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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1968

Page

9

Baseballs in Spring: Crosstown Matchups Across Florida

Cincinnati faces Philadelphia in Clearwater Florida while Houston meets Pittsburgh in Fort Myers. Chicago NL plays San Francisco in Scottsdale Arizona and Chicago AL takes on Cleveland in Sarasota. Detroit battles Roomie in Bradenton Florida.

Cincinnati Philadelphia Clearwater Fla Houston Pittsburgh Fort Myers Cla Chicago San Francisco Scottsdale Arizee Sarasota Roomie Detroit Bradenton Byros Cancelles Press League Atlanta Los Angeles New York Boston Oakland Cleveland California Minnesota Baltimore Washington Lewis Seattle San Diego Maltimore St Louis NBA Boater Detroitick Paltimore

Diverse sports results across colleges and pro leagues

A flood of scores and signings fills the sports section with varied action. Fordham beat Manhattan. St Louis defeated St Louis by 13. Oklahoma edged Colorado. college tournaments in Atlantic Coast Conference and other regions produced mixed outcomes. notable signings include Frank Robinson with Baltimore and Eldridge Dickey with Oakland. racing, tennis, and bowling results plus hockey-like schedules also appear amid Olympic and international notes.

North Carolina Larry Miller Wake Forest Duke Clemson Tigers North Carolina State South Carolina N.C. State Maryland Virginia New York Gamecocks ACC Marchall St. Peter’s Oklahoma City Fordham Duquesne Manhattan Madison Square Garden NYU Rutgers Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado St. Louis Memphis State

Houghton struggles late in 9-A game comeback loss

In Monroe, Houghton sank only two field goals in the final period, adding six late free throws for six points in the last 52 seconds. DePrang led Houghton with 18, while Eddie Roberts paced Breaux Bridge with 15 as Capetown police report a separate, tragic sea incident.

Lisbon Morganza Zwolle Arnaudville Gueydan Caldwell Columbia Plaquemine St. Aloysius Johnny Brantley Baton Rouge Bulldogs Dale Minard Crusaders Florien East Beauregard Pitkin Dayline Grady Collins Phil Arthur Phil Dees Arthur Cats Mike Cook Gary Miller Lyndon Collins Miller Collins Florein Raymond Warper Manute Conk Hauch Rannia DePreare Breaux Bridge Houghton DePrang Breaux Bridge Eddie Roberts Haughton Pay Roberts Maroer Garner Cook Ruthford Geor Corley A Rrhame Fiorien East Beaurecord East Beau Sanders St Aloysius Aloysius Tillette Menard

Not Surprise Maravich Ten Basket Maker

Pete Maravich led the SEC and nation in scoring as a LSU sophomore with 432 field goals made in 1,022 attempts and an average of 43.8 points per game. Neal Walk of Florida led in rebounding and was second in scoring, while Ralph Jukkola and Dick McIntosh led in field goal and free throw accuracy respectively. Kentucky shared the team spotlight though LSU led in scoring and Florida in rebounding. Tennessee topped scoring defense and Auburn led in field goal percentage.

Louisiana State Maravich Florida Neal Walk Walk Ralph Jukkola LSU Dick McIntosh Georgia Kentucky Wildcats Tennessee Auburn

Open sponsors name Casper Brewer for Carnoustie round

Sponsors of the British Open announced Billy Casper and Gay Brewer will play in the July 10 round at Carnoustie Scotland. The UPI report notes both golfers are top contenders and will compete against a field missing no notable absentee.

ST Andrews Scotland UPI Billy Casper Gay Brewer Perone Carnoustie Scotand

Loyola Ramblers Aim to Upset Houston in NCAA Opener

Loyola Ramblers, 16-8, challenge 28-0 Houston Cougars in Salt Lake City in the NCAA first round. Coach George Ireland bets on fast break and pressure to counter Houston size, while all eyes also note St Bonaventure and other first round matchups across campuses.

Chicago Loyola Ramblers Houston Cougars Ramblers Cougars Big E Elvin Hayes Salt Lake City Houston George Ireland Loyola Cincinnati Ireland St. Bonaventure Boston College Kingston R.I Columbia LaSalle Davidson St. John's New York

Fine Female Field In Gym Spectacle

An eleven year old Coral Gables girl joins a strong field of Centenary College and Southern Illinois gymnasts for the Monroe Invitational Gymnastics Meet at Civic Arena Saturday at 7 30. Southern Illinois leads with Gail Daley and a Canadian contingent while Centenary and others provide top national competitors in beam bars and uneven parallel bars.

Florida Centenary College Southern Illinois Monroe Claudia Fizell Coral Gables Fla Jerry Ainsworth Tom Lee Civic Arena Centenary United States Centenary of Shreveport Gail Daley Saskatoon Canada Gail Judy Wills Judy Johnson Dena Knight University of New Mexico Joan Lauter

Strasser Signs with Montreal Alouettes CFL

Strasser, Wisconsin State University halfback, signed Thursday with the Montreal Alouettes. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry last season and was the 17th draft choice of the New York Jets.

Montreal UPI Myles Strasser Wisconsin State University Montreal Alouettes Strasser New York Jets

Dudley Replaced by Score to Call Seattle AL Debut

Cleveland announcer Jimmy Dudley is out as radio voice for the Indians. Herb Score replaces him for Cleveland games. Dudley will handle play by play for the Seattle franchise joining the American League in 1969.

Cleveland UPI Jimmy Dudley Herb Score Cleveland Indians Seattle

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