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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1959

Page

6

White Sox Verse Senators 4 1 in Nuised Baseball Night

White Sox pitcher Bob Chisago Wie earned his 11th win scattering eight hits as Chicago beat Washington 4 1. Washington dropped to 20th loss in 21 games with no extra-base hits. The offense produced 10 singles aided by three Washington errors leading to two unearned runs. Bil Fischer loss marked his sixth straight defeat to fall to 8 8.

Washington UPI Bob Chisago Wie Washi Senators White Sox Bil Fischer

Indians Rally To Beat Orioles Eight Five

Cleveland Indians overcame a late deficit with six singles in the third inning to storm ahead and hold off the Baltimore Orioles 8 to 5. Pitcher Jerry Walker took the loss for Baltimore as Cleveland moved closer to Chicago in the American League standings.

Baltimore Cleveland Indians Chicago Cleveland Oriole Jerry Walker Lim Grsten Rommel Stevera Nacd

Banks Drives Cubs Past Pirates with 4-0 Win

Chicago right-hander Moe Drabowsky shut down Pittsburgh to earn his first win since June as the Cubs won 4-0. Ernie Banks and Art Schulz hit back-to-back homers in the third after five Cubs hits, while Banks added a notable RBI. Drabowsky struck out six, walked two, and improved to 5-13.

Chicago Moe Drabowsky Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Cubs Pirates Ron Lictine Ernie Banks Aist Art Schulz Drabowsky Rs Orp Vege

Musial's ninth inning homer sinks Phillies, Cardinals win

Stan Musial crushed a two run homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 23 to 1 thumping of the Philadelphia Phillies on a Friday night. The outburst followed early dominance as St. Louis built a large lead, with Musial driving in the decisive runs in the final frame.

ST. Louis UPI Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies Fargoff Teesea Bury Cartwell Snester Leret Ferrel Ste Danelle

Sore Arm Ford Pitches Yankees To 3-0 Win

Whitey Ford, troubled by elbow pain, throws seven plus innings of no run ball before Ryne Duren finishes a 3-0 New York win over Kansas City. Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra homer off Bud Daley as Ford fends off walks and scatters five hits with ten strikeouts.

NEW York Upn Whitey Ford Ryae Duren New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics Ford Hank Bauer Yogi Berra Bud Daley Yankees Raneal Abek Dlaers Srice Dickson

Johansson demands accounting before title fight return

Ingemar Johansson, after returning from Paris, vows to cancel his upcoming bout with Floyd Patterson unless he gets a full accounting of their June fight by Tuesday. He shifts the burden to Irving Khan and his team to save the September clash.

Goteborg Sweden Ingemar Johansson TegaDy Floyd Patterson Paris Johansson Irving B. Khan

Bosox edge Bengals 4 3 on wild pitch

Boston nips Detroit 3 for a late run as Gary Geiger scores on a wild pitch from Ray Narleski. Billy Monbouquette wins with an eight hit outing while his teammates muster five hits.

Boston Gary Geiger Ray Narleski Red Sox Detroit Billy Monbouquette Bsa Hiva Dover

Increasing feminine ownership of Triumph sports cars cited

The Independent Press Telegram reports rising female ownership of Triumph sports cars from 2 percent in 1954 to 14.55 percent in 1959 per Dave Thomas of Wardlow and Long Beach. The piece notes more women participate in rallies and slaloms, and mocks speeding drivers of other imports like Toyopet Crown. A Marseille to Cannes chase highlights a Toyopet Dash along with Dick Scatchard noting a Dauphine's ascent of 300,000 feet in a joking comparison to Everest.

Art Stephan Press-Telegram Triumph Dave Thomas Triumph City Wardlow Long Beach Bly

Dauphine Wins Cap des Alpes in Europe's 20th race

Renault Dauphine racers in the 20th Cap des Alpes contest triumph over touring and grand touring cars. The Ren wit entry secured first place in the rugged 2314 mile mountain course amid tough competition across Europe.

Cromwell Duo Drops in Nations Jaycee Net Match

Jerry Cromwell of Long Beach was eliminated in singles and, with Reed Witt of Larkspur, lost the doubles match to Jim Osborne and Rodney Kop 62 63 at the Jaycee tennis tournament in Phoenix.

Phoenix Jerry Cromwell Long Beach Jaycee Cromwell Reed Witt Larkspur Calif Jim Osborne Rodney Kop

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