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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
10
Giants stars Hank Thompson and Willie Mays offer contrasting remedies as both find success. Thompson returns from knee injury to drive in runs and boost average, while Mays extends a 10 game hitting streak with power, tying for NL lead in RBIs. News covers other MLB results and standout performances from the day.
Hank Thompson of the New York Giants tied the modern NL home run record with three straight homers off Gerald Staley against the St. Louis Cardinals, in a 13-8 win. Thompson, who has nine homers, said he likes Staley’s pitching and noted his last three homers came on different pitches.
The NCAA track and field meet in Ann Arbor may see two defending champions repeat. Jim Lea of Southern California and John Bennett of Marquette hold top season marks in their events, followed by a field of strong challengers across sprints, jumps, and distance races.
In Lebanon Ohio Wilming Gal a 5 year old pacer driven by William Overdorf of Urbana won two photo finishes in one mile heats beating Prince Braden. The mare paid $3.40, $2.60 and $2.20 in the fifth race and $3.20, $2.20 and $2.60 in the other. A daily double and large crowd of 1792 contributed to a $53 662 betting pool.
Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro defends his singles crown at the 68th Ohio Trapshooters Association event in Findlay Ohio. Ned Lilly of Staunton Michigan shoots 199 of 200 to win Class Double A ahead of local entrants. Other class leaders include G B Fisher Findlay 194 and H M McNeil Prospects 193. Honus Wagner noted for leading the National League in hits eight times as a league record.
The standings show Cleveland leading with 29 wins and New York close behind. Friday schedules feature Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston among multiple 1 p.m. starts. Thursday results include New York beating Cleveland 2–1 and Chicago defeating Boston 9–6.
Standings show teams including Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Columbus St Paul Kansas City Toledo Charleston with wins losses and percentages. Pairings list Indianapolis at Columbus Minneapolis at Louisville St Paul at Toledo as fifth and seventh matchups and a 5 7 10 12 sequence appears.
Yesterday Hank Thompson of the New York Giants matched a National League record by hitting three consecutive home runs in a 13-8 win over St Louis. Ed E. of the New York Yankees struck out 11 as he earned his sixth win with a 2-1 victory over Cleveland.
The article reviews USGA rules guiding Open championships and recent incidents where players faced penalties for early starts and equipment rule breaches. It highlights Baltusrol hosting the Open June 17 19 and notes wartime shuttering and postwar rule enforcement preserving competitive integrity with a 14 club limit.
Billy Joe Moore, 24, paroled from an Oklahoma penitentiary, played his first pro game for Grand Forks in a Northern League match against Superior. He walked twice and struck out four times, committing two errors at first base in 12 chances as Superior won 12-3. Yankee scouts had followed his prison performance and helped arrange his discharge.
Ohio University sophomore distance runner Frank Nixon of Lakewood is the Bobcats sole entrant in the All-Ohio track and field meet at Delaware. He will run the two mile, aiming to break his 10:03.0 record, with coach Jim Johnson predicting a finish around third as stronger competition from Ohio Wesleyan and Miami, the Mid-Am champion, looms. Nixon has scored in his events in every dual meet this season and is the lone Bobcat able to travel due to finals.
In a four game series opener at Cincinnati, the Giants sit one game behind the league lead while the Reds are three games back. Rain forced a postponed Philadelphia game, now slotted as part of a twi night doubleheader. Bud Podbielan faces Ruben Gomez with Greengrass hitless in 20 at bats and Adams 1 for 30.
Milwaukee hosts the 29th Central Collegiate Conference outdoor championships at Marquette Stadium. More than 200 athletes from 34 colleges compete as six defending champions and notable titlists seek to break records in the two mile and shot put, with Purdue’s Gene Matthews and Ohio State’s Joe Morgan among the frontrunners.
Eduardo Ko Lausse of Argentina is a 1 4 favorite to win a 10 round middleweight bout against Joey Rindone at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ring time is 9 p.m. EST with coast to coast telecast. Rounds are scored with a supplementary point system.
In a 25 year tenure as MSU wrestling coach Fendley Collins developed 15 national champions.
The Cleveland Browns announce an intra-squad game for Saturday night August 4 in Massillon to benefit the chamber of commerce youth fund. The game concludes three weeks of training before the team opens camp at Hiram College on July 25.
Middleport Racine and Nelsonville hold a three way lead in the Ohio Valley League at 5-2 entering week eight. Nelsonville visits Reedsville while Athens travels to Racine and Albany hosts Middleport. McArthur meets New Marshfield as Maur and Nelsonville split the next round.
Sam Hairston delivered the winning run with a seventh inning single to lift Charleston past Kansas City 6-5 after KC tied the game at 5-5 earlier in the frame. Charleston jumped to a four run first inning, highlighted by Al Ware’s two run triple, as only one AA game was played.
First place Cleveland, with 11 hits off Eddie Lopat, loss to the New York Yankees 2-1 in a tense game at Yankee Stadium. Bob Lemon allowed four hits and took the loss as Joe Collins and Irv Noren provided late-inning margin for the Yankees. Mantle and Berra contributed for New York, while Lemon's only Indian run came on a second-inning single.
Dave Douglas of Grossinger N Y shot 68 to lead the 1954 Western Open at Kenwood in Cincinnati amid gusty rain and wind. Jackie Burke Jr Pete Fleming Bob Duden tied for runners up with 69 while Amateurs like Allen Joslin and Walter Burkemo posted 70 alongside Smiley Quick Robert Rosburg Art Wall Jr and Les Biagetti. Other first round scores included Sam Spadafora 84 and Melvin Carpenter 77.
Los Angeles reports Penn State forward Jesse Arnelle earned a second consecutive Helms Foundation All America selection. The veteran star adds to a rising two year record of national recognition.
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