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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1951
Page
2
In a Fenway Park duel Ted Williams shines with a one man show including timely hitting and a standout fielding and throwing display. Vern Stephens delivered a game winning homer with a man on as Boston defeats Chicago 6-5 while Williams stymies late threats.
Willie Mays of the Giants belted a 70 foot homer with two aboard in the 10th to give New York a 96 edge over Chicago. Allie Reynolds of the Yankees pitched his second straight shutout as New York beat Cleveland 6 0 scattering six singles in a 16th straight victory effort.
Colorful baseball owner Bill Veeck stands with Sidney Salmon Jr and Mark Steinberg as they toast a conditional deal to buy the St. Louis Browns from the DeWitt brothers. This marks Veeck’s return to baseball after leaving the Cleveland Indians in 1949.
Tomorrow's games feature Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago with afternoon and late games. American League standings show Chicago leading, New York close behind, while Detroit weakens. Yesterday's results include Boston over Chicago in a night game and Detroit beating Washington.
Demon Hanover clocked 3 06 2 5 for a mile and a half at Roosevelt Raceway boosting a world mark. Curly Smart drove the pacer to win the first division of the 20 000 David H McConnell memorial trot dash. Tryhussey won the second division in 3 09. The top five from each division return for next Friday's final.
Audubon defeated Anita 5-0 as Eagan produced a one hitter. Dick Bissell struck out 14 for Audubon while Petersen homered with two aboard in the fifth. The game prepended a Sunday league match at 6 p.m. Stuart is scheduled to play here Sunday night.
Wichita toppled the Western league leading Pueblo Dodgers twice to cut their first place margin over Denver to one game. The Indians won 4-1 in the opener and 6-6 in the nightcap as Denver beat Colorado Springs 6-2.
Former major league pitcher Paul Calvert of the Seattle Rainiers receives congratulations after a six hit game against Sacramento. Calvert previously pitched for Washington, Cleveland and Detroit in his major league career.
In South Bend Charles Chamberlain reports the Western Amateur semi finals with Frank Stranahan facing Bob Olson and John M Hare Jr meeting Jim Blair. Dark horses Blair and Hare win tight matches to reach the weekend, Olson and Stranahan advance after close finishes.
Top hitters include Minoso and Williams leading batting and runs in the American League. Robinson and Fox pace National League batters with strong RBIs and hits. Pitching leaders feature Gumpert and Feller with strong win totals, plus notable strikeout leaders Spahn and Newcombe.
World featherweight champion Sandy Saddler of New York defeated Mario Salinas, Chilean lightweight champion, by knockout in the fifth round during a non title bout in Santiago. Saddler weighed 131 pounds, Salinas 133.
Walter Gerber longtime St. Louis Browns shortstop, age 59, died in Columbus Ohio after a heart attack suffered three weeks earlier. Gerber starred for 12 seasons beginning in 1917 for the Browns.
Pat O'Sullivan defeats Louise Suggs 4 and 2 on route to the 36 hole final in the women's Western Open. The Orange, California amateur, nicknamed the Irish girl, drives close to the cup and outplays Suggs after a dramatic finish while Patty Berg overcomes Marjorie Lindsay 5 and 3 to reach the final.
Miotu S Sgt and Mrs Bob Armstrong with son Gary visit sister Mrs Steve Barnholdt and family at Grimes this week and stay with Bud Jorgensen family in Des Moines, Iowa.
In a high scoring Sun night duel at Sunnyside field the Presbyterians edged the Methodists 12 to 11. Key plays featured Keith Robinson and W. Anderson homers for the Presbyterians while Bucky Ross powered the Methodists with a three run homer. Robinson and Warne led the scoring with multiple hits as both teams combined for 17 hits and early lead swings.
Washington Nationals manager Bucky Harris III was rushed to the hospital in the seventh inning of a game. Reports say his condition is serious and he may require surgery, with several days of hospitalization anticipated.
Moscow reports in The Literary Gazette allege a group of U S embassy employees behaved drunken and provocative during an eight cent visit to Leo Tolstoy’s grave. The article names Norman Stines Ralph Collins and others as guides with further embers Good Forman Branaman Long. An embassy spokesman says the charges are under investigation.
Secretary of Defense asks Congress to authorize a ten million dollar permanent training quarters for the women’s army corps at Fort McClellan near Anniston Alabama. The WAC training center would move from Camp Lee Virginia as the wartime quartermaster schools shift. The WACs aim to triple strength by next June to about 30 000 women.
Fragmentary OCR list shows names such as ADAIR JACK Devreys Roger Krauss Anita Lynn ard Dick Rebicon T Den B Audubon Casey Anos Cornell Newey Ble Horn Orman Hamlin Kimball. Text unclear but reads like a roster or index of individuals.
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