Continental League plans third major baseball league in 1961
Five founder cities New York Toronto Houston Denver and Minneapolis St Paul announce Continental League with eight to twelve clubs. Aimed at 154 game schedule. Founders seek players and operate independently while cooperating with American and National Leagues. Key backers include Whitney Killam Davis Payson and officials in Denver Houston and Minnesota.
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Major League Boxscores and Scores From The Day
Baseball box scores show Baltimore and Detroit details with Woodling homering, Veal scoring, and pitchers Loes Bunning. Washington and Kansas City clash with Throneberry and Maris delivering key RBIs as Chiti and Killebrew homer in a 7 5 win. Pittsburgh and Milwaukee trade late runs as Clemente and Avila spark 5 2 victory. St Louis beat Cincinnati 3 2 with Temple and Blasingame delivering the decisive hits.
Osteen Impresses In PCL Start For Seattle
Claude Osteen posted striking power as he fanned 28 batters in his first 35 innings of the season, boosting Cincinnati’s hopes with Seattle in the Pacific Coast League.
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Plays Denver Tonight Charleston Bows To Millers 3 1
Charleston faces Denver in the final series opening tonight after a 3 1 loss to Minneapolis. Two runs in the ninth broke a 1 1 tie as a walk sacrifice and a single sparked the scoring action. Charleston scored once in the first on Charley Lau’s sacrifice fly. Lau had the RBI on the play.
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Rawls Captures Mount Prospect By One Stroke
Betsy Rawls won the Mount Prospect Women's Open at Chicago with a 5 under par 291 to take the $6,500 first prize, one stroke ahead of Mickey Wright who earned $2,100. Fay Crocker finished third and Louise Suggs and Beverly Hanson followed. Rich ard Hauff, owner of Mount Prospect Country Club, suffered a first golf tournament loss after a million dollar purchase. Next year’s Women’s Western Open lands in Chicago June 22 26.
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Baseball doubleheader matchups in the National League
National League action featuring St Louis at Cincinnati with Broglio facing Hook, Chicago at Milwaukee pitting Hobbie against Pizarro, Pittsburgh at Los Angeles with Daniels opposing Sherry, and Philadelphia at San Francisco where Owens meets Jones.
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Baseball matchups and pitcher pairings across six games
The slate lists New York at Chicago with Terry 3 7 facing Donovan 7 5, Washington at Kansas City Pascual 11 8 versus Bucks 4 6, Boston at Cleveland Monbouquette 2 3 and Sullivan 6 6 against Bell 9 9 and Ferrarese 5 3, Baltimore at Detroit Wilhelm 10 6 versus Mossi 8 4.
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Braves Rally, Reds Down Cards as NL Race Narrows
Braves win six of seven after a five-run seventh paced by Del Crandall and Bobby Avila as Milwaukee closes to 11½ games behind the Giants. Cincinnati beats St Louis 8-3 while Pittsburgh falls to Milwaukee 5-2 in a busy NL Monday slate.
Kansas Ramps Nats For 8th Straight Win
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score faltered again as the Indians saw their five game win streak slip with a 4-0 loss to Boston. Jerry Casale pitched a three hitter to end Cleveland’s surge, while Kansas City and Baltimore won their games. In the NL Milwaukee swept Pittsburgh to stay close to San Francisco. Cincinnati beat St. Louis. Score’s recent string of hard luck continues, now 11-12 on the season.
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WVU Alumni golf tourney field grows at Berry Hills
The 15th annual West Virginia University Alumni Association golf tournament will draw 60 plus entries at Berry Hills Country Club on August 13. Defending champion Andy Brawley returns with former winners including Jack Hoblitzell and Paul Summers among a slate of Charleston and Kanawha County participants. The 18 hole medal format awards a sterling tankard from 1953 and a LaFollette handicap trophy, with play starting at 1 pm and a 6:30 pm reception and dinner.
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1959 PGA Championship Opens With Strong Field
The 1959 Professional Golfers Association championship begins Thursday at Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park. Don Finsterwald defends his title as Jackie Burke and Gene Littler contend, with a $5,500 top prize amid a lush but demanding layout noted for narrow fairways on the 581 yard 15th and 430 yard 17th, while sprinklers irrigate the course during tune ups.
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Local boxing results reported by Associated Press
Philadelphia’s Von Clay stopped Clarence Hinnant in a listed bout while Jimmy Martinez outpointed Jimmy Beecham in Phoenix. Ernie Burford defeated Charley Joseph in New Orleans. Jimmy Grow knocked out Al Carroll in Lewiston, with scattered scores and locations across Idaho California and Memphis.
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Two Football Clinics Set Ahead of Little Kanawhas Bowl
PARKERSBURG AP Two football clinics run this week ahead of the 11th annual Little Kana wha Football Bowl Game on Aug 11. Tonight Ray Watson WV Tech coach will lead an offensive clinic and Friday Gene Corum WVU assistant coach will direct a defensive session. Attendees include L K region players and others invited by the Parkersburg Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsor. At the Butcher Ben 4-H Camp about 60 players are drilling for the L K contest.
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Avila Sparks Milwaukee Braves Into NL Chase
Milwaukee Braves acquire second baseman Bobby Avila from the Boston Red Sox and he immediately delivers a ninth inning homer to beat the Reds. Since joining Milwaukee last Wednesday, Avila has started at second in every game, helping the club win 6 of 7 and rise to within a game and a half of the NL lead.
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