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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1958
Page
8
Braves beat Cardinals 7 to 2 behind Warren Spahn who shut down St Louis early while Stan Musial extended his hitting streak and moved to 2 988 career hits. Senators edge Athletics 7-3 as Bob Cerv scores from first on a lopez misplay and Dick Hyde holds for six innings.
Senior High School thinclads finished fourth with 24.2 points at Brandenburg Stadium as Independence won with 92.7. Kenny Jones led in shot put with 49 feet 2 inches and placed second in discus. Danny Weaver took third in javelin. Larry Byers tied for second in pole vault.
Tommy Bolt, calm and steady, defeated Ben Hogan in the Colonial National Invitation at Colonial Country Club Fort Worth Texas finishing 2 over par 282 for 72 holes. Ken Venturi led with 283, while Ted Kroll and Gardner Dickinson tied for third at 284 and won $1,900 each.
The American League batting leaders include Lollar Chicago .399 and Verdon Cleveland .399 with Skowron New York at .382. Runs leader Cerv Kansas City with 21, followed by Minoso Cleveland 14 and Tuttle Lopez Kansas City 13. Cerv leads in runs batted in with Kansas City.
Summary of Sunday results with Washington 7 Cleveland 2 and Kansas City 3 Detroit 0 in the first games, plus Boston and Cleveland each winning in longer play. Tuesday schedules list Cleveland at New York, Chicago at Boston, Detroit at Washington, and Milwaukee at St. Louis among others. Includes minor league scores from AMERICAN ASSN with Minneapolis, St Paul, and Denver-Charleston matchups.
Tim Tam triumphed in the muddy Kentucky Derby giving Calumet Farm its seventh Derby. Lincoln Road followed in second with Noureddin third. Silky Sullivan faded to 12th amid track concerns and breathing issues. Trainers eyed a Preakness bid and later races, while others cited track and air conditions for Silky’s performance.
Joe Brown faces Ralph Dupas in Houston for the light weight title defense the fourth time as Dupas is listed as a top challenger. Both boxers hail from New Orleans and Brown is expected to hold the edge in a TV radio bout.
Arnold Palmer captures the Houston Azalea Rubber City and San Diego Open golf tournaments in 1957, securing a remarkable sweep of key events on the tour. The victories underscore Palmer’s rising prominence in professional golf during that season.
Dodgers sweep a Philadelphia pair 8-7 and 15-2 to rise to sixth in the NL pennant race. Charlie Neal homers twice plus a triple and single for four RBIs as Danny McDevitt wins in the nightcap. The club’s defense shines with seven double plays, boosting the season total to 35 in 19 games.
ST LOUIS P-John Benington, head basketball coach at Drake University, has been hired to coach St. Louis University at an undisclosed salary. Benington, 36, replaces Eddie Hickey who quit to take the Marquette job amid reports Iowa University considered him. Benington’s Drake tenure produced 13 12 and 8 16 records. He was captain of the university.
Charlie Neal and the Dodgers powered a doubleheader sweep of Philadelphia 8-7 and 15-2. Neal drove in four runs with two homers a triple and a single. Orioles pitcher Jack Harshman threw a five hit shutout as Baltimore beat Detroit 4-3 and 4-0.
In San Francisco manager Danny Murtaugh urges his Pirates to swing freely as they sit a half game from the NL lead. Vern Law and Ronnie Kline square off against the Giants with relief from Roy Face hot on their heels. Face has pitched three times in the last three days.
Detroit fighter Johnny Summerlin wins over Cornelius Brown by stoppage in the Detroit bout at 183 and a half pounds. New York and Hollywood matches feature Boots Monroe stopping Hector Rodriguez and Puppy Garcia outpointing Ernesto Figueroa. Elorde outpoints Kid Javellana in Manila. Irvin P. Seymour of Stevens Tech serves as president of the United States Lacrosse Coaches Association.
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