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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1960
Page
9
In a coast swing, McCormick tossed a four hitter for his second shutout as the Giants beat Milwaukee 5-0. Kline earned his first complete game for the Cardinals against the Dodgers, while Cincinnati edged Los Angeles 6-5 behind late runs. Chicago topped Philadelphia 8-7 in a tense NL clash. Cleveland tied for first in the AL by beating Washington 3-2, and Chicago White Sox routed Baltimore 11-6.
The Nation League standings show Pittsburgh at 24 75006 with a 6 game lead, San Francisco 11.5 behind at .688, Milwaukee 86? 5713, St. Louis 87 533, Los Angeles 99 500, Chicago 51 0 33, Cincinnati 51 1 3 13, and Philadelphia 51 1 3 13. Monday results include Chicago 8 Philadelphia 7, San Francisco 5 Milwaukee 0, Cincinnati 6 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3. Remaining scheduled games feature Milwaukee at San Francisco, Cincinnati at Los Angeles, Philadelphia at Chicago, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Milwaukee at Los Angeles, Cincinnati at San Francisco.
Oceana Indians defeated Logan 8 to 7 in a nine inning game marred by seven errors. Britton allowed the runs while Brezden struggled in relief for Logan. Oceana improves to 2-0 and heads to Mullens Tuesday for game two of the Coalfield Conference series.
Gene Corum takes the WVU helm with rising optimism for 1960 after 87 scholarship players and 17 returning lettermen. He previews a spry sophomore class and a strong fight for starting spots against an Alumni squad, flagging notable talents like Huff, Lamone, Nicely, and Williams while stressing depth and speed to outpace the rivals.
The report lists top players by league for both the American and National Leagues. Notable figures include Mays of San Francisco with a .452 average, McCovey SPF with seven home runs, and Mantle leading the AL with 16 runs. Pitching leaders include Law of Pittsburgh with 4-0 and Pascual of Washington with 31 strikeouts.
Charleston Senators hopeful to end a two game skid face Minneapolis Millers tonight with Jim Heise or Bob Porterfield on the mound. Ralph Lumenti struck out a club record 15 in seven innings before a rough eighth inning doomed a 4 3 loss. Lumenti fanned 14 in six innings, surpassing last year’s 14 strikeouts by Joe Grzenda, yet fell short of Mickey McDermott’s 20 in 1949. Three walks and wild pitches aided Minneapolis in scoring three runs to erase a 3 1 deficit.
Charles Smith of Gastonia North Carolina, long known as Dave Smith’s brother, won the North and South Tournament final 5 and 3 against college sophomore Peter Green. The 29 year old Citadel graduate stands 6-1 and 210 pounds and, with his victory, proves he is a top amateur golfer in his own right. The brothers run an automobile agency in Gastonia and Charles embraces a new confidence in his own game.
The Mullens High Rebels defeated Matoaka 6-0 after a day of doubleheaders at Stoco. Pitcher Thompson went the distance, allowing two hits and striking out 13 for Mullens while Robinson surrendered three extra base hits. Lloyd Canada and Landaus Courination each tripled for Mullens, with Farley adding a double and Pendergrass and Robinson contributing singles.
Coach Gene Corum recalls two pivotal 1947 football moments at Pitt and West Virginia and Virginia. He describes blocking a punt near the end zone only to be ruled at the 10 yard line denying a TD in a snow covered Pitt Stadium. West Virginia won the game for the first time in 19 years. Earlier that season at home against Virginia, a pileup after a late quarterback sneak produced the ball for Corum to recover but WVU still faced a loss.
A turtle named Disaster won the University of Detroit race carrying the Red Cross colors and wearing a valley lily horseshoe. Nanook of the North won the International Cup in a tight finish over Flying Fritz and Sir Velocitas as about 80 turtles competed in 10 races. Teasing "hot dog" jokes followed Ted Kluszewski after a three homer game as World Series footage sparked ribbing about his celebrations.
Clear Fork led by Dale Stover with six hits and three runs batted in defeated Stratton High 10-4 at Colcord. Stover earned the win on the mound, allowing five singles and a double while Dan Vanoy added a three run homer for a four run sixth inning. The Panthers jumped to 2-0 then added two more in the third, holding Stratton to two runs in the fifth and two in the seventh as Bright and Edmonds led the Bulldogs with two hits apiece.
Pacific Coast League results include Sacramento 4 over Vancouver 2 and San Diego 7 over Seattle 6, Salt Lake City 12 over Portland 6, with Tacoma at Spokane postponed. American Association scores feature Minneapolis 4 over Charleston 3 and St Paul 3 over Dallas Fort Worth 0, Louisville 7 over Denver 3, Indianapolis 4 over Houston 2. International Montreal 7 over Miami 4, Havana 3 1 Toronto 2 2.
Mike McCormick pitched his second shutout and third win without a loss as the Giants defeated the Braves 5-0 on four hits. Daryl Spencer sparked the offense, driving in a run and scoring another in a two run eighth, then pushing the winning run to third with his fourth hit and second double as the Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-3 to end their nine game streak.
Frank Lane's trades spark Cleveland to a 3-2 victory at Washington, their fifth straight, as Johnny Temple drives in the winning run with a two-out single. Gary Bell and the Indians bullpen hold the Senators to one hit through six. In the AL, Baltimore tops Chicago 11-6 at Baltimore. In the NL, St Louis beats Pittsburgh 4-3 on a bases-loaded walk by Elroy Face, and San Francisco shuts out Milwaukee 5-0 behind Mike McCormick's four-hitter. Cincinnati edges Los Angeles 6-5. Chicago Cubs defeat Philadelphia 8-7.
Across cities Sydney New Orleans Louisville New York New Rochelle Bristol Los Angeles Montreal Hartford Holyoke Cagliari two bouts feature fighters such as Ralph Du pas Jose Gonzalez Obdulio Nunez Dialled outcomes include outpoints and knockouts with scores like 146 2-4 144 3-4 155 and 140 in a compact tour of the boxing card.
Jock ey Paul Ward rode five winners at Beulah Park Monday four in succession from race four to seven and a fifth in the ninth Ward leads the meeting with 27 winning mounts in 20 days at Beulah Park Columbus Ohio AP report
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