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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1959
Page
8
The ten day stretch left Detroit and New York reeling as Cleveland and Chicago surged. The Yankees dropped five straight as Boston dominated a 13 3 win ending the slide with a Red Sox sweep and a strong series against Boston hitters and pitching. Jensen led the Red Sox with a 20th homer and 10 RBI in the series while Frank Sullivan earned a 6-5 finish in the finale.
CHICAGO AP Top ranked Alex Olmedo and Barry MacKay led seeds as opening rounds completed in the National Clay Court tournament. All seeds won their Monday matches while Ivo Pimentel and Chris Crawford were the only others to stumble before advancing to the third round. Defending champion Bernard Bartzen and other seeds from the United States and abroad moved on as women's play set to start and doubles begin midweek.
In Richmond AP report a radio station WLLY runs a subliminal campaign urging Democratic primary voters to the polls. A faint voice repeats the word vote every three seconds all day while music and other sounds mute the term.
National Fruit defeated O'Sullivan 6-2 at Senseng Park in the Little National Baseball League as Long earned the win with seven strikeouts. Workingman’s Store beat Cities Service 7-5, Long also contributing three hits. Rinker and E Rinker homered for O'Sullivan while B Rutherford won for National Fruit. Upcoming games feature Exchange versus Rotary and Lions against Kiwanis.
Detroit Lions tackle Bob Miller says he will not go to Philadelphia and would rather retire than leave Detroit. Lions had announced Miller was traded to the Eagles for a future draft choice.
Warren Spahn allowed six singles, walked none, struck out four in a 3-0 Braves victory that narrowed the gap to first place Giants. Frank Robinson hits two homers and drives in three as the Reds beat the Dodgers 13-5.
The Milwaukee Braves moved to second, within .002 of first place San Francisco, after a two game sweep powered by Lew Burdette, Warren Spahn, and Ed Mathews. Mathews drove in four with a homer and sac fly in a 4-2 win and added a two run shot in a 3-0 victory. The Dodgers fell to third after a 13-5 loss to Cincinnati.
Cincinnati star Frank Robinson, upbeat about his NL slugging, says he just swings and hopes for solid wood contact. After a 13–5 win over the Dodgers, he doubled his total and drove in four runs, lifting his average above .280 after early-season slumps and a painful first-base move.
Fights in New Orleans Henry Hank beats Neal Rivers by stoppage in the 10th round at 2:40 downing Rivers. In Las Vegas Eddie Chavez outpoints Kilda Nunes in Portland Mexico Gaspar Ortega outpoints Ray Terrzs in Tijuana and San Jose fighter Detroit stops opponent in California outlet.
Scientists debate Mercury’s prospects for life asserting no current life detected on the planet. Researchers emphasize extreme surface conditions and lack of liquid water as key factors guiding the assessment.
Top seeds remained active on day two of the Virginia state junior tennis championships in Charlottesville. In the 18 and under boys, C W Shackelford of Danville sat out while favorites in girls 18 and under Sarah Townsend and Betty Pierotti of Richmond were set to begin. 15 and under boys Tommy Chewning and Harold Jones easily won their openers. Other first round results included John Baker, Jerry Rudy and Martin Slavin posting straight set wins in the 18 and under group. Betty Ann Murphy led the 15 and under girls with a victory.
Jackie Jensen hits .543 since July 4 as Boston under Billy Jurges wins five straight against the Yankees. Williams rebounds from slumps to hit .479 during Jurges era. Sammy White .423 and Buddin drives in 10 runs in nine games. Jensen leads with 19 hits in 36 at bats, 12 runs scored and 16 RBI, including five doubles and three homers.
Mexico City AP reports Jose Becerra world bantamweight champion has a pulled muscle in his right thigh. Manager Pancho Rosales says the injury may affect a return match clause within 90 days with Alphonse Halimi of France, following Becerra's knockout victory in Los Angeles last Wednesday.
Pacific Coast Seattle 1 Portland 0 and Salt Lake City 3 Phoenix 32 top the list. Vancouver 6 et 4. American Association Minneapolis 2 over All-Stars 0. International League Columbus 3 Miami 2 and Richmond 4 Havana 1. Montreal 9 Rochester 4, Buffalo 6 Toronto 7 in 11 innings. Buffalo 13 Toronto 4 completes Sunday's suspended game in Dallas Texas with Italian and French newspapers.
An American Legion official in Los Angeles says the city has a strong chance to host the Johansson Patterson heavyweight rematch. Dick Pittenger notes promoter Bill Rosensohn has given the Legion a 10 day option to sponsor the title fight. Rosensohn projects a $3 million gross and a $1 million production cost, with venues including the Coliseum or Rose Bowl.
In Boston the row over TV camera use in Yankees vs Red Sox games led NBC to halt the 80 inch centerfield lens after Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick suggested possible dugout signalling risks. Yogi Berra and Bucky Harris commented sharing ideas with mixed reactions. Gallery said the camera will not be used again.
About 180 coaches from Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania attend the 13th annual VHSL coaching clinic at Virginia Tech. Bud Wilkinson of Oklahoma leads offense and defense sessions while Horace Bones McKinney of Wake Forest covers zone defense.
Summary of top league leaders in batting pitching and fielding across multiple teams. Notable figures include Kuenn Detroit Fox Chicago Killebrew Washington Colavito Cleveland and Banks Chicago with leading totals in hits runs RBIs and home runs. Pitching leaders include McLish and Shaw with most decisions and Drysdale with most strikeouts.
Richmond AP reports police say a safe at Westover Market was cracked over the weekend and banks away with more than 4 dollars.
During World War II, about 12,500 Army and Navy nurses shipped overseas to support combat zones. They served in hospitals and evacuation units, aiding wounded service members and sustaining medical operations aboard ships and in field theaters.
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