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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1965
Page
5
Hal Smith, forced back from heart-condition retirement, caught eight innings for the Pirates in a 7-6 loss to the Cardinals. He re entered late, but the rally tied the game and new pitcher changes followed as the Pirates’ bullpen shuffled through.
Brian Schweda, KU and Lawrence High alumnus, wears a cast after arthritic wrist surgery in Chicago. He reports for Chicago Bears camp July 19 in Indiana, the same day the cast comes off, aiming to prove himself at guard tackle or end. Gale Sayers and Fred Hageman are also Bears teammates from KU.
Glenn Heckert drove in four runs for the Cubs with two hits to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3. Ray Culp allowed three hits as Philadelphia defeated Milwaukee to win a fifth straight game and move into fourth in the NL.
Don Schollander, four time Olympic swimming gold medalist, will miss the August US Championships. He said he needs time to fully recover from a virus infection that hospitalized him in Bern on June 22 before arriving in New York.
A wild eighth inning doomed Pittsburgh as Bob Veale walked six and one hit allowed four cards runs lifting St Louis to a 7 6 win. Gagliano Shannon Flood Groat and a force play provided the seven run seventh inning.
In Des Moines, rain delayed the Missouri Valley Junior Tennis Tournament, with only five matches played on Thursday. Leo Estopare of St. Louis, top seed, moved to the 16-under boys semifinals by defeating Dave Hoover of Winfield, Kansas 7 5 6 3. In girls, two finalist pairs advanced, including Pam Richmond of Shawnee Mission and Kathleen Kraft of Tulsa, for the 16-under title, while Molly Hannas and Janet Thomas reached the 12-under final.
Kansas University football players Halley Kampschroeder and Dave Waxse, with Richard Harp, head a People to People tour of 11 countries in Europe. The group leaves from Lawrence and plans to return in late August. Kampschroeder is a KU defensive starter and junior. Waxse is a 220 pound junior from Oswego.
El Dorado’s Mrs. Dorothy Graham defended her Kansas women’s sand greens championship in Abilene, finishing 162 over 36 holes. She carded an eagle on the 10th hole, first for a woman at Highlands course, and held a 13-stroke margin over Alta Hogerson who finished second with 175. Joyce Anderson and Mrs. Robert Royer followed with 177 and 178 as about 75 competitors teed off across the two-day event.
A Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission report shows northeast and north central Kansas waters remain heavy with rain and high water, slowing fishing. Many lakes report turbid conditions but some areas like Pottawatomie No. 2 and Lake Empire remain good for bass and bluegill.
The ledger shows NL standings with teams such as Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco and Philadelphia and results from Thursday including Chicago 6 Los Angeles 3 New York 6 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 6 and listed Saturday and Sunday games across NL matchups. It notes games scheduled and results across multiple cities.
Katsutoshi Aoki from Japan and Hyun Kim from Korea fought a 12 round points draw in Tokyo. Danny Valdez of Los Angeles defeated Mercer Smith in a 12 round decision in Los Angeles.
Curt Blefary, a 21 year old rookie from Brooklyn, homered and tripled as the Orioles beat the Yankees 4 3. He has five homers and 11 RBIs in nine games against New York this season and plans to finish college during the off season while the Yankees cover two more years of tuition. The Orioles remained 3 1/2 games behind Cleveland, with Detroit close behind after Detroit’s ninth inning win.
Rex Baxter led the Western Open after a five under par 66 at Tom O Shanter, opening a one stroke edge over Chi Chi Rodriguez as 32 players broke par in the second round. Tony Lema and 13 others were near the top, while Gary Player Nicklaus Palmer skipped the event. Baxter used a new putter tested in St Paul Open and seeks his second pro win after the 1963 Cajun Classic. The field will be trimmed to the low 75 after today and to the low 60 after 54 holes.
The Lecompton track nine miles west of Lawrence on U.S. 40 will host motorcycle races Sunday starting with heat at 1 p.m. The Wheels Sports Club, with about 20 members, expects many local riders and entrants from nearby areas. Keith Cobb of Lawrence won the 250cc class at Topeka riding a Yamaha Ascot, and Bob Johnson took consolation in 250cc with a Honda.
Speedy Scot is the 4-5 morning line favorite to win the $50,000 American Trotting Championship at Roosevelt Raceway tonight for the second straight year. He set a world record of 2 31 2 for the 1% mile race last year.
Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle 6 2 6 4 6 4 to capture the Wimbledon championship for the second straight year. Maria Bueno of Brazil and Margaret Smith of Australia meet for the women's title as the four finalists dominate the amateur scene. Billie Jean Moffitt battled Bueno but fell 4 6 7 5 3 6, as Bueno used varied serves and ground strokes to seal victory.
Doyle Schick former Lawrence High and Kansas University football star will be an assistant coach at Rosedale High School in Kansas City this fall. A fullback at LHS and KU he later pursued pro football with the Washington Redskins and has worked in Lawrence while finishing KU studies.
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