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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
4
Earl Wilson recovered from a painful start after being traded from Boston to Detroit, winning his sixth straight as the Tigers rout the Orioles. He improved to 15-9 with 10 wins in 14 decisions for Detroit. The day also saw Boston halt Minnesota’s streak and several other MLB results across both leagues.
Buckpasser, bred by Ogden Phipps and ridden by Braulio Baeza, surged from last to first in the 97th Travers at Saratoga, clocking 2:01 3-3 for a threequarter length victory. Phipps lauded the colt as the best he has owned while Neley admitted worry during the race. Also, Swinging Mood, Imasmartee, Biller, Chiclero, and Jolly Jet won other feature races across major tracks.
Sandy Koufax improves with cortisone in elbow then shuts out St Louis for a 4 1 victory. He is 20 4 on the season, fanning 10 over six innings. Giants Padres Mets and Astros post wins while AL results include Detroit Baltimore and Chicago. Minor leagues and other circuits also report scores.
American League leaders include Baltimore 80 43 and Detroit 67 51 with Chicago and Cleveland close behind. New York and Kansas City traded wins as Minnesota and Boston posted victories. several games went into extra innings. National League leaders Pittsburgh 72 60 and San Francisco 73 61 battled, with late results from Philadelphia and Houston shaping the pennant race. Major stats highlight Oliva and F Robinson leading batting, F Robinson 38 homers, and Koufax 20th win for Dodgers.
Buffalo Bills beat Houston Oilers 28 16 in an AFL exhibition at War Memorial Stadium. George Byrd set up two early scoring plays with returns, Bobby Burnett and Jack Kemp connected on three touchdowns, including an 18 yard strike to Burnett. Former Arkansas Razorbacks Bobby Burnett and others starred for Buffalo while Houston’s Blanda and teammates regrouped after a shaky showing.
Monumental Mickey Wright won the Women's Western Open Golf Tournament for the third time. She clinched a one-stroke victory on the 18th green as Margie Masters and Jo Ann Prentice faltered late. Wright finished 2 over par 302, earning $1,500, with Masters and Prentice tied for second at 303 and $1,100 each. Wright’s win followed a dramatic moment at Rainbow Springs caused by the creek-choked 6th hole.
Art Wall Jr. powered to a wire to wire victory at the Insurance City Open in Hartford with rounds of 65 64 69 68 posting 18 under par 266 and a $20 000 first prize. Wall emerged two strokes ahead of Wes Ellis Jr. and matched his 1962 memory of a late stumble by Bob Goalby. Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer also contended as the tourney featured tight gaps and mixed results for the era’s giants.
Hal Bock reports Cleveland Browns coach Blanton Collier urged patience as his team routed the Atlanta Falcons 42-3 before 48,548 at Atlanta. He noted the Falcons are a first year NFL club and need time to grow while Nort Hecker voiced frustration at the performance.
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