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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1964
Page
6
Whitey Ford hurled a four hitter and Joe Pepitone belted two homers as the New York Yankees swept the doubleheader against the Athletics 11-9 and 8-0. Ford improved to 4-1 with five strikeouts. Pepitone added a two homer performance in the nightcap.
The Chanute American Legion junior baseball team swept two games over the weekend. They beat Independence 14-5 with six runs in the second and four more in the fourth, aided by three hits from Riggle and Benson. Nevada fell 16-3 as Chanute jumped to a big early lead and held on behind strong hitting from Riggle, Richman, and De La Torre. Midcap earned the win versus Independence while Casady finished Nevada relief work. Chanute next travels to Fort Scott for a Sunday game, then hosts Bartlesville on May 31.
Chanute Outlaws crushed Humboldt 16-4 in nine innings to secure their first league win. Morgan earned the win with seven hits allowed and eight strikeouts, aided by Howell who relieved in the eighth. Outlaws hitters Barnett, Barnhart, and Harold Barnhart each had three hits, Morgan adding a two run homer in the eighth. Humboldt’s Collins started, Specht finished, as Chanute tallied 20 hits and led off with seven runs in the first inning. Chanute travels to Iola Wednesday then hosts Fort Scott Sunday at City Park.
Mickey Wright, 29, captured her 56th professional victory and fourth of the year by winning the Muskogee Women’s Open with a 213 total three over par. She earned $1,250 for first place for the second straight year and headed to the Dallas Open on a course she called fun.
Miami police report a strong arm robbery at a country club pool area where a 125 pound barbell was taken and carried over a fence to escape. No injuries noted and suspect fled.
Chanute junior Ron Goltry placed fourth in the 880-yard run at the state Class AA track meet in Manhattan with 2:00.6, lowering his Chanute school record from 2:00.9. Teammate Steve Moon threw 180 plus feet in javelin but did not place. Jim Smith of Wichita North won the event in 1:55.4. Moon’s best of 199-1 would have earned third.
In Glace Bay Joey DuRelle outpointed Dick French over 10 rounds. In Tokyo Larry Flaviano stopped Yukio Katsumata in six to win the Orient Junior Lightweight title. In Kingston Doug Jones outpointed Leroy Green over 10 rounds.
The American League has two managers who won two major league pennants. They are Al Lopez with the Chicago White Sox and Charlie Dressen with the Detroit Tigers. Lopez won in Cleveland and Chicago, Dressen in Brooklyn.
Chanute sent 16 athletes 11 boys 5 girls to the Fort Scott Junior Olympics. They earned 3 firsts 3 seconds 5 thirds 2 fourths and 1 fifth with deaths in the family delaying two runners. Dave Martin won intermediate 120 yard low hurdles 15.0 seconds breaking Fort Scott record, Vicky Dunaway led in intermediate girls hurdles 9.1 seconds, Rick Wilson high jump 5 ft 1 in, others placed in various events.
Ron Herbel struggled with control and seven Giants hits while Jack Fisher, in his first Mets start after a Giants sale, blanked San Francisco until a Cepeda homer produced a 6-0 win. The Mets completed their first Giants sweep since 1962 as other NL doubleheaders ended in splits across the circuit.
In Ridgeport Connecticut Circuit Judge John J. Sullivan Jr. agrees to modify a sentence after Michael Gurn aged 78 pleads guilty to intoxication. Gurn asks to extend the 30 day term to 60 days saying he cannot walk and does not feel well.
Kansas claimed its 11th Big Eight outdoor title in 13 years at Stillwater led by six career bests and 126 points. Nebraska took second with 105, Missouri 86, Oklahoma 63, Oklahoma State 58, Colorado 57, Kansas State 17, and Iowa State 12. Coach Bill Easton praised the Jayhawks depth in distance and field events as sprinter Bob Hanson scored 15 points and Robin Lingle of Missouri and Victor Brooks of Nebraska were double winners.
Louisville patrolmen Joseph Ku kla and Donald Bowman pursued a robbery suspect after a waitress cried for help. The pair chased from a cafe and fired six shots into the air before capturing the suspect.
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