Peddy Leads Jaycee Golf Tourney After Qualifying Round
Wayne Peddy, West Monroe senior, shoots 73 to lead as Jaycee Golf Tournament opens at Highland Park. Ray Mulhearn posts 74 while Terry Peddy and others contend in 18 hole qualifying. The event runs through Wednesday with 8am tee times and side contests for longest drive and nearest to hole.
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Wayne Peddy
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Peddy
Ray Mulhearn
Neville High
Mulhearn
Terry Peddy
Wayne
Little League doubleheaders and misc scores from Eastside night
Fire Department outscored Eastgate 13 to 12 in a Little League tilt at Eastside Monday night. Twin City Glass edged Mason and Pearson 8 to 7 in Minor League action. Texaco crushed Monroe Brick 22 to 9 in Northside play. R A Jewlers beat Montgomery 4 to 2 in Northside action. Friendly Finance defeated Montgomery Ward 7 to 1 in Southside, and Monroe Glass beat Discount Center 4 to 1 in Minor League play.
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Eastgate
Eastside
Fire Dept
Pavyne
Phol
Southwell
Balsamo
Twin City Glass
Mason and
Pearson
Mason & Pearson
Stone
Johnson
Antley
Edwing
Texaco
Monroe Brick
Shelton
Hilly
Keight
Williams
Kb-Lewis
Scruggs
R&a Jewlers
Montgomery
David Evans
Saminengo
Cagle
Monroe Glass
Evans
Achison
Knight
Legion League Standings and Schedule Snapshot
Legion League standings show Falstaff 7 0 1.000 and Piggly Wiggly 7 0.500 atop the table. Davis Food Center 5 2, Rivers Ford 3 3, National Guard 4 4, Quachita Bank 2 6, All-Stars 2 6. Monday had no games. today Davis plays Falstaff at 6:45 and another Davis vs Piggly Wiggly doubleheader game scheduled at Legion Stadium. Wednesday’s game listed.
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Falstaff
Davis Food Center
Piggly Wiggly
KTVE
Rivers Ford
National Guard
Quachita Bank
All-Stars
Davis
Legion Stadium
Edel Blanks Jr. scores hole-in-one at Bayou DeSiard
Edel Blanks Jr of Monroe explained to golfing friends how he aceed at Bayou DeSiard Country Club on Sunday using an eight iron in a foursome with Clayton Cole Richard Guerriero and John Hunt. Five horses in this year's Kentucky Derby came up to the race of a victory.
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Edel Blanks Jr
Monroe
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Blanks
Clayton Cole
Richard Guerriero
John Hunt
Sleeping Judge Misses Windup of Tennis Match
At Wimbledon on a drowsy afternoon Mrs. Dorothy Davis-Brown, a line judge, slept through a decisive point as Abe Segal defeated Clark Graebner 6-2 7-5 6-2. Segal and Graebner noted the out call occurred before any line call was made.
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Wimbledon
England
Clark Graebner
Cleveland
South Africa
Abe Segal
Dorothy Davis - Brown
No. 3
National League names eight All Star starters
Willie Mays received near unanimous support as the Giants icon headlines the National League All Star lineup. Ron Hunt and Joe Torre join him with Orlando Cepeda, Dick Groat, Ken Boyer, Billy Williams, and Roberto Clemente. The eight must start the July 7 game at Shea Stadium, selected by 270 NL players.
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NEW York
UPI
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Ron Hunt
Joe Torre
Milwaukee Braves
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Dick Groat
Ken Boyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shea Stadium
Curt Flood
Cardinals
Williams
Torre
Braves
Hunt
Cepeda
Boyer
Clemente
Groat
Shortstop
Leo Cardenas
Cincinnati Reds
Monroe Dixie Seniors Triumph In Southside Dixie League
People's Homestead slugged 12 hits in an 11-4 victory over Hill Lumber to cap a Dixie Senior matchup. Lee led with three safeties, Murphy and Brazzell added two each as Finks earned the win over Eppinette Crowe.
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Confederate Park McGuire Real Estate
City Council
Rivers Ford
People’s Homestead, & P.m
People's Homestead
Dixie
Hill Lumber
Lee
Murphy
Brazzell
People’s H
Cupples
Hyde
Finks
Eppinette
Crowe
O'Neal
Earl Lach
WB Smith
LaBoyte
Collier
Dixie League Southside action and results across three games
In Northside Dixie League play Suncrest defeated Shell Oil 13 to 9 with Allen homering for Suncrest. Central Bank beat Standard Lumber 10 to 2 as Jernigan had two hits for Suncrest while Nelson doubled for Standard. WB teams Rogers, Smith, LB LaGrange, Guyton listed in box entries with scores and partial inning lines.
