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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1964
Page
4
Mets yank Giants from first as Jim Hickman belts a two run homer to turn a 2-2 tie into a 4-2 victory. Thomas triple and Christopher single plate the other runs. Other NL results include Philadelphia over Houston 7-6 and Dodgers 4-1 over Pirates.
Philadelphia under Coach Joe Kuharich makes fifth deal of the season sending fullback Ted Dean to Minnesota for six players. The Eagles also surrender rights to Oregon QB Bob Berry. In return they receive Ray Poage Don Hultz Chuck Lamson and Terry Kosens.
In Beaumont Texas Ruth Jessen and Marlene Hagge shared the lead as the Babe Zaharias Open reached its second round with $8 500 in prize money. Both players pursue the title after a year away from victory.
Associated Press reports Jose Gonzalez of New York stopped Florentino Fernandez of Miami Beach in the eighth round in a scheduled bout run in New York. Fernandez was the challenger and Gonzalez improved to record a win by stoppage.
Sunday games list includes Baltimore at Los Angeles New York at Kansas City Boston at Minnesota. Scores show Los Angeles 3 Pittsburgh 1 St Louis 4 Cincinnati GAMES TODAY feature San Francisco at New York and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at St Louis Houston at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Chicago San Louis at San Helen Los Angeles at Brant burgh Houston at Philadelphia.
Waterloo Hawks beat Cedar Rapids Red Raiders 6-5 at Memorial Park as John Maddox and Reggie Smith hit home runs. Louie Pellot earned the win in relief, improving to 4-0, while Cedar Rapids starter John Huber took the loss. Tension flared in the eighth amid a balk call after a wild double play, with Shelly Berryman driving in the final Raider run.
Franklin wins the seventh grade meet with 46 points aided by a record 440 yard medley relay and Ron Cook pole vault. Wilson’s eighth grade squad defends its title with 45 points, posting new marks in pole vault Vic Konecny and Doug Lane’s 59-3 shot put. John Chavez is McKinley’s lone seventh grade double winner in high jump and shot put.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Big George Bayer 48th on the PGA money list holds a one-stroke lead at 54 holes of the $70 000 Speedway Open after a 72. He shares the lead with Tom Shaw Gary Player Tommy Jacobs and Bob Rosburg who shot 66 for the day. Billy Casper Art Wall and Harold Kneece are two behind at 207 while six players sit at 208 including Kel Nagle and George Archer. Jack Nicklaus sits at 209 after a 68 as Memorial Day auto race postpones the finish to Sunday.
Pete Ward of the Chicago White Sox powered three homers in a week, including a grand slam against Detroit, lifting the AL leaders to a 4-1 win. The slugger, prior back strain recovered, also boosted his season average to .315 with 84 RBIs and 22 homers after a slow spring.
Milwaukee AP reports Marquette University, which cut football years ago, will field a men’s soccer team next fall as part of its intercollegiate athletic program, expanding varsity sports offerings.
Wartburg stays two games ahead in the Major Open softball race with a 1 0 victory over Happitime at Ellis Park 56 minutes. Jerry Ralfs pitched a two hitter fanning ten as Bob Clapp scored on a Flockhart triple in the second inning. Happtime’s Carl Bar Itenhagen held to two hits while Ralfs struck out the side in the seventh. Wartburg remains unbeaten in the Area 4 NAIA baseball playoffs defeating William Jewell 5 2 and St. Cloud 5 1 in Friday action with play continuing today.
Sonny Liston, former heavyweight boxing champion, was fined $600 in municipal court on reckless driving and carrying a concealed weapon charges. A suspended 30 day jail term was imposed by Municipal Judge Dan D. Diamond after Liston pled guilty to reckless driving and entered a no contest plea to the weapon charge.
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