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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
3
Maxwell homered for the eighth time this season driving in two as Detroit beat Baltimore 5 2. Colavito added two hits while Mimn tied the game with a third inning shot. The Tigers moved within five games of Baltimore and kept pressure on Cleveland for a playoff spot.
Nat Holman, a CCNY basketball icon from New York's Lower East Side, retires after a 40 year coaching career at the College of the City of New York. He played nine seasons with the original New York Celtics and posted a 227 65 coaching record in his first two decades. Holman guided CCNY to the celebrated Grand Slam of 1950, winning both the NCAA and NIT titles, before the 1951 point shaving scandal led to CCNY’s withdrawal from major competition.
Art Wall Jr. topped 34 U S Open qualifiers from the central district with a 65 63 128 at Twin Hills Oklahoma City tying for best round among all districts and finishing 14 under par. Wall, back from knee trouble, led the field by nine strokes over the next group.
Russ Mueller, Wisconsin baseball star, signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday and sent to Burlington Iowa for Class B Three League assignment.
Teammates Dam Parr Defity and Jan Abtberg led the field in the Southwest Conference track meet in Fort Worth Texas. They finished with a winning mile time while staying ahead of the pack and crossing the line together hand in hand.
The 1956 U S Olympic basketball squad features an array of All-Americans and future pro names. Darrall Imhoff Oscar Robertson Jerry West Walt Bellamy Terry Dischinger Jay Arnette and Bob Boozer headline a star filled roster with depth across guard and forward spots.
Cubs win 3 0 over Elk Horn in a low scoring game behind strong pitching. Duskin struck out five and walked five for Elk Horn while Osman led the Cubs with key hits and baserunners, and Lersted recorded nine strikeouts. The win marks the Cubs second straight to start the season.
In New York at St Nicholas Arena, 21 year old lightweight Tommy Pacheco remained unconscious after Benny Gordon stopped him TL seconds before the end of a scheduled 10 rounder. The bout left Pacheco in critical condition as authorities described his status early today.
Casey Stengel returns as manager with bold plans to shuffle the lineup after a two week illness. He notes he will move players around and expects accountability from Hank and staff. The Yankees halted a losing streak by beating the White Sox and may reset strategies for the coming period.
Detroit 3 Baltimore 2 Cleveland 12 Boston 3 New York 5 Chicago 2 Washington 7 Kansas City 2. Wednesday games Detroit at Baltimore Chicago at New York Kansas City at Washington Cleveland at Boston. Pittsburgh 20 17 San Francisco 29 0 19 Milwaukee 22 17 Cincinnati 24 40 24 St. Louis 22 25 46. Chicago 18 23 43 Philadelphia 17 31 35. Tuesday results Chicago 13 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 6 Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 3. Only games scheduled.
The Walnut Grove team sponsored by Boots Rhoades of Atlantic earned top honors in the Corning Bowl INS Association banquet. Members Chuck Miller Ras Miller Barney Moore Walfrd Waernimont and Dudley Nelson led with high single game 920 pins and high series 2 608 scratch while Vernimont was named bowler of the year for 48 games. The squad also won Corning association tournament with 3 101 handicap and finished 25th of 655 teams in the state Des Moines tournament.
Professional golfer Ed Porky Olwer is recuperating in a Denver hospital after lung cancer surgery. Surgeons removed his left lung and he regrets missing the 1940 National Open Golf tournament.
Atlantic Elks Midgets won 10-3 over Fi Horn in the Nishna Valley season opener. Duskin and Turnure pitched for the Midgets, Turnure closing with a triple start, Kinen adding a run, and Atlantic's defense producing unearned runs amid 34 hits by Danes.
Heavyweight Eddie Machen ranked fourth meets unranked Alonzo Johnson in a 10 round Chicago Stadium bout televised nationwide by ABC at 8 CST. Machen, 28 from Portland, has 35 starts with one loss to Ingemar Johansson. he is a 31 favorite over 26 year old Rankin Pennsylvania foe Johnson, who was 185 in his last fight, a 10 round decision to Willie Pastrano last month.
Des Moines amateur Jack Donohue was the sole Iowa entry to qualify for the U S Open after regional play. At Bellerive Country Club in St Louis he shot 77 74 for 151, second best in the region, with Floren DiPaglia of Des Moines at 157 among six St Louis alternates. Other locals including John Liechty, Joe Brown, and Jack Jones failed to qualify in Chicago.
Donald McCaulley, former Buena Vista college football ace, named to replace Howard Justice as head coach at Exira. Justice resigns to take a similar post in Estherville after guiding Extra through several undefeated seasons. McCaulley, Lake City prep, lettered three times in football and co captained Buena Vista's 1989 team, also won letters in three high school sports.
San Francisco manager Bill Rigney benched rookies Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda to rest slumping bats as the Reds defeated the Giants 5 0 behind pitcher Jay Hook. Rigney noted Cepeda recovered after a rookie-year slump with a rest.
Denver reduced Louisville’s lead to a half game in the American Association after an 83 win over Dallas Fort Worth. Minneapolis beat Louisville 51, St Paul beat Indianapolis 54, and Houston edged Charleston 10 with Jim Brewer tossing a two hit gem.
Jim Coates of the Yankees earned a decision in 5.2 innings to seal the 16th consecutive victory and sixth of the season as New York held the White Sox to four singles with one walk and three strikeouts. Ernie Banks of the Cubs drove in four runs with two doubles a single and a sacrifice fly in a 13 2 win over the first place Pirates.
Anita trounced Bridgewater Fontanelle 15 9 in the girls sectional softball tournament. The Ancans needed only 2 innings to whitewash the B F club.
Drake Athletic Director Jack Mc Clelland announced Evansville College has replaced St Ambrose on Drake's 1960 football schedule after St Ambrose dropped football.
Notices from Cass County Iowa and Nebraska state that an administrator CTA has been appointed and qualified for the estate of John Ruehr, deceased, with claims to be presented. and a probate hearing is set for the will of W H Irving dated 1960 at Atlantic Court House, Iowa, with appearance required.
About 73 Grant center pupils are registered for ten days of swimming lessons at Camp Wakonda pool near Griswold. They travel daily by school bus and a mother accompanies each trip. Do not drive if you train.
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