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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
10
CLEVELAND AP With the trading deadline 11 days away the Cincinnati Reds still hesitate to depend heavily on veteran pitchers Moe Dra bowsky and Johnny Klippstein as they evaluate options and potential moves before the deadline.
Cincinnati news: owner Bill DeWitt hands control of the Reds board back to the Crosley Foundation and pledges to keep the team in Cincinnati for at least five years. The sale to DeWitt remains under Ohio AG Mark McElroy's scrutiny as competing offers and past bids surface.
Casey Stengel and the Mets inspire a tired league as San Francisco and Los Angeles ride a hot stretch after beating the Mets. The Giants sweep the Dodgers while Philadelphia and Milwaukee win, elevating race tensions across the circuit. The Mets linger in 10th with a 12 34 mark.
A compact summary of weekend baseball results lists scores from Saturday and Sunday games. Notable outcomes include Philadelphia at 7 and Los Angeles at 10 for Saturday. San Francisco 6 New York 1. Milwaukee 6 St. Louis 4. Chicago 10 Baltimore 2 and several other American and Pacific Coast League and International League results. Tuesday and today’s schedules feature key matchups such as Los Angeles at Philadelphia and San Francisco at Chicago with multiple National League and minor league results.
In a spring exhibition, Frank Robinson reached on an infield error and scored after a sequence including a steal and groundout. Jerry Lynch homered in the sixth as Cincinnati added another in the seventh. Don Blasingain and Vada Pinson sparked a late rally, but Don Elston struck out Wally Post and Keough to end it. Pinson was later picked off after an injury. The Cubs led early with four runs by the third and another in the seventh. The Reds head to Cleveland for a return game in the benefit series against the Indians after the April 30\nCincinnati-Indian exhibition, won by the Indians 84.
Miniature schnauzer Nordot Tantalization owned by Mr and Mrs Harry W Lewis of Middletown secured third in obedience at the Cincinnati Kennel Club Show held yesterday at Cincinnati Garden.
In New York Stan Harrington from Hawaii outpointed Charley Scott of Philadelphia over 10 rounds. In Stockholm Eddie Cotton from Seattle defeated Pekka Kekkonen of Finland by decision over 10 rounds. In Tokyo Takao Maemizo of Japan beat Hachiro Watsu mi of Japan by points in the middleweight championship over 10 rounds.
Detroit won 8-6 to extend its hot stretch to 12-3 in 15, moving from seventh to fourth in the AL. Key blows included Norm Cash's 14th homer and Chico Fernandez leading off the fifth with a homer. Yankees, Indians and Twins also won, tightening the league standings.
Billy Williams, Cubs rookie of 1961, pursues the NL batting crown as he leads with a .359 average, 11 homers and 35 RBIs at age 23 turning 24. The wrist hitter relies on patience, waiting for a final-second swing, and vows not to overthink pitchers. Ernie Banks praises him as a rising slugger despite the sophomore superstition.
Johnny Owens of Lexington Kentucky and Frank Stranahan now based in Phoenix led 33 players into the final qualifier for the U S Open at Clovernook Country Club. Seven berths were at stake as pros including Bob Zimmerman Dayton Art Doering Columbus and Bob Littler Athens contended beside amateurs Don Stickney Columbus and Joe Miller Hamilton.
The Jacksonville Suns kept a four game IL lead over Buffalo as they split with Richmond 5-0 and 0-4. Rochester ended a six game slide with a 7-4 opener over Buffalo, while Toronto piled up 25 hits in a 21-1 4-0 sweep of Syracuse. Columbus beat Atlanta 4-3 then lost 3-2. Ron Black earned the opener win with one hit allowed in four innings. Charley Leonard hit his fifth homer. Bob Dulba closed the nightcap in relief for Atlanta as Fred Hopke homered.
Stockholm reports Bobo Olson from Hawaii defeated Lenart Risberg of Sweden in a boxing match. Risberg weighed 190 pounds while Olson weighed 178. The bout ended with Olson stopping Risberg.
Roman Mejias of the Colts collected four hits including his 13th homer and a triple in the two games against the Pirates, as Indiana opened 10-4 and 10-3 victories. John Buzhardt contributed solid pitching in the first game. White Sox shut out Baltimore 2-0 as they notched their sixth win, with the seventh inning RBI single providing the margin.
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