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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1966
Page
12
Six new managers and a retooled clubhouse discipline mark the opener mood. Carl Yastrzemski, named team captain, orders on time reporting and bans pregame card play, saying the club must shed the Mets as a laughing stock and return to form.
Don Heffner, Reds GM, called the rainout of Cincinnati's opener a rare setback and urged stronger dugout unity. He recalled 1942 and noted exhibition game chemistry with 28 players pulling for each other, while criticizing fan booing and stressing patience as officials delayed the decision.
Kansas City Athletics add outfielder Manny Jimenez to the roster after purchasing him from Mobile in the Southern League. To make room, pitcher Don Buschhorn is assigned outright to Modesto in the California League.
Cleveland lefty Sam McDowell struck out nine in a two run, four hit effort to beat Washington 5-2 in the season opener at D C Stadium. Frank Howard homered for the Senators, but timely Cleveland hits and a ninth inning rally sealed the win before a record Opening Day crowd.
Cardigan Bay the 10-year-old New Zealand gelding was made the 3-5 favorite after drawing post five for the seventh edition of the $100,000 International Pace at Yonkers Raceway. The race features two rivals from New Zealand and five others in the 1 7 mile event to be driven by Stanley Dancer.
Knoxville AP reports Todd Denny, a 6-2, 205-pound tackle-halfback from Wintersville Ohio, signed a football grant-in-aid with the University of Tennessee. Assistant coach George McKinney calls him a big strong boy with good speed and agility.
Billie Jean Moffitt King of Long Beach California defeated Margaret Smith in straight sets 6 3 6 2 to win the women's singles title at the South African Tennis Tournament in Johannesburg.
Cincinnati's season opener with the Mets at Crosley Field was postponed by rain. Heffner anticipated using Sam Ellis as starter if today’s game is needed, with Pappas awaiting a mound return if Tuesday’s game proceeds. About 25 000 fans attended the delayed opener in a rare Cincinnati history note.
Milwaukee AP An antitrust ruling by Circuit Judge Elmer W. Roller loomed as the Braves prepared to debut in Atlanta. Roller, 64, worked into the early hours and could not set a time for the verdict, while Wisconsin sought an order to force Braves to return if Milwaukee failed to gain an expansion team by today. The judge aimed to finish the 100 page draft before dawn though distribution would take hours.
Cleveland defeats Washington 5 to 2 in a single scheduled matchup. Kansas City faces Minnesota, California plays Chicago, Detroit meets New York, and Baltimore battles Boston. Wednesday features Cleveland at Washington in the follow up.
Sam McDowell allowed four hits in eight innings with nine strikeouts as the Cleveland Indians opened the season by defeating the Washington Senators 5-2. Max Alvis contributed three hits including a two run single in a four run ninth inning rally to secure the come from behind win.
Australian driver Jack Brabham won the International Easter Trophy at Goodwood England driving a Brabham designed car with a Japanese engine. Dennis Hulme of New Zealand finished second in another Brabham as the pair led from start to finish, marking the first Japanese engine win in Formula Two. Brabham averaged 102.79 mph over 42 laps of the 100.8 mile event.
National League schedule shows New York at Cincinnati postponed by rain. Remaining games include Pittsburgh at Atlanta Philadelphia at St. Louis Houston at Los Angeles and Chicago at San Francisco with later New York Cincinnati and Chicago San Francisco entries.
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