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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
6
Curt Flood delivered a ninth inning rally to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Flood, center fielder, had multiple hits and provided the late run support as St. Louis inches ahead in the National League standings. The Pirates fall as the Cards find another hero for their late-season push.
CHAMPAIGN IL AP Bob Tnesday posted a two day total of 68 73 141 at the University of Illinois Golf Course Scherer led by two strokes over Lou Rosanova of Chicago with a strong showing from other contenders.
Pursie Pipes of Mt. Vernon led southern Illinois amateurs with rounds of 74 and 72 for a 146 to qualify for the state match play. He meets James McCarthy of Joliet in the first round. Other southern qualifiers include Larry Wood of Salem 144 Charles Schmidt of Edwardsville 144 Bill Barnett of West Frankfort 155 and Paul Smith of Freeburg 152.
Cage follows his first round 68 with 75 for a 143 total as 63 qualifiers begin match play. Defending champ Robert Dredge of Galesburg leads ahead, with former champions Hobart Foreman Frisina among those advancing. Hobart, the 1935 victor, cites a back ailment while Foreman posted 74-81-155 and Frisina stacked 77 Tuesday after a 69 Monday. The tournament ends Saturday in 36 holes of finals play.
The American League leaders include Vernon of Cleveland and Fox of Chicago with high batting averages. Cerv of Kansas City leads in runs and RBIs, while Jensen of Boston ties for home runs. In the National League, Mays and Banks top batting and home run lists from San Francisco and Chicago, with several players leading in doubles and steals. pitching leaders include Turley and Spahn with top win totals and strikeouts.
Ab Justice of Oklahoma State leads the medalist chase at the National Collegiate Golf Championship as only a third of players completed 36 holes on day three. At Williams College’s Taconic Club, golfers contend for 64 spots to reach match play with Justice at 139, followed by Geiberger at 141 and a trio at 142.
LSU athletic director Jim Corbett remained in critical condition at St. Clare's Hospital after suffering a heart attack on Monday night while returning to Baton Rouge from a business trip. He had shown some improvement in the hours before this report.
St Louis breaks Pittsburgh 2-1 as Curt Flood hits a two run homer in ninth inning. Phil Paine earns his fourth win in relief. Flood and Paine, long shuffles between majors and minors, find renewed happiness with three straight Cardinal wins lifting to second in NL.
The St. Louis Cardinals move into second place in the National League for the first time this season after a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh and Milwaukee’s 2-1 victory over San Francisco. They face the Pirates again in Pittsburgh in the third of a four game series.
Barbara Kay Beuchman of Belleville, who defended the southern Illinois women’s amateur golf title, fell in the first round of the Women’s State Tourney at Decatur. She lost to Mrs. Eugene Schneider of Wilmette, 3 and 2. Doris Phillips of Belleville, runnerup in the southern Illinois meet, defeated Heidi Prentice of Wilmette, 1-up.
Washington AP Top pro sports officials praised the House vote granting sweeping immunity from antitrust laws to baseball and other major sports. The measure covers drafts and the reserve clause, plus TV and radio control, for baseball football basketball and hockey. The Senate must act. Critics warned of chaos and lawsuits. supporters call it a business restraint exception.
J T Stanford led bowling with a 223 high game and 550 high series, followed by Wally Wilcox 202 and Wendell Warren 201 in games and Warren 537 in series. Other top scores included Bernadine Hill 198 and Grace Justice 172. Standings show WW W and L Patti Glen, with sponsors Fashion Cleaners and Lucilles Beauty Shop among entries.
Pancho Gonzales leads the pro tennis caravan to Los Angeles for Jack Kramer Masters tournament opening Saturday. He is the favorite after a $4,750 haul at the Tournament of Champions, netting $3,000 in singles, $750 with Ken Rosewall in doubles, and $1,000 in appearance money from Kramer. Gonzales also suffered a 13-15 6-3 6-4 defeat to Lew Hoad Tuesday night.
Sterling Illinois report says Elmer Plew was appointed head basketball coach at Rock Falls High School. Plew formerly led Ridge Farm High School to a 17 7 season before taking over for Richard Haselton who resigned to join University High School in Normal Illinois. Rock Falls finished as runner up in last season state tournament.
In the Pacific Coast League San Diego defeated Vancouver 3 to 2 and Phoenix beat Spokane 12 to 9 while other games were postponed. In the International League Montreal won 8 to 7 over Richmond in 12 innings and Rochester edged Miami 6 to 4. All remaining games were scheduled.
