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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
10
Milwaukee Braves exploded for eight runs in the seventh inning to end a three-game skid by defeating Los Angeles 8-2 behind Bob Buhl's four-hit pitching.
A crowd of 32 390 at County Stadium watched Gennyost’s Don Drysdale dominate as Blossom Dairy beat Sid’s Gel 6 0. Rod Thorn of Princeton will miss the opening game in Charleston due to an injury, while Bill Bruton led the day with multiple hits.
John Santrock defeated Freddie Kellmeyer 8-3 in the boys 18 and under division at the Jaycee Tennis Tournament held at the Watt Powell Annex courts. Santrock has now beaten Kellmeyer twice, after prevailing in the state high school tournament last month. The six divisions’ winners advance to the state Jaycee event at Bluefield in early July.
The state junior tennis tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Charleston Tennis Club with 165 entrants across six age groups. Top contenders includeboys 18 and under top seed Fred Kellmeyer and second seed John Santrock, while Kellmeyer’s sister Peachy leads the girls 18 and under field. Matches run in age brackets 12 and under through 18 and under with full pairings listed for today’s play.
Kanawha's Club Tourney opens with Sunday qualifying continuing for the club championship. The scores of qualified golfers are shown led by Dr. George Hamilton 67 and Bill Sackett 68 with many players beyond. Upcoming matches include girls 16 and under and Baye 12 and under flight pairings.
Eddie Yost homered twice driving in three as Detroit beat Washington 6 to 4 to complete a three game sweep. Charlie Maxwell also homered, while Roy Sievers and Jim Lemon went deep for the Senators. Narleski earned the win, Ramos took the loss.
South defeats North 105-94 in the West Virginia high school all star game to equalize the series at one game apiece. Bud Thorn of Princeton leads the South with 38 points while Jim Melmige of Matewan coaches the winners and Sam Mandich of Parkersburg the North. Officials drop further playoff due to time demands.
Ten golfers tied for first in a blind bogey event at Kanawha Country Club. The tie list includes Bob Knight George Thwaites Baxter Shaffer Walter Lawman Dr. George Grisinger Bill Jones J C Megraw E B Harter Bud Yeager and Ben King.
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