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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1964
Page
8
Luis Aparicio piled up five hits four runs and two steals powering Baltimore in a doubleheader split with Detroit. The Orioles won 4-2 in the opener and lost 4-3 in ten innings as Aparicio’s hot bat boosted his average to .304 and his league-leading stolen bases total.
Red Andrews won the trophy dash Sunday night at Topeka and the A feature Saturday at Ottawa as jalopy drivers completed a weekend of action. Meyer escaped serious injury after a crash. both drivers were treated at Ottawa hospital.
Bob Thiel a 32 year old Hobart public utility serviceman won $30 000 in the Petersen Bowling Classic. Thiel posted 1 684 on Feb 8 ending the seven month tournament as the last two squads failed to beat that score. A field of 15 872 bowlers participated and Thiel rolled games of 202 200 239 215 196 222 and 210.
The American League standings show Baltimore leading at 62 30 with a .644 pace, New York 48 21, and Chicago 60 0 0, followed by Minnesota Detroit and others. Week results include Baltimore seven Cleveland four and New York three Washington two with Detroit beating Boston eight one. Schedule notes list today games Baltimore at Detroit and New York at Cleveland, with Boston at Washington and Chicago at Kansas City. In the National League San Francisco leads at 60 7 0. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and others follow with a mix of wins and rainouts. Friday and weekend results include St Louis 11 New York 4 and Milwaukee 9 Pittsburgh 8 in 11 innings.
Pete Ward powered a 3-1 and 11-4 pair of wins over Kansas City driving in six runs with two homers and a seventh inning grand slam in the nightcap. Galen Cisco ended a six game drought by beating Cincinnati 1-0 in a six hitter as the Mets complete their first doubleheader sweep since June 23 1963 with a 5-1 win in the second game.
Chicago White Sox outfielder Dave Nicholson suffered a cut above the left eye from a fastball Sunday. He required stitches and was kept overnight at St. Luke's Hospital with X rays pending. Manager Al Lopez voiced cautious optimism about his recovery.
Junction City defeated Topeka 13-2 to reach the Kansas non pro baseball tournament third round. Cliff Cox pitched a two hitter as the game ended in the sixth under the 10 run rule. Earlier Osawatomie beat Abilene 4-0 and Halstead edged Garden Plain 4-3.
The article cites Mickey Wright as a leading long driver among women pros. It notes women can increase driving distance by shaping shots into a slight right-to-left draw to add roll and distance.
Col Richard R. Amerine a Silver Star recipient and former Kansas football star is nominated by the University of Kansas Alumni Association for the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All America Award. He serves as deputy director of the Sixth Marine Corps District in Atlanta after commanding Marine Wing Headquarters Group 3 in El Toro California.
Aaron and the Milwaukee Braves extended their hot streak by sweeping a Philadelphia doubleheader 4 3 and 6 2 to reach fifth in the NL. The recent surge follows a blunt critique from Milwaukee County Chairman Eugene Grobschmidt two days earlier as Hank Aaron continues to push the club toward a higher position.
Hungary's ex Olympian Bob Zimonyi defected after the 1956 Melbourne games and earned U S citizenship. He coxswains the Vesper Boat Club eight to win the Olympic Trials and earn a spot on the U S team for Tokyo. The crew includes La Salle and Yale alumni under coach Allen Rosenberg.
Miller Barber, 32, from Arkansas, defeats Ken Venturi by one point to claim first prize at the Wykagyl Round Robin, a 90-hole event at the Wykagyl Country Club. Barber, still two weeks from completing his five year apprenticeship, will miss the PGA Champion ship party in Columbus but vows to compete next year.
Newport Rhode Island AP American Eagle the 12 meter vessel backed by the New York Yacht Club meets Columbia the West Coast contender in race five to defend against Britain in September Cox skippering the Darien Conn boat defeated Nefertiti by 4 minutes 23 seconds on a 24 mile course as Sovereign British crew watched on foggy Rhode Island Sound.
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