IN THE NEWS: Stan Musial asks for, and receives, a pay cut from $100,000 to $80,000 a year. Musial says he was overpaid in 1957 and 1958, and his salary should be cut, based on his performance in 1959.
IN THE NEWS: Boston OF Jackie Jensen, 32, announces his retirement from baseball. Jensen will later say, "Looking back, it was foolish to quit. But I thought it would answer my problems [one of which was his great fear of flying]." Jensen will return to play in 1961 before retiring again for good.
IN THE NEWS: The Illinois Appellate Court says Dorothy Rigney, sister of Charles Comiskey, Jr., was entitled to sell her mother's shares of White Sox stock to Bill Veeck. Her brother brought suit in an effort to gain control of the club.