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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
4
Duke Snider belted a two run homer to spark the Giants rally from a 3-0 deficit, and San Francisco edged Philadelphia 4-3 in 10 innings. Chris Short walked Tom Haller with the bases loaded to force in the decisive run as Willie Mays nearly pitched.
Ernie Banks, in strong form for the Chicago Cubs, hit his 360th home run to move past Johnny Mize into 14th on the all time list and approach Joe DiMaggio. He expressed happiness at being in elite company while noting his improved rhythm and timing as he aims for more hits and fewer homers.
The St Louis Cardinals lost 11-6 to the Cincinnati Reds as John Edwards hit a first inning grand slam. Julian Javier added two Cardinals homers and Frank Robinson joined Deron Johnson with a homer for Cincinnati. Johnson went 5-for-5. St Louis falls to 1-5 on road trip and trails Giants by five games. Edwards homered after a 1-0 lead from singles by Curt Flood and Ken Boyer.
Vernon Southball League and American Legion schedule at the city park diamond this week lists M Ward versus City, Frostie versus Ski, Legion versus Effingham, Frostie versus Machin, Ski versus M Ward. Barreto knocks out Mora to win South American middleweight title.
Jerry Lalamondier shot a four over par 76 to win the Council 2964 Knights of Columbus spring golf championship at Greenhills Country Club. He defended his 1963 crown while Herb Downey was runner up with 85 and Tony DiPrimo 88. Other prize winners included Bob Schneider James Hunt Frank Donnelly Homer Mamer James McKeever John Perino Vince Turk Tom Campbell Jack Downey and Dale Hopkins. Robert J Craft chaired the tournament.
DERON JOHNSON of Cincinnati collected five hits five at bats including three singles a double and a homer as the Reds outslugged St Louis 11 to 8. JOEL HORLEN of Chicago White Sox held Detroit to three hits in a 2 to 1 win completing a doubleheader sweep. Strikeout leaders include Penn 76 Ford 73 in a summary of key performances.
American League standings show Chicago Baltimore New York Minnesota Cleveland Boston Washington Detroit Los Angeles Kansas City with results from Saturdays and Sundays games including Baltimore 2 Minnesota 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 3 Boston 8 Kansas City 6 Cleveland 6 Washington 4 New York 2 Los Angeles 0 in 15 innings. Upcoming schedules list Los Angeles at Cleveland Kansas City at Washington Minnesota at Detroit and TuesdayBaltimore at Chicago twilight. National League standings feature San Francisco Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis Milwaukee Chicago Los Angeles Houston New York San Francisco Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati St Louis with games including Los Angeles 9 New York 2 and Cincinnati 11 St Louis 6. Today's and upcoming games include St Louis at San Francisco Chicago at New York Milwaukee at Houston Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and doubleheaders.
Floyd Carpenter fired a three hitter with seven strikeouts to blank Bridgeport 6 0 on the local diamond. Mt Vernon built a 4 0 lead by the fifth inning and added two more in the sixth as Johnny Cox Bill Cox and Terry McCullough fueled the offense. Mt Vernon, now 1 2 1, hosts Effingham Wednesday night in a rematch with the MTV squad seeking its second win.
Sandy McMorris on 1101 south 18th and Ray Smith of 910 Dewey hauled a drum perch on a trot line at Lake Miller weekend. The fish weighed 30 pounds 42 inches long. Other reads at Tittles store include Delbert Hughey’s 10 pound 3 ounce channel catfish and nine bullheads. Logan Marlow reports a 4 pound 9 ounce bass from a farm pond east of town.
Mt. Vernon remains unbeaten in Coal Belt League after a 9 to 5 win over Nashville at city park. Dave Keen pitched a complete game for MTV, fanning ten over seven hits as Mt. Vernon built an early 2-1 lead and pulled away with RBI singles from Terhune Wheeler Woodreme and Waters. Nashville, now 0-2, saw Graff take the loss and Lunte finish. MTV heads to Herrin next Sunday for a rugged road test.
Springfield Griffin won the Illinois State High School baseball tournament title anchoring a late rally to beat favored Niles West 6 5. The Cyclones finished 23 8 for the season in Peoria with Charles Chamberlain of AP reporting the dramatic championship win.
In a midseason game, Harmon Killebrew belted a home run for Minnesota while Rocky Colavito answered for Kansas City with a long shot. The slugging pair highlighted a tense contest between the teams at home plate.
Quadrangle, the bubble burster, and pursuers split up after a 141 600 Belmon t Stakes. Quadrangle won by two lengths in 2 28 3 earning 110 80 with Roman Brother second and Northern Dancer faltering late. Possibilities include the Travers at Saratoga Aug 22 and plans vary for Quardangle and other contenders.
Aparicio of Baltimore stole 28 bases while Davalillo of Cleveland stole 8, highlighting speed leaders in the season’s early stretch.
First National coasted to a 10 2 victory over the Elks in the debut at the garment factory field. Steve Chapman pitched a complete game allowed three hits and fanned 14 including ten in a row. Mike Rush took the loss for the Elks as Richard Ryan finished the mound duty. Clarence Mays and Chapman led with two hits apiece for First National while Danny Hoeinghouse and Jackie Gatewood added singles. loser's only safeties came from Truman Tucker Jerry Kolmer and Robert Fowler. Next game Amvets versus American Legion.
Register-News moved into sole first in the Khoury League Junior Division after beating YMCA 5-2 behind Steve Pigg's second two-hitter in two games. Pigg struck out ten but walked several batters, while Roger Williams allowed five hits and 13 strikeouts in defeat. John Wielt had two hits, with Chris Dixon, Ronnie Marlow, and Eddie Page also safely contributing. Tommy Carter and Williams added one hit apiece to spoil Pigg's bid. Western Auto vs. Jefferson Motors.
A J Foyt drove to victory in a fiery 100 mile big car test at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds as Jim Hurtubise suffered severe burns in a crash. Len Sutton finished 2nd, Rodger Ward faded with clutch trouble. Hurtubise to be flown to Brooke Army Medical Center after initial treatment. Foyt’s pace averaged 100.365 mph.
Tony Lema overcame a seven stroke lead to win the Thunderbird Golf Tournament at Westchester, finishing one under par 276. Mike Souchak, who rallied with an eagle late, settled second at 277 as Lema birdied the 18th to seal the $20,000 prize.
The list highlights top performers across teams such as Williams of Chicago Mays of San Francisco and Drysdale Koufax. It covers batting leaders with averages hits and runs batted in along with pitching leaders and strikeouts for the season. It also notes players like Oliva Hinton and Allison with leading totals in hits doubles and runs and includes others across multiple clubs.
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