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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1957
Page
12
Pre. Joe Taylor announced Berry Hills Country Club qualifying ends today. Dick Fouche holds the lowest score at 67, while Dr. J. J. Herlihy is the defending club champion.
Detroit June 14 French Canadian light heavyweight Durelle and New Yorker Tony Anthony fought a full 10 rounds with Durelle pushing the pace and earning a draw on national television. Durelle weighed 176 1 2 pounds and Anthony 174 4 pounds.
Dayton, Ohio. June 14. The No. 1 and 2 players Peachy Kellmeyer and Nancy Buttson led Charleston on a three day tour, winning singles but Charleston dropped a 14-7 to Dayton. Kellmeyer and Balls won doubles. Julie Bouchelle remains the lone unbeaten Charleston player after two days. The team faces Middletown next, amid a crowded field of nationally ranked Middle West players.
Big Ted Kluszewski returns from the disabled list with four hits including a two-run homer as the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the New York Giants 5-4. He drives in three and scores three, helping snap a four-game losing streak and move into second in the NL behind Milwaukee. Willie Mays hits his 12th homer but the Giants fall after Nuxhall suffers first loss since joining the rotation.
Hank Aaron belted a three run homer and Warren Spahn hurled a three hitter to power the Braves to a 10-2 win over the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. Aaron added an RBI to reach 43 while Spahn earned his seventh win as Milwaukee pulled ahead in the standings before a crowd of 29,465.
Junior Gilliam stole home with two outs in the 10th, giving the Brooklyn Dodgers a 2-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals. The victory moved Brooklyn from fourth to third in the National League, a game behind first place Milwaukee. Lindy McDaniel faced a bases loaded windup as Gilliam dashed home.
The Chicago Cubs, eighth in the league, rapped 17 hits and Ernie Banks hit his eighth homer as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5, snapping a three-game skid and halting a Pirates five-game win streak.
The Charleston Senators drive toward first division paused by rain in Indianapolis. The game with the Indians was halted by a heavy shower and will be made up in July. Pete Vosey and Barry Latman were slated to start, as Skaff and Cohen plan the same pitchers for the rescheduled contest. The Senators have won six of their last seven and ten of fourteen, and Daniel pitched a five hitter for an 8-0 shutout the previous night.
Jaycees invite players and families from the junior tournament to a 2 p.m. picnic at Coonskin Park. Awards for finalists from Watt Powell Annex courts will be presented at 6:15 p.m. Catering by Tip-Top restaurant with each person assessed.
Right handed pitcher Jim Proctor, recently acquired from Augusta in the Sally League, left here yesterday to join the Charleston Senators in Indianapolis to replace John Tsitouris who was called up by Detroit. Charleston shortstop Buddy Hicks is expected to return soon after a leg injury.
Charleston players use a rare free night for rest or a movie as they close in on fourth place, narrowing the gap before tonight's action. The trip marks a key stretch in their effort to climb the standings with several games left.
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