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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1950
Page
2
In a chaotic day of baseball, the Cardinals lose 7-3 to Brooklyn as misplays and errors assist the visitors. Eddie Kazak boots a crucial infield ball, Johnny Sain returns to form with a win, and Jethroe extends his hitting streak to 12.
Audubon topped the Lakes 11 to 4 as Bob Eisiminger hurled the win over Lakes, with Audubon’s infield turning four double plays. Al Gilbert collected two singles and a triple, while Bill Welp led Lakes with three hits. Cards sit in second in the Iowa State league as Storm Mike and Mason City schedule visits next.
National League standings show Brooklyn at 29 20 and St. Louis 28 18, with Philadelphia 27 21 and Boston 28 23. MLB results include Brooklyn 7 St. Louis 3 and New York 6 Chicago 1. American League top teams Detroit 35 15 and New York 35 18 lead, with Boston 31 26 and Cleveland 28 24. Tomorrow’s schedule lists two New York at St. Louis games and two Chicago at Washington games.
Lawson Little holds a three point edge over Claude Harmon at Palm Beach after finishing day two with a plus 21 as 16 players compete in a round robin format at Wycked Country Club. Jack Burke Jr briefly chased Little earlier in the day.
Omaha erupted for five runs in the eighth inning and four in the ninth to crush Colorado Springs 15-6 and reclaim the league lead. Pueblo beat Lincoln 4-3, Wichita topped Sioux City 4-3, while Denver-Denver’s rain delayed Denver at Des Moines.
Ron McLaughlin spun a five hitter with 15 strikeouts leading Walnut to a 9-5 victory against Atlantic Elka Midgets in a southwest Iowa league game at Walnut. He added two runs and two hits, while Barry Brindley posted three hits in four at bats as Walnut tallied five runs in the third and closed with three in the fifth.
Luke Easter hit a two run homer for Cleveland to beat Philadelphia 3-2. Hal Newhouser scattered nine hits and struck out eight, enabling Detroit to defeat Boston 4-1.
The Presbyterians earned their first win of the season Friday night on Sunnyside field, defeating the Combination 13 to 6. Pitchers Schwartz and Marshall limited the losers to eight hits while Preston hit a homer and multiple players added extra-base hits. The win puts Presbyterian in a second-place tie with St Pauls at 1-1. Zion Lutheran looms Monday.
Betty Rowland of Rollins College defeated Grace Lenesyk of John B. Stetson 5 and 3 to win the 1080 national women’s collegiate championship at Ohio State. Lenesyk, 1948 champ, had reached the final with a 3 and 2 win over Tommy Riley.
Instructions emphasize distance, rest, and light feed for cattle after arrival to ensure proper adaptation and health.
Millers pitcher Millard Dixie Howell earned his ninth win in a row in a 10-6 Minneapolis victory over Toledo. Howell, a 30-year-old with a long minor league career, also contributed a homer. Ike Pearson helped seal the win by retiring the last two Toledo hitters in the ninth. Louisville beat Milwaukee 8-4 as Taft Wright and Tom O'Brien provided key blows. Columbus closed to within one game of St Paul with a 7-6 win, while Kansas City’s doubleheader at Indianapolis was washed out.
Rocky Graziano suffered a left thumb fracture and was forced out of the June 28 title bout with middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. The International Boxing Club spent the night seeking a substitute as Laur ent Dauthuille of France or Tibor Mitri of Italy remained favored for the shot.
Sugar Ray Robinson, world welter and middleweight champ, and his manager George Gainford in Havana say he will not be a substitute in any bout. They aim to fight Jake LaMotta in the future and insist a real title fight is wanted.
Baseball leaders listed include batting stars Musial Slaughter and Jethroe from St Louis Boston and Brooklyn with top averages hits and runs. Notable pitching marks show Sanford Byrne and others with 4 0 records and .1000 or .875 eras.
Residents and friends from Grant and surrounding towns visited relatives and attended picnics and dinners this week. Names include Gottsches Fisher Peters Weavers Mullins Ells Porter Barr Embree Kampe Footes and others from Arnolds Park Red Oak Elliott Omaha Plattsmouth Pulaski and LaRue.
Barr and Mrs Vernon Taylor attended the graduation exercises at Iowa State College in Ames where their son Dennis Porter graduated. Several local residents visited relatives and toured peony fields and farms during the week, including trips to Shenandoah and Stanton, with several dinner and supper gatherings noted.
Funeral services were held Friday for Sister Mary Ceslaus 102 at St Clara convent Sinsinawa Wis mother house of Dominican sisters order. She died Wednesday in St Dominican villa a rest home of the Dominican sisters here. She was the oldest member of the order in the United States.
Several Kansas and Iowa residents are noted visiting relatives in Des Moines Casey Adair Guthrie Center and Audubon last week. Weddings mark events with Art Steen Frances Jensen and Clinton Gibson Audrey Johnson in Des Moines with Susan as flower girl. Newborn son David Lee Nielsen born June 8 is announced by Murray Nielsen and family.
Arthur T. Whitman has resigned as secretary of the board of education effective July 1 after two years in the position. He offered no reason for leaving and declined to discuss future plans. Traffic safety message follows urging caution and ample travel time at dusk.
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