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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1959

Page

6

Hogan Among Early Leaders At 59th U S Open

Hogan and three others tied for the first with 69 as the first round concluded at Winged Foot. Littler Finsterwald and Knight shared pace, while Robbins stood at 70 and a crowded field, including Middlecoff, Player, Hebert and Casper, rallied behind. Bolt and past champions Boros Mayer Furgol trailed.

Dick Knight San Diego Calif Hogan Gene Littler Don Finsterwald Hillman Robbins Winged Foot West Littler Finsterwald Knight al Balding Canada Bruce Crampton Australia Bill Collins Gene Bone Doug Ford Ernie Vossler Claude Harmon Henry Ransom Ewing Pomeroy Charlie Coe Sammy Snead Jay Hebert Tommy Bolt Julius Boros Dick Mayer Ed Furgol

Hillsboro overwhelms Melvina in 32 1 Wildcat win

Hillsboro blanked Melvina 32 to 1 in a Wildcat League game. A 21 hit attack and 11 Melvina errors overwhelmed the visitors who used four pitchers. Bill Stenerson collected three doubles and three singles, Ozzie Pynnonen had four hits, and Dick Sweeney hit a two run homer as Hillsboro improves to 34-0 in league play while Melvina falls to 1-2.

Hillsboro Wis Wildcat Melvina Bill Stenerson Ozzie Pynnonen Dick Sweeney

Lumenti Starts Triple Play in South Atlantic Game

Charlotte left-hander Ralph Lumenti, who pitched a no hitter last time out, made a brilliant grab and started a triple play in Thursday night action. He took the loss as Charlotte’s Hornets lost 4 1 to Savannah in the second game of a South Atlantic League doubleheader. He also turned a line drive into a double play.

Charlotte N. C Ralph Lumenti Lumenti Hornets Savannah

Princeton 1909 Crew Strokes on Lake Carnegie for Alumni Weekend

Princeton's varsity crew, aged 19 09 vintage with rowers averaging 72 years, paddles on Lake Carnegie amid alumni weekend activities. No records expected to be broken during the 50th reunion event.

Princeton N. J Lake Carnegie

Pierce Pitches One-Hit Victory

Chicago White Sox move a game ahead in the American League with a 3-1 win over the Washington Senators as Billy Pierce loses a near no-hitter in the third inning. Nellie Fox and Jim Landis provide key hits while Ron Santo and others contribute. Indians, Tigers, and Yankees also win or split as Rocky Colavito ties a major league record with four homers over the past two nights.

Ter Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Indians Detroit Boston Kansas City New York White Sox Camilo Pascual Jim Landis Nellie Fox Landis Colavito Woody Held Don Ferrarese Milt Pappas Orioles al Kaline Tigers Ted Wills Ray Narleski Ted Williams Ned Garver Yankees A’s Bob Turley Kent Hadley Garver Norm Siebern Marv Throneberry Mickey Mantle

Major League Leaders Baseball Stat Leaders

A condensed list shows batting leaders from Detroit Kaline and Kuenn with high averages, Killebrew among top run producers, and Fox plus Kaline tied for 75 hits. Pitching mentions Wilhelm with 9-0 and Larsen 5-1, while hitters like Aaron Cepeda and Mathews are cited with top totals in runs hits and homers.

Kuenn Detroit Kaline Killebrew Washington Yost Skowron New York Fox Chicago Runnels Boston Williams Kansas City Lopez Colavito Cleveland Aparicio Mantle Wilhelm Baltimore Larsen Fischer Wynn Spa Cleveland Bunning

Senators To Hold Tryout Camp In Appleton

The Washington Senators will run a two day tryout at Three-I League Park in Appleton June 19 and 20. Farm director Sherry Robertson has tasked Otto Bluege Midwest scout Tom Fisher Wisconsin scout and Jack McKeon of Fox Cities to lead drills. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Players must bring uniform glove and shoes, and American Legion players need coaches written consent.

Appleton Wis Washington Senators Sherry Robertson Otto Bluege Midwest Tom Fisher Wisconsin Jack McKeon Fox Cities Club American Legion

Tennis Club Clinic Slated For Saturday

The La Crosse Tennis Club Clinic conducted by Jean Sorum will be held Saturday with a 9 a.m. session for beginners and parents and a 1 p.m. session for intermediates If rain occurs the clinic moves to Longfellow School Balls will be provided for the first 60 attendees

la Crosse

Baseball Standings and Results of National and American Leagues

The National League standings show Milwaukee at 22 00 and San Francisco 32 25 with Chicago 29 28 and Los Angeles 30 27 close behind. Thursday results include Pittsburgh 12 San Francisco 9 and Milwaukee 8 St Louis 0.

