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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1966
Page
8
West League All-Stars receive a first round bye in the Area IV Little League All Star tournament. They will face the East Central winner Wednesday at 7 pm at Lee Drive Park. Other teams include NAIA and Clear Creek with the victor advancing toward district, sectional, and beyond.
John Black reports in Sun Sports Star on Thursday action in the Optimist teen league. Braves top the Dodgers 4-2 to seize sole first place, Giants beat Pirates 6-1 to move to fourth, with Novosod earning the win and Frazier taking the loss. Bruce Nelson homered, while Giants’ win tightens standings. Upcoming games include White Sox vs Cubs at 6 pm and Oilers vs Indians at 7 pm.
A Falstaff sports feature surveys golfing greats and finds Sam Snead the top choice for the most perfect swing. The item also recalls Man o War’s 21 racing starts with 20 wins and a rare loss in 1919. It notes Princeton’s football opening-game record of 87 wins and 8 losses in 95 seasons.
The National Clay Courts championships in Milwaukee move to the quarterfinals with top seed Dennis Ralston fatigued and third seed Charlie Pasarell ailing. Ralston says he is 5 to 10 pounds under, needing rest after a stretched run since April. Pasarell, facing a strained back, beat Turner Howard to reach the quarters and will face Owen Davidson while Ralston meets Frank Froehling. Rain disrupted play, and Nancy Richey advanced to the women’s semifinals with a straight-sets win over Maryne Godwin.
MILWAUKEE AP The National Public Links Golf Tournament produced a new champion as Arne Dokka the defending titlist fell in the quarterfinals to George Demling 5 and 4 at Brown Deer. Demling advanced to meet Monty Kaser in a 36 hole semifinal with Don Powers and Dave Ojala also moving on.
Il Golden of Houston carried a two stroke lead into the final round of the Texas State Amateur Golf Tournament in Austin as he shot 76 to reach 224 after 34 holes. Tommy Williams of Wichita Falls stood second at 226.
National League batting leader totals list Star gell of Pittsburgh .343 and Alou at .338 with 116 hits for Alou. Pirates Stargell leads in runs with 65, while Aaron stars for Atlanta with 65 runs. Key figures include Gibson and Koufax in pitching and Brock and Wills in steals. American League highlights Kaline .221 and B Robinson with 70 RBI, plus F Robinson 22 home runs.
A group of 22 Angleton parents protested at a school board meeting over head football coach and athletic director Fred Johnson and the junior Olympics summer track program. They cited Johnson’s handling of the program, players in the Yellow Roster, and ridicule of injured players. Trustees said Johnson would remain for one year to prove himself.
Atlanta tops Houston 7-6 as Joe Torre belts his 22nd homer off Claude Raymond in the ninth after Mike de la Hoz and Felix Mantilla drive runs earlier Aspromonte's diving catch preserved the lead with Menke on the line drive and Raymond struck out Mack Jones to end the threat.
Sandy Koufax earned his 16th victory despite saying his control and curve feel off and he hasn’t thrown as hard. The Dodgers beat the Mets 4-2 as Lou Johnson’s first inning three run homer held the lead, while Ed Bressoud homered for the Mets with no runners on later.
Tommy John boosted the Chicago White Sox who climbed into a sixth place tie with the Kansas City Athletics after an 8 1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Ken Berry and Wayne Causey scored the decisive run on Causey’s double, with Agee driving in Buford on a seventh inning double. The win came as Detroit beat Baltimore 4 3 and Yankees edged Kansas City 5 4, while Minnesota beat Washington 3 1 and California defeated Boston 3 2 in 10 innings. John was to rejoin the club next Friday and start the following day.
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