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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
2
Orioles stay in pennant chase with a 6-5 win at Kansas City. Yankees rally past Cleveland 10-6 after trailing. White Sox defeat Boston 2-1 as Bunning shines. Cubs drop eighth straight. Pirates split with Cubs while Dodgers top Braves in 10 innings. Willie Mays helps Giants beat Reds 5-3.
New York light heavyweight Doug Jones won a split decision over Von Clay of Philadelphia at St Nicholas Arena for his 15th straight victory. The win comes as Friday Night fights end with ABC taking over in October and NBC broadcasts stopping.
Nettle Creek edged Yorkville 3 2 in a 10 inning county league contest. Yorkville tied the game in the eighth, Nettle Creek scored the winner in the tenth and then held Yorkville scoreless in the bottom half. Don Johnson earned the win with 15 strikeouts.
The calendar lists Braidwood at Baseball Morris on Sunday and Pony League Darling versus Mettille at 9 a m Monday. Also Little League Steele facing Black Minor Little League Hume meeting Berkland and Schenk versus Sheedy. The Washington Senators lineup includes Jim Kaat John Kralick Don Lee Dan Dobbek and Don Mincher.
Lois Drafke of LaGrange won her fourth Illinois Women's Amateur Championship at Lockhaven Country Club Aston Illinois by beating Doris Phillips of Belleville 5 and 4 in the 36 hole final. They were even after 18 holes with Drafke gaining momentum late as Phillips won only one hole in the last 13.
Panel weighs how athletes are chosen for Rome in August at Stanford tryouts July 1-2. The debate centers on whether the two day trials unfairly eliminate stars like Bud Held and Dave Sime, with advocates for current selection arguing fewer politics and clearer standards.
Team No. 8 led by Dick Backstrom holds 30 points with Team No. 1 led by Leo Borens close behind at 28. Team No. 3 led by Bill Anderson and Team No. 4 led by Ray Johnson tie at 26, while Frank Peruca earned low gross and Roy Meunier claimed low net at 35. MORRIS INVITATIONAL set for Sept 10-11 at Morris Country Club with divisions from Championship to Handicap classes. Beverly Hanson of Indio, California, posted 26 of 27 pro tour money in 1959. Jersey Legend, Vertex’s full brother, named via radio contest.
Smith defeated Root 19 to 5 on Friday night at Morris Community High School. Dutch Smith earned the win as Arvin Battersby took the loss after being relieved by Tom Hunter. Top hitters were Bill Swanson 3 for 3 and Bill Ferguson 4 for 5 for Smith, while Battersby led Root with 3 for 4. Line score shows Smith 222 274 19, Root 002 300 5.
Jim Struck earned the win for Struck with Jim Struck pitching and Ed Waters going 3 for 3 as Struck defeated Knapp 9 to 3. Denny Knapp took the loss while Tom Sparrow doubled for Knapp and Struck and Gary Hanson hit triples for the winners.
Enger won 16 to 5 over Taylor at Goodwill playground with Jerry Nicklaus the winning pitcher and Dan Beeler the loser. Joe Comrie homered twice to star for Enger as Enger led 11 to 8 at the half and 16 to 5 final.
In Portmarnock Ireland Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead drive the United States toward a Canada Cup golf team victory. Palmer 69 Snead 71 day one and 68 71 day two give the Americans a three stroke lead over Ireland after 36 holes.
A rare achievement notes seven players capturing both the U S Open and PGA Championship titles in a single calendar year. The feat highlights elite versatility across major tournaments and cements a select group in golf history.
In the American League standings New York leads with 39 wins and 27 losses while Baltimore sits 12 games back. Friday results show New York 10 Cleveland 6 Chicago 2 Boston, Detroit 4 Washington 0 Baltimore 6 Kansas City 5. Saturday matchups include Boston at Chicago Baltimore at Kansas City and Washington at Detroit with New York at Cleveland. Sunday brings several divisional games and interleague tilts across St Louis Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh San Francisco Cincinnati and Los Angeles Milwaukee.
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