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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
4
Sandy Koufax struck out 10 Houston batters and allowed three hits in a 3-0 shutout, boosting the Dodgers atop the pennant race with a 5-0 home record and lowering his ERA to 1.77. Willie Mays homered for the Giants as Chicago fell and St. Louis won, keeping the league standings tight.
In southern Illinois lakes Crappie fishing slows while bass dominate the scene. Irvin Perthman predicts a June 15 start and reports four bass on opening weekend near Little Grassy. Lloyd Lipe and William Lamert post limit bass at Devils Kitchen Lake with Lipe topping a 5 1/2 pounder. Bluegill and bullheads provide steady action at Horseshoe Lake and nearby waters as anglers from Murphysboro to Waterloo land multiple keepers and notable strings.
Willie Mays hits a 390 foot homer in the 10th to beat the Chicago Cubs at Candlestick Park, dropping the Cubs to fifth. Felipe Alou adds a seventh inning homer for San Francisco. Ellsworth limits the Giants to 3 hits before the 10th, Cubs threaten but fail to score. White Sox gain AL lead with Orioles win. Cubs head to Los Angeles for night game.
Southern California's Julio Marin wins the 6 mile in a meet record 30 32.9 at the NCAA championships, boosting USC to a 10 point team lead. Carl Carr of Arizona State ties the 220 meet record in 20.7 while Clifton Mayfield of Central Ohio State misses a broad jump mark due to wind. Robert Green of Southern Illinois wins a high jump heat with 13 9 2. Bill Cornell runs 1 52.5 in 880 heat as SIU teammates shine.
In Miami Ton Mammiutel li, 131, defeated San to Flores, 128, while Hurricane Kid, 1312, San Francisco, knocked out Arturo Macias, 156, Agua Caliente, Mexico, 1.
Carbondale anglers report 16 bass at night with Bassmaster Ture while bluegill fishermen fill washtubs at the dock. Marion Rushing, ex SIU football star with the St Louis Cardinals, works a mine shift near Pinckneyville and farms, yet still fishes Pinckneyville Reservoir several times weekly, noting 17 bass from lily pad bays with a surface lure.
Arnold Palmer fires a 3 under 67 to share the opening round lead at the Thunderbird Classic in Harrison New York. Rookie Jack Rule from Waterloo Iowa sits with Palmer at the top, two strokes ahead of Nicklaus and Player as 19 players break par at Westchester Country Club.
Machinists blasted 17 hits and capitalized on five City errors to beat City Employes 25-3 in three innings. Donnie Rodgers homered, Snyder, Rodgers, Champ, and Dewey Tate each collected three hits as the team moved into a first place tie in the softball standings. Western Auto swept past Montgomery Ward 5-5 with Gene Mullins homering after Chick Deitz singled, and Deitz later added three hits total. Western Auto leads to face Ski while City Employes meet Frostie in tonight’s twinbill.
Associated Press recalls Johnny Vander Meer reliving his back to back no hitters. He describes the night in Cincinnati in 1938 and his 25th anniversary plans to bass fish at 4 AM. The story situates the event amid era icons and Ebbetts Field memories.
Dick Groat praised Ernie Broglio after the Cardinals beat the Phillies 7-3 in a rain-shortened game. Broglio, aiming for 20 wins, struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Chris Short took the loss for Philadelphia. The win split the series. next the Cardinals host the Pirates with Bob Friend vs Ray Washburn on the docket.
The Cardinals survived a late rally, defeating the Elks Lodge Giants 11 to 10 in extra innings. Bruce Thackery earned the win in relief of Barry Sargent, while Dennis Baltzell took the loss after starting the top of the seventh. Greg Webb homered and singled in three plate appearances as Marty Cox added two hits and Barry Sargent two doubles and a single. Teddy Mannen and Randy Apgar each went 2-for-4 for the losers.
Evansville North High School ace Steve Schroer an 18 year old pitcher with a 28 1 high school record signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers for a bonus estimated 20 000 to 25 000 He is 6 foot 3 and 183 pounds and was assigned to Salisbury North Carolina in the Class A Western Carolina League.
A British bookie assessed Cassius Clay and Henry Cooper and made the American a 1-5 favorite to win their outdoor Wembley Stadium bout next Tuesday.
Candy Spots, upset in Belmont week, meets six rivals in the $100000 Chicagoan at Washington Park which opens the Mid-America Triple J for 3-year-olds. Other top events include Queen's Pirate at Woodbine, Leonard Richards and Miss Woodford at Delaware Park and Monmouth, plus Hollywood Park and Aqueduct stakes for older horses.
Major league scouts at the college world series find the crop not as strong as last year with no standout like Garibaldi or Fazio. Sixty nine representatives from 20 clubs observe top prospects including Keith Weber Missouri Tom Myer Texas and Dick Joyce Holy Cross as bids loom from Boston and New York. Tim Murtaugh Butch Thompson and Woody Woodward surface as other prime targets in ongoing NCAA tournament coverage.
Bernie Allen powered Minnesota to a 6 3 win over Kansas City, belting two home runs and a single as the fourth-place Twins extended their surge to 20 wins in 26. Vic Power and Ben Allison also produced in a 15-hit attack while Jim Perry notched the win with help from Jim Kaat.
Winners at this week's Ladies Day competition at Homestead golf course include Gloria Sinclair low putts, Gloria Magee low ner, Lawanda Kee high gross, Dessie Leffler low gross, Marilyn McKeever second low gross, and Joan Goldman high on No. 4. Flight schedule lists groups for Tuesday June 18 starting 9:00 with Myrtle Jeanquenat Lee Carlton Jean Weitzel and subsequent pairings through 9:40 with Harriet Woolsey Mamie Welge Ruth Pilson.
Arlen Puckett led with a 207 high game and 558 series, followed by Jerry Wicks 229 and 569 in a bowling mixed league. Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax earned his ninth win with a shutout over Houston, 3-0, preserving Los Angeles’ National League lead.
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