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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
8
Carlton Stowers tends to be last off the bus and slow to lace up his shoes while Reginal Robinson of Wichita Falls Washington is noted for striking early when a footrace begins. Their tendencies highlight contrasting approaches in the same meet.
Reginal Robinson, a Prairie View high school sprinter, ran 9.1 seconds for 100 yards despite a 11 mph tailwind, rivaling a world best and marking a historic performance in the AAA class. Coach Gentris Hornsby praises his speed and work ethic as Robinson also stars for Washington in relay and 220 events.
Willie Mays limped from the Giants game with St Louis after a fourth inning collision at first base with Cardinals player George Kernek. Trainers said the injury is painful but not serious as Mays eyes the 512th homer and battles flu and stomach upset from the prior week. Don Landrum ran for him after he was removed.
Dennis Hulme of New Zealand won both legs of the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Classic in England driving a Lola 70 Chevrolet. He set a track lap record and posted a race time of 4 hours 6 minutes 11.2 seconds for an average speed of 94.21 mph, with Tony Dean and Peter Sutcliffe second and third.
Fort Worth CPD reports seven players joined the Colonial National Invitation field of 72 on Saturday. The two champions choices include Tom Weiskopf and Richard Crawford. Other selections are Don Finsterwald Art Wall Jr Kerry Edwards Fernie Vossler and Peter Thomson. Three more spots may be filled by Texas Open and Houston Champion winners.
Lub bock High School Westerners start spring drills at Chapman Field with new head coach Gerald Lambert. Returning lettermen highlight an offense led by Rusty Underwood and Ronnie Young, while Walters and Hobbs compete for spots and position shifts reshape the lineup as fundamentals take priority ahead of a 7-3 season.
Ward Wettlaufer, a 30 year old former Walker Cup player from Atlanta, Ga., won the North and South Amateur final at Pinehurst by 4 and 2 over Marion Heck after a ragged start. Wettlaufer endured seven missed greens in the morning before rallying in the 36 hole final.
Van Nelson, a St. Cloud State sophomore, earned best performer honors at the Drake Relays after a meet record in the three mile and a victory in the six mile. He clocked Drake records in 15 minutes 29.2 seconds for the three mile and surged past Oscar Moore in the Friday three mile as Southern Illinois won the two mile.
The Chicago Cubs optioned pitcher Calvin Koonce, 25, to Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League on Sunday, trimming the Cubs' active roster to 26 with 10 pitchers.
Minnesota has 11,007 lakes of at least 25 acres, yielding four million acres of surface water, more than any other state and enough to cover Rhode Island and Delaware.
Silsbee high school players completed a 13 hours 4 minutes basketball marathon starting at 5 30 a m and finishing before dinner. Ten players played the entire time with only official timeouts and no substitutes as spectators wandered in and out of the gym. The feat surpassed the previous 12 hours 24 minutes record by Richcrest New Jersey High School from 1965.
Jo Ann Stowers of Gadsden Alabama rose to eighth in division 1 singles at the Woman's International Bowling Congress tournament in New Orleans with a 606 series. She carried a 162 average and closed with games of 202 and 223 to push into the eighth spot.
Wheatley Stables' Stupendous completed an authoritative mile and an eighth at Belmont Park in 1:55 2-5 under rider Peter Anderson. Trainer Eddie Neloy plans to ship the colt to Louisville by plane Sunday and confirms he will skip the Derby Trial.
Everett N Case former North Carolina State College basketball coach died Saturday at Rex Hospital Raleigh at age 65 from complications after intestinal hemorrhage. He built State into a national power and stepped down in December 1964 after three years of illness.
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