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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
23
A Cragin Park midget league game drew severe ire from coaches players and spectators toward the umpire. The losing team’s officials and fans berated him while a 10 or 11 year old warned him to seek a police escort. Postgame abuse from four women and loud prodding from players and mothers highlighted a troubling display of sportsmanship.
The page lists tonight and tomorrow’s games featuring Chicago at Milwaukee, New York at Los Angeles, Philadelphia at San Francisco, Cleveland at Chicago, Minnesota at Washington, Cinch at Houston, and other key clashes. Player pairings include Perry and Herbert, Segui and Monbouquette, and Aguirre versus Estrada with several night games.
Di Gal Golf at the Desert Inn Country Club featured blind bogey play on holes two eight 17 and 18 yesterday. Edyth Hoban won Class A with 18. Fritzi Wood Judy Marshall and Vi Annenberg tied for Class B with 22s. Mary Callahan and Betty James tied for Class C with 27s.
Nellis tops Western junior varsity 62 to 42 in a summer basketball game. Basic secures a forfeit victory over Western varsity in city recreation department play.
Las Vegas American Legion hosts Pasadena California in a two game set at Municipal Park with 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. starts. Doug DuCharme and Frank Mirabelli will start game one, Roy Coston and Jerry Lund in game two as the season heads toward the state tournament.
Bevy McDermott pitched a one hitter with 11 strikeouts as Nellis AFB defeated 5 WP. Nellis AFB players include Nellis Roberts.
Brooks Robinson homered and drove in a run as Steve Barber pitched a shutout to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Chicago White Sox 6-0 and complete a three game sweep. Robinson belted a solo shot off Dom Zanni in the first and added a run producing single in the third. Gus Triandos added an RBI single in the second, and two unearned runs in the eighth buffered Barber’s gem. The Orioles turned four double plays while Barbers struck out seven.
Manny Jimenez, the AL's top hitter, collected three hits in five at bats to raise his average to .351 as the Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators 10 to 7. KC piled up 18 hits, benefited from a Washington error, and drew seven walks to seal the victory.
Ralph Dupas, a New Orleans based welterweight, wins Barbara Dupas consent for a $5,000 bet on beating Emile Griffith in Las Vegas. Dupas, 26, aims to claim the 147 pound title in two weeks at the Las Vegas Convention Center and bets half his $10,000 purse after training at the Dunes Hotel.
New York UPI reports Australian contender Gretel faces slim odds as skipper Alex Sturrock arrives to watch trials for the USA challengers. The field includes Columbia Easterner Weatherly and the new Nefertiti, with Gretel set for July preparations in Stamford and Newport trials. Sturrock concedes Gretel has roughly an outside chance to win the Americas Cup.
In New Bedford Bob Pas mire 146 pounds of Boston earned a unanimous decision over Kenny Tavares 145 pounds of New Bedford for the New England welterweight championship. Mexico's Yo Munde m 118% halted Kenji Yonekura 116% of Japan in a sixth round of a scheduled 16.
World welterweight champion Emile Griffith arrived in Las Vegas with co manager Gil Clancy and publicist Irwin Rosee for the July 13 defense against Ralph Dupas. Griffith, 24, weighed about 150 pounds and said he planned to spar publicly on Saturday. He reflected on Benny Kid Paret’s death after their March 14 fight and said the tragedy would affect him in the ring.
Frank Howard lined a one out double in the 13th to score Junior Gilliam from second, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5 4 win over the New York Mets and closing the gap atop the NL. Ed Roebuck held New York to two hits in relief, and Maury Wills swiped his 41st base to spark the decisive rally.
Tonight at 7 00 Golden Nuggets face Larkin Plumbing as Central Telephone and Nevada Power post game notes. Players Davis Robery Kiy Brown Horst Lewis Medina Gillam King Price DeLuca Kaiser Davison Twett Dunnigan Evans Savage Enns Inglis Ellsworth Enns and others feature in score details with HRs and runners on base across multiple innings.
The Las Vegas Colts host the Sun City Yanks from Arizona in a three game nhon league series at Cashman Field with 8 15 p m starts. The Yanks feature ex major leaguers including Dee Fondy and George Zuverink while Dave Coombs and Ed Hite are listed as starters in the series opener. The Colts will be without second baseman Jack Lillis for an indef inite period as Bud Wilson returns from an earlier injury. Outfield lineup includes Milo Lizalde catching Marv Ebnerwold first Gary Romero second Jerry Ard short and Jerry Goyeneche third with Dave Lowenthal Wilson and Bob Powell in the outfield. Hite leads Colt hurlers with 1 57 ERA and Coombs stands 3 16. Complete pitching statistics follow.
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale claimed Milwaukee hurlers hit him accidentally twice in Wednesday's game. He won 6-2 for his 13th victory, though the incident sparked controversy over his pitching style. He also collided with Roy MacMillan on a double play attempt but did not hit a batter.
Las Vegas bowler Jim Deskin posted 1327 across the first six of 24 qualifying games in the Salt Lake City Open. He sits third behind leader Bill Bunetta and Darylee Cox as the field narrows toward finals.
In the Muni Baseball Man League at Cashman Field Boulder City and Lakes face thin lineups with Gibson Gutierres Coston Lund Rodgers Smith and Williams among players noted. Junior League at Madland lists Hersey Insurance with Reeves Zurite Slack Scott Hines Anthony Turner and McGuinn. Midget League features Steve Schulte Deve Pitts Ken Murray Russ Peterson and Le ther Greaves with Rickey Keast hitting a fourth inning homer.
Al’s Fancies picks Park Royal with Willie Shoe to win the seventh at Hollypark. Other strong contenders include T Bird in the fourth Chris M in the fifth Is land Maid in the sixth and Cough Justice in the eighth.
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