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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
3
Cleveland manager Mel McGaha downplays pennant talk after the Indians swept four from the Yankees to move 2 games up in the AL with a 36-24 record. He cites June as early and praises pitching depth as crucial while fans celebrate at Municipal Stadium.
Bowing results show Gene Hockom Atlantic and Kenny Jensen Massena at 1322 pins leading men's doubles while Jensen and Marge Osman Atlantic top mixed doubles with 1205 pins. Runners up include Jerry Merchant Greenfield and Henry Moore Mason City at 1273, Tom Garbison Grinnell and Carl DeMoss Killduff at 1260. Bets and Bus Behn Hamlin sit second in mixed doubles with 1178 and Marilyn Hockom Atlantic with Bob Matthews Anita and Dorothy Eggers Don Lari more Avoca share 1163 pins.
Michigan defeats Santa Clara 5-4 after 15 innings to claim the NCAA baseball championship. Relief pitcher Jim Babel scores the winning run on a wild pitch from Santa Clara ace Bob Garibaldi, who starred through five of six games and struck out 38 in the tournament. Manny Jimenez, former Milwaukee farmhand, hit 17 homers last season with Vancouver.
Los Angeles rookie Bo Belinsky faced a reported $250 fine after an early morning incident with teammate Dean Chance and two women. Beverly Hills police arrived at 5 15 a m as the group left Belinsky’s Cadillac after a party for singer Eddie Fisher. Belinsky, 25, had a 6 2 season record and a no hitter against the Orioles.
Jack Nicklaus edged Arnold Palmer 71 to 74 after an 18 hole playoff at Cherry Hills to win the U S Open. The 22 year old Ohioan earned 15000 first prize plus 2500 bonus, boosting 1962 earnings to 45696 as he praised his putting and luck.
Harold Leep of Wichita Kansas won the 25 mile Hawkeye Futurity auto race at the Iowa fairgrounds in Des Moines. He drove the Offenhauser that won last year’s race, completed 50 laps in 24 minutes 36.72 seconds, and earned the $600 top prize after taking the lead on lap 13.
Oklahoma City defeated Louisville 44 to 8 while Dallas Fort Worth beat Omaha 3 1. Indianapolis edged Denver 3 1. Sunday Denver beat Indianapolis 4 to 3 and Omaha lost 64 to Dallas Fort Worth 2 7. Louisville defeated Oklahoma City 7 to 4.
British driver Jimmy Clark driving a Lotus won the Belgian Automobile Grand Prix for Formula One cars. He set an average speed record of 131.895 miles per hour for 1500 cubic centimeter cars.
Bo Belinsky, 25, once famed as a Hollywood playboy pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, says he has curbed excesses and enjoyed three straight nights of normal rest. He relieved in a Chicago doubleheader, earning a save in the opener and helping LA win 6-5 in the second game. He cites health and focus as reasons for his change, aiming for a middle ground between show life and baseball duties.
The report lists top players in batting pitching and fielding from the American and National Leagues. Key names include Rollins and Pearson leading in runs and at bats, Wagner and Mays high in homers and RBIs, Koufax and Pascual star pitchers, with notable RBI and hit totals across Chicago Boston Los Angeles Kansas City and San Francisco. The figures include batting averages runs scored hits and strikeout totals with several multi leader tallies. This snapshot captures the era's standout performers and team affiliations.
Texas golfer Sandra Haynie shot a final hole birdie to finish six under par 210, earning $1,200 and a two stroke victory over Ruth Jensen at the Rockford Women's Open in Rockton Br AP. This followed her win at the Austin Civtan event last weekend in Texas.
The 1962 Wightman Cup ended with the United States defeating England 43 in a match seen as possibly the competition’s final edition after 40 years of play between the English and American women players.
Luis Arroyo, the New York Yankees relief ace, resumes workouts at Yankee Stadium after returning from Puerto Rico where he rested his pitching arm since April 22 sidelining.
Danny Duskin of Atlantic wins the state handicap division at Hawkeye Bowl Des Moines with 1,204 total pins to secure a trip to the national finals in Washington DC. He will compete for $10,500 in college scholarships, joined by other Iowa honorees and chaperones.
Four Atlantic players Dianne Fuhlendorf Mary Jo Knudsen Linda McConnelee and Suzanne Shirley will compete in the state girls junior golf tournament at Humboldt directed by Mrs. Jack Germain of Owensboro Kentucky. Mrs Art Altick of Osage will take over directing duties for the 1963 tournament.
Injured for the second year in a row Turner tells reporters from an Indianapolis hospital that he is ready to race again. He plans to drive Makeep in the Milwaukee 200 miler after recovery.
The Philadelphia Phillies stunned the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 as Roy Sievers and Don Demeter drove in five runs. The Reds’ 8-5 edge over the 1961 champs was reduced while Dodgers Giants and others won or moved in the NL standings.
The standings show Kansas City leading with 31 wins and Cleveland, New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, and Boston trailing. Multiple daily results include Kansas City 10 Minnesota 6 and Chicago 8 New York 4 among others with numerous scheduled games and upcoming matches listed.
Yesterday's stars Jerry Kindall Bubba Phillips and Jim Mahoney led Indians to 6-1 and 6-3 wins over New York as 70 918 fans packed Cleveland. Jack Sanford and Giants blanked the Cardinals as BGS victors.
Elk Horn leads the YMCA league with a 10 record and faces Methodist Wednesday night while United Church of Christ and Zion Lutheran are paired at Sunnyside field. St Pauls meets Zion Friday night and a rain postponed opener between Zion Lutheran and Elk Horn had been rescheduled.
Ingemar Johansson captured the European heavyweight crown in Goteborg Sweden and said he would rest before challenging Floyd Patterson or Sonny Liston for the world title.
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