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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
11
Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4 1 as Jack Harshman allowed four hits in eight innings to split the doubleheader. Detroit won the opener 3 1 behind Kaline four hits and three runs, while Dropo homered for Chicago in the nightcap.
Minneapolis reports Jim Krebs SMU star signed to play next season with the Lakers as their No. 1 draft choice. Krebs 21, 8 feet not specified, 225 pounds, joins the NBA lineup from college basketball amid a growing roster of professional signings.
Rookie Ralph Terry pitched a three hit and four run shutout in the second game as the Yankees split a doubleheader with Baltimore. Mantle belted two homers in the first inning and Berra and Howard also homered. Orioles won the opener 3-2 as Gardner opened the frame with a double and scored on Pilarcik's double in the fifth.
In Kansas City on June 2 the Athletics defeated the Indians 8 to 2. Vic Power homered, sparking a sixth inning rally to tie the game, and Kellner drove in a run with a double in the next frame before Maury McDermott pitched the win. Chico Carrasquel and Al Smith contributed in the Indians' offense during the setback.
In Sacramento on June 2 the Pacific Coast League, after a five hour meeting, urged Major League Baseball to help keep the league open. Officials fear the coast league could fold if the majors move teams like the Dodgers or Giants to the West Coast without support.
The article records long score details from a Major League game with player names such as Banks and Williams and notes a Pacific Coast League funding crisis. It discusses O’Connor’s call to MLB officials about possible league realignments, potential shifts by the Dodgers and Giants, and the PCL’s bid to stay solvent with help from the majors.
Archie Moore the world light heavyweight titleholder knocked out Belgian heavyweight Alain Cherville in the sixth round of a scheduled 10 round match at the Exhibition Hall Arena Stuttgart Germany. Moore weighed 187 pounds to Cherville 199 and floored him in the second round before finishing with a body hook in the closing seconds of the sixth prompting a towel from Cherville's handlers.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Oakes won a mixed foursome golf tournament yesterday at Kanawha Country Club. Runners up were J. E. Brantley with Mrs. William Bock, Jerry Robert with Mrs. J. E. Brantley, and Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Duff. Five tied for first in blind bogey: William Jones, C. F. Hobson, James Yeager, Dr. Sterling George, and E. B. Harter.
Bill Thomas, with a 195 local average, bowled his first perfect 300 in a practice contest at Strikes and Spares Bowling Center. He opened with 12 straight strikes in the opening game before finishing 168 and 165 for a 633 three game series with challenger William Ray.
Frantz, 40 year old Huntington salesman Buzz Frantz, shot a one under par 71 to win the 11th annual State Elks Golf Tournament at Willow Wood Country Club. final 54 hole total 223. Don Hinchman finished second with 225, defending champion Jack Peck was third with 227.
Ted Williams hit a towering three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5 to 3 victory over the Washington Senators before 6292 fans. Williams' 12th homer of the year came off Pedro Ramos with Jim Piersall and Gene Mauch aboard, erasing a 3 to 2 Senators lead. Jackie Jensen also homered off Ramos as Boston collected 10 hits.
Hall's Park surged to first in the TriCounty Baseball League as Cubert Smith blanked Coonskin 14-6 with a one hitter and Sonny Smith then pitched a no hitter in a 5-0 win over Chesapeake. The brothers combined for dominant outings boosting their team's division standing.
Sam Snead captured his fifth Round Robin title at Wykagyl Country Club in a driving rain, finishing 338 to Ford’s 337 after a late surge with a 40 foot birdie on the tenth. The Masters champion Doug Ford placed second, Hogan tied for third, as Snead extended his Round Robin legacy with another high finish in the 16-man field.
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