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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
8
Sandy Koufax struck out 13 batters in a three hit 63 win over Philadelphia to move the Dodgers within two games of the NL lead. The left hander improved to 8-2 with four straight CGs and extended a 10-16-10-13 strikeout streak across four outings.
In the American League Norm Siebern moved ahead in RBIs with 39 after a five RBI week, passing injured Al Kaline who rose one spot to third. Manny Jimenez clung to batting leader with a .362 average despite a 30-point drop, while Chuck Essegian slipped to .347. In the National League Billy Williams held the .359 average, Tony Gonzalez climbed to .347, Orlando Cepeda fell to .341, and Willie Mays boosted NL RBI lead to 19 homers.
Betsy Rawls and Kathy Cornelius were declared co-champions of the Babe Zaharias Open at Beaumont with 36 hole scores of 146 after rain halted the final round. Each champion earned 1075 dollars. Sandra Hayne Ruth Jessen and Betty Jameson tied for third at 150 and shared 423 dollars each.
League leaders based on 100 or more at bats highlight batting and pitching figures. American League top batters include Jimevez Kansas City with 362, Kaline Detroit 38 RBIs, and Rollins Minnesota 66 hits. pitching leaders feature Wickersham Kansas City 6 1 and Donovan Cleveland .800 63. In the National League Cepeda San Francisco leads with 75 hits and Mays San Francisco 19 home runs while Koufax Los Angeles tallies 123 strikeouts.
The page lists no results for Monday with several games noted as scheduled. Upcoming games include Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Boston, and Kansas City at Minnesota among others with Chicago at Los Angeles and Milwaukee at Houston on the slate.
The Chanute Country Club hosts the league tomorrow after a two week layoff due to Memorial Day. Matches include Dick Ashley vs Bake Wood, Dr. Glen Ashley vs Arch Allen, Dr. Ed Ashley vs Harley Wolgast, Dave McCune vs Ralph Alexander, and Dean Foster vs Merton Jeanes.
The Methodists moved into the lead of the Church Softball League by beating the Baptists 6 to 2. EUB climbed to third place by defeating the Lutherans 11 to 6. Gary McKenzie and Larry Erickson combined for the win. Royce Wells and Don George took the loss. Jim Leroy and Pete Smith allowed four hits for the Lutherans in the second game while EUB pounded Frank Sinclair and Russell Roots for 13 safeties.
In Royster Stadium the Teener League opener saw Olson's Supermarket defeat the American Legion 4 to 0. Bob Golay pitched six no hit innings for Olson's with Bill Hickey catching. Dick Wiggans allowed four Legion runs in the fifth without a hit. Self Service later beat Naff & Bolze Hardware 4 0 behind Jim Schmitt and Wayne Benson.
Kansas City AP report says Jim Tom Blair of St. Louis and Stan Thirsk of Kansas City each carded 138s in a five state sectional qualifying round at 6,500 yards. Only they broke par among a 26 man field.
The field includes Dave Douglas of St. Louis 141 Jerry Pittman Tulsa 142 and Larry Bianco St. Louis 143 Bianco and John Stevens Wichita tied at 143 Bianco won the fifth berth on the second hole of a sudden death playoff after Stevens hit his drive out of bounds.
Air France Boeing 707 crashed after attempting takeoff at Orly Airport. Pilot Roland Hoche frantically tried to halt the jet as wheels smoked and brakes were applied for about 500 yards. Among the dead are 121 Americans including Atlanta cultural leaders. 105 Atlanta residents identified later. The Air France jet had been chartered by the Atlanta Art Association for a European tour.
Missouri defeated Bradley 3-1 in Columbia to take a 1-0 lead in the best of three NCAA District 5 baseball series. Bobby Jenkins limited Bradley to eight hits for his seventh win in seven starts. If Bradley wins the next game, a deciding contest will follow for a berth to the national tournament in Omaha.
Vladimir Trusenev, a 31-year-old Leningrad veteran, threw 202 feet 2 1 2 inches to break the world discus record. The mark surpasses Al Oerter's 200 5 2 and Jay Silvester's 199 2 2, achieved in a Moscow city meet per Tass.
AP report lists Ken White night of Lawrence and Don Beahm of Great Bend as gubernatorial nominees for Sunflower Boys State. Primary ballot names White night on the Federalist ticket and Beahm on the Nationalist ticket. General election followed with listed state offices and candidates.
Arnold Palmer remains near the $60,000 mark in the PGA money list after a $563 Memphis Open ninth place. Bill Casper Jr leads with $41,208 while Gene Littler and Gary Player each added substantial totals after Memphis, as rankings tighten behind Palmer.
The Jolly Jayhawker 4 H Club met at Highland Park for a picnic lunch and a brief business session. Members planned an ink pen sale to raise funds and then swam at the Chanute pool. The next meeting is scheduled for June 11 at 8 p.m. in the Kimball school basement.
Pat Weldon of Wichita seeks state commissioner of insurance and Sam Huckaby of Fort Scott runs for state printer, both unopposed by Nationalists. Other nominees include Federalist lieutenant governor Kent Leopold of Hutchinson and a superintendent of public instruction candidate.
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