Stitch Drowns Saving Companion in Ohio River Tragedy
Louisville welterweight Rudelf Stitch, 28, drowned while attempting to save companion Charles Oliver after Oliver slipped on a submerged rock near McAlpin Dam. Stitch, a rising contender once slated for a July title bout with Luis Rodriguez, died as witnesses say both men failed to reach shore. He earned a Carnegie Medal for heroism in 1958 and was a respected figure in Louisville boxing and Hope Presbyterian Church. Funeral services are set for Wednesday morning.
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Louisville
UPI
Rudelf Stitch
Ohio
Bud Bruner
Bill King
Stitch
Luis Rodriguez
Bruner
Charles L. Oliver
McAlpin Dam
Oliver
Coast Guard
Golden Gloves
Rodriguez
Hope Presbyterian Church
Rudell Stitch
Joseph Shifcar
Elizabeth
Ind
Shifcar
Charles Oliver
Pistol Pete Fires Hits For 3-Point Lead
Pistol Pete Runnels builds a strong lead in the American League batting race with a .378 mark after a 17-for-38 week, widening his edge over Whitey Herzog. Roberto Clemente tops the NL with a .360 average, edging Joe Adcock, while Roger Maris climbs to third at .338 and drives in 36 RBI. Tony Curry pushes into contention with a .339 average, and Ken Boyer leads homers with 14 while Clemente leads RBIs with 43.
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New York
Pete Runnels
Boston
Whitey Herzog
Kansas City
Runnels
Herzog
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Joe Adcock
Philadelphia
Clemente
Adcock
Cincinnati
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
Roger
RBI
Da’s Men Wallop Local 1944 in Meadowbrook League
DA’s Men walloped Local 1944 10 to 3 behind combined-four-hit pitching by Phillips and Van Dyke in Meadowbrook Little League. Hoosier Market and Exchange Club meet this after noon. Linescores show Local 1944 033 and DA’s Men 350 20x10 6. Martin Morgan Phillips Van Dyke Darlington all contributed. game details crowded with early runs and extra frames.
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Phillips
van Dyke
Meadowbrook
Hoosier Market and Exchange
Da’s
Martin
Morgan
Darlington
Dickson fuels Lafayette win as Maco falls 5 to 1
Lafayette pitcher Dickson starred with a double and three singles in four official appearances, driving in a run as Lafayette beat Anderson Maco Beverage 5 to 1 at Columbian Park. He limited Maco to a practice Sunday and Teague allowed seven hits in 6 1 3 innings before Eckstein relieved. Maco drops to 1-1 in the league. next they face Wabash Athletics in Anderson.
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Lafayette
Dick Dickson
Lafayette Columbians
Anderson Maco Beverage
Columbian Park
Dickson
Lucius Teague
Dave Eckstein
Mace
Maco
Wabash Athletics
Anderson
Beveragemen
Muncie Marhoefer Boosters
Maco Beverage
Linville
Eckstein
Simpson
Teague
Roudebush
Weber
Lowe
Bresnahan
Gregory
Elwood
Danaher Rutherford
Clark
RBI
Gregory Dickson
Danaher Hurtt Dickson
Sb—J. Teague
Linville Weber
Linville Feckstein
Rutherford
Mace Beverage
Columbians
L. Teague
I Teague
R—Dickson
Eckstein i
E Ekannen
Dickson, i
Olds
Inasaaner
Softball winners shine in Shadyside Park action
Guide Lamp Frisch's and Anderson Camera led a night of wins. Guide Lamp defeated Alexandria 4 to 0 in the opener while Frisch pummeled Emge's 11 to 1 and Anderson Camera beat Force Corporation 13 to 0. In the nightcap Anderson Camera broke open with six runs in the fifth as Bonham delivered a bases loaded homer and Jones also belted a homer for Anderson Camera. Taylor homered for Frisch in the third of game two.
