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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
3
Detroit star George Kell raises his batting average to .286 to retain the American League lead over Ted Williams as the Tigers win 7-3. Nellie Fox and Aaron Robinson trades stir Cleveland and Chicago scenes while Billy Pierce, Mickey Harris and Spahn post key wins in a day of uneven action across major leagues.
Taft Wright, ex White Sox outfielder, hit a 350 foot homer in the first inning driving in a run and producing Louisville’s 3-0 win over Milwaukee in an American Association game. Wright drove in all three Louisville runs as Willard Nixon earned his eighth win. Nixon allowed four hits. The win keeps Louisville within one game of the league leading Minneapolis Millers who beat Toledo 4-2. Columbus and St Paul split a doubleheader with the Saints taking the opener 5-2 and Red Birds winning the nightcap 10-1. Kansas City at Indianapolis was rained out.
NL standings show St Louis and Brooklyn leading with 32 28 wins and strong win percentages. Yesterdays results include Boston beating Cincinnati while St Louis Philadelphia games were rained out. Tomorrow’s schedule lists matchups across cities including St Louis Brooklyn and Pittsburgh Boston.
Danny Gardella asserts he was paid to drop his $300,000 damage suit against organized baseball and refused to reveal the amount. He also criticizes St. Louis Cardinals treatment and says the suit influenced his minor league status. Baseball officials offered few responses, with Commissioner Chandler declining comment.
A regional note urges motorists to take it easy on the road and allow ample time to reach destinations. In sports, a string of 18 careless innings is mentioned against the Brewers, signaling a rough outing for a team in that game.
The St. Louis Browns sent Joe Ostrowski and Tom Ferrick to the New York Yankees in an eight player deal. In return the Browns received George Stirnweiss Jim Delaing Duane Pillette and Don Johnson plus two players sent to the Yankees Kansas City farm and cash totaling about 500000 in value according to Browns president Bill DeWitt. Stirnweiss will likely play third base to shore up the infield with Frank Gustine out.
Major League leaders in batting pitching and related stats are listed with players and teams. Notable names include Musial and Slaughter of St. Louis leading in batting and runs, Jethroe and Torgeson of Boston in runs, and Williams of Boston in RBIs. Pitching leaders feature Spahn and Reynolds among others with win totals and earned run figures.
B and H Motors collected eight runs on eight hits to defeat Audubon 8 to 3 on the Sunnyside diamond. Wagner and Noblitt homered for B and H with two long balls apiece, while Vincent led Audubon with a triple and a single. Jensen earned the win for Audubon, with Hoegh taking the loss as B and H built a lead with a four-run sixth inning.
Cedar Rapids outfielder Earl Jug Girard sticks to quitting baseball after two final games. He hit a homer, a double and a single in a 12 4 win over Evansville while batting .322. He is first string quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and chooses football over pro baseball for higher pay.
New Rochelle N Y reports Lawson Little opened with a five under par 67 at Wykagyl Country Club to hold a four stroke edge over Jack Burke Jr in the ninth annual Palm Beach tournament as fifteen rivals chased him through rainy sodden fairways in round two.
George Kell helps the Tigers hammer Philadelphia with two singles and a double to raise his batting average to .349 tops in baseball. Billy Pierce of the White Sox throws a one hitter, blanking New York 5 to 0, with Hill Johnson driving in the fifth inning.
Colorado Springs moved into sixth with a 6 3 win over Omaha as Pat Secrey and Pete Gammas homered in a big eighth inning. Denver crushed Des Moines 13 8 while Wichita edged Sioux City 4 2 and Lincoln beat Pueblo 7 2.
Hog market rose with 25 to 50 cent gains per hundred pounds as salable hogs near 4 000 in Chicago and 3 000 in Omaha. Cattle and calves showed mixed moves from steady to weak with heavy demand for lightweight beef steers and strong hogs dominating the day’s trading. Sheep remained nominal with limited offerings and steady to weak quotes.
The report lists Chicago cash grain values for July including corn No 2 yellow lake 1.45 No 1 yellow 1.44% No 2 1.45 1.46% No 3 1.43 sample grade 1.36% No 1 white 1.95 Oats No 1 heavy mixed 31c No 1 mixed 89%c No 1 white 91%c Barley nominal making 1.50 Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.96 No 2 2.98.
A lively upturn in wheat powered Chicago grain trading with May wheat rising over 3 cents, soybeans advancing, and oats rye and lard firming. Corn lagged with mixed July prices as overall market strength persisted through the session.
The 16 year old Ames youth Don Webber defeated Dick Schultz of Hoone 3 and 2 to win the Iowa junior golf title in Iowa City. Webber overcame a two hole deficit after eight holes and clinched with a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th to finish two over par for the 16 holes. Schultz finished four over par. Webber was medalist of the 1949 tournament.
Federal Judge George B. Harris grants the government's motion to revoke the naturalization of Harry Bridges CIO longshore leader after a perjury conviction tied to a 1945 citizenship hearing. Bridges, Australian born, faces five years in prison and has appealed.
Omaha’s Washington State faces Tufts at 8:30 p.m. CST and Alabama meets Bradley at 6:40 p.m. in first round NCAA tournament play. Texas fell to Rutgers as eight district champs begin first-round action in a double elimination format with second chances for losers.
Audubon fell 11 to 3 as Passeau, formerly with the Chicago Cubs, limited Audubon to six hits. Fonda built a big lead behind Herb Kaufmann and Hugh Wise, each with three hits. Audubon starter Vernon Seeger left early, with Wayne Tjaden and Keith Kafer then pitching. Shan Deniston homered for Audubon in the eighth. Audubon hosts the Lakes tonight.
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