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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1964
Page
2
The New York Mets routed Chicago at Wrigley Field in a historic 19 to 1 victory watched by 2,503 fans. Dick Smith and Charley Smith powered the offense with 23 hits against six Cubs pitchers.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower teamed with Arnold Palmer to beat Jimmy Demaret and Ray Bolger 3 and 2 at Merion in a charity event for the Heart Fund. Eisenhower, 73, thrilled the crowd with a 50-foot putt on the 17th as Palmer praised his teammate for carrying him to victory.
Missouri and St Louis battled to a 1-1 tie as rain halted play and pushed the NCAA Fifth District baseball playoff toward a decisive one game showdown. Missouri coach Hi Simmons could start Jack Stroud or Dennis Musgraves in the final. St Louis will go with Joe Hennessy. The winner advances to the College World Series in Omaha June 8-12. Missouri seeks a third straight trip, St Louis its first.
Rain halted a Missouri vs St Louis game with a 1-1 deadlock after Jim Estes scored on a third base error. St Louis coach Roy Lee was absent, Ducky Medwick filling in. The third game was cancelled due to forecasted mud and a one game playoff was possible if the field remains unplayable.
Listings for upcoming games include New York at Chicago San Francisco at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Houston at Milwaukee and Los Angeles at Cincinnati plus San Francisco at St Louis and Houston at Milwaukee later. Tuesday results show Baltimore 2 Detroit 1 New York 3 Cleveland 2 Boston 3 Washington 2 Minnesota 2 Los Angeles 1. Chicago at Kansas City rain. Minnesota at Los Angeles 2 twinight. Chicago at Kansas City 2 twi night. Detroit at Baltimore N. Cleveland at New York. Washington at Boston. Thursday has no games scheduled.
Dick Smith and Charley Smith led a 23-hit Mets attack fueling a 19-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Dick had five hits including a triple and a double, while Charley drove in five with three hits including a homer. Dick Farrell pitched a complete outing for the Colts, earning his seventh win as Milwaukee was limited to four hits and 11 strikeouts.
In Beaumont Texas Steve Freeman 128 pounds from Houston defeated Henry Caminita 128 pounds from New Orleans in a boxing bout delivering a decisive win for Freeman.
The Jimmy Clark caravan expects him to lead from start to finish in the 48th 500 mile classic at Indianapolis. Clark, 28, has risen to the top with seven Grand Prix wins last season and a Netherlands Grand Prix victory, while breaking lap records at Trenton and Milwaukee. He now pilots a Lotus Ford with greater horsepower and refined handling, after setting an Indianapolis 500 qualifying speed of 158.8 mph and a one lap mark of 159.4 mph in practice.
League leaders show Williams Chicago batting .394 and Mays San Francisco .393. Mays leads runs with 40, Clemente 30, Torre 31 RBIs, Mays 40. Clemente 60 hits, Torre 56. Clemente and Williams 13 doubles, Santo 4 triples, Mays 17 home runs, Wills 15 steals. Farrell 7 1 and Bruce 6 1 leads in decisions. Maloney 56 strikeouts, Drysdale 65.
Ambiguously listed leaders show Oliva of Minnesota leading with a .381 average after 60 at bats and 34 runs. Bressoud of Boston sits high with a .353 average and 54 runs. Wagner of Cleveland drives in 32 RBIs, Cash of Detroit 30, while Oliva again tops in hits with 61.
Orioles rookie Wally Bunker won his fifth decision with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers as he retired the first 13 batters and allowed three hits in eight innings. The Orioles broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh on Adair, Brown and Johnson singles, with Miller protecting the edge in relief. Meanwhile McBride suffered his eighth defeat despite three hits over eight innings for the Angels. Yankees beat Cleveland 3-2 as Richardson delivered a ninth inning run, while Boston edged Washington 3-2 as Bresaud drove in the decisive run. White Sox had a rainout in Kansas City.
The National League Umpires Association issued a strike ultimatum set for 3 p.m. July 3 if the league does not raise pension benefits. Attorneys said 18 of 20 umpires drafted a letter and sent copies to Warren Giles and Ford Frick. The group seeks $300 per year per year of service, up from $200, with current retirees at 55 receiving $200 a year per service year.
Reynolds says repeated requests for discussion on demands were ignored while Giles offered a $250 yearly per man proposal. Umpires reportedly voted against acceptance after a meeting, Frick notes no strike threat and calls it a league matter. The pension plan had risen from $150 to $250 per year of service this spring.
Lincoln Nebraska AP Nebraska closed out its Big Eight season Tuesday with a 2-1 ten inning win over Oklahoma State. The Cornhuskers finished sixth with a 7-14 league record.
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