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Guide Lamp
Frisch's
Anderson Camera
Shadyside Park
Guide
Alexandria
Frisch
Emge’s
Force Corporation
Bonham
Jones
Ree
B. Couch
Ellis
K. Couch
H. Wood
P. Wood
Taylor
Force Corp
Maynard
Swain
C. Humes
Muncie Central Wins NCC All-Sports Trophy
The North Central Conference awarded its all sports trophy for 1959 60 to Muncie Central High School Monday night The Bearcats scored 104 5 points across four major and four minor sports Lafayette placed second with 100 and Logansport third with 98 5 The conference also elected E B Redman New Castle president Charles Caress Frankfort vice president and C A McConnell Richmond secretary treasurer
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Elwood
Ind
North Central Conference
Muncie Central High School
Bearcats
Lafayette
Logansport
E. B. Redman
New Castle
Charles Caress
Frankfort
C. A. McConnell
Richmond
Boat Club Opens with Luncheon and Evening Hours
The Boat Club schedules a noon luncheon and extended hours from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. for an upcoming event. Members and guests will gather for meals, discussions, and social activities highlighting nautical topics and club activities.
Grandview Golf Tourney Draws Mixed Winners
Grandview Men's and Women's Club staged an 18 hole two ball mixed event at the municipal course on Sunday. Dot Runyan and Ovid Penry took low gross with 84. Opal Laurie and A L Walker captured low net 70 after 25- shot adjustment. runners up were Hilda Penry and Farada Hensley 85 and 71. others included Margaret Webb with Gene Weed 85, Flossie Chappel with Bruce Wood 89 71, and May Green with Bill Grangler 99 73.
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Dot Runyan
Ovid Penry
Opal Laurie
A. L. Walker
Grandview
Hilda Penry
Farada Hensley
Margaret Webb
Gene Weed
Flossie Chappel
Bruce Wood
May Green
Bill Grangler
Major League Standings and Today's Baseball Schedule
American Association led by St Paul 2 Indianapolis 1 Minneapolis 9 Louisville 2 end 8th. Houston 5 Charleston 0 end 6th. Dallas Ft Worth 5 Denver 0 end 2nd. International League Richmond 4 Rochester 3 8 innings first game. Sunday results Chicago 12 Los Angeles 8. St Louis 9 San Francisco 4. Cincinnati 3 1 Milwaukee 2 4. Philadelphia 2 4 Pittsburgh 0 1. American League Baltimore 6 Washington 5. Chicago 2 2 Kansas City 0 0. New York 5 8 Boston 4 3. Detroit 7 0 Cleveland 2 9. Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 2. Louisville 6 St Paul 5. Houston 8 Dallas Ft Worth 6. Denver 8 Charleston 1. Today’s pitchers list with matchups and night games including Gomez Robison at St Louis. Buhl at Los Angeles. O Toole Hook at San Francisco. Mizell at Chicago. Herbert at Washington. Messi at Baltimore. Grant at Boston. Wynn at New York.
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Kansas City
New York
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Pauli
Houston
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Denver
Charleston
Philadelphia
Gomez
Robinson
St. Louis
Broglio
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Padres
Cincinnati
O'Toole
Hook
San Francisco
Antonelli
Pittsburgh
Mizell
Chicago
Ellsworth
Herbert
Washington
Pascual
Messi
Baltimore
Grant
Wilhelm
Casale
Wynn
Coates
St. Paul
St Louis
Washington A
Davis Dairy Triumph Sparks Fairview Parents Meeting
Davis Dairy routed two Optimist pitchers for twelve hits in a 15 to 6 Fairview American Little League win at the Fairview American diamond. After today’s Guide Lamp Lions game, Fairview American parents from major and minor divisions are urged to meet to plan next Saturday’s all day league event. Saturday’s slate features Lions vs Optimist, Auxiliary vs Delco Remy, and Guide Lamp vs Davis Dairy. Lawson earned the win while Lewis took the loss with supporting hurling by Parkhurst and Helvie.
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Davis Dairy
Guide Lamp Lions
Don Barnett
Lions
Delco-Remy
Guide Lamp
Lawson
Dean
Lewis
Parkhurst
Helvie
W—Lawson
L—Lewis
Daily Double Tickets Pay Record At Thistledown
The $2 daily double tickets at Thistle Down Race Track paid a record $2,414.20 to 11 winners. Ali Lumy broke through with an $73.80 payoff for $2 in the first race and Sweet Shelby earned $49.60 for $2 in the second. The second race ended in a photo finish. Tom Darling, a Michigan State graduate student, repeated as flying rings champion at the 1960 National AAU gymnastic meet.
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Cleveland
Thistledown
Ali Lumy
Sweet Shelby
Tom Darling
Michigan State
West German swimmer shatters world mark in 200m breaststroke
West Germany's Olympic hopeful Wilfrud Urselmann lowered the women's 200 meter breaststroke world record to 2 minutes 50.2 seconds in Aachen, surpassing Anita Lonsbrough's prior 2 59.35 mark set last year, as reported by AP.
