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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
1
Minnesota’s Bob Allison homered and Ryne Duren was touched for a two run shot in the eighth as the Twins erased a late deficit to beat the Angels 4 to 2. Minnesota moved back into second place 10 percentage points behind the Yankees.
Topeka attorney J William Townsend a two time candidate for lieutenant governor of Kansas died at his home after a series of heart attacks. He was 47 and survived by his wife two sons and three daughters all at home.
Howser sparked Kansas City with two stolen bases giving him 18 for the season and two runs. Manny Jimenez collected two hits to lift his average to .35, driving Tartabull in with the deciding run in the seventh. Ed Rakow earned the win as KC beat Chicago 4-3 with timely hitting and base running.
Scoreboard shows Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 4 Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 0 Los Angeles 2 Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 1 New York at Houston ppd Iain Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Pittsburgh Houston at Los Angeles St. Louis at San Francisco Wednesday Detroit at New York ppd Iain Washington 4 1 Cleveland 2 4 Boston 4 Baltimore 0 Kansas City 4 Chicago Minnesota 4 Los Angeles 2 Friday Baltimore at Washington New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Los Angeles at Chicago Minnesota at Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas Tex Winter Kansas State coach was treated for an ulcerated left eyeball at University of Kansas Medical Center Wednesday after a cut from a contact lens. He was released after treatment and is not listed in any critical condition.
Ottawa Elks open season with Roy Dunn pitching in an American Legion Baseball game against Paola at Forest Park at 8. The match, honoring Flag Day, features Ottawa’s batting order of Mendell Crane Snieder Deputy Martin Greene Morelet Davis.
A regional health ad promotes Itch Me-Not as a quick drying relief for skin itch and surface rashes including eczema and insect bites. The ad claims itching subsides within minutes and antiseptic action aids healing, available today at Raney Drug Store and Snyder Pharmacy with a 48 cent price guarantee.
Veteran pitcher Warren Spahn allowed two runs in eight innings as the Milwaukee Braves fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Koufax hit his first major league home run and won his seventh decision, while Purkey no-hit the Giants until a Felipe Alou double in the seventh. The Pirates beat the Cubs 6-4, the Cardinals crushed the Phillies 6-1, and the Mets game with Houston was rained out.
Doug Sanders, known for autographing his photo for fans, contends the 1962 National Open at Oakmont will hinge on putting. He predicts many three putts and misses on short putts, insisting the player with the fewest putts will have the best chance.
Fifteen-year-old Janell Smith of Fredonia Kan. eclipsed one national mark and tied two others in the Missouri Valley AAU age-group championships. She won the intermediate 75-yard dash in 8.5 seconds, anchored a 8.4 clocking in prelims, and took the senior 100-yard dash in 11.2 seconds plus the intermediate 50-yard race in 6.9. Over 500 competitors watched under lights as Harold Rush led open and senior events, with Russell Anderson winning the 16-pound shot and senior discus, and Mike Terry taking the senior half-mile in 2:20.0.
The Herald announces a reader rewards program paying five dollars each week for the best contributed news tip. Readers are encouraged to submit timely, verifiable information to earn the cash prize.
Betsy Rawls seeks her third consecutive Cosmopolitan Women's Open title in Rockton Illinois. The 54 hole event offers 7500 dollars with 28 players including Mary Lena Faulk, Kathy Cornelius and stars Sandra Haynie Barbara Romack Mickey Wright Ruth Jessen Carol Mann Beth Stone Jackie Pung Jo Ann Prentice.
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