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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1966

Page

5

Cardenas Homers Four Times In Twinbill. Stargell Streak Ends

Cincinnati shortstop Leo Cardenas slugged four homers and drove in eight as the Reds split with the Cubs, while Willie Stargell’s nine straight hits bid ended after a Pirates win. Cardenas missed the three-homer mark for a five-homer doubleheader record, but tied NL and MLB marks with his four home runs in one day as Stargell hopes to chase the record.

Leo Cardenas Willie Stargell Cardenas Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates Houston St. Louis Woodie Williams Walt Dropo Detroit Atlanta San Francisco Philadelphia Los Angeles New York Dodgers Mets Ron Santo Randy Hundley Billy Williams Astros Roberto Clemente Jim Wynn Braves Cardinals Denis Menke Giants Phillies Chicago Cubs

Braves Rally To A 14-4 Victory Over Cardinals

Atlanta’s 14-4 win over St Louis ends a winless stretch as Denis Menke and five other Braves post a 16 hit attack in five innings. Billy O Dell earns the win while Al Jackson takes the loss. Cepeda and Gagliano contribute for the Cardinals.

Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Braves St. Louis Braves Redbirds al Jackson Atlanta Billy O'Dell Denis Menke Cardinal Art Mahaffey Joe Hoerner Oelando Cepeda Tito Ranconda Cepeda Phil Gagliano Jerry Buchek

National League Standings and Weekend Results Summary

National League standings show San Francisco leading with 33 wins and a .647 winning percentage, followed by Los Angeles 31–20, Pittsburgh 29–20, Philadelphia 27–21, Houston 27–24, Cincinnati 21–25, St. Louis 21–26, Atlanta 23–30, New York 17–26, and Chicago 15–34. Weekend scores include Los Angeles 6–3 New York, Chicago 5–3 Cincinnati, Pittsburgh 9–6 Houston, Atlanta 24–1–1 St. Louis, Philadelphia 6 San Francisco 1, and Sunday San Francisco 7 Philadelphia 6 in 10 innings. Today's only game is San Francisco at Philadelphia. Tuesday schedule features Atlanta at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles at Chicago.

W. L. Pet. GB San Fran Los Angeles Pittsburgh Phila Phia Houston Ou Cincinnati St. Louis Atlanta New York Chicago Houston Philadelphia San Francisco Alou Hart Pinson Johnson Taylor McCarver Aaron Wills Jackson Koufax Marihal San Francisco, 101, .909. Strikeouts — Gibson

Baseball Standings and Results From Today’s Schedule

Standings show Cleveland leading with 17 wins and 638 percent, Baltimore 30 and 18, Detroit 28 and 19, Chicago 24 and 22. Recaps include Baltimore 9 Kansas City 4 in the second game curfew, and multiple 12 inning suspensions with Baltimore and Kansas City.

L. Pet Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Chicago California Minnesota New York Wash’n Kansas City Boston Washington

Foyt Says He Had To Get Out Or Fry After Crash

A. J. Foyt, 31, is hospitalized in Milwaukee with second and third degree burns on face neck and both hands after a test run crash at Wisconsin State Fair Park. The car hit the south wall when the left rear suspension failed, bursting into flames. He stated he knew he had to exit or burn. He is listed in good condition as he recovers.

Milwaukee Wis A. J. Foyt Wisconsin State Fair Park Houston, Tex Rex Mays Scotland Jimmy Clark West Allis Memorial Hospital Foyt

Four Horses in Strong Contention for 1965 3-Year-Old Title

The Belmont and Kentucky Derby winner Kauai King faded to fourth as Amberoid won the Belmont, leaving four rivals in the Travers race mix. Graustark is retired, Creme de la Creme rises as a contender with Buckpasser and Amberoid, while plans scatter among trainers for Derbys, Dwyer, and Arlington Classic targets.

New York Graustark Buckpasser Reginald Webster Amberoid Kauai King Creme de la Creme Arlington Park Eddie Neley Ogden Phipps Tom Fool Hialeah Park Leonard Richards Delaware Park Saranac Dwyer Henry Forrest Native Dancer Monmouth Park New Jersey Saratoga

Wrestling Show At West Frankfort High School

Four matches head a Tuesday night card at the West Frankfort high school gymnasium presented by the W Frankfort F club. Feature tag bout pairs Dick the Bruiser with Bulldog Pledhas against Cowboy Bob Ellis and Guy Mitchell. General admission 1.50 ringside 2.00.

TV Grapplers West Frankfort High School F’ Club Dick the Bruiser Bulldog Pledhas Cowboy Bob Ellis Guy Mitchell

Mt Carmel tops Mt Vernon in Legion game 12-6

Mt Carmel scored five runs in the first inning and rolled to a 12-6 victory over Mt Vernon American Legion last Saturday at Mt Carmel. Mt Vernon dropped to 1-3. Mt Carmel earned its first win. Ronnie O Daniel hit a three run homer in the fourth to pull MT Vernon within five. Wayne Grant took the loss, Wayne Marting relieved. Kenny Troutt and Eddie Hale each had hits for Mt Vernon. Mt Vernon plays Mt Vernon Indiana tomorrow night at 7 30.

