The Louisiana Weekly from New Orleans, Louisiana • 19

If aW'SrHnBh? r-- SATURDAY JUNE 3 1967 THE LOUISIAN A WEEKLY NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA SECTION TWO PAGE 11 fer 'sj-i GRID AWARDS: Top football awards were made to these five gridders who enhanced immeasurably the 1966 football season at Gr ambling College Awards went to Clifford Gasper outstanding freshman Charlie Joiner most valuable player Essex Johnson and Leroy Carter outstanding backs and Norman Davis top lineman Presentations were made at the All-Sports Banquet (Gramblipg Photo) Landry Net Stars To Vie In Tourney BANQUET: Mel Allen (left) famed NBC sport sc aster was Joined by President Jones assistant coach Leroy Hawthorne Athletic Director Eddie Robinson (back row) and Paul 'Tank Younger who discussed a diversity of subjects at the annual Grambling All-Sports Banquet Allen was the main banquet speaker LANDRY LASSIES Pictured above are some of the girls that represented the Buccaneers on the courts during the 1966-67 school year Left to right: standing Marva Rice Sylva Simms Earthal Summers Marsha Menlna Kneeling Walda Walker Terence Hudson and Rlvls Johnson Missing from picture are Crltty Hymes and Patrlca Jackson championship playoff Hill was runner up in the City Junior School 1 Tennis Club Rated Success Three of LB Landry's top notch net players are scheduled to participate in the sixth annual Greater Lafayette Open Tennis Tournament Lafayette La June 5-11 The event is slated for Beaver's Park Tennis Courts The Invitation was extended to Alex Johnson tennis coach at Landry recently Expecting to vie in the week long 'affair for the Bucs will be Alex Barnett Johnson Frank Hooper and Ronald Hill Hooper and Johnson were double champions in 1967 District play and runner-ups in the State LIALO Landry Bucs have been active in tennis The tennis program was started Cby Alex Johnson with 16 members and during the school year of 1966-67 the membership increased to According to Johnson "The lack of space $dd facilities slowed the progress of many of the ers who were interested "Three of our players participating in the Greats er Lafayette Open proves the importance of our program at Landry" revealed coach Johnson John serf said the trio will depart Sunday June 4th for the net carnival i-1'- IT PAYS TO nament The Greater Lafayette Open Tennis tournament is co sponsored by: Lafayette Tennis Advisory Committee Lafayette playground and Park Commission Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Oakbourne Country Club and Patrons of Lafayette Tennis The event is sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association and the Southern Lawn Tennis Association The year of 1967 marks the seventh year' that the nament three seniors were absent due to their participation in the scholastic aptitude test This tournament was held March 4 1967 at City Park 8:00 am' to 6:00 pm The weather was warm and clear The results of the tournament were as follows: Number of participants -41 2 Number participating from LB Landry School 5-boys 6-glrls 3 Junior-High Girls -Singles: Marva Rice -Runner up Junior-High Girls Doubles: Walda Walker and Trenace Hudson -Run The players have put all of their efforts together in nope 8 of accomplishing a successful season The New Orleans atlon Tournament was held at City Park the week-end of April 15 1967 and each week-end following through April 29 1967 The participants were: Frank Hopper Alex Johnson Ronald Hill Leroy Lom- bard Woodrow Howard Walda Walker Marva Rice The outstanding player from Landry School was Frank Hooper runner up in the Consolation Tournament in his age group The district tournament was held April 10-11-12 Landry was winner of the district The participants were: Patricia Jackson -Singles winner Crltty Hymes Runner up Patricia Jackson and Crltty Hymes Doubles winners Sylvia Sims and Rlvls John- By Alex Johnson The LB Landry Tennis Story of 1966-67 The Landry's Tennis Club was organized in the summer of 1960 with sixteen (16) members In the year of 1966-67 the membership increased to sixty five At present there are twelve girls and eight boys Junior aiid Senior High combined The players practice every day on the tennis court and also use the wall for volleying along with receiving nets In the Benefactors Tour Get RELIEF er yeer MONEY BACK Laboratory testa provt HF kills athlpta's foot germs in 15 seconds Use ILF liquid daily until toe cracks scales and blisters go 30-year record of success Ask for Hi at drug counters Vi oz 65c 1 oz $1253oz $300 TO IM WlilSPtCiAU in smism ilSPtflAtTT fJOOUCTS (aO SwiikM DfUonic LANDRY NETTERS Shown above are a quintet of Landry tennis players who have been active on the court during the school season Kneeling left to right: Woodrow Howard and LeRoy Lombard Standing Ronald Hill Alex Johnson and Frank Hooper Missing from photo are Warren Ambrose and Russell Bowie son Runner up Alex Johnson Singles winner Warren Ambrose Runner up Alex Johnson and Frank4 Hooper-Doubles winner warren Ambrose and Russell Bowie Runner up On April 26 1967 the teams both boys and girls went to Opelousas La to Sartlclpate in the zone at Clark High School The weather was cloudy with scattered showers Patricia Jackson and Crit-ty Hymes were Double runners -up in the zone 16-17-18-1967 The schools' participating were Bell1 Fredricks Green and Landry The weather was clear and warm The participants from Landry were Leroy Lombard Ronald Hill and Woodrow Howard The girls were Walda Walker and Trenace Hudson Lombard and Hill double winners Walda Walker singles runner-up Trenace Hudson and Walda Walker-doubles runner up Warren Ambrose was zone runner up In singles Frank Hooper" and Alex Johnson were winners in the zone's doubles We were winners of the point trophy in the zone On April 29 1967 the winners went to Baton Rou- ge La to participate in the state Frank Hooper and Alex Johnson were AAA State runner-up in the doubles The Junior-High Tennis Tournament was held May ner-up Junior High Boys Hill and -Doubles: Ronald Leroy Lombard Winners Senior High Boys -Doubles: Frank Hooper and Alex Johnson -Winners Other Participants were Jr High: Woodrow Howard Singles Senior High: Ri-vis Johnson -Singles Marsha Menlna and Sylvia Sims Doubles This spring we have had ideals weather 1 for Tennis of the Brewers' Art I i The Choicest Product Falstaff Brewing Corp St Louii Mo iJ i.