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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1962
Page
4
unclear OCR text references basketball style names with scores and teams. The readable fragments point to Kansas and Crewae with players Terry TP and Teery WT, and a Sunday event. The precise facts are unreadable.
Radio and television listings describe a sports schedule including contest between Ondoors and Reds, plus Bonames and Rants versus Mikinag. Mentions KMPC KETV FM broadcasts at different times and a tournament at Pack Ave with racing and eliminations, though many fragments are illegible.
The Dodgers beat Cincinnati 6-2 behind rookie Pete Richert in his second win, with Ron Perra nanoski saving and Willie Davis and Ron Fairly keying the offense. Davis drove in two runs while Fairly hit a three run homer in the eighth to turn a tight game into a comfortable margin.
The Angels swept a doubleheader with Washington at Chavez Ravine, winning 4-3 in 10 innings with a leadoff homer by Leon Wagner in extra time. Don Lee earned the win, and Lee Thomas added a six-hit night including a third-inning solo homer. The nightcap finished 3-2 as California pulled four games behind the Yankees in the pennant race.
World records fell in three of six events on day three at the national AAU women’s swimming championships in Chicago led by teen agers in the 200 meter breaststroke and 200 meter backstroke. West Germans Wiltrud Urselmann and Ingrid Feulstock finished first and second in the 200 meter breaststroke as part of a record frenzy.
Maury Wills swiped his 63rd steal to become the NL leader, moving within 13 steals of a 1912 Reds record. Rocky Colavito contributed a single and a run, while Jim Gilliam and Frank Robinson delivered key hits in a tense game that saw the Dodgers tie late after a rough start.
The Angels won the opener 10 to 0 behind a strong performance from starter Perranoski and key hits from Lee Thomas Felix, and Ed Vargo faced questions after a heated exchange. Washington’s offense struggled as Pinson and Averill produced minimal support.
Day doubled and homered driving in two runs as the Dodgers defeated the Reds 6-2. The win featured a strong showing from the Dodgers offense and solid pitching to secure the victory.
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