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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1959

Page

10

Braves and Dodgers tied for NL lead as Spahn wins 20

Warren Spahn won his 20th as Milwaukee and the Braves pulled into a tie with Los Angeles atop the NL race. Ed Mathews homered twice in a 8-6 win over the Pirates, matching Ernie Banks at 43 homers. Pittsburgh’s Harvey Haddix faltered after a long effort.

Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Ed Mathews Mathews Pirates Pittsburgh Warren Wonder Los Angeles San Francisco Giants Pizarro Ve Haddix Juan Pizarro Harvey Haddix Dodgers St. Louis Sandy Koufax Danny McDevitt Larry Jackson Giants Chicago Jack Sanford Cubs Art Ceccarelli Ernie Banks Bennie Daniels Bucs Spahn Don McMahon Don Hoak Felix Mantilla Pirate Dick Stuart Bobby Avila Mantilla Danny Murtaugh Tom Gorman UPI

Cubans Seek Clincher In Key IL Playoff Clash

In Havana the Sugar Kings send Raul Sanchez, 28, against Richmond Virginians southpaw Bill Short as the best of seven series resumes. Sanchez, who won 11 games, beat Richmond 21 in the third game. Short, a 17 game winner, beat Cuba 5 3 in the second. A Sugar Kings win would push the series to the American Association winner of Minneapolis Fort Worth.

Havana UPI Sugar Kings Raul Sanchez Richmond Virginians Sanchez Richmond Bill Short Short Virginians Vees Cuba Minneapolis-Fort Worth Ludlow Berkshire County Toski Joe Maley Greenock Lee Ed Rubis Oxford Country Club Bob Burbank Ed Toole Springfield Fred Consolmagno Springfield Daily

Boys Archery Plans Announced At Boys Club

Archery at the Boys Club opens its free shoots progressing toward afternoon and evening leagues begun soon. Supt. Fahey says the range in the larger gym features three targets and hours are 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 30 p.m. A tumbling program in the adjacent gym runs on the same schedule with a goal to form a representative tumbling team later this season.

Fred S. Fahey Fahey

Blodgett Emerges Contender for U S Decathlon Team

Great Barrington tale of Tom Blodgett Harvard junior and former track scorer returning from British meets as a leading U S decathlon contender for Rome Olympics. He ranks among top Americans in seven events, set records in Belfast, and shows improvement in hurdles pole vault and javelin while aiming at the Olympic trials.

Harvard Tom Blodgett Great Barrington Tom United States Harvard University U.S Rome Japan Dave Edstrom University of Oregon Phil Mulkey Memphis Tenn Bridgett Vasily Kuznyetsov Milwaukee Coningham St. Louie Cepeda San Francisco Boyer St. Louis Bao Kuenn Detroit Blodgett Ransels Boston Minoto Cleveland Joel Landau Yale Jim Carney England Carney Belfast Northern Ireland Exeter Dublin William E. Blodgett Monument Valley Road

DKW Sports Club Holds Meeting In Cheshire

The DKW Sports Car Club met Sunday at Art Tinney’s Cheshire home with thirty six in attendance. A fall meeting plan was discussed and a committee led by Salzarulo O’Deil and Harvey was named to organize a October Sunday tour and picnic. Orlando Pivero secured the Italian American Club on Newell Street for future meetings and an invitation was issued to Berkshire County DEW car owners to join the club. Nine towns are represented.

DKW Sports Art Tinney Cheshire Jerry Salzarulo Lenox Ward O'Deil Hinsdale John Harvey Pittsfield Orlando Pivero DEW Newell Street Berkshire County

Baseball schedule fragment with mixed teams listed

Fragmentary listing shows American League games including Kansas City at Detroit Cleveland and New York at Washington plus Baltimore at Boston and other misread items. The OCR is garbled but indicates tomorrow’s Kansas City at Detroit and Baltimore at Boston with several unclear matches.

Detroit Chie Cleveland New York Washington Baltimore Kanesa City Baltimers Reston New Fork

Baseball Scoring Snags Amid Mixed 2010 Season Data

A garbled OCR summary presents mixed MLB stat snippets including runs batted in leaders for the National and American Leagues, with names like Banks Cubs Aaron Braves Mays Giants and others. It also lists pitching records for teams such as Pirates Dodgers White Sox and references the 2010 season with unclear details, yielding a fragmented snapshot of batting and pitching totals.

Banks Cubs Bebinson Reds Aaron Braves Sell Mathwwe Staree Mathews Sanks M. Eobin Mays Giants American Leagua A

Bianchi League Opens 1959 60 Season at Pastime Alleys

The Al Bianchi Memorial Bowl ing League starts play at Pastime Alleys tomorrow night at 7. Summer Cafe meets Berkshire Express, Comet Jewelera faces Hollywood Grill, Red's Edmar Cafe vs Berkshire Eagle Office, and Central Creamery takes on Eagle Cafe in the first round.

al Bianchi Memorial Bowling League Summer Cafe Berkshire Express Comet Jewel- Era Hollywood Grill Red Edmar Cafe Berkshire Eagle Office Central Creamery Eagle Cafe

Ray Robinson to Fight Paul Pender in Boston Garden

Sugar Ray Robinson and Paul Pender will clash for the middleweight championship of Massachusetts and New York on December 14 in Boston Garden. Robinson, 39, to receive 42 percent of the live gate and 75 percent of ancillary rights, with TV deals pending.

Boston Sugar Ray Robinson Paul Pender National Boxing Assace New York Massachusetts Carmen Basilio NBA Fuller-Basilio Fullmer Robinson-Pender

Irving Kahn Testifying In New York Hearing

Irving B. Kahn theater and TV figure testifies at the New York State Athletic Commission hearing into the Johansson Patterson fight promotion. The commission ordered manager Cus D Amato to appear September 29 or face permanent loss of his license as Floyd Patterson, defeated by Ingemar Johansson on June 26 at Yankee Stadium.

New York UPI Irving B. Kahn New York State Athletic Commission Johansson-Patterson Cus D'Amato D'Amato Floyd Patterson Ing

Boxing By The Ansecrated Press

Boxing brief from Oakland and Sydney notes a bout where Mike Leahy stopped Brian Sheehan for a knockout in Australia. Names and places are listed in OCR garble with multiple stray fragments.

Oakland Calif Fernandeste Portugal Ped Ward Yoo Dens Cai Sydney Austratis Mike Leahy Engl Brian Sheehan Australia

Wynn Will Oppose Perry In Big Game at Cleveland

The White Sox visit Cleveland for a decisive pennant showdown with the Indians as Early Wynn (20–10) faces Jim Perry (12–9). Chicago leads 14–7 head to head, needing a win to clinch. Cleveland can still force a last-week scenario with Detroit or Kansas City looming.

Wynn Perry Cleveland Chicago White Sox Indians White Sox Detroit Tigers Chicago Kansas City A’s Early Wynn Joe Gordon Jim Perry Gordon Frank Lane

Braves rally as Mathews homers twice in 8-6 win over Pirates

Major League stars report an AP wiring by Ed Mathews of the Braves drove in five runs with two homers, sparking an 8-6 victory over Pittsburgh. Hobbie of the Cubs earned his 16th win, the top total for a Cub since 1952, in a strong pitching performance.

White Sox Cleveland Indians Chicago Milwaukee Los Angeles Pittsburgh Warren Spahn Ed Mathews Cubs St. Louis Associated Press Braves Ifive Pirates Geelie Glen Hobbie Bob Hush

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