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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1958
Page
6
Mike Humphrey tops 77 Jaycee Golf competitors in the annual Jaycee Juniors tournament held yesterday at Grandview Country Club. A one year old golfing prodigy reportedly outplayed 77 entrants in a surprising display of skill.
Red Wilson delivered a two run single to spark a four run seventh inning rally that gave the Detroit Tigers a 7 4 come from behind win over the Boston Red Sox Friday night. Detroit moved into third place as Boston dropped to four. The Tigers sent ten batters to the plate and needed four Red Sox pitchers to close it out before 33 756 fans.
Sun Valley Speedway hosts a 90 lap main event with Rocket Racing Club drivers led by Bob Guffey of New Castle. Contenders include Briar John 40n of Richmond Wendell Fal of Indianapolis and Ellis Herbert of Rushville, with heats and a trophy dash preceding the race.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Friday night behind strong pitching by Moe Drabowsky. It marked Pittsburgh’s seventh straight loss as the Cubs boosted their own momentum.
New baseball format names starting lineups for the July 8 All Star Game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Commissioner Ford Frick hails the player voted ballot as honest and a darned good one, featuring newcomers like Bob Cerv Gus Triandos Frank Thomas Bob Skinner and Bill Mazeroski over veteran stars. The one year experiment moves away from fan ballots after last year’s uproar over a stuffed ballot.
ADELPHIA AP Pinch hitter Dave Philley delivered a double that scored Wally Post from second in the 11th inning, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Friday night. The loss ended the Cards six game winning streak.
Cleveland rallies from behind to beat Baltimore 65 as Rocky Colavito powers the win with a homer, double, and single driving in half the runs. Gordon opens as manager. Miranda, Green, and Castleman contribute on offense and defense in the opening night victory.
In a noisy street scene two youths debated tomorrows game as Minor Leaguers and local vendors touted gear. A San Francisco Giants pitcher tops strikeout charts while Danville players prep for a police charity match amid light showers.
Flooded White River league returns to action with a fall day ice cream social and a sixtime baseball card gala. National and American League scores appear with matches in Philadelphia St Louis Chicago Washington and other cities. several pitchers listed with lineups and matchups for today.
In Sunday School softball at Shadyside Park Bethany topped East Side 7 to 6 after East Side failed to appear. A two game pro gram is set for tonight featuring Black Label led by Carl McNulty and Hammons vs Muncie in the prelim at seven. Next Monday’s schedule lists Chesterfield vs First EU 4, Elm Grove vs Arrow, and Mounds vs North Anderson B with linescores and HRs noted.
In a compact report, Owens clubs defeated Local 663 with key plays by Melson and Tappan. The box includes multiple player lines and team abbreviations, referencing Naselroad, Hanna, Land, and Givens among others, with mentions of local leagues and minor scoring tallies.
Chicago remain undefeated in a 3 1 1 shutout over Washington. Billy Pierce pitched 82 3 innings with 28 batters faced and nine strikeouts as Ed FitzGerald doubled in the fifth to spoil the no hitter bid. Jim Landis drove in the lone White Sox run earlier. Sherman Lollar added two RBIs in the eighth.
Idlewold and Grandview are sites for the second and third rounds of the Madison County Invitation golf event. Notables include Dick Peck Kent Pore and Richard see John Walker, with MAYS leading by two strokes over Barry McFadden. Final round Sunday at Grandview municipal layout with prize-giving banquet in the evening.
Dodgers extend dominance over Milwaukee Braves winning their seventh consecutive defeat in Friday night action. Johnny Temple delivered key offense for Cincinnati in a 6-5 win over San Francisco as Jerry Lynch homered for the victors.
Dodgers overpower Braves as Koufax improves to six wins with eight strikeouts over Milwaukee. Gray belts a seventh inning homer and Roseboro adds an eighth inning homer, while Hank Aaron hits Milwaukee's lone run. Dodgers win sixth in seven starts on the road trip, Braves drop ninth in a row to a left-hander.
Muncie's Campbell blanked Anderson Sporting Goods 2 to 0 as Dean Campbell starred with a decisive bow. Anderson pitcher Jerry Brandon held off the early charge before fading in the fourth, as Muncie improved to 3 and 2 in CIBL play while Anderson fell to 3 losses against 4 wins.
A compact primer from Indiana trotting officials defines harness terms for next week’s Anderson Free Fair events. It covers pacers and trotters gait terminology, bike as the driver’s carriage, heats and dashes, overall system winners, breaks and quelling, parked out distance, pole post position, and typical one mile with two laps at Athletic Park.
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