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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1960
Page
8
News brief from the Chronicle Telegram dated Friday April 15 1960. Details are limited in the fragment but reference local events and names typical of a daily paper card.
A nostalgic columnist recalls a 1945 Tigers Cubs World Series trip and argues baseball’s slow pace tires fans. He cites long game intervals, multiple mound conferences, and bullpen trips as key time sinks while noting football and basketball generally run shorter games.
Arnold Palmer makes his first international appearance while Sam Snead, a longtime U S team stalwart, joins the United States squad for the International and Canada Cup matches. Snead previously won the cup with Ben Hogan at Wentworth in 1956.
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco games yielded decisions with notable pitching lines. Key homers by Mazeroski Adcock Cardwell Boyer Snider Cepeda Banks Kirtland McCovey and varied bullpen usage marked the day alongside close outcomes and late-inning dramatics.
Cleveland pitcher Gary Bell worked eight strong innings allowing three hits and four walks as the Indians beat Boston 5-1. Tito Francona Mike de LaHoz and Bell led the offense with key early runs while Johnny Klippstein finished the ninth. De LaHoz was sent to Toronto to get regular playing time.
Interim Phillies manager Andy Cohen, stepping in after Eddie Sawyer quit, leads Philadelphia to a 4 3 10th inning victory over Milwaukee. Cohen, once a Giants second baseman under John McGraw, nails a masterful late game and Joe Koppe drives home the winning run as Alvin Dark collects his 2000th hit amid a busy day of MLB results.
The Continental League urged action by October to create a rival circuit and challenge the majors. William Shea promised two brass knuckles in potential players bids, criticizing reserve contracts and demanding real cooperation from owners while eyeing cities including Atlanta Dallas Fort Worth Houston Denver Minneapolis Saint Paul Toronto and Buffalo. Major leagues resist expansion as new stadiums loom amid pay television speculation.
Elyria High tennis beat Willoughby North 50 at Ely Stadium. Larry Stark won 6 0 6 2 in singles, with Rick Hutchings Kent Dawson and doubles pairs also winning in straight sets. Coach Jim Rakestraw praised depth as the Pioneers prepare for Sandusky Thursday.
Two hard hitting heavyweights square off in a 10 round nationally televised fight. Argentine Alex Miteff faces rising contender Don Shotgun Warner in Atlantic City New Jersey.
Montreal goalie Jacques Plante led the Canadiens to an eighth consecutive playoff win as they swept the Toronto Maple Leafs to capture the Stanley Cup. Montreal joined Detroit as the only teams to win eight straight in NHL history, following earlier four game series against Chicago and Toronto.
Wellington tops Avon Lake 9 4 in game one with Butch Hlavin pitching a complete game and Fred Whitney delivering a bases loaded homer. In the nightcap Gil Shellhouse broke up Mike Kliner no hit bid. Don Keim and Jim Weber drove in runs for Avon Lake as Kliner fanned eight.
In a game summary Avon Lake and Wellington posted final tallies 3197 and 2748 with Armbrecht Tommer Lattimer Sugaski and Wacker contributing hits. Whitney homered twice while Hlavin Hyde earned most of the walks and the pitching lines show 12 and 6 strikeouts for Hlavin and Hyde respectively.
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