late workouts and confidence in ending Olson’s unbeaten string at eight straight.
West Monroe Dixie Boys League reports Thursday action where Monroe Concrete edged Johnson's Esso 5-4 with Ronnie Carpen ter, Mike Riley two hits and Ronnie Cummings two hits for the winners. Clover Leaf Dairy blasted Ryan Chevrolet 11-1 as Bobby Sutton homered and doubled, Tommy Huff, David Shields also contributing. Weekend games listed: Confederate Park Paper Workers vs Quachita Federal at 6 p.m. and Cloverleaf Dairy vs Monroe Concrete at 8 p.m. Saturday features Johnson's Esso vs Ouachita Federal and Ryan Chevrolet vs Monroe Concrete both at 6 and 8 p.m. respectively.
Local today lists two matchups with time slots at Memorial Stadium Haddad's Manufacturing versus Hill Lumber at 1 p.m. Finks versus Krauss and Cahn follow at 3 p.m. Event highlights include community senior league play and vendor notes.
Cliff Richey of Dallas, 17, the U.S. national junior champion, meets top seed Roy Emerson of Australia in the London grass court championship semifinals. Osuna faces Lejus of the Soviet Union in the other semi. Richey earlier defeated Ishiguro 6 4 6 3, while Emerson beat Mandarino 6 2 6 1. Davis Cupper Frohling was upset by Ishiguro in a prior round.
Ryan defeated KNOE 4-2 in Southside Dixie League play. First Fidelity edged Ouachita Bank 2-1 in the second game. WB Simpson and Tanner, plus Kilcoyne and Kimball, contributed on the mound for their teams as the night featured Orange vs Southern Equipment and Standard Lumber vs Shell Oil matchups.
Southside Park hosted six Dixie Youth games with First National defeating Shell Oil 6 to 1 behind Glenn Barnes no hitter. Other results include West Monroe Trucking beating Barker Rentals 3 to 2, KUZN topping Monroe Sand and Gravel 7 to 1, Bancroft blanking Heard and Sons 4 to 0, and multiple early-game standings from Northside and Southside parks with players Glenn Barnes Johnny Ellis Rickey North Bobby Fox and Danny Milstead among top performers.
Minnesota Golden Gophers captured the national college baseball crown with a 5-1 victory over Missouri in Omaha. Four errors and a passed ball aided the rally as Joe Pollack held Missouri to four hits. Maine’s Joe Ferris named tournament outstanding player after two wins and a save despite hand injuries.
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