Aaron Milwaukee Bure Gess Pittsburgh Pinson Cincinnati Mathews Mays San Francisco Cepeda Rbanks Chicago Robinson Cimoli St. Louis Dark H. Anderson Philadelphia White St. Loui Neal Los Angeles Blasingame Elston Drysdale S. Jones Pet. G.B. Milwaukee

Minor Leagues and Boxing Results Summary

In the American Association Indianapolis defeated Denver 6 to 4 while Dallas beat Fort Worth 4 to 2 and Louisville blanked St Paul 7 to 0. In the International League Buffalo edged Columbus 6 to 5 and Rochester beat Richmond 4 to 2. Boxing saw Bobby Cervantes stop Pete Kasawula in a 10 round decision.

American Assn Indianapolis Denver Dallas Fort Worth Charleston Minneapolis Louisville St. Paul Omaha Houston Buffalo Columbus Rochester Richmond Miami Toronto Havana Montreal Seattle San Diego Salt Lake City Spokane Vancouver Phoenix Portland Sacramento Los Angeles Bobby Cervantes Mexico City Pete Kasawula Chicago

Softball Classic League Matches at West Ave and Trane Park

West Ave hosts John’s Jackson Plaza against Quality Lumber and Coal Co at 7:00 p.m. Trane Park features Trane Co. versus Wiggert Bros in a double header style schedule.

West Ave John’s Jackson Plaza Quality Lumber & Coal Co Trane Park Trane Co Wiggert Bros

Wise Happy Over His First Homer

Casey Wise of the Milwaukee Braves hit his first major league home run off Bob Buhl in a 5 hit victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The switch hitting second baseman had been 0 for 15 before his fifth inning single and bunt attempt, then followed with the homer that boosted his morale and altered his outlook on his hitting.

Wise ST. Louis Casey Wise Milwaukee Braves Kee St. Louis Cardinals Bob Buhl Casey Fred Haney Bud Ken Boyer

Mabels Monroe Cordle Resigns to Return to Ohio

Monroe Cordle, high school basketball coach at Mabel for three years and principal in 1958 59, has resigned to return to his hometown Columbus Ohio. He will coach in the Ohio school system.

Mabel Minn Monroe Cordle Columbus Ohio Cordle

Bowling Baseball League Mixed Couples Standings and Scores

In the Sports Bowl Alleys mixed couples league standings list Indians 608 561 601 1770 Cardinals 580 604 639 1623 Tigers 602 535 0 1734 Cubs 575 0 0 62 662 Reds 651 548 684 1883 Braves 629 618 651 1898 Dodgers 595 576 0 1749 Giants 557 636 0 1763 Men and Ladies tallies include Allan Walters 582 C Schroeder 421 Arnold Schwier 497 M Walters 404 Bernie Nehls 468 G Amundson 400 V Danhoff 486 C Drecktrah 388 High single Men Allan Walters 213 Ladies Gladys Amundson 179.

Indians Cardinals Tigers Cubs Reds Braves Dodgers Giants Allan Walters Schroeder Arnold Schwier Walters Bernie Nehls Amundson V. Danhoff Drecktrah Gladys Amundson

Podres and Buhl Star Dodgers in Big League Shutouts

Johnny Podres pitched his second major league two hitter in under three weeks as the Dodgers routed the Phillies 11 0 in Philadelphia. Don Newcombe also shut out the Cubs in Chicago as Milwaukee and Atlanta won. Roy Face extended his relief win streak to 14. Roy McMillan and Dick Stuart homered for the Pirates and Giants with Willie Mays adding a pinch homer.

Associated Press Johnny Podres Richie Ashburn Wally Post Los Angeles Phillies Philadelphia Dodgers Podres San Francisco Pittsburgh Giants Milwaukee Braves St. Louis Bob Buhl Don Newcombe Cincinnati Chicago Cubs Phil Robin Roberts Buhl Tunson Casey Wise del Crandall Wilmer Mizell Pirates Bucs Stu Miller Roy Face Bob Friend Willie Mays Dick Stuart Willie Kirkland Newk Roy McMillan Moe Drabowsky

Duluth-Superior Rout Eau Claire In Northern Play

Duluth-Superior defeated Eau Claire 12-5 while Aberdeen edged Winnipeg 4-2. Bob Leopold earned win for Aberdeen with two key hits. Chris Salberg drove in five for Duluth-Superior including a double and three singles. Bob MacPherson homered for Eau Claire. Minot beat Grand Forks 4-1 and Fargo-Moorhead topped St. Cloud 9-4 with Ron Paul’s three run homer.

Associated Press Aberdeen Winnipeg Duluth-Superior Eau Claire Minot Grand Forks Fargo-Moorhead St. Cloud Bob Leopold Roger Robinson Duluth Superior Chris Salberg Bob MacPherson Larry Smith Ron Paul Fargo St Cloud Charles Antoni

NCAA Track Meet Opens in Lincoln Nebraska

The 38th NCAA Track and Field Championships open in Lincoln at Memorial Stadium with 440 athletes from 105 schools. Kansas is favored as preliminaries begin in 18 events, aiming to set as many as nine meet records before the Pan American Games trials in Boulder next weekend.

Boulder Colo

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