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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1964
Page
8
Willie Mays ended a 0-for-19 skid by hitting two home runs and driving in three as the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 to regain a first place in the National League race. Williams of the Cubs took the NL batting lead with a 402 average while Mays moved to 397.
Bennie Daniels pitched a four hit game guiding the Washington Senators to an 8 2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. He improved to 5 5 on the season, matching last year’s wins, while Gil Hodges watched from the dugout as Daniels shut down the Tigers and allowed only one earned run before a pinch hitter. Chuck Hinton drove in three, and Ed Brinkman added a homer. The Orioles, Giants, and other AL and NL teams posted wins, with Bunker remaining undefeated for Baltimore and Colavito tying for the league lead with his 11th homer.
Ten years ago today guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hazen Thursday evening were Mrs. Edith Rockhill of Houston Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young of Ainsworth.
At Iowa Falls Dubuque star Jacque Fladoos headlines 31 contenders from 20 schools as the annual high school girls golf tournament unfolds. District medalists Pat Johnson Le Mars and Barbara Shepard Osceola Clark also vie in the field with Osceola Clark leading team scores entering competition.
United Press International reports American League standings led by Chicago and Baltimore with Baltimore holding a half game edge. Boston, Detroit, and Minnesota trailing. National League shows San Francisco and St Louis atop, with Los Angeles and Houston mid-pack. Friday and Saturday night games featured key matchups across both leagues with several aces slated to pitch.
Twenty three Iowa athletes pursue titles in three sports this weekend. Ten trackmen compete in Evanston seeking to defend 1963 crown, but graduation losses may hinder the Hawks. Six Iowa tennis players compete in Champaign while six golfers enter the conference tournament in Minneapolis.
A local ad notes a sincere approach to customers at Shell service stations. It emphasizes real care for motor needs and consistent assistance during visits.
The NCAA College Division regional track and field meet kicks off at SCI in Cedar Falls Iowa with defending champion Northeast Missouri State and 10 other schools from five states. Preliminaries begin at 6 30 p m at Latham Stadium with finals Saturday. Notable entrants include Airheart Luther Thompson Suntken Wheatfall and Ed Schneider Norm Taylor.
Bob Duden from Portland uses his croquet mallet putter the "Dude" to a 65 and a one stroke lead at the Memphis Open. The $50,000 event at Colonial Country Club features 161 players with prospects of breaking Cary Middlecoff 1961 record if weather stays fair.
Iowa State track captain Norm Johnston remained in front after the first five events of the inaugural decathlon meet at Ames, piling up 4,009 points. Freshman Steve Carson stood second with 3,983 points, others close behind as the event proceeds with pole vault and remaining disciplines.
Wally Horn, coach for the summer program, announced schedules for Saturday drills. Nine and ten year olds meet 9 to 10:15 am at Lincoln and Stewart Schools, eleven and twelve year olds 10:15 to 11:30 am at the same sites, Pony and Babe Ruth at Green Field 1:15 pm, and the High School session rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:30 pm at Green Field.
State College of Iowa hosts the NCAA college division regional events with four golf teams competing at Gates Park and Byrnes Park in Waterloo for 36 and 18 holes. SCI fields the only full tennis team with six singles players and two doubles pairs, joined by South Dakota State and Lincoln University in the tennis field.
The Izaak Walton League of Washington sponsors a Coon Dog Field Trial on Sunday May 24 at Highway 1 six miles south of Washington Entries close at 12 noon A good field of dogs is expected for the first event of the year A lunch will be served on the grounds.
Willie Mays becomes the San Francisco Giants first team captain in eight years after a 9-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Alvin Dark announced the honor, praising Mays as a natural leader. Mays also leads the NL in RBIs with 38 and has 16 home runs and a .390 average, set to debut as captain against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The University of Iowa baseball team, hampered by injuries, hosts Wisconsin and Northwestern in weekend games to close the season. Iowa aims to improve its 8-? Big Ten mark as pitchers Bob Gerberth, Bob Schauenberg and Steve Green take the mound. The sweep ends the college careers of several Hawkeyes including Brunst Freese Green Lee Miner Niedbala Perkins Sherman and Stroup.
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