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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1966
Page
16
Ben Hogan, aged and weary, finished 11th at the U.S. Open, citing putt ing woes as his main concern. He won 2200 dollars and faced questions about returning, admitting he may skip the Open until he can putt reliably. Fans applauded at Olympic Club as Hogan reflected on his performance.
Lou Brock sparked the St. Louis Cardinals with two hits and two stolen bases leading a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Brock opened a three-run first inning walk rally and scored the final run in the seventh on a single and subsequent steel, as St. Louis earned its fourth straight victory before 18,439 in St. Louis.
Washington capitalized on three Cleveland errors and Doug Camilli’s two run homer to beat the Indians 4-2. Pete Richert earned his eighth victory as John O'Donoghue took the loss. Colavito homered for Cleveland, while Washington built a 2-1 lead on unearned runs and later added two more.
Rocky Alarde, 13914, challenged Makoto Watanabe for the Orient junior welterweight crown in Tokyo. Alarde floored the champion in round seven and again in round eight, delivering a knockout at 1:42 to win the title amid a bloody battle.
Miler Jim Ryun eyes a sub four minute outdoor mile as New York hosts AAU Championships weekend. Ryun and rival Jim Grelle have posted 28 sub four mile times this season while Ryun also set an 880 world record. Nebraka’s Charlie Greene discusses sprint potential ahead of 1966 meet with 41 Olympians and eight outdoor record holders among 500-plus athletes set to compete.
Tommie Agee collected a single double and triple to drive in the go ahead run as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 3 1. Agee’s fifth inning triple scored Ken Berry and his leadoff eighth inning double and steal of third set up the final run. Horlen earned his 3rd win with eighth inning relief from Locker and Pizarro as KC threatened.
Gene Oliver hit two homers including a tying two-run shot in the seventh as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5. Bill White drove in three for the Phillies with a three-run double in the seventh to briefly even the game before Oliver's late blast sealed the win. Joe Torre also contributed a solo homer and an RBI as Atlanta built a lead with Claude Cloninger and Millan in support.
The Soviet team, defending world champions, opened Greco-Roman competition at the Amateur Wrestling World Championships in Toledo. After the first round, the Russians posted four wins, one draw, and one loss, with notable results including Guennady Sapounov losing to Yugoslavia's Steven Horvat in the 154-pound class. Six nations field full eight-man teams as action continues through tomorrow.
Welterweight Johnny Brooks faces Frank Jennings of Los Angeles in a 10 round main event at the Fremont Hotel Thursday night. Brooks seeks another win after controversial losses and draws, while Jennings is described as a busy combination boxer-puncher. A six round featherweight bout between Ray Coleman and Joe Miller Jr. follows as the semi main. Tickets cost 5 and 2.50 and are on sale at local venues.
Englishman Ken Miles confirms he, with Ford teammates Jerry Grant and Mark Donohue, will race for $17,750. Miles starts the Porsche Carrera six in the Glen race, fifth of nine in the American sports car drivers championship. Grant drives Dan Gurney’s Lola Ford, Donohue the Sunoco Special, with Chuck Parsons and Skip Hudson close in the standings.
Ray Scott, the Pistons leading scorer still active, signed a two year contract with the Detroit NBA club yesterday.
Amos Lincoln ranked third among heavyweight challengers by the World Boxing Association is listed as an 8-5 favorite to defeat Elmer Rush of San Francisco in a 10 round bout Tuesday night. Lincoln, a waterfront clerk from Los Angeles, holds wins over Billy Daniels Tod Herring and a draw with Eddie Machen last year and has two victories over Thad Spencer.
The Minnesota Twins, once the class of the American League, slip to fifth place with sub .500 play. Zoilo Versalles sidelined by a shoulder ailment risks a surgical fix, while Cal Griffith and Sam Mele face lineup and pitching woes including Harmon Killebrew’s shifting roles and Camilo Pascual’s uneven form.
Title Game led the field in the 15th running of the $20,000 added Howard Stakes at Hollywood Park. The two year old son of Fleet Nasrullah, runner up to Stablemate Tumble Wind in the Westchester Stakes, carries 119 pounds and faces Wilbur Clark Gentlemans Game Old Adobe Forgotten Dreams Los Alamitos Evade Pagan Gem and Norvarulito. The Howard Stakes is a steppingstone to the $100,000 added Hollywood Juvenile Championship July 22.
Oscar Bonavena faced denial from Local 802 of the AFM over singing his hit Pio Pio Pa and the Argentinian National Anthem before a Madison Square Garden bout with George Chuvalo. The Argentinian fighter plays mandolin on stage but is not a union member and would not perform without it.
You're Tops, bought as a 1963 yearling for 27500 by Gustave Ring, led clear in the stretch at Monmouth Park to capture the $6000 feature for his first win of the year. He beat Gauche by 14 lengths with Keep Shining third, marking only the third win in 18 starts for the Ribot-Perfection colt.
New York Mets sign three rookies from the free agent draft Don Linehan 18 from Lorton Virginia left handed pitcher Richard Dost 18 from Vienna Virginia right handed pitcher and Nyal Leslie 20 from Orange California third baseman affiliated with Arizona University. They are assigned to Marion Virginia in the Appalachian League.
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