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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1959
Page
6
Boxscore shows a 7 to 4 result with a late rally in the ninth. D Blamed for Stephens in the ninth while Buddin and Chittum grounded into double plays in later innings. Game details reference New York and Boston.
In Tokyo, Pascual Perez of Argentina defeated Kenji Yonekura of Japan after 15 rounds to claim the world flyweight title. In New Orleans, Holly Mims of Washington DC defeated Henry Hank of Detroit over 10 rounds in a night of boxing.
Giants rally in the ninth on Willie Kirklnd's double and Willie Mays's single to beat St. Louis 3-2. Mays drives in the first run and scores the winner as McCovey shines with power and Cepeda homer-less support in a tightly played decision.
National League standings and Tuesday schedule list teams such as San Francisco and Los Angeles with records and games back. It notes twi night starts for several matchups including Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Cincinnati and Los Angeles at Chicago plus a San Francisco win over St. Louis 3 2. Monday results show San Francisco 3 St. Louis 2. American League section appears but no details provided.
New York at Boston Maas 10-5 vs Casale 8-7. Cleveland at Kansas City Grant 7-4 vs Daley 12-7. Chicago at Detroit Pierce 12-11 vs Bunning 9-10. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Friend 4-14 vs Cardwell 5-7. Milwaukee at Cincinnati Spahn 15-10 and Burdette 15-11 vs Purkey 10-11 and Nuxhall 5-9. Los Angeles at Chicago Padres 9-7 vs Ceccarelli 4-1. San Francisco at St Louis Antonelli 16-6 vs Mizell 11-7. Ray Jablanski grounded out to end the game. Stu Miller won in relief of Sam Jones who allowed two runs and four hits in six innings before pinch hitter. The loss was charged to Jackson after ineffectual relief from Dean Stone and Ernie Broglio in the ninth.
Arthur Butler from Pasadena and Dick Yost of Portland posted 69 to lead the Western Amateur at Waverly Country Club. Don Kreiger was close with 70, followed by six players at 71. The field of 107 will be cut to 30 after today’s 18 holes, then 36 holes daily and match play begins midweek.
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-4 in 10 innings as Whitey Ford earned his 12th win. Cal McLish gained his 14th, while Rocky Colavito homered and drove in two for Cleveland in a 6-4 win over Kansas City. Giants edged Cardinals 3-2 in the NL. Colavito closes in on Killebrew in home runs and RBIs.
Rocky Colavito had four hits and drove in two while scoring twice as Cleveland beat Kansas City 64 to secure the victory. Stu Miller pitched two scoreless innings as the Giants rallied past the St Louis Cardinals 3 to 2 after trailing 2-0 with a three-run ninth.
Illinois remains the dominant fluorspar producer, accounting for about 54 percent of the mineral mined nationwide. The ore is a key raw material for hydrofluoric acid used in frosted glass production.
Louisville opened a three game series with an 8 0 shutout over Charleston as Bob Hartman pitched all nine innings allowing five hits Dale Roberts hit his seventh homer Ear Hersh added a solo shot while Louisville rapped 12 hits off four Charleston hurlers Spangler Morgan and Roberts drove in runs Charleston had a rare baserunning blunder in the second and could not score despite a walk and two singles.
In Wheeling AP notes Peachy Kellmeyer of Charleston is top seed for the 47th State Closed Tennis Tournament opening today. Anita Whitaker of Wellsburg seeded second in women’s singles. Dot Bell and Nancy Butts also seeded. Dave Hubinger of Charleston is first in men’s singles with Lang Brisbin, Jack Wright, and Hugh Thompson among the top seeds. The event runs through next Sunday and adds a senior men’s singles 45 plus event.
The American Association results show Omaha 5 over Indianapolis 3 and Louisville 8 over Charleston 0. Minneapolis defeated Fort Worth 42 to an unknown opponent, reflecting a high scoring game.
In the Pacific Coast League results Vancouver leads Salt Lake City 5 1 while Seattle defeats Sacramento 6 to 5. Portland tops Phoenix 4 to 3, Spokane beats San Diego 9 to 3. In the International League Richmond 1 loses to Buffalo 0. American Association games record Minneapolis 4 2 over Fort Worth 1 5 while Houston 5 defeats Denver 2. St Paul 5 2 over Dallas 0 3 and Columbus 6 Rochester 1.
Gene Fullmer signs to fight Carmen Basilio for the National Boxing Association middleweight title on August 28 at the Cow Palace. The bout follows the NBA stripping Sugar Ray Robinson for inactivity, with both contenders former champions who lost to Robinson. Fullmer’s manager used a bat routine to sharpen the fighter’s timing.
DETROIT AP A large entry pool of 169 golfers compels a full qualifying round to trim the field to 150 start spots for the $25,000 Motor City Open at Meadowbrook Country Club. Exempts total 80. 89 compete today for 70 spots amid late withdrawals and top players choosing to skip. The course at Meadowbrook plays 6,616 yards par 71 with $3,500 to the winner.
The season’s top batters include Aaron Milwaukee at .366 and Pinson Cincinnati at .340 with 159 hits for Aaron and 144 for Pinson. Banks Chicago leads with 32 homers, Mays SF 81 runs, and Kuenn Detroit 132 hits. Pitching leaders show Antonelli SF 166 decisions, Drysdale LA 182 strikeouts, and Lown Chicago 8-2 with Shaw Chicago 113.
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