Schoendienst Top NL Manager in AP Poll for 1966
New York AP reports Red Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals topped the NL managers poll with 257 votes from 397 ballots, ahead of Leo Durocher Cubs and Cincinnati’s Dave Bristol. The piece recaps Schoendienst’s 1965 66 strategy, midseason moves, and Cardinals seven game World Series win over the Yankees.
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Cardinals Win 1967 World Series Over Red Sox 7 2
Red Sox fall one game short as St Louis Cardinals clinch the title 7 2 in Boston. Gibson wins three games, Brock stars with 12 hits and seven steals, Javier shines at second, Maris drives seven runs. Yastrzemski hits .400 with three homers. Lonborg strong but slighted by finale outcome. Fans linger outside Fenway in tribute to an unbelievable year.
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Fenway Park
Ziggy Fights Here Oct. 30 in Troy
Dave Zyglewicz of Water View, riding 21 straight pro wins, will headline a Troy area boxing card October 30 promoted by Ted Bayly. No opponent or venue set. Zyglewicz, ex LaSalle football star and Navy veteran, beat Eddie Perrotta last July and defended the Texas heavyweight title with a 10 round decision over Sonny Moore in Dallas. His first Troy appearance drew about 4,000 at South End Arena.
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Warriors wallop Seattle in season opener at home
The San Francisco Warriors opened defense of their 1956-67 Western Division crown with a 144-116 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. After a tight first quarter, Jimmy King boosted the offense with seven field goals as the team surged to a 44-point second period. Fred Hetzel led SF with 24 points.
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McCloskey Leads Cardinal Over CBA In Diocesan League
Quarterback Chuck Taaffe threw two touchdown passes to lift Cardinal McCloskey to an 18-7 victory over CBA at Bleeck Stadium. The win improves Cardinal McCloskey to 2-1 in the league and 4-1 overall, while CBA falls to 1-2 in Diocesan action. The card also notes wrestling act The Beast and an All Star show on October 21.
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McCloskey Grabs Early Lead, CBA Edges In Final
John Early opened scoring with a 68 yard run for McCloskey. Ed Germain connected with Doug Lech to give CBA a 7-6 edge after one. Taaffe found Joe Grasso for 53 yards in the second quarter and Taaffe later connected with Dave Vogel for a 5 yard score to seal the win.
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Pats Activate End BOSTON
The Boston Patriots placed tackle Jim Boudreaux on injured reserve and activated tight end Bobby Nichols for Sunday’s home opener against the Miami Dolphins.
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Oakland Defeats Anaheim In ABA Thriller 134 129
Oakland beat Anaheim 134 to 129 in a tightly contested ABA game. Key players delivered scoring bursts as the lead changed hands late in the fourth quarter.
Williams To Sign New Two Year Sox Manager
Boston reports say the Red Sox will announce at 11 am today a two year contract for manager Dick Williams. The deal reportedly pays 50 000 dollars per season, following a 30 000 dollar one year salary this season as Williams led Boston from ninth place in 1966 to the pennant and World Series loss in seven games.
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Shenendehowa Edges Lansingburgh 3-2 on Own Goal
Shenendehowa squeezed by Lansingburgh 3-2 in a Western B Conference soccer match yesterday at the winners field. Ron Clapper and Nick Gniewek scored for the Plainsmen, with a Burgh defender turning a miscued kick into an own goal for Shenendehowa's third tally.
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Cardinals Celebrate World Series Victory in St Louis
St. Louis celebrates as the Cardinals win the World Series 7 2 over the Red Sox in seven games. Gov. Hearnes hands out a ham prize to Red Schoendienst after the victory. Joe Hoerner suffers champagne bottle injuries. celebrations in downtown St. Louis cause arrests and injuries to about a dozen revelers. Roger Maris praises the season.
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Frazier Placed on Knick Disabled List
New York Knickerbockers top pick Walt Frazier is sidelined by a sprained ligament in his right ankle and will miss games while on the disabled list.
