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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1964
Page
10
The Winchester Rebels finished the regular season with an 8-1 win and a 16-2 victory over Great Cacapon at Rouss Park. J Orndorff won the opener allowing seven hits and one error behind. Ted Reed pitched the wind up and won the second game as Cacapon pushed a few runs late.
Maury Wills of the Dodgers chastises managers and umpires over balk rule application. He claims NL officials penalize umpires who enforce it and cites his 38 steals this season as evidence the set position rule hampers base running. Giles defends the rule and calls for factual accuracy in public statements.
Entertainers and waitresses at Greenwich Village coffee houses join a union named Local 212 to strike two establishments. They reject the name No. 1 as too young and inexperienced and explain 212 refers to the New York area code.
A home run happy Mobile Alabama team won the regional championship with a 13 to 1 rout of Houston Texas to earn South representation in the Little League World Series at Williamsport Pennsylvania. Pitcher Larry Reynolds starred by throwing a three hitter and homering. Logan West Virginia defeated Jacksonville five to four to take third place.
In Columbus Ohio Jack Nicklaus hit the longest drive of 321 yards to win a driving contest ahead of a golf clinic. Harold Williams of Tuscaloosa Alabama finished second with 308 yards as fifteen of seventeen former PGA champions participated.
Richmond's Bobby Bortner finally wins the Virginia state championship after five prior bids, defeating Shelton Horsley 6-3 7-9 6-2 6-3. Horsley, a three time winner and 36 year old physician, was the eighth seed. Bortner, seeded third, earns the crown in a hard fought final.
Richie Allen of Philadelphia drove in four runs with two home runs and a single to pace a 9-3 victory over Pittsburgh and extend the Phillies NL lead to 74 games. Phil Ortega of the Dodgers shut out Cincinnati 1-0, ending the Reds’ six game streak with his first complete game since May 19.
The team of Bruce Sylvia and the subject won the doubles championship with a 3.6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over the No. 1 seed O. H. Parrish and Massie Valentine of Richmond.
The standings show Baltimore leading the American League with a .616 record followed by Chicago and New York, with Detroit Minnesota and Los Angeles in mid pack. Weekend results include Baltimore beating Chicago 4 2 and Kansas City routing Washington 6 2 in the American League, while National League action saw Cleveland over Los Angeles 6 3 and Baltimore 7 1 defeating Chicago 3 3. Numerous other scores from Sunday and Tuesday games fill the table, including several extra inning clashes and postponed or scheduled matchups.
Brooks Robinson shines in an AL pennant push with three RBIs and 8 hits in four weekend games as Baltimore seizes a 3 1 series win against Chicago. The third baseman raises batting to .308 with 22 homers and 85 RBIs. Other AL results include New York over Boston 4 3 and Cleveland sweeping Los Angeles.
Buckley routed Northside 14 2 as Donnie Oates sparked a big early cushion in the seventh inning. Reedy homered for Northside but the offense stalled after the third inning while Buckley built a four run first and added late scoring on Oates and Bromley hits.
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