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Newspaper
Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
12
National League action opens with the San Francisco Giants visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three game set as the contenders battle for the NL lead. Don Drysdale faces Sam Jones in the opener while Chicago and Milwaukee also collide as the pennant race tightens across the circuit.
Don Miller, a veteran harness driver with 30 years in the sport, won the driving championship of Saratoga Raceway's summer meeting with 15 wins, 11 seconds, and 9 thirds for a .335 average. Fred LaRouche led with 36 wins for the fourth straight year as the season ended last Saturday night and the fall meeting begins Monday.
In Philadelphia the San Francisco Giants blamed NL President Warren Giles for a forced rain makeup doubleheader after a night game at Pittsburgh. Manager Bill Rigney and players showed fatigue and frustration, vowing to forget today and focus on tomorrow's crucial three game series with the Dodgers. Horace Stoneham’s telegram urged the team to “Forget it. Take two tomorrow.”
International League All Stars 14 Pittsburgh 6. American Association games Charleston 3 Houston 2 Dallas 7 Indianapolis 5 Fort Worth 9 Louisville 5 Minneapolis 4 Omaha 1 Denver 11 St. Paul 5 Pacific Coast League Spokane 7 Vancouver 6 Seattle 2 Portland 0 Salt Lake City 9 San Diego 2 Phoenix 3 Sacramento 1 Western league Williamsport 4 Reading 2 Allentown 1 Albany 0 Fingham 3 York 1 Springtlee 8 Lancaster 0 Offshore Gulf of Mexico wells cost nearly nine times more to drill than onshore wells.
Marathon defeated Ames 5-2 to gain a playoff edge in the Industrial League. Breneman's tied Cyclotherm 8-7 in extras to reach post-season, while Marathon and Ames prepare for Monday's rematch at 6:30 and Breneman's vs Oswego Castings at 8:30. Final standings list Oswego Castings 91, Marathon 64, Ames 60, Breneman's 60.
The Pan American Games open at Soldier Field with heavy favorites in track. High jumper Charlie Dumas and hammer thrower Harold Connolly lead U S hopes, while Argentina's Osvaldo Suar ez aims to defend the 10 000 meters title as 2 000 athletes from 24 nations begin competition through Sept 6.
Hamtramck Michigan defeats Kailua Hawaii 7-1 behind Art Deras hot bat and pitching. Sideline and Dolan’s duel ends with Deras’s sixth inning homer. Hamtramck advances to meet Auburn California for the world title Saturday after Auburn’s 8-1 semifinal win over Schenectady New York. Also notes record seven-run inning and a digression on ancient glassworking trivia.
The International League heavy Buffalo Bisons led Havana by 6 2 games with 13 to play while Buffalo faced Rochester and Havana met Columbus in a recent pennant chase. An exhibition in Columbus saw the IL All-Stars rally past the Pirates 14 to 6, fueling a nine-run sixth inning that included Charlie James’s two-run homer and Frank Herrera’s three-run double. Rocky Nelson homered for the Pirates to pull within one run earlier in the frame.
The State Investigation Commission invites the newly appointed State Harness Racing Commission to a meeting on September 9 to discuss inquiries into the harness racing field. In Albany the SIC chair, John W. Ryan Jr., outlined topics for review. The piece also notes a proposed 50 day season and related duck hunting season adjustments.
The Dewege Steelworkers 2877 of the Babe Ruth league host the Phoenix Kiwanis senior champions for a return game Saturday at 2 on the Babe Ruth field at Fort Ontario. Phoenix won 4-2 in the previous match on its field, and Oswego hopes for revenge.
Twilight baseball at Fort Ontario features Oswego Genesee Brews hosting Phoenix Merchants in the Ontario Division makeup game. Howard Engiebrecht on the mound for the Brews and Fred Wall draws attention for Phoenix.
New York state Moose Small Fry baseball tourney opens this Saturday with 34 teams from lodges statewide. Elims in Binghamton Ilion Jamesown Ossining. winners reach Labor Day in Syracuse. Oswego Lodge fields all star Little League team led by Steve Taormina. Oswego meets Cohoes Saturday at 2 p.m. at Herkimer field. travel organized by Moose with insured transport.
Barbara McIntire, 24, of Lake Park Florida, defeated Anne Quast of Marysville Washington 1 up on the 20th hole at Congressional Country Club to reach the semifinals of the U S Women's Amateur Golf Championship. Also advancing were Dorothy Germain Porter Joanne Goodwin and Paul Klinefelter.
Veterans right hander Robin Roberts, a Phillies pitching great, undergoes tests to determine if he has diabetes or another ailment after a routine exam showed excess sugar in his blood.
Basilio, a 32 year old from Chittenango, faces Gene Fullmer in a 15 round NBA middleweight title bout at the Cow Palace, with an expected gate of $200,000 and NBC rights valued at $175,000. Fullmer weighs about 160 and aims to lasting 15 rounds, while Basilio seeks another knockout but expects to go the distance.
Adios Claire, though low on the tour board, posts a world pacing record 1,594-5 for a mile at Roosevelt Raceway. The 4-year-old mare, driven by George Phalen for Annroc Stables, wins the featured Class AA pace on a half mile track, paying $17.20. Previous mark 2 00 1 5 was Belle Acton’s in 1957. Other regional results include Monticello Skettéer Salver, Batavia Downs and Vernon Downs parimutuel finishes.
Jim O'Toole pitched his first major league shutout, allowing five hits and striking out 10 with four walks in a Reds victory over the Cubs. Joe Cunningham contributed for the Cardinals, tripling, doubling and singling in a 5-4 win over the Braves, driving in three runs as Hank Aaron led the league.
Joe Brown from Baton Rouge defeated Santiago Ramirez of Havana by knockout in the featured boxing match. Brown landed decisive punches in the later rounds, securing a dramatic stoppage and the victory.
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