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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1958
Page
4
A reader-friendly guide through golf lingo and scoring basics, explaining handicaps par and birdie to a curious audience. The piece uses local flair to demystify terms while noting the playful confusion between fans and players during hot weather.
Ken Boyer and Gene Green hit back to back homers in the fourth as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 in a rain shortened game. Bill Bruton doubled to give the Braves a first inning lead before a pair of errors and Jackson relief danger.
British tennis stars lead Britain to a 4–3 victory over the United States for its first Wightman Cup win since 1930. Ann Haydon clinches with a 6 3 5 7 6 3 win over Mimi Arnold after 5 000 fans watched on center court at Wimbledon. The final margin is set by a 6 4 6 4 doubles win by Althea Gibson and Janet Hopps over Ann Shilcock and Pat Ward.
American League standings show New York leading with 45 wins and 17 losses, Boston 20 26, Cleveland 27 90, and other teams. Saturday results include Chicago 9, Baltimore 1 and Cleveland 10, Washington 2 among several scorers. National League notes Milwaukee and San Francisco in pursuit. St Louis beat Milwaukee in rain shortened action. Chicago 4 Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 4 San Francisco. Pittsburgh at Los Angeles in night game.
The article features golfers discussing backswing weight distribution with emphasis on keeping balance. It notes a PGA sponsored national hole in one tournament planned for Labor Day, open to all golfers at clubs with PGA professionals, no entry fee, following last year’s successful trial drawing 150000 entries from 860 clubs.
Better B owned by a member of the Illinois Racing Commission William S. Miller upset the even money favorite Swoon's Son in the Balmoral Citation Handicap. The 22 to 1 winner carried 128 pounds against Swoon's Son's 131 and finished with a late dash as Swoon's Son faded to out of the money for the fifth time in 23 races.
The koala is a native Australian animal and a marsupial despite its common description. It spends most of its life high in gum trees feeding on eucalyptus leaves.
American Legion applicants approved by state headquarters for Kid’s Inc summer baseball. District includes six Amarillo teams, two Borger teams and Childress. Roster lists Pony Grad players by team with new assignments and practice schedule. Upcoming games and rosters for Pony League Little League and Southern and Texas leagues are shown.
The New York Yankees sold Sal Maglie, 41, to the St. Louis Cardinals for slightly above the waiver price. Maglie appeared in 23 1 3 innings this season with a 1 1 record, and his best NL year was 1951 with the Giants. The Yankees were at 24 under the 25 man limit and were expected to deal before the night’s trading deadline.
Friday scores feature Phillies 11 Dodgers 4 and Giants 9 Cardinals 8. Buffs 7 Eagles 6 while Sports 14 Cats 10. Mon schedule lists Dodgers vs Cardinals at 5:45 and Giants vs Phillies at 8. The page also includes minor league standings and scattered unrelated notes.
The Phillies extended their winning streak to four with an 11-4 victory over the Dodgers. Giants beat Cardinals 9-8 in a separate game as Anthony Shires led the Giants in a multiinning effort.
Henri de Lamaze of Paris defeated Tim Holland of Rockville Centre New York 4 and 3 to win the amateur championship in Deauville France marking his ninth postwar title.
Mitchell leads with 13 hits in 18 at bats and 0.722 batting average for CS. Teammates Fanning and Greer top runs and home runs, while Mitchell also posts 10 RBIs. Pitching leader Mitchell records 1.82 ERA over 27 innings with 46 strikeouts.
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