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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
14
Angels rookie pitcher Minnie Rojas miffs Chicago hitters with a slow delivery as he blanks the White Sox for six innings in a 2-1 win to salvage a doubleheader split. He owns two wins in as many starts since a Seattle farm call up, with a 1.35 ERA in seven appearances.
Dennis Ralston, a leading U S contender, edged Osamu Ishiguro 6 3 7 5 at Queen's Club in London. The Davis Cup star showed flashes of sharp backhands yet unrevealing form as rain slowed courts ahead of Wimbledon. Cliff Richey also advanced after a tight 7 5 6 8 6 4 win over Daniel Contet. Roy Emerson struggled but won 1 6 16 14 6 1 against Abe Segal. Fred Stolle beat Claud Denckel 7 5 6 3.
Indians shortstop Larry Brown, injured May 5 in a Yankee Stadium collision, works out and may be activated as early as Wednesday. Breathing room for Chico Salmon, who is hitting .289 and filling in at short, Tebbetts says Salmon could be near an All Star bid if his form continues. The club splits the day with a two game makeup after a rainout. Azcue and Wagner provide notable offense for Cleveland while Lamabe and Malzone star in the other twin bill.
Portland defeats Denver 6 to 3 while Phoenix at Indianapolis is postponed by rain and San Theno at Spokane is postponed due to wet grounds. Hawaii loses 3 to 6 at Oklahoma City as Tulsa records 4 and Vancouver 6. Only games scheduled.
Logans Little League defeated K of C 10-9 to claim their first win in four starts. Jim Miller doubled and homered, Tim Foster hit a four-bagger, and Mike Zimmerman’s sixth inning single drove in the winning run. John Jones earned the win with 11 strikeouts as K of C’s Jim Gilham and Reed paced the losers.
Ohio State coach Marty Karow pulled a bold move with ace Steve Arlin to start against Southern California in a high profile NCAA showdown. Arlin, 9-1 with 103 strikeouts, led OSU past Oklahoma State 4-2 in the first round as USC rode a 12 game win streak.
The article notes the James O Supple Memorial Award given by peers for outstanding religion writing. It emphasizes George Cornell as the Associated Press reporter trusted to deliver complete, factual, fair coverage.
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