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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
5
Weather permitting the Jefferson City American Legion opens its season tonight on the local diamond. The Jefferson City Red Birds, the capital citys semi pro team, travel to Iberia in quest of their sixth victory of the season.
The Jefferson City American Legion squad hosts Siringtown for the season opener at Ernie Vivian Dennis Green. Manager Larry Theroff plans a 20 man roster with pitching staff led by Beck. Gene Jensen, Kelly Whitaker, Steve Berk, and Ray Washburn are among top hitters expected to appear. starting lineup to be announced as Beck gets the ball.
Kansas City AP: Hank Bauer, managing the Baltimore Orioles, praises the club’s position at 26-21 as injuries mount. He cites Brooks Robinson out 18 days and other players like Bowens Powell Pappas Bunker among those sidelined, while noting New York’s injury woes. He asserts the team remains as good as any and questions their pennant chances.
Scores from Wednesday show rain plagued games in Detroit at New York and San Francisco at Milwaukee. Standout performances include Dick Hall and Stu Miller silencing the A’s, Blefary driving in runs for Baltimore, and Don Drysdale becoming the majors’ winningest pitcher with a 9-3 record.
Dodgers lose to the Cardinals 4-1 in a rain shortened night. Perranoski nails down the eighth, fanning the side in the seventh after a double by Mike Shannon. Elis backs win with critical hits as Cardinals fail to score in late rally.
Jefferson City Red Birds travel to Iberia for a 7:30 baseball game at Merchants Park. Bill Clarkston or Joe Rowden to pitch for the Red Birds against Al Knox or Bob Price for Iberia. Red Birds sit at 5-2 after a rainout with Salem and a 7-4 win over Missouri prison nine.
In a cluttered box score style summary Iberia's Schultz hit 23.00, while W-Drysdale and Washburn posted strong hitting lines. The pitching staff posted a 2.45 ERA with 65149 innings pitched, and Wills led RBI with six as Moon and Roseboro contributed. Officers Burgess and Taylor are noted along with Bearden and Gould in the infield.
John Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Allen of 41 Case Ave Capital City has received a track letter from the University of Missouri at Rolle. Thompson a freshman civil engineering major was a starter on the Miners 440 yard relay and mile relay teams and ran the open 220 yard dash. He is a 1964 graduate of Jefferson City Senior High School.
The 7th annual Missouri Senior Golf Tournament will be at Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield June 8-10. Secretary Ralph Hammond of Jefferson City notes membership grew from $8 to $620. 10 members will play. Local entrants include Joe Roach Arnold Wells Boone Chiles William Weldon Lyman Winter Otis Jones D. D. Stout K Boyce William Miller Sammond. The club awards four scholarships totaling $1,000 to MU students and Chick Evans Caddy Foundation, with $4,000 in annual ticket sales. A golf safari for 136 members and wives is planned for September.
Rain forced the postponement of the Jefferson City Ban Johnson Moberly contest in the CMBSL. Capital City led 3-2 after three innings when play halted, with Krautmann pitching well for B-1 and Heniges delivering a two run single. The Bears will travel to Lexington for a CBS game Sunday as both Capital City and Lexington sit 1-0 in loop action.
Frank Howard led Washington with six hits in ten at bats, two homers and five RBIs to power the Senators to a 13 0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The slugger climbed to .302 average, 39 runs, and 10 homers while lifting the team into eighth in the AL. Other AL scores saw Minnesota and Baltimore win while Detroit and New York were rained out. Joe Cunningham drove in five for the Senators as Ortega pitched a five hitter.
New York reports that Snead and Cary Middlecoft head a field of 459 golfers who must try to qualify next week for the 65th National Open Championship. The list includes former Open and PGA champions whose mobility terms expired, along with leading tour players, as the event nears. Dick Green hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Kansas City in a 5th straight loss.
The Houston Astros have drawn 734,131 fans to 24 home games at Harris County Domed Stadium this year, 8,466 more than last season’s outdoor Colt Stadion. Orioles, Royals, and Twins highlights appear in a chaotic recap of games and golf notes mixing scores, players, and upcoming events.
News brief reports Mickey Mantle suffering a strained neck muscle after attempting to break a bat. The injury limits his throwing and hitting, keeping him from a recent game and contributing to New York’s early-season slump as he vows the Yankees can still win the pennant.
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