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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1961
Page
12
Golf star Doug Littler shoots a final round 68 to claim the U S Open title in Detroit. Other action includes Detroit upsetting New York Yankees 12 10 to seize the lead. Shantz wins again as the Pirates overpower the Cardinals 9 3.
A collection of humorous quips and vignettes on marriage vanity travel and daily life. Jokes touch on jealous wives fashion foibles and odd observations about sun tourism taxes and DIY culture. A playful roundup of social foibles ends with a punchy joke about American women.
Pittsburgh pitcher Bobby Shantz earned his fourth win of the year with an eight inning, nine hit performance while driving in two runs on two hits. Dick Stuart hit a three run homer in the second as the Pirates beat St. Louis 9 to 3. Stan Musial and Ken Boyer provided the Cardinals’ runs in the second and ninth innings.
Detroit Tigers behind Al Kaline explode for a 12 to 10 win over the New York Yankees in a high scoring game. Kaline drives in five with four hits including a sixth inning homer as Detroit takes a game in the AL race while New York falls further back. Mantle Maris and Boyer homer for the Yankees but Detroit bullpen seals the comeback win.
Chicago pitcher Juan Pizarro notches his second consecutive victory aided by Warren Hacker in relief as the White Sox topple the Minnesota Twins 5-1. Andy Carey drives in two runs with a key fifth inning double and collects three of Chicago’s nine hits.
The Cleveland Indians announced the signing of 18 year old Tommy Agee of Whistler Alabama for a bonus the club called probably the highest ever given a Negro youth by any major league club. The Plain Dealer estimated the bonus at about $60,000, the highest the Indians have paid for any bonus player aside from pitchers.
Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 3-0 before 46,713 as Stan Williams fanned 12 in a foggy night. Daryl Spencer homered to plate the runs with Frank Howard aboard in the fourth. Williams improved to 5-11. Bob Buhl took the loss for Milwaukee.
At the NCAA Track and Field Championships held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia USC clinched the team title. Cyrol Burleson ran a 4:00.5 mile and Frank Budd defeated Henry Jerome in the 100 yards as five meet records, and six overall, were set amid a 100 degree field day before about 18,000 spectators.
Sunday games feature Ford at Detroit with Lary Baltimore and Barber. Cleveland hosts Bell and Perry as Mathias and Donovan or Burnside clash. Minnesota meets Cincinnati as Dotc omer faces Semmes while Hook and Maloney play Ferrarese and Willey. Los Angeles hosts Drysdale and O Cardwell against San Francisco arical while St Toa faces Gibbon in a mixed lineup.
In Cuya hoga Falls Ohio Lee Johnson of Elyria scored 16 points as the Yankees beat the Rebels 85 89 in the fourth North South high school basketball game.
Gene Littler, 30, California, wins the U S Open Golf Championship. Nicknamed The Machine by pros, he rarely speaks and plays a methodical game. Gardner Dickinson Jr. calls him a great champion and notes his slump and comeback after changing his grip and swing.
Arnold Palmer rued two poor rounds while Gene Littler clinched the 61st U S Open with a 281. Gary Player led Palmer at 287 and qualified for next year’s Open. Ben Hogan and Sammy Snead, both high scorers at 289 and 290, accepted their results.
Pinch hitter Bill Taylor delivered a two out single in the ninth scoring Tony Curry to lift the Bisons over the Charleston Marlins 4 3 in Buffalo.
The 18-year-old rookie from Chester, Pennsylvania, signed for 125000, made his major league debut for Kansas City, delivering a three hit shutout through nine innings before fending off a late rally to seal a 1-0 victory. Manager Joe Gordon praised the youngster’s performance.
Jerry Littler surged from a four stroke deficit in the final 16 holes to win the U S Open at Oakland Hills with a 72 hole total of 281. Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby finished tied for second at 282 as Arnold Palmer moved up to challenge but fell short. Nicklaus and Souchak followed at 284 for a group podium.
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