Ellwood City Stars Ride Smith Lawson To 3 1 Win
Ellwood City High defeats Canon McMillan 3 1 to reach the WPIAL baseball semifinals behind Ray Smith's home run and two singles and Rich Lawson's two hitter with eight strikeouts. The Wolverines meet North Hills at Forbes Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Mollica
MT. Lebanon
Ellwood City High
Wolverines
Canon McMillan
Ray Smith
Rich Lawson
Center Township
Wayne Thornhill
Smith
Lawson
Canon-McMillan
North Hills
Montour
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Waynesburg
Kiski Area
Forbes
Ed Plopa
Mike Smuthey
Don Wick
Jerry Chesnick
Rick
Smutney
Ellwood
Tom Corcoran
Rick Smith
Thornhill
Mt. Lebanon High School
Ellwood City
Bosinski
Wick
del Schuster
Schuster
New Castle News
Langley
Allderdice
Ten game pitchers shine as Mets edge Dodgers 18th innings
Tom Seaver and Don Sutton duel through 18 innings with Seaver earning the win for the Mets after a 10 inning marathon. Weis singles in the decisive run as Swoboda reaches on a walk and later scores. Granger preserves Cardinals win, while Marichal wins seventh straight for the Giants aided by McCovey Mays and Brown RBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vito Stellino
UPI
Tom Seaver
New York Nets
Don Sutton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Seaver
Mets
Sutton
St. Louis
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Weis
Ron Swoboda
Kevin Collins
Granger
Wayne Granger
Cardinals
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Roger Maris
Juan Marichal
Pirates
Marichal
Giants
Bob Veale
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Olly Brown
Big league standings and upcoming schedule
In the American League, Detroit leads with 35 wins while Cleveland 33 and Baltimore 31 follow. Monday results include Chicago beating New York 5-2 and Cleveland over Oakland 7-2. Rookie of the Year went to New York Yankee Tom Tresh for 1961 performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International American League
W. L. Pet
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Oakland
New York
California
Washington
Chicago
Calif
Boswell
Chance
Sparma
Hiller
Cain
Dobson
Siebert
Brabender
Bertaiia
Horlen
Talbot
Wright
Brunet
Culp
Stange
Tom Tresh
The
Yankees
International League
Bob Robinson
Tigers
Robinson
Chester
Sarasota Tigers
Buffalo
Bryant Alyea
Bisons
Louisville
Ruth hits .300 in six World Series long-standing record
In a World Series update from Forbes, New York notes Babe Ruth maintained a .300 batting average or better across six World Series appearances. Rays Smith contributed with hits and stolen bases while Lawson earned the win and Corcoran took the loss. The box shows Thornhill doubles and Rays Smith homered and stole, with Canon McMillan and Ellwood handling defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Babe Ruth
College athletics not self financing says NCAA report
The NCAA cautions college athletic programs are no longer self supporting. The 1966 67 budget is 190 million with facilities exceeding 2 billion in value and participation rising across many sports. Football leads in participants while basketball and baseball are also widespread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress of the United States
Marcus L. Plant
University of Michigan
Plant
St John's blanks Harvard in College World Series opening
In Omaha Nebraska St Johns New York shut out Harvard 2 0 while North Carolina State edged Southern Illinois 7 6 in the first day of the 22nd annual NCAA College World Series. Maury Wills returns for Pirates after day of mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
St. John’s
New York
Harvard
North Carolina State
Southern Illinois
Shaffer Signs Top Pick McKinney for White Sox
Scout Fred Shaffer of New Castle announced the Chicago White Sox signed shortstop Chuck McKinney the club’s No. 1 draft choice. McKinney from Troy Ohio via Ohio University is six feet tall 182 pounds and bats right handed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shaffer
New Castle
Chicago White Sox
Shaffer
Chuck McKinney
White Sox
McKinney
Troy
Ohio
Ohio University
Trevino Eyes Open Title at Oak Hill Despite Veteran Odds
Lee Trevino, tied for 54th in 1966 Open and winner of $90,000 since 1967, aims to win at Rochester's Oak Hill. He predicts Billy Casper to win and Nicklaus's 275 Open record may be tied if weather holds. Trevino, confident in his hitting and putting, expects to cope with Open pressures better as a veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Lee Trevino
Oak Hill
Trevino
Billy Casper
Jack Nicklaus
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Allegheny
Penn Hills
WPIAL
Munhall
West Field
C-M
Bill Bosinski
Wolverine
Dave Blazin
Bojinski
Emil Deliere
Thad Bukowski
L.A
Culver
Niekro
Gibson
Kelley
Houston
Dierker
Philadelphia
Wise
Selma
Los Angeles
Osteen
McBean
Sadecki
Jaane Pet
Smuthey
RBI
Braddock
So—Lawson
Corcoran
Chesnick
Doug Kowr
Jim Braddock
Jim Batch
Jim White
Dave Midofer
Terry Chesnick
del Schmster
Vic Sharek
Doug Adams
Tate Ebeeeerees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Maury Wills
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Paul Horning
Golden Boy
Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints
WBBM
Oakland Athletics
Dave Duncan
Vanessiver
Jim Pagliaroni
Tri-State
North Park
Liverpool
England
Jack Bodell
Brian London
Casper
Hazard
el Paso
Bob Mann
Piers
Fombelle
Goodyear Tire Specialists
Croton Ave
DuPont
Wilmington Rd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!