Right-hander Paul Foytack finally matches Detroit's new winning spirit by tossing a five hit shutout over Baltimore for his first victory since May. The Tigers, under manager Bill Norman, have won 11 of 14 to move toward second in the American League. The Yankees toppled the White Sox 6-2 as Chicago dropped back from a whitewash streak. In the NL, St. Louis moved to second with a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh while Milwaukee beat San Francisco 2-1. Cubs blanked Philadelphia 3-0 and Los Angeles won a doubleheader at Cincinnati 13-10 in 10 innings and 7-2 in 11. Mantle homered for the Yankees, Lumpe and Siebern also homered, Power drove in all Cleveland runs. Senator split rain-delayed game with a seventh inning two-run rally.
No. 1 contender from Muskegon Ken ny Lane signed for a July 23 lightweight title match with Joe Brown at Sam Houston Coliseum Houston. Brown earned a May 7 title defense via eighth round TKO over Ralph Dupas. Viscusi will check with Dallas group before finalizing.
Milwaukee pitcher Warren Spahn, 37, showed he remains eager to learn as he halted the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on three hits. The victory Tuesday night ended his winless stretch since May 31 after a bullpen self-analysis steadied him.
Kiwanis beat Starr Brothers 24-3 as Estes Grocery toppled Junior Police 10-1 in league games. Dave Keen notched his third win with seven strikeouts and one hit allowed. Arthur Black led Kiwanis with a double, two singles and five RBIs. Starr’s Gary Rockett collected the visitors’ lone hit. Estes improved to 2-2 behind Jim Lockwood's two hit, one run pitching and Willie Hardin's 3-for-3 day including two doubles and a homer with four RBIs. Ken Hall sparked JP with a first inning RBI single and a third inning double. Leading hitters include Keen, Black, and McCutcheon among others.
Rory Calhoun of White Plains N Y and Chicago’s Bobby Boyd a top middleweight duel in Chicago Stadium telecast live The fighter Calhoun 34 4 1 seeks another win after a two round TKO of Boyd last November Boyd 48 8 3 enters with NBA and Ring favoring him Calhoun a 2 1 favorite ABC TV carries the bout at 10 p m EDT.
Houston based Paul Jorgen sen outpointed Rocky Randell 135 to 130 with 10 in Houston. Anaconda Roger Rouse outpointed Joe Louis in Alameda 10. Athol Tommy Garrow outpointed Lou Carmona 137 to 137 in New York 8.
The fragment lists players and batting or scoring figures for Hirers and Police teams. Names include Hardin Estes Best Jackson Moore Hicks Skelton Whitten and Thompsons with percentages ranging from .429 to .667. No clear event or outcome is stated in readable text.
Tigers 121 252-13 Yankees 210 012- 6 winning pitcher Goff Tigers losing Plemon Yankees. Home runs none. Giants Cubs game note Ruble wins 3 0 Reininger loses 9 none.
Santa Monica California on his 63rd birthday Jack Dempsey warned boxing must clean up its own affairs like baseball before it loses public confidence. He suggested a national czar or commissioner but doubted feasibility and blamed the decline of small neighborhood fight clubs for the shortage of top fighters.
The national league and American league tables show Milwaukee and New York leading. midweek results include New York defeating Chicago 6 2, Boston beating Cleveland 4 3, and Detroit routing Baltimore 5 0. Standings list multiple clubs with wins, losses, and percentages across the major circuits.
Chicago fans witnessed Ryne Duren preserve a 6-2 victory as he relieved Bob Turley in the seventh, fanning the side in the eighth and ninth. The reliever, 29, has 32 2 3 innings, 50 strikeouts, 15 walks, 15 hits allowed, and a 3-2 record while Stengel weighs All-Star selections.
John Briggs a 25 year old refugee from the Pacific Coast and Texas Leagues earned his first major league win for the Chicago Cubs. He blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 on eight hits over his third start despite an elbow described as full of floating chips. The Cubs praised his fast ball slider and curve while emphasizing he simply needed to get the ball over the plate.
In Wimbledon second round, Althea Gibson of New York defeated Mary Hiller of Australia 6-0 6-2 after a first round bye. Center court was about half full in hazy sunshine as Gibson dominated the match, dropping only two games in the second set.
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