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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
18
Puerto Rican golfer Juan Rodriguez, a 126 pound player, brings colorful flair to the links. His carefree style amuses while occasionally undermining his results.
United Press International reports Juan Marichal’s strong pitching and timely hitting helped the San Francisco Giants reach a first place tie with the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League. The Dominican right-hander posted four straight victories and a 25-8 record with 248 strikeouts and a 2.41 ERA, while Willie Mays continued his hot hitting as the Giants and Dodgers clash for NL dominance.
Kansas Citys Municipal Stadium hosts large homer output as 24 home runs fly in four weekend games between the Athletics and the Twins. Rocky Colavito leads with six, while Jim Gentile and Tony Oliva chase with five. Yankees split with Washington as Willie Mays stays hot for San Francisco.
Los Angeles manager Bill Rigney will rest shortstop Jim Fregosi after noting his .423 batting pace. The injury precaution sidelines the prized player as the team prepares for upcoming games.
UPI reports the 1964 U S Open will draw from 77 courses in 39 states with two qualifying tests to choose 150 players for Congressional Country Club in June. Entries close May 6 at 5 p m EDT. postmarks do not count.
Carol Sorenson of Arizona State University won the Women's Trans-Mississippi Amateur Golf Classic at the Arizona Country Club in Phoenix. She defeated Connie Robinson of Pasadena 5 and 4 after leading early with a 3-up edge on the front nine.
Arizona State University swept a doubleheader from the University of Arizona in Tucson to win the Western Athletic Conference Southern Division baseball title. Ron Lea and Sam Cook limited Arizona to four hits in a 3-2 first game victory, then Tom McDougal and Cook combined for six hits in a 7-2 nightcap win.
Seven NBA stars spent Friday in State Department briefings ahead of a nine week tour of Poland Romania Yugoslavia and the United Arab Republic. Boston’s Bill Russell said players were told to be themselves as they prepare for clinics lectures and exhibition games sponsored by the State Department.
The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers pause their classic clash after a dramatic game week opener. Juan Marichal earned his fourth win of the season with a 6-3 victory as Willie Mays hit his ninth homer and ownership of the home run lead.
Salinas won 3 1 over Santa Barbara thanks to four hits in the California League game. The victory came Saturday night at Salinas with the host securing the lead late in the contest.
Maguire joined the tour this year and underwent a three hour surgery after his arm was amputated when his car struck Chuck Engle during a restart at the U S Auto Club sprint car event. Engle lost control, Maguire attempted to pass, and his car flipped trapping his arm. Hulse and Black also injured in crashes as seven of 37 cars damaged. The feature was won by Jud Larson with Wente, Harkey, Andretti, and Rupp following.
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