Buchholz Sparks American Hope At Wimbledon
AP reports America's Wimbledon setback, but 19-year-old Earl Buchholz of St. Louis defeats top amateur Neale Fraser and signals a rising U.S. prospect. Fraser led late but Buchholz fought back before cramps and heat exhaustion ended the match. Barry MacKay also fell to Nicola Pietrangeli as two Americans remain in singles, with Darlene Hard and Karen Hantze contending for the women.
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St. Louis
Neale Fraser
Australia
London
England
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Fraser
Wimbledon
America
U.S
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Sam
Neale Iraser
Barry MacKay
Nicola Pietrangelis
MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Jack Kramer
Darlene Hard
Karen Hantze
Uncle Sam
Miss Hantze
Britain
Christine Truman
Miss Hard
South Africa
Sandra Reynolds
India
Ram Krishnan
Chile
Luis Ayala
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
Natchez Boxers Visit Jena For Thursday Card
The Jena boxing club under O. D. Stringer will host Natchez Golden Gloves at Jena high school gym Thursday June 30 at 7 30 p m Nine amateur bouts across almost all weight classes feature top notch boxing Proceeds fund better training equipment for the club in Jena La.
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Jena Boxing Club
O. D. Stringer
Natchez Golden Gloves
Jena High School Gymnasium
Stringer
Lions Camp Fee Due For August Session
Ouachita football coach Bob Ellen announces all players attending the Lions camp at Camp Kiroli August 21 to 27 must pay the expenses fee by July 1. Money should be turned in to Ellen.
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Bob Ellen
Lions
Eric
Camp
Kiroli
Ellen
Travelers Defeat Crackers to Narrow Southern Loop Lead
In Atlanta the Travelers improved to 4-1 against first-place teams at home, defeating the Atlanta Crackers 4-1 as Birmingham topped Shreveport 9-7 and Chattanooga beat Nashville 6-4. Little Rock remains a threat, while Mobile-Memphis was postponed due to wet grounds. Ray Blemker and Don Bracey starred for the visitors as Stan Palys boosted his .387 average with four hits.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Travelers
Atlanta
Crackers
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Rock
Don Bracey
Ed Richardson
al Benza
Don Williams
Richardson
Georgia Tech
Ray Blemker
Bob Dustal
Baron
Stan Palys
Les Peden
Dick Boak
Lookouts
Dupas Outpoints Eddie Jordan In Ten Round Rout
New Orleans AP Ralph Dupas No 4 welterweight contender improved to 82 wins by routing Irish Eddie Jordan in ten rounds. Dupas weighed 145 4 and had Jordan down for a nine count in round five. Langley debutante beats Perez. Kenny Mosco bout canceled.
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Eddie Jordan
New Orleans
Ralph Dupas
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jordan
Leon Langley
Cleveland
Miss
Chuck Perez
Langley
Moose Kenney
Henry Mosco
Little Boys Baseball Upset Victory Over Bancroft 8-7
Chapman went 3-4 with a home run and earned the win as Louisiana Power and Light beat Bancroft 8-7 in eight innings. Coyle took the loss. Roth led Bancroft at 3-4. In the other contest Head went 4-4 for the win while Venable took the loss.
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Louisiana Power and Light
Bancroft
Coyle
Roth
Head
Venable
Little League North Monroe Lions clinch first half title
North Monroe Lions defeated Twin City Printing 6-1 to secure the first half crown in the South side circuit. Eppinette and Dispenza each went 2-3 as Boyte and Stewart combined for the win over Lyons and Lancaster. King Finance beat Monroe Brick 11-3 with Curry 3-4 and Cookston homering. Moncrief and J. Murphy secured the mound victory allowing three hits. Warner and Lee pitched for Monroe Brick.
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Twin City Printing
Eppinette
Dispenza
Boyte
Stewart
Lyons
Lancaster
Curry
Cookston
King Finance
Monroe Brick
Monte Moncrief
J. Murphy
Moncrief
Warner
Lee
Minor League Carrera tosses no hitter for Lions victory
North Monroe Lions ace Carrera pitched a no hitter to beat Sun Lighting 13 to 0 last night. Heard went 3 for 4 to lead the Lions offense against Serio and Pumphrey. Other scores include Bruce Terminix routing Rodr aueg Farr 15 to 8 with Hefflin at 22, Mintz and Van derpool defeating Lewis and McCue. Sutton went 2 for 2 in defeat as Monroe Glass edged Discount Center 7 to ? Hancock and Statham-Hancock duo beat Robinson-Causey and Monroe Glass also noted.
