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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1959
Page
6
Chicago defeats Cleveland 6-3 and 9-4 in Sunday games to complete a two game sweep, halting the Indians seven game winning run and widening the pennant race. Wynn and Held homered for Chicago while Bell and Garcia provided Cleveland power.
The AP list covers American and National League leaders based on 325 at bats or more. Detroit skews several categories led by Kuenn and Power with strong showings in runs and RBIs while Cleveland, Boston, and Chicago show depth in doubles, triples, and steals. In the NL Pinson and Mays lead runs and hits, with Banks and Robinson driving in runs as Pinson posts top doubles and San Francisco and Cincinnati players feature prominently. Also notes a postponed boxing bout and pro tennis results from Scheveningen.
In a tense finish, Los Angeles overcame a 6 5 deficit in the ninth when McCovey misplayed Neal's ball, Moon raced home on a triple, and the Dodgers beat San Francisco 7 6. Roger Craig earned the win for the Giants, while McCormick took the loss. Kirkland and Mays homered for the Giants, Hodges for the Dodgers.
The standings show Chicago leading with 62 wins and 49 losses, followed by Cleveland at 75 55 and Detroit at 65 65. Monday results include Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee 11 Chicago 4, St Louis 7 Cincinnati 3, and other games. Tuesday’s lookahead lists Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Milwaukee with various notes.
Half Nelson leads a field of ten sprinters in the Berryville Purse at Charles Town as the summer meet winds down. The four and a half furlong dash features top-weight Half Nelson with jockey Mike Denisi, while rival contenders include Tedken, Sveen Mollie, Wrecker making first course start, and London Lady paired with Heart Flame in the large race card. Attendance figures from the day and overall meet totals reflect Keen mutual betting interest at the West Virginia track.
Major League stars delivered in the ninth inning of the second game before doubling home two runs in the bottom of the tenth to lift the Pirates 7-6 against Philadelphia. Pittsburgh also won the opener 2-1 behind clutch hitting and pitching.
Maryland football under new coach Tom Nugent fields a squad with 27 sophomores among 49 players via a two week practice at College Park. Returning starters include end Ron Shaffer tackle Kurt Schwarz center Vic Schwartz and fullback Jim Jorce. Openers set for Sept 18 versus West Virginia with daily sessions early then reduced to afternoons.
William K Heiser Sr driver for the Davidson Trainage Company of Baltimore outscored 180 competitors to win Grand Champion at the Mid Atlantic Regional Truck Safe Roadeo in Wilmington Delaware August 22. Heiser tallied 376 points of 400 defeating entrants from Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania and New Jersey and will advance to the National Road to in Louisville Kentucky in September. Heiser is the son of Mr and Mrs J H Heiser of Baltimore.
Baseball results show Vancouver 82 Spokane 63 and Salt Lake City 62 Portland 35 in the Pacific Coast League while Seattle 42 Sacramento 4 and Phoenix 1 International League games roll in. American Association action lists Dallas 6 Charleston 0 and Indianapolis 5 Fort Worth 2 with Omaha 5 St Paul 4 and Denver 3 Minneapolis 4.
Ivy contenders eye Dartmouth as a likely repeat champion though several teams face rebuilding. Dartmouth returns 16 players including Jake Crouthamer and Bill Cundy after losing seven starters, while Harvard Princeton and Yale offer strong backs and experienced lines. Other Ivy squads like Brown Columbia Penn and Cornell show potential but must rebuild lines and adjust lineups.
AP reports a NFL AFL confrontation over franchises in Dallas and Houston. Lamar Hunt leads AFL push citing delays by NFL head Halas and expansion scraps, with AFL cities including Dallas Houston Minneapolis St Paul New York Los Angeles and Denver. Barbara McIntire wins the Womens Amateur Golf Championship at Congressional CC, beating Joanne Goodwin after a 36 hole final.
The piece centers on the Nate Robert Cox Cup as the premier women’s amateur trophy with a veteran champion declaring fatigue and determination as the event’s focus. The quotation signals a candid assessment of effort and pursuit in the competition.
Hollywood boots Monroe defeats Hector Aguadez while Drex posts 222 percent in Los Angeles Mexicali bout. Detroit notes Willie Coleman outpoints Dave Shoulders in Ferndale Michigan with 203 to 190 score.
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