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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
6
Jefferson City Rackers and Badlesse American Legion host Wardsville at Ernie Villion Field seeking a seventh straight win. Wilhelm or Allen on mound. recent record shows 7-1-1 start, with hits and runs listed. Wardsville arrives 3-4, Redeman projected for Bears.
Park Board results feature three junior league softball games. National Cash Register 13, Wallal Schnieters 8. Hubb Caps 8, Phaeuhaids 2. West Gate 14, Honey Creek Intermediate. Local standings reflect tight play and scoring bursts.
CHICAGO AP Nine former champions make up a 131 player field for the $100,000 Western Open at Medinah. Defending champ Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer, two-time Western Open winner, loom as a potential private feud as top money leader Palmer seeks another Open-style win amid a lean 1966 stretch.
Jefferson City Bears bring a 12 2 overall record and 40 league mark to Tipton to face the improved Cardinals in a CMBJL showdown. Steve Beck will start for JC, aiming for another strong outing after 25 strikeouts in his last game.
Freeport, N Y hosts a fight night featuring Bobby Cassidy from Hicksville and Vincent Martinez. The card lists venue details and contestants with scores and weights noted in the event summary.
Dennis Ralston, United States No 1, regained top form at Wimbledon beating Aleksander Metroveli and advancing in the men’s singles with strong serving. American Davis Cup contenders Clift Richey and Marty Riessen also won, while stars Billie Jean King and Nancy Richey moved to the third round in women's singles.
Steve Bickel pitched a no hit in a 3-0 victory as Coca Cola topped Barbers in a Midget League game. Adrian got the win, Leon Vel trop and Rob contributed, while Water Company, Capital City, and other league scores and pitching lines fill the scattered standings.
The Mets beat St Louis 2-0 in ten as Cleon Jones scored on Jerry Grote’s double then Ron Hunt walked. Koufax won his 13th? victory while Tack Fisher allowed five hits in nine innings. The Cardinals rallied late but could not overcome the Mets.
The sixth annual men's fast pitch softball tournament opens Friday in Columbia with 13 top teams in a double elimination format. Marshall, coached by Tom Davis, faces Paris while the Corn Lakers meet the Knights of Columbus of Jefferson City, Don Poore slated for the mound for Columbia, and other first round games set for Saturday include O Fallon Ryker Coast versus St Joseph and Ripeto against Kansas City Nill Bros. Meanwhile in baseball, Sandy Koufax earns his 18th win as Dodgers top the Astros 5 2 in Houston, extending his grip on the NL lead. Bob Gibson opposed Illusti as the Astros fall short in a high attendance night at the Astrodome.
Tigers and Orioles post early victories in a doubleheader style day at West Junior Field with Red Weir Athletic Goods facing Bald win McArthur Sporting Goods. byes awarded to Sansone of St. Louis now Double L Tav ern, Wilbur Vault of Kansas City, and Springfield Foremost.
Rocky Calavito slugged two homers and added a third hit as Cleveland beat Boston 3-2 in a late game. The Indians also dropped the second game of the doubleheader 6-5 amid a rain disrupted schedule.
The Missouri State Employees Twilight Golf League with 15 teams is competing for the Governor's Cup at Hough Park on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Over 120 players, including six women, contend for the silver team trophy donated by Gov. Warren E. Hearnes. Rookie Chuck Dobson pitched a five hitter for the A's in the nightcap, with low gross honors going to Dale Keene and Don Mai. Low net honors went to Jess Henson and Nat Goldston. League play runs through Sept. 13 with standings led by Lincoln University Insurance and Highway, and others in pursuit across state departments. Robby Knoop homered for the Angels. Dean Chance improved to 6-8 after limiting the Twins to six hits.
New York AP reports Canadian champion George Chuvalo and Oscar Bonavena, the South American heavyweight king, meet at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round opener. Chuvalo’s resilience against Clay and Patterson boosts him as the favorite. Bonavena brings a 20-2 record with 17 knockouts.
The standings show San Francisco leading the National League with 43 wins and 25 losses and Baltimore atop the American League with 44 wins and 23 losses. Several teams trail, including Detroit, Los Angeles, Cleveland, St Louis, Minnesota, Houston, California, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Atlanta, and Washington. Wednesday and Friday results feature wins by San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, California, Detroit, Baltimore, and Chicago, with listed pitchers and upcoming matchups.
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