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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1964
Page
11
Senior golfers from the south gathered at Bayou De Siard Country Club for the five day Senior Invitational. An 80 player field started the 18 hole qualifying round at 9 a.m. George Thomas of Lafayette returns as defending champion and heads the championship flight with the next 15 low qualifiers.
The New York Racing Association unveiled a 3.5 million dollar rebuilding program for the grandstand at Saratoga Springs. Work will begin after this year’s meet, Aug 5 to 29, and be finished in time for the 1965 season. The project aims to modernize facilities and improve spectator comfort.
Wayne Peddy of West Monroe High School leads the district Jaycee Junior golf championship by nine strokes after a 36-hole total of 140. His 67 on Tuesday followed a 73 Monday, with five birdies and no bogeys. Ray Mulhearn remains second, while Terry Peddy sits third. Special events included a driving contest and a closest-to-the-pin show, and Highland Park Ladies Club served doughnuts. The state tournament is set for Colonial Country Club in New Orleans June 29 to July.
Becky West of Jackson Mississippi advanced in two divisions at the Southern girls tennis tournament in Chattanooga Tennessee. The fourth seed in the 18 singles defeated Jacquie Adams of Charleston South Carolina 6-3 6-1 while top seed in the 16-under division beat Mimi Raney of Little Rock Arkansas 6-3 6-3. Raney had earlier defeated Judy Willett of Lookout Mountain 6-0 6-0 in the 14-under action. Patty Reese of St. Petersburg Florida captured the 12-under title by defeating Jean Mills of Tuscaloosa Alabama 6-1 6-4.
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed two pitching brothers John Lamb of Sharon, 17, and Art, 22, to contracts. John will report to Salem Virginia for the Appalachian League and Art heads to Reno California League. Lamb drew a substantial bonus while Art had a prior Pirates contract in 1959 but arm trouble hindered him. The same report notes Bud Grant named Winnipeg’s general manager while Ed Nutting weighs retirement from the Cowboys and Abilene is eyed for 1964 65 Midwest college division football title games. Mike Shane, Holy Cross alumnus, also signed by Kansas City Athletics with undisclosed bonus and assigned to Burlington Iowa.
Fort Hood Tankers defeated the Fighting Bishops of Fort Polk 4 to 0 in the first game of a three game series at Fort Polk. Ralph Langford hit a two run homer in the fourth inning off Doug Majors. Hood added runs in the sixth and seventh on hit and run plays. Polk totaled seven hits and left 11 men on base. Tankers improve to 23-15, Polk falls to 10-16.
Cleveland hosts a 72 hole medal play event with a $110,000 purse as Nicklaus pursues a $20,000 top prize. Weather disrupts practice with heat and tornado warnings. pros pair with amateurs in a $10,000 best-ball round while amateurs pay $200 entry for a chance at tickets and parking sticks.
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants and Wally Bunker of the Baltimore Orioles were voted the Van Heusen Outstanding Achievement Award for April and May. Bunker received 123 votes and Mays 97 in the major league Baseball honor.
Valery Brumel, world high jump holder at 7-5 1 4, showed strong form in Zurich and eyes the USA Russia meet in Los Angeles and the Tokyo Olympics. He cleared 7-4 3 4 but missed at 7-6 4 4, amid a 15,500 crowd as Bolotnikov edged Clarke in the 5,000 meters.
Milwaukee AP dispatch quotes Walter Alston expressing disappointment that none of the Dodgers earned NL All Star selection. He cites Maury Wills and John Roseboro as deserving, noting Roseboro’s hot hitting and Wills’ consistency before his injury.
Los Angeles Angels manager Bill Rigney moved Willie Smith from relief pitching to the outfield. Smith delivered clutch hits in two straight games, doubling to break a tie with Washington and later slugging a two run homer in the eighth. Smith, 25, began as a pitcher but proved a capable hitter, prompting the position change and occasional left handed pinch hitting duties.
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