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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1975

Page

11

Tiger Ole Miss football ducats for sale at LSU offices

LSU announces a limited number of Ole Miss game tickets remain after a bookkeeping error showed a sellout. The Nov 1 game at Jackson, Mississippi, follows LSU home games sold out against Texas A M Florida and Alabama. Remaining home seats are for Kentucky South Carolina and Mississippi State. road games include Nebraska Rice Tennessee and Ole Miss.

Baton Rouge LSU Ole Miss Jack Gimore Gilmore Jackson Miss O’ Gilmre Texas A & M Florida Alabama New Orleans Kentucky South Carolina Mississippi State Nebraska Rice Tennessee

Early Runs Give Contractors 6-0 Win Over Jonesboro

Ruston defeats Jonesboro Continental Dan 6-0 as Tim Harrison opens with a first inning run and James adds four in the second. Don Newell earns his third win, Ray Walsworth takes the loss, and Ruston improves to 7-3 overall while Jonesboro drops to 3-5 in league play. Bobby Dowling and Lynde Hughes pace the offense. Ruston heads to Monroe Friday for another district game.

Ruston Tim Harrison James Jonesboro Continental Dan American Legion Jonesboro Don Newell Ray Walsworth Bobby Dowling Lynde Hughes Monroe

Lincoln Addition Extends Lincoln Downs Racing

The Rhode Island Racing and Athletics Commission granted two extra racing nights at Lincoln Downs in Lincoln RI. The new programs run next Monday and Tuesday due to Narragansett Park’s delayed opening, extending the meeting that was slated to end Saturday.

Lincoln Down, RI Lincoln Downs Rhode Island Racing and Athletics Commission Narragansett Park

Bench's RBI surge powers Reds over Braves in 6-1 win

Johnny Bench slugged a fouled strike that ricocheted to left field driving in two runs as Cincinnati beat Atlanta 6-1. Bench, with 57 RBI, leads the NL and eyes a rare four RBI titles run, a feat only tied to Rogers Hornsby Hank Aaron.

Oy Kea Rappoport AP Sports Johnny Bench Cincinnati Lee’ Weyer Atlanta Braves Reds Braves Bench RBI Rogers Hornsby

Connors Aims to Defend Wimbledon Title After Nottingham Run

Jimmy Connors seeks his next Wimbledon crown after advancing in the Nottingham quarterfinals. He defeated Brian Gottfried following a tight comeback as Roscoe Tanner, Arthur Ashe and others also won their matches in the warmup for Wimbledon.

Nottingham England Jimmy Connors Chichester Connors Bernie Bitton Arthur Ashe Miami Cliff Richey San Angelo Tex Ashe Tony Roche Australia Roche Tom Okker Netherlands Bob Carmichael Phil Dent Guillermo Vilas Argentina Vilas Paris John Feaver Melbourne

Lynn Dominates A L Baseball Night With 5 for 6

Lynn piled up a 5 for 6 night to lead the American League in runs and RBIs, boosting his totals to 42 and 50 respectively. He hit a two-run homer, a three-run blast, a two-run triple, an infield single, and another three-run shot, while the Orioles clobbered the Indians 13-6 and several other AL teams won in blowouts.

Tonell Getty ‘Bottomley St. Louis Cardinals Lynn Baltimore Cleveland Kansas City California Texas Chicago Milwaukee New York Oakland Minnesota Joe Coleman Coleman Tiger Stadium Bob Reynolds Tom Walker Walker Indians Lee May Tommy Davis Paul Blair May Ken Singleton Boog Powell Buddy Bell Roy Smalley Chicago Kite Sox Smalley Ferguson Jenkins

Armature Rallies to Edge Bastrop 5-4 in Legion Baseball

Armature took an early 3-0 lead and, after a fifth inning rally, defeated Bastrop Rimcor 5-4 on Wednesday. Winning pitcher was Gary Roberts, with Dave Wisener taking the loss. Rodney Messina led Armature with two hits, while Doug Fancher had three hits for Bastrop. Armature improves to 4-2 in league play. Bastrop to 3-3.

Bastrop Monroe Armature Rimcor American Legion Gary Roberts Dave Wisener Rodney Messina Doug Fancher

Christine Wren Umpire At Boise

Christine Wren 26 became the only active woman umpire in professional baseball when she worked the bases in Boise. Portland Mavericks beat the Boise A’s 8-3 in the Northwest League opener as Steve Collette homered, and Wren said the game felt long at two hours 37 minutes with security guards surrounding her.

Boise Idaho Portland Mavericks Boise A Christine Wren Steve Collette Portland Miss Wren Gary Lieberman

Historic Baseball Blitz Sparks Major League Wins

Yesterday's Stars showcase in two games. Fred Lynn of the Red Sox drove in 19 runs with three homers and a triple in a 15-1 rout of the Detroit Tigers, while Berty Hooton pitched a three hitter for the Dodgers to win 4-0 against the Houston Astros.

Ron Cey Burt Hooton Los Angeles Houston Cey Dodgers Tom Griffin Bill Buckner Jim Wynn Willie Crawford Hooton Doug Rader Jose Cruz Fred Lynn Red Sox Boston Detroit Tigers Berty Hooton Houston Astros

Gladewater Hurler John Floyd Signs With NLU

John Floyd, top Texas intermediate hurdler from Gladewater High, signs with Northeast Louisiana University. The 6-2, 165 pound athlete held 37.5 in the 330 yard intermediate hurdles and 37.7 in the state meet, and 14.4 in the 120 yard high hurdles. Floyd excelled in football basketball and baseball, earning all district honors and serving as Mr. Gladewater High School. He will major in health and physical education with a journalism minor at NLU. Floyd joins fellow Gladewater alumnus Mike Lawrence on the Northeast roster, as the sixth signee for the 196? class.

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All-Star Game Canceled in Montreal CFL Clash

The Canadian Football League canceled the annual all-star game set for the Montreal Autostade next Tuesday due to weak interest. About 2,000 advance tickets had been sold for the CFL all-stars versus the Montreal Alouettes, 1974 Grey Cup champions.

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