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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1960
Page
3
Central Trust's Ban Johnson Bears routed Columbia Athletics 8-0 last night. Vern Sellmeyer and Keith Weber combined on a 3 hitter to improve the Capital Citions to 3-1 in the league with early three run clusters in the first and second innnings.
Carling's Red Birds host the St Louis Mallorys at Washington Park hoping to extend a five game winning run. Ross Boeger will start for the Red Birds while Harry Gurley fanned 13 for Mallorys in a 4-3 win over Borbein Reich. The St Louis club sits high in the BJ League standings as Carling's and Collinsville have met before.
American League standings show Baltimore Cleveland New York Chicago Detroit Washington Kansas City Boston with varying records. Thursday results include Baltimore 3 Cleveland 2 in 11 innings and Detroit 6 Boston 5 in 10. Upcoming schedule lists New York at Chicago and Baltimore at Detroit among others. National League standings list Pittsburgh San Francisco Milwaukee St Louis Los Angeles Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia with several matches reported. Friday and Saturday schedules feature Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Los Angeles Philadelphia pairings and results.
Security Doors and Tweedies each won two games while VFW blasted Standard Oil in Park Board baseball Thursday night. Pee Wees edged Krueger Cleaners 2 1 as John Alexander allowed two safeties and notched 11 strikeouts. Security Midgets beat Albert's 5 3 in a rain shortened contest. Tweedies Midgets won 10 4, Pee Wees 4 1 at Lions Field. VFW battered Stand ard Oil 10 0 in Intermediate play.
Fragmented sports wire lists multiple team matchups and pitchers with rough scores and notes for games tied to cities like New York Boston Chicago and Detroit. Entries mention players such as Sullivan Hawkins Stoehr Thrash and Newcombe with nightly matchups and outcomes across leagues.
A compact listing shows junior and midget softball and baseball times. Lions and Holiday teams appear with games at 6 30 and 7 00, plus Trinity versus Broadway and Coast Patrols. The Friday slate features Pee Wee and Midget showdowns with Scruggs and Scruges.
Pacific Coast League Tacoma 9 Spokane 1 Portland 8 Salt Lake 6 Sacramento 3 Seattle 1 San Diego 15 Vancouver 1 International League Columbus 2 4 Buffalo 0 5 Toronto 1 3 Havana 0 Montreal 12 Miami 0 Richmond 5 Rochester 0 American Association Houston 8 Charleston 5 Louisville 5 Minneapolis 1 St Paul 6 Indianapolis 0 Dallas Fort Worth Denver
Reports from the Conservation Commission show all trout streams in southern Missouri clear and fishing well. Northern areas face muddy conditions from heavy to moderate rain. northwest Oklahoma? Missouri? No, Northwest Missouri anglers report fair catfish on banks and lines, while bass and bluegill catches are fair in ponds and small lakes. Lake conditions generally good with varied clarity in major reservoirs.
Jefferson City Junior Legion, 2-2, seeks a second win over Eldon tonight at 8 after a lopsided 11-0 victory over Eldon two weeks earlier. Pitching choices center on Dick Scott or Larry Schepers with Idel to first base. Lineup features Wyman Basinger’s club aiming to close gap on first place Columbia and Mexico in the Eighth District standings.
Pitcher Hud Daley of the Athletics halted New York’s seven game streak with a four hit performance. Bob Skinner of the Pirates drove in five runs, lifting his team to a 10 7 victory over the Giants with a grand slam in the fifth and a key single in the eighth.
Dodgers, five games behind, open a three game set with league-leading Pirates after a 10-6 win over the Phillies. Moon and Howard hit three run homers as L A leads by a four game margin over the Giants while Pittsburgh sweeps San Francisco 10-7. Skinner drives in five for Pittsburgh in a late rally. Mizell wins despite a five-run ninth.
Columbia and Sedalia posted strong scores in the inter-city golf race with Columbia 628 points and Sedalia 550 after two matches. Jefferson City’s H ad Loeffler co led with 75, while multiple JC players posted solid scores as Fulton and others trailed. The third leg is set for Fulton and the wrapup on July 7 at Columbia. The same day the St. Louis Cardinals swept Cincinnati 6-5 as Bud Daley pitched four hits and Lindy McDaniel closed a late rally for the win.
In a Thursday Inter mediate League clash at Duensing Field, Rip Ipeto Plasterers beat Knights of Columbus 3-0. Les Tate hit a three-run homer in the fifth after Matthes opened with a single, driving in the decisive runs as Ford struggled on the mound. The Knights managed only a lone double by Rachel.
Cecil Ousley led United Sportsmen's Pistol Club shooters with the highest score ever recorded at the National Guard Armory range by totaling 814 of 1200 points. Maj. R. C. Colgan made 795, Darrell Blank 793, and Sandy Bailey 750 as others posted strong scores. Weather permitting, a 9 a.m. Sunday shoot is planned at the United Sportsmen's range west of the city.
Top players across leagues excel in hitting and power with Runnels Maris and Mantle delivering high averages and runs. Pitching star Coates and Drysdale lead in wins and strikeouts while Banks Clemente and Mays pace home runs and steals in a crowded field of standout performers.
The Columbia Rockettes crushed CYC 27 to 4 in girls softball on Thursday. CYC led 4-0 after the first, then the Rockettes dominated with LeHart and Crane pitching one-hitters and erupting for 11 runs in the fourth. Plassmeyer took the loss. The item also notes Ben Hogan’s 1948 Open record of 278 at Riviera.
The Kansas City A’s beat the Yankees 9-1 to halt New York’s grip on the AL lead, their first win over the Yankees in nine tries and the first time Whitey Ford faced them in seven years. Baltimore defeated Cleveland 3-2 to seal the series as Staley and Latman shone in relief. White Sox rallied with unearned runs to beat the Senators 6-4.
The Knights of Columbus softball team visit Brookfield for two games at Duensing Field Saturday night. Manager Fred Schnieders will start the opener with Dick Forck or Bud Van Loo in the finale. Brookfield carries a 7 4 record and has split four vs Mexico. Lead pitchers Mike Savage and Tom Brown. First game at 6 o'clock.
Los Angeles lightweight Cervantes outpointed Gonzalez in a 125 pound class bout amid Mexico and Argentina listings. Detroit’s Taylor stopped Johnson in the 9th round. Japan’s Seki outpointed Espinosa, while Collin from New York futpointed Nando in middie weights.
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