Lady Skipper Finishes Last in Bermuda Yacht Race
In the Newport R. I. Bermuda race the 45-foot Kalkara owned by W. M. Greer of Shelburne Nova Scotia finished last among 135 boats. Elsa Greer skippered Kalkara, the only woman pilot in the field.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1960
Page
23
In the Newport R. I. Bermuda race the 45-foot Kalkara owned by W. M. Greer of Shelburne Nova Scotia finished last among 135 boats. Elsa Greer skippered Kalkara, the only woman pilot in the field.
Ken Boyer homered on the first pitch in the ninth to break a scoreless tie and give Curt Simmons his first major league win in nearly two years. Simmons, released by Philadelphia, allowed six hits over six innings as St Louis halted the Phillies six game win streak. Lindy McDaniel finished for the save after Jim Owens yielded seven hits in a tough one run defeat.
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The AP lists MLB season RBI leader banks ce hag May s Clem ente Aaron Maris Hansen Minoso Skowron Lemon as the Dodgers fail to score on Piche in the ninth after Roseboro’s single and two walks Spahn ends the threat with two outs A homer since Sept 27 1958 and tuberculosis kept him out of most of 1959 Red Schoendienst hits first homer of the season for the Brewers in a rout of Don Drysdale who took his 10th loss against four wins.
A remodeled Toledo drive-in faced a troubled grand opening as a pony ride failed due to illness, a miniature train broke down after a few trips, and a 30 foot helium balloon was released and then disappeared. Rain drenched the site for hours.
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