Thomasville Faces Tallahassee in Legion Showdown
Thomasville American Legion aims to prove Sundays 5 to 4 win in Jacksonville was no fluke as it meets Tallahassee in a key league clash.
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1966
Page
3
Thomasville American Legion aims to prove Sundays 5 to 4 win in Jacksonville was no fluke as it meets Tallahassee in a key league clash.
A AAU list of top performers highlights a teenage wave headed for Los Angeles and Berkeley meets with the Soviet and Polish teams. Jim Ryan, 19, leads in the mile, Lee Evans, 18, shines in the 400, and pole vaulters Bob Seagren 19 and Paul Wilson push for records as Tommie Smith and Gerry Lindgren add star power but miss recent action.
AP reports several NL results with Chicago defeating Atlanta 5 1 Cincinnati beating Los Angeles 3 1 San Francisco 2 St Louis Pittsburgh 8 Houston 5. Tonight games include Philadelphia at New York Houston at Pittsburgh Chicago at Atlanta Los Angeles at Cincinnati San Francisco at St Louis. Wednesday slate lists Philadelphia at New York and Chicago at Atlanta plus San Francisco at St Louis.
Minnesota defeated Cleveland 6 to 2 and Baltimore beat California 4 to 1 as Monday’s American League games produced key results. Several matchups remained unsettled with no results available for Detroit at California Baltimore at Kansas City Cleveland at Minnesota Washington at Chicago New York at Boston.
Doug Jones challenges Ernie Terrell for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in Houston. Jones seeks a second championship bid after a 1962 light heavyweight loss to Harold Johnson, and a career facing top heavyweights including Cassius Clay.
Atlanta 5 Chicago 1 as Leo Durocher voicefully admitted he had no explanation for why his Cubs routinely defeat the Braves. He joked that he wished he did so he could repeat the feat elsewhere.
Anaheim California. Manager Charlie Dressen arrived with the Detroit Tigers by plane to watch the series with the California Angels. Dressen, recovering from a spring training heart attack, has been limited to inactive duties with Coach Bob Swift serving as acting manager. In Indiana, Scott Porter of Richmond shot two holes in one during a 36 hole Indiana Amateur qualifier at Forest Hills. Porter, Ball State golf ace, carded 69 and 73 with aces on the 145 yard fifth hole using an eight iron then a nine iron.
Dick Stuart, the high priced first baseman released by the New York Mets earlier this month, received one vote for the National League All Star team.
Fourteen yachts that finished last week's Newport to Bermuda race began a return race toward the Virginia Capes on Monday.
Valdosta State College signed Dale Croft a 6-4 210 pound guard from Providence High School Jefferson Indiana as the fifth basketball recruit. Croft averaged 17.1 points per game joining four earlier signees Paul O'Brien John Trimnel Eddie Dailey and Robert McKenny from Riviera Beach Columbus Hope and Perry respectively with averages ranging from 18.5 to 21.4 points per game.
Willie Mays hit his 522nd home run to move into third on the all time list, lifting San Francisco past St. Louis 2 1. The drive came off Bob Gibson in the first, and Mays made a key one handed grab in the eighth to halt a Cardinal rally. Other NL and AL games included Ellsworth beating Atlanta, Clemente fueling Pirates past Houston, and Pappas beating Dodgers as Cincinnati and Baltimore won.
Rose City champion Danny Williams, 28, Augusta native and first amateur Rose City Open winner, enters the Piney Woods Invitational opening July 1. Williams praised Glen Arven and its challenge, while Glen Arven pro Dave Smith called him a top young golfer and noted Williams’ recent form including a 19th hole playoff victory in Fernandina.
Wimbledon action sees Roy Emerson fall to Owen Davidson in the quarter finals with a left shoulder ligament strain. Dennis Ralston advances to the semifinals after a victory over Bob Hewitt, facing Cliff Drysdale or Tony Roche. Santana and Drysdale await Ralston in the other semis as Americans chase the title amid Australian dominance.
Third baseman Brooks Robinson and shortstop Dick McAuliffe repeat on the American League infield for the July 12 All Star game in St Louis. George Scott and Bobby Knopp join them, with Leo Cardenas leading the National League infield. Sam Mele to manage the AL, Eckert office names starting lineups.
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