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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1958
Page
32
AAP column argues for major league realignment with two 12 team leagues of six teams each. Plan foresees sectional play, then league finals and standard World Series, expecting 24 teams within a decade and urging cities to ready facilities.
Jay Hebert delivered the best round yet with a six under, eagle on No 14 and four straight eagles to close, while Ed Furgol battled ailing arms and posted a sensational back nine. Balding and Lema also featured among leaders as amateurs Harvey and Smith posted top scores.
Amateur golf teams and working professionals from the Piedmont area will join Mercury Athletic Club at the High Point YMCA for a 7 PM meeting. Special guests include High Point High School, High Point College, and Allen Jay teams, with Dan Sheehan of Burke Golf Sales as featured speaker.
Al Balding credits Stan Leonard with great consistency in golf saying he would have ranked among Hogan Snead and Leonard if started earlier. He notes Leonard played 20 to 25 percent of tours in five to ten years and never failed to finish among top prize winners.
The 1958 season begins with a national, westward expansion adding Los Angeles and San Francisco as new big league hosts. Dodgers leave Brooklyn and Giants depart New York, reshaping the league as fans anticipate rookies like Vada Pinson and Orlando Cepeda and stars such as Williams Musial and Mantle contending for a new era.
Philadelphia edged New York 3 2 in a chilly exhibition as Mantle belted two homers off Ray Semproch for the Yankees in their 1958 home debut. Mantle hit a 420 foot shot to center and a 330 foot drive to right in the fourth and sixth innings. The Phillies grabbed the spring series lead with one game left in Philadelphia.
National and American League managers expect the 1958 pennant chase to be tougher and tighter than 1957 with stronger clubs across the league. Braves manager Fred Haney and Yankees skipper Casey Stengel forecast competitive races, praising added depth and improved pitching while aiming for a title.
Dodgers snap five game losing streak by exploiting Chicago pitcher Dave Hillman in the fifth inning in Tucson. Gino Cimoli and Johnny Podres provided run support with timely hits as Los Angeles took control and held on for a 6 to 3 victory.
The Citadel crushed Davidson 13 0 in the first game as Virginia Tech routed various opponents. North Carolina led with decisive wins while others like Duke and Wake Forest posted notable college tennis and track outcomes across multiple matches.
A Tribune reader argues that critics overstate lack of power and contends that last year showed limited power too. He asserts Comiskey Park is not suited for weak hitters and defends the team’s chances.
Al Kaline hit a 375-foot homer in the 15th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory against the Milwaukee Braves in an extended spring exhibition at County Stadium. The long ball broke a seven game skid and was Kaline's sixth homer of the exhibition season.
Buck Baker of Spartanburg heads a field of more than 40 drivers slated for the Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 20. The 500-lap NASCAR Grand National race for 1958 models offers 13,875 in prizes and pays 4.40 plus 10 per leader every 10 laps, with the winner earning 500 points. Time trials are set for April 19 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bill Tuttle singled with two out in the ninth to plate Frank House and give Kansas City a 4-3 victory over St. Louis in the first game of a three game set. Don Blasingame tripled and Eddie Kasko doubled to put the Cardinals ahead before Del Ennis scored on a single.
Chicago White Sox win 4-1 over Washington Senators behind solo shots by Jim Landis in the second and Bubba Phillips in the eighth and a two run single by Tito Francona in the first. The club managed only three hits in the game.
In Columbus, the Columbus Jets of the International League routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 60 in an exhibition game. Gail Allie sparked the win with a two run double in the fourth and a three run homer in the fifth. Art Swanson, 22, held the Pirates to four hits in six innings.
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