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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1962
Page
15
Doug Ford captured the Eastern Open in Baltimore with a closing par 72 to earn $5,300. He finished 69 65 73 72 279, edging Bob Goalby by one stroke as he hinted at guiding his 17 year old son Doug Jr into pro golf after this win.
Akron Krispy Kremes rallied in the last half of the eighth to edge the Erhart Kramers 7 6 in an Akron Class A League game. The Kramers led with runs in the fifth and eighth innings but four pitchers surrendered the late advantage as Akron moved to even the six game series and eyed a rematch Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Laver, the Australian ace Rod Laver of Rockhampton, begins his bid for a calendar grand slam at the 1962 All England Championships. He faces Naresh Kumar on center court as Emerson McKinley and others loom as obstacles. bookies list Laver as favorite while contenders include Emerson, McKinley, Pickard, Reed, Pimental, Santana and Fraser. Women’s field features Margaret Smith as favorite with strong Americans and others in pursuit.
In San Francisco Reds rally to 12 5 win as Hank Foiles belts a grand slam and Frank Robinson adds two homers. Jim O'Toole shines in relief, while Ted Wills allows five runs early. Bob Purkey exits with a back strain after Friday’s win over the Dodgers.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 seized sole first place with a 6-3 win over Eagles 431. Bellamy Gilles Service broke a scoreless tie with two early runs, then four straight hits in the fourth produced three more. Tom Norton took the loss for Eagles 431 as VFW improved to 6-1 while Bellamy Gilles fed the offense with timely singles and two runs scored.
Ronnie Kusak struck out five batters in a 21 1 rout for Dick's Sohio over Noll Contractors in a North Ridgeville City League matchup yesterday.
A 40 man U S team was named to face Poland in Chicago and to tangle with Russia at Stanford July 21 22. Europe tour July 4 14 includes Oslo Helsinki Zurich and London. Al Oerter and Jim Beatty highlighted AAU meet performances. Budd sidelined by injury. several top throwers missed selection.
DETROIT UP I report details of the 22 inning marathon that saw the New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers 9 7. Jack Reed delivered a two run homer in the 22nd to cap the longest game in major league history by time seven hours seven minutes. Reed’s blast came after 35,638 fans endured 19 scoreless innings and a string of relief performances from both benches.
Offensive-minded pitchers fueled wins as Stoney's Rainbow Lanes beat Danny's Den 7-4 led by Joe Yucabot with two hits. Bolero Club topped Green Dragon 6-5 as Joe Lowery earned the win and scored the deciding run. Bernie's Restaurant won 5-2 over Tarry Lanes after a 13 inning effort with Dave Abbey Bob Zaleski and Ray Jiames two hits each. Bill Archer of Tarry's led the day with four hits and a triple.
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