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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1966
Page
13
Bold Bidder, a 9-1 underdog, surged to win the Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park by 3% lengths, paying 20.20 4.40 3.20. Tom Rolfe finished runner-up ahead of Toronado Fourth in a photo finish, with Toronado sixth.
Ernest E. Edgar's Naughty Jester, a 17-1 colt not entered in the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Classic, defeats top rivals to take the $20,000 Rainbow Handicap at Rockingham Park. FederaList Boy, Exhibitionist, and Deck Hand follow as notable finishers in the nine-horse field. Point Ahino, Ont. hosts 104 skippers in Lake Erie tuneups for the North American Lightning Class Sailing Championship, with top 15 advancing to world championships in Toronto.
Norm Snead threw two touchdown passes including a 48 second winner after an onside kick as the Eagles erased a 23 10 deficit. Sam Baker provided the onside kick and the winning point with 45 162 in attendance at Princeton New Jersey.
Gretel, Australia’s Americas Cup challenger, lost 50 feet of its aluminum mast on a trial run leaving Sydney harbor. No crew or technicians were injured as the mast crashed onto the deck after a wooden crossbeam spar snapped.
An advertising notice urges adults 18 plus to prepare for U S Civil Service job openings in the next year. Lincoln Service offers test prep, claims high starting salaries and job security, and provides free information by mail from Pekin Illinois.
Cubs manager Leo Durocher denies ripping a phone from the Houston dugout as the Astros rallied in the ninth. Houston won 7-4 on a grand slam by Bob Aspromonte. the scoreboard displayed a taunting message, while Astros officials said the Cubs would be billed for the damaged phone.
Adrian Smith, a standout in last season’s All-Star game, signed his sixth contract with the Cincinnati Royals. The Kentucky alum played all 80 games last year, tallying 1,470 points for an 18.4 average and ranked third on the Royals in total points.
A banquet Saturday night featured former Red Sox star Ted Williams as speaker to kick off the week-long American Legion World Series in Orangeburg South Carolina. The double elimination tournament runs today and ends next Saturday if a team remains undefeated otherwise a playoff is set for September 4.
Houston Texans defeated West New York 8 to 2 in Williamsport to claim the Little League World Series title. Mike Robinett struck out 14 in six innings and Steve Reeves drove in four runs with two doubles and a single after a weather delay, giving Houston its second championship, first since 1950. Attendance reached about 15,000.
The Baltimore Bullets of the NBA said Saturday a working agreement with Lansing, Michigan, in the North American Basketball League was reached.
Arnold Palmer fired seven birdies in a 65 to tie Don January for the third round lead at the Philadelphia Golf Classic in Whitemarsh. January shot 69 to share the 54 hole lead with Palmer and George Knudson, while Peter Marr and Bill Martindale trailed. Palmer, about to turn 37, planned a five week vacation after this event, saying he will rest and swim with family before resuming play in October.
Twins pitcher Jim Kaat became the American League's first 20-game winner by a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. He allowed three singles and retired 16 in a row between the second and seventh innings. Ted Uhlaender drove in the only run with a second-inning single after Rich Rollins and Bob Allison singled. Gary Peters took the loss.
Washington pitcher Phil Ortega notches a three hitter and 10 strikeouts to lead the Senators past Cleveland 3-1 for their fourth straight win. Vic Davalillo drives in the lone Indians run with a pinch homer in the eighth. Fred Valentine and Frank Howard contribute key hits as Howard scores on Larry Brown error.
A note clarifies that the sea robin is a fish, not a bird, correcting a common misconception.
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