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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
17
The Hills hosts a news tourney prelim on August 6 with a 27 hole men’s event and 18 hole women’s event. A handicap of three or better for nine holes is the general entry criterion, with alternates by fours or twos if needed.
Members prepare for the June 25 Church Golf League Field Day at Castle Hills with 26 signed in and more to join. Rich Orendi birdied No 2 for a second hole in two days and posted 31 for the round. Ron Phares won a Sylvan Heights event with a 69 while teammate Paul Young tied for top with Harry Toscano Sr and Bob Conn at six under par.
A pigeon owned by Stan Lechwar led the Lawrence Racing Pigeons race from Vandalia. Seventy one birds from seven lofts competed. one loft did not report. Three races remain in the old bird series at 200 400 and 500 miles. Race results follow.
Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen, 67, weighing about 150 pounds, left a downtown Detroit hospital after three weeks of recovery from his second heart attack in 14 months. He will stay under round the clock care at a city hotel and follow a salt free diet while Bob Swift handles on field duties.
Pittsburgh Pirate infielder Donn Clendenon is named a member of the NAIA Baseball Hall of Fame. He graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Snead teeing off in Detroit qualifying among 64 players for 24 berths as 123 players plus 28 exemptions enter the Open field. Notables include Ed Furgol Jack Fleck Ben Hogan Gary Player Nicklaus Littler Thomson Marr Murphy and Souchak. Qualifiers advance to San Francisco with other sites in Washington San Francisco Atlanta New York and Dallas Fort Worth.
Ellwood City Post 45 defeated Wampum 4 to 1 in the County American Legion Baseball League opener. Winning pitcher Terry Mack fanned seven. Jim DeMark took the loss. Chuck Belonzi and Steve Pavick led Ellwood City with triples and Belonzi drove in two runs.
Donald W. Gee of 110 Maitland Lane aced the No 7 130 yard hole at Tanglewood while playing with Bill Stankard. The ball struck a tree in the woods and bounced into the hole drawing astonished witnesses from the No 8 tee. Also in local sports, Fourth Ward Mets beat 4th Ward Yankees 9-2 as Shorts and Grant pitched a one hitter. Skowronski doubled twice and Clarke added a double.
Ed DeCarbo's squad erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to secure a 13 to 7 victory over St Lucy in the 7th Ward League last night. Angelo Ginnochi and Buster Cotelesse each had four hits including a homer and a double for DeCarbo's while Russo and St Lucy’s hitters tallied multi base hits.
Don Taylor topped the eliminator at Skyline Dragstrip as 950 spectators watched 160 entries in class races and eliminator prize money. Winners include Top Eliminator Don Taylor Chevy Dragster, Junior Top Eliminator Jack Brown, Middle Eliminator Gary Newhard, Little Eliminator Ron Rounds, Street Eliminator Don Ferrell, Top Stock Don Carney, Middle Stock John Johnson, Little Stock Bill Gabriel, and Baby Stock Jim Smith with regional victors named from Ellwood City and New Castle. Also note Count Fleet dominated Pimlico races in 1943 with three wins by a combined 43 lengths.
The New York Yankees will hold a tryout camp on June 17 at Pullman Park in Butler for boys 16 and older starting at 9 30 a m. Candidates must bring gloves shoes and uniforms. Legion players need a letter of approval signed by the post commander or coach. The camp is directed by Randy Gumpert and Yankee scouts.
The Western Pennsylvania Postmasters Golf Association tourney opens tomorrow at 12 30 p m at Rolling Hills Course hosted by Guy D Elleto of Pulaski who invites all postmasters and guests. The event began in 1962 and marks its first time in this area.
Charl Bradshaw and John Baker signed 1966 contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bradshaw, an offensive tackle, notified the club from Texas that terms are satisfactory. Baker, the defensive captain last season, works as a rehabilitation officer in a North Carolina prison during the off-season.
Today features Pony Laurel at Maranoff and several league games including American W Pittsburg at 3rd, Colt West at South, Wilmington at New Castle, and senior and church softball matchups in Laurel and New Wilmington. Tomorrow schedules list many county and district games across Venango and nearby towns.
McCovey and Callison slug two RBIs each as San Francisco and Philadelphia combine for six different players driving in runs. Wise earns the win for Philadelphia while Bolin takes the loss. Taylor hits his 3rd homer for San Francisco.
Ellwood City High, Section 6 champions, travels to Aliquippa for a 3 p.m. Thursday WPIAL baseball quarter-final against Carnegie. The winner advances in the postseason.
Bernie Rich of 1114 S Cascade St caught a 17 inch brown trout on Saturday using a minnow in the Lakewood Area taking 10 minutes to land it. He also landed four smaller trout. Earlier he caught a 30 inch carp near the covered bridge after a 20 minute effort.
Two identical 163 wins were recorded as Cyanamid bombed Buzz Rich and New Castle AC beat Pierce Case Pearson At lantic. Tempy AC won 17 9 after nine runs in the seventh. Gabriel hit two homers for New Castle AC. Rich Kerr Sam Perrotta and others homered or hit for power. Carl Pia got his fourth win in relief.
A&M Bucs beat Augustine's 3-1 in Pony League as Rock Piscineri struck out 17, earning his fourth win while Moore fanned 14. Piscineri also doubled and drove in two runs. Schedule change shifts Maran off to Laurel tonight.
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