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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1965
Page
11
Dodgers take aim at wrapping up the pennant as Koufax and Drysdale pace a 13th straight win. Drysdale shined with a 4-0, three hit shutout of Milwaukee while Koufax blanked Cincinnati for a pair of consecutive shutouts.
Baseball standings show Minnesota leading the AL with 101 wins and 59 losses, Baltimore 92-66, Chicago 92-66, Detroit 87-72, Cleveland 7? and New York 75-85, with x indicating clinched pennant for Minnesota. Thursday results include Minnesota 7 Baltimore 6, and today's schedule lists two twi-night doubleheaders and multiple matchups across leagues.
Johnny Longden the nation’s winningest jockey with 6012 victories will ride Sunday as Sunland Park opens its 83 day meeting Saturday. A field of 14 sprinters vies in the Inaugural Handicap highlighting the opening of the 1965 66 racing season.
The New Mexico Amateur Athletic Union will honor Marine Lt Billy Mills at a Friday banquet in Albuquerque. Mills, 27, won the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympic Games and is currently training while conducting scientific tests on high altitude effects on running.
New Mexico Military Institute Colts travel from Class A to Texas for a Saturday showdown with El Paso High. Coach Marshall Brown's Cadets sit 2-1-1, led by ground attack from Marc Black and George Grubbs, with Benny Smith handling passing and punting duties. El Paso enters 2-1 after beating Eastwood 12-6 and Odessa 26-6, with Eastwood defeated by Kermit 18-0.
Don Drysdale pitched a three hitter for his 23rd victory as the Dodgers beat Milwaukee 4-0, extending their winning streak to 13 and two games up in the NL lead. Orlando Cepeda hit a pinch hit two run homer in the ninth to lift the Giants 5-3 over Cincinnati, keeping the pennant race tight.
Eddie Cotton of Seattle stopped Andy Kendall of Scappoose Ore in the 11th round. Lenny Brice of Phoenix outpointed Lupe Gonzalez of Mexico over 10 rounds in Los Angeles.
Goddard High School hosts the first annual invitational at the John H. Trigg farm near Roswell with six invited teams: Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Los Lunas, Capitan, and Tularosa. Hobbs is favored after winning its own meet. Cary Hollis and Steve Ross lead the Eagles with standout times.
Albuquerque Highland faces its first district test tonight against Albuquerque Valley as New Mexico football action kicks off a light 1965 schedule. Artesia, unbeaten in 11, meets Eastwood while Carlsbad pursues a fourth straight win against Bel Air.
District 1AA games include Albuquerque Del Norte at San Fe and Albuquerque Highland versus Albuquerque Valley. Multiple matchups span El Paso, Roswell, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Grants, Socorro, Ruidoso, Taos, Shiprock, Capitan, Vaughn, Hobbs, and more with numerous cross district pairings and local venues.
At a Pep Dinner the Artesia Bulldogs were praised for their unity as coach L G Henderson warned that Eastwood of El Paso poses a strong upset threat. Henderson stressed mental effort ahead of conference play while superintendent Westfall praised the team and pledged support for back-to-back championships.
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