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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1959
Page
10
Cleveland's AL leaders visit Cincinnati to face the Redlegs in an exhibition benefitting sandlot teams. Don Newcombe earns his seventh win while Cincinnati shells out 17 runs in Los Angeles prior. The game sketches a potential intra state clash with another possible Cleveland rematch, amid a busy schedule.
Springfield veteran Pat Donahue praises Ed Ciccotte as the greatest assortment pitcher seen. He cites Ciccotte's control with the spitball shine ball empty ball knuckler and notes he would not recommend the knuckler for young players after witnessing a knuckler during a tryout camp.
The article notes Pat in Cincinnati praising the McMillan and Temple double play pair as possibly the best since Tinker to Evers to Chance, while Roy McMillan’s injury has sparked a Reds tailspin. The former major leaguer scouting for Milwaukee plans a tryout camp at Smith Park tomorrow and Wednesday, blaming the lively ball for hurting baseball.
Stars and Stripes will head to international track events this summer with a balance of veteran champions and promising youth. AAU stars Norton Burleson Murphy headline the squad bound for the Pan American Games in Chicago starting August 28, with Tidwell missing selection due to non international specialty. Burleson's 150 meters record and Tidwell's 22.6 in the 200m hurdles highlight standout performances.
Milwaukee overwhelms San Francisco 13-3 to claim a 1- game NL lead. Hank Aaron drives in six runs with three homers, while Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn anchor the pitching. Atlanta fans pack the park as attendance hits 68,823 across three sellouts. Aaron says it’s one of his better days, insisting the club was due to start hitting.
Danny Kidd of the Philippines knocked out Edgar Basel of Germany in Kingston Jamaica Alan Harmon of Jamaica stopped Frankie Anslem of Philadelphia Havana Robinson of Cuba knocked out Jimmy Mackey of Miami Beach in 2 rounds.
Houston AP reports Del Wilber appointed manager of the Houston Buffs replacing Al Rube Walker after Walker was dismissed Sunday. The team sits in the Western Division cellar with a 29 41 record.
Fort Worth edged Denver in a doubleheader note while Minneapolis swept in a 4-1 showing. Dallas lost 1-2 in a second game that went 12 innings with St. Paul defeating Houston 5-2. Omaha dominated 12-1 as Indianapolis won 11-2 in a second game that lasted five innings. Iain Louisville edged Charleston 4-3 to close.
Henry Aaron returns to form as the Milwaukee Braves ride his bat back to momentum. After dropping from .408 to .389, Aaron fuels a rally and the team rebounding from a rough stretch in a rough sequence of games.
Hank Aaron launched three homers with runs batted in to lift the Milwaukee Braves past the San Francisco Giants 13-3, widening their lead to a game and a half. Warren Spahn earned his ninth win, while Aaron raised his batting average to .391 and his RBIs to 61. Del Crandall and Johnny Logan also homered.
American League standings show Cleveland at 35 27 and Chicago at 4 Bl 3 Detroit 06. 3% 31 523 2% with Baltimore 34 31 523 2% New York 32 31 508 3% Kansas City 28 33 458 6% Washington 29 36 446 7% Baster.6ss. 28 35 44 44 72. Monday games include New York at Kansas City final, Washington 4-7 Detroit 3-5, Cleveland 4-5 New York 2-4 in 14 innings. Kansas City 7 Baltimore 0. Chicago 3 Boston 2. Washington at Chicago N. Boston at Detroit N. Baltimore at Cleveland N. International League Rochester 6 Columbus 0. Buffalo 10-5 Richmond 4-6. Havana 7-7 Toronto 5-3. Miami 2-3 Montreal 0-3. Second game called after rain, 5 innings.
Ingemar Johansson relaxed with golf and a swim at Grossinger while Floyd Patterson toiled in 90 degree heat at Ehsan's camp. Patterson weighed about 190 pounds after two rounds, Dan Florio noting 184 1 2 pounds at start. Rocky Marciano called Johansson the fastest heavyweight, as fans crowded the Catskills and Chatham scenes echoed early Louis days.
Middletown Nazarene improved to eight wins two losses by trouncing Hamilton's First Church of the Nazarene 18-2. Jack Abner led with four hits including two homers, Don Milburn added three doubles and four runs, while Larry McMonigle struck out 11 on the mound. The locals next face Oxford State Farm at Oxford, a rematch after two prior meetings.
Shelby of Dallas Texas and Roya Salvadori of Great Britain piloted an Aston Martin to victory in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race covering 2720 miles at an average speed of 112.5 mph. Maurice Trintignant of France and Paul Frere of Belgium finished second.
Cleveland built the lead in the American League behind Cal McLish and Jim Grant as they swept the Yankees 4-2 and 5-4 in 14 innings. Colavito and Power hit two homers each. Power’s came in the 14th to break a 4-4 tie. The Yanks drop to fifth, two and a half behind Chicago.
New York AP report on Gordon calling his day with Cleveland a highlight after the Indians swept the Yankees 4-2 and 5-4 in a doubleheader. Jim Grant earned a complete-game win in the nightcap as Cleveland lengthened its AL lead to two games while New York fell to fifth, three and a half behind. Stengel praised McDougald and Richardson, sticking with them at second base and shortstop as Kubek moves to right field.
SETA Batting Rockies Colavito and Vic Power each belted two homers, one in each game, as the Indians swept the Yankees 4 2 and 54 in 14 innings. John Buzhardt, a 22 year old Cubs right-hander, tossed a one hitter to beat the Phillies 4-0.
The Athletics hammered loser Arnie Portocarrero as Billy Hoef and others delivered a decisive win with a flurry of hits including a home run, double, and single.
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