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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1966

Page

4

Tiant Leads Indians To Doubleheader Split Over Tigers

Cleveland blanked Detroit 2-0 as Luis Tiant pitched four hits and his fourth shutout victory. Detroit overturned a late deficit to win the opener 7-6 with Don Wert delivering a tie breaking eighth inning single. Wagner homered for Cleveland in the nightcap while Tiant outpitched Hank Aguirre and aided by an error as the Indians salvage a doubleheader split.

Detroit Luis Tiant Cleveland Tigers Don Wert Tiant Hank Aguirre Indians Aguirre Leon Wagner Fred Gladding Joe Azcue Chuck Hinton Wagner Bill Freehan Gates Brown Ray Oyler Willie Horton Wert Oyler Larry Sherry Hinton Chico Salmon Joe Sparma Rockey Colavito Duke Sims Norm Cash Jim Northrup Hearth

Bowling Results From Riverside Lanes Breakfast Club Rolls High

Bowling results from Riverside Lanes show Breakfast Club rolling 172 to lead, with other scores including Old Faithfuls 149, King of Sea 164, Ashworth Florist 148, Diet Rite 146, Pancakes 162, Char-CoLette 148, Nurses 162, West Main B S 173, Coca-Cola Qu Akers 153, Four Aces 180, and Lovebirds 191 among numerous entries. Teams include Strange Cleaners Webb 14¢ and The Blues 212, with Caswell County Couples No 2 posting 183 and late entries like Bent’s Place 198 and Boykin 200.

Clay Defended Title in London Amid Persecution Claims

Izvestia says Cassius Clay faces persecution in the United States for backing Negro rights and opposing the Vietnam War. The Soviet article notes he defended his heavyweight title last Saturday in London against Henry Cooper.

Moscow Izvestia Cassius Clay United States Viet Nam London Henry Cooper

Senators Win 2-1 on Lock's Ninth-Inning Heroics

Washington edge Kansas City 2-1 as Don Lock belts a two-run pinch homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Harrelson homered for KC, Ortega started for Washington, and Ron Kline earned the win while Wyatt took the loss.

Senators Lock Washington Don Lock Washington Senators Kansas City Athletics Kansas City John Wyatt Dick Nen Ken Harrelson Phil Ortega Ron Kline Wyatt Chuck Nobson Causey Valentine Harrelson Saverine Savarez King Howard Stanilé Charles McMulin D.green Casanova Nossek Cf Kirkland Brinkmass Dobson Ortega Bryan c Bchance Phoong Kline Sun Nossek

Gentile Drives Astros Past Mets 5-3 in Tuesday Night Win

Jim Gentile doubled across three runs in the first inning and scored on Rusty Staub's double as the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 5-3. Claude Raymond pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-hit relief for the victory, with Rob Roberts briefly knocked out in the fourth.

Houston Jim Gentile Rusty Staub Houston Astros New York Mets Astros New York Jerry Grote Mets Claude Raymond Raymond Robin Roberts Cleon Jones Roberts Ron Hunt Jones Joe Morgan Morgan Grote Sonny Jackson Jim Wynn Gentile Staub Luplow Hunt Meraan T. C.jones S.jackson Boyer Wynn Stuart Staubrt Swoboda Rf Aformate Stephnsn Nicholson Eilers Shackson Fisher Arrigo Richardson Hepler Paymond

Cubs Take 2-0 Victory Over Cards

Glenn Beckert and Ernie Banks delivered Chicago’s scoring in a 2-0 win over St. Louis. Beckert opened the sixth with a double and later scored on Banks sacrifice fly. he added an RBI in the seventh. Ted Abernathy secured the finish with a ninth inning save after relieving Bill Hands with runners aboard.

ST. Louis Glenn Beckert Ted Abernathy Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Beckert Jackson Ernie Banks Don Kessinger Chicago Abernathy Bill Hands Cardson Mike Shannon Curt Flood Hands Orlando Cepeda Tim McCarver Chicago ST. Louis Abrichbi Phillins Cf Tolan Shannon Rf B.wilams Flood Santo Cepeda Banks McArrere Hundley Smith Browne Buchek Kessinger Javier Francona Abernthy Dennis Ajackson Skinner Maxvill Eyiee Pao Beckett Shannon Sb—Phillips S—Kessinaer A.jackson A Jackson B.williams

English Derby Field Headed By Right Noble

Twenty five horses are entered for the English Derby with American owned Right Noble the favorite. Swamp fever bans continental entries from France and Europe. Right Noble is owned by Charles Engelhard of New York, ridden by Lester Piggott, trained by Vincent O’Brien in Ireland. The winning owner gains 208569 dollars, the race’s richest prize. Charlottown, ridden by Sophie Breasley, challenged Right Noble, while Engelhard’s Greg Moss is a long shot. Lack Prince II, owned by Edward B. Benjamin of New Orleans, is another contender in the 14 mile turf race.

