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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1967
Page
7
In Salt River Little League action Mike Ryder pitched a one hitter with eight strikeouts but his Giants fell 6-1 to the Dodgers. Icky Nelson drove five runs for the Dodgers as Jerry Stuntz earned the win.
The Phoenix Giants start a four game series with Portland in Portland Oregon aiming to reclaim the Eastern Division lead. Lefty Rob Gardner 3-1 is slated to start with outfielder Jim McKnight possibly returning from a pulled stomach muscle. McKnight leads Phoenix with a .246 batting average.
Meadows held a 9-3 lead entering the final inning as Morris tied the game with a four-run rally but Meadows pulled ahead to win 9-7. Winning pitcher was Lloyd Mathews with Barney Scarharach taking the loss. Hub Winton and Tom Byers led Meadows with two hits each, while Dennis Wolf and John Lapman each had three for Morris. In other games Pera Club No 1 defeated Arizona Tortilla 14-1 as Paul Brunner got the win. Jerry Bishop homered for the losers. Koehlers beat Thomas Mall 15-4 in slow pitch.
Arizona State University signs two Swedish athletes Gjann Alven and Hans-Fredrik Nordstrom from the Junior Wimbledon team. Coach Ted Bredehoft says the signings boost ASU toward a Western Athletic Conference title. Alven topped Sweden Juniors in 1962 and 1964,Nordstrom placed high among Scandinavian juniors. They will compete in Wimbledon Junior Tournament in England this month.
Dir's, Coronado High School based, beat Chandler 6-3 behind Tom Normandin 12 strikeouts to pace the season opener. Morris, a Scaltsdale High oriented team, faces Mesa at 8 at Mesa Rendezvous Park with Jeff Brock starting for Morris.
Standings feature Chicago with Culp and Simmons at Philadelphia with Ellsworth and Boozer. New York with Seaver and Hamilton visits Pittsburgh while Los Angeles at Atlanta and San Francisco at Cincinnati and Houston at St. Louis are on the night slate with listed pitchers and times.
Arizona State and Arizona led the district seven baseball all star selections announced in Tucson. First team includes Tom Robson Utah State at first base Terry De Wald Arizona at second Dennis Lamb Brigham Young at third Eddie Leon Arizona at short Mars Johnson New Mexico John Mu Broom Air Force Scott Reid Arizona State in the outfield Bob Fitzner Denver catcher Gary Gentry Arizona State and Rich Hinton Arizona pitchers. Second team lists Craig Radulovich Utah at first base Fred Nelson Arizona State at second Creg With New Mexico third Greg Riddock Colorado State shortstop Bill Sluka Denver Clair Waidman Weber State Steve Kuharski Idaho State outfield Ron Davini Arizona State catcher Tom Burgess Arizona State and Don Meyer Colorado State pitcher.
Yankees beat Washington 4 2 as Mantle hit his 508th career homer and Epstein belted his first major league round tripper. Mantle's late lead shot came off Darold Knowles after Epstein tied the game earlier with a two run blast.
The Arizona Interscholastic Association meets in special session to discuss expanding four high school conferences to five. The plan classifies schools by student populations and enrollment, creating new Class A and Class AA groupings while preserving existing A1 and A2.
Dave Giusti fed confidence and a sharp fastball as he limited St Louis to two runs over seven innings. Julio Gotay sparked the offense with two singles and a double, driving in two and scoring another in Houston's 5-2 win ending a three game skid. Dodgers win 4-2 over Braves. Cubs beat Phillies 13-4. Yankees 4-2 over Washington. Detroit 3-2 in 12 with KC. Angels 3-2 over Baltimore. Minnesota 4-1 over Cleveland.
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