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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1965
Page
11
Bill Skowron, acquired in 1964, adds significant punch to the Chicago White Sox lineup. The veteran first baseman, known for streak hitting, helps back the club’s strong pitching, potentially fueling a pennant bid as AL rivals note the combined strength of mound ace and timely bats.
Zoning in on power, Howard tripled in a run and Skowron homered twice to push Chicago past Washington 2 1 as Minnesota's lead shrank. Wilhelm notches win for White Sox while Richert takes loss. Tigers beat Twins with Aguirre RBI single, Killebrew and Nossek homer in earlier action. Yankees beat Angels 3 0 and Orioles win 1 0 over Red Sox.
Scotland’s Jim Clark wins the Belgian Grand Prix at Francorchamps to surge to the World Championship lead. The victory nets nine points, bringing Clark to 18 while Graham Hill holds 25 and Jackie Stewart 11. Clark previously won the Indianapolis 500 this year.
New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers attracted 57,175 paying customers to a Sunday doubleheader at Shea Stadium setting an all-time attendance record. The crowd surpassed the previous Mets Giants total of 57,037 from May 29, 1964.
Bastrop crushed Wilmot 19 to 8 behind a 20 hit attack after a rain switch from Wilmot to Met Rouge. Crossett beat Beekman 16 to 4 with Jim Woods pitching and Rickey Grimmett getting the win for Bastrop. Standings put Crossett 5 0 and Bastrop 3 2, next Sunday Bastrop at Sterlington and Crossett at Bonita while Bonitasterlington rainout is moved to Wednesday.
Northside Lumber faces Central Bank at 5:15 PM at Dixie Field Standard. SunCrest Orange meets Shell Ol at 7 PM, weather permitting, in Monroe Dixie League action.
ATLANTA UP I Veteran Marvin Panch won the Dixie 400 at Atlanta International Raceway in scorching heat. Panch, piloting the same 1965 Ford that won the Atlanta 500 in April with A J Foyt, surged past Junior Johnson with 20 laps left to claim the $12 200 prize. He explained he conserved the car due to extreme cockpit temperatures.
Panch navigates a blistering final 100 miles with engine temps near 250 degrees as the Daytona Beach driver pulls away under caution. He finishes four seconds ahead of Darel Dieringer of Charlotte, North Carolina, in a 1964 Mercury, with Ned Jarrett of Camden, South Carolina, third in a 1965 Ford.
Hungary edged Austria 1-0 before 72,000 fans in Vienna in the first leg World Soccer Cup qualifying match.
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