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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1962
Page
17
In a tight game, Nuxhall earned his fourth win as Cincinnati halted a skid. The Reds offense struggled, while the bullpen preserved the lead in a 4-2 victory over the visiting foe.
In a quirky international contest, the United States lost to Britain by 6-1, 5-2, 1-6, 1-6 while playing under English rules. The event, held in a Manhattan Italian restaurant, drew dignitaries including Jack Dempsey and Col. Edward Eagen of the People-To-People Sports Committee.
The piece lampoons a mock cricket style contest between Americans and British, noting the Americans wore duck trousers and purple beanies while the British dressed in street clothes. A quoted British victor describes squopping and desquopping tactics as winks stacked and broken in play.
The Mothers' Auxiliary of the Pee Wee Football Club and the Knothole Baseball Club set up a two-boy, $100 scholarship plan at four local area high schools: Middletown, Fenwick, Madison Township, and Monroe. Criteria include two years in Pee Wee or Knothole leagues, two years of interscholastic play, scholastic record, need, character, citizenship, school spirit, and college ambition. Funds come from Smith Park concession profits and total $800 yearly.
Three Ohio drivers captured national titles in the 16 basic stock car races at Clermont Indiana. Paul Williams of Massillon won Class E stock automatic with 15.45 seconds and 89.10 mph. Dick Murray of Youngstown took Class B sports in a 1955 Thunderbird with 13.94 seconds and 103.09 mph. Ken Metcalf earned Class D sports recognition.
Bob Schmidt hit a decisive homer in the 11th inning to lift Washington past Los Angeles 3 to 2. Tom Cheney pitched 10 innings with 10 strikeouts before Ed Hobaugh earned the win. Dan Osinski took the loss for the Angels as Lee Thomas and Leon Wagner homered for L A.
Baltimore built a 6-0 lead through three innings, powered by Brooks Robinsons 21st homer, and defeated Cleveland 8-2. Jack Fisher pitched a complete game for the Orioles while Sam McDowell took the loss after issuing four early walks and allowing seven hits including Willie Kirklands 20th homer.
Hank Aguirre pitched the Tigers to a 2-1 win over Chicago as Rock Colavito provided key defense and a sacrifice fly for Detroit's first run. Colavito also leapt to rob Camilo Carreon of an extra-base hit saving the shutout bid before Kaline's seventh inning hit scored another run. Nellie Fox plated Chicago’s lone run in the ninth as Ray Herbert took the loss.
In a Pacific Coast League matchup Spokane edged San Diego 2 to 1 to take an early lead. The low scoring game featured tight defense and timely hits.
Ken Hubbs matched a major league record with 73 straight errorless games as the Cubs beat Houston 4 to 3. Santo homered in the seventh, Andre Rodgers mishandled a ball that momentarily extended Hubbs string to 389. The ledger shows the Cubs overcame an early deficit to gain the victory and Hubbs tied Bobby Doerr for the all time mark.
Veteran Henry Hank used a savage body attack to win a unanimous 10 round decision over James Ellis at Freedom Hall. Ellis bled from the mouth from round four and finished with a bloodied face as Hank, weighing 165 pounds, improved to 53-16-4 while Ellis fell to 9-2. Referee Art Gering and the judges all favored Hank on a 5 point must system.
Irvin Paul won the 1 1/16 miles in Roosevelt Raceway's National Pac ing Derby, clocking 2 minutes 2 3 5 seconds to smash the previous mark set by Stephan Smith. The Gene Abbe gelding, driven by Charles King of Hamilton Ohio, surged past Stephan Smith in the final stretch as Muncy Hanover finished third. 36,048 spectators saw the favorite pay $4.70 $2.80 and $2.40.
In Hamilton Ohio the Cincinnati Youngs Hotel team defeated Michigan State champions from Lansing 2 to 1 in 12 innings in the opening round of the East Central Regional of the Worlds Fast Pitch Softball Tournament. Two scheduled evening games were rained out and will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Yesterday’s results show Cincinnati defeating San Francisco 10 to 5 and Chicago besting Houston 3 to 5. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 7 to 5, while St Louis edged New York 10 to 5. Other listed matchups include Los Angeles and Milwaukee with pitchers noted.
San Francisco AP Alvin Dark signed a new two year contract Saturday as manager of the San Francisco Giants with a pay boost. The former star shortstop, who led the team to a second place NL finish, is believed to earn about 45000 per year.
Baltimore defeated Cleveland 8 to 2 while New York beat Kansas City 3 to 1 Detroit edged Chicago 2 to 1 Boston won 5 to 4 over Minnesota and Washington topped Los Angeles 3 to 2 in 11 innings.
In the International League Columbus defeated Richmond 9 to 5 and Buffalo beat Toronto 8 to 0. Rochester at Syracuse was postponed due to rain while Atlanta edged Jacksonville 5 to 4 in ten innings.
Cincinnati batter Vada Pinson returns from leg injury and goes 5-for-5 with a double and four singles. Joe Nuxhall wins his fourth straight decision, holding San Francisco to help the Reds erupt for 16 hits. In the opener, Marichal yields four first inning runs, with Keough homering later and Nuxhall relaxing after Kuenn and Pagan reach base in the seventh.
The Millsburgh Pirates overcame a deficit to defeat Philadelphia 7 to 6 on Saturday night. Pittsburgh piled up 15 hits led by Dick Groat and a key six inning rally, with Elroy Face closing in relief. Marichal started for Cincinnati, but Sturdivant and Lamabe helped San Francisco, as the Pirates seized the late lead.
The St Louis Cardinals erased a deficit with an eight run fourth inning and beat the New York Mets 10 5 Ray Washburn earned his fourth win against six losses while Don Ferrarese picked up his lth victory Met starter Ray Daviault took the loss Stan Musial tied for second on the all time list with his 3515th hit and Boyer hit a homer for St Louis.
Salt Lake City AP reports Gerald Simmons becomes Granite High School head coach while his brother Gerald heads Bear River High School in Tremonton Utah. Both Simmons brothers played football at the University of Utah.
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