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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
14
Berkshire Eagle reports Williams College coach Len Watters sees a rebuilding year with 19 of 29 lettermen gone. He cites size, spirit, and emerging backfield talent as promising signs while planning a platoon system and a more varied offense for 1959.
Art Ditmar pitched six and two thirds innings of no-hit ball before Roy Sievers homered with two out in the seventh, ending a 25 inning stretch without an earned run. Ditmar earned his 11th win of the season as the Yankees beat the Senators 9 2 at Yankee Stadium. He allowed four hits, struck out seven, walked two, and improved his ERA to 2.98. He also contributed a fourth inning single and an RBI.
The 30th annual Western New England men's tennis meet opens at the Country Club of Pittsfield with six first round singles on Friday. Semifinals and finals span through Sunday and Monday, with 34 players entered headed by Power of Worcester as top seed and Franklin Pierce of New York City as second.
Pacific Coast League Salt Lake City 3 Phoenix 6 Vancouver 3 Portland 9 Seattle 3 Spokane 4 Sacramento in doubt San Diego American Association Minneapolis 19 Denver 4 Fort Worth 9 Charleston 3 Indianapolis 5 Houston 0 Louisville 5 Dallas 7 Omaha 7 St Paul 2 International League Montreal 1 Buffalo 0 Toronto 6 Rochester 5 Columbus Miami 0 Havana 4 Richmond 1
The Mount Anthony Golf Club hosts the final Allied Clubs invitation golf tournament for 1959 with about 83 entrants from Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. An 18 hole qualifying round starts tomorrow, followed by rounds of match play and consolations, leading to semifinals and finals Monday.
McCovey pushes hitting streak to 16 games and his 10th homer as the Giants beat the Cubs, widening their NL lead. Mays adds a 23rd homer. Cards beat Dodgers 5-3 in the other NL game. Yankees rout Senators 9-2. Orioles beat Red Sox 5-4.
The 1984 World Series will begin Wednesday September 30 in the park of the American League champion. If Chicago or Cleveland faces Los Angeles or San Francisco, the first five games will be in the Midwest with a travel date by October 2. Starting times are 1 p.m. local. Ticket prices start at $10 for a box seat and sales details will follow.
Asa Cox, a guard for the University of Florida football team, is involved as the SEO owner of a furniture business, combining athletic duties with entrepreneurial interests.
Amherst grid notes show University of Massachusetts sophomore John Lafon, nicknamed Barrington Bay, struggling with fits of size issues at practice. He arrived bareheaded and barefoot due to footwear and helmet discomfort. Trainer Vic Reedy ordered larger boots and helmet to fit the 22 pounder.
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