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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1966
Page
4
Drivers and crew prepared for the Memorial Day 500 mile race in Indianapolis. Practice concluded with final driver instructions due today as the Speedway drew a large crowd likely reaching 390000.
United Press International reports AL standings with Cleveland leading at 27 wins. Baltimore 22, Detroit 21, California 20, Minnesota 17, New York 17, Chicago 16, Washington 17, Boston 16, Kansas City 13. Sunday's matchups include Minnesota at Cleveland, Baltimore at Kansas City, California at Detroit.
The column lists scattered games with teams like Cleveland, California, Detroit, Kansas City, Boston, Chicago and New York, plus standings and schedules. It also reports on the Indianapolis 500 pace car speed notes from practice, highlighting drivers Mario Andretti Arnie Knepper Dan Gurney and others clocked above 150 mph.
The Best Ball Mixed Tournament at the Country Club starts Monday at 1 p.m. A $1 entrant fee applies. All club members and their guests may enter.
Pete Reiser 27-year baseball veteran was appointed to replace Stan Hack as manager of the Dallas Fort Worth Spurs in the Texas League. Hack resigned to focus on his Grand Detour restaurant. Reiser will debut Saturday night against El Paso after serving as Cubs batting instructor and scout under Leo Durocher.
Ed Thorpe a 6 foot 5 inch rebounder with a 14 point scoring average at San Joaquin Delta Junior College in California has signed an athletic scholarship at Baylor University coach Bill Menefee said Saturday San Joaquin won 21 consecutive games prior to losing in the state tournament
In Holland, farmer M. Van Den Broek discovered his late father’s wedding band buried in his garden, the band having been lost for 55 years. The find occurred as he cultivated the plot, bringing a personal family relic back to light.
Whitey Ford, 37, the Yankees' career wins leader, says he will retire after this season if his inflamed left arm does not improve. He remains hopeful while resting, undergoing X ray treatment, and planning to pitch when ready, with a 0-3 record but 2.03 ERA this year. A separate note mentions Harold Wilson pipe auction at a July Boy Scout fair in London.
The Library of Congress begins accepting the private papers of Groucho Marx as a new addition to its prominent archives. The collection promises rich material for historians and researchers, including correspondence with Thurber White Perelman Truman and others.
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