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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
8
Cleveland holds a 16 game lead in the A L and eyes a big series against New York as Mantle and the Yankees seek momentum. Detroit and Boston push for position while Pittsburgh rocks Cubs in a 13 inning win.
Unranked St Louis teen Justina Bricka shocked seeds at the 74th Southern Lawn Tennis Tournament in Birmingham. She defeated top seed Laura Lou Kunnen 6 4 6 4 and eliminated No 1 Sandra Loubat 6 4 6 4 to reach the semifinals with Carol Hanks as possible opponent. Bricka, 15, previously won the National Indoor girls title at 13 and is paired with Hanks in doubles.
American League standings show Cleveland 33 25 549 and New York 30 29 508 while Detroit and Baltimore hover in the middle. Friday results include New York 5 Chicago 4 in 10 innings and Washington 7 Kansas City. Saturday slate lists Cleveland at New York Detroit at Washington Chicago at Boston Kansas City at Baltimore with additional interleague matchups Milwaukee at San Francisco and Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Al Balding of Markham Ontario fired a one under par 66 to lead the Canadian Open by one stroke on the soggy Islesmere course in Montreal. Art Wall Jr Rob Rosburg Don Finsterwald George Bayer trailed as Balding admitted fatigue but stayed relaxed after an early bedtime and a rough sleep.
In a Pee Wee baseball game the Senators routed the Athletics 10 to 0 behind pitcher Dick Helton’s one hitter. David Benson connected for a home run in the second inning as Kent Reno started for the Athletics with Johnny Cole catching.
Detroit outfielder Al Kaline was hospitalized with a broken cheekbone after a wild throw by Baltimore in a 7 4 loss. He is expected to miss 7 to 10 days. Kaline was batting .351 with 43 RBI and within striking distance of American League batting leader Harvey Kuenn. The injury followed Billy Gardner’s errant throw to first after a double play attempt with the bases loaded.
Swedish challenger Ingemar Johansson wraps up road work and plans rest and energy soaking before facing Floyd Patterson next Thursday night in Grossinger New York. Patterson continues hard training in Chatham New Jersey with daily runs and scheduled boxing through the week, aiming for peak form by fight night. Johansson insists rest plus mental focus will sharpen him, while Patterson maintains steady boxing and road work up to the eve of the bout.
Illinois Western University of Macomb holds a four stroke team lead entering the final round in Quincy Illinois over Lamar Tech of Beaumont Texas. Illinois has 892 strokes after 54 holes while Lamar Tech stands at 896 aiming for a fourth consecutive title.
New York seeks a third major league with aims to organize by 1961 start operation and by 1962 reach parity with existing majors. Bill Shea backs the plan and names backers in three investor groups tied to a New York franchise needing a new ballpark on the old World’s Fair site in Flushing Meadows.
Sonny Ingram of West Memphis outpointed Clarence Cook of Bastrop after 10 rounds in a West Memphis match. Jiro Sawada of Tokyo edged Steve Tony of Manila in their 10 round bout.
Oklahoma State defeated Arizona 5-3 to claim the NCAA baseball world series championship, giving the Big Eight its second national title in a week. Earlier, Kansas secured its first NCAA track and field title in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Washington's Senators rallied for three ties and pulled ahead in the sixth inning to sweep the three game series with Kansas City 7-5. Harmon Killebrew hit his 23rd homer and Roy Sievers followed with a four bagger as Harry Chiti and Dick Williams homered for the A's.
Last night First National No. 2 defeated Consolidated Oil No. 1 15 to 1 behind a no hit performance by David Devenport. Ronald Chase was the catcher for First National. A second game featured First National No. 1 against Ash Grove.
The Cuban contender, trained in Germany, arrives with a 23 3 1 career mark and 13 knockouts. Only the main event is slated for television telecast, highlighting the bout's marquee status.
Darkness halted a 9 9 tie after four innings on Friday June 19 1959 as Chanute Tribune reports Consolidated Oil No 1 and First National No 1 fighting through four innings. Devenport struck out eight for Consolidated in his second no hit game this month. Ash Grove No 1 hit two homers by Dwight Judy and Danny Rausch.
Dr Deets Pickett brings Big Man a 3 year old male at Swope Park Zoo and two female gorillas Jungle Jeanie and Kiibi Kate from Africa arrive with six other apes after a Cameroons expedition.
Three undefeated Cuban fighters with 22 straight knockouts invade Madison Square Garden for a TV billed 10 rounder led by Florentino Fernandez. Also listed are lightweights Douglas Vaillant and Carlos Hernandez facing Jimmy Grow and Luke Easter in separate 10 round bouts. Hernandez has KO wins in all eight pro fights. Fernandez has 19 pro wins with 17 KOs and a 14 bout KO streak.
Redwood City California reports Carl H. Franklin a paroled convict is jailed after police spot him driving a $12,000 Rolls Royce on a center strip near Menlo Park He faces auto theft parole violation and drunken driving charges Franklin said he parked his 1954 car beside a British car in a tavern lot and quote I liked it better than my car.
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