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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1963
Page
4
Stan Musial drives in 1 921st run with an infield fly rule out that still scores Curt Flood and the Cardinals beat the Giants 6 5 to move to second in the NL. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Chicago win as Houston tops Milwaukee. Dodgers drop further back.
Otto Graham will coach the College All Star team for the sixth straight year against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on August 2. The Chicago Tribune announced the appointment, with Graham returning as head coach and retaining assistants Dick Stanfel Johnny Sauer Mike Scarry and Dante Lavelli. Tommy O Connell will replace Don Dell as ends coach.
Mina Road and Emmit Wilson won the annual Flag Day golf tournament at Green Hills Country Club held Thursday. In the women's division the top five included Mary Reininger Peggy Wells Gertrude Downey and Mildred Miller. In the men s division Clarence Brehm Opal Anderson Harry Sharer Kenneth Bayer and Tom Metcalf placed behind Wilson.
The St Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in a perplexing finish. Flood scored the winning run when the Giants let a dropped ball pass after none out in the ninth. Bob Gibson earned the win in relief. Don Larsen took the loss. The Cardinals moved to two games behind the league leading Giants.
Milwaukee AP reports Houston Colts edged the Braves 3-2 in Milwaukee as Bob Shaw and two relievers yielded only two hits. Ken Johnson allowed four hits, Henry Aaron hit his 16th homer with Lee Maye aboard, and a two-run single by John Bateman in the fourth doomed the two-hit effort. The win ended Houston's five-game skid.
The Associated Press listing shows matchups across MLB with pitchers and records. Baltimore Estrada faces Los Angeles McBride, New York Bouton vs Cleveland Donovan, Boston Morehead at Chicago Horlen, Detroit Anderson at Minnesota Kant, Washington Duckworth at Kansas City Times, San Francisco Fisher at St Louis, Los Angeles Koufax at Cincinnati Jay, Pittsburgh Friend at New York Cisco, Chicago Ellsworth at Philadelphia Boozer, and Houston Nottebart vs Milwaukee Burdette.
Harold Johnson regarded as a solid favorite to defend his world light heavyweight title against Willie Pastrano in a 15 round bout at the Las Vegas Convention Center aired by ABC at 10 p.m. EDT. Notables ringside include Sonny Liston and Mauro Mina as Pastrano seeks his first world title shot after 13 years in boxing.
Parntelli Jones, 29, Torrance Calif, collects a record purse of 148 581 for the Indy 500 and a one punch win over Eddie Sachs, 56, Detroit, after a motel oil dispute. The incident followed a bar room fight where Sachs called Jones a liar and Jones punched him. The race purse totaled 493 530.60 with owner J C Agajanian sharing the payoff.
BEAUMONT TEXAS AP veteran Marilynn Smith shot 2-under 71 on the Beaumont Country Club course to lead by one stroke over Mickey Wright Jo Ann Winter and Betsy Rawls in round one of the Babe Zaharias Open. Wright’s 72 included a tree mishap on 14 and a ruined approach on 15.
Mt Vernon Kiwanis Khoury Leagues start another season Tuesday June 4 with over 150 Jefferson County boys. Two divisions Juvenile led by Russell Huston and Junior led by Harry Purnell. chief umpires DeWitt and Sanders. scorer Conrad. Minor loop bracket formed for unselected players. First week games include Register News versus Jefferson Motors and Security Bank versus American Legion.
Jerry Seibert of the Security Bank Pirates allowed one hit while fanning 17 and defeating the Liberty Petroleum Cubs 5 to 0. Nathanial Hawthorne hit a homer and Seibert added a double to pace the Pirates. Jackie Gatewood took the loss despite 13 strikeouts.
Friday Elks meet Security Bank with games starting at 5 30 p m. Sunday at 2 30 Jefferson Motors vs Centralia VEW in a special exhibition. Rosters list Khoury teams First National Bank American Legion Elks Club Security Bank Amvets United Commercial Travelers and Junior Division with managers coaches and players names.
Ski captured its first victory of the season blasting the City Employe team 8-2 on the park diamond. After three scoreless frames the Citymen led 2-0 before Ski erupted for eight runs in the sixth. Gary Webb homered and Stewart doubled in the big inning. A second game Frostie vs Montgomery-Ward ended 4-0 after 3 1/4 innings when a dispute led to the game being called and replay scheduled. Next week's softball schedule lists Machinists Ski and City Employes Ski among other matchups.
A roster-like listing shows Ronnie Marlow, Mike Best, John Cox, David Ferguson, Dennis Kirkpatrick alongside Jaffarson Motors with James Powell as manager and coach William Korris, plus multiple players. Similar lineups follow for Ace Grocers with manager John Boyd and coach Charles Sigworth and a separate Gary Stover led group with John Skelton as coach and extensive player lists.
Chicago’s Bob Buhl earned his fourth win as Lindy McDaniel spun out of a bases loaded jam. Lou Brock led the attack with three hits, including a third inning double, and Billy Williams and Ron Santo delivered the fourth inning RBI. Cubs vs Boozer slated for today.
Fred Hawkins shot 7 under par 64 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to take a two stroke lead in the Speedway Festival Open. The 39 year old El Paso pro, making his first major PGA circuit showing since 1930, stands atop a field where 52 of 149 players broke par and 22 matched it.
Indianapolis AP reports a record purse of 493000 plus dollars was awarded for the 47th 500 mile race held Thursday. Parnelli Jones won $148513 and the Chrysler 300 Pace Car prizes. Don Branson finished fifth earning 18588 and other finishers Dick Rathmann 10463 and Allen Crowe 5700 also collected prizes and trophies.
Western Michigan edged Illinois 1-0 to advance in the NCAA district baseball playoff at the University of Illinois. Western Michigan improved to 2-0 in the event, with Notre Dame and Illinois tied at 1-1. A morning matchup between Notre Dame and Illinois would determine the finalist to meet Western Michigan, with an potential extra game if needed.
Dan Osinski, replacing Bo Belinsky in the Angels rotation, earned his first major league win as a starter after contributing to a 7-4 victory over Baltimore. Charley Dees added three hits including a fifth inning homer to seal the win, while Belinsky had been sidelined in a trade controversy. The win tightened the AL lead race as other pennant contenders faced their own results.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced they signed Mississippi State pitching ace Frank Montgomery to a four year contract. The 21 year old lefthander will join the Redbirds farm system, starting with Billings in the Class A Pioneer League in Montana.
Cleveland signs veteran pitcher Early Wynn who plans a comeback with the Indians to chase his 300th win. Wynn says his arm has a couple of seasons left and he feels at home in Cleveland, aiming to join 13 others who have reached the milestone. He notes it will take a few weeks to ready his arm before pitching for manager Birdie Tebbetts.
Ed Updegraff of Tucson warns that Richard Davies is the man to beat as the 230-entered field begins the six day British Amateur at St Andrews. Davies, the defending champion from Hoylake, impresses with a refined grip and strong putting. Labron Harris starts the chase against Paul Coste as the Old Course hosts the opening day of the 1960 event.
Baseball leaders list top performers by stat. Covington and Groat lead batting averages with .354 and .346 for Philadelphia and St. Louis. Aaron tops home runs with 16. Mound leaders include Drysdale and Koufax with five decisions and 77, 68 wins respectively.
The list highlights top batting averages with Malzone Boston at .344 and Wagner Los Angeles at .343. Run totals crown Allison Minnesota with 31, plus Siebern and Charles tied at 30. Wagner leads in RBIs with 38 and Wagner also tops hits with 58.
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