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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1962
Page
8
YORK Yankees manager Ralph Houck remained confident after a 2-1 loss to the Orioles trimmed their AL lead to three games over the Dodgers and Twins. He insisted the club is too good to panic despite a six-game stretch within 46 hours.
In the windup of the Oklahoma City Open Golf Tournament leaders earned winnings. Doug Sanders shot 70 69 74 67 to finish at 280 and win $5300. Johnny Pott was runner up at 282 earning $3400. Massengale 284 $2200 and Dill 285 $1800 also placed among the top earners.
Robert Roush son of Mr and Mrs Nick Roush is on a Thule Air Force Base Greenland team that won games in New Jersey and New York and earned a place in the national championship in Panama City Florida.
Cleveland backs pair dominate as Tom Wilson scores on 6 and 32 yard runs and a 41 yard setup. Ninowski passes for 197 yards, Leon Clarke catches a 23 yard TD, Lou Groza adds two field goals and four extra points. Browns total 386 yards while San Francisco gains 262 through the air.
The chart lists team records with New York leading the league at 76 55 .580, followed by Los Angeles 73 58 and Minnesota 74 59. Baltimore Cleveland and Chicago also feature in the top half with Detroit Boston and Kansas City toward the lower third. Sundays results show Baltimore 2 New York 1 and Los Angeles 4 Chicago 0 among others.
American League leaders include Runnels Boston .338 and Robinson Chicago .312 with 101 Pearson runs and 96 RBIs by Siebern Killebrew Colavito Wagner 34 30 homer totals. National League Robinson Cincinnati .342 T Davis Los Angeles .340 led in at bats and runs with 114 and 110. First inning Maury Wills walked stole second and scored on Tommie Davis, then Wills later doubled and scored in the sixth on Gilliam.
Jack Kralick of Minnesota pitched a no hitter through eight and part of the ninth, beating the Kansas City Athletics 1-0 as a ninth inning walk nearly spoiled the gem. He used a limited mix after his curve wouldn’t break, relying on a fastball and slider with a couple of changeups, and preserved the one run with a walk of George Alusik on a close pitch. Maury Wills led the Dodgers to a 16-5 rout of the Mets, stealing three bases and scoring three times as they maintained a 214-game NL lead over the Giants, while other MLB results included the Reds, Cubs, and Yankees in tight races.
Openings exist for teams and bowlers on the early shift at Sportland Lanes 90 N Court St. Contact the lanes before the league openings on Sept 4. Free games will be given to all bowlers with ABC membership cards during the week of Aug 26.
Northern Kentucky teams won in the National Knothole Baseball Tournament with Fort Thomas Optimists A 8-0 over Amelia Ohio. Newport Acme Steel B won 7-1 over Cincinnati St Williams. Newport Shields C defeated Cincinnati Tresler 4-2. Covington Cottage A C beat Mount Carmel Ohio 3-0. Chauncey Dover Athletic Boosters Club hosts a covered dish supper August 29 at 5:30 pm in front of the football stadium.
The 37th Hambletonian draws Sunday set 15 three year olds to race for 116612 purse with 62845 to winner. Sprite Rodney a filly driven by Eddie Wheeler drew No 5 in front tier and is favored to win two heats. Other top contenders include A C Viking Lord Gordon Spry Rodney and Impish with Nathaniel Worth Seein and Oh You Kid among the long shots.
Baltimore defeated Dallas 24 to 10 while Green Bay bested Chicago 35 to 21. Philadelphia edged Washington 24 to 7 and St Louis beat Minnesota 24 to 21. New York won 31 to 0 against Los Angeles. Cleveland triumphed 34 to 27 over San Francisco. San Diego defeated Oakland 33 to 27.
The Columbus Jets lost the doubleheader battle for the International League's final playoff spot against the Atlanta Crackers. The day began with a 2-1 win over the league-leading Jacksonville before the late setback, and a catcher faced jail time amid the doomed finish.
In a nightcap, Orlando McFarlane of Ashville N C was picked off second base in the fourth inning and arrested for using profane language disorderly conduct and indecent gestures. Bail was reduced to 75 dollars. The Crackers won the opener 7-6 then dropped the nightcap 4-2, leaving both squads 13 1 2 games behind the Suns with the Jets 1% games ahead.
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