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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1964
Page
8
Jimmy Clark won the Grand Prix of Belgium for the third straight year in a Lotus Climax. Dan Gurney and Graham Hill, leading most of the race, ran out of gas near the finish, allowing Clark to move from third with two laps left to first at Spa. Gurney and Hill did not have mechanical trouble, only no fuel. Clark clocked 2:06:40.5 for an average 132.792 mph.
Two Ohioans finished second and fourth in a 100 mile new car race at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Nelson Stacy of Daytona Beach Florida won the event. Jack Bowsher of Springfield Ohio took second after a neck and neck duel with Stacy. Dick Freeman of Dayton Ohio finished fourth.
Mark Hopkins of Houston University fired a sensational eight under par 63 to break the Broadmoor course record as the East-West team match opened the NCAA golf tournament. The West won 82 3 to 2 3.
Dick Farrell won his 10th for the season beating the Cardinals 4 1 while Nellie Fox backs him from behind as a key contributor. The Phillies swept the Mets, Cepeda and Hart homered for the Giants in a 8 2 win, Milwaukee swept Dodgers 5 1, Cubs beat Pirates 5 2 with Aaron's 350th homer as Los Angeles was doubleheader swept by Atlanta.
The Yankees swept the White Sox in a five game series winning two doubleheaders 8 3 and 4 3 in 10 innings. Baltimore moved to first place behind strong pitching by Chuck Estrada and Dick Hall. Harmon Killebrew hit three homers for the Twins as Washington and other AL teams posted late scores.
The Cleveland team drew 30,013 fans for a Cleveland Kansas City doubleheader as club promotions including bats and lights boosted attendance. Officials credited the promotional effort for the big crowd.
Tony Lema won the Buick Open at Warwick Hills with an 11 under par 277 and nearly $9,000. He heads to the National Open in Washington, D C hoping to repeat a back to back major win after winning the Thunderbird at Rye New York. Don Finsterwald finished second at 280 with Bob Charles third at 283. Lema would be first to win two straight since Nicklaus in 1962.
Ron Garrett, the 190 Franklin city champ, earns a shot at the Cincinnati crown in the Metropolitan Amateur Championship at Kenwood Country Club. Garrett shot 72 on the par 70 course to qualify as Sharon Woods’ standout. The event begins June 22 and runs four days in match play.
Public auction conducted by Butler County Common Pleas on June 10 1964 for the entire Lot 4320 in Middletown with private alley rights to lots 4323 and 4324 Also known as 215 Curtis Street Middletown Ohio Appraised at 8000 dollars Terms cash Attorney Ewing Cossaboom notified May 25 June 18 15 22
Getter and Wag ner battled 19 holes with Getter advancing 1 up in the Wildwood Spring Handicap Championship Flight. Greene edged Bales 1 up, and Second Flight saw DeWitt Boyd defeat Ned Rott 6 and 5. Wenzel beat Grubbs 4 and 3 in the Third Flight. low gross honors went to Johnny Warner 71 with Ritter 72 and Kaptein 73.
The Associated Press reports Dick Farrell of the Colts earned his first 10 game win with an eight hit game against St Louis in a 41 victory. Harmon Killebrew hit three homers as the Twins swept a doubleheader from Washington 65 and 92, leading the majors in homers with 20. A separate legal notice lists a real estate sale in Middletown Ohio under Case No. 79257 American National Fire Insurance Company, at 2912 Yankee Road, with sale date set for June 1964 and appraised value of 1500 dollars. Sheriff James F Hirion, with attorney Robert De, announces sale terms: cash.
Chicago beat Pittsburgh 5 to 2 in a rain postponed second game. San Francisco won 8 2 over Cincinnati and Houston 4 1 against St. Louis. Tuesday games include Cincinnati at San Francisco St. Louis at Houston and others across the league.
The page lists team records and standings for the league and reports Sunday results. Minnesota and Washington split a pair while New York defeated Chicago in 2 innings, Baltimore beat Boston, Detroit topped Los Angeles, and Kansas City beat Cleveland in 1st game 10 innings.
Buffalo routed Atlanta 64 to 0 in a decisive game. Columbus topped Rochester 84 to 4. Richmond won over Syracuse 2 to 11 in a lopsided match. Jacksonville defeated Toronto 5 to 3 in a tight contest.
Purkey faces the San Francisco Giants aiming to rebound after a 8-2 loss that left Cincinnati three games back of Philadelphia and two behind San Francisco in the standings. Willie Mays powered the Giants with three hits and three runs while Jim Hart homered and doubled, lifting San Francisco to a strong start in the series.
Curly Aguirre a125 from the Philippines stopped Shigeo Shitoyama in Tokyo. In Manila Al Asuncion defeated Jose Adolfo Ferrer, both bouts marked by early stoppages and high punches.
Nancy Richey, 21, Dallas, tops American team in victory over Britain at Wimbledon. The Americans win the cup 5-2, completing a fourth straight win as rain delays end the series. Richey defeats Ann Jones in straight sets 7 5 11 9, drawing praise as a future Wimbledon contender.
Great Britain faces France and Sweden meets West Germany in the European Zone semifinals. France overturned a 2 0 hole to beat South Africa 3 2, Britain defeated Yugoslavia 3 2, West Germany beat Denmark 4 1, and Sweden beat Italy 3 1 as the final match was rained out.
George Roeder of Monroeville Ohio rode 15 miles in 13 minutes 2.91 seconds to win the national motorcycle champion race in Pittsburgh. Tony Purcula of Grove City Ohio finished third.
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