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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1958
Page
5
Hank Aaron smiled after belting a grand slam to lift the Milwaukee Braves to a 7 3 win over the St Louis Cardinals. He admitted the slam marked a momentary lift in a season marked by a hitting slump and a .263 average. He warned the streak might not be broken until he has two or three solid hits in a game.
Gene Littler from Singing Hills Calif is viewed as the dark horse in the Flint Open at Warwick Hills Grand Blanc He sits two behind the lead as heavy rain washes out half the field and the second round is moved to today and tomorrow Tomm y Bolt holds 69 top score with Bill Casper Jr one back Snead withdraws with chills and fever after a 78 opening round.
The Classic League hosts Rochester Eagles at West Avenue Field in a two game evening. Quality Lumber and Coal Co. leads the circuit and opens at 7 p.m. with Willie Taylor pitching against Wayne Knipscheid. Raymond Bros. is in second with Orris Thompson on the mound.
An 18 year old Carleton College freshman Carole Pushing wins the women's collegiate golf championship in Ames Iowa with a 1 up victory over Judy Bell of Wichita University after 19 holes. Pushing defeats top players in the final rounds including Joanne Gunderson Meriam Bailey and Judy Bell.
Defender Patty Berg held a one stroke lead in the third round of the 72 hole Women's Western Open at Erie Pennsylvania. Berg carded a one under par 72 to reach 147 after 36 holes, one ahead of Beverly Hansen of India California with a field featuring Jackie Pung Kathy Cornelius and Wiffie Smith.
Barry MacKay, the American seed, shows improved form at Wimbledon week. In doubles with Mervyn Rose, he beat Laver Mark and Pietrangeli Sirola to reach the final, while Ayala Candy await in the title match. Women’s singles feature Warner vs Carr and Gibson Bueno pair in doubles final.
Bill Norman, new Detroit Tigers boss, guides the team to a 7-1 win over the New York Yankees, improving to 8-2 in the majors. Al Kaline and Jim Buhning starred as Detroit matched Stengel’s pattern while widening its grip on third place in the AL standings.
Hank Aaron belted a grand slam as Milwaukee's Braves beat St. Louis 7 to 3 to take a three-game NL lead. Ed Mathews added a two-run homer and Johnny Logan a solo shot as Bob Rush won his fifth, with Don McMahon and Sam Jones taking losses. Joe Adcock may debut in left field to bolster the lineup.
In a televised 10 round heavyweight matchup at War Memorial, Mike DeJohn of Syracuse earned a unanimous decision over Bob Baker of Pittsburgh. Officials scored 6-3-1, 6-3, and 7-3 for DeJohn. five ringside writers also favored DeJohn. Baker criticized the result, saying he deserved at least a draw.
American League leaders include Vernon Cleveland .358 Fox Chicago .342 Kuenn Detroit .337. Cerv Kansas City 45 runs, Bolling Detroit 42 RBIs, Minoso Cleveland 40 hits 82 Fox Chicago 82. NL leaders show Mays San Francisco .382 Musial St. Louis .370 Skinner Pittsburgh .333. Cepeda San Francisco 43, Mays 92 hits, Banks Chicago 77. Pitching leaders feature Larsen New York 5-1 .833 Ford New York 8-2 .800 and others with 5-1 .833, 4-1 .800.
In a tight NL race the Pirates moved to within one game of second place by beating the Dodgers 2-1 behind rookie George Witt who allowed six hits and struck out eight. Chicago and Philadelphia also won as Cubs beat Cincinnati 11-3 and Phillies edged San Francisco 5-4 with a decisive walk forcing in the tying run.
Sonny Nelson resigns as Newburgs manager after Thursdays loss to Holmen. Bill Parizek named acting manager for Sundays 2 15 p m game against Sparta at Copeland Park. Newburgs sit 7 3, Sparta 3 1 in Western Wisconsin League with Nelson Conoco Oilers win noted.
The standings show Milwaukee leading with 33 wins and a .589 percentage, followed by San Francisco 33 532, Pittsburgh 31 517, Cincinnati 27 56, Chicago 30 484, St. Louis 28 491, Philadelphia 27 466, Los Angeles 25 424. Weekend games include St. Louis at Milwaukee and others. Friday results: Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 4, Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 1, Chicago 11 Cincinnati 3 in 8 innings due to rain. Sunday matchups feature San Francisco at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, with Chicago at Cincinnati. Monday has St Louis at Pittsburgh and San Francisco at Milwaukee among others.
The Milwaukee Braves announced they signed 17 year old California pitching sensation Larry Maxie of Ontario a standout at Chaffee High School with a 30 win four loss record over two years He will report to Eau Claire in the Northern League after a Milwaukee workout Maxie stands 6 3 220 and posted nine shutouts in 34 games with 209 strikeouts in 126 innings.
Meriden, Conn. AP report says 38 year old Arthur Smith finished 324 consecutive holes at the Meriden municipal course in a 24 hour period, surpassing the previous 321 hole record held by John J. Johnson Jr. of Fort Worth. Six cars trailed to provide light as Smith used luminous golf balls.
Baseball results from multiple leagues include Phoenix 1 Sacramento 0 Vancouver 6 Portland 5 Salt Lake City 8 Seattle 6 San Diego 6 Spokane 5 Columbus 7 Buffalo 6 in 12 innings Toronto 2 Havana 0 Miami 6 Montreal 2 Richmond 6 Rochester 0 Indianapolis 2-1 Omaha 1-5 Louisville 3 Minneapolis 2 Denver 5 Wichita 4 St Paul 12 Charleston 1 Northern League Duluth Superior 0 Eau Claire 4 Fargo Moorhead 3 Grand Forks 9 Aberdeen 2 Winnipeg 11 Cloud 8 14 in Three I Davenport 5 Rochester 3 Cedar Rapids 5 Green Bay 4 Burlington 6 Fox Cities 5 Boxing results include Mike DeJohn beating Bob Baker in Syracuse Monroe Ratliff stopping Bob Parrish in San Diego A Williams stopping Sandy Assogna in Melbourne Recreation softball set for Sunday June 22 at Trane Park and Houska Park with Mohawks Pencil Pushers T Squares Nite Hawks as games listed.
Jim Bunning struck out 14 as 53,168 fans watched Detroit defeat New York 7 1 Friday night in Detroit. He fanned all Yankees except Enos Slaughter and Bill Skowron, with Mantle three times. The Tigers’ win followed another 3 0 Bunning win at Yankee Stadium last Sunday.
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