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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1966
Page
29
Green Bay defeats the Los Angeles Rams 24-13 in Milwaukee to seize undisputed Western Division lead. Rams drop to 2-1 as Packers force five turnovers and boot three field goals amid a tense clash before 50,861 fans.
Roman Gabriel had a rough day with 124 yards and eight sacks as the Rams trailed 17-0 before mounting a late rally. Elijah Pitts caught an 80-yard TD pass from Bart Starr helped Green Bay hold on, but coach Lombardi lamented missed chances while Allen vowed better defense and execution.
In Chicago the Dodgers lose 2-1 as Ken Holtzman outduels Sandy Koufax. Rick Schofield opened the ninth with a single, but failed bunt and Maury Wills run attempts left Los Angeles with one run on six hits. The loss tightens the pennant margin as Atlanta beats Pittsburgh 6-2.
Hank Aaron blasted two solo shots and Mack Jones added another as the Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh 6 2. Aaron opened the fourth with his 41st homer, Jones followed with his 21st, and Eddie Matthews later homered to cap a three run eighth inning. The Braves set a team record with 200 homers this season. The Pirates remain 14 1/2 games back of the Dodgers after Chicago beat them 2 1.
Tanners on first and second with one out in the eighth when Carroll replaced Kelley. Roberto Clemente, his 28th homer already in the sixth, reached on Denis Mexice's error and loaded the bases. Carroll forced Clemente at second on Don Clendenon’s grounder with one run scoring, Willie Stargell grounded out to end the threat. Carroll then retired the Pirates in the ninth.
Dodgers schedule shows seven away games including St Louis and Philadelphia with Sept 26 through Oct 2. Pittsburgh hosts three games with San Francisco on Sept 30 and Oct 1-2. San Francisco has six away games including Atlanta and Pittsburgh with a rainout at Cincinnati rescheduled to Oct 3 if needed.
Bob Aspro Monte delivered a run scoring single in the sixth to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. The defeat left the Giants four games behind the Dodgers in the NL race as Willie McCovey hit his 34th homer to pull Chicago even in the top of the sixth.
Billy Daniels of Brooklyn charged he was offered 1000 to throw a nonfight in a prelim to the Henry Cooper Floyd Patterson match at Wembley Empire Pool. He filed an affidavit with the British Boxing Board of Control detailing the alleged bribery.
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a 28-14 third-quarter deficit to beat the Cleveland Browns 34-28. Charley Johnson sparked the comeback with a 58-yard TD pass and a 9-yard scoring run, while Prentice Gautt sealed the victory with a 22-yard TD rush after a critical interference penalty. Jim Bakken missed the conversion, ending a string of 14 straight extra points.
Wes Parker cited a palm reader Donni at the Ivanhoe Restaurant predicting the Dodgers will win the pennant and likely lose the World Series. The palmist warned a key play at first base and a potentially slippery field due to weather could decide the Series. Parker notes a past Palmist forecast-game streak preceded their 13-game win run.
At Westball Detralt faces Angels with Anabela, Ataduimn, and Qin likely to draw crowds. Racin-Parone fairgrounds schedule lists the pairing as the marquee event in the afternoon lineup.
Alien Fox of Los Angeles stunned Roy Emerson in the finals at the Los Angeles Tennis Club winning the 40th Pacific Southwest International Championships. Fox, seeded seventh among Americans, defeated Emerson 6-3 6-3 in 47 minutes to claim the men’s crown as Maria Bueno dominated the women’s event.
Dallas defensive pressure stalled Minnesota as Frank Tarkenton struggled. Don Meredith hit Buddy Dial for the clinching late score after Dallas built a 10 7 halftime lead and held off the Vikings in a 28 17 NFL win.
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