Raschi Guides Yanks Past Tigers to 10 Wins
Red hot pitcher Raschi notches his tenth win as the New York Yankees blank the Detroit Tigers 2 to 0. He survived a few threats, fanning Ginsberg and Kel out while Chicago’s 15 game streak ends in Chicago.
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
2
Red hot pitcher Raschi notches his tenth win as the New York Yankees blank the Detroit Tigers 2 to 0. He survived a few threats, fanning Ginsberg and Kel out while Chicago’s 15 game streak ends in Chicago.
Vic Raschi pitched a three hit shutout as the New York Yankees defeated Detroit 2-0. Wes Westrum powered New York with a two run homer and six run burst to beat the Pirates 11-6.
Hunk Anderson, longtime line coach for Notre Dame and former head coach, announces retirement after eleven seasons with the team. He will switch to a full time sales role with a Detroit steel company, with Atlantic graph copies available on request.
Brooklyn manager Charley Dressen was ejected after persistent heckling at Ebbets Field. Umpire Art Gore then spotted him in disguise as a groundkeeper, later appearing in a box near the Dodger bench. Dressen faced a $100 fine for the actions.
Lincoln Athletics win 4-3 in ten innings as Al Romberger hurls the extra inning victory over Pueblo, with Bill Johnson homering for Lincoln and Tom Kirk and Spider Wilhelm delivering the decisive runs. Denver upset Omaha 5-5, Colorado Springs 8-4 Des Moines, Wichita 7-1 over Sioux City. upcoming games listed.
National League standings show Brooklyn at 35 6 1, New York 31 26 4, St. Louis 27 27 0, Cincinnati 26 27 0, Boston 26 28 0, Philadelphia 26 28 0, Chicago 21 30 1, Pittsburgh 20 82 0. Yesterday Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1. New York 11 Pittsburgh 6. St. Louis 10 Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 6 Boston 1. American League standings list Chicago 36 16 6 92, New York 35 19 6 63, Boston 22 6 7 66, Detroit 25 25 0 500, Washington 19 32 0 873, St Louis 18 34 0 384, Philadelphia 17 35 0 327. Yesterday New York 2 Detroit 0. Philadelphia 4-12 Chicago 3-5. Washington 4 Cleveland 2.Tomorrow Cleveland at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. St. Louis at Boston.
Don Jensen of Hamburg district chairman names the district midget baseball protest commission to handle protests or questions about games. Members listed include John Budd of Hamburg Manny Hancham of Walnut Bob Williams of Enora Mel Key of Hamburg and Charles Honneld of Shelby.
Oklahoma stays undefeated in the NCAA tournament by beating Southern California 4 to 1 to secure a spot in tomorrow night’s finals. USC suffers its first loss and awaits the Tennessee versus Utah winner to face Oklahoma for the title.
The Brooklyn Dodgers St Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees completed eight team trades moving 21 players for a total of about 10000 dollars. Dodgers add Andy Pafko Wayne Terwilliger Johnny Sehmits and Rube Walker while giving up Gene Hermanski Joe Hatten Bruce Edwards and Ed Mikels. Cardinals obtain Wally Westlake and Cliff Chambers from Pirates and send Howie Pollet Joe Garagiola Bill Howerton and Dick Cole. Yankees add Bob Kuzava from Washington sending Fred Sanford Tom Ferrick and Bob Porterfield to the Nationals.
Linden Merchants defeated the Nevada Red Sox 9 5 and Des Moines John Deere crushed Rockey Pack 14 0 to advance to the Iowa Open baseball final. Linden led 6 0 in the first inning and added three more in the seventh to seal the win. John Deere benefited from Jim Bagotti s grand slam in the fourth and added two more runs, with five in the third. The final will be Sunday night at 7 30 with a consolation game between Nevada and Bookey.
Major League leaders list highlights including Fain and Minoso leading American League batting averages, Williams and Robinson top home run counts, Minoso steals, and Gumpert and Lopat ties in pitching. In the National League Musial shares batting honors, Hodges and Westlake lead home runs, Roe and Newcombe post perfect win totals.
Joe Louis reunites with fans at Madison Square Garden as he stops Savold in the sixth, showcasing the old punch and prompting talk of a September title shot in Detroit. Savold, battered but candid, concedes Louis’s sharpness and a looming challenge plan.
In a June 18 2041 bout at Madison Garden Louis knocked out Savold in the sixth round at 2 39, delivering a left hook that ended the fight after Savold was bloodied since round two. The event drew 22 000 fans, with closed circuit showings in eight cities and a premium theater price.
Atlantic Elks Midgets defeated Walnut 6 to 3 in a Southwest Iowa league game last night. Each team had five hits and three errors. Galiher and James pitched for Atlantic while Graham started for Walnut. Hensley and Graham led the hitting with two hits in three trips. A five inning start by James and late scoring by Atlantic sealed the win as Watts scored in the seventh.
St Paul Lutheran tops the Combination 9 to 5 to grab a third place tie with the Methodists in YMCA church league. Furst belted a two bagger and drove in runs as Danes scored early and built a lead, while Jessen and H Christensen contributed solid defensive plays and St Paul’s offense produced the deciding runs.
In the closing 36 holes at Oakhend Hills British Open champion Bob Locke of Johannesburg led by one stroke over Dave Douglas of Newark with Francis Wininger of Northfield in New Jersey close behind at 146. Lew Worsham Paul Runyan Clayton Hearner Red Broxth and Charles Klein trailed at 147 or more as the 51st Open tested par 76 traps and roughs.
Mrs. Viola Inman 81 of Marble Rock died June 14 after fracturing her hip at home. Funeral at Marble Rock Monday. She was born Viola Clay daughter of Levi and pioneer Adair residents. Her husband Rev L W Inman died nine years ago. Survived by three sons one daughter and three sisters Newt Parkinson Adair Mrs R B Wilkinson and Mrs M A Splawn of Gresham Oregon.
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