Mt. Carmel Mt. Vernon American Legion Mt. Vernon Ronnie O’daniel O'Daniel Kenny Troutt Wayne Marting Wayne Grant Ronnie O’daniels Eddie Hale Terry Troutt Indiana

Kathy Whitworth Wins Clayton Federal Open in St Louis

Kathy Whitworth defeated Mickey Wright to win the Clayton Federal Open in St Louis, finishing 208 after rounds of 68 72 68. The victory earned 1875 dollars and lifts Whitworth to the season money lead with 10344 dollars.

ST. Louis Mickey Kathy Whitworth Miss Wright Mickey Wright Miss Whitworth

Mt Vernon Boat 3rd At Chester Regatta

The O07 boat piloted by Henry Piper and Jimmy Linn of Mt. Vernon finished third in the Chester Regatta feature race won by Earl Welch of East St. Louis. Fate Parker, formerly of Mt. Vernon and now of Cahokia, Tl, was second. Piper and Linn may race again next Sunday at Village City Mo.

Henry Piper Jimmy Linn Mt. Vernon Chester Regatta Earl Welch East St. Louis Fate Parker Cahokia Piper Linn Village City

Nix Sets ET Record and Wins NHRA Fuel Eliminator

Veteran Jimmy Nix of Oklahoma City set an elapsed time record at 7.387 seconds and won the NHRA spring national drag races fuel eliminator title with a Dodge powered dragster after posting 213.20 mph. Ray Marsh of Wilmington, Delaware, was runner up. Other winners included Mark Pleri of Rockford, Illinois.

Bristol Tenn Jimmy Nix Oklahoma City Okla National Hot Rod Association Nix Ray Marsh Wilmington Del Mark Pleri Rockford Tih

Ryun Smashes American Mile Mark at Compton Meet

Jim Ryun of Kansas, 19, clocked 3:53.7 to break the American mile record at the Compton Invitational in the Los Angeles Coliseum. He fell 0.1 second short of Michel Jazy’s world mark, saying he could have run faster, and hinted at a future clash with the French star.

Los Angeles America Jim Ryun University of Kansas Ryun France Michel Jazy Compton Los Angeles Coliseum Ryan Jazy Modesto Calif Peter Snell New Zealand Jim Grelle Portland Ore Flash Gerry Lindgren Bob Schul

Peters Delivers Two-Hit Gem In White Sox Sweep

Gary Peters returned from a two week layoff with a two hit shutout effort against Washington as Chicago swept a doubleheader 12-0 after winning the opener 4-1. Peters improved to 3-2 with a 2.18 ERA and notched his first complete game since last season. Tommie Agee homered and tripled driving in all four runs in the opener while Don Buford and Smoky Burgess added multi RBI nights in the nightcap. The White Sox staff kept it rolling with a 0.80 ERA over the last ten games as Minnesota Baltimore New York Detroit and Cleveland results followed across the league.

Peters Cleveland Senators White Sox Chicago Minnesota Baltimore Kansas City New York Boston Detroit California Tommie Agee Tom McCraw Don Buford Smoky Burgess Harmon Killebrew Twins Rich Rollins Max Alvis Leon Wagner Indians Sam Bowens Russ Snyder Athletics Phil Roof Ken Harrelson Bert Campaneris Jim Bouton Steve Hamilton Pedro Ramos Bouton Yankees Roger Maris Don Wert

Memphis Champ Bert Yancey Seizes 15 Under Par Victory

Bert Yancey wins the Memphis Open with a record 265 and $20,000 first prize, one under Cary Middlecoff 1961 record. He trailed Gene Littler by one stroke entering final round, birdied five holes, bogeyed once, aided by caddy Roy Sanders and last minute tee time change due to TV coverage. Littler places second at 270, earning $12,000.

Bob Gilbert Memphis Tenn Roy Bert Yancey Roy Stone Yancey Roy Sanders Philadelphian Gene Littler Cary Middlecoff Littler

Hatton Praises Raymond for Shutout Relief Prowess

Houston manager Grady Hatton explains his optimistic view as Claude Raymond, the French Canadian reliever, takes the mound. Raymond has not allowed a run in his last 172 2/3 innings, owns a 3-0 record with five saves and a 1.32 ERA overall.

Grady Hatton Houston Claude Raymond Raymond

Mota League Leaders Shine In Batting and Pitching

Names across leagues highlight top hitters and pitchers. Alou and Aaron lead in hits and runs, Hart tops RBIs, Koufax and Gibson dominate strikeouts, with Oliva and B Robinson posting strong marks in the American League.

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