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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1960
Page
7
Chicago AP reports 32-year-old outfielder Smitty Smith remains uncertain as leadoff for the White Sox after his strong showings at Kansas City and Cleveland. Manager Al Lopez weighs Aparicio back atop order to maximize speed and scoring potential.
Ralph Tiger Jones, nicknamed The Old Warhorse, is favored to defeat 32 Joseph Denucci in a 10 round middleweight bout at the Boston Garden aired on NBC at 10 p.m. EDT. Jones holds a 1 28 4 record over ten years with 43 national TV appearances, while Denucci, 22, stands 23 2 with losses only to Chico Vejar. Jones has beaten Sugar Ray Robinson and other champions. odds range from 7 to 5 to 12 to 5.
Giants manager Bill Rigney stuck with Willie McCovey as he started slow but still leads the majors in runs BBI with 17 in 13 games. McCovey drove in four runs including a pivotal eighth inning homer as San Francisco beat Los Angeles 7 5. He finished with a .222 batting average after the game and said slow starts don’t worry him.
Detroit's hot bats cooled after a 21 run surge with 11 homers in five games. The Tigers were held to a single run in each of three straight losses, a 2-1 setback to Kansas City behind Dick Hall. Chicago beat Cleveland 3-1 as Al Smith and Billy Pierce contributed. Baltimore swept Boston 6-1 to join White Sox and Orioles near .500. Pirates blanked Phillies 3-0 for a seven game win streak. Giants beat Dodgers 7-5 with Willie Mays keying four eighth inning runs. Hall earned his first AL decision after a 14 scoreless innings.
Sonny Liston, Houston based heavyweight, replaces Floyd Patterson as No 1 contender in NBA ratings for April after stopping Roy Harris in one round. Patterson slips to second. Kingpetch named flyweight champion. Liston has a 20 1 record with 20 knockouts and is praised as most exciting heavyweight since Patterson alongside quotes from NBA officials.
Kingpetch earns boxer of the month honors following his conquest of Pascual Perez in Bangkok. The April 16 firefight in Bangkok showcased the champion's readiness to meet any opponent and prove his mettle.
Former NASCAR midget champion John ny Coy of Freeport New York leads a strong field in ARDC USAC midget auto racing at Reading Fairgrounds on May 1 with the Berks County Sweepstakes. Coy will race the Garesi Offy against Peters Marshman Duncan Randall Arnold Schaeffer Riege Stephens Klar Doerstler Mil ter Garner Romit Bonadies and others.
The sixth annual Penn Relays begin at Franklin Field with 140 events across two days. Meet director Ken Doherty expects about 4400 athletes from 45 colleges universities and secondary schools to compete, including 14 events for post graduate athletes Olympic trials.
New York Yacht Club announced acceptance of the Australian challenge from the Sydney Yacht Squadron for the 1962 America’s Cup. This marks the first meeting of the cup with a nation outside the United States Britain and Canada.
Pirate pitcher Bob Friend struck out seven in the first three innings and earned his third win in a 3-1 victory over Cleveland. Al Smith of the White Sox went 3 for 4, extending his hitting streak to eight and driving in all three Chicago runs in a 3-1 win over the Indians.
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