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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1965
Page
9
In Houston and Atlanta officials including President Lyndon Johnson and Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. helped dedicate $50 million in new baseball stadiums. Yet the standout moment came from a 37-year-old retired player who supplied the biggest hit.
Reds manager Dick Sisler aims to conserve energy by giving Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson three at bats per game in spring training. Pinson went hitless while Robinson had two singles in a loss to the White Sox in Lynchburg Virginia as Arrigo prepares to start in Louisville.
Cleveland manager Birdie Tebbetts unveils a lineup heavy with speed and power for the opener in Los Angeles led by Howser Hinton Wagner Colavito Davalillo Brown Azcue and Terry. Discussed 20 plus homers for multiple players and potential changes for defensive balance.
The Professional Rights and Responsibilities Commission will study Alliance city schools athletic policies. A four member panel, led by Paul Spayde, will visit Alliance April 21 and 22 to conduct an on the spot evaluation focusing on communications authority and responsibilities.
Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees is the winningest active pitcher in the American League with 216 lifetime victories. He leads a list of AL pitchers by wins as the season reaches its midpoint.
A Middletown notice warns about dubious house-to-house canvassers selling termite services. It cautions homeowners to verify operators like J. L. Purdy & Son and Dohn Hardware and provides contact numbers to compare prices and legitimacy.
The last Detroit Tiger to top the American League in home runs was Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg with 44 dingers in 1946.
Carlos Ortiz defends his world lightweight crown for the fifth time against Ismael Laguna in a 15 round bout at Olympic Stadium Panama City. Ortiz enters with a 44-4-1 and 13 straight wins while Laguna carries a 37-2 record in a clash likely to draw a sellout crowd.
Baltimore beats Los Angeles 114 to 112 keeping the series at 2-2 with an overtime edge. Philadelphia tops Boston 134 to 131 tying their series at 2-2.
Houston officials fret over day games at the $316 million dome due to sun glare and sky glare on fly balls. General manager Paul Richards weighs fixes from sunglasses to possibly turning day games into night subjects to protect the grass and maintain schedule amid uncertainty.
Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player share a one stroke lead as the Masters enters the third round in Augusta. The trio tees off at 158 and chase a $20 000 top prize from a $100 000 plus purse amid toughening winds and fast greens. Nearby scores include Sikes 139 Lema 140 Aaron 141 Sanders 141 Winninger 142 Bayer 143.
Philadelphia 76ers overcame a late deficit to beat Boston 134 131 in overtime, with Wilt Chamberlain posting 34 points and 34 rebounds as Sam Jones led Celtics with 36. The Bullets edged the Lakers 114 112 in Baltimore, as Don Ohl banked the late winner. Series heads to Boston and Los Angeles for Game 5.
The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Montreal for game five of the best of seven series hoping to sweep the Canadiens and take a 3 2 lead. They split the first four games with each host winning once, while Detroit and Chicago also fight a 2 2 stalemate as Bobby Hull leads the Black Hawks.
Bobby Unser, famed Pikes Peak winner and two time Indy 500 starter from Albuquerque, walked away uninjured after a wheels up landing in a Beechcraft Bonanza at Cox Municipal Airport Dayton. He was en route from Muncie to a sprint car race when landing gear failed and emergency crews stood by. The single engine plane sustained damage to its underside and propeller.
In Chicago A beat Cincinnati 3 to 8 while Houston lost 2 to 3 to Milwaukee. New York A won 12 innings, 1 to 1? Philadelphia 5 beat Pittsburgh 4 as Boston 7 defeated Chicago N 4. San Francisco vs Cleveland in Tucson Arizona was canceled due to rain.
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