Susce Harls 3-1 Victory
Detroit right-hander George Susce earned his first win of the season as the Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Gail Harris hit a home run for Detroit, while Gus Triandos belted his 15th homer in the sixth.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1958
Page
20
Detroit right-hander George Susce earned his first win of the season as the Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Gail Harris hit a home run for Detroit, while Gus Triandos belted his 15th homer in the sixth.
Chicago report notes John Adams three time national jockey champion and No 1 rider for Hasty House Farms retires from riding after a slipped disc. He will train at Buddah Stables owned by David Paper of St Paul Minnesota and plans to breed and race horses from Illinois. Adams rode 20 359 races and won national titles in 1937 1942 and 1988.
More than 2,400 spectators watched 110 cars race at the Kanawha Valley Drag Strip east of Winfield. Carl Harvey of Oak Hill set a top speed of 90 mph while Don Casdorph of Charleston led eliminations with 9 mph, per Bill Gatewood, track classifier for the Southern West Virginia Timing Assn. The readout lists numerous drivers and classes across stock, super stock, and gas divisions with results and standings.
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh selected Stan Musial Ernie Banks Willie Mays Del Crandall Don Blasingame Eddie Mathews Hank Aaron Frank Robinson for the All-Star game under the new voting rules this year.
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club announces quarter final matches for the Men’s Tourney led by club pro C B Sweet. Pairings include Bob Johnson vs Noble Holt and T W Long vs Herman Hall among numerous bouts with several byes and multiple interclub players.
Barry MacKay of Dayton Ohio defeated Enrique Martinez of Spain in the Wimbledon first round despite tearing two blisters on his racket hand. MacKay, seen as America’s best chance for the title, won 6-4 6-2 6-1 and faced Italian or other competitors in subsequent rounds as fellow Americans Budge Patty Mike Green Gardnar Mulloy and Earl Buchholz also advanced. The day featured several long matches on fast grass and hints of fatigue among top seeds including Ashley Cooper and Tony Trabert with various players nursing injuries.
Casper Victor, from Apple Valley California, captured the Flint Open title at Warwick Hills Grand Blanc after a rain delay. He posted a one-under 71 for a four-day total of 205, edging Ted Kroll and Arnold Palmer by one stroke. Palmer shot 69 and Tom Bolt finished tied for fourth.
The Cincinnati Redlegs purchased relief pitcher Alex Kellner from Kansas City and sold Meter Lown to the Chicago White Sox. Kellner, 33, played for Kansas City since 1949 with his best year a 20-12 record in 1949. Lown had joined Cincinnati recently in a trade with the Chicago Cubs for Hershel Freeman.
A Reader's Digest summary notes in July issue that a study of 31 cigarette brands shows 28 reduced nicotine and tar, 9 improved health aspects, while 3 worsened. The article titled The Cigarette Industry Changes Its Mind appears among 35 pieces on the topic.
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