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Suncrest
Shell Oil
Allen
Dayton
Banister
Bushnell
Moncrief
Central Bank
Standard Lumber
Jernigan
Nelson
Standard
Central
Rogers
Smith
LaGrange
Guyton
Bob Harmon Memorial Raceway Planned Near Monroe
A drag strip on the old Harmon property south of Monroe near Charmingdale will be named The Bob Harmon Memorial Raceway. Bob Harmon, a former major league pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, and Monroe dairyman and farmer of the year, supported youth baseball in Monroe. First races are set for July if construction proceeds as planned.
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Bob Harmon
Monroe
Jear Bayles
Harmon
U.S. Highway 165
Charmingdale
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Homer
Haynesville
Louisiana
West Monroe Dixie Youth Night of Baseball Scores and Highlights
In West Monroe Dixie Youth action at Northside Park and Southside Park several games produced notable performances. KUZN romped 15-3 over Foremost Dairies with Earl Banks going 3-3 and Dennis Milam adding two hits. Audrisch homered for Shell Oil, while Heard Oil defeated Central Bank 14-4 behind Chuck Teddlie and Stan Hayden. Texaco beat West Monroe Trucking 6-4 as Mike Colvin homered and David Thompson contributed for Texas.
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KUZN
Foremost Dairies
Dixie
Earl Banks
Dennis Milam
Foremost
David Hendricks
Obie Sims
Gary Culp
Ouachita Bank
Shell Oil
Charles Bush
Kennedy Audrisch
Audrisch
Fred Burchell
Ronald Thompson
Wayne Hammond
Quachita Bank
Marvin Crain
Marvin Maddoux
Speedy Edwards
Heard Oil
Central Bank
West Monare
West Monroe Trucking
Mike Colvin
Jackie Hollis
Holt Joins Matta Against Pulaski in Roll Arena Tag
Lee Holt a 6 foot 4 inch 240 pound Pittsburg native joins Benny Matta of San Antonio against Poland's bearded Stan Pulaski and the Manchurian Chin Lee in a tag team feature at Roll Arena. Holt seeks to upset Pulaski who has dominated area rings since arriving in the southwest. First match at 8 15 o clock followed by a one fall tuneup between Lee and Matta.
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Lou Holt
Pittsburgh
Holt
Pulaski
Matta
Lee
Ralph Fox
Seniors Renew Golf Tournament At Bayou Course
Bayou DeSiard Country Club hosted senior golfers for the renewal of the Seniors Invitational Tournament, replacing last summer’s event while Bayou DeSiard hosted the Louisiana Senior Championship. George Thomas of Lafayette defends his 1962 crown with contenders Kenneth Holt of West Monroe Tom Walsh of Greenville Miss L H Buddy Martin of Harlington Texas and L D Farr and Les Fain of Alexandria. The event uses 18-hole medal play qualifying followed by match play.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Bayou DeSiard
Louisiana
George Thomas
Lafayette
Kenneth Holt
West Monroe
Tom Walsh
Greenville
Miss
L. H
Buddy’’ Martin
Harlington
Tex
L. D. Farr
Les
Giants Top Reds Behind McCovey Grand Slam
Willie McCovey of San Francisco hit a grand slam to power the Giants to a 6-2 win over Cincinnati. Steve Hamilton of New York allowed six hits in eight innings as the Yankees edged the White Sox 6-5.
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Associated Press
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Giants
Cincinnati
Steve Hamilton
New York
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Joe Torre Rising From Fat Boy to Braves All Star
The 16 year old Joe Torre weighed 250 pounds and faced teasing from peers and even his brother Frank. A decisive talk from Frank urged him to catch and diet, leading Torre to transform into a strong catcher. Signed by Honey Russell in 1959, Torre progressed from Eau Claire to Louisville, then joined the Braves and earned an All Star vote tally of 203, behind Mays and Williams.
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Joe Torre
Milwaukee Braves
Frank
Warren Spahn
Young Joe
Honey Russell
Braves
John Mellale
Russell
Joe
Eau Claire
Crandall
Willie Mays
Billy Williams
Cubs
Torre
Ring Retirement Of Gene Fullmer No Easy Decision
Former middleweight champion Gene Fullmer announced retirement from boxing after an inconclusive bid to reclaim the title from Dick Tiger. He plans to raise mink and quarter horses on his West Jordan ranch and spoke as he faces leaving a life in boxing. His manager Marv Jenson, a Salt Lake County commissioner, stated he will not sell contracts but could consider returning for his brother Don who might win the title.
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Salt Lake City
Gene Fullmer
Marv Jenson
Mink
Fullmer
Dick Tiger
West Jordan
Jenson
Salt Lake County
Don
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Jim Williams
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Tim Brown
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Robert Dunn
Ewing Brown
David Norman
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Dennis Terry
Mike Creighton
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McGough
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Louisville
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Charlie Dressen
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