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Carrera
North Monroe Lions
Sun Lighting
Heard
Lions
Serio
Pumphrey
Bruce Terminix
Rodraueg ~ Farr
Hefflin
Vanderpool
Monroe Stretches Lead In Fifth District Baseball
Monroe topped West Monroe 7-4 to extend its Fifth District American Legion Junior Baseball lead to 21-3. James Cromwell led Monroe with 2 hits and 2 RBIs while Lefthander Lynn Causey shut down West Monroe after a rough fourth inning. West Monroe’s Cline Averett paced his team with 2 RBI and 3 hits in a losing effort. Rayville edged Ruston 4-3 as Eddie Hood hurled a complete game and Delwyn Peters drove in the go ahead run in the third.
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American Legion
Farmerville
West Monroe
Wieitan
Lynn Causey
Neal Gunn
James Cromwell
Cline Averett
RBI
Charles Taylor
Gunn
Ruson
Rayville
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Oceanes
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Ruston
Rayville Oor
Eddie Hood
Larry Green
Stuart Monroe
T' Dyer
Billy Miller
Covingan
Taylor
Smith
van Zile
Fields
Cromwell
Shanks
Averett
Guan
Zybysko Exits In Match With Big Humphrey
In a five-man battle royal at the B and B Arena, Zybysko quit as 754-pound Happy Humphrey and he were last left. Humphrey captured the match after the others were pinned. Zybysko then stayed for his later bout with Billy Cox, losing the fall sequence 2-1.
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Firpo Zybysko
Happy Humphrey
Zybysko
Humphrey
Kent Cooper
Billy Cox
Tony Neapolitan
Humph
Firpo
Cox
Mudboats ban on Catahoula Lake advances in Legislature
Baton Rouge staff report the Legislature sent Gov. Jimmie H. Davis a bill banning mudboats on a larger area of Catahoula Lake. Rep. Chester Floyd of Jena introduced the measure. The Senate approved the bill 24 to 13. Davis must sign it to become law. Floyd cites ruined duck hunting as the reason.
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Jimmie H. Davis
Catahoula Lake
Chester Floyd
Jena
Senate
Davis
Floyd
Rebel League pitcher falls just short of perfect game
Rebel League star Johnny Williams allowed only one hit in a 6-0 win by Brown-Rivers-Scogin over Hebel Boys as he faced 19 batters and struck out 12. Ricky Hayden spoiled the no hitter, while David Johnson and Glen Carter toed the mound for the losers. Dicky Worthy caught Williams. Dixie Boys beat Team No. 3 32-0 as Reggie Pleasant earned three hits. Bubba Via and Roger Bell contributed 2-4 each against Baxter and Sheppard.
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Brown - Rivers - Scogin
Hebel Boys
Williams
Ricky Hayden
David Johnson
Glen Carter
Dicky Worthy
Dixie Boys
Reggie Pleasant
Bubba Via
Pleasant
Roger Bell
Ae Baxter
Mike Sheppar
Pelican League Standings Lead Oak Grove in 11-0 Run
Oak Grove tops the Pelican League at 11-0 and will host Delhi in a Wednesday doubleheader. Delhi sits third with 6 wins and 3 losses. In New York, John Condon, longtime publicity director for the New York Athletic Club, is named director of publicity for Madison Square Garden, Inc.
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Newellton
St. Joseph
Taliulah Sa ' Oak Grove
Delhi
NEW York
UPD
John Condon
New Yor Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden, Inc
La-Ark Contests Rescheduled On Vols' Field
West Monroe Volunteers, holding second in the La-Ark League, will host Sterling on Wednesday at Confederate Park in a makeup game. Kickoff is 7:30 PM to replace Saturday night rainout.
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Farmerville
Bastrop
Baron Park
Vols
West Monroe
Sterlington
Confederate Park
Fish Winners To Be Named At Unit Meet
June winners in the Ouachita Wildlife Unit fishing contest will be announced at the group’s regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Virginia Hotel. West Monroe Mayor Allen Norris and Monroe Streets Commissioner Bill Rodriguez will present a report on the 47th National Rivers and Harbors Congress convention. Rodriguez Norris and Bud Tidwell attended the convention and Wildlife and Recreation Committee meeting. A discussion of duck hunting on Cheniere Lake is on the agenda with hunters invited to share views. E D Elmore, fish fry committee chair, will report on the July event. Lloyd Voorhees, fishing contest chair, urges entrants to be present to receive prizes and asks merchants to assist in prize presentations. A sports film will be shown.
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Ouachita Wildlife Unit
Virginia
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
West Monroe
Allen Norris
Monroe
Bill Rodriguez
A. B. Smith
Rodriguez
Norris
A. S
Bud” Tidwell
Congress’ Wildlife and Recreation Committee
Cheniere Lake
E. D. Elmore
Lloyd Voorhees
Jena Kiwanis Sponsor Donkey Baseball Game
Jena Kiwanis club will sponsor a donkey baseball game at Jena city park on Saturday July 2 at 7:30 p.m. A team of town council members and Little League sponsors and managers will play the clubs team. Advance tickets are sold by Little League players.
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Kiwanis Club of
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