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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
3
Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 and 3-0 to run their winning streak to four and pull within three games of first place Brooklyn. Dick Sisler paced the offense with three hits while Del Ennis drove in four runs total.
Waterloo ia reports the Iowa Junior golf tournament moves into quarterfinals as both defending champion Sonny Dean of Omaha City and medalist Don Webber of Ames fall short. Sack Stewart of Fairfield eliminates Webber after a tight rally. Stewart faces Tom Crabbe of Cedar Rapids in the next round.
Lee Geel Pittsburgh 8 Boston 7 Philadelphia 4-3 Chicago 1-0 St. Louis 9 Brooklyn 4 New York at Cincinnati postponed due to rain AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 8 Boston 5 New York Chicago 4 Washington St Louis 0 night Philadelphia 8 Detroit 1 Tomorrow's Schedule NL Houston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis night AL St Louis at Philadelphia night Detroit at Washington night Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston two day night
Ruth Steinhagen, 19, is in felony court charged with assault with intent to murder in the shooting of Eddie Waitkus, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman. Doctors report his condition as fair with improved stability after treatment at Illinois Masonic Hospital.
Middleweight champ Marcel Cerdan and challenger Jake Lametta faced weigh in at Paris Stadium noting Cerdan at 158 pounds while Lametta weighed 168 pounds in a tight official measure ahead of the bout.
Methodists and Zion Lutheran held first place in the YMCA church league after last night’s doubleheader results. The Methodists beat Catholics 10-8 and Zion Lutheran defeated Peace Evangelical 22-5. St. Paul’s Lutheran and Presbyterians schedule second games Friday. Pat Waters led batting with a single two doubles and a triple for the Irish, while Rev Dohrmann’s club totaled 27 hits.
St Paul beat Milwaukee 2 to 0 ending a three frame skid but lost the nightcap 7 to ?. Indianapolis led the league before rain halted games at Columbus and Louisville. Minneapolis stopped Kansas City 12 to 1 ending KC’s win streak.
Yesterday's stars include Batting-Nippy Jones of the Cardinals who hit a home run a double and two singles driving in six runs in a 5 run win over the Dodgers. Rae Scarborough of the Senators pitched a two hit shutout as Washington defeated the Browns 9 to 0.
The Pacific Coast Conference levied $21,105 in fines on ten member schools for athletic code violations over the past year. UW led with $5,400, Idaho $4,010, and Washington State $3,720, among others, as officials say penalties reflect strict rules and some technical infractions under the national code.
Major league deadline closes with limited blockbuster deals. Pittsburgh trades Ed Sauer to Boston for Phil Musi and cash with a minor league player promised back to St Louis. Cincinnati and Chicago Cubs swap four outfielders including Hank Sauer and Frankie Baumholtz for Harry Walker and Harry Lowrey. Bobby Rhawn sold from Pittsburgh to the White Sox for ten thousand dollars.
Audubon hurler Glen Stablefield earned the decision over Iowa U. moundsman Dick Hoeksema in a 4-1 Storm Lake win. Audubon scored on an error and a Mary Miller double in the fifth, Storm Lake added two in the sixth and two more in the ninth amid five errors by both sides. It was Storm Lake’s second win in five starts and Audubon’s third loss.
Tate Georgia eighteen year old Jimmy Jarrett is a right handed pitcher drawing major league scouts. He has won at least 20 straight games, struck out 77 in 44 innings, allowed 19 hits and one unearned run. Scouts advised routes 41 and 5 north of Atlanta to see the Tate pitcher throw white lightning curves.
He has a four in ball games in the North Georgian Mountain league and shows a fast ball worth travel. Bill Grifford, a former Atlanta Crackers catcher, mentors him daily. The Jarrett family backs a bonus and potential World Series play but Jimmy seeks college ball at the University of Georgia while avoiding offers. The core hurdle is scouts finding him. a cautionary note to not drive after drinking.
Advert reads a weekend showing titled Ma and Pa Kettle at the Atlantic venue starting Saturday afternoon from 2 p m. It warns drivers to travel carefully for the motor trip to the event and promotes the News Telegraph Want Ada.
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