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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1965
Page
5
Rich Richards, earning 300000 over five years with the Houston Astros, may return to management. He is in high demand after World Series interest from the Reds and other clubs, with the White Sox repeatedly seeking the best available manager.
Readout lists lane results with spares and strikes for Borcling venues and teams. Notable high games include Garden Shoppe 810 and VFW 4135 rolling to strong team series. VFW 2 leads 3122 in high team series and 1075 in high team game.
Detroit guard John Wooten and Cleveland fullback Jim Brown were named to the all pro team by the National Football News. No Cleveland player made the defensive unit.
In 1965 American League stats Sam McDowell and Sonny Siebert led with the league’s top ERAs, 2.18 and 2.43 respectively. McDowell also topped strikeouts and walks, while Siebert won 16 and 8. Eddie Fisher finished second in ERA for Chicago. Cleveland, boasting two ERA leaders, eyes the 1966 pennant.
Branch Rickey is returned to his Ohio birthplace for burial after a celebrated career described as spiritual courage. A graveside service is planned in Rushtown, six miles north of Portsmouth, Ohio, following Monday services in St. Louis led by Dr. Ralph Sockman.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey on Tuesday announced a five member commission to iron out the dispute between the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Chicago alderman Ralph Metcalfe is named as a possible member, with reports citing Gen. David M. Shoup and Thomas Vail among others. The panel follows Senate Commerce Committee hearings.
Lt. Stephen P Cronenwett, a USAF Academy graduate from Colorado Springs, has joined the U.S. Modern Pentathlon Team at Fort Sam Houston. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Cronenwett of Route 1 Norwalk and brings experience in all five pentathlon events.
Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears leads the NFL with 126 points after 21 touchdowns, 15 rushing and six passing, setting a new NFL season record for TDs. The remaining eight players in the top 10 are kickers as of the latest statistics, while Jimmy Brown’s 20 touchdowns this season are noted. West Virginia University also moves to fire coach Gene Corum after a 29-30-2 tenure.
Baltimore quarterback Gary Cuozzo, thrust into the starting role after Johnny Unitas injury, is scheduled for a shoulder separation repair today. He may be ready to face the Los Angeles Rams Saturday after sustaining the injury against Green Bay last Sunday.
Pete Gogolak of the Buffalo Bills holds 28 field goals this season and can add one more game to extend the AFL single season record. He also set a new attempts mark as the season moves toward its close. Meanwhile in the NBA Jerry West crossed 1,000 points first this season with 1,054, leading the league. Wilt Chamberlain trails with 842 in seven fewer games, followed by Oscar Robertson, Dick Barnett, and Don Ohl. Johnny Green tops field goal percentage and Larry Siegfried leads free throw percentage.
Cleveland Browns announce star flanker Paul Warfield will miss Sundays game against the Rams due to a bruised clavicle from a preseason injury. Walter Roberts moves into Warfield slot as Frank Ryan returns at quarterback if cleared, with Warfield’s 1964 season still cited as his peak.
The National Harness Racing Congress ended with the USTA adopting major legislation to orderly negotiate disputes between horsemen and raceways. A record $1,288,770 budget was approved for the coming year and the current officers were re-elected led by President Walter J. Michael of Bucyrus Ohio.
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