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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1959

Page

6

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.

Jack Hand Associated Press New York Ford Frick Bill Shea Wagner Baseball Committee Toronto Houston Denver Minneapolis-St. Paul Shea Buffalo Montreal Atlanta New Orleans Miami Indianapolis Dallas-Fort Worth Seattle Portland Ore San Diego San Juan Puerto Rico Frick Com Mittee League Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Washington Park J Jack Dent Cooke Houston Sports Assn Craig Sullinan Jr Minneapolis - St. Paul Wheelock Whitney Jr Robert L. Howsam American Association Edwin C. Johnson Colorado U. S John Hay Whitney Great Britain Dorothy Killam Dwight F. Davis Jr Salt Lake City Vancouver Phoenix Spokane American Assn. Houston Omaha Dallas Fort Worth Minneapolis Charleston Louisville St. Paul

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.

Claude Osteen Cincinnati Seattle

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.

Charleston Denver Minneapolis Charley Lau Paul Smith Hank Aguirre John Gabler

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.

Iran Mount Prospect Country Club Hauff Betsy Rawls Mount Prospect Chicago Distaff

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.

St. Louis Cincinnati Broglio Hook Chicago Milwaukee Hobbie Pizarro Pittsburgh Los Angeles Daniels Sherry Philadelphia San Francisco Owens Jones Cincinnati Philadelphia

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.

New York Chicago Terry Donovan Washington Kansas City Pascual Bucks Boston Cleveland Monbouquette Sullivan Bell Ferrarese Baltimore Detroit Wilhelm Mossi Associated Press

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.

Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Juan Pizarro Bob Buhl Joey Jack Braves San Francisco Pat Joey Pittsburgh Bucs Cincinnati St. Louis Cleveland Chicago Boston Jerry Casale Kansas City Washington Baltimore Detroit Gene Woodling Oriole Jay Ron Kline del Crandall Bobby Avila Giants Dodgers Reds Vinegar Bend Mizell Johnny Temple Bob Purkey Score White Sox Tigers Milwaukee Indians Casale Red Sox Dick Gernert Jackie Jensen Frank Malzone Jensen Malzone al Cicotte Frank House Joe DeMaestri Senators Harmon Killebrew Faye Throneberry Roger Maris Harry Chiti Murry Dickson Hal Woodeshick Killebrew Babe Ruth Babe

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.

Charleston West Virginia University Alumni Association Berry Hills Country Club Andy Brawley White Sulphur Springs Beriy Hills Jack W. Blair James Kemp McLaughlin Victor N. Green Kanawha Country Alumni Edward H. Tiley Richard A. (Dyke) Raese Morgantown Latelle M. LaFollette Dyer Greenbrier Preston County Club Kingwood Parkersburg Clarksburg Hinton

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.

Minneapolis Golf Club St. Louis Park Don Finsterwald United States Jackie Burke Gene Littler MGC Rob Toski

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.

Associated Press Philadelphia von Clay Clarence Hinnant Washington Dallas Jimmy Martinez Phoenix Jimmy Beecham Miami New Orleans Ernie Burford Memphis Charley Joseph Lewiston Idaho Jimmy Grow al Carroll Sacramento Calif

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.

Parkersburg Ray Watson West Virginia Tech Gene Corum West Virginia University Parkersburg Junior Chamber of Commerce

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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