Mets on a Losing Trail Under Stengel’s Touring Season
New York Mets manager Casey Stengel endures a bleak road trip as the club drops 10 of 13 and sits 20.8 games behind pace, hampered by poor hitting and pitching. The Mets’ batting average sits at .223, the NL’s worst, with few multi-run games during a brutal stretch.
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Miss Madison Wins Dixie Cup at Guntersville Lake
The Madison Ind. hydro Miss Madison triumphed in the open unlimiteds final, earning $5,000 as Buddy Byers steered five other finalists across a 3 mile course. Rex Manchester and Mariner Too finished strong but settled for lower prizes amid a day of mechanical woes and dramatic heats in Guntersville Alabama.
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Ind
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Detroit
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South
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Gale
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Tahoe
Stateline
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Smirnoff
Sarah
Blue Chip
Savai
Local Little League Schedule Shifts at Multiple Fields
Lions Field hosts Dew Music against MGM Insurance at 5 p.m. Montgomery Ward meets North Monroe Lions at 7 p.m. Bendel Stadium sees Medical Arts Pharmacy vs Haneline's Men's Wear at 5 p.m. Monroe Brick clashes with Police Department at 7 p.m. Campbell Field features Lakeshore Lions vs North Monroe Kiwanis at 5 p.m. Three Way Finance faces A and C Music at 7 p.m.
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Dew Music
MGM Insurance
Montgomery Ward
North Monroe Lions
Bendel Stadium
Medical Arts Pharmacy
Haneline’s
Monroe Brick
Police Department
Campbell Field
Lakeshore Lions
North Monroe Kiwanis
Three Way Finance
C. Music
Carol Mann wins Lady Carling Tournament at Turf Valley
Carol Mann of Towson Md won the Lady Carling Tournament at Turf Valley Country Club with a final round 71 to finish 211 and three strokes ahead of Marlene Hagge. Mary Mills was third at 218, while Kathy Whitworth Clifford Ann Creed and Sandra Haynie tied for fourth at 220. Mann advances to the Women's National Open with $5,832.50 in earnings for the year. She led by three at the start of the final round and says she felt unusually relaxed and confident after her victory and redemption from last year’s near miss.
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Carol Mann
Towson
Turf Valley Country Club
Carol
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Pensacola
Fla
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Dixie Youth Stars Selected For Southside All Stars</T:
Southside League teams named three players each to the Dixie Youth all-star squad with two clubs placing two. C W Hammond named manager and Gerald Estes assistant. All-stars head to July tournament with winner entering district play in West Monroe. players include Barnes Reitzammer Smalling Seignier Wilcoxin McLendon Hayes Zeigler Anding Hammond Durden Osborne Douglas Broom Bone Lewis among others.
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Loop
C. W. Hammond
Gerald Estes
West Monroe
Glen Barnes
Alan Reitzammer
Eddie Smalling
First National Bank
Chris Seignier
Gary Wilcoxin
Pat McLendon
Central Savings Bank
Mike Hayes
Don Zeigler
Randy Anding
Gibsons
Wayne Hammond
Ken Durden
Ray Osborne
Shell OU
Roger Douglas
Mike Broom
Ouachita National Bank
Danny Bone
Randy Lewis
Colbert's Hardware
Hall Wins Watkins Glen Grand Prix in Tight Finish
Texans Jim Hall and Hap Sharp, partners in Chaparral rear-engined cars, duel to the wire with Hall taking the Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix in 2 hours 1 minute 1.3 seconds and Sharp two tenths back for $1,500. Hall increased his points to 37, trailing leader George Follmer at 42, as 17 of 30 starters finished.
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Hall
Sharp
U.S
George Follmer
Pasadena
Calif
Midland
Tex
Dan Gerber Jr
Fremont, Mich
Gerber
Brad Parker
Washington, D.C
Jim Mederer
Lakewood
Ohio
Orange vs Central Bank at Northside Dixie Field
David Adams of Trucksville Pa drove a Triumph TR3 101.2 miles in 1 04 19.07 to win the Monroe Dixie League event. William Davis of Bridgewater Mass finished second in an Elba Courier followed by Hermann Schlenker of Buffalo in an MGA.
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Trucksville
William Davis
Bridgewater
Mass
Hermann Schlenker
Buffalo
Morgan Pennel Make AAU Team for European Meets
The United States squad to face Russia at Kiev July 31 and Aug 1 was announced after the National AAU Track and Field meet. Northeast Louisiana State produced two team members Roger Morgan and John Pennel with others named across sprints, distance, jumps, and throws. Decathlon to be named later. Connolly and Silvester to compete only in the Russian meet due to home commitments.
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Santa Monica
Calif
San Diego
Connolly
United States
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Kiev
Northeast
Louisiana State
Roger Morgan el Dorado
Ark
John Pennel
Miami
Fla
Ollan Cassell
Don Owens
Lynn Saunders
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George Germann
Tom Farrell Jr
Jim Ryan
Jim Grelle
Bob Schul
Ron Larrieu
Lloyd Burson
Billy Mills
Gerry Lindgren
Bill Morgan
Willie Davenport
Blaine Lindgren
Roger Morgan
Rex Cawley
Ron Whitney
George Young
Jeff Fishback
Jeff Chase
Bob Seagren
Ralph Boston
Darrell Horn
Gayle Hopkins
Otis Burell
Ed Caruthers
Art Walker
Jay Silvester
Dave Weill
John McGrath
Dave Maggard
Bill Floerke
Larry Stuart
Harold Connolly
Ed Burke
George Frenn
Ron Laird
Jack Mortland
Decathion
Connolly and
Silvester
Actress's Daughter Wins Collegiate Tennis Title
Mimi Henreid of UCLA daughter of actor Paul Henreid captured the U S Lawn Tennis Association Women's Collegiate Championship final 6-1 1-6 6-1 over Nadine Netter of Wesleyan. Mary Baldwin College doubles teams Nancy Falkenberg Cynthia Geoltz defeated Pat Kenenha Sandra Zeese 6-4 6-1.
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N.C
Mimi Henreid
UCLA
Paul Henreid
U.S
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Nadine Netter
Wellesley
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Nancy Falkenberg
Cynthia Geoeltz
Pat Kenenah
Sandra Zeese
Debut bout for Mathis vs Maynard in Montreal boxing card
300 pound Gra Rapids Michigan native Mathis makes pro debut against 245 pound Buddy Maynard of Montreal at Paul Sauve Arena tonight. Mathis owns 34 wins in 37 amateur bouts and was slated to represent the United States at Tokyo before a broken knuckle forced withdrawal from Olympic plans.
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Mathis
Gra Rapids
Mich
Buddy Maynard
Paul Sauve
United States
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