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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1960
Page
9
George notes Pittsburgh’s veterans triumph with Vernon Law and Elroy Face on the mound to beat New York 3 2 and square the series at 2 2. Virdon’s running catch, Clemente’s throws, Hoak’s defense anchor the win as Pittsburgh heads home hoping for a final victory with Haddix and Law both options in the bullpen.
Sunday’s game delivered a tense pitching duel as Law and Terry battled six innings before Shantz and Coates finished. Mantle and Maris boosted the Yankees with 79 homers this season, while West Virginia struggles on the football field loom as the Mountaineers eye a winless slate before at Pitt. Sammy Gross starred for West Virginia Wesleyan, kicking the decisive point after an interception to seal a 13-12 victory over Salem.
Football schedule lists Tuesday games Beckley Jr at Shady Spring Jr Hinton at Stoco Oceana at Jaeger Trap Hill at Sophia Frankford at Renick Lewisburg at White Sulphur Rainelle at Meadow Bridge Thursday Chas Catholic at Marsh Fork Friday Beckley at Mount Hope Bluefield at Mullens Logan at Barboursville Man at Welch Fayetteville at Montgomery Gauley Bridge at Oak Hill East Bank at Princeton Shady Spring at Richwood Rupert at Summersville Lookout at Ansted Pineville at Gary Stratton at Clear Fork Crichton at Alderson Byrd Prillerman at Liberty Marlinton at Ronceverte Saturday Rainelle IVs at Sandstone Peterstown at Pembroke Va
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat New York 3-2 at the Yankee Stadium to pull within one game of the Yankees in the World Series. Key plays came in the fifth inning as Bill Mazeroski, Bill Virdon, and Jim Hoak sparked a three-run rally off Ralph Terry, while Harvey Haddix and Elroy Face held the Yankees to two runs. Bob Friend and Vern Law are named as key Pirates pitchers for upcoming games, with Whitey Ford and Art Ditmar the potential starters for later meetings.
The Pirates edge the Yankees 3-2 in a game defined by key plays not happening as expected. Vern Law and Elroy Face preserved a 2-1 lead, Cerv’s homer that wasn’t looms large, and a disputed Cimoli call sparks a fifth inning rally for Pittsburgh.
The Associated Press reports Sunday results: Chicago defeated New York 3 to 2 and Boston tied Montreal 4 apiece while Detroit and Toronto tied 3 to 3. Saturday action saw New York beat Toronto 5 to 2 and Montreal 1, Boston 1 tied. No games scheduled otherwise.
Romaine Evans Paxton, 72, faced trespassing charges after claiming 50,000 golf balls lost from Balboa and other courses over 14 years. He sold the balls to supplement Social Security income. A $50 fine was suspended if he stayed off Balboa Park course for a year.
Hillsboro and Green Bank meet in a local contest while G M S faces Hargrave in a separate game. both show community teams under school banners with tentative schedules and venues.
Details of the first four games show New York and Pittsburgh trading wins and losses with key performances. Maris and Howard homer for New York in game one, Mantle belts two in game two, Skowron hits a solo in game four, and Mazeroski provides Pittsburgh dunks. Attendance and receipts totals are listed along with distribution among clubs and leagues.
Lew Burdette extended his shutout streak to 24 innings and blanked the Yankees 5-0 to give the Braves the title. It was his third Series win. Also noted are 1926 Grover Alexander fanning Lazzeri to preserve a 3-2 Cards win, 1924 Senators win after a pebble hop, 1920 Wambsganss unassisted triple play, and 1912 Marquard seven-hitter as Giants beat Red Sox 2-1.
Joe Metzger of Rossville Indiana and Frank Suthern of Dyess Arkansas join University of Florida basketball under coach John Mauer. Both are 6 foot 4 and 6 foot 5 stars who drew interest from several colleges amid their junior college and high school backgrounds.
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