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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1966
Page
12
Southern Illinois University split a Sunday doubleheader with Saint Louis University. The Salukis won game one 7 to 0 behind three hit pitching by Skip Pitlock and three safeties by Don Kirkland in as many trips at the plate.
Schedule lists multiple night games across the majors with teams including San Francisco New York Chicago Baltimore Minnesota California Boston Washington Detroit Kansas City and New York. Individual pitcher records and home runs are noted for several players and teams with scattered results across the board.
Du Quoin driver Ray Emling captured the feature at Turnpike Speedway west of Marion on Saturday night. He also topped the semi feature with Bill Millikin and Dale Jarvis among the top finishers in the event program listing heats and qualifiers.
South Orange New Jersey Tony Roche defeated Clark Graebner 6 4 6 4 6 3 in 66 minutes to win the Eastern Grass Court Championships final at Orange Lawn. Roche, a clay court ace, hadn’t won a grass court title since the 1965 Irish Championships.
A century ago Chief Sequoia devised an 85-character Cherokee alphabet to aid his people in learning writing more easily, shaping literacy for the Cherokee Nation.
Mario Andretti of Nazareth Pennsylvania defended his USAC title by winning the 30 lap spring car feature at Cumberland Raceway in 12 minutes 39.05 seconds earning 710 dollars. Roger McCluskey of Tucson Arizona finished four seconds behind in second while Don Branson of Champaign Illinois placed third.
College All-Stars, healthy apart from Carl McAdams a Jets signee with a fractured ankle, prepare for the 33rd midsummer classic against Green Bay. Coach John Sauer will name a lineup soon. star rookies Donny Anderson and Jim Grabowski lead the Packers as Steve Sloan or Bill Anderson or Gary Lane pilot the Stars. The game airs on ABC at 9 p.m. with an expected 65,000 crowd.
Evanston AP reports 61 young golfers from across the country compete for the vacated title in the 40th Women’s Western Junior Championship. The week-long event at Evanston Golf Club switches from an 18-hole qualifier to match play with Jane Huntzberger, 17, Camarillo, Calif., the prime favorite after reaching the semifinals of the Women’s Western Amateur two weeks earlier.
The World Cup final saw England defeat West Germany 4-2 in overtime at Wembley. Alf Ramsey guided a resilient team as the cup's sensational storyline included its theft and recovery by a dog, with Pele eclipsed by Eusebio and surprising North Korea rise noted.
The Martin Oilers won 2-1 and 9-1 against Wood River, extending the streak to 22 wins and season mark to 33-1. Gary Endres pitched both games, improving his 27 game unbeaten run. Lindell Martie, Jack Herring, and Sporty Lee led the hitters. Wood River, a top Class B club, eyes Urbana state title hopeful. The Oilers face Phelps Dodge at Murphysboro Carruthers Field tonight at 8.
In hot humid weather at Cascades golf course U S dominates England 13 5 to claim the Curtis Cup, marking the Americans fourth straight win. The British team fought back on Saturday but could not close the gap after Friday's 7 2 lead, with Anne Quast Wells securing the clinching half point for the U S.
Casper captures the $100,000 Cleveland Open in Indianapolis with an 11 under par 277 to earn $16,400. Bruce Crampton and Doug Ford were DQ d for not helping in intact putts as the new continuous putting rule is enforced. R H Sikes settles for second at 280 while Jacky Cupit, Gene Littler and Chi Chi Rodriguez follow in the top five.
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