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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1967
Page
20
Grandview Men's Golf Club opens its championship and six flight tournaments with 107 players signing up. Defending champ Mike Borson faces B McGuire in the championship flight first round. Pro Am set for Aug 20. First rounds run Aug 14 to Sept 3 with finals Labor Day.
Jim Nance asserts he cannot be stopped as he powers through the Baltimore Colts defense for 64 yards on 15 carries in a Patriots loss. He emphasizes his middle-running, option blocking system and his confidence in finding holes, comparing his AFL prowess to his past NFL experience and noting other players changing leagues.
UPI reports coach Bob Giegengack will field a strong U S team for a dual track meet in Düsseldorf against West Germany, featuring stars Willy Turner Jim Ryan Randy Matson and Ralph Boston. Evans hurt but will run 400 m. Lindgren granted 5000 m entry. Proctor to broad jump over Beamon. Germans Tuemmler and Kemper loom as threats.
Cooperstown note lists the five inaugural inductees Babe Ruth Ty Cobb Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner as the initial Hall of Fame honorees chosen in 1936 by UPI reports.
Several hundred Panamanians escorted Ismael Laguna from a midtown hotel to Madison Square Garden for a final workout before his third bout with Carlos Ortiz. Laguna seeks the 135 pound crown in New York after holding the title in Panama City and losing it in San Juan. Ortiz, confident, trains in an uptown gym and vows to finish Laguna.
Willie Stargell delivered a two run single as part of an eight inning rally that lifted Pittsburgh over Cincinnati 4 to 3. Bob Veale pitched eight strong innings for the win, striking out his 1,000th batter. Gary Nolan allowed three hits through seven and a third before the Pirates broke through in the eighth.
Entries are being accepted for the Madison County Invitational Softball Tournament at Shadyside Park starting Monday Aug 28. It uses double elimination with a $20 team fee, each game earns a new ball, no time limit but a 10 run rule applies. Game times range 6 15 7 30 8 45 on three game nights or 7 and 8 15 for two games or 7 30 for a single game. Players may switch teams if they began with a different club, must stay with their initial team. Entry deadline is Saturday Aug 26 with a 6 PM drawing at Shadyside Park. Contact tournament director Zachary at 403 West 33rd St 643 2279 to enter. Coca Cola and Elwood win big in final Commercial Softball League regular night as Coke takes 9 1 over Emge 7 4 10 2 in the other, makeup game Wednesday Pepsi Cola vs Elwood. Linescores show Elwood 1 final with Coca Cola 9 for the 9 113 pairing. Emge 7 4 2 74 Overmyer and Melintosh plus Price and Jones.
The Kokomo Pro-Am kicks off the $30,000 Kokomo PBA Open October 26 to 29 with 312 amateurs expected from Indiana. Don Johnson co sponsors as 85 spots already committed, 91 pros and five locals compete, prize pool may exceed $13,000 in cash and merch, first prize $750 and every qualifier receives a bowling ball. The event starts the fall PBA tour, followed by stops in Youngstown Plainville Durham Camden and the $70,000 National Championship in New York City. Purdue football leads Big Ten with 32 lettermen returning this season.
Steve Barber and Joe Pepitone drive in two runs apiece as the New York Yankees edge Baltimore 5-4. Barber and Monbouquette combined on the win. Pepitone belts a crucial two-run triple in the seventh after Clarke and White reach. Orioles claw back to 3-2 before the decisive hit lift.
Mike McCormick improved to 16 wins with seven hits allowed as San Francisco beat Atlanta 6 2. Willie McCovey homered driving in three and Clete Boyer added a two run shot in the ninth to spoil the shutout bid. The win ends the Giants losing streak and halts Atlanta’s winning streak.
An organizational meeting for Lapel cross country is set for tonight at 6 in the Lapel High School gym. New head coach Jack Steinhart comes from North Knox High School to lead the program, replacing Jack Hurley. Price Brookfield returns to coach the junior high squad after previously coaching Hancock Central. All eligible runners in grades 7 through 12 should attend.
AP reports longtime Jets coach Weeb Ewbank recalled an effort to acquire Bart Starr from the Green Bay Packers. He said he also pursued Starr while coaching the Baltimore Colts and even considered Johnny Unitas, but settled for Lamar McHan.
Newport Rhode Island UP I reports the first America's Cup selection race will feature Intrepid versus Constellation and American Eagle versus Columbia. A New York Yacht Club committee will choose the 12 meter sloop to defend the cup from Dame Pattie with trials racing over 24.3 miles under 10 to 9 knot winds amid a large spectator fleet. Intrepid is the favorite after dominating prior trials, while Constellation has title wins from 1964 and Columbia from earlier series.
Top golfers Billy Casper Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus will not play in the Greater Hartford Open this week. Casper withdrew stating fatigue and desire for a vacation. Registration closed at 7 p.m. with Art Wall Jr Gene Littler Billy Maxwell Bob Goalby and Ken Venturi among those signed up at the Wethersfield Country Club course.
New York Mets defeat Larry Jackson and the Philadelphia Phillies 8 to 3 in Philadelphia. Jack Fisher earns the win with nine strikeouts as the Mets rally for four runs in the fourth inning. Rojas Harrelson Kranepool and Buchek contribute key hits while Jackson allows five earned runs across six innings, snapping his long-standing dominance over the Mets.
Arnold Palmer stretched his lead in the PGA money list after winning the American Golf Classic at Akron for the 50th time in a major event, earning $20,000 and lifting his year total to $138,189.96. He sits about $28,000 ahead of Julius Boros and $32,000 ahead of Jack Nicklaus, with Frank Beard just ahead of Doug Sanders for fourth and Gay Brewer in sixth. Goalby, Archer and January fill the top 10 as the standings tighten behind Palmer.
Franklin Miculi, owner of the San Francisco Warriors, announced a planned 4.5 million dollar damage suit against singer Pat Boone and the Oakland Oaks. He said the filing would move to Los Angeles rather than San Francisco. The suit alleges Boone and the Oaks induced...
The Warriors and Sanford Mieuli move to block Rick Barry from playing for another club as a California court fight unfolds. Barry breached a graded contract with the Oaks and Boone, with Mieuli seeking 1.5 million in actual damages and 3 million in punitive damages. The case targets venue in Los Angeles, aiming to keep the dispute away from San Francisco.
Yesterday's results feature New York 8 Philadelphia 3 and Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 3. San Francisco 6 Atlanta 2 and St Louis 6 Chicago 5. Today's seven NL games include New York at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at Atlanta, Chicago at St Louis, Los Angeles at Houston, Minnesota at California, and Kansas City at Chicago with night doubleheaders listed.
Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell head an all star cast for the Maurice Stokes benefit game at Kutsher's Country Club. Russell leads an Eastern lineup with Willis Reed Jerry Lucas Oscar Robertson Hal Greer. Proceeds go to the Maurice Stokes Benefit Fund. Stokes may attend, first time Cincinnati since his 1958 brain injury.
Chicago Bears coach George Halas labors into late hours to assemble a stronger club around Gale Sayers as a wave of retirements injuries and trades thin the roster. The article outlines positions, possible signings and key players striving to rebound from a 5-7-2 season and prep for exhibitions against Washington Dallas? Actually Washington and Packers and Chiefs.
Los Angeles AP reports a record 1,500 cars will compete in NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park August 31 to September 4. Wally Parks notes entries grew from 1,200 last year to 1,500 with 47 states and Canada represented. Expanded program includes 200plus mph top fuel and top gas races and a new 180 mph experimental stock eliminator. Park area upgrades include 20 acres of parking and a $35,000 walkover bridge for pit access.
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