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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
5
The Pirates beat the Dodgers 5-2 as Vern Law won his first game in over a month, lifting Pittsburgh from fourth place and shrinking the gap behind first. Bill Mazeroski and Smoky Burgess homered, with Latman absorbing the loss for Los Angeles.
The scoreboard shows American League standings with Cleveland New York and Baltimore leading, plus results from Monday and Tuesday including Boston 64 over Kansas City 2 10 and New York 6 Minnesota 2 1. National League standings list Cincinnati and Los Angeles atop the table with Pittsburgh Chicago and Milwaukee nearby. A note promotes safer travel and classified ads.
The 150 man field for the U S Open narrows as 85 spots remain for 36-hole sectional play at Grosse Isle Golf and Country Club Detroit. Samuel Snead seeks a 21st Open appearance as 32 pros and 16 amateurs compete for 11 berths with other sectionals set in Bakersfield Washington New York Cleveland and Oklahoma City. Don January and Bill Bisdorf top qualifiers among 44 who advanced across Denver Chicago Kansas City Cincinnati Portland and Dallas.
Frank Baumann of the White Sox pitched his first complete game against the first place Tigers earning an 8-0 win on seven hits as the left-hander achieved the club's first shutout of Detroit this season. Norm Siebern of the Athletics reached base eight times in the doubleheader at Boston driving in a homer and four singles while drawing three walks. Oakland lost 6-2 then won 10-6.
The Braves reported 266,324 fans across 21 home dates this spring at Milwaukee County Stadium, an average of 12,682 per game. With 72 remaining Milwaukee dates, the club needs a surge to reach one million in attendance for the season.
Archie Moore 44 by his reckoning, 47 by his mother, vows to ad lib tactics against Giulio Rinaldi in their New York title showdown. Rinaldi plans pressure and avoidance of Moore’s right, while Moore weighs 178 12 pounds and promises to dominate. Fellow trainer Crawford and Dr. Schiff praise Moore’s reflexes as sparring continues at the Catskills retreat.
Floyd Weeks, a former local high school star and freshman at Whitewater State College, earned a spring letter in track. He set a new college low hurdle record by running 25.3 seconds, helping Whitewater's spring sports team reach 50 letters awarded.
Frank Thomas extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a first inning single against the Reds. He is batting .308 for the Braves since being acquired from the Chicago Cubs for Mel Roach.
The Jaycees beat Park and Recreation 8 to 3 as Bob Wells held the foe to three hits until the sixth inning. Tom Kerr, Wells and Paul Paulson homered, with Wells, Dwyer and others adding doubles to cement the win. Martin's topped Eagles 12 to 5 behind strong hitting from Schultz, Dwyer, Wilde and others to stay tied for first with Dorman Cheese.
Laurence Sterne the English humorist notes there are worse occupations than feeling a woman's pulse. The remark reflects 18th century attitudes and wit about gender and medicine.
Tonight two games at Twining and Monroe with pairings and times. Tomorrow features South Wayne versus Co B and Mar oon against St Clare with 7 30 and 8 30 starts. Recreation night matches Monroe FFA versus Kiwanis and Gempler's versus Rockow's at 7 30 and 9.
Orangeville, 5-0 after a 10-1 win over Orangeville, prepares for a Sunday matchup with Micro Switch in Freeport. Larry Handel limited Orangeville to five hits. staffers Chuck Nicks and Lyle Bertalot struggled, with Bertalot reaching two hits and maintaining his hitting streak.
Bobby Brue of Milwaukee, former Wisconsin amateur and open champion, survived a shaky second round to qualify for the National Open. He shot 69 on the first 18 holes and 75 on the second 18 for a 144 total at Evanston Golf Club, 6,457 yards.
Tryouts begin at 5 15 p m at the Recreation Park pool for boys and girls nine years and older. Dr Frank P Stiles named team coach. Thomas Norager reports 928 people used pool facilities yesterday. Pool temperature this morning was 68 degrees.
The Braves have outbid other MLB clubs for 18 year old right handed pitcher Dave Cosgrove from Houston. Cosgrove signed Monday for a hefty bonus to a contract with Milwaukee’s Cedar Rapids farm club in the Class B Three I League and was optioned to Wellsville in the Class D New York Pennsylvania League.
Seoul Reuters report quotes Lt. Col. Kim Chong-pil saying Chang Do-young supported the coup plot but was not told the date in advance. The junta intelligence chief claimed Chang had an ambiguous role to shield him if the plan failed. Meloy will succeed Magruder as UN commander in June.
Chicago markets show hogs steady to weaker with various weight ranges trading 15.75 to 18.00 per cwt and cattle calves mixed sentiment with steers 22.00 to 24.50 and cows 15.00 to 21.25. Butter wholesale prices hold steady with 93 score AA at 60 and 89 C at 56 per pound.
Eggs steady with wholesale prices unchanged as grading shows 70 percent or higher Grade A whites and mixed lots. Grain notes no wheat oats or soybeans sold. corn prices listed for No 1 No 2 and No 3 yellow at various rates.
Greg Gard of Granville, the state high school record holder in the mile, signed a Wisconsin grant in aid tender and will enroll at the University of Wisconsin in the fall. Gard led the WIAA mile title for two straight years with a 4:19.5 best. his state meet time this year was 4:20.5.
Carry Back the 3-year-old colt and Belmont Stakes contender was treated for an infection in the left front ankle at Oceanport New Jersey. Veterinarians reported no fracture after X rays but a return to racing remains uncertain.
Minnesota defeated Wisconsin 715 to 722 to win the Peters Open team title in West St Paul. Bob Below of Neenah led Wisconsin with 69 75 67 totaling 211 and $233.75. Mike Bencrscutto of Racine was runner up with 74 69 71 for 214 and $85.
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