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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
9
Harvey Haddix pitched eight innings to a complete loss era, then earned a 3-0 victory as Pittsburgh beat St Louis. The win keeps the Pirates 4 1/2 games behind NL leader after a suspended May 3 game was completed. Milwaukee holds a 2 1/2 game edge.
Ray Robinson remains world middleweight champion at a New York hearing though Carmen Basilio contests the ruling. Basilio says he will sign for a title bout with Gene Fullmer as the NBA already stripped Robinson of the crown. The commission cited public interest and a contract for a Basilio Robinson bout in Philadelphia, which Basilio did not sign, as factors.
In Philadelphia area games, Washington edged Cleveland 3-2 in 10 innings, trimming the Indians’ AL lead to a half game as Baltimore beat Chicago 3-2 to move to second place behind unbeaten Hoyt Wilhelm. Kansas City beat Boston 5-3, Detroit drubbed the Yankees 20, and Pittsburgh won a suspended-card game seizing control behind Lindy McDaniel’s three-inning one-hit relief and Haddix’s strong pitching.
Veeck admits keeping and training gnats in a bottle for a stunt during a game. Wilhelm, 35, allowed the insects to swarm the mound in his eighth win and the day ended with a bug battle to distract batters and officials.
Anniston faces Fort Payne at 1 p m in the North Alabama championship opener. Woodlawn, after a 4 3 win over Tuscaloosa for District Five, meets Sheffield as the second game of the afternoon. Winners move to the North final and the chance to face Jackson High in the state title game.
Indians beat Red Sox 12 to 3 as Westmoreland defeats Robinson with Ballentine and Westmoreland leading Red Sox hits. Giants edge Cubs 3 to 2 behind P Hinds while Springer records the win. Early notes mention Basilio Fullmer boxing terms and disputed offers for a fight purse.
New York AP Swedish fighter Johansson and Ahlquist face federal court in a dispute over a supposed manager relationship. Eddie Machen accuses Ahlquist of arranging a Sept 15 1958 return bout after Johansson’s Sept 14 knockout, and seeks an injunction to block Johansson from meeting Floyd Patterson at Yankee Stadium on June 25 for the heavyweight title.
A Rock Hill pro secured a US Open berth at East Lake Country Club, posting 74-68 for 142 to win medal. Walter W Wood of Birmingham tied for low round with 67 after a 76 morning, totaling 143 to and amateur Cobby Ware of Augusta and pro Paddy Laclair of Birmingham also qualified at 143.
In EPSON England two American owned colts head a field of twenty thoroughbreds as the 180th Epsom Derby prepares to run. Dan Cupid owned by Mrs P A B Widener and Arvak owned by Mrs Josephine Ray Paul race at long odds while Irish Hospital sweepstakes are linked to the event and Princison trained in France is the 7-1 favorite. The winner earns about 101021 dollars with post time at 9:20 a.m. EST.
The second Major League Baseball All Star game, approved by owners and awaiting Frick’s blessing, is planned for Los Angeles on August 3 with the first game in Pittsburgh on July 7. Players receive 60 percent of gate receipts with funds directed to pension plans for umpires and former players. Cronin and Giles anticipate negotiations with Frick and league presidents to finalize radio TV deals amid mixed owner opposition and public debate.
AP reports 240 pound lineman Charles A Bates of Alabama A and M signed with the Chicago Bears as a free agent for the 1959 season. The note also cites historic War Department expenditures of 632804 in 1789 91 and 50 billion in 1944 45.
The earliest American Bible, rendered in a Massachusett dialect, appeared in 1743 in Germantown Pennsylvania. It marks a pivotal moment in early colonial religious publishing and indigenous language use.
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