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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1957

Page

3

Yankees Edge Tigers Sparked by Shantz Comeback Run

Bobby Shantz pitched seven solid innings to lift the New York Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers, ending Detroit’s five game run and narrowing the gap to 2 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The Yankees added wins as Ralph Terry and Virgil Trucks secured shutouts and a series of trades reshaped the league race. Shantz, 31, with an 8-1 record and 1.87 ERA, anchored New York as they moved into sole possession of second place and kept pace with Chicago.

Bobby Shantz Casey Stengel New York Yankees Yankees Art Ditmar Shantz Kansas City Ditmar Ol’ Case Chicago Detroit Cleveland Yankee Whitey Ford Tigers New York Baltimore Boston Ralph Terry Virgil Trucks Washington Ray Crone Milwaukee New York Giants Braves Pittsburgh St. Louis Philadelphia Cubs Brooklyn Dodozers Phils Cincinnati

National Champion Mayer sidelined by stomach ailment

Flint event opens as National Open Champion Dick Mayer is inactive with a stomach disorder and possible ulcers after his Toledo playoff win over Cary Middlecott. Mayer will skip the Flint Open at Flint Golf Club and rest for two weeks per PGA director Harvey Raynor.

Flint Micha P Dick Mayer Mayer Cary Middlecott Toledo Flint Golf Club Middlecott Harvey Raynor Raynor

Wichita Ends Losing Streak With 3-1 Victory Over Cards

Wichita snaps a three game skid beating Omaha 3-1 as pitcher Joey Jay blanks the Cards. St Paul beats Charleston 4-7 and Minneapolis tops Louisville 3-2 while Denver defeats Indianapolis 2-1. Top teams remain bunched a few games back in the league standings.

Wichita Skein Associated Press Elung Omaha St Paul Minneapois Denver Charleston Minneapolis Lowsville Mass Indianapolis Pitchuas Braves Joey Jay Cardinals

Major Standings and Upcoming Baseball Schedule

The standings show Milwaukee and New York near the top with Chicago and Philadelphia, plus a list of upcoming games including Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Milwaukee. Tuesday results include Chicago 7 Chicago 6 and New York 5 Milwaukee 4.

Milwaukee Philadelphia St Lots New York Chieicu Phildelphia Chivas Brookova Conesnmath Phobleitia Chitaga Abdwaukee Brooks Cotevnat Cievelana Aed Detroit Killea

Unclear OCR Sports Brief Misses Coherent Details

Fragmentary text describes a sports event with mentions of teams and a 2-1 victory over a Tigers squad. Names and places are garbled, making precise entities and outcomes difficult to confirm from the readable fragments.

Mike O Connor Leads First Flight at Junior Tourney

In Ames a junior golf event saw Mike O Connor lead the first flight while players from Red Oak Perry Wa and Spencer Green vied for top placement. Early round pairings and matchups set the tone for today’s qualifiers and close scores.

Mike O’connor Newt Perry Wa P Red Oak Voltae Green Spencer Vo Yenterday

Brown Set for Lightweight Title Bout in Denver

Deaver co champion Joe Brown, based in Thouston Texas, eyes a knockout over Cuba's Orlando Attieta in a 15 round title fight at Denver Coliseum. Promoter Joe Dupler predicts a large crowd and a televised broadcast on ABC with local blackout. Brown negotiates a $25,000 ticket or 60 percent of the gross receipts. Attieta would take 20 percent of the receipts.

Deaver Joe Brown Thouston Tex Cuba Orlando Attieta Furthe Denver Brown Mielon Aodras Zuluela Baltemore Veargato Colorata Reed Saat Snes Owen Netust Wilman

Midgets Clip Elk Horn 12 2 in Nishna Valley clash

Atlantic Elks Midges, led by Bruce Bailey with five RBIs on a two run homer and two triples, defeated Elk Horn 12 to 2 in Sunnyside. Bailey homered in the third as part of a five run second inning rally. Elk Horn scoring came on a first inning walk and a third inning run. Atlantic improves to 2-1. Elk Horn drops to 2-2. Atlantic visits Audubon on Friday at 6 pm.

Bruce Bailey Atlantic Elks Elk Horn Nishna Valley Sunnyside Atlantic Bailey Virgil Anderson Jack Johnson Bill Irish Tom Hensley Irish Leistad Randolph Krogstad Dennis Miller Johnson Elks Miller Mitchell Audubon

Trojans Fall to Massena 12-6 in Double-Header Style Loss

Massena scored four runs in the first inning, five in the third and three in the sixth to beat Atlantic 12 to 6. Dick Blake Tom Hensley and Don Anderson produced four runs for Atlantic with singles and walks in the fourth, while Massena's Bissell worked the complete game, allowing the Trojans to collect eight hits and commit multiple errors.

