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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1966
Page
7
The tabulated results for a Saturday meet list ten races with purses from 1200 to 1900 dollars. Entries include Whimiso Va Mr and several others across six furlong sprints and longer routes, with times and payoffs noted for each race. The card also records a total pool around 342,128 dollars and various odds for each entrant. The mixed results feature winners, place and show chalks alongside several high paying longshots.
Shepherdstown edged Middletown 7 to 4 in ten innings after a two out single in the tenth. Bill Jones entered in the eighth and lined a run producing hit to drive in John Henry. Joe Shafer took the loss after three strong innings as Middletown squandered a 4-0 lead and left runners stranded in the eighth.
Western Maryland defeats Johns Hopkins 10-2 in Mason Dixon Conference play as John Johnson allows seven hits in his season debut for the Green Terrors. Hopkins drops to 1-4 in conference and 2-7 overall. Arnie Michalson takes the loss for Blue Jays. In Dublin, Ireland bans French horses from racing due to swamp fever reports, also stopping Trish horses bound for France.
Villanova sophomores repeat Penn Relays win in the distance medley relay as meet records tumble at Quantico Relays. Ed Roberts anchors North Carolina College to a 41.3 relay clock, Leon Coleman posts a 51.2 in the 44 yard hurdles, Charlie Mays breaks the long jump record with 25 feet 11 inches, Costello and Miller clear 6 feet 10 inches in high jump, and La Salle sets a Division II record in the event. Fordham, Georgetown, and La Salle notch other top marks. sprint star Sam Perry is sidelined by a hamstring.
North Carolina beat Maryland 5-2 to clinch at least a share of the ACC baseball title. Danny Walker allowed four hits in a 6 1 season line as UNC moved to 10-1 in conference play with three games left. Charley Carr and Charley Thomas led UNC with two and four hits respectively.
Kansas City pitcher Chuck Dobson a 22 year old in his second pro season earned the win striking out seven as the A's beat the Senators 2 1 in front of four hits. Pete Richert started for Washington but allowed two runs in the fifth.
The first round of the $117,000 Champions International Golf Tournament was postponed a second time due to heavy rain. Water covered Cypress Creek fairways and greens as 18 hole rounds were planned for Saturday and Sunday with 36 holes Monday.
Cleon Jones led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run for a 2-1 Mets win over the Cubs. Rob Gardner earned his first major league victory while Holtzman took the loss as Santo tied the game with his fourth homer in the sixth.
Mount St. Mary’s defeats Catholic University 5-1 in a Mason-Dixon Conference baseball game. Mike Murray stars with three runs and two second-base steals, aided by Warnock’s two hits and timely flies by Baubles and Pierano. Pierano earns the win in relief as Mounts hand Catholic U its third loss.
Detroit pitcher Dennis McLain tossed a one hitter, a second inning single by J C Martin the only hit for Chicago. The Tigers won 1 0 as Norm Cash drove in the deciding run with a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the eighth.
Glasgow AP reports Peter O'Sullivan, who named his daughter after Liverpool, was fined $28 for disturbing the peace during Thursday's European Cup final between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund. The lengthy baby name listed appears as a surname chain.
The United States Davis Cup squad will start its American Zone campaign with a second-round match against the British West Indies in Kingston Jamaica around May 19 to 21. Captain George MacCall leads Arthur Ashe Jr Charlie Pasarell and Cliff Richey in Jamaica. The BWI qualified by defeating Venezuela last weekend.
AP reports Cleveland shortstop Larry Brown remains in Lenox Hill Hospital with multiple skull fractures and other injuries from a collision with teammate Leon Wagner at Yankee Stadium. Brown’s wife said he asked about their two children Laurie and Leslie and ensured his mother’s arrival. Wagner was released after suffering a fractured nose.
In a college baseball slate, Western Maryland defeated Johns Hopkins 10 2 while Bridgewater College posted a 6 run game and Shepherd also featured in the day’s results. The report highlights team outcomes and key performances across the doubleheader.
In New York AP reports a rift between baseball players and owners over a 150000 dollar annual cost for a new players association office. Marvin Miller, proposed head at 50000 yearly, discusses funding via pension funds with Commissioner Eckert. Players push for earlier talks and consider amending pension contracts to free funds, while pledging to proceed with a New York headquarters and seek alternative financing.
County Engineer Southey T. Nottingham was elected to the board of directors of the Maryland County Engineers Association at the recent annual meeting in Prince Georges County. He also spoke at the Highway Maintenance Institute at the University of Maryland on Highway Drainage.
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