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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
7
United States Open at Mamaronneck ends in mud and tears for Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. Hogan, 46, seeks a fifth title. Snead, 47, has waited 19 years for the win as rain and rough course thwart both legends.
The U. S. Prison Warriors routed the North Terre Haute Merchants 11 to 0 in a dominant Western Indiana League contest. Lead hitters Lovelace and Metcalf powered the win with homers, doubles, and 12 strikeouts by Metcalf. Other scores included Staunton 4 West Terre Haute and Weaver's Zephyr Service 13 Pell's Home Construction 3.
Sherry Caldwell placed in four events at the Indiana State Horsemen's Association show in Indianapolis. Several Jorritsmas led field finishes as Mary Horrall Cox Linda Jorritsma Sandra Jorritsma and Nancy Jorritsma posted high scores. Local rider Larry Wood from Terre Haute earned top honors. Other top finishers included Gaye Wigginton Sherry Wigginton Max Fredricks Lee Crowder Larry Waugh at Cayuga. Mattoon entries included Eddie Lenderman Donnie Lenderman and Connie Hughes with two firsts. Edinburg saw Marilyn Heimroth and Linda Jerritsma high.
In the American League table the standings show Cleveland 24 5 648, Detroit 27 5M 2, Baltimore 2, New York 2482 5, Kansas City 28 481 5, Boston a2 AD 1% and Washington 448. Daily results include Detroit 3-8 New York, Cleveland 8-12 Washington, Chicago 9-3 Baltimore, and rain-affected games in several matchups. Saturday and Sunday scores feature a mix of wins and losses across multiple cities, with key matchups listed and partial rain delays noted.
Van Johnson of Bally Pa upset the form sheet to win the 100 mile National Championship at Langhorne Speedway with an average speed of 99.085 mph, finishing half a mile ahead of Jud Larson. Ed Elisian, Rex Easton, and Johnny Thomson also contended as Elmer George was disqualified for ignoring tire-change signals.
In Indianapolis on June 15 more than 250 shotmakers teed off in the 34th annual District Golf championship at the Country Club of Indianapolis. Dale Morey, defending champion and former Walker Cupper, seeks his seventh title as the four day event opens with Broadmoor as the closing site. notable past winners Pete Dye Tom Marey John David and Clark Espie are among competitors.
Victoria Texas reports with veteran umpire Bill Ballentine praising Dodgers call up Frank Howard as a potential record breaker. Howard, 23, hit 27 home runs and 79 RBIs in 53 games with a .356 average after moving from Green Bay. Dodgers swapped Dick Gray to St Louis to clear room for Howard. He stands 6 feet 6 1/2 inches and weighs 245 pounds with speed and a strong arm.
In first game San Francisco beats Philadelphia 8 to 4 after early runs, with Cepeda and Freese homering for the winners. In the nightcap, Philadelphia edges St Louis 8 to 5 behind strong relief and a Kirkland homer, while Cincinnati and Chicago split two games with varied scorers and homers.
Floyd Patterson trains aggressively in Chatham as he doubts Ingemar Johansson's secret workouts. D'Amato says Johansson uses hidden sparring partners and an empty hangar near his camp, while Patterson refutes public sparring shown to fans.
The Birmingham Barons edged Nashville by half a game to win the first half of the Southern Association split season. A Sunday 11th inning run gave Birmingham a 5-4 victory over Chattanooga and the half‑season flag.
Edmund Piatowski of Poland shattered the world discus record with a throw of 196 feet 6 inches in Warsaw on Sunday. The performance surpassed the previous world mark and highlighted a standout moment in track and field.
Elroy Face, 10 0 with 15 straight relief wins dating to May 1958, hurled a forkball gem as Pittsburgh swept a doubleheader from the Dodgers 6 3 and 5 2. Face struck out a batter and retired the side in the ninth for a 30 082 crowd at Forbes Field. Dick Stuart drove in three runs in the nightcap as Vernon Law won his sixth. Milwaukee blanked by Chicago as the Braves widened their NL lead. Cardinals beat the Reds in the opener while Cincinnati won the nightcap.
In Marmaroneck New York on June 15 Transplanted Hoosier pros Joe Campbell and Fred Wampler finished well behind in the final round of the U S Open Golf Championship Campbell shot 295 for 72 holes placing 13 strokes behind winner Billy Casper and two strokes ahead of Wampler
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