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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1955
Page
8
In a Sunday stalemate, six doubleheaders split, with Kuenn fueling Detroit’s early surge and Kaline emerging as a power hitter. Cleveland kept pace within four games as Shantz and Donovan fueled comebacks for White Sox and Senators, while Maglie and Roberts steered NL action with wins for the Giants and Phillies.
Promoters expect 30,000 to 40,000 fans and nearly 3000000 in receipts as Rocky Marciano defends the heavyweight crown for the fifth time against England’s Don Cockell in San Francisco at Kesar Stadium. The undefeated champion weighed 189 pounds at camp in Calistoga after 210 rounds. Cockell had 268 rounds of work and weighed 207. Marciano aims for his 42nd KO and a solid defense against the wary challenger in a closed circuit telecast with 83 theaters involved.
Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission opened hearings into Harold Johnson's sudden collapse in the Johnson Mederos bout. Johnson and his team face questions over possible foul play after a suspected barbiturate was found in his system, with gamblers tied to the event and 90 day boxing suspension noted.
Omaha report shows elite female bowlers facing stiff competition in a high scoring tournament. Noting defending champions slip from Syracuse to Grand Rapids, with 1042-22 pins adrift of leaders as Sunday scores rise across singles doubles and all events led by Chicago and Milwaukee entries.
Ted Williams made a first public appearance at Fenway Park as he took his turn in batting practice before a Red Sox doubleheader with Detroit. Fans cheered as he practiced while continuing a conditioning program for a potential return to the lineup. Williams recently signed a contract and hopes to return soon.
Oklahoma City pro Wininger won the Hot Springs Open with 270 total 18 under par earning 2400 dollars. Cary Middlecoff and Doug Ford tied for second at 27 under after final-day 68s.
Omie University's track team will flash new uniforms as Western Michigan also debuts gear. The Mid American Conference holds its annual spring meeting at Athens this weekend. The two day event decides track tennis and golf championships with some 300 athletes at the Bobcat campus.
Cincinnati star Ted Kluszewski blasted four hits, driving in five runs including his eighth homer as the Reds split a doubleheader with Brooklyn. He also drove in the lone Cincinnati run in the opener, while Don Newcombe pitched well for the Dodgers in a 7-1 win. Four Brooklyn pitchers struggled as Cincinnati snapped a four-game skid and fell behind in the series.
Power leads American League batting with .395 after 75 at bats while Kuenn hits .388 for Detroit. Zernial drives in runs in a Chicago game with 10 homers, but Big Ten rules prevent some records. Patton’s record is noted as tied, and several players set or approach records in home runs, doubles, and strikeouts across teams including Kansas City, Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland. Georgetown-style track and tennis results follow in scattered notes.
Golliday is hailed as the fastest man in the world with a time claiming a world record in 1948 aided by a 3.32 mph tailwind. Walter, Hogan and several top sprinters are quoted noting the windy conditions and Golliday’s potential against elite runners like Stanfield, Williams, Smith and Richards.
The Associated Press reports Paddy De Marco a former lightweight champion from Brooklyn faces Libby Manzo of New York in a return 10-round bout. De Marco won the previous meeting seven weeks ago and theMont TV will televise at 8 p.m.
The reading shows a 1955 era box score fragment listing players Campanella and Snider of Brooklyn with multiple runs batted in and home runs, Gilliam, Aaron, Fondy, and others from Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis New York. Indicates stolen bases and strikeouts by a mix of teams, but the text is a garbled OCR snippet with scattered player names and stats.
McGrath, the Indianapolis Speedway champion, set a one lap record of 143.793 mph and a 10 mile mark of 142.580 mph at the 4-year-old track. He led qualifying and won the front row by defeating Bill Vukovich who had held the previous 10 mile speed record. Fred Agabashian later surpassed Vukovich's 10 mile mark.
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