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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1952
Page
11
Joe Adcock of the Cincinnati Reds and Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians top the major league slugging lists today. Both players rank highest in power hitting as the season progresses, reflecting their teams’ strong offenses.
In Pittsburgh the Pirates beat Cincinnati 6-3 behind Ralph Kiner’s fourth homer and a two three-run innings surge. Andy Seminick squared off with Reds coach Bill Posedel in an on-field altercation, ending with multiple ejections as the game shifted in the seventh.
Two local fishermen shared notable catches on the Hocking River. Elza Welch of Hastings Road reeled a 10 pound mud cat while W H Oldfield of 14 Oak Street Athens caught a seven pound two ounce channel catfish at White's Mill Dam. Oldfield, the largest of his kind from the river, notes no rival yet. Prior record remains 26 pounds by Fred Dowler and John Coley of The Plains, taken last year on a trout line.
Westbury New York Roosevelt Raceway hosts the $6000 Westbury Class 16 Trotting Stake as the Grand Circuit feature with the Hecama Stable's Blitzen Up the favorite in the mile event. Dick Thomas drives Blitzen Up, recent Yonkers stake winner.
In Brooklyn Arthur King beat Paddy DeMarco by decision in a 10 round bout. Clarence Henry stopped Maynard Jones in Allentown. Bill Bossio outpointed George Sinclair in Brooklyn. George Berry defeated Serge Duetermans in Chicago in an eight round contest.
Bristol notices a young pitcher Bill Bell who just threw his second straight no hitter in the Appalachian League. The 18-year-old struck out 20 Bluefield batters as Bristol Twins won 4-0, extending their streak to 16 games. Bell followed a 17-strikeout performance in a 1-0 win over Kingsport, marking an all-time minor league feat tied to Rocket Ron Necciai’s recent departure.
Cleveland's Bob Lemon will pitch against Detroit as Hal Newhouser seeks his first win versus the Tribe. The Indians won 6-4 in an exhibition at Indianapolis, aided by Pete Reiser's ninth inning homer after Jim Fridley’s single broke a 4-4 tie.
National League leaders include Ennis Philadelphia batting .344 and Lockman New York with 30 runs. Sauer Chicago leads in RBIs with 38, while Ennis has 44 hits. American League top batters are DiMaggio Boston at .349 and Rosen Cleveland at .334 with Mitchell and Boone 21 RBIs.
Wooster College coach Carl B. Munson, a veteran of track swimming and cross country, receives a year long leave of absence starting with the fall term. Munson has coached the Scots for 30 years.
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