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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
3
Anderson Tennis Club officials launched a six week program for teens at the club court to boost interest. Lester Lowry and Dr W L Sharp oversaw the effort which drew 60 registrations. 42 girls and 17 boys enrolled. The program began yesterday with sessions twice weekly at 5 30 p m.
Andersons Babe Ruth League opens its season with two divisions Saturday at the Babe Ruth diamond on 27th Street and Madison Avenue. Inaugural ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. precede a 1 p.m. Guide Lamp versus Coca Cola game, with four more contests to follow and a full schedule through July.
Edgewood Country Club will host the inaugural Invitational Men’s Golf Tournament on June 14 with 100 plus participants for 18 holes and an awards dinner. Meeting tonight will finalize pairings and starting times at 7 30 p.m. Frank Marsh chairs the event. The course opens to entrants only. all members must play with guests. A 5 30 to 6 50 p.m. refreshments hour precedes the dinner in the men’s locker room. About 30 to 40 awards in member and guest categories are planned, with most top area golfers expected.
Twilighters start twilight league play this evening with Ander lean Drewry facing Gary Holt in the opener. Manager Frank Woschitz names Ray Ashley as the starter with Don Roudebush at backstop. Anderson High School players Jack Stevens and Steve Slone are in the rotation, and Jim Laws is the probable catcher.
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs leads NL home runs and RBIs this spring, boosting his pace to challenge Stan Musial and Willie Mays. Gene Green of St. Louis moves to third in batting. Nieman anchors the AL with a .367, while Jensen drives in 10 as he closes on Cerv in homers and RBIs.
Ohio All Stars led by Jerry Lucas and Mickey Rottner outscored Indiana 101 to 95 before a Fort Wayne Coliseum crowd of 8,000. Lucas and Nowell powered the Buckeyes with 28 and 20 points respectively while Benson led Indiana with 22 points and Benson earned Indiana MVP honors.
Urban League, Markleville, No 1 Bever age and Knightstown are set for midweek games at Memorial Park. Knightstown will be coached by Casey Wyatt. League bosses include Sammy Hunt, Dave Williams, Ralph McCoy. Administrative duties handled by Lawrence Montgomery and B A Broderick under City Parks Department sanction. No admission charged for Twilight games.
National champion West Virginia and NIT champion Xavier head a 26 team group for the 1958 59 NIT season at Madison Square Garden. Xavier faces Tona December 11 and West Virginia meets New York University February 12 as the Garden hosts 13 double headers plus the Holiday Festival Tourney December 26 27 and 29. Other top teams include Temple Cincinnati Dayton Utah Bradley St Louis Western Kentucky Niagara St Josephs Holy Cross St Bonaventure and newcomers Portland Boston University Providence Virginia makes its first New York visit since 1941.
McCarroll's Service beat the Eagles 5 to 2 behind three-hit pitching by Utley in Erskine National Little League action at Erskine Diamond. Line scores show McCarroll's with a .002 030-56 hit sequence and Eagles facing 000 200-23 through five innings. Utley, Rector, Greenwalt, Woods, and Penry contributed on defense and offense.
Lady Be Good owned by Wheatley Stable trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons led from the start to win Belmont Park’s $30,950 filly division of the National Stallion Stakes by a length. Ted Atkinson rode the bay filly as Hal P. Headley’s Aesthetic finished second ahead of Alfred G Vanderbilt's Sit This Out. The winner returned $9.60 $5.50 $3.40, with Aesthetic paying $20.80 and Sit This Out $2.70. crowd was 21,492 in attendance.
The International League game between Toronto and Columbus was awarded to Columbus after Sunday’s sixth inning curfew suspended play. Columbus led 8 0 in the sixth when the game was called to allow Toronto to catch a plane, league president Frank Shaughnessy announced.
Andersons North Central Indiana Tennis Association entries dominated Riley courts on Sunday winning nine matches to one. Key wins by Bill Harless Cliff Huffman Nate Harter Bob Hittle Ted Hollingsworth Let Lowry with Harless Huffman and Lowry Harter forming the victorious doubles. Junior matches saw Muncie claim two victories amid a lopsided result with several close sets including Marsh beating Stanley 3 8 6 3 6.
Middletown's Oilers beat Noblesville Merchants 4 to 3 in 10 innings and then won 8 to 0 as Keith Riggs and Darrell Smith starred in the doubleheader at Forest Park in Noblesville. Mundell, Pinkerton, and Rowe led the Oilers with multi hit efforts while Smoot and the Merchants pitchers struggled in the nightcap. The Oilers move into a busy week with a game at Kokomo postponed earlier by rain.
Red Cross Learn to Swim classes announced by Robert Freeman at Red Cross headquarters 14 Chase Street. Registration closes June 13 with no exceptions. Children ages eight to 17 train Mondays and Thursdays starting June 16. adults 18 and up train Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm starting June 17. City Park Department offers free admission to registrants during class times at Athletic Park pool. no course fee.
A field of forty trapshooters endured rain at Fall Creek Valley's 50 target handicap calcutta near New Columbus. Ralph Braden of Fort Wayne won with 49 targets. Four shooters tied for second with 48, including Don Castor and C Bond, while five chased with 47 for third. Fourth place went to a 46 tally shared by several competitors. Edna Fisher won miss and out with two straight from scratch. Next Fall Creek shoot is a registered event on Sunday June 22.
Julie Hull, 18, Edgewood Country Club, shot 36 41 for 77 to place eighth in the championship flight of 32 in the Trans Mississippi Women’s Tournament at Rail Haven Country Club Springfield Mo. Alice Dye Indy co led with 74. 139 players. other qualifiers include Joan Gunderson Judy Eller Sherry Wheeler. Miss Hull is daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Hull of Edgewood.
Mounds Baptist B team defeated Park Place A 7 to 6 in the first round of the city tournament after a six run first inning highlighted by McFarland’s three run double. Mefford added a two run hit for Park Place. Tonight Broadway Beverage faces South Meridian A and North Anderson Church of God B meets Container Corporation in league play. Line score shows Park Place AY 310 110 9 3 Mads Bapt B 601 x 7 7 Batteries: Mefford Harding Baldwin Bookover
Tony Decola halted Peter Schmidt on a ninth round technical knockout at St. Nicholas Arena after a cut opened on Schmidt’s eyebrow. Decola weighed 148 pounds to Schmidt’s 145½. officials stopped the bout as Schmidt was deemed unable to continue following the swelling.
Spokane Indians, mired in sixth place in the Pacific Coast League, led all minor leagues in home attendance with 107,089 fans over 25 home dates. The Spokane farm club of the last place Los Angeles Dodgers trails in MLB attendance but tops the minors in spectators.
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