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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
8
Murphy 23 of Nichols Florida leads a wide field at Merion Pennsylvania as the National Amateur Golf Championship tees off. A final cut to 60 qualifiers will be made Friday with the event staged at the Merion Club and title on the line Wednesday.
Carson wins the first Apple Capital Open in a 13 1 from Darrell Eller of Thomasville NC 14 0 in regulation play then defeats Eller in a playoff to claim the title. Eller finishes second with Sibert and Mon day tied for third as others compete in championship and A B classes.
National League leaders include Alou Pittsburgh in batting at .338 with 179 hits and Clemente at .324 with 166 hits. Aaron leads runs with 93, triple crown entries, and Rose ties for doubles. American League batting peaks with F Robinson at .312 and 155 hits. runs and RBIs led by Robins on Baltimore. home runs by F Robinson at 41.
Willie Horton homered twice and drove in five runs as Detroit edged Baltimore 6-3 to trim the Orioles lead, while Frank Robinson tied Boog Powell for RBI crown at 98. Denny McLain earned win with 229 pitches, and the AL standings saw Chicago and New York win while Minnesota and Baltimore slipped.
John Wilcox becomes only the second southpaw to win an all events title, clinching the 1966 crown. The first left handed winner was Clarence Long of Buffalo in 1925.
Casper returns to Royal Birkdale to lead a 165-player field in the Curling World Golf Championship with a 4 day 72 hole medal pursuit. First prize 35000 and a 200000 purse. He credits diet changes and plans to import buffalo meat for the event. He is a 4 to 1 favorite among top contenders Sanders Rodgers Thomson among notable rivals.
In Brookline, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle defeated Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner 6-4 3-6 6-8 15-13 11-9 to win the doubles and dent Team USA Davis Cup hopes. Emerson ranked No 2 in singles behind Manuel Santana while Stolle complained about lack of seeding. Maria Bueno and Nancy Richey won the women's match 6-3 6-4 over Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals.
RENSSELAER Ind AP George Halas aims for a ninth NFL title with the Bears at St Josephs College training camp. He plans a faster start behind Gale Sayers and a revamped defense led by Jim Dooley with Dick Evey on the line. Quarterback Rudy Bukich and receivers pace an offense to rebound after 1965 late-season surge.
International League Syracuse beat Rochester 2 1 while Oklahoma City toppled San Diego 6 5 and Hawaii defeated Tacoma 6 2. Denver won 5 3 over Phoenix and Seattle defeated Portland after 13 innings. Houston beat Pittsburgh 2 0 as Mike Cuellar pitched a five hit shutout. Willie Horton drove in five runs for Detroit in a 6 3 win over Baltimore.
Area sports schedule lists Shenandoah Downs racing at 7 15 p m Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday plus Winchester Speedway stock car racing at 8 30 p m. High school football games include Warren County Clarke County Harpers Ferry Strasburg and others with 7 30 7 90 8 p m starts. Saturday baseball playoffs at 2 p m.
Redskins cut down from 49 to 48 as coach Hecker weighs bench strength and future draft options. Giants and Chargers also waived players including Bob Timberlake Olen Underwood Steve Bowman Jowen Thomas Harry Theofiledes Tom Urbanik Jack Milks Jim Tolbert Dan Henning amid NFL moves. Randy Johnson’s recent performance reduces urgency for QB changes.
The NCAA announced host and site choices for upcoming men’s basketball regionals and team events. Los Angeles will host the 1968 NCAA championship final rounds at the Sports Arena March 22-23, with Mexico City hosting the 1967 regional tournaments March 17-18. Maryland selected as host for other 1967 NCAA events including fencing in California and tennis and golf in Illinois Kentucky.
Two Virginia colleges, Norfolk State College and Virginia Union University, announce white football players joining rosters. Six newcomers including Fred Nickles and Phil Guerrieri at Norfolk State join three others, while Virginia Union adds Bart Barillo Anthony Fog and Michael Demers, marking a change from all local Black talent.
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