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Newspaper
The Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1966
Page
8
Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers blanked the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals twice each in 1965, delivering dominant performances on the mound and solidifying his status as a top pitcher of the era.
Venice High’s Indians improved to 6 5 overall and 5 5 in the White Sands Conference by beating Palmetto 10 3. Gordon Struble and Richard Gange led the offense with a combined three hits and three RBIs, Barry Young earned the win over Bill Kelly. The Indians built a 8 run third inning cushion and face Southeast and Cardinal Mooney in upcoming games.
Sarasota hosts the Tarpon Queen contest at 8 p.m. April 16 in the Municipal Auditorium as part of the three day Sportsman Show and Tarpon Clinic. Hostess is Miss O Reilly a Chicago designer now running a North Trail restaurant and past president of the Sarasota County Restaurant Association.
A dense weekly slate lists Gulf Little League junior and senior division games at Chuck Reiter Stadium and stadiums around Venice and Nokomis. Highlights include Venice Lions vs Nokomis Lions, Elks vs Venice Nokomis Bank, and high school baseball at VHS Field and River View with several 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. starts.
Widman and Frank Jehan edged Vince Jacobs and Lou Cox 58 to 55 to capture the regular bi weekly potluck game at the Venice Shuffleboard Club. Twenty four players competed in the event.
Historical standings and scores from multiple bowling leagues include mixed events and one Saturday sweep. Standings feature Land O Sun, South Venice Yacht Club, Tom's TV, Gapa's Cottages, and other local businesses among team names and player scores. Notable highlights include Gerry Duke's 999 total and Alvin Callahan's 257 high game.
Seward Erlenback of Venice started a round at Venice East Golf Club last Tuesday by holing out on the first hole with an eight iron. He was accompanied by his wife Dorothy and relatives Paul and Doris Nix, Stanley and the Reifensteins, with others witnessing the feat.
Barbara Overbey led qualifying with 35 percent. Chickie Britton and Mildred Weller tied for second with 36s. Nancy Malone won March consolation in Class A. Babs Thompson was ringer winner with 60. Mildred Weller 63. Class B consolation went to Betty O'Shaughnessy. Ben Wallace ringer 72. Ida Beake second with 73. Overbey posted low gross 80.
Kiwanis defeated First National Bank 11 to 6 at Chuck Reiter Stadium. A six run second inning gave Kiwanis the lead after FNB scored twice in the first. Ron Sherman pitched for Kiwanis allowing six hits with seven strikeouts.
Syracuse star captain Dave Bing scorches the court this season. In seven games he averages 29 points per game. The 6 foot 3 senior hails from Washington, D C and leads the Orange with scoring and leadership.
Venice Shopping Center beat First Federal Savings & Loan 15 5 in three innings highlight five runs in the first, three in the second and seven in the fifth. Dudley Frady pitched all six for USC allowing eight hits with nine strikeouts and eight walks. First Federal bullpen included Randy Cole Tod Twigg and Freddie Brown.
Lawrence Warner scored a hole-in-one on the wrong hole after a dropped ball caused a misplay. He restarted the round, then on hole seven found the first ball for a genuine hole-in-one.
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