Bigamist joke sticks in sports column tone
A humor piece from a 1961 sports page riffs on bigamy with a pigamist pun. The gag plays on a man with multiple wives and extends to Satirical quips about marriage and social norms in a lighthearted column.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
12
A humor piece from a 1961 sports page riffs on bigamy with a pigamist pun. The gag plays on a man with multiple wives and extends to Satirical quips about marriage and social norms in a lighthearted column.
Los Angeles slugged five home runs including late pair by Frank Howard and Jim Gilliam to overthrow Cincinnati 9-7 and trim the Reds NL lead to two games. Maury Wills had four hits, Duke Snider and Tommy Davis also homered as the Dodgers rallied from deficits to clinch victory in the ninth inning. Big Robinson homered for Cincinnati as the Reds briefly led 7-6 before LA struck back with power from Howard Gilliam and company.
Milwaukee jumps on Chicago starter Glen Hobbie for 16 hits and 13 runs led by Adcock Torre and Cimoli as Tony Cloninger earns first major league victory in second start. Rain delays late inning action as Claude Raymond closes out the win.
In Ashland Kentucky Mrs Gaines Wilson Jr defeated teenager Brenda High nine and eight to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Kentucky Women's Amateur golf title.
The Jersey Larks of the Eastern Hockey League relocate to Knoxville Tennessee after Delaware Township backers concede funds. An agreement reached Saturday allows the move as $25,000 of $50,000 raised will be used to square the club with creditors.
Pancho Herrera hit two homers driving in five as the Phillies defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2. Frank Sullivan relieved in the seventh and blanked the Pirates over the final two innings after Chris Short left with two on and none out. Short improved to 2 3, Mizell took the loss to drop to 4 6, and Dick Groat homered for Pittsburgh while Bobby Del Greco also homered for Philadelphia. The game was paused 21 minutes by rain after seven.
Rookie Dick LeMay earned his first major league start with a six hitter as the San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis 6-1. Orlando Cepeda slugged a three run homer and Willie McCovey drove in three with four hits to back LeMay through seven scoreless innings. LeMay improved to 1-0 with four strikeouts and one walk as Bob Gibson took the loss for the Cardinals.
Jockey Larry Adams of New Orleans was hurt in a spill in Belmont Park's second race. His horse Governor Dave broke a right front leg and had to be euthanized after falling on the final turn as Adams clung to the reins.
A family on a highway eating at three similar turnpike restaurants got lost in the layout. A four year old exclaimed they were back where they started after covering about 500 miles.
London AP reports American players enter the 75th Wimbledon Championships as underdogs amid departures by top amateurs. Only eight seeds remain in men’s singles with Charles Chuck McKinley and Neale Fraser favored for a Fraser-Laver final if seedings hold, as injuries and withdrawals reshape the field.
Virgil Trucks, 42, seeks a pitching coach job with a major league club after 17 seasons in the American League. He earned 117 wins and two no hitters in 1952, now serves as batting practice pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and earned $500 in World Series money from Pirates players.
Frank Budd of Villanova ran a world record 9.2 seconds for the 100 yards at the 73rd National AAU Track and Field Championships in New York Downing Stadium. He edged teammate Paul Drayton in the final as Bobby Avant of the Southern California Striders won high jump with a 6-10 clearance, helping the U.S. team selections for next month’s meets.
In Malvern England Iye Pimental of Venezuela beat Patricio Rodriguez of Chile 6-2 6-1 to win the Worcestershire Lawn Tennis Championship Mile. G Martinaggi of France defeated Betty Knapp of England 63 346 62 to claim the women’s crown.
Detroit’s Dick McAuliffe hit a 300 foot two run homer with two out in the ninth to rally the Tigers past the Cleveland Indians 5 to 4. Norm Cash added two runs as Detroit improved to 9-2 while Cleveland dropped to six losses in a row. Philadelphia but no.
New York AP report notes Jack Dempsey turning 66 and urging reforms to save boxing. He blames excessive TV and profitable promoters for sidelining independent promoters and destroying small clubs that foster talent. Dempsey, now a 200 pound New York restaurateur, reflects on boxing's declining talent pool.
White Sulphur Springs AP The State Men's Amateur Golf Tournament starts next Sunday with pairings and start times. Key groups include 9:38 a.m. Buzz Frantz Huntington Jim Brown Hinton Emory Webb Weirton Don McClure South Charleston and subsequent slots for Drew Houveras Huntington J Campbell Palmer IV Charleston Charles McKay Huntington Raymond Matte Bluefield among others.
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