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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
7
Ralph Terry finally silenced his slump with a 2-0 win over Washington in 13 innings. Woody Held sparked the rally with a two run homer as the Yankees split a double header with Chicago. The White Sox beat Boston 3-2 and Detroit topped Baltimore as Vic Power and Held led the late scoring.
New York reports seven 3 year olds to be entered for the 90th Belmont Stakes with Tim Tam from Calumet Farm as the odds on favorite. The run for the mile and one half classic at Belmont Park draws attention as rivals aim to halt Tim Tam’s bid for a triple crown grand slam.
Chicago report says major league officials including Warren Giles and Will Hayes will craft a joint regulation to curb deliberate dust-off pitches aimed at batters. The measure, discussed at a meeting of NL and AL leaders, would take effect immediately.
Monroe Country Club members will shoot for medals tomorrow in National Golf Day. James Forbes club pro said golfers will compete against U S Open and PGA champs at Southern Hills of Tulsa during the same day.
Alfred Nobel the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes died in 1896 on the Italian Riviera, ending a storied career that transformed science and philanthropy.
Virgil Akins meets Vince Martinez in a 15 round eliminator final for the world welterweight crown. Basilio, who vacated the title, backs Martinez while Akins seeks a hometown victory with a 2-1 favorite status. NBC will televise the bout at 9 p.m. EST with $15,000 each for TV and $15,000 guarantee.
James R. Smith of Janesville is named tennis and cross country coach at Monroe High School. Lloyd Nielsen Smith, a Lawrence College graduate, has led summer tennis clinics in Janesville. Cross country will be revived after a hiatus. Smith will teach arts and crafts in the junior high and succeeds James Speerschneider, who remains on the faculty in a guidance role.
In a tight NL race Musial and Mays post strong showings as Mays goes 4-for-5 in a Giants win to close gap on Braves, while Musial suffers 0-for-4 as Cardinals sweep Pirates. Rosy hitting by Cepeda and Finigan lift Giants in 12th, Erskine and other pitchers tally decisions.
The Milwaukee Braves visit the Los Angeles Coliseum to face the Dodgers as Hank Aaron doubts the 251-foot fence will aid hitting. Aaron, 1959 MVP, notes his power comes in gaps and expects a pennant bid against a stronger Giants club after a tight series with San Francisco.
John Quincy Adams is described as a president who frequently changed his political affiliations from Federalist to Republican to Whig and later to abolitionist, illustrating a career marked by evolving positions.
Milwaukee falls behind in the National League race as the Braves win the opener 5-4 in 12 innings to keep a slim lead over San Francisco. Spahn and Antonelli pitched, but Conley failed to win as Jim Constable logged his first victory. Cepeda drove in the deciding run as Finigan's double produced the final margin.
Yesterday Ralph Terry of the Athletics threw a seven hit 13 inning shutout aiding a 2 0 win over the Senators Camilo Pascual was stopped by Woody Held who hit a two run homer Sherr Lollar powered the White Sox to a 3 2 victory over the Yankees with a homer and a single in the nightcap after New York won the opener 12 5
Minor League softball action starts Monday night with Pet Milk vs FFA at 8 p.m. and YMCA against St. John's at 9 15 p.m. Recreation Director Johnson says the Commercial Bank vs Brodhead Major League playoff is postponed to 9 15 p.m. June 16 as a sudden death game.
A tied playoff contest ended with time expiring earlier this week leaving the two teams level and undecided. The score and specific teams are not provided in the readable text.
Ossie Virgil, 25, a Dominican Republic native, was promoted from Charleston West Virginia to the Detroit Tigers tonight, making Detroit the 15th major league club with a Negro player since 1947. Boston remains the only club without one. Tigers officials said race did not affect Virgil’s promotion amid local Negro group pressure and a boycotted Briggs Stadium threat.
Naturalists and anthropologists study New Guinea’s swamplands and forests while the land itself fails to attract farming due to dense vegetation and challenging terrain.
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