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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes saturday july 18, 195 by the associated press american league Chicago Cleveland Baltimore now York Washington Detroit Boston Kansas City w 49 47 4s 44 42 42 39 37 l 37 37 42 43 44 47 47 48 pet. .570 .360 .517 .506 .488 .472 .453 .435 go i 4 i Svi 7 b i 10 11 i thursday s results new York 7-4. Cleveland 5-0 1st Gama 10 innings Chicago 4-4, Boston 3-5 Washington 5. Detroit 2 Kansas City 4, Baltimore 3 National league san Francisco los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia w 50 50 46 47 44 41 39 32 l 38 40 38 41 44 46 49 s3 pet. .568 .556 .548 .534 .500 .471 .443 .376 go i 2 3 6 8 to ii 16, cuts Tafee third straight from braves 4-2. Chicago a in a game marked by a Freak unassisted double play by Alvin dark Ernie Banks 25th Homer and the ineptness of the Milwaukee braves the Chicago cubs thursday swept its series with the onetime league leaders 4-2. It was the first three game set dropped bythe sagging braves this season and matched their longest losing Streak of the Campaign. Lew Burdette trying for his 13th Victory was yanked for a Pinch hitter in the seventh and absorbed his ninth setback As the braves dropped their eighth game in the last 12. Dave Hillman went the route for his fifth Triumph against seven losses. Yielding nine hits he struck out none and walked none. A standing room Wrigley Field ladies Day crowd of 39,236 was provided with an oddity in the second inning after the braves scored on Frank Torre s triple and Stan Lopata s  Logan singled and Lopata stopped at second. Burdette grounded to dark an when Lopata crashed into the cub third baseman As he was Fielding the Ball ump Reed Sudol ruled it interference. He called Lopata out and also Logan giving dark a unassisted double play without making a catch or throwing the Ball. Singles by Tony Taylor dark and Banks coupled with Bobby Thomson s sacrifice Fly and a throwing error by Torre gave the cubs two runs in the  cubs added another pair in the fourth. Banks parked his Homer against the Loftfield foul pole on the 23d Gopher Ball Burdette has pitched this season. Thomson walked an eventually scored when George Altman singled off second baseman Johnny o Brien s  braves second run came in the eighth when Eddie Mathews singled Hank Aaron doubled and Mathews scored from third asses Covington was thrown out at first. Thursday s results Chicago 4. Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 6-0. San Francisco 4-1 Cincinnati 7. St. Louis 5 Only games scheduled Pacific coast league w l pet. Go Sacramento 51 43 .543 Vancouver 49 44 .5.27 i i Portland 46 43 .517 2vi Salt Lake City 48 46 .511 3 Spokane 46 49 .484 5 i Phoenix 46 49 .484 s san Diego 46 50 .479 6 Beaule 43 51 .457 8 thursday s results Sacramento 4. Salt Lake City 2 Phoenix 6, san Diego i Portland 3, Spokane i Vancouver i Seattle 0 american association Eastern division Minneapolis Louisville Indianapolis St. Paul Charleston w go 60 59 48 48 l 36 42 44 52 53 pet. .629 .588 .523 .480 .475 go 15 thursday s results fort Worth 4, Indianapolis 3 Denver 6, St. Paul 3 Charleston 9, Dallas 7 Louisville 10-16, Houston 3-10 Western division Psi 49 45 44 37 top ton by the associated press based on 200 or More at buts american league g a r h 82 324 55 113 86 3s5 48 119 75 291 47 96 79 256 37 84 83 321 49 105 56 218 38 71 86 315 65 96 76 290 40 87 73 281 39 84 79 299 56 89 National league g a r h 84 345 61 126 82 300 48 101 79 283 56 95 87 326 69 109 72 244 30 81 87 350 60 115 79 254 34 83 88 356 60 114 72 243 42 76 87 348 52 106 Home runs american National kill brew. Wash. 31 Mathews Milwaukee 27 colavito Cleveland "28 Banks Chicago 25 Allison Washington 23 Robinson Cincinnati 24 Triandos. Baltimore 22 Aaron Milwaukee 24 Jensen. Boston 21 Cepida san fran. 18 Lemon. Washington 21 runs batted in american National Killebrew. Wash. 76 Banks Chicago 85 Jensen Boston 71 Robinson Cincinnati 85 colavito Cleveland 68 Aaron Milwaukee 76 Maxwell Detroit 63 Cepeda san fran. 67 Lemon Washington 81 Mathews. Milwaukee 66 Kuenn Detroit Fox Chicago online. Detroit Woodling Baltimore Runnels Boston Maris. Kansas City Jensen. Boston Kubek. New York Skowron new York Mantle new York Aaron. Milwaukee White. St. Louis Gilliam. Los Angeles Robinson Cincinnati Logan Milwaukee Cepeda san Francisco Cunningham St. Louis Temple Cincinnati Stuart Pittsburgh Cimoli. St. Louts pet. .349 .335 .330 .328 .327 .328 .305 .