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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
8
Sam McDowell returned from arm trouble to seal a 2-1 Cleveland win over the Yankees, retiring the trio after a ninth inning threat to lift the Indians.
Lefty Grove and Sir Duane Fell starred as VFW crushed Brooker Bros 16-0. Fell threw a one hitter with a homer and triple and seven RBIs while Mark Sparr homered. Kovach doubled twice and Pusutani Rex and White added one each.
Baltimore manager Hank Bauer decries an 11 59 p m curfew that halted a long opener and forced a second game to be completed later. Orioles, riding an eight of ten stretch, press Cleveland in the pennant chase while weighing legal action to change the curfew.
In McGuan Park the Old Timers Slo-Pitch League saw K of C top Lions Club 22 to 21 after a 61-hit night. The Office Bar defeated Carlings Beer 10-4 in A Division, while Reineck's earned a 7-0 forfeit from the Lutheran Church. Paul Crawford contributed key hits for the Knights’ victory.
Results show Chicago 8 Los Angeles 1 and Atlanta 7 New York 6 with Phila 10 Cincinnati 6 and St. Louis 11 Pittsburgh 5. Houston 6 San Fran 1. Upcoming games include Kansas City at Minnesota and Boston at Detroit. Key players Cliff Brown Ray Smith Doc Ross Dale Braden Dale Adelman homer hitters.
Cassius Clay, heavyweight champion, has lost another round in his bid to defer from military service. The Kentucky Selective Service appeals board denied his request to be a conscientious objector and sent his file to the Justice Department for investigation.
The draft saw six Ohio players chosen for farm teams raising the total to 21. Dave Rose of Clarington went to the New York Mets as catcher, Dick Donnelly of Steubenville to the New York Yankees as catcher, Charles Brinkman of Columbus to the Chicago White Sox as catcher, Ron Allen of Toledo to Detroit as shortstop, Charles Miller of Waynesville to Washington as pitcher, and Dana Freudeman of Canton to the Chicago Cubs as pitcher.
New York announces 6 foot 10 Henry Akin signed to a contract for the 1966 67 season by General Manager Ed Donovan. Akin formerly played at Morehead State College averaging 20.5 points and 12 rebounds per game.
Albright's Turkey maintains a 27 point lead in the Friday Night Industrial Golf League. Closest contenders Maxie Tire, Chapin and Chapin, and Upholstering 2 trail with 226, 220, and 218 points.
USC led the final Collegiate Baseball poll with 315 points and 12 first place votes, while Ohio State had 302 points and 10 first place votes. The Trojans finished 42-7 and the Buckeyes 22-5-1. Western Michigan was ranked seventh.
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