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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1966
Page
11
The 1967 American Bowling Congress tournament will run March 4 to May 7 at Miami Beach Convention Hall with thirty four lanes installed for the event. Local teams and regional results from the International and Pacific Coast leagues are listed alongside the tournament note.
Willie Mays belted his 533rd career homer in the Giants’ 5-2 win and 3-3 sweep of Houston. Manny Mota raised his NL batting average to .360 with three hits including a ninth inning homer, as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 4-2. Mota’s at bats may limit title hopes while Alou leads NL with .344.
Jim Coates pitched a four hitter in his season debut to lift the California Angels 4-0 in the nightcap and split a Chicago White Sox doubleheader. Gary Peters won the opener 4-0 for Chicago. The Angels also boasted strong hits from Jay Johnstone and Tommie Agee while the White Sox faced a setback in Coates comeback bid.
Thirty three Virginia golfers join 16 out of state players in sectional qualifying for the USGA Amateur Championship opening August 31 at Ardmore Pennsylvania. Virginia State Golf Association officials note the large entry may yield more berths, though only three are at stake.
Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner defeated Rafael Osuna and Joaquin Loyo Mayo 6 1 6-4 6-0 to clinch the United States Davis Cup American Zone title berth. Graebner, 22, Northwestern student from Beachwood Ohio, and Ralston, Bakersfield California, led a dominant pair play as Osuna criticized his partner. The U S faces Brazil in October with further rounds toward the Australia Cup defense.
American League leaders Baltimore and Detroit clash atop the standings as Cleveland California Chicago Minnesota New York and Kansas City jockey for position. Results include Baltimore 5 Washington 2 and New York 7 Cleveland 3 with multiple games rained out or postponed. In the National League Pittsburgh leads San Francisco and Los Angeles as schedules unfold with key wins from Philadelphia Atlanta Houston and Chicago and a postponed Cincinnati affair.
Marlene Stewart Streit, 32, of Willowdale Ont., lost the longest championship match in the 66 year history of the USGA Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament to Joanne Gunderson Carner of Seekonk Mass. The 36 hole final tested patience as Streit trailed after 18 and praised the tournament as the greatest. Carner tied or led most of the day to claim the title, her fourth win, tying a record behind Glenna Collett Ware. The piece also notes 102 former Big Ten athletes in the NFL this season.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath left the Birmingham exhibition after a hit from Don Floyd and will miss 2 to 3 weeks. The brace protected against major knee damage, with doctor calling it a minor strain behind the knee. Mike Taliaferro led the comeback efforts and Jim Turner booted a decisive field goal.
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