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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1966
Page
3
Warren McVea, once doubted after a rough debut versus Tulsa, rose through injury and doubt at Houston. He sparked late-season wins, scored two 80+ yard plays against Mississippi, and powered a Cotton Bowl win over Kentucky, earning a dramatic comeback and All-America dream.
In early baseball, 1903 White Sox vs Tigers set an all time 18 errors in a game. Golf balls evolved from feather stuffed leather to the modern design around 1900. The smallest city to host a big league team was Troy, in the National League from 1879 to 1882.
Cheny Ist Richard Cheny of La Porte took first in both .22 and large caliber pistol matches at the Baytown Pistol and Rifle Club on Highway 146. He scored 268 of 300 in .22 and 240 in large. Runner up in both divisions was J. R. Riley with 267 and 237.
Georgia Tech football coach Bobby Dodd offers a candid theory that spring practice cannot reveal how strong a team will be in the fall. He notes the uncertainty and remains honest about predicting outcomes from spring sessions.
Gene French, a 15 year old Baytown rider, entered the 7H c.c. class race held by the Bay City Motorcycle Club. He qualified second in his heat and finished third in the final, earning a trophy. He will learn results of the July 16 Bay town race at Inter-State 10 on Sjolander Road.
Frederick Maryland report notes June Bellew of California urges more glamorizing of field events to boost U S performance. She says team depth should improve, especially in long distance races, as Americans eye rivals from Russia and Poland in upcoming meets. Denise Paschal set a pole vault record then Barbara Friedrich broke the javelin mark in qualifiers.
Ronnie Marsh, former defensive back at Robert E. Lee High School, accepts a four year football scholarship to Rice University. He earned two varsity letters as a Gander and received honorable mention on the 1944 all-district team. Marsh had been accepted by the Naval Academy but was rejected due to an old knee injury. His brother Paul Marsh plays end for Navy, and Ronnie hopes to meet him in the Rice Navy game at Rice Stadium in 1967.
Mickey Wright leads the opening round at Hazeltine in the 1969 U S Women's Open, posting a 71 to hold a one stroke edge over defending champion Carol Mann. Kathy Whitworth and other former champions struggled, while Donna Caponi and Mary Mills trailed closely as the field narrows toward the weekend.
Manuel Santana, Spain, defeated Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield, California, in straight sets to win the Wimbledon singles title. Santana becomes the first European finalist in 11 years, while Ralston acknowledges the crowd’s sympathy toward his opponent. The clash marks the American bid for the Wimbledon double as King and Buehne contest the women’s final.
Sport Shorts reports a four man NFL panel is to work with a parallel AFL group today on merger plans set to take effect in 1970. Other brief items note Oscar Bonavena’s return home after a New York win where he targets a fight with Cassius Clay, AL Unser declining the July 4 Pikes Peak race defense, Piero del Papa traveling to San Francisco for a July 11 bout with Bobo Olgesi, and the death of Italian auto racer Giuseppe Farina in a French Alps crash. Farina was 56 and 1950 world driving champion.
Barbers Hill coach Warner Elliott watched Jabo Leonard earn a win by fanning 13 Red Sox, while also belting a two run homer in the first inning. Red Sox scorers came entirely in the first on four hits led by James Tilton who went 3 for 3.
The 18th Odessa Pro-Am golf tournament in Odessa Texas starts next week with $20,000 in prize money. At least 26 pros are expected and a special pro-am kicks off Tuesday. Wednesday features qualifying for the 72-hole event at Odessa Country Club. first prize is $5,000.
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