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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
10
The Sailors claim the Class AA state baseball crown amid debate over a proposed cross division playoff. Coach Gene Spangler earned praise for steering the team through the season. Trade news follows with Red Schoendienst to the Braves and St Louis and other moves shaping the majors.
Venice Legion crushed Englewood 35-0 in a Babe Ruth League game. Zenan spearheaded a final five run inning capped by 15 in one frame as Lloyd Murphy’s team notched its eighth straight win. Payne, Ned Collins went 4-for-4, while Ronnie Midiam and Ned Safford homered.
A appreciation dinner will honor Sarasota High School coach in his first year at the helm. The Sailors won the Western Conference title and reached the Florida State High School AA championship under his leadership.
A dense list of Monday and Tuesday games across Payne Park Cochrane Concrete Venice Airport Sarasota Little Citizens Bank Englewood Kiwanis MD Sertoma Optimists Jaycees Dairies Elks Osprey Rotary Bay Shore Mennonite St Martha’s Bay Haven Baptist First Presbyterian Kilowatts Sports Rotary Merchants Palmer Bank and more.
Dick Mayer, 34, won the National Open at Inverness Club Toledo by seven strokes over Cary Middlecoff in an 18 hole playoff. Mayer earned $7,200 and spoke of erasing a 1954 blowup memory as he prepared to tour again with his family in California.
Chicago manager Al Lopez blamed the failure to land a top reliever at the deadline for his pennant hopes. He praised his staff yet warned that without a hard throwing stop pitcher a title bid falters. Lopez cited Washington loss and touted Staley LaPalme and Keegan as bullpen options.
An excerpt shows a condensed National League standings snippet with teams WW, LK, and a note about Monday's schedule. The fragment references a continued section on page 11 and lacks full context or complete team names.
Charles Layton of Waycross Ga won the senior division with a 36 hole total of 147 at Pine Hills over David Boyd of Jacksonville. Marcia Hamilton beat Judy Chase in a two hole playoff for the senior girls title. Bill Dudley won the boys 10 12 crown with 172. Martha Kosar repeated in the girls 10 12 group with a 200. Scott Seaver claimed the 305 year old division by a two hole margin.
In a scorching New York weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals swept the Dodgers 7 6 and 8 4 to pull within a game and a half of the Milwaukee Braves, led by Stan Musial’s five for nine and homer No. 14. Von McDaniel debuted with five strikeouts in four scoreless innings to help the late rally.
In Philadelphia Connie Mack Stadium wind aided a sixth inning double that spoiled Lew Burdette's bid for a no hitter and gave Philadelphia a 1 0 win. Earlier Milwaukee beat the Phillies 3 2 as Joe Sonnett scored on a sacrifice fly after Richie Ashburn and Frank Torre combined for the decisive eighth inning. Curt Simmons held Milwaukee to six hits.
Detroit beats Boston 2-1 at Briggs Stadium as Jim Bunning allows three hits over eight innings and Harvey Kuenn homers in the 10th to complete the three game sweep. Billy Klaus homered for Boston’s lone run while Ted Williams and Frank Malzone contributed other hits.
A 180-player field opens the 51st Southern Amateur Golf Tournament at LaGorce Country Club in Miami Beach. Tennessee is favored to win team honors as qualifiers and match play unfold Wednesday through Saturday on the 6,824-yard par 71 course with participants from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, the Carolinas and Florida.
Sarasota Bay Post 30 American Legion Junior team will drill tomorrow at 9 a.m. in preparation for the District 8 opener at Payne Park on Wednesday at 3 30 p.m. The Legionaires will play their second game Friday at 3 30 p.m. against Wauchula here.
Woody Rucker a 14 year old from Bradenton won the Florida Pram Class title in a 48 sail fleet race. He risked port tack to break from the starboard heat and led to the finish for his first major triumph in six years in the 8 foot craft.
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