This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1965
Page
3
San Francisco Giants rally from 5-2 down to beat Houston 7-5 in 10 innings. Jim Davenport delivers a two run bases loaded single after Willie Mays hits his 501st career homer to cap a late game comeback. Giants extend NL lead to 3 games over Dodgers and Reds.
Bobby Layne, former NFL star QB, hired Tuesday as quarterback coach for the St. Louis Cardinals to aid Charley Johnson and other qbs. Bidwill says Layne brings experience after 15 NFL seasons and ranks high in career stats. Layne to start immediately after leaving Pittsburgh. Attendance at the 1965 U.S. championship doubled versus 1964, says West Side Tennis Club president J. Donald McNamara. Steelers release five players to reach NFL limit of 40.
Frank Robinson drove in five runs with two home runs as the Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 13 to 6. The win pulled Cincinnati into a tie for second with Los Angeles, three games behind the San Francisco Giants, who faced Houston. Roberts added a decisive ninth inning three run blast after Pete Rose walked to load the bases. O'Toole earned his third win of the season.
New York AP reports Stuart MacKenzie of Australia, silver medalist in rowing at the 1956 Olympics and six time Diamond Sculls winner at Henley, was named coach of Columbia University's varsity crew on Tuesday.
Detroit powered to a 7-1 win in the second game as Norm Cash drove in three runs with a homer and a double, while Baltimore’s rookie pitchers issued six walks in a costly sixth inning. The Orioles took the opener 5-3 on Boog Powell’s two-run pinch homer in the eighth.
Alassio Italy Tuesday saw IM-Britain skippered by Richard Pitcher win the second heat of the Flying Dutchman world championship and tie for first overall with Italy’s Aldebaran.
Willie Stargell, in his third Pirates season, has developed into a bona fide cleanup hitter. He entered a Tuesday game hitting .266 with 26 home runs and 103 RBIs, first Pirate since 1961 to reach 100 RBIs, and credited experience and daily play for his improvement. He notes better handling of southpaws and focus on waiting for the pitch as key factors.
Kathy Whitworth leads the LPGA official money list with six wins and $20,185 from 22 events. Carol Mann is second with $15,254 and two victories, followed by Marlene Hagge at $14,475 with two wins. Top 10 also include Sandra Haynie Marilynn Smith Mary Mills Susie Maxwell Betsy Rawls and Judy Torluemke.
The data lists R B I leaders Johnson of Cincinnati with 120 and Stargell of Pittsburgh with 103, Mays of San Francisco 102, Williams of Chicago 97, Banks of Chicago 95. pitching leaders show Koufax of Los Angeles 22 8 with .733, Maroney of Cincinnati 18 7, Cloninger of Milwaukee 21 9, Marichal of San Francisco 22 10, Ellis of Cincinnati .479.
The Minnesota Vikings released three players to meet the 40 man roster limit. Darrel Lester fullback from McNeese State Dale Hackbart defensive back from Wisconsin and Bob Taylor defensive end from Maryland State were cut without recall. Lester was a 1964 ninth round pick. Taylor joined via trade with the Giants.
Boston tops Cleveland 5-4 in 13 innings with Carl Yastrzemski delivering a leadoff homer in the 13th. Yastrzemski walked thrice and ended the marathon with a left field shot off Bob Tiefenauer. Tony Horton tied it in the ninth with a homer as Cleveland errors helped Boston mount a late rally.
Dick Weber of St Louis stays atop the PBA money-winning list after a 21st place in the Birmingham Open. His $325 prize lifts year total to $43,500, with Billy Mardwick Harry Smith Bill Allen and Billy Golem biewski rounding out the top five earnings.
St Louis defeats Pittsburgh 3 2 as Donn Clendenon errors fuel three unearned runs. Gibson K's 11 in 8 innings, aided by Dennis in relief. McCarver and Skinner drive key hits for the Cardinals. Pirates rally with two runs but fall at Forbes Field.
Baltimore Colts trimmed to the NFL limit by placing punter Billy Lothridge defensive tackle John Diehl and defensive end Roosevelt Davis on waivers. Lothridge joined two weeks earlier from Dallas in exchange for Ralph Neely, who chose to play elsewhere after Dallas outbid Houston. Diehl, a 265-pound tackle from Virginia, was in his fifth season. Davis, from Tennessee A&I, was Baltimore's eighth draft pick last fall.
Green Bay Wisconsin team down to 40 players by placing rookie tackle Eli Strand of Town State on waivers, trimming roster ahead of season. Strand joined Packers as a rookie tackle and now faces possible assignment elsewhere or practice squad consideration.
The Philadelphia Eagles placed defensive back Bob Shann and offensive end Bill Cronin on waivers Tuesday from Boston College. The moves come as the team reduced its 40 man roster.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.