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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1962

Page

9

Green Slugging Wrecks Nail In 5-3 Indians Win

Cleveland, led by Green with two home runs driving in four, rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Washington 5-3. Mudcat Grant matched five hits allowed with his sixth win, as the Indians erased a Bright homer and held off the Senators after a rough first inning.

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Washington Senators may shake up front office after season

In a Sunday statement former General Elwood Quesada indicated the Washington Senators may replace Mickey Vernon and Ed Doherty as the team struggles at the bottom of the American League. He noted contracts expire in November and prudent changes are being considered.

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Sox Win on Homer by Landis

Chicago built a 10 0 victory at Kansas City as Jim Landis belted his 15th homer in the eighth inning to break a scoreless duel with Ray Herbert and Billy Fischer. Herbert earned the win in his stretch of strong outings, while Alusik and others struggled against the A’s staff late.

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Cardinals Fall Twice as Phillies Sweep Doubleheader

Johnny Callison drove in seven runs to power the Philadelphia Phillies to a doubleheader sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3 and 9-7. Callison belted his 13th homer with two aboard in the eighth, added a two-run triple, and helped topple starter Cal McLish with late relief.

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Fishing Facts From a Fragmented Page Note

Fragmented OCR text mentions fishing facts and a list of unclear items. It references seats or units, dates, and numbers with partial words. The readable content is minimal, with no clear events, persons, or organizations to anchor a full summary.

Webster wins AAU platform diving crown in Philadelphia

Bob Webster of Santa Anta, Cott, won the national AAU platform diving title with 472.75 points while Lou Vitucci took the Timeter springboard crown with 437.15. Both divers earned spots to compete in the Pan American Games, with Tom Gonoh third, Shunshuke Kaneto fourth, Larry Andreason fifth, Tadao Tost sixth, and Earl Beatty seventh.

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Anaheim Tourney Recap With Mixed Team Notes

In a terse sports brief the Anaheim tournament is described with scattered team identifiers. Glarce and Lory Bees appear among a few names, while Ben and Beery are noted with brief mentions. The fragmentary text hints at results or participation but lacks clear outcomes or scores.

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Red Sox complete fifth straight win vs Orioles

Boston tops Baltimore 4 1 to extend its season high five game wins streak. Earl Wilson earned his ninth decision with four walks and five strikeouts over nine innings while Eddie Bressoud hit his ninth homer after Carroll Hardy reached on a single and a walk in the third.

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Colts End Seven Game Slide With 8-5 Win

Houston Colts snap a seven game skid by pounding four Milwaukee pitchers for 13 hits in an 8-5 victory over the Braves. Norm Larker hit a homer and three hits driving in three as Russ Kemmerer earned his third win in relief, lifting his season mark to 7-7 after Lew Burdette faltered early.

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City Baseball Et Tere ete 198 17 De Restowak

Fragmented OCR text describes a baseball game with unclear team names and scorers. Mentions Keiser Torun Tavetchak Sach Grr Srey and a match between Befoew Wood and Lime Grin with burns and a scare. Details are illegible.

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Auto Roundup: Cyclist and Driver Die in Separate Races

A Sunday of deadly crashes mars motor sports events in Watkins Glen and Terre Haute. Milwaukee rider Carroll Resweber dominates the Smile national motorcycle championship before veteran Robert Webster dies from injuries on lap 26. In Indiana, Jackson Hagemayer is killed in a USAC sprint car crash watched by his young son as Jim Hortebise wins the 20-lap feature. Milwaukee’s Paul Goldsmith tops a 150-mile stock car event at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds with a record speed, while Eddie Sachs and Roger Ward place behind.

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Skinner's Homers Propel Pirates Past Cubs

Chicago sources report Bob Skinner belted two homers and made a key catch against Ere Banks to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs. Skinner opened the sixth with a leadoff homer off Call Koonce and added another off Don Elston in the seventh to establish a two-run edge. The Cubs mounted a seventh inning threat with Ken Hubbs and Billy Williams singles, Banks' liner was snared by Skinner to end the inning.

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City Softball Night Highlights From Local League Play

Fragmented OCR text mentions City Softhall and tonight events at multiple venues. Names and numbers are garbled. likely brief local sports notes about softball games, venues, and times with unclear team and officiating details.

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