This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
12
The Associated Press reports sectional qualifying for 123 remaining spots in the U S Open Golf Championship starts today at six locations. A total of 498 players compete over 36 holes to earn 151 places at Olympic Country Club in San Francisco June 16 to 19.
Bert Yancey wins the Memphis Open with a record 265 total, 15 under par, earning $20,000. His caddies Roy Sanders and Roy Stone aided the final push as Yancey birdied five holes and avoided a disqualification by teeing off eight minutes early. He overcame a one stroke deficit to surpass Gene Littler and Cary Middlecoff, with Yancey describing his putts as excellent.
Leo Cardenas slugged four homers and eight RBIs as Cincinnati split a doubleheader with Chicago, while Willie Stargell drove in four in a 16-hit Pirates burst. Cardenas fell one homer short of a record. Stargell eyed the consecutive-hit mark as Pirates beat the Astros and faced St. Louis next.
Mario Andretti dominated the Rex Mays 100 in Milwaukee earning $11,577 total with $9,627 race purse and $1,950 accessory money. Joe Leonard finished second with Parnelli Jones renting a seat before Atkins’ crash on lap 14. Jones supported rookie Dick Atkins in the Aga janisi Rev 500.
A. J. Foyt, 31, suffered second and third degree burns to the face neck and both hands after a left rear suspension failure sent his car into the wall at Wisconsin State Fair Park. He said he had to escape the fire or he would have fried, risking further injury while fans watched. He had been favored in the Rex Mays 100 mile race with a car bought from Jimmy Clark of Scotland.
Houston Oilers offered around 750000 to sign John Brodie of the San Francisco 49ers after his option period. Bud Adams said terms were discussed and a signed contract could have followed, but Brodie waits as the AFL NFL feud looms with a potential showdown or peace settlement.
Mickey Wright led with a midround slip as Kathy Whitworth surged to win the Clayton Federal Open in St Louis. Whitworth fired 68 72 68 for a one under par 208 and $1,875 prize, lifting her season earnings to $10,344.
Ameri can Legion team in Murphysboro holds final tryouts at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the Riverside Park diamond. Manager Joe Jines says three or four openings remain to be filled at the final practice session. The polo origin note is included but unrelated.
Murphysboro Red Wings jumped to a four run first inning and beat Chaffee Missouri 6 2 at Riverside Park. Ed Driscoll allowed five hits over nine innings with four walks to earn the win. The Wings improve to 4 1 in Bi state league games and host Waterloo Friday before traveling to Cape Girardeau.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.