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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
18
Giants top Reds 6-5 in 10th as Felipe Alou slides home on a Cepeda liner. Alou disputes plate call while Reds protest, Burdette posts win, Dodgers drop close, other games feature Aaron, Maye and Wills scoring moments.
Local golfers debate the upcoming city tournament format with calls to convert part of the 72 holes to match play for stronger head to head contests. Players contend medal play cancels chances after one bad hole and the PGA’s shift away from match play mirrors box office concerns.
Robinson and Edwards hit home runs as Davenport backs two RBIs. Zimmer and Davenport add runs while Shaye and Hiller pair of two and three. Sanford picks up the win, Edwards and Sudol share catching duties, Forman and Jackowski handle pitching. Attendance reaches 15,987 with a 3 01 final.
Billie Jean Moffitt 18, of Long Beach Calif defeats top seed Margaret Smith of Australia 1-6 6-3 7-5 in a major Wimbledon upset. Moffitt, who cites the twist as weight control, advances to face Carole Caldwell of Santa Monica. American Darlene Hard and Karen Hantze Susman win their first round matches as well.
In San Jose Louis Molina 140 beat Benny Medina 140 and Fresno. In Tacoma Bobby Horn 160 defeated Herb LeSuer 160. In Sacramento Ray Perez 113 outpointed Manuel Magallanes 113% from Los Angeles.
San Francisco defeated Cincinnati in extra innings while Milwaukee edged Los Angeles 2 to 1 St Louis 15 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 5 New York 2 Philadelphia 2 4 Houston 0 4 Today’s matchups St Louis at Chicago Philadelphia at San Francisco New York at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco Milwaukee at Los Angeles New York at Pittsburgh
Detroit beat Cleveland 6 to 1 in 12 innings. Minnesota defeated New York 5 to 0. Boston won 2 to 0 against Los Angeles, while Baltimore edged Chicago 1 to 0. Kansas City fell to Washington 2 to 1. Los Angeles blanked Boston. Thursday schedule features Kansas City at Washington (N) and Kansas City at Washington (N). In International League Syracuse 5 Richmond 4, Jacksonville 6 Buffalo 7, Columbus 7 Rochester 3, Atlanta 6 Toronto 3.
Earl Wilson dazzles by throwing a two run victory as he no hits the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park. Belinsky matches him as the other no hitter of the season but loses. Wilson adds his second homer of the year and helps Boston to a 2-0 win. Cleveland and Minnesota also win in tight games.
Toledo Ohio AP American wrestlers could dominate world events if they match the discipline and sacrifice seen by Russians and Bulgarians at the World Amateur Wrestling Championships. After day two of Greco Roman, the Russians led with 21 wins in 23, while the United States had four competitors left.
Pitcher Wilson of the Red Sox threw the season's second no hit game and hit a home run in a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the first Black player in American League history to accomplish both feats. Batting-Rich Rollins of the Twins collected four straight hits including two two run homers, as Minnesota defeated the Yankees 54 to triumph.
At Medinah Country Club Chicago Nicklaus the new U S Open champion and Palmer the Western Open defending champion will play together in the opening rounds with John Barnum in a threeball. The star pairing is expected to draw the largest galleries while 127 other players compete over 72 holes.
Boston right hander Earl Wilson pitched the first Negro no hitter in American League history, a 2 0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park. He walked four, faced 31 batters, and earned praise from Bo Belinsky and Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey as he secured a rare no hit game for Boston.
In Yonkers New York heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson fights a neighbor over a 76 foot long six foot high fence. Patterson a Negro says the fence is a racial snub to keep his children from playing with the neighbor's. Mrs Or Dino Morelli defends her right to privacy and peace. Patterson says no prior fence separated his half acre and Morelli property when he bought the $140 000 home in the suburbs of New York City.
Tel Aviv AP report says 30 year old Algeria born Frenchman Alphonse Halimi is ready for another title shot. He says he has an offer from Eder Jofre, the current champion, for a fall bout and would like to take it.
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