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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
7
Yankees win 5-3 and 2-1 against the Minnesota Twins as Ralph Houk’s club posts its 10th and 11th wins in 14 games. Joe Pepitone drives in three in the opener and hits a game winning double in the nightcap. Indians lead the league by several games.
Kauai King, Derby and Preakness winner, seeks the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown. Jockey Don Brumfield says the 1 1/2 mile race should suit Kauai King, who trains under owner Mike Ford with $369,027 earnings from 10 starts this year. Creme Dela Creme may challenge if he returns.
Wichita East won the Class AA title with 36 points led by 26 from pole vault and two distance races. Concordia captured Class A with 31 points led by Mike Reeves two hurdles wins and a 30 relay. Cimarron took Class B with 18 points all by Roger Timken who set two meet records and won the 220. Fifteen meet records were broken and two tied.
National League standings show San Francisco leading with 25 18 and Chicago at 24 4. Sunday results include St Louis 4 Cincinnati, Philadelphia 6 Houston 1, and Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 0 in 12 innings. American League notes Cleveland 22 9 leads, with Detroit 22 12 and Baltimore 14 5 76. Sunday outcomes feature Chicago 7 Cleveland 2 and Washington 6 California 3.
Wichita East sprinter J. W. Johnson signed a national letter of intent to enroll at the University of Kansas. Coach Bob Timmons announced the decision on Saturday. Johnson, sidelined much of this season with injuries, is the defending Class AA champion in the 100 yard dash and low hurdles. As a junior he clocked 9.7 in the 100, 21.7 in the 220, 18.7 in the low hurdles and 14.2 in the high hurdles.
Wichita North wins the Class AA-A title as Scott Lemon returns from a hospital visit to deliver a clutch pinch hit. Victoria captures its second Class B-BB crown with a 14 3 win over Logan highlighted by Tom Goetz two homers. Wyandotte takes Class AAA third with a 7 0 win over Hays and Olpe finishes third in B-BB 17 2 over Silver Lake.
Phoenix Arizona won its third straight national junior college track and field championship with 62 points at Garden City Kansas, despite only two first places in 17 events. Big Spring Texas took 54, Brenham 48, Odessa 48, Victoria 44 as 59 schools from 18 states competed. four meet records were broken and two tied.
Cubs manager Leo Durocher argues that Harry Wendelstedt acted illegally after being ejected in the opener of the Chicago at Atlanta doubleheader. Hank Aaron homered four times in the day’s two games as the Braves won 5-2 and took the nightcap 4-3. Aaron raised his average to .279 with six hits in seven at bats.
Hank Aaron of the Braves collected six hits in seven at bats and extended his hit streak to eight as Atlanta split a twin bill with Chicago Cuba. Juan Marichal of the Giants pitched a three hitter for his eighth win without a loss and third shutout as San Francisco topped the Mets 5-0.
Lawrence High's four man golf team finished ninth in the state grass golf championships at Independence. The Lions were Rick Miller Glenn Lessenden Kent Marshall and Bob Harris. Wichita Southeast won the 4 man title with 686 and the two man event was won by Manhattan with 158.
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