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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1959
Page
8
Hank Greenberg era still echoed as the Athletics routed the Yankees 10-0 in the opener of a split doubleheader. In the nightcap the Indians held a slim lead by beating the Orioles 3-2 after Baltimore won the first game 8-7 in 1 innings.
In a doubleheader Kansas City crushed New York 10-0 after the Yankees won the opener 3-2 with three ninth inning runs. Boston snapped a five game skid by routing Detroit 30-1 as Pete Barnos pitched well. Nellie Fox led a 13 hit Chicago attack in game two, and Gus Triandos powered Baltimore with a ninth inning three run homer to tie Cleveland, with Billy Klaus driving in the decisive run in the 11th. Don Larsen got the win in the nightcap for the Yankees as Hank Bauer delivered a late run. Ted Williams went hitless for Boston in the first game though Dick Gernert went 4-for-4. Ike Delock earned his fourth victory with six Tiger hits allowed.
The Milwaukee slugger hit a homer and a single as the Braves beat the Dodgers 83 on Sunday. He extended his multi hit streak to eight games while his season average sits at .484. Aaron's homer No. 1 came in the fifth inning as Milwaukee built a 2-2 tie. The win kept the Braves 22 games ahead of the Giants, who beat the Reds. Banks, Mays, and Mazeroski homered in other games, with Crandall and Rodgers contributing multiple hits for their squads. Various pitching notes highlighted Dodgers Burdette and Pirates Face in relief.
Sunday results show New York 3 0 Kansas City 2 10 Baltimore 83 Cleveland 7 4 Washington 4 7 Chicago 2 10 Boston 10 Detroit 1. Saturday notes include Chicago 4 New York 3 in 11 innings and Baltimore 6 Detroit 1. Monday lists Cleveland at Baltimore Chicago at Washington Detroit at Boston as the only games. Tuesday schedules include Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington Kansas City at Boston Chicago at Baltimore and Pittsburgh at St Louis. American Association items record Fort Worth 95 Omaha 82 as well as Dallas 6 Houston 2 and other multi game results.
Royal Orbit, a Preakness winner, strode to a four length triumph over top 3-year-olds at Pimlico. Groom Tete Kozar joked the horse was just coming to himself before the Belmont plane departure with 31,505 witnesses watching the chestnut’s big figure in the race.
Kansas University varsity closed spring training with a 28 6 win over an alumni squad in Lawrence. About 5 000 spectators watched the varsity defeat the old timers for the second straight year. John Peppercorn and Ken Fitch elected co captains for the 1959 squad.
Sam Snead won his Sam Snead Festival by 11 strokes at White Sulphur Springs. He fired a 59 and 63, finishing 21 under par with a 259 total to drum out runner up Mike Souchak. Snead closes in on the National Open with his 47th birthday nine days away.
Hollywood Boots Monroe of Los Angeles and Kid Irapuato of Tijuana Mexico drew. Singapore Young Paulio of the Philippines outpointed Dowthong Singphaniok of Thailand for the Orient middle title. North Carolina's 1959 football team will have five lettermen back battling for the end positions.
Kansas captured the Big Eight track championship at Oklahoma with 125 points, setting ten conference marks and one tie. Charlie Tidwell led Kansas with 100 and 220 hurdles records and anchored the record 449 relay. Orlando Harley paced Oklahoma State, Joe Mullins lowered the 880 mark, and Oklahoma State claimed golf and tennis titles while Oklahoma led in overall standings.
Shawnee Mission East tops a field led by Wichita Southeast and Lawrence with 289 to 342 while totaling 41 38 44 41 for a 164 round. Wichita East claims four man division with 602, medallist Bill Sechrest from SM East at 138, and Chanute’s four-man squad previously beat Topeka earlier in the season before regional elimination.
Chanute High School finishes sixth in the Kansas state golf tournament at Victory Hills with a 322 over 36 holes, 33 behind winner Shawnee Mission. Bill Barker and Joe Mills led scoring for the Comets as Kenny Jones earns a third place in shot put and Chanute totals eight track points.
In a regional track meet Dale Hudson placed third in shot put with 50 ft 2 in. Mike Fulghum led Fredonia in the mile, Sonny Smith finished fourth in the 440, Dale Hudson fifth in the dash, Dennis Guenther ran fourth in the 100 for Iola two points. Neodesha totaled 32 as Monte Wallace tied for second in high jump and Dennis Winfrey placed fifth in javelin. Hays won Class A with 20 points, Hoisington strong at 192, Parked led Class B with 15, Plains second at 14.
Philadelphia boxer George Benton 37-4-1 eyeing a big money break opposite Bobby Boyd 51-11-38 who drops to 10th in the middleweight ranks after a defeat to Spider Webb. Benton a slight favorite for the 10 round arena clash as Boyd seeks momentum.
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