Billy Casper Wins 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot
Billy Casper captures the 1959 U.S. Open with a 282 total at Winged Foot in windy cold conditions. He carded rounds of 71 68 69 74 aided by precise putting, edging Bob Rosburg by three strokes with Mike Souchak and Claude Harmon tied for third at 284. Crowd endured heat, rain, and storms as the defending legends faltered.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
Associated Press
Mamaroneck, N.Y
GAP
Winged Foot
Billy Casper
Ben Hogan
Rob Rosburg
Mike Souchak
Sammy Snead
Westchester County
Casper
Bob Rosburg
Hogan
Rosburg
Souchak
Claude Harmon
Sports Schedule Pee Wee and Church Leagues Action
In Garfield and Forest Park venues the Pee Wee Redlegs meet the A s while the Yanks face the A s. In church league softball First Christian plays First Baptist at 7 p.m. and Trinity Methodist faces Wesleyan Methodist at 8 30 p.m.
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Redlegs
A’s
Garfield
Yanks
Forest Park Little Diamond
First Christian
First Baptist
Trinity Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist
Iola Tournament Set At Allen County Country Club
The annual Amateur Golf Tour event will be held at Allen County Country Club in Iola June 21 with entry due by 9 30 a m The course lies two miles east of Iola on Highway 54 Prize money totals 500 in merchandise and trophies War ren Ryan is the club professional at Iola
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Allen County Country Club
Iola
Highway 54
Warren Ryan
Maxwell Wins Duel as Tigers Sweep Yankees in doubleheader
Detroit outslugged New York in the twin bill, with Charley Maxwell belting a tape measure homer in the eighth to seal a 3-2 win in game one and Maxwell’s ground rule double sparking an 8-2 victory in game two. Whitey Ford and Duke Maas took losses as Frank Lary and White Sox, Indians, and Red Sox also won.
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Maxwell
Frank Lary
Detroit Tigers
Duke Maas
Elroy Face Stars as 10th Win Tops MLB Relievers
Pittsburgh pitcher Elroy Face improves to 10-0, leading major league relievers as of June 15, 1959. The Pirates beat the Dodgers 6-3 with Face closing in the eighth, while Pittsburgh also won the second game 5-2. Other NL and AL results feature Phillies Gene Freese, St Louis and Cincinnati splits, and Drott and Labine appearances as teams chase division leads.
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Lew Burdette
Warren Spahn
Sam Jones
Early Wynn
Hoyt Wilhelm
Elroy Face
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bobby Feller
Danny Murtaugh
Face
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Pirates
Vern Law
Carl Erskine
Dick Stuart
St. Louis
Gino Cimoli
Cincinnati
Jim Brosnan
Reds
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Clem Labine
Stuart
Erskine
Iway
Ed Bressaud
Daryl Spencer
Freese
Humberto Robinson
Robin Roberts
Phils
Roberts
Drott
Cubs
Milwaukee
Roy Mcmillan
Lindy McDaniel
Monday Games and Weekend Baseball Results
Monday schedules show Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Baltimore Kansas City at Washington only games. Weekend results include Detroit 3 to 8 New York 2 to 2 and Saturday NYC 6 Detroit 4 Boston 6 Kansas City 1 Cleveland 8 Washington 7 Baltimore 6 Chicago 4. plus Monday Milwaukee at Los Angeles and other scores Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles 3 St Louis 7 Cincinnati 4 Chicago 6 Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles 3.
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Chicago
Dick Drott
San Francisco Giants
Braves
Philadelphia
Gene Feese
Phils
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
New York
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Cenereetes E “Ya
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Emoere
Eevee
Chicago Ee Beee
Cincinnati Se
St Louis
Phiadelphia
Eoreeeare
Stock Car Races Draw Large Crowd at Ottawa Track
About 1,000 spectators watched Johnny Ecles drive car 37 to the fastest heat time of 18.3 seconds at the Ottawa stock car track on Saturday night. Seven drivers won heats. Jerry Hayes of Topeka won two heats, including the modified fast heat and the modified feature. Other winners included Al Gilbert of Ottawa, C. J. Finchey of Topeka, Warren Noe of Ottawa, Lee Figgins of Pomona, and Bob Peauher of Nevada, Missouri, in various stock and modified heats and the feature.
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Ottawa
Johnny Ecles
Jerry Hayes
Topeka
al Gilbert
C. J. Finchey
Warren Noe
Lee Figgins
Pomona
Bob Peauher
Nevada
Belmont Stakes winner Sword Dancer to rest after crash
New York AP reports gritty Sword Dancer, winner of the $145,500 Belmont Stakes, will take a vacation after a grueling campaign. Trainer Elliott Burch says the horse is on the shelf following the rough season that included the Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby. Jockey Eddie Arcaro remained hospitalized with concussion, neck sprain, shoulder contusions, and other injuries from the race, while Lake Erie fell but rider Walter Blum escaped harm.
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New York
Little Sword Dancer
Eddie Arcaro
Elliott Burch
Brookmeade
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Virginia
Gulfistream Park
Burch
King Ranch
Black Hills
Arcaro
Lake Erie
Walter Blum
KU Leads Track Stars To AAU Games At Boulder
America's top college track stars from Kansas head to Boulder Colorado for AAU games and Pan-American trials. Ernie Shelby repeats in broad jump with 25 feet 5 inches aiding Kansas to its first NCAA team title. Charlie Tidwell battles wind and records in 100 and 220 yard events, narrowly edged by Hayes Jones as wind prevents records.
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Lincoln
Neb
Kansas
Boulder
Colo
Collegians
Ernie Shelby
Jayhawks
Shelby
Charlie Tidwell
Tidwell
Hayes Jones
Eastern Michigan
Jones
Sacred Heart Tramples Wesleyan Methodist in Softball Clash
Sacred Heart Church softball team defeated Wesleyan Methodist 19 to 7 in five innings on Saturday night under the 10-run rule. Sacred Heart had 11 hits to Wesleyan Methodist’s three, with Garcia earning the win in four innings and Motelet pitching one. Didde Motelet and Welborne hit home runs for Sacred Heart.
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Wesleyan Methodist
Sacred Heart
Garcia
Motelet
Didde
Welborne
Ottawans Fall to Emporia Legion 4 2 at Forest Park
Emporia Legion edged Ottawa Elks 4 to 2 in seven innings at Forest Park. Ottawa's Tom Morrisey made a standout five catches and Charley Spooner and Tom Coffman doubled for Ottawa. Emporia pitcher Purviance allowed four hits while Ace doubled for the visitors.
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American Legion
Forest Park
Ottawa Elks Legion
Ottawa
Boys.ey
Ledger
Tom Morrisey
OHS
Clifford Hicks
Purviance
Morrisey
Jim Hull
Charley Spooner
Tom Coffman
Ace
Elks
Bob Knight
Hicks
Cliff Fisher
Fisher
Miller
Thornbrough
N'ler
O'Mara
O'sman
F'her
Hogan
P'viance
Sboon
Spooner
Logan
S’kle
Cf N'sey
Nelson
Kult
Rf Smith
Crowell
Re Cheney
Rf Oj Hicks
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