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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1962
Page
4
Stan The Man Musial, age 41, hit a homer and three singles to pass Ty Cobb for 5,863 career total bases and extend a string of major records. He also raised his season average to .315 as St Louis split a doubleheader with Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia, Stan Musial, at 41, homered and singled as the Cardinals beat the Phillies 7-3 to surpass Ty Cobb with 5,861 career total bases. The nightcap saw the Phillies win 11-3 behind Roy Sievers and Don Demeter, while Ernie Broglio faltered.
AP reports Pacific Coast League games Spokane edged Seattle 2 1 and San Diego defeated Portland 5 0 Salt Lake City won 13 6 over Vancouver while Tacomah beat Hawaii 1 in 13 innings In American Association Indianapolis beat Louisville 7 3 in 10 innings Worth 6 over Oklahoma 7 Omaha 7 Denver 5 in 11 innings In International League Toronto 6 11 Richmond 3 0 Buffalo 7 Columbus 3 Atlanta 12 acuse 7 Jacksonville Rochester 3
The Milwaukee Braves protested a late interference call during a four hour two minute 11-9 win over the San Francisco Giants in Frisco. Details centered on Stu Miller being ruled out for interference while on the line near first base as the Giants challenged a squeeze bunt play.
Los Angeles AP Bob Purkey, Cincinnati right hander, left the game after seven strong innings in a 4-3 Reds win over the Dodgers. A stabbing back pain worsened through the game limiting breathing and shoulder movement. Purkey planned to rest and seek a doctor if soreness persisted.
Friday results show New York 2 to 3 Houston 0 to 16 St Louis 7 to 3 Philadelphia 3 to 11 Pittsburgh 7 to Cincinnati 4 Chicago 5 Cincinnati 4 Los Angeles 3 Milwaukee 11 San Francisco 9 Houston at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Los Angeles CN Chicago at Pittsburgh Milwaukee at San Francisco Houston at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Los Angeles Chicago at Pittsburgh
Mendenall Insurance moved to first place after beating Ski 6-4. Ski led 4-1 before Mendenall’s rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh, highlighted by Jim Manion’s home run. Dene Mullins had two hits for Ski, while Moore and Edwards went 2 for 3 for Mendenall. Richard Miller earned the win. Schedule shows next week’s games: Machinists 1417, West. Auto, Ski.
Henry Watson of Amarillo stopped Adolph Pruitt of St Louis in a 16 round bout. Mel Collins of Totowa outpointed Hersene Jacobs of White Plains in 8 rounds. Gracieux Lamperti of Rome drew with Linto Mastelaro of Italy in 14 rounds, Lamperti retained the European featherweight title.
Berlin AP Gustav Bubi Scholz faces Harold Johnson for the American world light heavyweight title at Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The 15 round fight starts at 3 p m EST with about 50 000 fans expected. Johnson 69 32 KO in 76 fights seeks fourth title defense. Scholz 85 46 KO in 92 fights has one loss and no knockouts against him. Johnson earns 50000, Scholz 25000. winner must fight in Philadelphia within 90 days if Scholz wins.
Amvets scored 33 runs on 27 hits in a five inning juvenile game at the garment factory field yesterday afternoon. Paul Ranmar Lanny Shaw and Bill Hogue each had three hits for Amvets while Bruce Cullins had two hits for Security Bank. Starting pitchers Mark Goss and Benny Edwards left early.
National League batting leaders include Musial of St Louis at .345 and Hl Agron of Milwaukee at .336 for players with 150 or more at bats. Runs are led by Mays of San Francisco with 60 and Wills of Los Angeles with 58. RBI leader is T Davis of Los Angeles with 69, followed by Mays with 63. Davis also has 91 hits, with Great of Pittsburgh tied at 91. Doubles see Robinson of Cincinnati with 20, Mays with 18. Triples list Ranen of Houston with 7 and Fairly of Los Angeles and Virdon of Pittsburgh with 6.
Mickey Mantle tests his bum knee in a Detroit game and reaches base twice, scoring two runs in the Yankees 7-5 defeat to the Tigers. Manager Houk calls Mantle a relief and says he makes a big difference when in the lineup.
New York AP report says undefeated Joey Archer, 24, a 30 fight winner before a 16 month layoff, is a 7-5 favorite over Jose Gonzalez in a top 10 round TV bout at Madison Square Garden. The Puerto Rican born Gonzalez, 22, sports a 20-6-1 record. Scoring by rounds. Also on the card are Rubin Carter vs Ernie Burford and Jackie Kelly vs Tommy Schafer in other 10 rounders.
In a bout filmed as a boxing match, TOKYO-Hachiro Ito aged 148 and Nsorasak Norashin aged 11474 from Thailand clash for a decision. Ito wins on points after ten rounds in a staged event.
The New York Yankees dropped their sixth loss in seven games 7-5 to Detroit as pitching woes continued. Mickey Mantle, back from injury, produced only a walk and a single while Robin Roberts won his third straight for Baltimore in a doubleheader against Boston. The day also featured strong showings by Dick Donovan for Washington and Camilo Pascual for Minnesota, with notable blasts by Oriole John Powell.
Chicago reports a sports physician calls for strict safety reforms in boxing. Dr. Joseph C. Elia urges mandatory brain EEG screening before ringside entry, frequent physicals, elimination of the 60 second return rule, round winner announcements after each round, strict referee duties with possible replacement, and ringside physician authority to stop fights.
Alfredo Esco of Los Angeles outpointed Georgie Page of Sacramento in a 10 round boxing match held in Sacramento California. Esco landed cleaner punches while Page pressed with steady work. Judges scored the bout in Esco’s favor.
New York reports say Louis R. Perini would sell the Milwaukee Braves for about 7 million dollars as John J. McHale seeks a County Stadium lease. Birdie Tebbetts rebuilds with youth amid illness injuries while front office clashes with Joe Cairnes and Perini stir attendance and morale.
Smothered shots roll along the ground due to a closed clubface at impact. Causes include an improper grip with hands turned too far right at address. Playing the ball too far back toward the right foot or moving the head off the ball can also smother the shot.
Stan Musial of the Cardinals hit a homer and three singles as St. Louis split a doubleheader with Philadelphia, breaking Ty Cobb’s career total-base record at 5,863. Cardinals won 7-3 in the first game, Phillies took the second 11-3. Al Jackson of the Mets threw a one run two hit shutout of Houston and retired 22 in order in the first game of a doubleheader with the Colts. Houston won the second game 16-3.
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