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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
5
Braves drop two to the Dodgers 10-2 and 4-0 as Milwaukee fall behind, while San Francisco and St. Louis win to tighten the NL pennant race. Koufax and McDevitt win one each for LA. Aaron and Logan homerless for Milwaukee. Giants and Cubs win. Pirates lose.
Milt Pappas, 20, pitched a two-hitter to blank Detroit 4-0, boosting Baltimore over the Tigers and halting their skid. He struck out six, walked none, and carried a perfect game into the fifth before Lew Berberet and Jim Bunning broke it up.
American League standings show Cleveland 33 24 .679, Chicago 33 27 .550, Detroit 32 28 .533, Baltimore 31 29 .517, New York 29 29 .500, Kansas City 26 30 .464, Washington 26 34 .433, Boston 25 34. Thursday schedule: Chicago at New York, Kansas City at Washington, Detroit at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston. Wednesday results: New York 7 Chicago 3, Washington 7 Kansas City 4, Detroit 0, Cleveland at Boston canceled.
AP reports Hoyt Wilhelm may own the best knuckleball but lacks copyright to it. Ear ly Wynn thrives with the knuckler adding to his pitch mix, boosting his effectiveness as he eyes another strong season. Wynn notes he rarely throws the knuckleball, using it 12 to 20 times per game to keep hitters off balance. Meanwhile, Loren Miller, a Wabash High School standout, will enroll at the University of Wichita, as Ralph Miller confirms.
Chatham New Jersey AP Floyd Patterson rates his performance after bouts saying he grades himself on a max scale. He claims 70 percent after Archie Moore, 65 after Hurricane Jackson, 11 after Roy Harris, and 45 after Brian London. Manager Cus D Amato notes Patterson pushes himself to unrealistic peaks.
The piece surveys early buzz around the Patterson Johansson heavyweight title fight. It notes Sweden's mixed reactions to the matchup, discusses Johansson as a deserving challenger with a hard right hand, and recalls Patterson's title reign since 1956 under Cus D Amato. It also highlights prior opponents and the historical angle of a non American champion defending the crown.
Schedule lists games: Pittsburgh at Chicago, Cincinnati at San Francisco, Milwaukee at Los Angeles with scores Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2 and Los Angeles 10 to Milwaukee 2, St Louis 10 Philadelphia 4. Further matches include Philadelphia at Chicago and Pittsburgh at St Louis with Cincinnati at Los Angeles and Milwaukee at San Francisco marked as not played.
Jaycees, at Clint Lightner Field, seek first home league win under Bud Jones. Lefty Roberts and Bergkamp to start. Dick Schmide joins the squad. Tickets selling at gate. Knothole tickets for youths available. parking stalls open.
In Miami Beach Cuban Luis Manuel Rodriguez, 22, impressed in his U S debut by beating former welterweight champ Virgil Akins in a 10 round televised bout. Rodiguez, unbeaten in 22, fights with Gavilan like speed and is tipped as a potential successor.
Odd OCR of KIUL daily grid shows multiple program blocks from morning to late night. Mentions News NBC Monitor NBC Grand Ole Opry World News Weather Sport Memories and various reports by Larry Eves and Bob Walls.
Ausmus pitched a two hit shutout through four frames before Caldwell broke the no hit bid with a fourth inning single. Don Payne and Reynolds scored for Phillips Oilers who added a third run on Ken Wright’s fifth inning homer. Southwest Carpet beat Garden City Co-op 6-6, led by Mack Jameson’s homer and Jerry Schultz’s six hit performance to stay atop the league.
Garden City Gallahads announce their third annual Rod and Custom show and drag races. Drags move to the municipal airport for the first time, with time trials at 8 am and eliminations at 1:30 pm. Car judging starts 6:30 pm Saturday, public hours 7:30 pm. Awards in AHAs classes plus top time and eliminator honors.
Jimmy Joe Robinson, Pitt's first Negro football player, was ordained a Presbyterian minister. A former star halfback in 1947 48 49, he and his wife Betty and their son Jimmy Joe Jr depart Tuesday for Wichita Kansas to co pastor an integrated congregation.
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