-300 .299 .298 pet. .365 .337 .336 .334 .332 .329 .327 .320 .313 .310 Omaha fort Worth Dallas Denver Houston l 51 51 54 55 64 pet. .500 .490 .455 ,444 .366 go s a 3 a Penna. Governor gets honorary Job. Harrisburg a.  l. Lawrence has accepted the honorary chairmanship of the world modern Pentathlon championships to be held in the har Lisburg Hershey area sept. 25-30. The governor said in a letter to Gen a. H. Stackpole president of the games the first to be held outside Continental Europe that lie hoped the contests would prove the springboard for Pennsyl Vania s attraction of future meet Ings of the world Congress of ath letes. Maj Jack Burnheim Secretary of the . Olympic modern Pentathlon committee estimated that about 20 to 22 nations would accept invitations before the aug. 1 deadline. He said nations accepting bids so far were Germany ., Argentina Austria Brazil Den Mark Finland great Britain Hun Gary Italy Russia Sweden Swit Zerland and Tunisia. 14 nations enter world Pentathlon set for sept. 25-30 Harrisburg a. Up Jack Burnheim Secretary of the .olympic modern Pentathlon com Mittee has announced that Mexico will compete in the world modern Pentathlon championships sept. 25 30 in the Harrisburg Hershey ,. Which had accepted earlier has withdrawn leaving the number of entrants at 14, Burn Heim  include Russia the defend ing Champion Argentina Austria Brazil Finland great Britain Hungary Italy Sweden Switzer land Tunisia West Germany and the . Burnheim said several other countries Are expected to enter the  events in the Pentathlon will be Cross country Riding fencing shooting swimming and Cross county running. Heap big sweep Milwaukee Chicago All h it a k h 0 2  Taylor 2b 4 1 t 411rnilon, Ofman views. 3h an ran of Covington if Toto in Lopata o Apkon 83 o Melon. 2b a Crandall Rudd our. P a Vornon i Row Ridge t totals 41 1 bark. 3b 401 Walls of 400 Banks us 412 Thomson. U 401 Lone in .402 Altumn. Of 8 0 0 s. Taylor a 0 0 Lullman. P 0 0 0 0 000 4 0412 110800 801800 80 99 4 85 2 0 total a filed out for Burdette 7 a filed out for o Brien a Milwaukee 6, Chicago 3. 2b Torro Aaron. So Torreon bunk up Thomson. Bbl Covington to Piunt bancs Thomson Altman. Pm Zopata u Gorman Ivanda borrow Sudol. T2 29. A39,230. Visiting captains Vasily Kuznetsov left Ana Taisia Chen Luk captains of Russia s men s and women s track teams which flu meet the . In a special meet at Philadelphia take a break from workouts at Franklin Field. Kuznetsov is a decathlon Star while miss Chenchik is the russian women s High jump Champion. Of Usta names 8-girl team for Wightman cup matches Smith to defend Hollywood up Charlie Tombstone Smith los Angeles will defend his California state welterweight title against Reybon Stubbs former Pittsburgh Golden Glove Champion in a 12-Rounder july 25 at Hollywood legion stadium. New York up . Law Tennis association Usta has named eight girls headed by Sally Moore Bakersfield calif., and Gwyn Thomas Cleveland Ohio tits 1959 Junior Wightman cup squad. All Are under 19. The others selected were bar Bara Benigni and Farel Footman both from san Francisco Donna Floyd Arlington a. Karen Hantze san Diego can to Susa Hodgman Kalamazoo .mich., and Sandra Loubat new Orleans la. Miss Moore and miss Thomas ranked 1-2 in the association s 1958 girls singles ratings. They recently took part in the Wimbledon cd am Pion ships in England where miss Moore reached the women s singles semifinals. There is a possibility that several million plus Gate predicted for rematch continued from Page 19 that would make upwards of $3,500,000 for the fighters to share  each fighter has contracted to receive 30 per cent of everything for the return fight. If the receipt shit the boy promoter s Rosy fore cast the fighters could earn a rec Ord $1,050,000  Champion Gene