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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1962
Page
8
The Associated Press notes a brisk scramble in the American League as the Yankees cling to a slim lead by percentage while the Twins surge and Cleveland jostles the top spot.
Pitcher Joey Jay of Cincinnati allowed only three hits and one walk while Frank Robinson homered and singled twice in three official at bats. The Reds drove in four runs in the first inning and added four more through the game, securing an 8-0 victory over San Francisco for a second straight night.
Major and minor league style standings show New York atop the American League with Minnesota and Cleveland close. Today’s games feature New York at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit, while Baltimore, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and others play across the league. In the National League, Los Angeles and San Francisco lead, with Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis Chicago and New York in pursuit. Highlights include Lennie Green’s ninth inning RBI for Minnesota and Manny Jimenez’s batting pace for Kansas City, plus Jim Kaat and Ed Charles delivering key blows for their clubs.
Eddie Feigner and King & Court defeated Muscatine Red Sox 3 to 1 before about 1,000 fans at Oregon Field. Feigner struck out 16 with one walk in seven innings, while Muscatine's five errors helped produce three unearned runs for the visitors. Sleckman hit Muscatine's lone homer, and Feigner demonstrated pitching techniques after the game.
Oakmont leaders after opening round in the 62nd U S Open. Gene Littler shot 69 to lead by one over Arnold Palmer Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus who finished at 72. Nichols, Resberg and others followed at 70. Snead trails after 74.
The Iowa City junior golf event concludes today with Bruce Fischer of Manning and Ron Coughenour of Spencer advancing through the rounds. Coughenour nearly didn’t make the finals as the field narrowed to the semifinals on Thursday.
Two Muscatine youths, Ruth Ann Curtis in girls and Larry Robertson in boys, advance to Des Moines for the State Junior tournament. Winners earn an all expense paid week and a chance at $10,000 in scholarships. Fischer and Coughenour also reach semis with prior notable finishes in state and national events.
Downer's Insurance leads the Tewi-Light Trapshooters league with seven wins while Hildebrant Construction, Stanley No. 2 and Moose tie for second with 52 marks. Thursday scores see Downer's Insurance 90 and Moose 100 among other results.
Cincinnati tops San Francisco 8-0 as Joey Jay and Frank Robinson drive four RBIs, Billy Pierce leaves with an ankle injury. Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia also posted wins while Dodgers, Cubs, and Mets suffered defeats. Pirates pull within 6 1/2 games of leader as others falter.
The Muscatine Horseshoe Club beat West Liberty 20-16 in matches and 1421-1249 overall Thursday night at Weed Park Courts. Ed Kaalberg and Louie Gertz led Liberty with 295 of 300 points. Matteo Blake and Byron Hafner paced Muscatine with 334 of 300.
Syracuse New York report notes Cornell is the pick by most coaches to win the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship this Saturday. Also listed are California, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, MIT, Navy, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Rutgers and Columbia.
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