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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
7
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe Pennsylvania won the fourth annual Rubber City Open in Akron Ohio in a sudden death playoff with Doug Ford of Mahopac New York. Palmer sank a 25 foot chip on the sixth extra hole after Ford tied the score with a late rally.
Baltimore defeats Chicago twice 5 0 in twin bill, with Bob Nieman and Tito Francona homering. Kell suffers possible fracture after Donovan pitch, Francona injures finger. Orioles reduce White Sox AL lead. Yankees edge Tigers 5 4 in Detroit brawl. Sturdivant and Maas praised.
In Brooklyn Cincinnati swept a doubleheader from the Dodgers 3-1 and 3-0 to extend their NL lead as Hal Jeffcoat fanned nine and Don Hoak homered in both games. In Philadelphia the Cubs won the doubleheader 7-3, with a curfew called game sent to be replayed. St. Louis then beat the Giants 10-7 in the second game after an earlier 2-1 win, with Stan Musial homering in the opener.
Former National Open champion Ed Furgol argues touring golf is hard on money and nerves. He cites personal costs from cars and shoes to caddy fees and wardrobe, noting many expenses exceed earnings while players pay entry fees and lack guarantees. He urges readers not to envy tour life.
Twelve area golfers at Spring Valley Golf Club posted lower net scores than Cary Middlecoff during National Golf Day events. George Conway led with an 118-63 net, while Coleman Stiern John Peters Harry Hoffer and others posted 65 to 69s. At Kanawha Country Club in Charleston four golfers beat Middlecoff with scores of 67, 67, 68, and 68, including A A Gallagher Tincher and Jerry Robert who earned I Beat Cary Middlecoff medals.
Charleston Senators sweep a Minneapolis doubleheader, winning 9 to 4 in seven innings and 5 to 4 in 11 innings. Don Griffin drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly as Bob Thorpe scored the go ahead run in the second game after Minneapolis built a 7 1 lead. Walt Streuk hit a first inning homer in the opener.
Calumet Farm may not run in the Belmont Stakes leaving Bold Ruler and Gallant Man to duel in the 89th renewal. The race is the final leg of the triple crown after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and will be televised on CBS. The week features Monmouth Park opening in Oceanside New Jersey on Tuesday and the $35 000 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park on Saturday followed by the $150 000 Delaware Handicap on June 29.
George Fulton captured his fourth straight Roanoke city county golf tournament with a 72 hole total of 289. He shot 76 and 71 in the final 36 holes played in cold rain at Roanoke Country Club, finishing 11 strokes ahead of Ralph English and Fred Mueller who both posted 300s. Patton had two rounds of 71 earlier and Fulton has now won the event five times in eight years.
June 9 in Champaign Illinois forty coeds from eighteen universities across fifteen states begin play in the women's collegiate golf tournament at the University of Illinois. The field starts with 18 qualifying holes then splits into flights with all entrants continuing play through Topeauriae. Notable entrant Mis Long of Marshall College, five time West Virginia women's amateur champion.
Parkersburg standout Bill Fields, WV high school discus record holder, will enroll at Ohio State University in September. He cites OSU’s larger track setup and plans to compete in shot put and basketball while pursuing a pre law course. Fields is 6'5" and 220 pounds.
Southpaw Fred Kipp earned his first win of the season for Montreal, allowing 9 hits and fanning five in a 4-1 victory over the Richmond Virginians. The Royals broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth with five hits, aided by Harry Schwegman, Bobby Del Greco, Bobby Wilson, Jim Williams, and John Roseboro. Montreal had taken a 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the second.
Wiffi Smith faltered on the final holes at Churchill Valley in Pittsburgh but retained a three stroke edge in the Ladies PGA Championship. The first-year pro from St. Clair, Michigan shot 75 on the 5,701-yard course to post a 14 M-hole total, with Marlene Bauer Hagge and Louise Suggs chasing.
C R Smith of the Annapolis Yacht Club sailing Uh Oh won the Hampton class in a South River Yacht Club Regatta. The two day event on the South River I course included three capsizes in yesterday’s races due to a northeasterly wind. Thirty three boats participated. wind 15 mph today, no mishaps.
Luke Berry of Arlington won the Virginia State Archery Championship with a high two day score of 1237. Pat Hamilton of Richmond won the ladies division with 1049. About 270 archers competed statewide. First place winners will represent Virginia at the national shoot in New York later this year.
Sweden joined Italy in the semifinals of the European Zone Davis Cup, clinching the series against Denmark with a doubles win by Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt. Mexico led Belgium 2-1 in Brussels, and France cut England's edge to 2-1 in Paris as doubles were decided. Wrapup singles were slated for today.
Raul Macias defends the NSBA world bantamweight title in San Francisco as Tony Anthony returns to box Yvon Durelle in Detroit Olympia action. Roy Pastrano seeks another win in Houston and Alex Miteff faces Willi Besmanoff in New York, with Virgil Akins meeting Walter Byars in Norfolk.
California AAU meet reports show Don Bowden and Arnie Lowell in the 880 yards with Bowden winning while Merv Lincoln of Australia takes the mile. Lincoln defeats Laszlo Tabori and Bobby Seaman as Bowden dominates Sowell in the 880. Bowden runs 1 49.2.
At Springs Virginia Marcum defeated defending champion N C Britt in a dramatic 200x200 final to win the all gauge title in the state skeet championships Britt finished second with 199x200 Andes eliminated early after tying in regulation Patterson of Front Royal won the women's all gauge with 94x100 dethroning Kable who was runner up with 87x100 United States exports of tin from Malaya noted.
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