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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1962
Page
5
Clinton, the Red Sox bench bat, hit his second grand slam of the season and drove in six as Boston beat Kansas City 9-3. Whitey Ford hurled a four hitter for the Yankees in a 6-3 win over the Angels.
The Amvets lead the league with 16 hits as they trounce the Elks 33-7 in a Juvenile Division slugfest at the garment factory field. Lanny Shaw, Paul Ranmar, and Bill Kirk sparked the attack with multiple hits including a home run and a triple.
In St Louis Minnie Minoso may be ready by July 10 while Charley James fills in. James homered for the Cardinals who defeated the Pirates 5 0 to snap a seven game stretch and pull into a three way tie for third place. Simmons earned his eighth win with a five strikeout effort over seven hits.
New York AP reports Rich Rollins the rookie at third for Minnesota and Orlando Cepeda of San Francisco top the All-Star voting. All-Star games set July 10 in Washington and July 30 at Wrigley Field. Rollins received 184 of 280 votes. Cepeda 229 of 290. In AL infield: Gentile at first, Moran at second, Aparicio at short. NL infield: Mazeroski, Boyer, Groat. Repeats: Mantle, Maris for AL. Mays, Clemente for NL. Crandall tops catching. Ol? pitchers to follow Tuesday.
Major League action sees Lu Clinton of the Red Sox, nursing Darrell Hardy illness, hit a grand slam in the sixth and a two run shot in the eighth to lift Boston to a 9 3 win over Kansas City. Hank Aguirre limited Baltimore to three singles with 11 strikeouts as Detroit won 1 0.
New York AP Bob Feller and Bill McKechnie, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, accepted today invitations to join the New York Mets oldtimers day at the Polo Grounds on Saturday July 14.
Ed Bailey's 12th inning homer capped a clutch run for the Giants, lifting San Francisco to a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia and moving them a half game ahead of the Dodgers. Bailey earlier anchored a hot streak with a grand slam and a late two run shot, as Los Angeles dropped 10-4 to the Mets. Curt Simmons spun seven strong for St Louis in a 5-0 win over Pittsburgh.
Standings show Pirates seven wins two losses, Cardinals five and four, Giants two point eight. Leading hitters include Chapman six oh six, Baldwyn five five eight, Lusby five two nine, Peterson five one seven, Willoughby four five two, Phelps four four four, Reynolds four one two.
A city softball tournament runs next week at the park with four local teams Western Auto Mendenali Insurance Ski Montgomery Ward and four out of town clubs Pearse Whittington Carbondale Oilers Odin. Western Auto vs Ski opens at 7 30 pm Monday followed by Mendenali Insurance versus Montgomery Ward at 9 pm. Tuesday features Fairfield Oilers against Whittington at 7 30 pm with Carbondale Oilers meeting Odin in the night cap. Semis occur Wednesday at 1 00 pm and 3 00 pm with the final at 7 00 pm Wednesday night.
Lois Drafke, 24, captured her fifth Illinois women's state amateur golf title at Champaign Country Club by defeating Mrs. R. Morgan Evans of Bloomington 9 and 8 after a morning 5 up lead. Drafke tied Marjorie Lindsay for most titles with five, with earlier wins in 1953 1955 1959 and 1960.
AP reports Pacific Coast League results with Salt Lake City 7 Vancouver 6, San Diego 9 Tacoma 1, Portland 5 Seattle 2, Hawaii 5 Spokane 1. American Association games include Louisville 12 Dallas-Fort Worth 5, Oklahoma City 5 Denver 1, Indianapolis 9 Omaha 3. International League scores Toronto 7 Jacksonville 3, Richmond 12 Rochester 2, Syracuse Columbus 2. Only games listed were played.
American League leaders include Jimenez of Kansas City with 319 at bats and Runnels of Boston hitting .342. notable marks: Pearson 58 runs, Wagner 58 RBIs, Rollins 99 hits, Robinson 26 doubles, Fox and Cimoli 7 triples, Wagner 21 home runs, Howser 19 steals, Foytack 6 1/3 wins, Wickersham 82 strikeouts. National League leaders show Musial .340 at bats, Wills 65 runs, T Davis 80 RBIs, Mays 102 hits, Banks and Mays 21 home runs, Wills 41 steals, Koufax 171 strikeouts.
Ace Armstrong returns after 16 months to fight Luis Rodriguez in a 10 round television bout at Madison Square Garden. Rodriguez, a busy Cuban challenger, is the 8-5 favorite over the rusty Jersey veteran as ABC TV covers the match from New York.
In Chicago the Western Open stalled after a spectator, Ells Smith, 41, collapsed and died near the 18th tee at Medinah. Paul Harney and Jacky Cupit shared 36-hole lead with 139, while Fred Hawkins and Gary Player trailed by two strokes. Arnold Palmer, grieving, finished with a 74 for 147 and a crowded field in the hunt.
Ski rallied to beat Machinists Local 1417 4-3 at City Ball Park. Down 3-1 after four innings, Ski bunched four hits including a Kluck double and Marlow homer to take the lead. Marlow Hawkins Kluck each had two hits. Lane earned the win.
East defeats West 13 to 8 in the All-American Bowl as halftime defensive adjustments slow the West pass game. Roman Gabriel directs an 80 yard march with Bill Miller and Bob Ferguson contributing key plays before a late West interception and a Sandy Stephens option score. The East capitalizes on turnovers to pull away after a tight third period battle.
Tambourine II owned by Mrs. Howell E. Jackson of Middleburg Virginia won the Irish Derby at Naas Ireland. Arctic Storm finished second after a close photo finish with Sebring, an American owned horse, taking third.
A crowd of 22 759 witnessed a full 60 minutes of thriller as the East and West battled to the final play. West drove from its own 21 to the East 10 in the closing two minutes before the game ended with the gun.
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