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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
2
The St. Louis Cardinals, led by a standout rookie pitcher, beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 in a doubleheader split and moved into second place in the NL behind Milwaukee. The win capped a strong road trip (11-2) and boosted a season pace of 24-10 on the road.
Dick Mayer, age 32 from St. Petersburg, Fla., defeats Cary Middlecoff by seven strokes to win the National Open at Inverness Club. Mayer, who quit a Wall Street job in 1949, collects $7,200 from the $30,000 purse as he claims his first major title amid hot, humid conditions.
Accusations Kansas City Athletics acted as a farm club for the New York Yankees circulated after trades. The latest deal moved seven former Yankees to KC including Billy Martin. The A’s roster now lists 15 ex Yankees amid ongoing questions about player affiliations and past personnel moves.
The standings show Chicago leading with 36 wins and 18 losses and New York at 33 22. Detroit 32 25 and Cleveland 30 25 follow, with Boston 27 30 and Baltimore 24 32. Tuesday and Monday results include Chicago 48 Washington 26 and New York 8 Kansas City 6.
Atlantic Merchants defeated Bridgewater 12 4 to win their fourth Nodaway Valley league game in a row. Jess Petersen hit a two run homer as Dale Nielsen and Harry Bid had three hits each. Dick Brown worked eight innings with 10 strikeouts before Don King finished.
Yesterday's baseball results feature Don Mueller hitting a three run homer to spark the Giants past Cincinnati. Harvey Keene belted a 10th inning homer for Detroit in a win over Boston, while St Louis rallied to beat Brooklyn in the opening game as McDaniel and Wilhelm combined for four scoreless innings. Moon of the Cardinals joined the circuit with 15 hits in 41 games, fueling St Louis to a pair of wins and breaking rookie barriers.
Andy Cohn of Waterloo leads a field of 48 in the sixth annual state junior girls golf tournament at the Gulf and Country club. Qualifying rounds start tomorrow with top 12 advancing to the championship flight for 18 holes daily Wednesday through Friday. Trophies awarded Friday at 5 p.m. Open to the public with parking provided.
Bob Gutowski of Occidental produced a 15 ft 9 3⁄4 in vault at the NCAA meet in Austin, besting his previous 15 ft 8 1⁄4 in mark and challenging Cornelius Warmerdam's outdoor standard. Officials will submit the effort for world record approval amid wind and pole-placement questions. Gutowski says the rest is up to the record committee while teammates expect the mark to stand.
Three visiting American Assn. baseball teams dropped both ends of doubleheaders Sunday. Denver Bears shelled Wichita to widen the gap while Omaha won two games, keeping pace with the leaders as St. Paul and Minneapolis hold a slim margin behind.
Omaha narrowed Wichita’s lead by beating Indianapolis 2-1 and 3-2. St Paul moved to second, four percentage points ahead of Minneapolis. Minneapolis Charleston doubleheader rained out. Omaha drew a season high 6 417 paid. The Cardinals won on Bob Durnbaugh’s RBI single in the 11th of the seven inning second game.
Mantle of New York and Williams of Boston lead batting with .379 and .353 while Sievers of Washington drives in 48 runs. Fox of Chicago and Malzone of Boston share doubles at 15 and Mantle adds 19 homers. Simpson leads triples with 6. Landis and Aparicio top steals with 10 and 8 respectively.
The report lists top players by stat category with teams and figures. Aaron leads with runs and home runs, Musial and Mays rank highly in hits and RBIs, plus notable doubles and strikeouts for players like Sanford Schmidt Droft and Gilliam.
The Topeka team stretched its Western League lead to 63 games by sweeping Pueblo 9-6 and 9-5 on Sunday as Colorado Springs and Lincoln combined for 58 runs in their doubleheader. Lincoln won 13-11 in 10 innings, then Colorado Springs took a 19-15 victory. Amarillo dominated Des Moines 12-3 in a separate matchup.
Bob Rickard delivered a grand slam for Sioux City in the first game to beat Albuquerque 8-3. In the nightcap Bill Riale silenced the hitters with a three hitter as Albuquerque won 11-2.
The Family of Mrs. Dolly Davis expresses deep appreciation for the many kind and sympathetic acts received during their recent bereavement.
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