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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
8
Roberto Clemente contends the clay batter's box gives better footing and supports a shot at a third consecutive NL batting crown. He notes improved balance aided his .329 average this year as he pursues the feat last achieved by Stan Musial.
National League leaders San Francisco and Pittsburgh hold strong records while Philadelphia and Houston chase. Results show Chicago topping Atlanta and St Louis beating San Francisco, with pennant contenders like Cincinnati and Los Angeles steady. In the American League Baltimore and Detroit lead. Cleveland and Minnesota press the chase as Boston and New York trail. Tonight’s schedule features key matchups across both leagues including Pittsburgh at New York and Atlanta at San Francisco.
Frank Robinson starts for the AL in St Louis on July 12 as the AL All Star outfield picks include Robinson with 251 votes. Tony Oliva 250 and Al Kaline 191 join the starting AL outfield while Hank Aaron Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente lead NL voting for open outfield spots.
The University of Iowa Board in Control of Athletics settled a compromise for home football ticketing. Students may keep a permanent seat for the season or switch seats each game, with priority by year and a $10 season pass. Fall enrollees receive a ticket order form and guidance in summer.
Washington city's swim team plans three meets this season under Coach Milo Steele Jr. The first event is July 15 an intra squad meet with diving at 5 30 p m Then July 30 they swim at Sigourney and August 19 return home to face Sigourney with Burlington possibly joining. The roster includes 131 boys and girls and expectations are high for the strongest squad in eight years.
An eight team softball tournament is set for Crawfordsville Diamond on Monday July 4 starting at 9 a.m. and running to 10 p.m. Adults pay $1 admission. Teams entered include Columbus Junction Olds Mt Union Wayland Washington Brighton Trenton and Crawfordsville.
Washington North Little Leaguers topped Hills 4 to 2 Wednesday evening. Tom Trier pitched six innings with four walks and eight strikeouts and hit a two run homer in the first and drove in another in the third. Sheetz Sieren Brock and Zear added hits as North built the win with solid defense.
Tom Stewart of Washington won the feature race at the Oskaloosa speedway on Wednesday night with Lee Linkney of Des Moines second, Bill Hudson of Oskaloosa third, Marvin Korns of Brooklyn fourth, and Rex Carter of Des Moines fifth. Del Stokke of Ames won the previous night’s race. The next race is an invitational on Wednesday July 6 at Oskaloosa.
Billie Jean King, using a sharper forehand and superior volleying, defeated defending champion Margaret Smith 6-3 6-3 at Wimbledon to advance to the final. The Alhambra, California, housewife surged from 0-3 down in the second set, stringing six straight games to seize control and set up another final, recreating her 1963 near-miss.
In Des Moines Governor Hughes hosts a $100 plate dinner with 2,500 attendees as President Johnson tours the Midwest. Johnson heads to Nebraska to meet Frank Morrison and Nebraskan leaders while Governor Guy joins in Des Moines. Agriculture is central as Hughes argues farm program misunderstandings persist.
Cordele Georgia imposes an emergency curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. as police patrols secure deserted streets after three nights of racial violence culminating in a 90 minute bloodless shootout between whites and Negroes. Negro leader James Burch said demonstrations for Independence Day weekend at Veteran's State Park are planned, seeking police protection.
Communists condemn the raids as barbaric while Britain posts a cautious critique. Australia and Thailand back the attacks as necessary to curb Communist infiltration, with Holt pledging full support. Protests flare in London and Paris as Soviet media denounces the action and Hanoi hails a claimed air victory.
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