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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1967
Page
15
In Charlotte North Carolina a two inch crack grows along one side of the 1955 built Coliseum raising safety fears and possible demolition orders. Officials consider a new arena as talks of closure increase while the venue hosts major events and teams.
Mickey Wright fired a 10 under par 62 at Hunting Creek to equal the LPGA course record and extend her lead to nine strokes after two rounds in Louisville. Whitworth moved into second with 142, while Maxwell and Spuzich trailed.
Matty Alou delivered a walk off single to score George Spriggs in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4 3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Spriggs triple preceded Alou's hit off Dick Hall, with McBean earning the win and Hall the loss as Philadelphia led 3 0 after five innings.
Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals led the United States to the Federation Cup finals by defeating West Germany 3 0 in Berlin. Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.
Lanny Wadkins Ron Cerrudo and Gary Cowan all shot sub par rounds over 36 holes to tie for the lead after three rounds of the Sunnehanna Tournament of Amateur Champions at Sunnehanna Country Club. Wadkins posted 67 and 71 with a 68 Friday. Cowan had 65 and 68 after a 72, while Cerrudo added 66 and 67 following a 72 opening.
Purdue quarterback Bob Griese and Florida’s Steve Spurrier were picked to guide the 51man college All-Star squad for the Chicago All-Star game against the Green Bay Packers on August 4 at Soldier Field. Readiness includes Irish players Nick Eddy Jim Lynch Alan Page George Goeddeke Pete Duranko Tom Regner and Paul Seiler among those returning from the Notre Dame Michigan State clash.
Spartan graduates led by Clint Jones George Webster Gene Washington and Bubba Smith named to All-Star squad. Packers face missing Hornung and possibly Jim Taylor who will sign with New Orleans Saints after last year's showcase. All-Star group reports at Northwestern July 13 for three weeks of training.
Kansas City Athletics overpowered Cleveland Indians 10-1 as Ramon Webster and Dave Duncan hit two run homers and Rick Monday drove in three with a single and double. Jim Nash earned his seventh win while Sonny Siebert took the loss, and six unearned runs loomed after three errors by Larry Brown.
National League leaders include Clemente Pirates 44 RBIs Perez Reds 40 Brock Cards 38 Aaron Braves 37 Torre Braves 36. American League leaders list F Robinson Orioles 51 Killebrew Twins 41 Kaline Tigers 40 Yastrzemski Red Sox 34 Howard Senators 34. Pitching leaders show Holtzman Cubs 5 0 Vecle Pirates and Queen Reds 7 1 Lemaster Braves 6 1 Nolan Reds 4 1 Horlen White Sox 7 0 Sparma Tigers 6 0 Drabowsky Orioles 5 0 Lonborg Red Sox 7 1 McGlothlin Angels 6 1. Does not include night games.
Jeff Casseday of Tunnelin High School pitched a no-hitter with 21 strikeouts in a 14-1 victory over the Orioles. He contributed two homers, a triple and a single, driving in 10 runs. Bruce Sims allowed one hit in a win over the Tigers. Casseday also starred at shortstop with a homer and two additional hits. The Tigers beat the Indians 8-6 and the Orioles topped the Indians 8-7 in other action.
The San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 7 to 4 in Atlanta as Willie McCovey Tom Haller and Jim Hart hit home runs. McCovey tallied his 11th, Haller his eighth and Hart his seventh of the season while Gary Geiger’s error aided two San Francisco runs. Gaylord Perry improved to 5 5 with the win as Atlanta hit 10 total hits led by Felipe Alou and Geiger with solos.
Americans Dan Gurney and A J Foyt kept their Ford in the lead after eight hours in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race with an average speed of 138.9 mph. They held a one lap edge over Bruce McLaren and Mark Donohue with Ferraris and other Fords close behind as 19 of 54 starters had already dropped out by midnight.
Steve Vidmer and Mike Robinson led the 36 hole Member Member at Lakeview with a net 62. Ed Peck and Bob Patterson tied for second at 63 as Dyke Raese and Charles Wiedebusch also posted 63. Wiedebusch won the Callaway event with 72 while the mixed tourney went to Mr. and Mrs. William Dippel with 32 for nine holes.
The National League standings list Cincinnati leading with 37 wins and 20 losses, followed by San Francisco and St. Louis. The American League shows Detroit atop with 31 wins, Chicago and Baltimore close behind. Saturday results include San Francisco beating Atlanta 7 4 and Cincinnati defeating Houston 9 4. Sundays pitchers and matchups are detailed for each league across multiple cities.
Veteran flanker Boyd Dowler has fully healed from shoulder surgery and signed his 1957 contract with the Green Bay Packers. Coach Vince Lombardi announced Dowler will start his ninth pro season, after a calcium deposit hampered play the past two years.
Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, 32, fights 22 year old Jerry Quarry to a 10 round draw before 20 800 at Memorial Coliseum. Referee Thomas scored 5 5 with mixed opinions from judges. Patterson earns 46 000 to 27 600 for Quarry and a rematch is anticipated. Patterson heads to Vietnam after the bout as Quarry recovers from a cut over the eye.
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