Massena Atlantic Trojans Atlante Dick Blake Tom Hensley Don Anderson Earl Turnure Jerry Moore George Key David Fritch Abrh Bornholdt Hensley Anderson Bailey Ib Johnson Rossmann Devereaux Rf Key Wedemeyer McGovern Turnure Mitchell Leistad Westphalen Randolph H E' Larson P Krogstad Madsen Blake If Christensen Overgaard Moore Knudsen Fritch Ib Anderson Schwartz Elk Horn Oakes Atlantic Jay Angus Miller Ab Randolph Conway Johnson J. Pritchard Wiley Ss Holste Brown Blum D. Pritchard Bissell P QO

Bowling results from Hawkeye Bowl Summer Classic

Hawkeye Bowl defeated Kirchhoff's Painters, Mrs Christensen's Dressing beat Wilson, Concrete and King Pin defeated Iowa Finance. High scores included Charles Wohlhutter 644 series with 239 and 217 games, Pete Kirchhoff 630, Remmer Voss 599 and 223 plus 202, Shorty Duskin 579, Bill Millhollin 211.

Kirchhoff

Topeka Rally Wins 10-6 On Three Ninth-Inning Homers

Topeka exploded for three straight home runs in the ninth inning to defeat Colorado Springs 10-6 in a Western League game. Mike Kesnich Jim McDaniel and Preacher Williams homered in the late rally as Topeka moved atop the standings while Amarillo, Lincoln, Des Moines and Albuquerque trended in different directions.

Topeka Colorado Springs Amarillo Sioux City Lincoln Pueblo Des Moines Albuquerque Mike Kesnich Jim McDaniel Preacher Williams Kesnich McDaniel

Olson Wins Split Over Maxim in Portland Bout

In Portland, Carl Bobo Olson, 187 pounds, defeated Joey Maxim of Cleveland by a 1 round split decision. Olson controlled the pace from the opening bell and appeared in near top form despite the extra weight. In Des Moines, Gov Loveless proclaimed June 30 as Allona Feller Day to honor Bob Feller with a park ceremony.

Portland Ore Carl Bobo) Olson Joey Maxim Cleveland Ohio Olwen Vancouver Wash Maxim Olson Des Moines Herschel Loveless Allona Feller Bob Feller van Meter Feller Ball Park

Cards White Sox and Yanks Win

Victories were racked up by the Cards White Sox and Yanks in the recreational league yesterday the Cards edging past the Redlegs 4 3 the White Sox trouncing the Indians 10 1 and the Yanks racing past the Dogers 4 1 Ted Lane's single brought Carl.

White Sox Yanks Redlegs Indians Dogers Ted Lane Carl

Cards edge White Sox in tight five inning win

Lane triumphed for the Cards as Sandhurst and Dunn pitched well for their teams. McClaren struck out seven and took the loss while Kopp and Gaylord singled for the Indians. Holmes doubled for the Yankees and Lane added two singles to pace the Dodgers offense.

Sandhurst Lane Tisserat White Sox McClaren Indians Kopp Gaylord Holmes Chuck Lane Yanks Pangburn Dodgers Dunn

Boston veteran Mel Parnell retires from baseball

Boston left hander Mel Parnell, a Red Sox icon with a no hitter and two 20 win seasons, informs GM Joe Cronin of self requested retirement after a doctor advised he cannot pitch this year. He will stay on the disabled list until July 11 to complete 10 ML seasons before seeking voluntary retirement.

Boston Melvin Lloyd Parnell Red Sox Parnell Joe Cronin Mel New Orleans Cronin Chicago Fenway Park Walter Johnson New York Yankees Highlanders Johnson

Carroll Sets Pace in Central State With Two Wins

Audubon Carroll Merchants seized first place in the Central State baseball league after a 14 7 win over Manning. Pitcher Don Burgess earned his second win while holding Manning to nine hits as Roger Odhe took the loss. In another game, Jerry Ibach led Coon Rapids to a 9 0 win over Churdan despite Churdan outhitting them 6 5. Breda Audubon game was rained out.

Audubon Carroll Merchants Manning Carroll Don Burgess Roger Odhe Jerry Ibach Coon Rapids Churdan Audubon Breda

Elliott News Visitors From Across States

Mrs Clement John son and family from Staunton and Mrs Leo Casey and Tim visit Mrs Gladys Oft and sons in Mon roe Michigan. Dean Weidman and family from Akron Ohio visit his mother Mrs P H Weidman. J F Mitchel and Atlanta relatives visit Mr and Mrs Victor Godfrey with Leland Carlisle and Spokane family also visiting.

Red Oak Methodist church hosts Firkins and Johnson wedding

Mr and Mrs Dale Carlisle and Mr and Mrs Harold Buckner with daughter from Kansas City attended the Red Oak Methodist church wedding of the Firkins and Johnson on Sunday. The piece mentions a hippopotamus noted for its size and a note on its ecological role in keeping water bodies clear.

Carlisle Dale Carlisle May Harold Buckner Kansas City Firkins and Johnson Methodist Church Red Oak

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