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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1954
Page
22
The Anderson Country Club announces 1954 title chase pairings for the men in three flights. Matches run Aug 16 through Sept 13 with defending champ Joe Campbell absent, playing in Phisaan Nanky.
Cincinnati Redlegs batter Pittsburgh 7-2 as Joe Nuxhall shuts out until the ninth. Gus Bell Jim Greengrass Roy McMillan and Chuck Harmon lead with multiple hits including two doubles apiece and Harmon and Greengrass each collect three hits. Bell adds a single and two RBIs.
Wabash College basketball will compete December 20 to 22 in a Quantico Marines sponsored tournament in Quantico Virginia. Teams listed include Springfield College Massachusetts American University Washington DC Washington and Jefferson College Fairleigh Dickinson Belmont University Buffalo and Belmont College North Carolina.
Arnold Johnson of Chicago offered four million dollars to buy the Philadelphia Athletics and relocate the team to Kansas City for 1955. Roy Mack and family resist, while league and city officials weigh the plan as Johnson cites stadium plans and support from Dan Topping and Del Webb of the Yankees.
Veteran right handers Ned Garver of the Detroit Tigers and Virgil Trucks of the Chicago White Sox are in a tight chase for the American League ERA lead. Garver carries a 2.35 mark with an 8-7 record, while Trucks stands 15-5 with a 2.36 ERA. Johnny Antonelli leads the National League with a 2.23 ERA and 16 wins.
Hank Thompson hit his 19th homer of the season with two aboard in the first inning as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7 to 1 to extend their lead over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ruben Gomez won his 10th game, yielding five hits, while Alvin Dark and Davey Williams drove in runs with key singles.
Plants 6-8 defeated Plants 1-4 3-1 to claim the Delco Remy Day League championship. Eddie Ogden led the losers with three hits while E Lemond and W Reedy earned the win and hold respectively as Plant 6-8 outhit 7-3.
Warren Spahn limited the Philadelphia Phillies to six hits in a 3-1 Milwaukee victory. Andy Pafko homered for the Braves in the second, Danny Schell answered for the Phils, and Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron drove in runs for Milwaukee. Dickson dropped to 7-11 with the loss.
In Baltimore the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Orioles 6-2 after Baltimore errors helped the A's score four runs in the second inning. Arnold Portocarrero earned his seventh win against ten losses as the Orioles were kept at bay.
FRENCH LICK Ind Ed Rack of McKeesport Pa grabbed the 18 hole lead of the Union Print craft International Golf Assn tourney Tuesday with a 2 under par 69 The three day tourney rained out Monday teed off with 27 holes Tuesday and is to end the 54 holes Wednesday though officials were holding back scores on the third nine played Tuesday Joseph Sommers of Detroit the defending champion turned in a 9 to land in a tie for 11th place.
Calabria-Schuster edged Jonesboro 6 to 1 at Memorial Field as Jim Lutton pitched seven strong innings for Calabria and helped his team with three hits in four at bats. Lutton and Shimer each collected three hits, while Fanning and Foreman added three baggers for Jonesboro. Final line shows Calabria with 6 runs on 8 hits and Jonesboro with 1 run on 7 hits and 2 errors.
P Ray Boone ended his home run drought with his 15th of the season backing Bill Hoeft who pitched a six hitter for Detroit. Hoeft struck out five and walked one while allowing only one hit over the last six innings as Detroit snapped a three game skid. Chuck Stobbs started for Washington with Camilo Pascual finishing.
Alexandria pilot Colville from Anderson headlines a three night armscamp weekend at Armscamp Speedway racing August 6 to 8. He seeks back-to-back wins with rivals Guy Smith Fred Mullenix and Francis Morris also entered. each program features a 50-lapper plus heats and semifinals. Ralph Hurst narrates with racing at 8:30 p m trials 7:30 p m.
Mrs. Ida Kilgore Bryant, 78, mother of football Coach Paul Bryant, died Monday at Warren Hospital in Fordyce Arkansas. Bryant, former Kentucky coach, is now head coach and athletic director at Texas A&M.
Brooklyn ace Carl Erskine pitched and batted the Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. He struck out nine, allowed five hits, and drove in the tying run with a fifth inning single. Vic Raschi took the loss, allowing four hits in seven innings. The Cardinals scored in the third on Raschi’s RBI single and a Wally Moon triple.
Chataway of England captured the mile race at the British Empire Games in Vancouver with a time of 13 minutes 35.2 seconds. His rival Fred Green finished 15 yards back as Green challenged the world record with a 56.8 second final lap but fell short. The victory follows Chataway guiding Roger Bannister and John Landy to the first under four minute miles.
Rome report notes Milo Malagoli known as the new Carnera returns to Italy after a failed boxing career, leaving boxing fans disappointed. He worked in a mine in Niccioleta, with his mother claiming he is gentle as a lamb. The piece also lists Cincinnati Redlegs home schedule through September including Night and Knothole Day games.
Whitey Ford limited Cleveland to four hits in a 21 victory for the Yankees, reducing the Indians AL lead to a game and a half. Yogi Berra drove in the tying runs with a third inning single. Larry Doby's 23rd homer gave Cleveland an early lead.
Overstocks and shop worn discontinued items offered at Strickler's Hardware 1110 Madison Ave. Customers are invited to save 10 percent to 50 percent with orange tag clearance. No junk. Visitors urged to come in and browse.
The Baltimore Orioles said they will train in Daytona Beach Florida next spring manager Arthur Ehlers has searched for a Florida site after dissatisfaction with last spring’s Yuma Arizona camp setup. The move aims to fix prior logistical issues and improve camp operations.
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