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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
6
Cleveland swept a doubleheader from Los Angeles 5-3 and 8 4 in a Sunday pair, pushing their streak to six wins and their total to 18 of 21. Wynn Hawkins improved to 5-2 in the nightcap, though he left for a pinch hitter in the seventh as Jerry Cassale took the loss.
Cary Middlecoff, a Memphis dentist and hometown favorite, wins the Memphis Open with a 3-under-par 33-4-67 to set a new tournament record 26. Dickson, starting the final round in medal play, finishes tied for second with Mike Bouchak at 271. Souchak posts 34-33-67, earning $2,500. Bob Shave Jr. scores 31-32-63 for 272 and $1,770.
Boston defeats Baltimore 6-5 as Joe Ginsberg breaks season drought with a two run single in the ninth. The victory comes after tense late innings and a disputed seventh inning call.
New York Yankee pitcher Bill Stafford improved to 2 1 with a seven hitter helping his team to a 10 1 victory over Chicago. The Yankees capitalized on five White Sox errors with Elston Howard and Roger Maris delivering key hits including Maris 15th homer. Chicago mounted only scattered threats as Stafford escaped early jams after the Sox loaded the bases.
Detroit first place Tigers blast eight home runs across two games to sweep Minnesota in a doubleheader 104 93. Rocky Colavito tied for league lead with 15th homer, Bubba Morton and Mike Roarke each homered for the first time in majors. Lary posted win as Kaat took loss.
Felipe Alou delivered a two run homer in the seventh inning as the San Francisco Giants defeated Los Angeles 4-2 to close to within a half game of the Dodgers. Willie Mays started the rally with a first inning double and Alou added the decisive blow off Stan Williams with Chuck Hiller aboard. Sam Jones earned the win in relief as the Dodgers fell 4-2.
New York leads Chicago and Washington in a tight standings update. Kansas appears nearby with Boston and McCormick noted, while Ellsworth and Hobbie show varied scores in matchups against St Louis.
In Yokohama Japan AP report Iran dominated wrestling action with five titles and two medals. Germany's Wilfried Dietrich Olympic champion led featherweight and flyweight victors while Russia collected two golds. Iran claimed bantamweight Saipour lightweight Sanathkaran and welterweight Ha. Turkey, a pre tournament favorite, earned two silvers and three bronzes.
The Red team beat the Blues 24 to 14 at the Bluefield Country Club in a Sunday match. Blue captain Fred Saunders was low with 68, Red captain W G Montgomery led with 74 as George Cartwright contributed two for the Reds. About 52 golfers competed. Prizes from Rocky’s Golf Shop were planned, with a cocktail party at 6 30 p m and dinner at 7 15 p m for winners.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 after a 3-1 loss in the first game. Don Cardwell earned his fifth win, while Jim O'Toole took the loss. Santo and Banks hit back to back homers in the first inning and Robinson added a 13th homer in the ninth for Chicago.
Aaron leads MLB runs batted in with 34 for Milwaukee while Devers of Los Angeles adds 33, in a season snapshot showing strong power from Milwaukees and LA’s sluggers. Milwakes 34 RBIs and LA 33 RBIs highlight key early season leaders.
S. C. Faulk led day one and finished with 296 to win the Western Open. Mickey Wright of Dallas and Louise Suggs of Cincinnati earned second and fourth place money respectively, with Rawls collecting $1,012 for second.
Stanton Del AP Defa cial tests says general manager Byran Field We are glad to bear this extra expense to protect horsemen who do not use Butazolidin from those who do Butazolidin a pain killer is banned in all states except Florida Kentucky and Illinois
Neil Connor of Greenville South Carolina defended his national champion status by winning the Orlando Open Putting Tournament in Orlando Florida. He captured the $1000 first prize in the opening event on the Professional Putters Association summer tour.
Kansas City Athletics beat Washington 8-5 as Jim Archer pitched a complete game and helped by two Washington errors. The A's racked up 13 hits led by Andy Carey with his third homer of the off season. Harry Bright and Gene Green sparked rallies in the ninth. Andy Pafko joins Milwaukee coaching staff after NL retirement.
Reports from Johannesburg say fighting after last Thursday’s election in Zanzibar left at least 31 dead and 300 injured. British troops arrive from Kenya as clashes spread island wide with arson, looting, and civil unrest amid rival parties.
Alma Gallagher wife of Niagara University basketball coach John J. Gallagher says she irons nine shirts to stay calm while listening to road games on the radio as the team beats St Bonaventure 87 to 77.
Dorothy Jasko, of Mayflower Lanes, began slowly in Mahall's Sunday Nite Mixed Couples League but rallied to a 300 game and 643 series with scores of 149 194 300.
In Camden New Jersey 509 juvenile thoroughbreds remain eligible for The Garden State Stakes to be run November 4. Final payment of 250 dollars is due June 15 to secure entry. The purse includes 125000 from the track with the remainder from nominating and eligibility fees.
PITTSBURGH AP two veterans tackle Joe Krupa and linebacker Mike Henry and rookie end Gary Chestang from the University of Utah returned signed 1961 contracts Saturday to the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
Phillies pitcher Don Ferrarese blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates on five hits, earning his first win in three decisions. He struck out four and walked two as Philadelphia completed a 5-0 victory, with Pittsburgh collecting singles in five innings. Don Hoak led Pirates with two hits.
Warren Spahn threw six innings of one run ball as the Milwaukee Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 1. Lee Maye and Frank Bolling drove in five runs with homers while Bob Gibson allowed five runs in the second inning and two in the sixth.
PITTSBURGH AP The Dale Alumni award honors Rickey for his many roles with the Pirates Cardinals and Dodgers. He will receive at Seve Oe composition’s annual convention banquet for efforts toward human relations and integrating Puerto Rican and Negro players into the National League.
AP reports National League umpire Jocko Conlan throws with his left arm and uses his left foot in a shin kicking match. The piece notes he is a southpaw in both sports and mentions coach Leo Durocher in relation to the anecdote.
New York AP report recalls Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio who coached third for the Yankees and reflects on calling pitches. He admits mixed feelings about the responsibility and notes some colleagues attempted to call pitches with varying accuracy, creating difficulty.
University of Texas coach Darrell Royal expects 25 lettermen back for next season. Returning starters from the 1960 squad include end Semen Lucas, Marvin Cotten, Jockanson Joe Saxton, and fullback Ray Poage.
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