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Aachen
Germany
Wilfrud Urselmann
West Germany
England
Anita Lonsbrough
Unclear Sportsmen's Baiting Note Aids Angling Tactics
A fragmentary field note describes baiting techniques for fishing. It mentions using animal matter or half cooked peas or potatoes diced to cover hooks, with dough or bread balls and still fish bait placed in a clearing near the bottom.
Bolt Wins Memphis Open Playoff in Narrow Margin
Tommy Bolt, 41, outlasted Ben Hogan and Gene Littler in a playoff for top prize of 30,000 at the Memphis Open. Bolt carded 68 to win by one stroke as Hogan failed to sink a crucial 12-foot birdie on 18. Littler finished 71 to take 2,500. Hogan also earned 2,500. Bolt dedicates win as wife Mary Lou recovers from surgery. In Peru, Indiana, Anderson opens tennis title defense with a 7-2 win over Peru as interclub action continues and matches shift to Frankfort.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Tommy Bolt
Ben Hogan
Gene Littler
Bolt
Crystal River
Fla
Hogan
Mary Lou
Colonial Country Club
Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Peru
Anderson
Frankfort
ST. Mary's
St. Mary’s High School
Francis Fritz
Gael
Ft. Wayne
Gaels
Fritz
Greenfield
Highland
Huntington Catholic
Sacred Heart
Marion Bennett
Decatur Catholic
Madison Heights
Franklin
T. Lavelle
J. Lavelle
J. Chaille
R. Heider
P. Laughlin
P. Cornell
J. Head
R. Daoust
R. Earp
CC. McCrystal
J. Renner
J. Beaman
J. Strieve
M. McCarty
Race track executive Lindheimer dies at 69
Benjamin F. Lindheimer, 69, a Chicago area race track executive who served as executive director of Arlington Park and president of Washington Park, died of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills vacation home on Sunday.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Benjamin F. Lindheimer
Arlington Track
Washington Park
Chicago
Mills Brown Cup Top Golf Awards at Edgewood Club
John Mills and Dan Brown earned top honors in the 18 hole Davis Dairy sponsored Edgewood Men's Golf Club event. Low gross winners were Mills first Man ship second Harmon third. Lownet winners Brown first Banner second Dennis third. Event sponsor Emge's Packing Co and Rapp's Store.
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John Mills
Dan Brown
Edgewood
Mike Manship
Dave Harmon
Lownet
George Banner
Jack Dennis
Emge’s Packing Co
Rapp’s
Paige Skips Third Straight Exhibition Foe in Arizona
DIAMOND DUST reports Satchel Paige again failed to appear with the Caribbean Kings in Tuscan Arizona, marking his fourth consecutive absence. The erratic pattern follows prior fines and travel anecdotes involving baseball’s veteran nomad, while other notes cover local Little League planning and St. Mary’s golf team progress with detailed stats.
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Diamond Dust Leroy
Satchel) Paige
Caribbean Kings
Tuscan
Ariz
Dempsey Hoviand
Paige
Omer Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Miami Marlins
Anderson Memorial Field
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Mauch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jack Meyer
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Tony Curry
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Bob Skinner
Ken Boyer
Da’s Men
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Universal Equipment Operators School, Inc
Bankers Trust
Indiana
Lafayettes Dickson
Jules Charmolne
Frisch’s
Humphries
Howerton
Muncie
NCC
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
Illinois
Pada
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Phagan
Denny
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Carr
Salvers
Loudenback
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Rodgers
Towler
Oh Hunt
Harless
Gary ‘Carroll
Delph
Cooper
Steve Delph
Kirk Magers
Townsend
Curtis
Pike
Magers Young
A—Moore
Folsom
Mike Bcuramm
L. Hovermale
Hovermale
Krebs
Kai Skaip
Tenance
Orie Beckler
Eter
Nebraska
Gehi
Hogan Anderson
C. James
C. Constable
C. Huffman
J. Sonafrank
NoThe
Phil Rush
J. Eedusote
J. Bradley
F. Carstens
R. Doucet
C. James- Harter
C. Constable J. Sonafrank
Huffman-Carstens
Rush Bradley
Thornburg-Hollingsworth
Rossner-Dubler
Ravin
Little League
Sam Norris
Men’s Service Club
YMCA
Sam
Seais
IM. Chemical Compounds, Inc
ST. Joseph, Missouri
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