Baseball Attendance Slump Prompts League Worries
A nationwide survey shows 1959 attendance down 35 percent in both major leagues. Projections warn excuses from management may follow as TV and other sports draw interest. Amateur baseball grows while professional leagues struggle to regain popular appeal. Night racing and family-friendly sports rise, pressuring baseball to speed up reforms.
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Cepeda Keeps Pace In Early 1958 Batting Race
Orlando Cepeda of the Giants leads in runs with five and is tied for RBIs at 12 with Ernie Banks. Cepeda has hit in all nine games, .285 through Sunday, with two homers to start the season. Hank Aaron leads NL with .238, while Don Demeter and Alvin Dark top NL howe alongside Strickland. Johnny Antonelli has three wins to pace the majors, with Ramos and Ferrarese leading the AL at 2-0.
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Los Angeles
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Detroit
Elston ‘Howard
New York
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Howard
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Pedro Ramos
Washington
Don Ferarese
Baseball leaders and golf results from national and regional sports
The AP compiles American and National League batting leaders with Strickland Cleveland leading the AL and Aaron Milwaukee atop the NL. Pitching and fielding leaders are listed, with Oscar Held and Cepeda among notable performances. Also noted are West Point birthday honors for Maj. Gen. Henry Clay Hodges and Tony Galento’s gambling arrest in Orange New Jersey.
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Oksanen Wins Marathon in Boston Golden Field
Finnish police officer Oksanen surged to the lead near Kenmore Square and won the Boston Marathon in 2 22.42, beating Kelley who finished 2 23.43. Antti Viskam and others followed as world-class challengers faced a flawed course length claim.
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Wilhelm To Hurl Opener
The Baltimore Orioles open their extended road trip in Boston as Hoyt Wilhelm faces Red Sox rookie Jeezy Casale. Manager Paul Richards plans to keep pressure on with right handed pitching and has Arnold Portocarrero and Milt Pappas slated to start midweek. Ted Williams will miss the series as he recovers from a pinched nerve.
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Baseball Attendance Down 16 Percent Across Leagues
An AP survey shows 1959 MLB attendance down about 15 percent from 1958 with only three clubs rising. Indians, Giants, and Senators posting gains, while Dodgers drop 33 percent leading to a National League shortfall. AL attendance totals 399,635, down 46,909 from last year amid several club declines.
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Ruling Sought on Club Membership for Potomac Hunters
A request to the Board of Natural Resources asks whether a private club may admit hunters and fishermen from a Potomac region where the club asserts ownership rights. The matter centers on access and membership rules affecting local outdoor activities and property claims.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Roundup
Current standings show Cleveland leading with six wins one loss in the American League and Milwaukee atop the National League with two losses. Tomorrow’s schedule features Cleveland at Detroit and Chicago at Kansas City in the AL, plus Cincinnati at Milwaukee and St Louis at Chicago in the NL. rain affected several games today and only New York at Boston was called off due to weather.
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Poston DeMarco and other boxing results listed
AP boxing results report split decisions and knockouts from multiple cities including Boston Philadelphia New York and Mexico with fighters such as Eddie Thompson Bennie Previtt and Joe Becerra. Also notes a golf medal tie at Pinehurst and a Pittsburgh All Star game ticket forecast and a Yankee malpractice suit.
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Kaline Off To Hot Start With Tigers
Detroit slugger Al Kaline opens spring with a .467 average from 14 hits in 30 at bats as the Tigers, after six losses in seven games, seek a fast start. Kaline, once the AL batting champion, has revived early-season optimism for Detroit.
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St James Track Meet Invites Area Teams Saturday
St James School hosts an invitational track meet Saturday April 25 starting at 1 30 p m featuring Frederick Berkeley Springs Charles Town Martinsburg North Hagerstown South Hagerstown and St James. The meet honors a long history with past record holders Krantz and Schimdt noted for dash records.
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Dodgers Rise to Second Place Behind Braves
Dodgers edge Giants 2 1 at the Coliseum as Don Drysdale dominates with 11 strikeouts over eight innings and Charlie Neal's leadoff homer in the ninth fuels a 2-1 victory. Brooklyn climbs to second in the National League, behind Milwaukee, with San Francisco dropping to third.
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Willie Mays
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Don Brown Hitting 385 For Tero Team
Greensboro report notes Wake Forest pitcher Don Brown is batting 385 as ACC teams near the season’s second half. Jay Franklin leads with a .536 ACC average, a figure well above the 1955 Duke record. Franklin, a 163-pound sophomore from Arlington, Virginia, raised his mark from .478 in one week.
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VFW Golf Teams Lose To Hagerstown
The Frederick VFW Country Club team fell to Hagerstown at the Hagerstown golf course on Saturday April 18. Final scores show Hagerstown 11 to Frederick 6 with players such as William Sn and William Strausbaugh posting 12 points for Hagerstown and Rob ert Hane and Charles Crum leading Frederick with 134 points.
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Dodgers Edge Giants 2-1 Behind Neal's Ninth Inning Homer
Charlie Neal hit his first homer of the season in the ninth to lift the Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Giants. Don Drysdale pitched a three hitter, striking out 11 with two walks in a strong effort after Willie Mays homered in the first inning.
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Durelle Predicts Five-Round Rematch in Fredericton
Yvon Durelle, British Empire and Canadian light heavyweight champion, predicts his July 15 rematch with world champion Archie Moore will end before six rounds. He did not name a winner. Brisk ticket sales in Indianapolis for the Patterson London heavyweight title fight boosted receipts to over $50,000.
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