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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
8
In a nine inning twist, Tommy Davis hit a game winning homer off Bob Gibson in the Dodgers 14 victory over the Cardinals. Koufax pitched nine shutout innings, improving to 10-2, while Davis led NL with 69 RBIs.
American League leaders include Rollins Minnesota batting .360 and 91 hits, Runnels Boston 78 runs, Robinson Chicago 49 RBIs, Wagner Los Angeles 18 home runs, and Howser Kansas City 19 stolen bases. Pitching leaders feature Donovan Cleveland 10-2 and Wickersham Kansas City 8-2. National League leaders show Mays and Williams in batting, Davis LA 69 RBIs, Williams Chicago 87 hits, Koufax LA 10-2 with 147 strikeouts.
Aaron shines with a tape measure grand slam in the third inning helping the Braves beat the Mets 7-1. He rises to .325 and carries a four game stretch with two grand slams in four days, reaching a 400 average since May 30 with 32 hits in 80 at bats. The long blast marked only the second ever to reach the Polo Grounds left-center bleachers.
Hanceville native and Auburn guard G W Clapp, studying in the School of Architecture and the Arts, designed a safety aluminum football bench to prevent sideline injuries. His bench eschews sharp edges, favors padding, promotes circulation, and supports five players. The project earned the Alcoa Student Design Merit Award with display in Chicago and praise from professor Walter Schaer.
A Chicago Cubs batter belted a ball into the right centerfield bleachers on Sunday, the first such homer ever recorded there. After the shot, reporters asked Adcock about Aaron, and he replied with a terse aside about his own hit traveling further.
The Morgan County Gun Club hosted a large skeet weekend with Randy Emens and Gordon Blanton winning events. Gordon Blanton shot 99 of 100 in the straight skeet, while Emens posted a first straight of 30. Bill Thompson hit 49 of 50. The State Skeet Shoot is set for July 7 and 8 at the Club as out of town shooters arrive.
Yankees climb into a second place tie with a 7-6 win over the Red Sox. Callahan earned the win in relief of Benny Woodall in the fourth. Hinds took the loss after relieving Jeff Fries in the fifth. Mike Jones hit a homer for the Red Sox and Woodall added a triple for the Yankees.
New York AP The Cleveland Indians attracted 141,548 fans for the weekend series with the New York Yankees, boosting their season pace to 126,083 above last year’s home attendance. Dodgers lead with 907,228 paid, 245,684 ahead of 1961. Indians played before 37,354 fans in 1962 home dates, vs 211,271 last year. Other clubs showing gains include Angels, Washington, St. Louis, San Francisco, Yankees, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati. Braves show the largest deficit. Major league total attendance reaches 7,814,433, up 14.6 percent from 1961 through Sunday.
Local and out of town ladies and men watched the shooters take part in skeet shoots over the weekend. Visitors are always welcome.
The Little League Giants saw their 10 game win streak halted as the Dodgers defeated them 8-2. Dodgers pitcher Morris earned the win while Haney took the loss after homering for the Giants. Horn collected two hits for Los Angeles as Morris flirted with a no hitter until Haney’s fourth inning homer. Johnson worked five walks in five plate appearances for the Dodgers. The Dodgers sit fourth at 5-8 while the Giants hold 10-2 atop the league. In the American League, the Tigers beat the Yankees 7-5 on a five hit offense led by Foster and Stover homers. Foster won on the mound. Spivey took the loss as New York dropped to 13 losses.
The Baltimore Orioles seek three aims against the New York Yankees in Baltimore: extend a four game win streak, pressure a slipping Yankees club, and narrow an attendance gap. Chuck Estrada faces Ralph Terry as the Orioles look to end a personal slump and capitalize on recent improved hitting pitching and defense.
New York AP report notes Los Angeles Angels surge in the American League led by Leon Wagner who arrived from Toronto last season. Wagner's 18 homers and 48 RBI place him near league leaders as Pete Runnels and Hank Aaron post notable gains. In the NL, Willie Mays leads homers with 21 while Felipe Alou tops NL batting at .339.
Milwaukee faces New York, Chicago plays Philadelphia, Cincinnati meets Pittsburgh, St Louis visits Los Angeles, Houston travels to San Francisco. Matchups listed with home teams in parentheses and notes indicating no- game status.
In relation to body weight hummingbirds possess the largest hearts among birds. A hummingbird's heart weighs about 17 to 3.3 percent of its body weight, highlighting extreme heart size for its size.
George Sargent, an English-born golfer who won the U S Open in Englewood New Jersey in 1909 with a record 29, later led the National Professional Golfers Association from 1921 to 1926. Born in Dorking England he started at Epson Downs and turned pro at Royal Ottawa Club.
CHICAGO AP Several railroads move to furlough operating employees to cover a 10.2 cents per hour wage hike for 430,000 workers. Illinois Central furloughed 630, with total annual cost about 3.6 million dollars. Other lines plan cuts or study impacts as unions and management face rising labor costs. The emergency board’s June 5 agreement aims to settle the dispute. Rock Island Line reports 300 laid off since May 1, with total cuts expected to 400. Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, and Chicago area lines anticipate further reductions to offset wage increases. President Kennedy’s board and railroad spokesmen project multi‑million annual costs across the network. Higher labor costs and softer carload volumes prompt talks of workforce adjustments.
In Hamilton Bermuda AP reports craft in the Newport Bermuda Race fleet slowed by a flat calm wind jam. Northern Light led the fleet but barely progressed 158 miles from the final line today as Stormvogel, a new powerful ketch, looms ahead.
The Orioles defeated the Yankees 15-13 in a high scoring Pony League game on Monday. Mathis earned the win by pitching six innings, with two triples and two singles. Mackiewitz took the loss after working the first two frames. The Orioles had 12 hits to the Yankees 11. Woods added a double and two singles while Henry led the Yankees with a triple and three singles.
South Africa held an early lead but lagged about nine miles behind Northern Light. The Nina, a proud old schooner and one of the last ships of her rig, trailed five miles back, carrying all sails in a fading breeze.
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