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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1959
Page
6
The Chicago White Sox won 3-1 over the Washington Senators to extend their AL lead to 14 games. Billy Pierce pitched another one-hitter into the third inning before settling the win, while Ron Santo and Nellie Fox contributed key hits. Cleveland, Detroit, and Kansas City also won or split, tightening the race.
Bob Turley falters in the fifth inning as the Athletics hammer New York 9-5 at the Polo Grounds. Ned Garver earns his fifth win with help from Russ Meyer. Kent Hadley belts a two run homer and Bill Tuttle makes a spectacular center field catch.
In Wichita at Rolling Hills Dave Dennis of Independence defeated the defending champion Virgil Parker of Wichita 1 up after 18 holes. Medallist John Begert of Topeka and contenders Bob Vickers of Wichita reached the quarters with strong second round wins.
The 38th NCAA meet starts in Lincoln with 440 athletes from 105 schools competing in 18 events. Kansas is favored as preliminaries begin, and the event could set up to nine new meet records. The championships feed into the Pan American Games trials in Boulder the following weekend.
Yesterday's Stars Don Demeter collected four hits two homers and five RBIs as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 11 to 4. Billy Pierce of the White Sox allowed one hit and struck out six in a 3 1 victory over the Senators, but allowed a run in the third after three walks following Ron Samford's double.
The evening box shows results from the National League with wins for Pittsburgh over San Francisco and Los Angeles over Philadelphia, plus Cincinnati at St. Louis and Milwaukee at St. Louis. American League reports Kansas City and Chicago games, and schedule notes include series at St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
In Charlotte Ralph Lumenti the left handed pitcher who threw a no hitter last time out made two sparkling defensive plays. He started a triple play and also turned a line drive into a double play as Savannah defeated the Hornets 4 1 in the second game of a South Atlantic League doubleheader.
The State Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports clear streams and good to fair fishing across Kansas for the weekend. Walleyes were noted biting at Webster and Kirwin reservoirs. Farm pond angling also showed good activity with regional variations in conditions across the Northeast Central and Western zones.
Billy Mills, the Sweet Sioux from Haskell, runs up Campanille Hill 220 yards at 35 degrees to build endurance for Lincoln and NCAA days. He clocked 14:18.9 for a CCC win in Milwaukee and aims to break 14:00 at nationals.
The nation's top women pros resume the American Women's Open Golf Tournament in Minneapolis after a hasty postponement kept them off the course Thursday. Officials halted play just before 1 p.m. as dark skies threatened more rain.
Princeton's 1909 vintage varsity crew, averaging 72 years old, rows today on Lake Carnegie during alumni weekend. No records are expected to be broken as the Old Timers Race features longtime members in Princeton celebrations.
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