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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1966
Page
26
Disjointed OCR glimpse shows boxing results and boxing names near New York with scattered references to champions, events, and locations. Mentions include matches, athletes, and places like Los Angeles and Providence, but the text is highly garbled with many errors and missing context.
In Hamilton New York Florida State's Paul Tezeew and George Town's Ron Goldman reach the singles final as Goldman defeats Notre Dame's Petire Rasello 6-4 6-2 6-1 in semifinals. Debuting teammates Dezerus and Brener compete in a lengthy match as brackets advance.
The piece notes baseball regained attention after a multi-million pro football merger ended, with scouts focusing on free agents and big bonuses. It highlights Ohio State pitcher Steve Artin, drafted by the Phillies, who reportedly turned down a $99,000 offer from the Detroit Tigers to seek a larger bonus. It cites legends Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams noting years of football pay attracting top talent away from baseball.
The report outlines increased pay scales for players and umpires, noting a minimum $7,000 for ball players and a raised cap to $9,366. It mentions team figures like Mit Chamberlain and Carl Taylor, with scattered notes on exhibition games, transfers, spring rosters, and AFL signings.
In Beckenham England American players Arthur Ashe and others faced Australian challengers as Davis Cup action continued. Ashe lost Yang or Graebner, both entering Army duties, while Kathy Kratzke fell to Margaret Smith and Graebner suffered a singles loss. The day featured reversals and upsets with Wimbledon context looming.
Wink Jamieson holds a two stroke lead in the Herald Amateur after a 143 across 54 holes at LaFayette. The West Genesee junior, famed for long drives, also shot one under par 71 at Seneca to tie the tournament’s low round, while AL Mighducheck sits two behind with 144 and Jack Sendry trails by four after a 77.
The Minnesota Twins trailed the Kansas City Royals by 4 3 in the seventh when Rich Rollins and Harmon Killebrew homered, followed by Roy Smalley and Jim Holt, tying the major league single inning homer record. Jimmie Hall failed to complete the feat, double after a pitch, as Minnesota won 4-2 in Baltimore. The win kept them three games behind Baltimore in the standings. The article also notes golf results from a British amateur event and other baseball scores.
The Union Raceway hosts the first N.Y. Spring Champion event in the Figure Eight Division on Saturday with favorites Pitcher of Phoenix Larry Mousan of Syracuse and Dennis Teney. Johnny Roberts of Aw wirn leads the Modified division after Saturday. Eliminations begin at 9 am.
League leading Columbus visits MacArthur Stadium for the opener with Frank Carswell starting lefty Jack DiLauro. Syracuse will feature Arturo Lopez in the Jets lineup as he joins from Toledo, where Wayne Comer also moved, after a trade with the Mud Hens. Lopez, 22, previously with the Yankees, hit .284 in limited exposure. The clubs planned a doubleheader with rain delaying last night's uniform debut and Toledo heading to Rochester while Columbus hosts.
Armbr o Fiight a 4 year old Canadian owned filly with Jo 1 O'Brien in the sulky is favored to win the $25,000 Yankey Trot at Roosevelt Raceway tonight. The race honors the 160th anniversary of organized harness racing in the United States dated June 10, 1806.
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