Tunney earned boxing s record fee of $990,445 for his second fight with Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago. That ept. 22, 1927 Battle crossed the All Tyrne ugh of $2,658, f 600 at the Gate. Dempsey collected $450,000. Thus if the Johansson Patterson fight is held on sept. 22 it would be on the 32d anniversary of  return. A Good Omen commented Rosensohn. The Overall promotion s receipt for the june 26 Patterson Johans son fight grossed about $1,500,000.Patterson wound up with about $600,000 and Johansson in the neighbourhood of $250,000. Rosensohn a optimism on the re turn is based on the following. Hardly anyone gave Ingemar a Hance in the first fight. He was a 5-1 underdog. He never threw his vaunted right and looked awful in training. As you remember we had to postpone the fight one Day be cause of rain and the steady Down pour the following night was tremendously costly. Now the return is a  s almost like a soap opera. Can Johansson Flash his Thunder an lightning right again can Patter son shake off the effects of the seven knockdowns in the first fight and regain the title i can t wait Tosee it  members of the Junior Wightman squad will be selected to represent the . Against Britain in the Wightman cup matches next month at Sewickley pa., they then would be ineligible for the Junior squad and would be replaced by alter nates. Other matches slated in addition to playing in the current National Clay court championships at River Forest 111., the Junior Wightman girls will take part in the Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis championships at German town pa., july 27-aug. 1, and the Eastern grass court Champion ship at Orange n.j., aug. 39. The Junior Wightman squad willbe in Pittsburgh aug. 11-16 for exhibitions clinics and tournament prior to the Wightman cup matches at Sewickley s Edgeworth club aug. 15-16. After that the girls will play in the National doubles tournament at Longwood,mass., aug. 16-23 the Essex county tournament at Manchester mass.,aug. 24-30, and the National singles championships at Forest Hills n.y.,starting sept. 3. Braves new Pitcher Milwaukee. Up the Mil Waukee braves have announced the signing of 18-year-old South  Tom Newton Niagara Falls on t., to a 1960 contract with Cedar rapids Iowa of the class three i league. Net officials oust Olmedo continued from Page 18 finals saturday. Bartzen 31-year-old defensive strategist from. Dallas advanced with a 6-1, 7-5, 7-5quarterfinals decision Over Warren Woodcock of Australia. Almost unnoticed in a contest played at the same time As the Olmedo Segal match was a second major upset by a South  Schuurman 19-year-old Dur ban resident ousted top seeded mrs. Dorothy head Knode Forest Hills n.y., defending three time women s Champion 7-5, 8-6. Miss Schuurman faces Sally Moore Bakersfield calif., also .19, in the semifinals. Miss Moore dropped Karol Fageros Miami 6-3,6-1. Still another South african san dra Reynolds her nation s Cham Pion moved into a saturday Semi finals berth. Youngsters Advance Sandra at 20 t h e top seeded foreign entry out stroked Janet Hopps Seattle 6-3, 6-8, 6-2. Her next opponent is another Young Ster Gwyneth Thomas Shaker Heights Ohio who at 18 gives the semifinals a lineup of players Alunder 21. Miss Thomas upset the no 2domestic seed Jeanne Arth St. Paul minn., 4-6, 6-4, 8-6.larry Nagler 19-year-old Urcla freshman who wednesday swept aside second ranked Mackay Day ton Ohio battled through two matches thursday to gain the semifinals. He rushed past Allan Fox los Angeles 7-5, 6-0, in a round of16 match. Then he outlasted Grant Golden Evanston 111., 6-4, 6-0, 0-6, 6-3. Nagler meets Whitney Reed Ala Meda calif., in the semifinals. Reed ousted Art Andrews Iowa City Iowa 6-4, .6-1, 4-6, 6-2. The t o p s e e d e d men s and women s doubles entrees moved uneasily. Miss Arth and miss Hopps gained the semifinals on a 6-0,6-0 Whitewash of Jeanne Hofer Peoria jll., and Zorinne Sonkin Skokie k 111.bartzen and Golden did the same to John Shostrom Park Ridge 111.,and Erwin Schulze Oak Park. 111., in the round of 16  
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