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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
3
The Phillies erased a deficit with a five run burst in the eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 9 5 and maintain a six game cushion atop the National League pennant race. Reds Pirates Mets Dodgers Cardinals Giants and others also posted wins in a day full of scuffles and clutch hitting.
The Houston Colts beat the Cardinals 8-7 in 10 innings after a late rally by St. Louis tied the score. Cleveland defeated Kansas City 6-4 as Jose Azcue and Vic Davalillo drove in five, Diego Segui took the loss and Sam McDowell the win.
Hutchinson Kan AP two former winners McIntire 1959 winner Colorado Springs and Gunderson Seattle enter quarterfinals claiming steady play as they won second round matches. Gunderson defeated Barbara White while McIntire beat Mrs Scott Probasco. Upsets include Miss Weiss beating Brigitte Varan Got of Paris and Miss Rose defeating Carol Sorenson 3-2.
Garland Cherry of Intercontinental Promotions said he accepted an invitation to the World Boxing Association Convention tied to a Clay Liston rematch. The return bout was tentatively set for late September, with several city offers explored but no further talks pursued while the WBA schedules a hearing.
Today includes New York at Chicago Kansas City at Cleveland Los Angeles at Detroit Baltimore at Boston Friday schedules show Baltimore at Chicago Minnesota at Detroit Los Angeles at Cleveland Kansas City at Washington New York at Boston Wednesday results list New York 4 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 1 Philadelphia 9 Chicago 5 Houston 8 St Louis 7 10 innings.
Article notes 11 players named as leading All-American candidates in the Big Eight for 1964. Oklahoma and Kansas share eight spots. other selections include Iowa State tailback Tom Vaughn Missouri halfback Jonny Roland and tackle Ralph Neely. Kansas players Gale Sayers Steve Renko Mike Shinn Brian Schweda among others. Rolling rookies include Nebraska and Oklahoma backs and others.
Andover Mass AP Boston wins 1963 Eastern Division with AFL best defense and Babe Parilli at 25 per cent efficiency. Coach Holovak aims for improvement after injuries slowed Parilli and hurt timing.#
Tokyo AP reports 22 year old featherweight Takashi Hasegawa died after 82 hours in a coma following his sixth round knockout Sunday night. He was the second Japanese professional boxer to die from a knockout.
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Yankees 4 2 and, in the excitement, their score board display rushed to show a homerun celebration. The Sox won for the third straight time against New York and closed within half a game of the league leader, Baltimore.
Chicago White Sox pull within a half game of Baltimore after a 4 2 win over the Yankees who committed three errors. Jim Bouton and Clete Boyer endured misplays as Ray Hebert and Ron Hansen scored on miscues. Orioles beat Boston 4 3 in 10 innings to stay atop the AL. Detroit, Minnesota, and Cleveland also won as Don Demeter and Norm Cash led Detroit, and Vic Davalillo drove in three for Cleveland.
Major league league leaders listed by category include Oliva and Killebrew of Minnesota for batting and home runs. Mays and Santo prominent in the NL. Notable figures: Aparicio leads steals, Koufax tops pitching with 19 5 record, Drysdale 178 strikeouts. Includes runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, and other leaders across AL and NL.
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax has a sore pitching arm with elbow inflammation, doctors say the issue is not serious and should cause at most one turn. Dr. Robert Woods noted the elbow area is inflamed but Koufax has not suffered a serious setback since last April injury in St. Louis.
Jim Hickman of the New York Mets hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to lift the Mets to a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh, extending their win streak to four and marking their season’s longest run. Bob Purkey of the Reds scattered six hits in a 7-1 victory over San Francisco as the second-place Giants fell six games behind NL leaders Philadelphia.
Ray Jutras from Lowell won a ten round decision over Tommy Fix from Ohio in 116 pound bout in Pittsfield Massachusetts on Wednesday. Both boxers traded blows as Jutras built the edge with sharper combinations and controlled the late rounds.
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