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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
12
In the Junior Senior League Northside Lanes Quacks beat Colonels Plus One 2-2 split as Butch Bolmen led the Quacks with 180 high game and Gary Dolphin 167 for Colonels Plus One. Beetles moved to third with 3-1 win over winners.
Ten pin games over 175 featured Shasta Garrison 181 Dee Allen 210 Hilda Braithwaite 211 Jean Duvall 176 Elva White 185 Lorraine Sealock 192. Lame Ducks led Starleighters Mixed Couples League 2 2 with Bungling's as Joan Hylton 191 Casey Hylton 546. Marshall Boyd 190 551 for Bungling's. Pretenders tied for second after 2 of 4 from Crackpots. Allen Locke 197 Jim Renner 529 Adam Myers 207 545 for Crackpots. Nut House Four climbed to tie for seconds with 3 1 over Foxes. Mary Miller 191 Earl Sealock 191 high, Earl 543. In Crowd moved to third with 4 0 over Unholy Four. Pat Taylor 194 Bruce Taylor 531. Sprites Jokers 2 2. Sputniks 3 0 over Shorthorns. Misfits 3 1 over Low Fours. Hubert Stratton 165 235 177 led men 200+. women 175+ led by unnamed players.
Emile Francis, new New York Rangers general manager and interim coach, faces a tough task guiding the team up the NHL ladder after a sixgame winless streak that has left them fifth and two points above Boston. He rebuilt the club with trades and replaces Red Sullivan as coach, while past conflicts at Madison Square Garden are noted.
A local bowling event lists top scores by competitors including Charles Zucker man 222 Jane Gunter 176 and Shirley Mumaw 226 highlighting a 577 series as a standout performance.
Frostburg State overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Shenandoah College 71-66. Jim Willis scored 34 for Frostburg while Mick Cooper led Shenandoah with 19 points as Frostburg surged after intermission to secure the win at James Wood. Shenandoah’s Rinker Williams Pugh and Bo Bowers reached double figures.
Tennessee athletic leaders condemn UCLA after a bench player struck Petrella with a forearm at Memphis. Trainer O Brien required 12 stitches for facial cuts. officials from the West Coast and SEC drew criticism. Prothro defended officiating as Southern officials pressed for a win.
AP dispatch reports mixed views on Gen William D Eckert chosen to succeed Ford Frick as baseball commissioner. Critics note heavy cue card use and lack of forceful presence though the general appears approachable and sincere. A year hence will reveal his adaptation to the job.
In New Orleans Zora Foreley defeated Bob Foster on points while Benny Briscoe outpointed Stanley Hayward in Philadelphia. Jose Medel beat Jesus Pimentel on points in Los Angeles. Ernie Lopez stopped Armand Lourenco in Las Vegas.
Vernon Law of the Pittsburgh Pirates was named the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award winner for this year. The right hander posted a 17-9 record with a 2.16 ERA after a string of injuries, and he received unanimous selection from Phi Delta Theta evaluators.
Baltimore ships outfielder Jack Brandt and pitcher Darold Knowles to Philadelphia for relief ace Jack Baldschun. Brandt, 31, hit .243 with 8 homers in 96 games last season and had long struggled to reach peak potential. Baldschun, 29, brings bullpen depth after 17 saves in 1964 and 12-7 record in 1962, while Knowles, 24, is a top prospect who started the season with Baltimore.
All Americas Mike Garrett of Southern California and Jim Grabowski of Illinois finished 1-2 in the 1965 major college rushing race. Garrett won with 1,440 yards on 267 carries in 10 games, setting career rushing records. Grabowski totaled 1,258 yards on 252 carries and was runner up. Donny Anderson led total yardage with 2,107 for Texas Tech.
Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh officially tops the NL with a .329 average in 1965, finishing 11 points ahead of Hank Aaron. Willie Mays leads in home runs with 52 and total bases at 360, while Ralph Kiner’s 1947 and 1949 marks are noted. Other leaders include Rose in hits, Harper in runs, Aaron in doubles, and Callison in triples. Cincinnati posts the league’s top team batting average at .273.
Frank McGuire returns to college basketball with South Carolina after a two year absence. His team, 6-17 last season, already has three wins this year including a 73-71 upset of Duke. He aims for about 10 victories as fans note a rough road schedule ahead.
Ex Navy quarterback Roger Staubach signed an optional NFL contract with Dallas on Monday. He remains bound to Navy service until June 1969 and cannot join the Cowboys until at least four years from now. Tex Schramm stated the agreement is not a Navy release and Dallas hopes he plays for them when he leaves the service.
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