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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
6
Orioles homer chase and pitching heroics boost Baltimore in mucky heat. Walker and Pappas combine for a two hitter to seal a 5 0 win as Detroit suffers.
Frederick and Sykesville meet tonight at Staley Stadium to decide the District II title with a 6 o clock start. Both clubs boast 2-0 tournament records and eye a date with District I champions on August 5. Sykesville arrives after 2-0 wins over Westminster and Thurmont, while Frederick seeks momentum after close wins against the American League and Brunswick, led by Ike Rhoderick and Jack Hart in key moments.
In 1952 Frederick youth baseball experiences a landmark season as Charles Keller joins the team with his brother Donald and their father supporting. The squad overcomes early jitters, loses a tight series to Hagerstown, then wins the Western Maryland title and reaches the New Jersey regionals before a tough loss ends the run. The narrative highlights perseverance, local backing, and a community rally around the Legion Babe Ruth and Little League clubs.
Solomon Borsaw despite a slow start found range with his right hands in the final rounds to claim a unanimous decision over Elorde in Cleveland. Referee Lou Parker and judges James and Charley Bill scored for Borsaw as he improved to 21 victories in a nationally televised lightweight bout.
The AP lists American League leaders by at bats 230 or more with Kuenn Detroit and Woodling Baltimore atop batting. Killebrew Washington leads home runs 33. Colavito Cleveland 30. Killebrew also top RBI at 76. Aaron Milwaukee and Cunningham St Louis lead NL batting with .362 and .339 respectively. Banks Chicago and Mathews Milwaukee tie for 29 homers. San Francisco pitchers Drysdale and Jones lead strikeouts.
In the Ring Magazine monthly rankings Willie Pastrano drops to No 10 in heavyweights after losing to Alonzo Johnson Duiko Loi climbs to No 6 in welters replacing Del Flanagan Harold Gomes earns Fighter of the Month for knocking out Paul Jorgensen Don Jordan defeats Denny Moyer to move into welterweight top rankings Henry Cooper slips in heavies while Sonny Liston Eddie Machen rise in class The light heavyweight list remains unchanged and Gene Armstrong drops to 10 with Ralph Jones swapping places in the middle rankings
New York AP reports Althea Gibson may turn professional in the fall to chair a proposed all women’s tennis tour linked to Jack Kramer’s cast. The plan envisions four players drawn from current amateurs with names like Kristine Truman Beverly Fleitz and Darlene Hard floated as candidates. Gibson recently received the Bede Didrikson Zaharias Trophy from Ted Smits on behalf of AP Sports Writers and Broadcasters.
Promoter Bill Rosensohn reports September 22 at Yankee Stadium as the planned date for the Johansson versus Patterson heavyweight rematch. He says six weeks are needed to iron out issues and notes Johansson wants an accounting of his first fight earnings before signing. The $80,000 purse remains tied up by a federal attachment amid Eddie Machen’s lawsuit over a promised rematch.
In the Pacific Coast League Vancouver beat Phoenix 3 to 2 in nineteen innings while Spokane triumphed over Salt Lake City 10 to 4. San Diego defeated Seattle 4 to 1. Sacramento routed Portland 6 to 5. In the American Association Denver won 4 to 2 over Charleston and Houston edged Dallas 3 to 2 in ten innings. Louisville beat Minneapolis 3 to 1 and St Paul topped Indianapolis 7 to 6. Omaha defeated Fort Worth 2 to 0. In the International League Buffalo won 12 to 3 over Columbus and Havana and Montreal beat Miami 6 to 1 while Toronto defeated Richmond 10 to 6 and Rochester won 6 to 1.
The Dodgers blanked the Pirates 2-0 on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts to reclaim the National League lead. Dick Williams of the A's drove in three runs in a 4-2 win over the Senators as Kansas City stretched its streak to 19 straight victories.
Cleveland Solomon Boysaw outpointed Flesh Elorde in Cleveland Philippines. Rome Tito Gomez stopped Luigi Castoldi. Jets Raly won by fifth round stoppage.
The Associated Press lists probable pitchers and notable matchups across major leagues. Boston meets Cleveland with Yoricago-Shantz facing Rambler in a 7 inning game, plus Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, St Louis, Cincinnati, and New York options with various listed starters and records.
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