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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
3
Indianapolis Indiana Amateur golfer Armstrong shot a 67 to build a three stroke edge over pros at the Indiana Open. Friday's round trimmed the field to the low 90, leaving Young among contenders as play continued.
Wally Armstrong of Indianapolis shot 4 under par Friday to take a three stroke lead at the Indiana Open with a 36 hole total of 135. Pros Ross Kuntz and Don Essig and amateur Ed Tutwiler trail, while Arnold Koehler sits at 139 and defending champ Ed Kaych is at 140.
Marilynn Smith tied the Albuquerque LPGA course record with a 68 to take the first round lead at Paradise Hills. Mickey Wright struggled after an on course clash with a television cameraman, posting an 86. Jucy Colavito and Don Wagner highlighted the night with strong showings in separate events.
Los Angeles Dodgers announce the signing of 21 year old outfielder first baseman Dale Mitchell from the University of Oklahoma. He was signed by scout Bert Wells for a nominal bonus and assigned to Salem in the Northwest League for 1965. Mitchell bats and throws left and hit .320 over three college seasons. His father Dale Mitchell played for the Dodgers and appeared in Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
Los Angeles catcher Bob Belinsky, stalled by an appeal to Commissioner Ford Frick, rejects reporting to the Hawaii farm club on the deadline day. The 72 hour grace period expired without action from Hawaii or the Angels, while Belinsky remains technically active and eligible for salary pending suspension enforcement.
Oscar Bonavena, Argentine heavyweight prospect, floored Tom McNeeley twice and stopped the bout at 2 56 of the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. The referee ruled McNeeley unable to continue after a left hook and a sequence of blows.
Fourteen year old Richard Szal pitched 10 strikeouts and four hits for Massapequa in a senior Little League game in Louisville before flying home for a requiem Mass for his father Ludwig Szal who collapsed and died at practice. He then planned to return to Louisville to play in the outfield as his team pursued the series.
Philadelphia tops Pittsburgh 3-2 behind Chris Short who struck out nine and allowed seven hits. Rooke Alex Johnson scored on Tony Taylor's second inning single as the NL leaders stretched their lead to eight over San Francisco and Cincinnati.
Boston connected for three homers including a grand slam by Bob Tillman to power a victory over New York. Bob Heffner pitched six solid hits as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees in a decisive game.
The Hoosier Century stock car race on September 9 at the Indiana State Fair will begin an hour earlier and run with a 20 car field instead of 30. A new lighting system costs 73 dollars and practice and qualification times are tightened to 6 to 7 p.m. Top factory teams and independents vie for about a $15,000 purse on the one mile dirt track.
Washington Redskins cut two rookies from their lineup, waiving defensive end Russ Brown of Florida and linebacker Bob Caldwell of Georgia Tech as the roster drops to 42. Brown's injuries and Caldwell's light build prompted the moves as the team heads to Ithaca for a Saturday exhibition with the New York Giants. Coach Bill McPeak plans to use players with limited preseason action, including Maryland's Dick Shiner at quarterback.
Cincinnati Royals announce the signing of Tom Hawkins a 6 foot 5 former Notre Dame star for the upcoming season. Hawkins enters his sixth NBA season and joins the Royals in Cincinnati.
New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Friday night, Jack F Fisher throwing a seven-hit shutout. Fisher improved to 9-15 with six singles and a triple allowed. The win marks the Mets fifth consecutive victory, tying the club’s longest streak in three years.
Cuyahoga Falls Ohio and Bartlesville Oklahoma won Friday to reach the northwest regional final and a World Series berth. Cuyahoga Falls defeated Robinson Illinois 2 to 0. Bartlesville beat East Glen Park Gary Indiana 2 to 0. Bartlesville pitcher Mike Purkey allowed one hit and struck out nine. Chaboudy led Ohio with a three for three day and all three runs scored.
East Side beat Chesterfield Baptist 4 to 3 in the Class B final at Shadyside Park. A Reeder delivered a second inning three run homer to fuel the win as East Side scored two more in the sixth. Chesterfield’s runs came in the third on Ray Harding’s homer with a man aboard.
Daleville Gun Club will host a triple header shoot Sunday at its range on the east end of Cross Street Road, Anderson. The state warm up, a registered skeet shoot, and a turkey shoot will start at 10 a.m., announced President Forrest Stewart.
New York UPI report says veteran Henry Wank of Detroit and fifth-ranked Johnny Persol of Brooklyn battled to a surprise reround draw in a nationally televised bout at Madison Square Garden.
A 3185 mile torch relay led by Jesse Owens will span 13 states from Sept 1 in New York City to Sept 26 in Los Angeles to raise funds for the U S Olympic Committee. Goal is one million dollars, with 3500 runners carrying the flame through major cities and major states.
Adolph Rupp the Kentucky coach is nicknamed The Man in the Brown Suit for his superstition about brown gamenight attire. The label reflects local lore tied to his on court leadership at Lexington.
Houston Colts bring up Ivan Murrell a righthanded hitting outfielder from their Durham Carolina League affiliate. Murrell hit .283 in 98 games with 10 homers 16 doubles and 48 RBIs. The move fills a spot created when pitcher Larry Yellen was made an unrestricted first-year player after John Paciorek was sidelined by a back injury.
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