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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1960
Page
4
White Sox beat Cleveland 4-2 in the opener of a three game set after a four game sweep last August. Billy Pierce earned the win with eight hits allowed as Minnie Minoso drove in two and Jimmy Piersall and Woodie Held hit solo homers.
Local sports notes push city and baseball officials to fix City Park facilities for Teener and Legion play. Drainage, mosquitos, and lighting are cited as issues while eight minor teams endure mud from rain. A plan calls for four Teener weekly uses and Legion nights.
In Topeka the Chanute High two man squad of Mahlon Gray and Morton Sutton qualified for the state tournament by finishing second in the regional event at Topeka Country Club. Gray shot 81 Sutton 84 for a 165 team total. Lawrence won with 157. The top four teams advance to Lawrence next Friday and Saturday.
In Church Softball League action Humboldt defeated St Patrick's 26 to 16 after a 42 hit spree. Humboldt built on early 11 9 lead and kept scoring each inning while St Patrick's mix of hits and walks produced a high offensive total.
In a busy opening month, Mike McCormick of San Francisco and Jim O'Toole of Cincinnati build early leads among NL lefties. McCormick hurled a six-hitter for a 3-0 win over Los Angeles, his third shutout in four starts, while O'Toole blanked Philadelphia 1-0 on seven hits. The Giants ride a seven-game win streak, and Pittsburgh also strings nine straight with an 8-2 win at Milwaukee. Chicago beats St Louis 4-1 as Lou Boudreau wins first with Cubs. Cardinals suffer seventh straight loss and are 0-11 on the road.
AP reports welterweight Don Jordan and middleweight Sugar Ray Robinson tuning up for title bouts on the same card in Baltimore. Jordan earns top billing while Robinson fights in the semi final, his first non main event in 12 years.
Candy McFarland of Philadelphia tied for ninth after a fall, while Robinson faces Pedro Gon Barber in Rankin and 72 appears in standings. Jordan plans a May 27 Las Vegas title bid against Benny Paret, with Robinson meeting Paul Pender in Boston June 10. Gonzales age 30 has 19 losses in 36 fights. Robinson 7 losses in 159. Jordan 25 with 48 wins 12 losses. McFarland 22 with 16 5 1.
Kel Nagle the Australian veteran surged to the Colonial National Invitation lead in Fort Worth with a 68, posting 137 after 36 holes. Gene Littler and Doug Sanders tied for second at 139, while Billy Maxwell and Jerry Barber stumbled, Maxwell slipping to 143 after a 76.
Chanute eight members set June 1 as the season start for stock car racing. Sunday work days will prepare the track with clay in the curves and grandstand renovations planned. New rules protect stock cars while allowing modified entries. flagman gains umpire-like authority. Membership dues are $5.
National League results include San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 0 Pittsburgh 8 Milwaukee 2 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 0 Chicago 4 St Louis 1. Sunday matches: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, St Louis at Chicago, Los Angeles at San Francisco. Monday games: St Louis at Philadelphia, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Los Angeles at Milwaukee.
Box scores show Chicago 4 Cleveland 2 and New York 7 Washington 3. Detroit 4 Kansas City 3 in 14. Baltimore at Boston and Chicago at Cleveland postponed by rain. Pacific Coast League tallies Salt Lake City 11 Tacoma 5 and Seattle 11 Spokane 6. International League Buffalo 5 Montreal 4 in 12. Toronto 5 Rochester 9. American Association results Charleston 5 Louisville 2. Indianapolis 14 Dallas Fort Worth 3. Minneapolis 4 St Paul 0.
Moscow Radio warned Canada against allowing U S spy planes to operate from Canadian bases. The broadcast claimed Canada has placed its territory at the disposal of the U S Air Force and described U S Defense and intelligence officials as now at home, stressing that world peace hinges on Canadian government decisions.
AP reports Premier Chou En-lai's Hanoi exit after a fence mending tour through India Burma and Nepal. West German court bans and confiscates Nazi recordings by American producers. Aga Khan IV plans funeral for Prince Aly Khan after a fatal car crash near Paris with possible Middle East burial.
The Dutch navigators who first charted Australia in 1613 referred to the continent as New Holland. This early naming reflects the initial European encounter with the land and its subsequent European mapping.
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