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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1964
Page
10
Willie Mays slugged his sixth homer in six games and drove in three in the San Francisco Giants 13 6 victory over Cincinnati. The 32 year old center fielder lifted his average to .391 and highlighted a hot start unmatched since joining the Giants in 1951.
Mike Souchak claimed the Houston Classic title by one stroke with a 278 total after a final round 70 to finish ahead of Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rex Baster Jr., Butch Baird and Al Geiberger. Nicklaus earned $4,000 for second, boosting his 1964 earnings to $34,150 while Palmer led the money list at $35,488.25.
Mickey Wright birdied three holes in the final round to shoot 71 and win the Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Women's Golf Tournament in Spartanburg. It was her first title after 10 attempts, earning $1,200 with a 54 hole total of 215 four strokes ahead of Shirley Englehorn and Gloria Armstrong. Spartanburg native Betsy Rawls tied Sandra McClinton for fourth at 221.
Notre Dame coach Johnny Dee starts a three week boxing program for potential 1964-65 squad members in South Bend Indiana. He says boxing will improve footwork balance and hand quickness even though the Irish will not slug their way to victory.
Nancy Roth and Barbara Fay White head the opening draw in the North and South Amateur Golf Tournament at Pinehurst with hopes of earning Curtis Cup bids for Wales. Roth defends her title Tuesday and each received first round byes among the six byes in a field of 26.
Billy Spencer, 13, world champion, paced a U S water ski team win at Pine Mountain Georgia. He captured the individual title in the United States versus The World Tourney as U S skiers topped foreign challengers 22 726 to 19 632 points. Spencer and the U S team repeated their triumph from last year in Vichy France.
The National League results show New York 6 Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1 Milwaukee 3 Los Angeles 2 in 12 innings San Francisco 13 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 6 Houston 1 The day’s games include Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at San Francisco St Louis at Houston Milwaukee at Los Angeles and Tuesday’s Philadelphia at New York Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at Houston.
Sunday results show New York beating Baltimore 5 to 3 and Chicago defeating Boston 6 to 0. Kansas City edged Washington 6 innings 6 to 5 with rain. Minnesota exploded 12 to 1 over Detroit while Los Angeles defeated Cleveland in rain.
Toronto Maple Leafs, buoyed by a 4-2 comeback at Detroit, evened the best of seven series at two games apiece. Andy Bathgate scored to put Toronto ahead 3-2 and Frank Mahovitch added insurance as the Leafs dominated early and seized momentum in the third period.
Johnson shot 66 to win low gross at Forest Hills Country Club. Cobaugh 71 and Brown 72 placed second and third. In the blind bogety Hoffman led with 60 while Schaffer and Johnson tied for second with 62.
The Cincinnati Reds may learn if Bob Purkey is ready to resume his regular role after shoulder trouble last season. Purkey, praised by manager Fred Hutchinson, will start against the San Francisco Giants, who battered pitchers in recent games.
Yankees win their first game of the season as Berra finally tastes victory after three straight extra inning defeats. Chuck Hinton commits a costly misplay in Washington’s loss to Kansas City and Hodges vows to cut mental mistakes as Senators drop their fourth in six. DiMaggio once erred similarly, offering a familiar compare.
Boston, led by Bill Russell, holds a 1-0 lead in the NBA finals after a 106-96 victory over San Francisco. Alex Hannum warned San Francisco will be tougher in Game 2, while Tommy Heinsohn said the Warriors must improve their outside shooting.
Willie Mays slugged his sixth homer and added two hits and two RBIs to power the San Francisco Giants to a 13 4 win over Cincinnati. Pitcher Jackson of the Mets allowed six hits, walked two and struck out six as New York blanked Pittsburgh 6 0 for their first victory.
Belgian keeper Au rele van den Driessche expects a softer Boston AA Marathon today with less competition than last year. He knows the course and notes noon start from Hopkinton with 26 miles 385 yards to finish in Boston. Last year he set a course record 2:16:58 while Abebe Bikila faded to fifth after leading most of the way.
Orlando Pens limited to two Ats triples against Don Bilas and Ed Brinkman as Kansas City earns its first win of the season in a rain shortened first game. Joe Pepitone drives in two runs with his season first hits, singling Mantle for the winning run and doubling in Tresh, while Bud Daley becomes the Dodgers’ or Yankees’ winning pitcher.
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