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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
3
Boston Baseball blows past St Louis 29-4 as Bobby Doerr homers three times and drives in eight. Ted Williams and Walt Dropo add two hits each in a mammoth Fenway output that leaves the Yankees four games ahead in the American League race.
James P. Clark, Philadelphia Eagles president, says a syndicate led by him will bid for the A's and Shibe Park assets before week’s end. He notes the offer targets the American League franchise and its properties, while the A's struggle in sixth place with low attendance including a Memorial Day doubleheader crowd.
In the American Association a series of second division wins shaken up the standings. Milwaukee swept St Paul 3-0 and 8-2 to lead, Toledo toppled Louisville 9-6, Columbus beat Indianapolis 6-3, and Kansas City edged Minnesota 6-5 to tighten the race.
A picnic and program at Legion Park Tuesday evening honored the Exira high school baseball team, finalists in the state tournament, with about 200 attending. Dwight Parkinson served as master of ceremonies, Supt. Morris Bryson and Coach Verne Liddicoat spoke, Elk Horn Supt H J Fitzgerald was guest speaker, and Ray Jeanette presented bats and balls to the team while senior Charles Rasmussen delivered the team’s response.
Yesterday's Stars reports Bobby Doerr hit three home runs driving in eight as Boston exploded to a 29-4 rout of St Louis to set a modern major league scoring record. Ken Raffensberger pitched five hit ball and earned his fifth win as the Reds defeated the Phillies 4-0.
Yesterday New York defeated Chicago 6 to 5 and St Louis beat Boston 18 to 6 in night games. Night results include Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 4 and Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4. later schedules show New York at St Louis and Brooklyn at Cincinnati on afternoon matchups.
Birmingham golfer Lee Mackey, an unemployed pro, opened with a brilliant six under par 64 at Morton Gulf Club Ardmore Pa. to smash the U S Open scoring mark previously held since 1947 by Jimmy Hale at St Louis International Soundphoto.
Audubon pitcher Johnny Wageman blanked Adel through seven innings before a late rally within a 7-4 victory. He allowed five hits, struck out five, and walked six, while Hal Manders gave up ten hits and took the loss. Bobby Decker sparked defense with two double plays as Johnny Warsaw was slated to start Sunday.
American League leaders include Williams and Stephens of Boston who share runs with 51 and drive in 61, Kell of Detroit tops batting with .382 and 68 hits, while home runs go to Williams at 16. National League leaders feature Musial and Jethroe among batting and runs, with Slaughter and Gordon high in extra stats. Pitching leaders list Byrne and Miller atop wins with strong ERAs.
Chicago press notes Bob Voigts head coach of Northwestern named to the 1950 college all stars coaching staff to face the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on August 11. He will serve a fourth straight year on the collegians board of strategy with Eddie Anderson of Holy Cross Bob Dodd of Georgia Tech and Marchmont Schwartz of Stanford as aides.
Omaha Cardinals rallied for three ninth inning runs to beat Colorado Springs 8-7 as Lincoln topped Pueblo 10-7 and Wichita defeated Sioux City 9-2. Denver shaded Des Moines 3-1 in a rain-shortened game, with Bernice Dreger and Eddie Boehm among key performers.
Dallas reports 17 year old Mary Ann Villegas of New Orleans upsets Betty MacKinnon of Mount Pleasant to reach a quarterfinal with Beverly Hanson of India California in the Trans Miss tournament. Betsy Rawls of Austin and Polly Riley of Fort Worth were among those teeing off, Rawls defeating Bee McWane and Riley beating Pat Garner as the round advances.
Baseball Commissioner A. J. Chandler orders St. Louis Cardinals owner Fred Saigh to cancel a proposed Sunday night game with Brooklyn. He says such a game would not be in the best interests of baseball and would forfeit respect and good will of thousands of religious people.
Ardmore Pa Johnny Bulla long hitting Verona Pa pro fires a second round 66 four under par to reach 140 after a 74 35 81 for a 6940 yard par 70 layout midway leader. Lee Mackey Jr Birmingham Ala pro sets U S Open course record with 64 while Sam Snead posts 75 to reach 148 at halfway.
iB. & H. Motors opened its season by trouncing Lenox Postals 14 to 7 at Sunnyside field last night. Dale Hoegh pitched the win for the Atlantic club. Hoeben took the loss. B. H. has booked Corn States Scrum Co. of Omaha for a game here Sunday night.
John Galiher of Anita suffered a fractured right leg after a barn scaffold gave way while he and John Kinzie were shingling at the Barker farm. Kinzie uninjured. Other readers include patients entering Atlantic Memorial and Louis Pedersen Jr undergoing surgery in Omaha as his family stays nearby.
The Avoca Mohawk Camp Fire Girls sponsor a hake and homemade candy sale on Saturday June 17 to raise funds for their July camp week.
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