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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1965
Page
5
Dean Chance pitched five perfect innings and allowed only four hits in a 1-0 Angels win over the Red Sox. Chance improved to 2-0 on the young season, lowered his ERA to 2.32, and frustrated Boston while George Brunet waited in the wings.
Knicks GM Ed Donovan says Bradley will likely be their territorial choice this Thursday though Bradley plans a two year Oxford University Rhodes Scholar stay starting Oct 1. Bradley denies any $100,000 offer and says he intends to study law after Oxford. Red Auerbach notes Bradley would be a NBA star today.
Baton Rouge AP Four months of NCAA negotiations lead NFL and AFL to curb premature player signings with penalties. Leagues will not sign players until varsity seasons and bowl games are finished. Draft penalties possible. moonlighting by NCAA staff forbidden. information sharing allowed without compensation.
AP report states three residents, Clinton Pearson Norman Pearse and Mrs Farman Pearson, were arrested in Virginia for illegally selling migratory game birds at a wine estate. Local authorities acted after a crack down on wildlife trafficking.
Kansas City Athletics general manager Hank Peters orchestrated a Monday trade with the New York Yankees sending catcher John Blanchard and pitcher Roland Sheldon to the A's in exchange for Doc Edwards. Edwards, 27, joins a club reshaped to bolster pitching and mobility with Blanchard able to play catcher and outfield and Sheldon serving as a starter or reliever as determined by Mel McGaha. Edwards is slated to replace Elston Howard during his elbow recovery, while Peters continues as farm director and shapes future moves after officially taking the post June 1.
Kansas, defending Big Eight champion, blanked Missouri 7-0 at Columbia to run its season record to 13-1 while Missouri fell to 5-6. KU swept singles and doubles with Gratham, Burr, Burns, Terry, and Guyot winning in singles and Burr-Burns and Grantham-Guyot taking doubles.
Representatives from five Southeast Kansas cities formed a joint Chamber of Commerce effort to promote outdoor recreation. They voted to hold an organizational meeting and elect officers on May 17 at Baxter Springs. Read more: Pittsburg Parsons Columbus Oswego Baxter Springs are involved. Girard and Fort Scott may join. items include fishing quail duck and squirrel hunting. Tommy Crespino and Ken DeLang named honorary members.
Yesterday's action featured Tieda Charnes of Los Aupeles pitching seven hitless innings before a Tomr-hiteer game ending. Nelson Mathews of Kansas City blasted a homer, a triple, and a single as the Athletics defeated Washington 6 to 1.
New York Yankees catcher Ellison Howard will miss at least six weeks after elbow surgery to remove a bone chip. Dr. Sidney Gaynor expects a mid June return. The 35 year old All Star has been on the disabled list since April 3 and the club hopes to fill the catching vacancy with Doc Edwards from Kansas City.
The St Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night to stretch their winning streak to five games. Curt Simmons pitched five effective innings and Nellie Mathews and Ken Harrelson hit consecutive homers in the second inning to spark the victory. Lou Brock started the first inning with a steal and score on a throwing error. The Giants’ Willie Mays hit a towering homer off Simmons. Juan Marichal starts for the Giants and Ray Sadecki for the Cardinals in the next game.
Open champion Ken Venuti miss final two rounds of the Masters due to a circulatory ailment in the fingers of his right hand. He carded 77 80 over the two rounds, finishing nine behind the cut.
The Cassius Clay Sonny Liston title bout near Boston faces legal scrutiny. Massachusetts officials probe possible violations while Dedham police chief presses for licensing and private training details. Liston denounces police pressure as the fight moves toward May 25 at the Boston Garden.
Kansas University coach Jack Mitchell split the squad into offensive and defensive units for the final stretch of spring practice. Sims Stokes moved from running back to wing end to showcase pass catching skills and play alongside Mike Johnson. The day featured fundamentals with more drills, and injuries affected lineup as J C Hixon misses this week while Hess leads at quarterback.
Diamond Data National League standings show Cincinnati at 11 6, Los Angeles 11 6, Houston 12 6, St. Louis 9 8, Chicago 8 8, Philadelphia 8 9, Milwaukee 7 4, San Francisco 8 11, Pittsburgh 2 6 12. Monday results: St. Louis 3 San Francisco 1. Today's games include Pittsburgh at Chicago, Philadelphia at New York, Houston at Milwaukee, San Francisco at St. Louis, Los Angeles at Cincinnati.
Fred Barnes of Palmer Alaska competes in the mile and two mile events for the Army track team. He represents a strong distance program and contributes to the unit’s meet prospects.
Jack Nicklaus leads with $34,400 official and $10,575 unofficial for a total of $44,975. Billy Casper stands third with $22,473 official and $23,856 unofficial totaling $46,329. Doug Sanders is second with $33,257 official and $9,416 unofficial, totaling $42,673.
Lawrence High wraps up its home season with the Lawrence Night Relays at 7 30 tonight after a 4 p m field events start. Topeka West and Ottawa challenge the Lions with Highland Park and Washburn Rural also among entrants as the meet enters its third running since replacing the Haskell Relays. The Lions head to regional at Manhattan Saturday with state meet set for the following weekend.
The New York Rangers rehired coach George Red Sullivan at a press conference. General Manager Emile Francis announced a salary increase though the amount was not disclosed. The team finished fifth in the six team NHL last season.
Tay lor Locke, head basketball coach at the U S Military Academy for two years, was named freshman coach at Miami University on Monday. He is expected to become head coach after the 1965 66 season, with Dick Shrider resigning as coach to focus on athletic director duties.
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