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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1958
Page
6
Mickey Mantle led a 6 5 victory over Cleveland with two RBIs and two hits, bringing his season total to 10 homers and a .309 average. Bill Skowron delivered a two-run bases loaded single in the seventh as Bob Turley won his ninth.
Cincinnati over San Francisco 5 4 as five run sixth inning fueled by Jerry Lynch three run homer turns the tide. Tebbetts' Redlegs erase four run Giant lead, snap series losing streak and nudge into first division while aiming for game two with Nuxhall vs Gomez.
Hocking Honor Camp softballers erased a 6 3 deficit in the seventh inning as William Sanders belted a game winning two run homer with one out. Ray Ellis drove in four for Logan Clay, but Hawkins shut them down in a 8 6 victory. A rematch is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. on the Honor Camp diamond.
Major league standings show New York leading the American League with 31 wins, Kansas City 23, and Boston 23. Week results include Baltimore 2 3, Detroit 11 Washington 2, and Chicago 2 3 Boston. National League leaders Milwaukee 27 18 and San Francisco 29 20 with Chicago 25 26.
New York消息 report states Sugar Ray Robinson received a $1 million offer to fight Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title. The offer, from Sy Weintraub, aims to stage the bout at the Los Angeles Coliseum in September. Patterson and his manager did not comment.
Ralph Moorhead of Logan was chosen again as district sportsman representative to the state fish and game hearing. The gathering in Athens approved deer season dates from December 2 to 6 for gun hunters, bow season December 2 to 31, hunting hours 9 a m to 5 p m, and put quail under State Wildlife Council control.
OSU has named Fred Taylor as head basketball coach, inheriting talent and planning an aggressive six week recruiting tour. He will attend five high school all star games in Ohio and nearby states, eyeing stars like Jerry Lucas Mel Nowell John Havlich and 6 foot Jack Arden from New Jersey. Taylor, a former Buckeye center and baseball player, continues the Buckeye recruiting tradition and succeeds Floyd Stahl.
Firestone Midget Leaguers defeated The Plains 17 to 7 yesterday. Scotty Ledford homered and doubled while Ozzie Krannitz pitched four innings and Gerald Brooks drove in runs as the visitors built a big early lead and held on using stout hitting and timely walks.
COMPTON California Herb Elliott from Australia shrugged off missing a world mile record by a wink after beating Ron Delany of Ireland in 3:58.1. It was his fifth sub four minute mile and he said he was happy to run under four minutes and win while coming within one tenth of John Landy’s record.
Tennis tournaments join the summer recreation program announced by Harry Westfall director. A ladder tennis event starts Monday June 16 on city courts with two age divisions and trophies for winners. Entries at the city pool. matches two of three games with a two month limit. A swimming team will be organized later.
Kimberly Way a 4 year old mare owned by E B Bailey of Piqua roared from seventh in the stretch to capture the seventh race at Lebanon Raceway Friday night. Benjamin Morgan of Troy guided Kimberly Way in the mile trot in 2 09.4.
Ray Holcomb of Logan and Al Lewis of Zanesville shared racing honors at Lake Logan Speedway last night with three wins each. Don Adams set a 16.7 second time trial on the one third mile banked track. Sky King finished second after a collision involving Gene Gore.
New York Southpaw Don Mossi faces the Yankees as the Cleveland Indians seek their first win over the AL leaders. He has two starts and four losses, all on Saturdays, while Whitey Ford counters for New York. Mantle brings a .471 right handed bat as the Yankees lead lefties 8-2 this season. Turley earned his ninth win as Skowron supplied the late offense in a 6-5 opener victory.
Chicago report states that a pitcher who intentionally dusts off a batter faces a $50 fine on the first offense. Further offenses can lead to game ejection and referral to the league president, with possible additional penalties. President Will Harridge oversees the ruling.
King Lumber Pony Leaguers lost the pre season opener 7-6 to Nelsonville All Stars in Nelsonville. Nelsonville pitcher Wead walked four struck out six and allowed six hits while King Lumber struggled with five errors and numerous stolen bases. A late King Lumber rally came up one run short with bases loaded in the ninth.
St Louis puncher Virgil Akins, fresh from stopping Vince Martinez in 52 seconds of the fourth, seeks a top money fight with Carmen Basilio. Basilio weighs options including a potential third bout with Sugar Ray Robinson while promoter Truman Gibson hails Akins’ brutal win and gate appeal. Martinez was dropped seven times before the referee stopped the bout.
American League and Warren Giles in Chicago enacted legislation to curb intentional dusting of pitches. The umpire will decide if the action was deliberate, under the new rule.
OSU trustees approved new parking and seat charges for football fans near the stadium. Park on soft surfaces 50 cents and 1 dollar on hard areas, with a $5 book covering six home games. Net income benefits the Athletic Department.
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