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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
11
Martinsburg High pitcher Smallwood, who won Washington, named All-State in West Virginia baseball. Bulldogs' Johnny Johnson earns second-team honors. Smallwood repeats on the first team for the second straight year.
The Martinsburg case shows officials prioritizing teaching over coaching, leaving Martinsburg High without football wrestling or track coaches. The piece argues for hiring dedicated coaches, noting athletics build school spirit and future civic leaders and criticizing combining teaching and coaching duties. It cites examples of athletes who value winning and urges education officials to recognize the need for dedicated coaching roles.
Forty of 225 drafted collegians will play in the Chicago Tribune All-Star game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 5. Twenty two rookies will also appear in the Atlanta All-American Game on July 9 with East and West squads, totaling 54 rookies in either or both events.
Area Golf Down The Fairways at Millwood Country Club features a straight match play men’s event with Bill West defending and advancing to the third round. West, Walter Wisecarver, John Milleson, and Ken Carr headline a field with numerous byes and upsets as July 4 finals loom. Glenn Cunningham notes postwar work aiding 8,000 youths at a Kansas ranch.
The Giants sweep the Cubs 6-4 as Willie Mays belts his 521st career homer and moves toward Ted Williams 521 mark. Mays discusses Ruth’s record and his own approach, while Cincinnati, St. Louis win, and Baltimore dominates in AL action.
A. J. Foyt eyes heat and health as he readies for the Atlanta 300 at Atlanta International Raceway with $80,000 prize. He suffered burns in a Milwaukee crash 19 days earlier but expects hand recovery to determine his race time. Also present are Jim Hurtubise Mario Andretti Roger McCluskey and Gordon Johncock. Arnie Knepper posted the fastest practice at 160.24 mph in a recreated Ford engine.
Celtics coach Bill Russell urged 700 attendees at a Roxbury event marking a disrupted Patrick T. Campbell Junior High graduation. He described a poisoned atmosphere of hate and said residents face unequal treatment while noting the Rev. Gil Wood faces court for causing a disturbance.
Laurel Md hosts nine races with three major stakes events the American Trotting Derby Reading Futurity for 2-year-old fillies and an Invitational Pace. Just Jamie leads the Derby field as 5-2 favorite while Scar Way Rum Coke and Speedy Play chase in fast company. Bonne Fille tops the Reading field at 2-1 in hopes of a third straight win.
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