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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
7
Jim Dalton's Outdoor Reviewing Stand discusses how fast a largemouth bass can strike a lure and whether fish can reach high speeds. Citing Zane Grey and English expert David Guston, the piece notes debates over fish velocity and early footage of hooked bass for fun and argument.
Olympic sprint champion Bobby Morrow dominates the California Relays winning the 100 yards in 9.4 seconds and anchoring Abilene Christian squads to world record shattering relays. His 440 and 880 yard relays also post record times while UC earns a medley standout. The meet features seven California Relays records and Elliott misses sub four minutes.
Rain affected a sequence of local baseball scores with Piney 2 losing to Elk Creek 7 and Independence 5 defeating Marion 1 while Galax at Austinville faced weather delays.
Stirling Moss and co pilot Jack Brabham won the Nürburgring 1000 kilometer endurance race in West Germany driving an Aston Martin. They completed 44 laps in seven hours 23 minutes 33 seconds at an average speed of 135.6 kph. Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins finished second in a Ferrari.
Doug Sanders surged to a 72 hole total of 275 to win the 55th Western Open at Red Run Golf Club, finishing 13 under par. Finsterwald took second at 276, with Souchak and Rosburg tied for third at 280 and Boros posting the day's best 66.
The Bluefield All Stars defeated McDowell County 17 7 at Ashland for their fourth straight win. Malcomb Linkouns earned the decision, Bob Willis took the loss, John Allea hit a three run homer and a single, Ronnie Young added two triples, with Jerry Honaker and Shorty Crabtreae collecting two hits each. Area teams may contact Richard Kinser in Bluefield for games.
The World Championship Boxing Committee ordered heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson to defend his title by September 30 in a bout with one of four top contenders or face stripping. The panel cited Patterson and his manager for delaying defense as harming boxing and public interest.
Charleston 8 Louisville 1 in opener. St. Paul 4 Minneapolis 2. Wichita 3 Indianapolis 2 in seven innings.
Cleveland manager Bobby Bragan blasted the Indians for complacency and indifference in a lengthy clubhouse meeting before a 6-2 defeat to Kansas City. He cited lack of concentration and team effort, noting the issue has lasted eight years, as Mel Harder and Red Kress reportedly agreed.
AP reports pitcher Ray Sadecki from Ward High School Kansas City Kan signed by the St Louis Cardinals for a large bonus. The 17 year old left hander posted a 9 0 record this season and four no hitters last year. An offer of 100 000 was mentioned though the exact sum was not disclosed. He will report to the Omaha club of the American Association.
Red Star, the army newspaper, condemns Soviet sportswriters for calling football soccer team captains marshals. It says the term, a high military rank, is respected by the people and athletes should be educated to show modesty.
St Charles Virginia June 14 19 year old Frank Scott pitched a strong game for Pennington Gap defeating Appalachian 7 3 in a Mountain States League semi pro contest before rain halted play in the bottom of the ninth. Scott allowed five hits and struck out nine with only one earned run.
Miami beat Havana 6 to 1 in one game. Toronto won 6 to 5 over Buffalo in the first game. Richmond defeated Columbus 5 to 2 in the first game. Montreal topped Rochester 7 to 4. Miami defeated Havana 4 to 2 in the second seven inning game. Toronto won 11 to 6 over Buffalo in the second game nine innings. Columbus beat Richmond 4 to 1 in the second game.
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