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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1959
Page
3
Grissom, a 554 game veteran with St Louis Cardinals and Giants, admits nerves when called from the bullpen. He recalls early relief duty and evolving to a full starter role, noting tension sticks until his first pitch.
Manhattan edges Penn State by a fraction in the C A title, after coach George Eastment protests Henry White beating Mike Herman for third in the 60 yard high hurdles. Final: Manhattan 2016, Penn State 2017. Villanova and Yale follow with scattered event wins.
Maryland's football schedule adds three newcomers with Texas A&M and West Virginia among foes. The Terps face Texas at Austin on Sept. 26, with open dates and other dates listed including West Virginia on Sept. 19 and North Carolina on Oct. 24. Athletic Director W W Cobey announced the slate detailing Sept. 26 Texas game and other conference tests.
New York report confirms Yale football great Albie Booth died of a heart attack in the early hours after attending a Broadway show with his wife. Booth, famed for 1929 31 breaking runs, captained Yale football and basketball in the early 1930s and earned eight varsity letters. He was about 5 feet 7 inches and 145 pounds and later managed an ice cream company in New Haven County.
Amiri and Heiss win men’s titles amid a busy program at Colorado Springs. Hayes Alan leads a strong field before world competition. Doreen Denny and partner win dance crown as Britain’s dominance recedes. Wagner and Paul secure the Canadian pairs title for the third straight year.
Kentucky, the defending champion and top AP pick, earned the NCAA bid after Mississippi State declined due to an unwritten segregation policy. Auburn’s 20 2 season record and 12 2 in conference, West Virginia’s Jerry West led the Mountaineers to the Southern Conference title. Navy, California, Utah and Cincinnati also moved closer to postseason play as conference races and at large invites continued.
Southeastern Kentucky 69 Tennessee 56. Georgia Tech 71 Vanderbilt 67. Georgia 85 Florida 67. Auburn 69 Alabama 50. Baylor 65 Texas Tech 55. SMU 72 Texas Christian 56. Stanford 85 California 74. UCLA 69 Oregon 62. North Carolina 72 Duke 62. Virginia 81 South Carolina 70. St Louis 80 Wichita 70. Cincinnati 78 Houston 66. Drake 61 Tulsa St. Utah games noted. Big Eight, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast, PACIFIC etc. Results listed with many matchups and scores for the day.
Weekend boxing results and college basketball notes from Mexico City to Haven reveal several decisions and titles. Raul Raton outpointed Mason Dixon in Mexico, while Ernesto Parra and Mie Holt earned wins for their teams, and the Eagles clinched a conference title in Haven after a tournament run that included Loyola and Mt. St. Mary’s.
Kalevi Karkihen of Finland won the ski jumping title at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley with leaps of 290.55 and 278.8 feet, edging US rival Gene Kotirek and setting strong form scores. Juhani Karvinen set a 1 300 meter speed skating mark in another event, while Johan Johannesen claimed the 10,000 meter title and Alf Gjestvang won the 500 meters.
Major league holdouts include Roy Sievers Bob Cerv Albie Pearson and five Braves as camps open with eight teams reporting all present Washington tops holdouts with six and Milwaukee five in the National and Kansas City Baltimore San Francisco St Louis Philadelphia and Los Angeles each with one in the other league Hank Aaron rejects second base duty saying he will stay in right field and will not switch positions at Braves camp.
Fragmentary OCR lists a Hollywood area name Roberto Mono Garcia with mixed details including a Mexico reference and Rivier. The text is garbled and unclear about event or role.
Sunday results show Chicago 3 Detroit 1 while New York 1 Toronto 1 tied. Montreal 6 New York 1 and Chicago 5 Boston 2 Detroit 4 Toronto 2 logged Saturday scores. No games Sunday. Boston visits Detroit on Tuesday.
Frederick High School opens the 1959 track season with 50 boys on varsity and junior varsity rosters. Gary Herd leads the mile returnees. Eddie Higinbotham Donald Bartgis pace the sprints. depth is up but top stars fewer than last year. Coach Hal Moser notes added hurdles and holes in broad jump pole vault and sprinter events with a strong half mile led by Stickel, Srenneman and Derr.
Bayard Sharps Troilus claimed a Derby hopeful position by winning the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah over Open View and First Landing. The performance left Calumet Farm’s On And On a possible May Derby challenger as Eurasia and First Landing faded. Hoad beat Gonzales at Madison Square Garden while Anderson defeated Cooper in tennis.
San Marcos California golfer Johnson clinched the $15 000 Baton Rouge Open by one stroke with two under par 70s on Sunday to finish 283 after 72 holes.
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