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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
4
The Associated Press notes the Yankees swept Washington to lift from last place, with Bill Skowron's ninth inning three‑run homer and Bob Turley’s two‑hit outing powering a 3–0 win. Cleveland clings to first as White Sox stumble. Pirates and Giants push toward Milwaukee in tight NL race.
Pancho Gonzales secures his fifth straight world pro championship by clinching the title in La Jolla California and then defeats rival Lew Hoad in the final 63 15-13. Gonzales earns 28150 dollars on the tour while Hoad totals 628250. Hoad leads in matches with Gonzales 15-13.
Tony Windis of Astoria New York finished his Wyoming Cowboys career with 1465 points after 69 games setting a new school scoring record. He surpassed Milo Komenich who had 1140 points in the early 1950s. Windis ended with a postseason 31 point performance.
American track stars posted fast marks across two weekend meets as California Relays in Modes to produced a 9.3 second 100 yard dash and 39.6 for the 4x110 yard relay and a hop step jump American best. Intercollegiate AAAA Meet in New York saw a 348.9 clocking for 440 yards and hammer throw record at 206 feet 84 inches. Roscoe Cook tied the world mark in the 100 with 9.3 seconds.
Fans bet 31,331,970 across 18 running and 11 trotting tracks with 448,065 attendees. Belmont Park led with 4,042,852 wagered, the first four million day since May 30, 1946, as mutuel handles totaled 5,092,628 for trotting tracks and runners drew 26,239,342 from 361,260 spectators.
Major league baseball drew 323,778 paid admissions across a two day weekend program. National League led with 171,536 fans vs American League 152,262. Saturday attracted 170,337 fans, higher than Sunday’s 153,441.
Yesterday's Stars Burgess Hoak and Skinner led the Pirates in two wins over Cincinnati. Burgess hit three home runs driving in five, Hoak hit three homers driving in four, Skinner slugged two homers for seven RBIs in a 6 2 victory and a 14 11 win. In other action Warren Spahn of the Braves earned his 258th major league win with a four hit 2 1 victory over the Phillies in game two of a doubleheader.
The Dodgers have paid an estimated $75,000 signing bonus for Phil Ortega a 19 year old high school pitcher from Mesa Arizona.
Indianapolis AP Rodger Ward will continue racing after winning 106850 in the 43rd 500 mile race at the Speedway. He plans the USAC championship and possibly sports cars, with next start a 100 mile Milwaukee event. Ward's record 135.875 mph set a Speedway mark in the victory over Rathmann.
Detroit left fielder Maxwell blasts a three run homer in the ninth to lift the Tigers 7 4 over Cleveland. He has six of his nine homers and 16 of 29 RBIs coming on Sundays while batting .333 that day and .224 otherwise. Maxwell jokes about crowd pleasing and fishing for the rest of the week.
In McAdam New Brunswick two women boxers Mrs June Launder 41 a local housewife and Myrna McConvey 20 a Fort Stephen stenographer meet in what is believed to be the country’s first women’s boxing bout The five round fight is scheduled for tonight.
The Los Angeles Dodgers awarded a $75,000 bonus to a pitcher from Mesa Arizona after contract talks. Officials did not release further details about the deal or the player.
In Orlando Florida two daily double winners walked away with easy picks. One used the last two digits on his gasoline credit card while the other used the last two digits of his automobile license plate.
National League batting leader Aaron of Milwaukee tops with 419 at bats while Burgess of Pittsburgh hits .370. Robinson of Cincinnati drives in 47 runs and Aaron adds 46. Mathews of Milwaukee leads home runs with 16, tied by Robinson at 14 for second. Face of Pittsburgh leads pitching decisions with 7 0 and Klippstein of Los Angeles has 3 0. Drysdale of Los Angeles nets 81 strikeouts with Spahn of Milwaukee at 58. Kuenn of Detroit bats .354 and Fox of Chicago hits .344. Killebrew of Washington has 39 RBIs and Skowron of New York 37. Fox of Chicago has 62 hits and Kaline of Detroit 58. Williams of Kansas City and Runnels of Boston lead doubles with 17 and 14 respectively. Runnels also tops triples with 4. Killebrew again leads home runs with 18 and Colavito of Cleveland has 13. Aparicio of Chicago leads steals with 14 and Mantle of New York has 9. Wilhelm of Baltimore shows 70 percent in decisions with Larsen of New York at 50. Wynn of Chicago and Score of Cleveland lead strikeouts with 65 and 64 respectively.
Milwaukee ace Warren Spahn, 38, voices a goal of reaching 300 wins, aiming for at least 20 wins this season after a 2 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for his 253rd career win. He acknowledges the long race to 300 and his focus on the near term.
Dean Chance, star pitcher for Northwestern High School, signs with the Baltimore Orioles for reportedly over $30,000. The right hander helped Northwestern win the Class A state title and joins the major league club under a professional contract.
Senator John Stennis of Mississippi campaigns against a $50,000 cap on annual price supports in the farm relief bill as the Senate considers a four billion dollar farm appropriations measure for the coming fiscal year. Supporters cite curb on surpluses while critics argue the limit favors large operators.
The farm bill Senate version carries 3.9755 billion dollars in new funds. It totals about 32 million more than the House vote but roughly 106 million under budget estimates.
Poppy receipts total 168 dollars 78 cents reported by Mrs Grace Talbott. Legion Auxiliary Unit 508 met to craft poppy wreaths for World War I veterans graves and flower sprays for Civil War graves in ten Griswold area cemeteries including Griswold Flim Lowman Weirich Whippty Noble Center Pleasant Waveland and Smith.
Elk Horn appoints Kirk Hansen of Nebraska City to run the summer sports program. He will oversee Elk Horn high school and youth teams after Bible school, while serving as elementary principal at Nebraska City and having coached junior high athletics. The Hansens will rent Mrs. Vera Heilig’s summer apartment. Extra Atlantic News-Telegraph copies available via Want Ads.
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