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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
10
New York fighter Chico Velez defeated Frank Ippolito in Puerto Rico by points. The bout ended with Ippolito unable to overturn the late rounds as Velez secured victory.
New York June 9 AP Details of the second major league All-Star game will be finalized today when Warren Giles and Joe Cronin meet with Commissioner Ford C Frick. The game set for August 3 at the Los Angeles Coliseum was approved unanimously.
American League leaders include Kuenn with 353 at bats and Kaline at .332 in Detroit. Killebrew leads with 44 runs and 41 RBIs, Colavito 14 HRs, Fox 69 hits, and Aparicio 16 stolen bases. NL leaders show Aaron with 418 at bats and Mathews 20 HRs for Milwaukee. Banks 53 RBIs. Drysdale 89 strikeouts. Face 9 0 pitching record.
Billy Haughton bids to win the Hambletonian with two Colt trotters Circo and Hickory Pride at the Du Quoin State Fair. Circo led two year olds last season, while Hickory Pride showed frequent top finishes. Rival Ralph Baldwin also fields Diller Hanover and other favorites loom as obstacles.
Sydney Leahy defeated George Barnes in Britain by outpoint with 149 to 148 percent. Leahy, representing Australia, secured the win in a closely contested match amid international boxing competition.
Willie Greene of Providence defeated Gene Hamilton in a knockout at 157 pounds in Providence New York, with Hamilton listed at 164.
Circe and Hickory Pride expect a smooth race as they prepare for an upcoming event labeled a likely easy win. Both entries show calm preparation and confidence despite unclear match context.
Tommy Bolt declined to predict his own Open win citing modesty and odds of 20-1. The veteran golfer, famed for fiery temper, begins practice for the 59th U S Open at Winged Foot Club noting positive thinking helps avoid mistakes and rough handling of shots.
In a 18 inning Giants beat Pirates 3 to 2 with Alou and Landrith homering. McCormick took the loss for Pittsburgh while Face earned the win for San Francisco.
Oklahoma City June 9 AP E G Rea plans to quit umpiring and return to managing Little League teams He said he sustained a broken nose two black eyes chipped teeth and facial cuts after a game won 11 to 0 by one side The altercation began when John H Dial the loser’s manager started swinging after the game.
Tuesday matchups feature Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Baltimore Detroit at Boston Kansas City at New York with Detroit winning 6 to 3. Monday results include Milwaukee 9 Chicago 5 and Pittsburgh 12 San Francisco 9 in 11 innings.
Danville youth Steve Kelley 17 signed with the Kansas City Athletics for about 50 000 after a standout prep career at Danville High School He pitched no hitters in high school and posted a 0 58 ERA over his prep tenure Kelley was assigned to the Portland Oregon farm club and expected to move to a lower class soon supported by a strong fastball curve and changeup profile
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