Torres Upsets Thornton to Retain Light Heavy Title
Jose Torres defended his light heavyweight crown with a 15 round unanimous decision over Wayne Thornton at Shea Stadium. Torres mocked Cassius Clay’s form after watching him on television while Thornton fought to counter Torres’s speed, with referee Johnny Lobianco working hard as the bout wore on.
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Torres Recalls Rough Bout With Thornton In Victory
Torres describes a brutal fight with Thornton noting repeated butt hits and nose grabs. He claims two first round knockdowns and that he stayed composed, telling Thornton he fought hard and won easily.
Ralston Wins Stockholm Tennis Final
Bakersfield's Dennis Ralston defeated Australia's John Newcombe 9-7 8-6 to win an outdoor international tennis title. Finland's Leena Ahonen claimed the women's crown by beating Pia Balling 6 4 6 4. South American heavyweight Oscar Bonavena arrived in New York to prep for a June 23 title bout with George Chuvalo at Madison Square Garden.
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Argentina
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Weekend Sports Roundup Highlights Boxing Racing and Golf
Cassius Clay retained his heavyweight title by stopping Henry Cooper in the sixth round. Jose Torres defended his light heavyweight crown by unanimous decision after a first round knockdown. Kauai King won the Preakness at Pimlico and remains on track for the Triple Crown with Belmont to come. Summer Scandal led to a dominant Top Flight Handicap win at Aqueduct. The U S polo team beat the United Nations 7 1 opening the Open Polo Championship. The United States Davis Cup team defeated the West Indies in Jamaica. Bruce Devlin won the Colonial National Invitation by a stroke in Fort Worth. Dennis Ralston defeated John Newcombe to win the Swedish International Tennis Tournament. Jacky Stewart led BRM to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. Shirley Englehorn captured the Babe Zaharias Women’s Open in Beaumont.
Harter Captures Women's Singles Title in Barcelona
Kathy Harter of Seal Beach California won the women's singles at an international event in Barcelona defeating Fay Urban of Canada 6-2 6-2 in the final. Thomas Koch of Brazil defeated Nicola Pilic of Yugoslavia 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-1 to win the men's championship.
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Bruce Devlin Wins Colonial With $22,000 Triumph
Bruce Devlin charges to a wire to wire victory at the Colonial National Invitation, posting a final round 5 over par 75 in the brutal heat to finish 1 stroke ahead of Dick Sikes. Hogan’s pre tournament advice helped him navigate a six stroke surge earlier and he collects $22,000 with a 280 total while Lema Geiberger and others split purses.
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Gardner Dickinson
Bo Wininger
Peter Thomson
Johnny Pott
Don January
Gene Littler
South Africa
Gary Player
Harold Henning
Baseball standings and games from United Press International summary
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 20 wins, Detroit two games back, followed by Baltimore Minnesota and others. Sundays results include Boston 5 Kansas City 1 and Cleveland splitting with Chicago. next day pitchers and matchups listed for several games. National League standings list San Francisco and Houston atop. multiple games results including New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh shutouts. Bowler Esposito and Watterson to be honored by Metropolitan Bowling Writers Association at sixth annual dinner on June 16 for special services to bowling.
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Metropolitan Bowling Writers Association
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Amarillo Sonics Top Spurs Behind Herrera Power
Jose Herrera homered twice to lift Amarillo to a 6 5 Texas League win over Dallas Fort Worth Spurs. John Felske also connected for the Spurs in the sixth inning. Amarillo totaled 13 hits to Dallas Fort Worth’s 10 as other scores showed Albuquerque, Arkansas, and El Paso posting 1 0 decisions.
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O D o n o g h u e s 0 0 ERA Shines for Indians
Lefty John O Donoghue improved to 4 0 with four wins in four starts and 18 innings, allowing six hits and one unearned run as the Indians swept Chicago in a doubleheader to widen their lead in the American League. Fred Whitfield drove in the go ahead runs in the seventh inning of the second game.
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Larry Stahl
Washington
Jim McGlathlin
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Jin King
Frank Howard
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Rick Reichardt
Joe Adcock
Major League Leaders and a Government Study Highlight Gender Gap
A sports roundup lists batting leaders in both leagues with Oliva and Aaron among top names. It also notes pitching leaders and home run, RBI, and strikeout charts. A separate government study finds women drivers aged 25 show higher accident involvement than men in the same age group.
Television listings for Monday May 23 1966 across stations
Television schedules from KFOX KONC KFDA KAUZ EVII KTV listings show nightly lineups with news weather sports and prime time programs including Huntley Brinkley Report Doctor Kildare The Andy Williams Show The Lucy Show I’ve Got A Secret The Tonight Show Beachhead The Big Flicker Tales of Wells Fargo Rifleman Desilu Playhouse and more with time slots and movie titles noted for each channel. The compilation preserves station branding and program blocks typical of 1960s broadcasting.
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Andy Williams
NBC News
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Lucy
Andy Griffith
Hazel
Kauz TV Channel
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Weather In Motion
Luci
EVII
Peter Jennings
Jessie James
Playhouse
Weather
TV Guide Style Schedule Obscure Daytime Lineup 1966
A dense list recreates a May 24 1966 TV schedule across multiple stations KGNC Channel 4 KVIT Channel 2 and more. Entries include morning news Eye Guess Concentration and serials The Doctors Days of Our Lives Another World The Edge of Night and CBS NBC affiliations with assorted local program blocks and late afternoon shows.
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Morning Star
Paradise Bay
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Weather & News
Funny Company
Popeye Theatre
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Eve Guess
Ruth Brent
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Bronco
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