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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1961
Page
8
The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Cincinnati for a three game set amid mutual digs and anger. Dodgers lead NL by a game and expect up to 100000 fans at the Coliseum series while past feuds with the Redlegs color this rivalry.
Raymond Marshall defeated Jim Finley 1 up to win the first annual Lubbock Country Club Senior Golf Tournament. Don Mitel took a 2 up victory over Al Cooper for the championship consolation title.
Cubs topple Phillies 9 to 2 as Banks hits his 20th homer and Dennis Mantle era lines spark the attack. Ellsworth wins with six hits allowed as Philadelphia faces a ninth straight loss.
Willie Zapalac assistant football coach at Texas Tech is recuperating from an emergency appendicitis operation at Metropolitan Hospital Room 626. He was rushed in early Monday after sudden illness and the operation was performed promptly.
At Newport Casino, 80th annual lawn tennis tournament, Crawford of Alameda Calif loses to Riley vane of Australia 6 5 in a halting round. King Lambert of Tennessee defeats Ramsey Set of Ventura Calif 64 36 to reach championship play as May's 72 entries narrow to 32. Championship play begins Tuesday under conventional scoring.
Harmon Killebrew hit his 10th homer and Billy Martin added a two run shot as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-2 in Minneapolis. Jim Kaat hurled seven innings before giving way to the bullpen after Deron Johnson and Joe Pignatano homered for Kansas City in the seventh.
Washington Redskins and Interior Secretary Udall reach a settlement over nondiscrimination in hiring Negro players. Owner Marshall states intent to hire Black players, while Udall emphasizes good faith and maintains equal opportunity in the NFL draft context.
Rancho of San Gabriel wins Western Division title and advances to the Colt World Series after defeating San Jose 21 to 10. Team moves toward the national event with Blair to host next weekend amid the Long Beach, California context. In other sports, Sandra Reynolds and Irene Schurrman win the women's doubles at the 35th International German Tennis Championships defeating Lesley Turner and Margaret Smith 7 5 6 4.
Sid Borgia, a veteran referee, named supervisor of officials for the NBA, replacing Jocko Collins who was dismissed three months ago. President Maurice Podoloff says Borgia will officiate next season on a limited basis. Lee Walls provided the Phillies' run support with a 12th straight-game hit streak.
An investigation recounts how the TRPB eliminated ringers by linking tattoos to fingerprint records, ending decades of fraudulent horse substitutions. It notes a 1946 protective effort, Paddy Barrie’s famed “paint Congo” ringer, and the system now holds 99,015 tattoo records for horses, with 144,971 owners connected to entries.
Dai Rees aged 48 and British golf star was chosen captain of the British Ryder Cup team for the fourth time. He will lead Britain against the United States professionals at the Royal Lytham and St Annes course in Lancashire on October 13 and 14.
Phillies owner Bob Carpenter declares Gene Mauch will manage again next year despite a 40 game deficit in the National League. Carpenter praises Mauch as a capable tactician but cites pitching shortages and limited personnel as the club’s main problem.
Geymann, 39, former OU assistant basketball coach, was named Missouri freshman basketball and baseball coach. He follows Norman Stewart who resigned to lead Town State Teachers at Cedar Falls. Born in El Dorado Kansas, he played at Oklahoma State under Coach Tha.
The article recalls Babe Ruth's death thirteen years prior and his legendary life. It contrasts Ruth with Mantle and Maris and notes his stubborn pride, health battles, and insatiable appetite for food and success. Personal recollections of colleagues and moments from his later years are recounted with reverent detail.
Lawrence Simmer, famed Lincoln High School coach from East St. Louis, was named head football coach at Tennessee AGL State University. Simmer led Lincoln teams to 43 wins and 14 losses since 1955, including an unbeaten 1958 season and a 1960 record for net yards. He previously coached at South Carolina State College from 1951 to 1953.
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