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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1964
Page
9
The Dodgers beat Houston 4-3 in a late inning battle. Koufax pitched six strong innings despite the heat but took the loss as Farrel took the mound for the Astros and allowed decisive runs. The crowd reached 31,485 at Colt Stadium with over 3,000 youngsters admitted for 50 cents.
The East League of the Bay town Little League unveils its All-Star team for 1964 featuring Anson Barker and Sammy Chitty of the Cardinals, Robert Bullard Kenneth Donnelly Mark Ocker of the Dodgers, Joe Fayle Artie Presley John Morgan of the Eagles, Lyman Smith and Billy Mathews of the Giants, William Draper David La Vergne Larry Johnson Donald Smith of the Oilers and Keith Carr with alternate Billie Dean of the Tigers.
Braves power past Cardinals 9-1 for their 11th straight win as Tommy Adrian pitched a complete game. Randy Short and Ronnie Garrett homered for the Braves while Doug Wagner earned the win for the White Sox who beat Pirates 12-3 to pull into a tie for second. Robert Twardowski hit a grand slam and Gary Clements added a three run homer.
Dudley Wysong, 25, from McKinney Texas, earned $2 000 after a 68 on Charters Country Club course to win the Tristate Open. He finished 36 holes at 134. Jerry Steelsmith tied for second at 139 with Bert Yancey Bob Bruno and John Berry among four players.
Zarvelynne Leonard, 17, of Mont Belvieu, finished fifth in the 60 yard hurdles at the AAU National Track and Field Meet in Hanford, California. The Barbers Hill High School senior, sponsored by The Citizens National Bank, clocked 7.2 seconds for that event and planned to run in the women's 60 meter hurdles Saturday, despite a swollen knee from a hurdle bump. Leonard expressed pride in the fifth place and noted the strong national competition. She was one of two Texas Track Club members to place in the meet, with another teammate in the high jump. Leonard expected to return home Sunday night.
Baytown touring golf pro Fred Marti, who finished ninth and earned 879 dollars in prize money at the Whitmarsh Open, will leave Sunday for Hartford to compete in the 50 thousand dollar Insurance City Open. This starts seven straight tournaments through mid September, and Marti will seek more earnings after claiming a late hole in one that won him a Buick Riviera.
Cleveland slugger Bob Chance blasted two home runs and drove in five as the Indians halted a five game skid by routing the Orioles 9 0. Chance hit a two run shot in the first and a three run blast in the third while rookie Jack Kralick threw six innings for his ninth win. Orioles drop to 24 4 games behind the Yankees. Other scores include Harmon Killebrew hitting his 31st as Minnesota beat Kansas City 9 3 and Chicago White Sox sweeping Los Angeles Angels 7 4. Whitey Ford earned his 11th win as New York edged Washington 4 1.
Hook and line admiration centers on a 16 mile south Heald Bank catch of a giant barracuda using a new synthetic lure. Marine anglers George Hanson and Harry Secko tag whoppers among Baytown crews while Dr Duke and Fred Jennings cook up fish balls and herd volunteers. The nine year fishing contest closes as crews like Buck Wright’s sons assist and veterans chase specs and a rare halibut.
Washington AP says the Treasury will sharply cut borrowing in the next three months due to a cash position improvement of over 2 billion dollars. Undersecretary Robert V Roosa cites reduced expenditures as the main cause and warns gains are not expected to be reversed later in the fiscal year.
San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 10 to 3 as Jesus Alou, 21, rookie, blasted a home run and five singles in six at bats to set an NL mark with six hits in a game. Willie Mays added two homers, Orlando Cepeda homered, and Juan Marichal earned his 28th win while Cincinnati beat Philadelphia to pull within a half game of the league lead. Frank Robinson and Deron Johnson fueled a Reds win as Bob Friend notched his seventh decision triumph. Pirates, Mets, and Dodgers also played as NL action continued.
Tony Lema, San Leandro, Calif., won the 1964 British Open with a final score of 279, five strokes ahead of runner up Jack Nicklaus. He credited caddy Anderson for guiding his approach to the Old Course greens and said discarding wedges at Anderson's urging helped his game. Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead comparisons were noted as Lema emerged as a leading name for the World Series of Golf qualification.
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