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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1966
Page
7
In a dramatic game at Shea Stadium 56 658 fans witnessed a run by the San Francisco Giants. The hero was Willie Mays though many blamed Jim Davenport due to Davenport’s illness. Mays supplied the decisive blow extending the Giants streak to 12 games.
Willie Mays hobbled but homered to spark a 5 4 victory in 17 innings. The game lasted 4 hours 29 minutes as the Giants avoided a collapse after a 4 0 deficit, with Mays returning to deliver the tying and winning runs and playing the final innings on a sore ankle.
Fitchville Conservation League sponsors a 1 p.m. Sunday trap shoot for Huron County Boy Scouts at the Fitchville clubhouse on Jennings Road off Route 250 between Norwalk and Fitchville. President Dick Sommers says the program teaches proper firearm use. Dick Carvey leads the event.
Garden City New York commemorates the 300th anniversary of U S horse racing with a bronze plaque at the original racing site. The dedication by the New York Racing Association highlights the sport's historic start in the United States.
Rochester Americans clinch Calder Cup by beating Cleveland Barons 3-2 in Cleveland. All Rochester goals came in the first period as Brian Conacher opened scoring at 8:19 and Larry Jeffrey and Jim Pappin added late in the frame. Howie Glover and Keith McCreary answered for Cleveland in the second period while Bobby Perreault stopped 30 shots.
Mike Ebert former Norwalk St Pauls basketball star has taken a teaching job for next school year at Berlin Heights Local High School He will teach business education with coaching decisions undecided He is the son of Mr and Mrs Neill Ebert of Norwalk This year he taught and assisted with basketball and baseball at Bay Village Carroll Snag Sanders Berlin Heights coach resigned to become Milan High principal.
Leroy Cot Marquette, who led Rossford to the state Class A basketball finals, will coach at the new Penta County College near Perrysburg. He signs a two year contract and serves as associate athletic director. In five seasons at Rossford he went 91-13.
Cleveland clinched a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles with a bottom of the 11th rally after manager Birdie Tebbetts shuffled the lineup. Chuck Hinton and Leon Wagner set up the tying run, and Wagner scored the deciding run on a fumbled pickoff attempt. Sam McDowell started for Cleveland while Frank and Brooks Robinson opened Baltimore’s offense.
Kansas University freshman Jim Ryun, 19, won the two mile at the Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles, pacing Kipchoge Keino before clocking an American record 8 25.2. Keino faded to third as Jim Grelle of Oregon finished second.
Bob Goalby shot 69 after a 68 to seize a seven under 137 while Arnold Palmer, hampered by a back injury, battled through a 71 in round two. Jack Nicklaus stood one stroke back at 138 as 85 players advanced past the 147 cutoff amid ties with Frank Beard and Tony Lema.
The St Louis Hawks announced eight extra draft picks on Friday night including two from Ohio colleges Lon Lynn of Wilberforce College and Nick Aloi of Bowling Green State University were chosen in the additional draft.
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