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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
1
The Philadelphia Phillies spoiled Cardinals hopes by beating St Louis 8-5, snapping a seven game streak. Don Demeter and John Callison homered as Philadelphia backed a 12 hit effort to defeat Curt Simmons.
Scoreboard lists Monday results Cleveland 10 Boston 0 Baltimore 5 New York 3 and Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 1 Philadelphia 8 St Louis 5 New York 3 Houston 1. Wednesday schedule includes Detroit at New York Baltimore at Boston Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Kansas City Minnesota at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis New York at Houston and San Francisco at Cincinnati with rain postponements and northern games noted.
Gene Littler, favored to win back to back National Open titles, eyes Oakmont after a stellar year and a Clinton win. Arnold Palmer nurses a finger injury from a luggage incident but tests a new bandage as he prepares for Thursday’s 62nd U S Open start.
Linda Buck, 18, makes her third parachute jump for a 2,500 foot drop and calls the descent beautiful. Her husband Lynn, with 61 jumps, arrived after her flight. They prepare parachute lines for meets in Omaha and Council Bluffs. Promoter Champion ship Sports contemplates ancillary rights including radio TV and film.
Teleprompter Corp bid 1.7 million dollars for exclusive rights to the Floyd Patterson Sonny Liston world heavyweight title fight slated for September 22 in Chicago. Promoter Tom Bolan said two rivals offered less, and Teleprompter had also handled the Patterson Jo cases.
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday for June 8, 1962. The tally notes 1 fatality, comparing with 236 deaths in the comparable 1961 period and 213 in 1962 numbers overall.
In Baltimore's 5-3 victory over New York, a fourth inning flare led to a free-for-all as Yankee manager Ralph Houk tried to swing at Orioles executive Billy Hitchcock. Orioles rookie outfielder John Boog off to strong start, stirring the tense moment.
In spring training reports, Rollins surged to the Twins third base contention after a .356 average on 14 hits in 28 at bats, besting Manny Jimenez and edging past Kaline who was sidelined by a broken collarbone. In the NL, Alou led with .348, Musial rose to .347, and Mays paced homers with 21 while Davis led RBI with 64. A benches-clearing incident followed a wild pitch as Roberts and Daley earned decisions in a spring game between the Yankees and Indians.
Evangelist Billy Graham told a Chicago crowd that a man on his knees is more powerful than a hydrogen bomb. He urged Christians to spread the gospel worldwide and stressed the need for disciplined faith to counter a world facing disaster. About 19,000 attended at McCormick Place as 370+ people advanced decisions for Christ.
The St. Louis Cardinals signed 17 year old left handed pitcher Larry Jaster from Midland Michigan with a reported $70,000 bonus and a college scholarship. Jaster graduated from Midland High School last Friday and posted 60 wins against 6 losses over four seasons. He batted .360 on the Detroit sand lots last season. Sheldon Bender, assistant scouting director, said the club believes Jaster is worth the bonus.
In Ottawa Recreation Commission Church Softball, First Baptist and Church of the Nazarene edged rivals. First Baptist beat Trinity Methodist 10-8 with Jim Grogan getting the win and Denny Peterson the loss. Nazarene downed Richter 7-6 as Clinton Moore won over Gary Beauchamp. Bruce Meyers homered for Trinity and Bob Bundy for First Baptist. Two AL games were scheduled: First Christian vs Wesleyan Methodist at 7 and Faith Lutheran vs Westminster Presbyterian at 8:30. Line scores show Richter 6 Nazarene 7 and First Baptist 8 Trinity Methodist 8.
The Braves outscored the Cubs 21 to 12 in a National division Little League game yesterday. Braves had 21 hits and eight runs in the first inning while Cubs rallied for 11 runs in the second but trailed 14 to 11. Braves added three runs in the third and four in the fourth. Orlis Cox, recreation director, announced the Tiger-Yankee game will be played Wednesday on the main diamond.
The Los Angeles Lakers sign Gene Wiley a 6 foot 10 inch center from Wichita University. Wiley was chosen by the Western Division champions in the second round of the NBA draft.
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