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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
10
Orlando, AP. Gardner Dickinson, from Dothan Alabama, shot a five under 66 to lead the Florida Citrus Open at 137 through 36 holes. He holds a two stroke edge over the nearest challenger after a rough back nine but remains in control of the five under par event.
Royals Box Dickinson's putting propelled him into the lead as day three began, with a 36 hole total of 136 or 77 after 36. Dean Refram and Joe Campbell sit one behind at 138, followed by John Schlee, R. H. Sikes and Bill Maxwell at 139. Dick Lythle, Tommy Bolt and Gay Brewer Jr. are at 140, while Gary Player Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus struggle early in the rounds. Sam Snead, who faded after a strong start, is one stroke behind the field.
Houston uses four field areas and plans to cover the outfield with synthetic grass by midseason if the experiment succeeds while the Astros aim to climb in the standings after a spring win. The article notes several player stats from a bowling event intertwined with baseball chatter about the Astros and other teams.
Kentucky the top-ranked team is favored to win the national championship after Texas Western beat Utah 85-78 to reach the final. Duke and Kentucky staged a semifinal thriller as Larry Conley and Louie Dampier led the Wildcats past Duke 83-79 while Artis and Hill paced the Miners in a high scoring semifinal.
Astros open a two game series with the Dodgers in the Astrodome on Astroturf after winning six of eight exhibitions. Grady Hatton faces early questions as New Yorkers beat the Yankees 7 0 and Mets down St Louis 8 7 in a day of spring games across the Grapefruit League.
New York boxer Jose Gonzalez outpointed Don Fullmer in a West Jordan Utah match by a wide margin. The bout featured Gonzalez dominating with 158 percent punch output while Fullmer landed 159, signaling a strong showing for the New York fighter in a tough venue.
Houston defeated Kansas City 6 to 3 in an exhibition. New York blanked St. Louis 8 to 7. Detroit crushed Philadelphia 16 to 2. ChicagoA beat Washington 5 to 0. Boston edged Cincinnati 8 to 7. Cleveland topped San Francisco 6 to 2. California defeated ChicagoN 10 to 1. Baltimore prevailed over Los Angeles 9 to 2. Night games listed.
The NBA slate included Baltimore beating Cincinnati 125 to 105 and Los Angeles routing St. Louis 132 to 120. Michigan State claimed a 14-10 football win over Purdue to take a 10-9 edge in the series.
Cincinnati broke out of a hitting slump with 12 hits but still lost 8-7 to the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg. The Reds’ fourth straight defeat drops them to 3-6 in Grapefruit League as Ellis and O’Toole struggled on the mound. Leo Cardenas drove in three for Cincinnati while Mel Queen hit a homer. Cincinnati faces New York at the same venue with Papipas and Baldschun set to pitch.
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