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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1964
Page
2
Cepeda sails through spring training with a .419 average six homers and four triples, aided by a Giants contract boost. The slugger’s pace contrasts last season’s holdout, as San Francisco posted a 5 2 exhibition win over Boston and Cepeda powered multiple games with extra-base hits.
In New Orleans on December 3 1891 Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought 110 rounds, the bout ending as a no contest after neither boxer landed a punch. Bowen and Burke shared the $2 500 purse as the Olympic Boxing Club notes, Burke sustaining wrist injuries and Bowen scoring the only knockdowns. Bowen later died after another lengthy bout, making the 110 round fight his only loss.
Chicago gained a 3 2 lead in the best of seven semifinal as Wharram's disputed 13 seconds into the game goal sparked controversy. Referee Udvari and goal judge Easson signaled after delay amid crowd impatience. Detroit protested but Chicago moved to a 3-2 series edge with Montreal and Toronto both set for Tuesday action.
A Los Angeles food broker, McNally, won $77,767 on a pool ticket at Caliente race track in Mexico. His ticket carried six winners in the fifth through tenth races, the only ticket to do so. The stakes included a $2 wager. Dodgers base totals and stealthed runs by the Ibs and Giants are noted in season totals.
The Associated Press reports multiple exhibition baseball games. Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles 7 9, Philadelphia beat Houston 9 6, Washington edged Milwaukee 3 2, St Louis over New York 10 1, Pittsburgh won 14 6 against Detroit, Boston prevailed 9 7 over Chicago in 14 innings, New York beat Chicago 9 8, Minnesota defeated Kansas City 7 4, San Francisco won 9 7 against Tacoma, and Los Angeles faced Cleveland was canceled by rain. Sunday results include Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 5, New York 6 Houston 4, Kansas City 6 Baltimore 0, Milwaukee 5 Washington 3 in 11, St. Louis 2 New York 1, Detroit 3 Philadelphia 2 in 10, Chicago 8 Cleveland 6, San Francisco 5 Boston 2, Minnesota 4 Chicago 1, and Los Angeles 5 Hawaii.
In Dortmund Gustav Scholz won the European light heavy title after Giulio Rinaldi was disqualified for a string of fouls as Scholz limped through the ninth round. Scholz, unhappy with the win, said he could have won in a regular finish.
Oscar Robertson rekindles scoring for the Royals but Boston dominates to beat Cincinnati 102 92. Bill Russell sparks a second quarter rally. Cincinnati trails at halftime as Royals miss many shots. In the West, the Hawks take a 2 1 lead over the Warriors after a 113 109 win.
Northern Dancer, owner E. P. Taylor of Toronto, won the Florida Derby by one length to add to his Flamingo Stakes victory. The Canadian-born colt by Nearctic out of Natalma has never been worse than third in 13 races and has earned $261,365, including $170,730 in Florida. He heads for Kentucky for the first Saturday in May showdown with Hill Rise.
Green Bay fullback Jim Taylor, Packers No. 2 pick in 1958 from LSU, signed his seventh NFL contract. Taylor led the NFL in rushing in 1962 and was runner up to Jimmy Brown last season, continuing his standout career with Green Bay.
Ed Lopat manager of the Kansas City Athletics declined to comment Sunday on owner Charles O Finley’s announcement that the right field fence in Kansas City will be shortened to Yankee Stadium dimensions.
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