John Farrow London Right Noble France Europe England Ministry of Agriculture Britain Charles Engelhard New York Lester Piggott Ireland Vincent O'Brien Charlottown Sophie Breasley Engelhard Greg Moss O'Brien Bookies Lack Prince 11 Edward B. Benjamin New Orleans

Reds Rout Braves 8 2 as six-run sixth blows open game

Cincinnati built an eight to two win over Atlanta sparked by an seven-run sixth inning. Don Pavletich and Johnny Edwards drove in two runs each as 11 Reds came to the plate and six singles fueled the rally. Tommy Helms had four hits and scored the first run of the inning.

Cincinnati Don Pavletich Johnny Edwards Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Reds Tommy Helms Pete Rose Vada Pinson Pavletich Deron Johnson Braves Denny Lemaster Leo Cardenas Chi Chi Olivo Edwards Mel Queen Joey Jay Helms Jay Bill Mc Cool Felipe Alou Gene Oliver Woody Woodward

Singing Golf Girls May Lose Their Amateur Status

London AP reports four singing girl golfers including Shirley Ward Lewine Guermont Pam Trednick and Margaret Nuttall face possible loss of amateur status if their record Misery goes on sale The women also appear on Britain's Curtis Cup team roster for the July 29 30 match with the United States at Hot Springs Virginia The Royal and Ancient Golf Club says they are using their golf fame for commercial purposes The group calls itself The Plus Fours.

London

Guilford's Maynard named NAIA District 26 Coach of the Year

Stuart Maynard of Guilford College earns NAIA District 26 coach of the year honors from district coaches. The Quakers, 24-7, have qualified for the NAIA southeast regional tournament starting Thursday in Statesboro, Georgia.

Charlotte Stuart Maynard Guilford College Quakers Statesboro

Orioles Rally Past White Sox for 6-4 Victory

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-4 as part of a midweek slate, with notable pitching and timely hitting shaping the game. The night matchups also featured Cleveland at Detroit, Kansas City at Washington, and other contests across the league.

Baltimore Barber Chicago John Cleveland McDowell Detroit McLain Kansas City Taiboi Washington Segui California Chance New York Downing Minnesota Kaat Boston Stephenson California

Brooks Robinson Hits Homer Drives in Three Runs in Orioles Win

In Chicago, Brooks Robinson homered for his seventh this season and Boog Powell delivered a go-ahead single as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the slumping Chicago White Sox 6-4. Robinson connected with one on in the third to cap a four-run burst. Powell broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth with a single after Curt Blefary doubled, and Robinson added an insurance RBI in the seventh. Tommy Agee drove in three for the White Sox, who have dropped eight of nine.

Chicago Brooks Robinson Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles Chictago White Sox Robinson Powell Curt Blefary Tommy Agee Baltimore Snyder Buford Aparicio Ss peCray Ih Gee Blair Frobinsn Brobinsn Free E—Weis Freese Fr.Robinson Blefary B.robinson Agee Aparicio S—Adair Beso Palmer D.hall Hall le Ooo Buzhardt jLamabe Ocker Apt Onale Buthardt B.robinson Feumer Etchebarren

Rain Delays Hit College Baseball Schedule Across Divisions

In a scattered day of delays and postponements, Southern League games in Columbus at Charlotte were postponed due to rain while Winston-Salem beat Portsmouth 1 0 in the Carolina League. Other matchups across leagues were postponed or rained out with wet grounds noted in Wilson Durham Kinston Rock Hill Salisbury Thomasville Spartanburg and Greenville Lexington games. Florida State edged Clemson 4 to 3.

Winston-Salem Portsmouth Lynchburg Greensboro Rains Wilson Durham Stirlington Kinston Rock Hill Salisbury Thomasville Spartanburg Greenville Lexington Gastonia Statesville Florida State Clemson

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