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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
5
Jack Nicklaus, after opening with a six on the first hole, struggles in the winds and swings woes as Kel Nagle takes the lead at the U S Open in St Louis Bellerive. Arnold Palmer shoots 76 while Ken Venturi drops 81. Halfway cuts looming for many among 150 players.
AP reports first round leaders at the St Louis 65th U S Open with Kel Nagle Deane Beman Mason Rudolph Al Geiberger Gary Player Lou Graham Rex Baxter Dean Befram Gordon Jones among leaders. Amateurs noted.
The 44 year old Nagle holds a one stroke edge at a U S Open played on the longest Bellerive course yet. Amateurs Deane Beman and Mason Rudolph sit near par while veteran Venuri battles a circulatory hand ailment and hopes to play Friday. Gary Player Rex Baxter Al Geiberger and Lou Graham also posted solid rounds.
The Cosmopolitan Women's Open Golf Tournament opens with 32 pros and seven amateurs at Macktown course. A 5 hole skirmish started today as 18 holes are set for Saturday and the final 18 on Sunday. Par is 37-35-72. Defending champion is Clifford Ann Creed. Judy Kimball, celebrating her 27th birthday, posted the best warmup round 69.
Mt Vernon Vamps girls softball team will travel to Wayne City tomorrow night for a 7 30 contest. Irma Jean Davis will start as pitcher for Mt Vernon against Wayne City’s girls team.
Britain’s Ted Ray won in 1920 while Palmer offered blunt self critique saying the performance wasn’t that bad but he wasn’t striking the ball well at all.
Register-News edged Stan the Tire Man 1 0 as Steve Chapman struck out 17 to pitch the win over YMCA. Chapman allowed six hits in a complete game as Richard Ryan took the loss for YMCA. Pigg had two hits for the winners. Dixon Wilkey Farthing Campbell Davis and Chapman each had one. Hoeinghouse and Mays each had two for YMCA.
In Arlington Texas Austin defeated Dallas-Fort Worth 2-1 in a 25 inning game, the longest in the 78 year history of the Texas League. Butler Powell singled in the deciding run, concluding a five hour ten minute marathon. The previous record was 24 innings between Harlingen and San Antonio on April 29, 1960, with Harlingen winning 4-2.
In St Louis the Cardinals lose second baseman Julian Javier for 30 days after being struck by a pitch from Vernon Law. Pittsburgh Pirates beat St Louis as Bob Gibson drops his sixth straight decision while Willie Stargell powers the Pirates with a two run homer and a late RBI.
The First National Tigers improved to 5-1 with a 10-4 win over the Shrine Club Senators who dropped to 1-4. Randy Tucker struck out five over seven innings and Larry Mays hit two homers and a double as David Montford added a double and solo shot. Brad Wright walked seven and took the loss.
Pat Jones 189 and Ross Poston 210 lead high games with 210 in the Thursday night mixed league. High series include Ross Poston 564 and Pat Jones 508 while Alberta Bailey and Conita GaVette post strong totals. Standings feature several clubs such as Strikers and Has Beens with multiple team names listed among the divisions.
Cleveland Indians surge with Sonny Siebert's 3 hitter and 15 strikeouts as they blank the Washington Senators 5-0. Sammy McDowell and Luis Tiant also starred in recent Cleveland wins. In AL action, Baltimore edged the Yankees 2-1 in 16 innings, Minnesota topped Chicago 3-1, Detroit beat Boston 6-3.
About 25 players have entered the Mt. Vernon City Tournament, with more expected before the Monday entry deadline. Six divisions will be contested at Mt. Vernon City Park, including men’s singles and doubles, junior events, college men’s and women’s singles, and women and college doubles if enough sign up.
Osteen allowed only a second inning single by Jack Hiatt as Los Angeles defeated San Francisco 3-0 for his first NL shutout. Roseboro drove in two runs early, while the Dodgers combined with Koufax Drysdale and Podres to form a strong pitching trio. Law won for Pittsburgh, Stargell drove in three as Pirates ran their record to 23-4 in last 27. Braves rallied past Phillies 4-2. Cubs nipped Astros 3-2 in 11 innings.
Willie Stargell drove in three runs with his 15th homer and a single to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-1 win over St. Louis. Claude Osteen pitched a one hit shutout for the Dodgers, limiting San Francisco to a second inning single by Jack Hiatt as the National League leaders won 3-0.
In Portland Oregon Richie Sue age 12812 knocked out Manuel Ochoa age 129 of Mexico in a brief boxing bout the winner landing a decisive punch near the end of the encounter
Summary lists scores from major league games with multiple teams and dates, including Milwaukee and Philadelphia outcomes, plus planned doubleheaders and tonight’s matchups among Philadelphia Los Angeles New York San Francisco Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Houston and Minnesota New York with several noted N games and Sunday results.
Summary of league leaders across batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, steals, and pitching in both the National and American Leagues. Includes names such as Rose Mays Horton Campaneris Pascual Koufax Gibson and Davilillo with team affiliations and standout stats from the season. Also notes boxing result Henry Cooper retaining titles in Birmingham England and a boxing bout in Copenhagen.
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