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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1962

Page

6

Dodgers Rally Past Reds Lead Magnifies NL Margin

Dodgers beat the Reds 6-2 as Ron Fairly slugged a three run homer and Pete Richert earned his second win. Giants lost to the Braves 6-4 while Pirates routed the Phillies 9-1 and Astros edged Cubs 3-2. Angels beat Washington 4-3 as Yankees fell to Athletics 7-2. Other AL results included Orioles over Indians 5-2 and Tigers over White Sox 2-0.

Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Reds Dodgers Giants Milwaukee Braves Reds Ron Fairly Pete Richert Larry Sherry Ron Perranoski Braves Claude Raymond Lee Maye Willie Mays Orlando Cepeda Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies Houston Colts Chicago Cubs St. Louis New York Los Angeles Angels Washington Senators New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Leon Wagner The Angeles Lee Thomas Angels Yankees Tom Morgan Senators Don Lee

Major Leagues Standings and Weekend Schedule Highlighted

National and American leagues show Los Angeles and New York atop their tables with leads ranging from 3 to 6 games. Friday results include Pittsburgh routing Philadelphia 9 to 1 and Los Angeles sweeping Cincinnati 6 to 2 as rain affects St. Louis at New York. Saturday and Sunday pitchers headlined by matchups such as Broglio vs Gib son and Mahaffey vs Sturdivant, shaping a full weekend slate across cities like St. Louis New York San Francisco Milwaukee and Chicago.

United Press International National League W. L. Pet Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Philadelphia Houston Chicago New York San Fran Sanford Hendley Padres Jay Nuxhall Twilight Koonce Hobbie Johnson Brunet Minnesota Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Boston Kansas City Washington Estrada Kline Herbert Turley Terry Segui Pena Rudolph Bowsfield

Pro Grid Card Has First Doubleheader

Cleveland fans will see a bargain basement twin bill at Municipal Stadium with Detroit Lions versus Dallas Cowboys and the Browns versus the Pittsburgh Steelers in a five hour pre season showcase. Milt Plum directs the Lions and Jim Ninowski leads the Browns with new stars Gary Collins Mike Lucci Frank Parker and more.

United Press International Cleveland Paul Brown Browns Municipal Detroit Lions Dallas Cowboys Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles Cedar Rapids Iowa Green Bay Packers Chicago Cardinals Jacksonville Fla Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings Portland Ore Oakland Raiders Dallas Texans Midland Tex San Diego Chargers Houston Oilers New Orleans Milt Plum Lions Cowboys Jim Ninowski Detroit Ninowski Brown Gary Collins Maryland Mike Lucci Tennessee Frank Parker Oklahoma State Merrill Douglas Charley Scales Bill Glass Hopalong Cassady Tom Wilson Tom Franckhauser

Softball Tourney Opens Sunday At Green Field

Riverside and Washington A and W teams meet at 11 30 a m Sunday in the opening game of a softball tournament at Green Field Changes to the first round include Sigourney versus Hills at 12 45 p m Kesslers of Iowa City versus Muscatine Charcoal Broilers at 2 p m and Iowa City Odd Fellows versus North Liberty at 3 15 p m Semifinals are set for 4 30 and 5 45 p m with the final at 7 30 p m

Riverside Washington A & W Green Field Sigourney Hills Kesslers Iowa City Muscatine Charcoal Broilers Iowa City Odd Fellows North Liberty

Crawfordsville Softball Falls 2 1 to Mt Union in Consolation

Crawfordsville lost 2 1 to Mt Union in the tournament consolation game. pitcher Bruce Campbell allowed 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and no walks. Crawfordsville scored on a sixth inning lead off double by Mitchell and consecutive singles from Kilgore and Rees.

Crawfordsville Mt. Union Bruce Campbell Mitchell Kilgore Rees

Teenagers set multiple world marks at AAU swim meet

The National AAU women’s championships in Chicago saw world records fall in three of six events as teenagers lead, with 16 year old Ginnie Duenkel and Sharon Finneran setting top times in the 200 meter back and 400 meter individual medley. Don Schollander matched the world record in the 200 meter freestyle for the second time in a week.

Chicago UPI AAU Wilfrud Urselmann Ingrid Feulstock Ginnie Duenkel Summit N.J Sharon Finneran Los Angeles Miss Finneran Donna de Varona Utako Tanaka Japan Murray Rose Australia Alan Somers Jon Konrads Gerhard Hetz Germany Ted Stickles Indiana University Don Schollander Santa Clara Calif

A & W Nine Beats Iowa City 6 2 in Softball Clash

Washington A and W softball team defeated the Iowa City Odd Fellows nine by 6 to 2 on Friday. Both squads had six hits all singles. Chmelar earned the win with Scalf catching, while Rios started for the losers.

Washington Iowa City Odd Fellows Rios Frank Chmelar Scalf

Hope Nose Surgery Could Boost Bonus Hurler MacDonald

Seattle pitcher Stu MacDonald, a $100,000 Red Sox bonus find, recovered from nasal surgery to fix a deviated septum. Doctors hope sinus relief improves his pitching arm as he trains for spring training. He pitched for Seattle Rainiers after signing, then returned to minor league duties with a 5 8 record, while sustaining injuries this season.

Seattle Wash UPI Stewart Baker MacDonald Boston Red Sox MacDonald Earl Johnson Red Sox Boso Seattle Rainier Gary Geiger Stu Alpine Rainiers Spokane San Diego Salt Lake City Sox

Jackie Kennedy Extends Ravello Vacation Amid Warm Welcome

In Ravello Italy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy decides to extend her two week holiday staying in a 900 year old villa with daughter Caroline. She plans to remain through the end of the month and enjoys swimming resting and sightseeing to the delight of local residents and photographers who applaud as she departs Amalfi Harbor.

Ravello Italy UPI Jacqueline Kennedy Amalfi Lee Radziwill London Kennedy Washington Villa Cimberoni United States Amalfi Harbor

New stamp issues and Europa series across nations

Stamp releases include Liechtenstein Europa in 50 Ap, four bicolored El Cid stamps, Kuwait Anti Malaria set, Hungary nine bicolored flying history stamps, Jamaica souvenir sheet tied to Caribbean Games, France Christmas issue from Fragonard paintings, Portugal Europa set three values, and Hong Kong new definitives with Queen Elizabeth portrait in photo gravure forthcoming.

Liechtenstein el Cid Kuwait Hungary Jamaica Hong Kong Elizabeth

Abundance of used equipment on hand

The advertisement notes many used items available including a 54 inch cabinet sink and a couple of additional fixtures. It presents a concise inventory in a local sale listing with emphasis on remaining stock and accessible items.

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