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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1962
Page
6
Sports columnist Pat Joyce praises the Los Angeles Angels for leading the American League as the pennant chase tightens. He compares their surge to the 1914 Boston Braves and notes key Angels players like Albie Pearson and Leon Wagner while urging strong helmet safety for Little League hitters.
Manager Ralph Houk completed the American League all star selections naming 8 pitchers and 9 position players plus Elston Howard as catcher. Starters include Mantle Maris Wagner Bats Batty and Roliins with other picks from across the league. Coaches include Billy Hitchcock and Mickey Vernon with a noted past clash between Houk and Hitchcock.
Dodgers ride speed and power in San Francisco, led by Drysdale pitching and four homers from Davis, Howard, Fairly, and Willie Davis to beat the Giants 11-3 as they widen NL lead. McBean shuns Philadelphia, tossing six hits in a 5-0 win.
United States star Karen Hantze Susman, 19, meets Czech Vera Sukova, 30, in the Wimbledon final after Sukova upset four top players including Maria Bueno and Angela Mortimer. Susman seeks first American Wimbledon title since 1958 as Sukova becomes the first Czech woman to reach the final.
Lewis Campbell and John Anderson tied for top honors in the Winchester Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament. The 36 hole qualifiers at Winchester Golf Club and Carper's Valley Golf Club produced Campbell and Anderson with 167s. They join other qualifiers for the state tournament at Bonesboro Country Club, Lynchburg, Va., July 9-11.
A field of 56 women including 30 touring pros and 26 amateurs teed off in the Turf Valley Invitational. The touring lineup features Mickey Wright, Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, and other top players, but Mary Mills of Jackson, Mississippi set the pace by posting a course record 69 in the pro am.
Cleveland defeats Detroit 7 to 6 in Thursday action. Baltimore edges Chicago 5 to 4. No other games on schedule for today. Tonight's matchups include Chicago at Cleveland and Baltimore at Detroit among others.
The schedule lists St. Louis against New York and Milwaukee against Chicago in the N games. Other fixtures include Houston at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, plus Los Angeles at San Francisco in the N games and St. Louis at New York in game 2.
Rod Laver of Australia defeated Martin Mulligan in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-1 to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. The triumph moves Laver closer to tennis grand slam, needing only the U.S. Championship to complete the sweep. Mulligan, 21, was unseeded and outclassed by the top seed.
National League leaders include T Davis of Los Angeles with a .345 average and 119 hits, Mays of San Francisco with 24 home runs, and Wills of Los Angeles with 46 steals. Pitching leaders show Purkey of Cincinnati 13-2 and Pierce of San Francisco 8-2. American League notes cite Jimenez of Kansas City hitting .350 and Wagner of Los Angeles with 63 RBIs and 24 home runs.
In Miami Al Owens 181 pounds stopped Aaron Beasley 183 pounds after seven rounds. In Bimini Bahamas Yama Bahama 159 pounds outpointed Jimmy Mack 152 pounds from Augusta Georgia over ten rounds.
Cleveland’s Don Dillard delivered a late grand slam in the 13th inning to beat Detroit 6-2 and then hit the game winner in the ninth for a 7-6 win after replacing injured Al Luplow. Rocky Colavito homered three times to fuel the rally and set up a first place tie with the Los Angeles Angels as the Dodgers expanded their NL lead. Jackie Brandt and Jim Gentile guided Baltimore past Chicago 5-4, and Pittsburgh shut Philadelphia 5-0 in the only other National League games on the slate.
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