Yankees surge in late season sprint to AL lead
The New York Yankees swept Kansas City in a doubleheader 8-6 in 10 innings and 11-3, piling 26 hits and 10 homers to seize a tenuous AL lead. Roger Maris, Elston Howard, Gino Cimoli, and Yogi Berra powered the offense as Los Angeles and Cleveland battled for second place behind New York.
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Their Horse May Be Tops
John Chandler reports on the 1962 Horse of the Year race, noting Carry Back’s rise after beating Kelso in the Metropolitan Handicap and surpassing the Monmouth Park track record in the Monmouth Handicap by three lengths over Kelso, amid Beau Purple’s upset earlier.
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Going After Swim Marks
Kathy Huller of Independence Mo led a charge on six national records at the AAU swimming and diving meet ending Sunday in Wichita Kan She swam the 100 meter freestyle in 1 04 1 to break a Chris Von Saltza record set in 1957 James Knorr of Wichita Swim Club in the 11 12 boys division set two records and tied another His 31 7 in the 50 meter butterfly tied the national mark and he lowered times in the 50 meter breast stroke and the 200 meter individual medley.
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New Hope Girls Win Seventh Straight in Softball Thriller
The New Hope girls softball team routed Peoria 27 7 Friday at Mears Park for their seventh straight win. The lineup lists Jean Whiteford pitching Mary Whiteford first base Marilyn Shoemaker catcher Connie Miller second base Sandra Shoemaker third Ruth Ann Shoemaker short Charlotte Rogers center Linda Har ra right field Janice Vickers left field with Rev. R. B. Shoemaker as manager. Earlier, New Hope B Y F held an ice cream social at Mears Park after New Hope men defeated Ruhamah Men 9 7.
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Weekend Baseball Scoreboard and Upcoming Games
Results from Saturdays and Sundays show Los Angeles beating New York 17 to 3 and 9 to 1, Philadelphia defeating San Francisco 6 to 5 in 10 innings, St Louis downing Milwaukee 2 to 0, Pittsburgh over Houston 4 to 2, and Chicago besting Cincinnati 6 to 3. Sundays also list New York 5 to 8 San Francisco 3 to 9, St Louis 3 to 7 Pittsburgh 2 to 8 in extra innings, Milwaukee 5 to 2 Cincinnati 0 to 3 and Houston 5 to 1 Chicago 44. Tuesday games scheduled include Philadelphia at Houston, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Milwaukee, and Chicago at St Louis.
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Baseball results wind up in extra innings
Sunday scores include New York 9 Los Angeles 8 in 10 innings and Baltimore 4 Cleveland 3 in 14 innings. Chicago 4 Detroit 3 and Washington 4 Minnesota 3, Boston 4 Kansas City 2. Evening totals show New York 8 11 Kansas City 6 3 and Baltimore 6 6 Cleveland 4 5 Los Angeles 5 4 Washington 1 10 Chicago 5 Detroit 3 Minnesota 5 Boston 3 with rain postponed second games. News notes list next-day matchups: New York at Boston Washington at Chicago Cleveland at Minnesota Baltimore at Kansas City Detroit at Los Angeles.
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Mark For Musial Breaks NL At Bat Mark
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new National League at bat record by reaching 10 428 in his 10 428th plate appearance. He broke Honus Wagner's NL mark of 10 427 with the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh as 26 905 fans gave him a standing ovation.
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Midget C Team No 1 Tops No 2 In Night Contest
Midget C Team No 1 defeated Midget C Team No 2 by 24 to 5 on Thursday night. O'Connor earned the win as Crist Horner and Barnett took the losses.
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National Clubs Put On Show Of Wheel Spinning
The National League staged a long day as 10 games over seven hours left teams in parity. Dodgers, Mets, Cardinals, Pirates and Cubs battled, with Mets rallying for 9-8 win in one game and Giants dropping hard fought battles against Jay Hook and Frank Thomas.
Garnett Beats Ottawa Elks 5 to 1 in Seabn Series rematch
Garnett defeated the Ottawa Elks American Legion team 5 to 1 on the Elks home field in Forest Park. The Elks led 1-0 after Robert Gray doubled and scored on Rick Snider’s fly, but Garnett answered with two runs in the fourth on doubles by Bob Ludolph and Delbert Rockers. Three more runs came in the seventh as Dave Thompson drove in Rockers and scored, with Ludolph adding a second double. Ottawa’s only other hit was Roy Dunn’s fourth-inning single. The Elks face La Cygne in Lawrence Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
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Marathon Softball Doubleheader Ends In 29 Innings
Ottawa and Clinton split a 29 inning twin bill with Ottawas Larry Webker pitching 24 innings and earning a 4 3 win in the opener 16 innings and relief in the 13 inning nightcap. Webber drove in the decisive run in the first game on a misplayed grounder. Ron Yingling hit a homer for Clinton in the nightcap as Ottawa improved to 8 8 in league play and 11 11 overall. Ottawa will host Meadow Gold of Topeka in a pair of non league games Saturday at 7 30 p m.
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Hodges to sit out month after kidney stone operation
New York AP says Gil Hodges 38 year old Mets first baseman will be out of the lineup for at least a month while recovering from kidney stone surgery. Club officials said Hodges will be placed on the disabled list.
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