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Catholic Central Faces League Tests at Albany Venues
Catholic Central LII heads to Bleecker Stadium Albany to meet Vincentian and LaSalle Institute while Cadets host Bishop Gibbons at Notre Dame Field both games start at 2 p m Catholic Central and Vincentian 1 1 league marks with Gibbons 3 0 overall atop LaSalle 0 4.
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Bowsher Leads 500 Qualifiers In Charlotte
USAC driver Jack Bowsher led third day qualifying for the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway posting a 152.801 mph four lap average to earn 20th starting spot in the 44 car field. Cale Yarborough has front row pole at 154.872 mph while Lee Roy Yarborough wrecked in practice. Final time trials today will cut the field to 30 cars.
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Big O Signs 3 Year Pact With Royals
Oscar Robertson ended his holdout and agreed to a three year contract with the Cincinnati Royals worth an estimated 115000 dollars a year. Terms were not disclosed. Robertson, 28, has averaged 30.4 points per game in his seven seasons and helped the Royals to a 1960 61 start.
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Shaker Edges Niskayuna In Suburban Soccer Match
Shaker High edged Niskayuna 2 1 in a Suburban Council League game. Shaker goals came in the second quarter by Mike Devito and Kevin Cap polo. George Cooley scored for Niskayuna. Shaker goalie Dave Hancox made 17 saves while Tom Gordon stopped 22 shots.
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Arsenal Meets West Point In Handball
The Watervliet Arsenal handball team will meet the Officer Military Personnel at West Point today at 1 p.m. The Arsenal squad includes Ralph Schaeffer Bill Naylor Andre Corona Walter Zelenkie Adam Simonian Ralph Moore Bill Dickinson Paul Frament Robert Phinney Bill Connors Louis Doodian and Pat Morell.
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Ex-Minor League Manager Named Pirates Pick Shepard
Larry Shepard with 1 year major league experience was named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. He 48 spent 25 years in the minors as pitcher player and manager before joining the Phillies as pitching coach in 1967 and now leads a big league club. General Manager Joe Brown praised his knowledge experience and NL familiarity while noting a one year contract and no major trades planned.
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Browns Stop Cowboys in Watervliet flag league
The Browns beat the Cowboys 18 to 6 at the Watervliet Civic Center 14th Street Playground. Mark Bodnar scored two touchdowns on a 40 yard run with an interception and a 15 yard end sweep, Doug Isabelle added six from an interception return, and Johnny DiBiase connected with Bob Zawistowski for the Cowboys score on a 20 yard pass.
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Siena Meets Niagara Today
Siena College football faces injuries as it seeks a second win in three starts. The team travels to Niagara University for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff amid ankle and finger injuries to key players Dan Belsito Steve Engle and Tom Earley. Coach Art Cardi remains confident. Niagara, in its first club season, lost to King's but has practiced in spring.
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Mont Pleasant Clinches First in Class A With Win Over Troy High
Mont Pleasant defeated Troy High 12-0 in Schenectady to move into sole possession of first place in the Class A League. The Raiders improved to 3-0 in league play and 4-0 overall, while Troy dropped to 1-3 in the league and 1-3-1 overall. Ron Page scored two third-quarter touchdowns, with one from 29 yards and the other from the one-yard line. Separate, the Aqueduct race winner, paid $6.20 at post time. the crowd caused disturbances in the walking ring and near the track, leading to measures to calm the incident.
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Bisceglia Out Of Rutgers Freshman Game Injury
Vince Bisceglia, former Catholic Central star, is injured and will miss Lehigh’s freshman football game against Rutgers today at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The offensive guard, once Troy Player of the Year, hurt his ankle in Lehigh’s 27 14 loss to Delaware last week.
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Troy blanks Academy in soccer 2-0
Troy High stormed to its 10th win in 11 tries with a 2-0 victory over Albany Academy in a non league match. Dave Biggs and Dick Horsefall scored the goals. Bob Hasgood stopped 13 shots for the shutout as Troy led 1-0 after one quarter and 2-0 after the fourth.
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