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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
3
Sandy Koufax discusses retirement thoughts amid chronic elbow arthritis and a possible Mayo Clinic exam. He cites friendships, the joy of the game, and the risk of permanent injury as key factors in his decision, while praising Dr Jonas Salk as a model of contribution.
New York newspapers note Casey Stengel finished his managerial career with 1 895 wins and 1 803 losses over 3 98 games, settling just above .500. The long time baseball figure's final record reflects a career spanning multiple eras and clubs.
Sunday results show California 7 Chicago 4, Cleveland 2 Boston 6, New York 7 Kansas City 3, Detroit 9 Baltimore 0. Tuesday night matchups include Chicago at Detroit and California at New York. National League standings feature Pittsburgh leading with 72 wins and 50 losses, San Francisco 73 51, Los Angeles 69 35, Philadelphia 67 57, St. Louis 63 60, Cincinnati 60 63, Atlanta 59 63, Houston 50 68, New York 35 69, Chicago 41 80. Pairings and scores from recent games list New York 6 Philadelphia 5, New York 5 Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 1, Houston 11 Cincinnati 0, Los Angeles 4 St. Louis 1, San Francisco 9 Atlanta 4. Upcoming night games include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago, with St. Louis at Houston, Atlanta at Los Angeles, and Cincinnati at San Francisco slated.
A football clinic will be held at the Washington high school at 7 30 p m tonight sponsored by the Southwestern Athletic Association officials A film titled Know Your Football will be shown The announcement urged all coaches and officials to attend and invited fans and interested persons
Giants improve to 3 0 after a 17 7 win over the Lions at the Yale Bowl. Earl Morrall led the Giants with 14 of 20 passes for 185 yards and a TD while Francis Peay and Don Davis struggled with pass blocking. Detroit drops to 0 2 1 as Gilmer retools his quarterback situation.
Robert McClure of Linten a Crane police officer won the Top Gun trophy at Goshen pistol shooting event on Aug 14 part of a state match series leading to September finals at Lafayette He led with 86 hits of 100 in the Goshen event and lost the shoot-off by one x earning the runner up award as well He also fired three perfect rounds in the match indicating top performance among Indiana officers.
The Linton Jaycees hosted a Sunday Junior Swim Meet with over 75 entries and three heats at Linton pool. Winners across boys and girls freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke were named by age group, with state meet qualification for all local victors and transport plans announced for Muncie.
The Linton Jaycees wrapped up their Junior Tennis Tournament after rain postponed the Aug 13 date. Winners include Ronnie Bucci boys 10 to 12 Lance Seever boys 13 to 15 Bob Duncan boys 16 to 17 and Debbie Cravens girls 13 to 15. The Jaycees plan to sponsor annual events with next year adding Junior Track and Field alongside tennis golf and swimming.
Earl Francis pitched a four hitter to lead Indianapolis to a 6-0 win over Oklahoma City 89ers in a Pacific Coast League contest. The victory, Indianapolis third in 19 starts, narrows the gap with Tulsa and sets up an eight game series next week that could decide the division title.
Charles Hoss Radbourne, a 19th century pitcher for Providence in the National League, is credited with 60 victories in the 1884 season.
Jim Hurtubise of North Tonawanda N Y travels to Indianapolis for the Century stock car race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds with a car this time after his 1966 Plymouth failed to arrive for the Sesquicentennial Classic. Norm Nelson looks to extend his USAC stock car lead as several top drivers compete in the 100 mile Friday night event beginning with 5 p.m. qualifications and 8 p.m. race start.
Defending champion Bill Gayso won the final round at Linton Municipal Golf Course defeating Bob Logsdon 6 and 5. The tourney spanned from August 7 to the final round on Sunday, concluding Greene County’s annual golf event.
The article notes softball began outdoors in the late 1800s marking the sport's early development and original playing conditions. It references historical context and the shift from indoor to outdoor play.
The Eastern All Stars defeated the Western All Stars 135 in the final game of the Boys League on Saturday night at the local diamond.
Claudia Mayhew, 17, Carmel, who won the USGA Junior Girls National golf championship at Pittsburgh Saturday, will chase her fourth straight Indiana Junior title today. Mayhew defeated Kathy Ahern of Dallas, Texas 3 and 2 for the national crown at League Vue Country Club in Pittsburgh. The 1964 Indiana Women's golf titlist faces Carmen Piasecki of South Bend as the main rival in a 27-player field.
Four U S teams and four foreign entrants compose the 20th Little League World Series in Williamsport Pa. The opening games include Sacramento versus Windsor Ontario and Houston versus Monterrey Mexico. Subsequent matchups set semifinals with Friday reserved for rain date. the ABC telecast of the title game is slated for 2 pm EDT Saturday.
The article notes that lawn tennis was invented in 1873 by Major Walter Clopton Wingsfield of Wales, marking a key development in the sport's history.
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