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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1960
Page
9
Yankees and Pirates stumble as relief pitching falters and hits surge. Brav es edge Pirates 7-6 in opener. Haddix wins nightcap 7-2. Indians and Tigers sweep. Giants Dodgers split in NL. Red Sox rally past Orioles. Foxbreaks and long games noted with multiple homers and key late scoring plays.
Mickey Wright, 25, of California, becomes first to win the LPGA title twice and claims three wins in a year. She shot 72 holes at Sheraton Country Club Hill Course to finish four under par with 292, earning $1,500. Louise Suggs was runner up at 295, Betsy Rawls finished tied for third with 301.
Kansas City Athletics manager Bob Elliott earned a vote of confidence from club management after a rough stretch that saw the team drop a doubleheader to the Cleveland Indians. Parke Carroll, VP and GM, dismissed firing rumors and attributed the struggles to pitching while noting Elliott is doing a solid job.
American League star Runnels Gentile Minoso and Maris pace batting titles with high averages and runs. National League leaders include Mays Banks and Ashburn with top counts in homers and hits. Pitching leaders highlight Coates, Perry, Roebuck and Law with strong win totals and ERAs.
Arnold Palmer of Ligonier Pa posted a two over par 75 in the second qualifying round at St Andrews to finish 36 holes at 142 after a five under 67 on the new course. Palmer led the American challengers as he seeks to tame the storied links.
San Antonio’s Missions routed Austin 8-0 while other clubs split twinbills in the Texas league Monday night. Valley beat Victoria 4-3 in game one and lost 5-4 in game two, with Kal Segrist and Larry Stubing delivering key homers. Tulsa blanked Amarillo 3-0 in game one. Amarillo won game two 4-0 as Harold Stowe held the Oilers. San Antonio and Victoria each had eight hits. Jesse Rogers hit a three-run homer for the Missions.
Denver swept a doubleheader against St Paul with a 6-3 win in the opener and a 5-1 victory in the nightcap. Warwick blasted two homers and Earl Wilson hid pace with 12 strikeouts and two homers in the second game. Indianapolis won both ends of a doubleheader over Louisville 7-1 and 6-2. Charleston beat Dallas Fort Worth 10-3 but lost 7-6. Denver also defeated Houston 1-0 and 10-4 in a separate twin bill. Warwick and Cisco homered in the Twin Cities game as Warick belted two long balls off Cisco. Cloyd Boyer pitched a five-hit complete game in the nightcap for Indianapolis. Carl Thoms went the distance for Indianapolis in the first game for his third win.
Victoria Park, Canada's champion three year old, has been withdrawn from next Saturday's Hollywood Derby due to swelling in his front teeth, trainer Horatio Luro said today, removing a strong contender from the $100 000 race in Inglewood California.
Stan Arn owned by Stanley Sagner of Baltimore won Puerto Rico’s biggest racing purse, 17025 dollars, in the mile and one sixteenth event on July Fourth at El Commandante Race Track in San Juan.
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