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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
3
In a jumpstart to the National League standings, the San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis 4-3 with late relief from Billy Pierce while the Los Angeles Dodgers toppled Cincinnati 5-4 after Don Drysdale faltered late. Perranoski sealed the Reds rally, and Willie Davis homered for the Dodgers as careers and rosters moved in the tight race.
National League table shows San Francisco 42 30 583, St. Louis 41 30 67 4, Los Angeles 40 30 67 1, Cincinnati 31 53, Chicago 50 0, Milwaukee 50 0, Pittsburgh 33 36, Philadelphia 31 40 4 last. Monday games: Los Angeles 5 Cincinnati 4. San Francisco 4 St. Louis 3. Milwaukee 3 Houston 0.
Glasgow Scotland AP reports Britain unveils its latest Americas Cup challenger a 112000 dollar 2 meter yacht to be launched next month in Holy Loch the vessel remains unnamed and ready for competitive testing by crews and designers alike.
Juan Marichal pitched the first no hitter for the Giants since 1929 in a 1-0 win over Houston at Candlestick Park. The game featured a rapid pace, loud questions from the press box, and spectators including Marichal’s wife Alma who was shopping nearby.
A cold front and northeast winds over southern Illinois drew crowds to lakes but limited catches. Lake Murphysboro saw large turnout with the smallest report, while anglers at Devils Kitchen Lake boated 12 pound bass and four pound catfish. Crappie numbers varied with Art Jepson and others posting 325 and 228 respectively, as Sunfish and small bass dominated most lakes.
The 15-foot Power Cat from Mt. Vernon finished second in the Chester Regatta feature race. Crew includes Jim Linn of Beech Grove and Henry Piper of Mt. Vernon Route 3, while Bill Piper owns the boat. They completed the course from Chester to Jefferson Barracks Bridge and back in 2 hours 44 minutes 46 seconds. Eddie Elders of East St. Louis won. Plans call for a 1300-mile Kansas City to Alton Missouri river race, date to be announced, as warmup for New Orleans to St. Louis on Labor Day weekend.
Los Angeles Angels prevail 3-2 as they score three in the eighth after being held to two hits through seven by Claude Osteen. It marks their 37th win of the season and their 16th come-from-behind victory in late innings. The Angels remain a game and a half out of a first division spot in the American League.
Liberty Petroleum Cubs defeated Guy A Wood Insurance Dodgers 5 to 0 as Johnny Davis hit the Dodgers only single. Blake Van Shuyter took the loss. Roney led the Cubs with a triple and a single in two trips.
Bill Young of 1112 Perkins Avenue weighed in seven bass at Tittle's Sporting Goods. His two biggest bass weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces and 2 pounds 10 ounces, with five more one-pounders, caught on a farm pond northwest of Woodlawn using a red plastic worm.
International League action Arkansas defeated Buffalo 7 to 3 Columbus beat Jacksonville 6 to 0 Indianapolis edged Atlanta 5 to 4 Syracuse won 7 to 5 over Richmond in a 16 inning game Only games scheduled Pacific Coast League Denver routed San Diego 15 to 5 Salt Lake beat Seattle 8 to 2 in two games Seattle 3 to 5 split or unclear results
Milwaukee AP reports the Braves snapped a rough spell with a 3-0 win over Houston. Denny Lemaster pitched a complete game on four hits, improving to 4-4 as Milwaukee moved to 9-4 in the home stand and back to .500 after 70 games. Lee Maye hit his 4th homer, Mack Jones doubled and scored, and Bob Baldwin? Mathews added his 10th homer.
Readable bowling cards show high games and series for the Twilight and Girls Junior Leagues, including Jim Wilbanks and Lindell Levall as top bowlers. Standings list teams such as Square Pegs and The Spinners, with multiple 100s and 500s in series. Other items include professional boxing results and international boxing scores from Philadelphia New Bedford Sydney and Tokyo events.
From Sand Ridge, Illinois, Gary Geiger, the thin man of baseball, shows power and patience for the Red Sox. He belted a two-run homer in the ninth against Cleveland after a triple and two long fly balls, while hitting .350 since returning from a knee injury. Geiger, 6-foot, 165-pound, notes rest helps him see pitches and regain strength as he pursues continued regular play.
Mt Vernon high school golf sensation Bob Filberth aged 15 shot 67 in the Pro-Junior tourney at Crab Orchard, beating professionals Joe Brubaker and Judd Bailey. Teammates Jim Williams 70 and Jim McKeever 71 also posted solid rounds amid a field of local juniors and other players.
Frostie beat Western Auto 4 1 in city park action as four Automen errors and Crane’s fifth inning homer with Cook and Stover aboard aided the win Neal Butler pitched a four hitter to tally Wallace’s homer Mullins took the loss. M W finished Ski 8 5 on 16 hits with Bob and Jim Fitzjerralls McRaven Barnes Caldwell leading the offense Wesolowski homered for Ski. Tonight Ski meets City Employer and Western Auto faces Machinists Local.
Batting leaders show Malzone of Boston with 87 hits and a .345 average from 150 at bats, Wagner of Los Angeles at .333. Allison of Minnesota leads runs with 49 and RBIs with 50, Kaline of Detroit and Wagner of Los Angeles tie at 19 RBIs, while Wagner also notches 54 hits. Power of Minnesota posts 20 doubles, Versalles of Minnesota 19, with Malzone 87 hits and Wagner 54.
The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 after a first inning spree of errors a hit batsman and a wild throw. Juan Marichal allowed unearned runs before leaving in the seventh. Julian Javier hit his fifth homer and Dick Groat doubled. Ray Ledecky seeks his fifth straight win against Jack Fisher as Lew Burdette took the loss.
Joe Giardello scored a unanimous 10 round decision over aging former champion Sugar Ray Robinson in Philadelphia. Robinson, 43, hinted at an uncertain future while Giardello, now 9-2-1, earned the right to challenge Dick Tiger. Referee Buck McTiernan and two judges saw Giardello ahead as Robinson suffered his 13th defeat.
Ace Grocers and Western Auto, both 4-1, had nine innings played before darkness halted play with the score tied at 9-9. Bill Cox and Roger Williams threw well in a nine inning duel as both teams lcored in one inning. the game will be replayed later.
Major League action notes Denny Lemaster of the Braves tossing a shutout against Houston to drop his ERA to 1.78. Camilo Carreon of the White Sox belted a three run double in the fourth, sparking a 52 victory over the Yankees and pulling Chicago within one game of the AL lead.
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