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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1959
Page
7
North Carolina holds a 9-4 ACC record after beating Maryland as Wake Forest moves to 8-4, with Clemson at 9-5 and Maryland 6-6. Wake Forest can win the title with a Tar Heels loss to NC State and a Deacons win over UNC. Duke climbs from last with a 5-1 win over NC State.
At Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno State Ray Norton of San Jose State equaled the 100 yard dash mark 9.3 seconds and beat Bobby Morrow in the final earning meet outstanding performer. Dallas Long Freshman USC set a shot put relays record 62 5 1 2 inches then 63 14 near Parry O Briens mark. Adhermar Da Silva Lamar Tech set American hop step jump record 52 4. Stanford 400 meter hurdles and two mile relay records fell as Dickie Howard and a Stanford quartet posted top times.
Minor League results include Montreal 7 Rochester 3 and Buffalo 12-1 in International League while Toronto 100 Richmond 3-0 and Havana 1 Miami 2-5 are listed. Pacific Coast results show Vancouver 9 Phoenix 1-0 and Portland 2 Salt Lake City 1 in 10 innings. A wind gust in Lockport deposits a $30 bank draft in a drug store display sign. authorities say the draft is inaccessible.
Terp Alumni dominate the races list at Shenandoah Downs on May 11 with multiple purses across nine races led by Brandy's Last and Rag Apple. Selections include Weather Barret, Loving Cup, and Gentle Slam, plus post time at 17 45 and notes on trainer and owner entries.
Shenandoah Downs in Charles Town West Virginia will honor Frank Colley a longtime Maryland sports editor tomorrow night May 11 with the Frank Colley Purse a one mile race for horses four years old and up Colley a World War I era pitcher and sports columnist joined the Hagerstown Herald on May 12 1924 William Preston Lane former Maryland governor and Herald publisher will attend Colley pitched in early pro days and during WWI he pitched the first legalized baseball game in Boston His Colley See Um for Sports column appears six days a week Colley has 35 years in the Herald Shenandoah Downs hosts nine nightly races with first post at 745 PM Eastern.
World bantamweight champ Alphonse Halimi of France and Yvon Durelle of Canada stage tuneups this week in Paris and Montreal. Halimi faces Al Asuncion in a non title ten rounder at Sports Palace Paris ahead of a July 8 title defense against Jose Becerra in Los Angeles. Durelle meets Finker Picot in ten rounds at Montreal’s Forum after a knockout loss to Archie Moore last December.
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Theo Carrasquel was struck on the head by a thrown ball during a Boston Baltimore doubleheader. He sustained a deep gash above the left eye, a mild concussion, and was taken to Union Memorial Hospital on a stretcher. He will likely miss about a week.
The Frederick Democrat softball team defeated Hyattstown WFC T L as Blank pitched 12 strikeouts and earned a save in the seventh. C Harding and P Rice homered for Frederick, who tallied seven runs to Hyattstown's eleven. The Democrats play independent baseball against Maryland and nearby states, with a double header set for Martinsburg West Virginia next Sunday.
Maryland’s track team won its fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship scoring first in seven of 15 events and totaling 1664 points. North Carolina’s Dave Scurlock stood out, tying the 440 yard dash conference record in 48 seconds and anchoring his team’s runner-up relay. Other scorers included Duke 37 and North Carolina 30 points.
Poolesville triumphed over Thurmont 10 to 3 in a Maryland State League game. Duvale homered and Repass doubled, while Menard struck out 12 on six hits and three runs allowed. Roberson homered for Thurmont. score references and line details accompany the final tally.
Weekend boxing results show international bouts with several knockouts and outs, including Heywood stopping Kid Javalana in Havana and Gresham outpointing Chuck Taylor in Detroit. Other matches feature Florentino Fernandez stopping Paddy Demarco in Havana and Mike Holt outpointing Donnie Freeman in Johannesburg.
One-Eyed King ridden by Manuel Yeaza won the $21,250 Dine Handicap at Pimlico, covering three furlongs on turf in 2:15.25 to tie the track record and defeat Oligarchy of Brookmeade Stable. M and Rhine's M was third. One-Eyed King paid 5600 to win, 310 place, 260 show. Attendance reached 15,122 as fans wagered on nine races in Pimlico's first Saturday program of the year.
Brian London Britain’s hopeful heavyweight said in a signed article that Cus D Amato promised him a second title shot within 18 months after being knocked out by Flesh Patterson in the 11th round at Indianapolis.
In Pontoise a court ordered an insurer to pay Madame Simone Bader eight million francs for a damaged nose after a car crash. The magistrate noted the nose was her main beauty and the case hinged on the injury affecting her work as a model.
Hank Aaron homered 5 for 10 with a run and an RBI as the Braves sweep Cincinnati in a doubleheader, Halving the season slump. Early Wynn blanked Cleveland in the second game as the White Sox split the twin bill. Don Drysdale was fined $50 for hitting Willie Mays, a decision surprising to Los Angeles manager Walt Alston. A Denver director praised the Jewish National Home after a New York trip. National forests cover 12 percent of New Mexico.
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