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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1957
Page
6
Whitey Ford ends six week layoff to win in relief as the Yankees beat Baltimore 3-2. Mantle belted his 22nd homer in the 10th inning lifting New York to a two game AL lead. Detroit beat Chicago and St Louis swept Milwaukee in NL action.
Baseball standings with multiple leagues show Milwaukee and Cincinnati atop the National League, followed by Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Chicago Pittsburgh and St. Louis standings. Tuesday schedule features Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn New York Milwaukee St. Louis and Philadelphia Pittsburgh results listed alongside Monday outcomes. American League leaders include New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Detroit and Baltimore with upcoming games noted. Minor leagues Texas Oklahoma City Fort Worth Houston and Western League results queued.
The Associated Press results list Germinal Ballarin from Paris at 161 outpointing Bob Provizzi of Freeland Pa in a ten round match. Bill Hester of Louisville Kentucky outpointed Bill McDonnell of Australia in twelve rounds.
Joe Carr of Dublin says golf in the British Isles demands more shots and adaptability than in the United States. Cary Middlecoff, on his first British Open attempt at St Andrews, notes difficult sightlines and flat terrain complicating alignment. Norman Sutton shoots 68 on the Old Course as Australia’s Peter Thomson leads the four Americans in the field with top scores.
Lew Hoad, Australian Davis Cup star, denied reports he would join Jack Kramer’s professional tennis troupe in New York next week. He did not rule out turning pro after Australia’s December matches, calling talk of an immediate professional switch nonsense.
The player objects to reports from Sydney about his future, stating he has signed with the Australian team to represent his country through year end and has no intention of breaking that agreement. He emphasizes his commitment to national duties.
The White Sox defeated the Tigers 27 to 3 in a senior division makeup game at the EUB diamond last evening after rain washed out the first attempt.
In New York, French challenger Germinal Ballarin lost a close unanimous decision to Bob Provizzi, who used movement to frustrate Ballarin. Judges had Ballarin ahead by small margins while the crowd saw a tight, low-action bout. Ballarin weighed 161 and Provizzi 154 as the bout fed buzz for an upcoming July 19 Calhoun bout.
Kansas City slugged Early Yun for five runs in the first, added two more in the seventh and eighth, and Tim Thompson delivered a three run homer. Irv Noren and Billy Martin drove in two runs each, Hee Lopez had three hits as Arnold Portocarrero started before Tom Gorman closed out the win. Del Ennis Hal Smith and Stan Musial also starred for their teams in a day of high offense.
CHICAGO Eight members of the New York Yankees were named to the 1957 American League All Star team directed by Casey Stengel. The roster includes Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle plus six other Yankees as starters and reserves with selections extending to pitchers coaches and staff.
Colorado Springs report indicates the National Association of Collegiate officials discussed ideas for helmet numbers. The item cites potential changes to player identifiers and safety considerations amid ongoing football governance debates.
Eighteen representatives from eleven conferences approved six measures at a two day meeting. They urged numerals two to three inches high on helmet sides to aid press photographers and identified rules violations sharing information. Other actions include a basketball officials clinic date in Berkeley and a national football rules exam for officials. They also endorsed President Eisenhower's youth fitness program.
American veteran Gardnar Mulloy urged a tougher training regime to boost U S tennis after a Wimbledon semis field with no United States players for the first time since World War I. He cited Australia as a model with hard road training and fitness emphasis.
A multi family reunion in Finley Ohio brings relatives from Humboldt and nearby towns. They toured the southeast visiting historic sites from Nashville to Oak Ridge, attended the 350th Jamestown anniversary, saw Norfolk naval events, Fort Eustis training, Williamsburg and Jamestown, and stopped in Washington DC on Father’s Day.
Humboldt residents attended the Crawford family reunion on Sunday. Louis B Read and family left Monday for Houston after visiting relatives here. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Crawford and children, Mrs. Richard Colburn, and many others from Wichita, Omaha, Perry, Cuba, Wellington, Huntsville, Baytown, Emporia, and beyond. The Fidelis class of First Baptist met Friday with slides from the Black Hills and national parks. Hosts served refreshments after the program.
Mrs. Smith and a companion win a 10 day hotel vacation in Montreux Switzerland with two wrist watches and $200 cash. They will fly from Idlewild New York to Switzerland, with Idlewild as the departure point for the trip. Mrs. Richard Colburn, visiting from Omaha, will spend time with her parents in Pittsburg, after arriving Saturday evening.
On San Nicolas Island, Navy personnel launched the first of a 14 rocket IGY program to study solar flares. The test was described as highly successful and data will be relayed from nose devices back to the island by radio. A second firing will occur immediately after a flare is confirmed.
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