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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1960
Page
12
The Yankees finish the season strong, with a long winning run boosting their AL record and star players contributing. Teammates like Roger Marshad help secure a high finish as Detroit and Kansas City also show notable results amid a tight pennant chase.
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 8 to 7 in a tight game highlighted by timely hitting and late innings scoring. Pitcher Wilson earned the win while Tay Stewart contributed with strong defense and a clutch at bat. BettyeFaced and Rei Sox figures appear in fragmented OCR text.
Casey Stengel indicated lefty Whiley Ward is likely to start Game One of the World Series for the New York Yankees against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stengel planned to decide officially after a Yankee Stadium workout, but Ford was strongly favored to get the nod.
The Los Angeles Angels defeated Long Beach Rockets 14 6 in a semi pro game. Angels scorched early with six runs in the first inning and held on for the win. Beeler and Amaya led with key hits and pitching rotation credited with the victory.
In the National League race, rookie Art Mahaffey of the Phillies stopped the Reds 6 to 1 for his seventh win. Willie Mays hit an inside the park homer for the Giants as Mike McCormick allowed five hits in a 8 to 2 victory over St. Louis. Burdette faded in the stretch, winding up third in the league with 19 wins.
OCR fragment covers a baseball game narrative noting Giants 8 Cardinals 2, with player abbreviations and multiple in-game events. It shows team names, some player names and a mix of inning references, scored runs, and defensive plays, though many words are garbled.
Fragmentary listing shows a week’s boxing card with numerous garbled names and venues across multiple cities including Boston and Los Angeles. The text lacks coherent matchups, dates, or outcomes, leaving only scattered fighter references and schedule fragments.
Hollywood Park opens its harness season with a $3,000 feature the Girl of the Golden West Pace. An expected 9,000 crowd for the 9-race program starts at 1 p.m. Olaf Anderson’s W. E. Cash faces a strong field including Who Will, Miss Sigle Star, Madera Tass, and Adios Dn.
Larry MacKay defeated Jack Douglas 63 62 64 in 65 minutes to win the Pacific Coast men's singles title as Davis Cup prep. Darlene Hard beat Ann Haydon 6-2 6-3 to capture the women's title. In mixed doubles, Billie Jean Moffitt and Antonio Palanfox faced Carole Caldwell and Chris Crawford with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 score.
California cars led by Larry Jones Len Lawrence Pat Cairns Allen Tinney and Cecil Schmeeckle won the annual Long Beach Domingo trapshoot team league Sunday with a score of 14378500. Defending champs California Pigeons finished second. Southern California V Spinning Club placed third. Bill Harrison won high overall honors with 96 on targets.
The Long Beach Soccer Club rallied from a 3-1 halftime deficit to settle for a 3-3 draw against the Blue and Whites at Rancho Field in the season opener.
South Bend bulletin reports Notre Dame halfback Red Mack out for second straight season and end Jack Power sidelined for the remainder of the 1960 campaign. Wilton injured. coach Joe Kuharich announced the decisions Sunday.
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