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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
12
George Staton, Buckeye ticket manager, warns ticket woes will grow if enrollment climbs at Ohio State. With 81,109 seats filled, rising students and branch campuses threaten seat availability while Ohio Stadium gains two 24 story buildings in the back yard, narrowing practice fields.
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax, after missing spring training, collected his first hits of the season in a 16-3 win over the Mets at Shea. He doubled in the seventh inning ending an 0-for-35 skid and later added a two run single, tying a modern NL record for two hits in one inning.
Whitey Ford, 37, placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left elbow ligament. The Yankees expect him to rest for at least a week after a May 24 start, with doubts about his value for the rest of the season if the injury does not improve. Ford has a 6-3 record and a 2.03 ERA this year and 232-100 career with New York.
New York AP reports a dispute between MLB owners and players over raising 150000 for the Players Association including 50000 for Marvin Miller. Owners warn tapping pension reserves may be illegal under Taft-Hartley, while players seek to keep 2 dollars per day paid into a separate fund to run the association. Miller calls for referral to the pension committee and possible arbitration.
National League results Chicago 5 California 1 Washington 5 Baltimore 3. Today's games include Chicago at California Kansas City at Minnesota Boston at Detroit New York at Cleveland Washington at Baltimore. Wednesday Washington at Baltimore. International League Rochester 5 Columbus 2 Syracuse 3 Toledo 2 Richmond 5 Buffalo 4 Toronto 2 Jacksonville 1. Pacific Coast League Seattle 8 Denver 0 Indianapolis 5 Hawaii 4 Portland 9 Tulsa Vancouver 4 Tacoma Spokane 2 San Diego.
New York AP report highlights Reggie Jackson of Arizona State and players Steve Chilcott and Tom Grieve as top prospects for today's two day draft involving 20 MLB clubs and farm affiliates. Special draft phase picks include Ed Leon Glen Smith Buzz Stephen Ken Tatum Del Unser and Frank Portera.
Batting highlights include Rich Allen and Phil lies sparking a 6-2 win over San Francisco with a run-scoring double and a homer in eight games. Dennis Higgins replaced Pizarro in the sixth, induced a double play, then retired 10 straight to seal a 5-1 victory over California.
Western Michigan and Ohio University each placed three players on the all-MAC team announced by commissioner Bob James. Unanimous selections went to Western catcher Bruce Bales and Kent State center fielder Bill Lane. Notable oddity includes Marshall’s Carl Nelson and Toledo’s Al Dittenhoefer both from Peekskill, N.Y. Two Ohio players Tom Murphy and Bob Willett repeated from 1965. First team includes Gartha, Murphy, Bales, Koselke, Nelson, Willett, Rose, Murphy, Lane, Dittenhoefer.
Reds manager Don Heffner remains hopeful despite Deron Johnson slump and a 2-0 batting average in the week. Johnson urged to play all nine innings during an exhibition in Buffalo, while Jim Bunning leads Philadelphia toward a strong start as Cincinnati sits sixth, 92 games back of San Francisco.
Dennis Higgins, a 29-year-old rookie, pitched four perfect innings in relief for the Chicago White Sox to beat California 5-1, part of a five game winning streak. Stanky praised Higgins's clean outing as he steps into a role once dominated by knuckleballers Fisher and Wilhelm.
Bobby Joe Love, a recent Middletown High graduate, took second in the 120 yard high hurdles at the 19th annual Ohio AAU Track and Field Championships at Welcome Stadium. Love clocked 15 seconds. Rick Chamberlain of Carlisle placed third in the discus with 159 feet.
Art Hudnutt of Elyria Ohio defeated Alan Thirlwell a British Walker Cupper 2 up in the first round Monday at Carnoustie Scotland in the British Amateur Championship.
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