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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1954
Page
25
Edgewood Women's Golf Club hosts a personal guest day at Edgewood Country Club with an 8 30 a m start for a 9 hole event. East Side Dairy Jim Wilmot and Montgomery Ward sponsor the tournament. Mrs Jim Cain leads arrangements.
Rocky Marciano remains a 3 1/2 to 1 favorite over ex-champion Ezzard Charles as the heavyweight title bout begins. Promoter Jim Norris notes $300,000 in tickets sold and forecasts a $700,000 gate with radio and theater TV deals. Weather predicts warmth and possible storms. wagering runs light. Also, Jim Wilson tosses a no hit victory for Milwaukee over Philadelphia 2-0 in the Braves’ season.
Philadelphia edges Chicago 11 to 6 after a two run burst in the seventh. Burtschy earns win while Keegan takes the loss. Wilson and Renna connect for Philadelphia homers. Groth hits for Chicago.
Gillman and Huffer led Plants 6-8 to a 13 to 2 win over Plants 3-7 in Delco Remy Day League play. Huffer had two doubles and two singles, with Beaver, Heaver, Roberts, Tufts and Gillman contributing hits. Bill Hale started the scoring with a two run homer.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 to 1 at Connie Mack Stadium. Vic Raschi earned the win with a third inning single and Rip Repulski homered, adding an insurance run in the seventh via Bill Sarni, Tom Alston, and Alex Grammas. Bob Miller took the loss for Philadelphia.
In Chicago the Philadelphia Athletics beat the White Sox 11 to 4 to extend their winning streak to five games. Rookie Jim Finigan collected four hits with a double and triple, Spook Jacobs added three, Bill Wilson homered twice and Bill Renna also went deep as Keegan suffered his second loss of the season.
Plants 10-11 exploded for three scoring bursts across six innings to beat Plants 1-4 12-5 at the factory park. Charlie Parks earned the win with a homer double and single while Hollies and Parks paced the offense. Parks 2-1 record and 4 strikeouts highlighted the pitching.
The National Open at Baltusrol offers a $6,000 prize to the winner with a $1,000 bonus. The U S Golf Assn adds a 20 percent bonus to all prize money, raising total purses to $24,000 for 1954. The PGA championship is set for July 21 to 27 at Keller golf course in St Paul Minnesota.
New York Giants batter Hank Thompson hit a two on two out ninth inning homer to beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 5 3 and move into sole first place in the National League. The Giants pulled ahead after Brooklyn lost to Milwaukee. Thompson's 11th homer came off Jackie Collum as two walks preceded the decisive blast.
Former major league pitcher Jim Tobin has reinvented himself as an automobile salesman in Alameda California, shifting from baseball to a local dealership career.
Chattanooga Lookouts have sent pitcher Alva Bobo Holloman back to Toronto after a two week look basis spell with the Southern Assn club. The right hander who pitched a no hitter in his first major league game posted a 0-1 mark while with the Lookouts. Emperor Haile Selassie attended a Yankees Senators game at Yankee Stadium.
Chesterfield edges Bethany 3-2 as two late seventh inning runs seal a comeback. Hammons Amvets overwhelm South Meridian 15-9 to advance in City Softball Championship Tourney at Shadyside. Nance leads South Meridian with three hits and a homer while Bonewit and Lawler each notch two hits. Tonight Elwood Burnett's vs Park Place Church of God and Emge's vs North Anderson Church of God are on the schedule.
Russ Kemmerer pitched six innings of seven hit ball and Al Van Alstyne fueled Louisville's 10-1 win over Indianapolis. The Colonels shelled Herb Score, knocking him out after four innings as Norm Zauchin homered and Louisville pitchers held the Hoosiers in check for the second straight night.
In 1938 Al Gainer fought John Henry Lewis for the light heavyweight title with only 2,278 paying to attend the match, marking a record low turnout.
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