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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1965
Page
9
Governor's Cup match play handicap golf at Bluefield Country Club opens June 8 with 3% hole finals scheduled July 10. First round runs June 8 to 14, second June 15 to 21, third June 22 to 28, and fourth June 29 to July 5, with several players receiving first round byes.
The Blue team defeated the Red team 23 to 19 in a 48 hole foursomes match at Bluefield Country Club on Sunday. Top scores included H C Lazenby 72 for 18 holes and Buzzy Wilkinson 73. Fred Sanders 75 and Jim Headley 71 rounded out top Blue efforts. Postmatch, Red players must buy victors’ meals at the Stag Night Banquet on June 17.
Nineteen twenty four year old dragster builder from Harper Woods Michigan named Maynard Rupp won the Bristol International Dragway Spring Nations. He drove a Chrysler powered fuel car to defeat Connie Kalitta of Detroit with a 7.59 second run at 203.16 mph. Kalitta clocked 7.82 seconds at 205 mph in the quarter mile. About 25 000 spectators watched the Detroit suburb showdown.
International League shows Columbus 40 over 5 54 with a 5 54 set game. Pacific Coast League sees Vancouver 4 Salt Lake City 1 while Arkansas Tacoma 4 1 and Atlanta 5 8 Buffalo 3 1 Spokane 13 Hawaii 7.
Champagne Tony Lema outlasted Jack Nicklaus to win the $100,900 Buick Open in Grand Blanc Michigan finishing eight under par with a 280. Johnny Pott moved to second after Nicklaus bogeyed the 18th, Julius Boros took third at 283, and Nicklaus ended fourth at 284. Lema earned $20,000 and a Buick for five years as top prize.
Huntington AP reports the West Virginia State Amateur golf entries close today for the men’s and women’s tournaments at White Sulphur Springs. Women begin July 1, men July 2, with championship rounds July 5. entry fee is $20 per player.
Hampton Virginia driver Gene Lovelace of Newport News edged Lennie Ponds of Ettrick by one car length to win the 50 lap modified sportsman feature at Langley Speedway Saturday.
Houston pitcher Claude Raymond won in his first major league start after 140 relief appearances, allowing seven hits as the Astros defeated St. Louis 10-1. Lee Maye, Jim Gentile, and Jim Wynn provided run support with Maye's three run homer in the first inning. The second game was halted by rain after 44 innings with the score tied 1-1.
U S tennis clinches the Davis Cup by sweeping Canada in Bakersfield California. Arthur Ashe defeats Harry Fauquier 6 4 6 0 6 4 in the final match as the United States seals the best of five series after earlier wins by Ashe and Scott and by McKinley Riessen in doubles.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath denied a report he would be unable to play. He said he is in better shape to play than he was in the Orange Bowl and is ready to compete for the next game.
Don Drysdale earned his 10th win as Milwaukee lost 4-0 in the opener. The Dodgers led 3 0 in the first game with Jim Gilliam and Lou Johnson homers. In the nightcap Gene Oliver hit two homers to power the Braves to a 6 4 victory and a doubleheader split.
Bob Veale fired a four straight complete game, earning his fourth win as Pittsburgh beat New York 3-0 in the second game after a 5-3 opener. Clemente fueled two-game set with a homer and two doubles, while Don Cardwell allowed eight Mets hits in the nightcap.
Johnny Callison hit three home runs helping Philadelphia beat Chicago 10 4 in the opener. Callison’s third homer, a two run shot off Ernie Broglio in the ninth, capped a five run Philly first and followed his earlier two hit day including a bases loaded slam by Doug Clemens. Ray Culp earned the win to move to 3 7 while Ron Santo and Billy Williams provided Chicago’s offense.
Milwaukee Braves count on Mack Jones to anchor a pennant push after a bases loaded homer and a 9 to 1 win over the Dodgers. Manager Bobby Bragan praises Jones confidence and potential as the club cycles through trials with the 26 year old outfielder.
Sammy Ellis pitched a five hitter yielding no earned runs as Cincinnati defeated San Francisco 6 to 0. The right hander improved to nine wins while Giants put runners on in first but were retiredd by a popup from Jesus Alou. Pete Rose Gordy Coleman and Don Pavletich drove in the decisive runs with key hits.
Yesterday scores show Asanee 3 over Saltimane 9, Cleveland 10 over Detroit 1, Sue tee no 44, and New York 6 over Chicago 10. Monday’s games list Detroit at Los Angeles and New York at Kansas City with pitchers noted.
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