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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
3
Ex Orioles figure Paul Richards trades shuffle players such as Woodling Byrd and Turley. Woodling shines with Cleveland 4 for 4 and four RBIs as Indians rout Baltimore 9-2 while Byrd wins again for White Sox in 7-0 victory over Washington. Turley dominates Royals 4-0 for Yankees with six strikeouts.
Iowa City star W Rich Ferguson of the University of Iowa won a $100 cash prize in a national marketing research contest sponsored by the Market Research Council of New York. His entry titled A Study of Possible Milk Production for the Johnson County Farmers Assoc earned the award and a trip to a council meeting in New York. Other cash winners included Don Wilson Millare of Drake University.
In Newcastle New Brunswick Floyd Patterson of Brooklyn stopped Yvon Durilee from Babe Ste Anne New Brunswick in five rounds. In Los Angeles Johnny Summerlin of Detroit stopped Zara Folley from Phoenix in six rounds. The crowd was urged to look both ways before pulling out and watch for road dangers.
Wes Santee returns to headline a star filled national AAU track and field meet in Boulder Colo with rivals Fred Dwyer Bobby Seaman and Bobby Tidwell. The program opens finals in the 100 yard dash mile run high jump and shot put and features a marquee half mile with Mal Whitfield defending his title against Santee Lon Spurrier Tom Courtney and Arnie Sowell.
The Toledo Sox rallied in the ninth to beat St. Paul 6-5, moving within 2½ games of league-leading Minneapolis after Walt Moryn tied the game with a homer earlier in the inning. Minneapolis beat the Giants 9-5 in an exhibition as the two top teams prepared for a weekend series.
Native New Yorker Sid Gordon longtime New York Giants player from 1941 to 1949 and known Pirates third baseman outfielder has been sold back to the Giants in a cash transaction.
Kaline leads batting with 371 at bats and 91 hits for Detroit. Mantle tops runs with 43 and home runs with 18 for New York. Kuenn hits 88 for Detroit, Smith 58 for Cleveland. Finigan 18 doubles, White 15. Carey's 5 triples joins Finigan and Kaline. Byrne 5-1 leading the pitching. Donavan and Wynn 9-2 and 2 92? Wait. Score and Turley top strikeouts with 111 and 106. Rivera and Minoso steal bases.
Summary of player stats with teams and leaders: runs Snider Brooklyn 70 plus 54? Rbi Campanella Brooklyn 68 and 70. hits Aaron Milwaukee 88 Mueller New York 85. Doubles Repulski St. Louis 17 Bruton Milwaukee 16. Triples Bruton Milwaukee 8 Mays New York 7. Home runs Snider Brooklyn 23 Kluszewski Cincinnati 31. Stolen bases Boyer St. Louis 14 Gilliam Brooklyn 10. Pitching Labine Brooklyn 6 0 Newcombe Brooklyn 12 1 923 Strikeouts Jones Chicago 93 Roberts Philadelphia 64.
Central: New York leads with 45 wins, 2 games ahead. Chicago 6S 2, Cleveland 4 1% behind. Details show standings for Detroit Boston Kansas City Washington Baltimore and more. Saturday games include Detroit at Washington and Cleveland at New York among others. For the NL, team records and Saturday schedule list Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago and New York at St Louis. Cut your speed where last falls. you may save a life.
Boston's Red Sox surged toward the AL first division with 14 wins in 16 games as Ted Williams returns to lineup May 28 and hits .387 with nine homers, 24 RBIs, 30 walks. He sparked a Detroit series with a three run homer and three doubles while Jensen hit a grand slam and Klaus stretched his hitting streak. Only three pitchers have gone the distance against Boston since May 36.
Pueblo and Lincoln returned to winning ways in a Western League night of action. Lincoln’s Dick Hall pitched five hits, homered, and led a 7-1 win over Bronx City. Colorado Springs split a doubleheader, losing 7-4 then winning 6-5 at Des Moines. Jim McDaniel drove in five runs with a double and homer as Des Moines opened 7-inning loss to Colorado Springs.
In Syracuse New York Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey is an 8-5 favorite for a 10 round welterweight showdown against Cuban Chico Varona. Varona has 65 pro wins with 42 knockouts and 19 losses and 3 draws while Martinez has 22 knockouts in 43 wins and a 13 fight win streak since May 1953.
Danny Kidd from the Philippines won the Orient flyweight championship by outpointing Hirohi Misako of Japan over 12 rounds. The bout crowned the new champion in Ogaka Japan with Kidd delivering the decisive performance.
The boxing world debates Rocky Marciano vs Archie Moore with bets around 11 to 5 on Marciano. Promoters and managers discuss venues in New York Chicago New Orleans and Los Angeles as negotiations loom for a potential title bout. Blaise DAntoni and Baby McCoy submitted big purse offers while talks with Jim Norris and Al Weill continue.
In a Storm Lake versus Mason City Iowa State League game third baseman Ed McNeil was ejected after a prolonged stare at the plate umpire. McNeil, out on strikes, glared at the ump, who then sent him to the dugout claiming a poor impression from the stare.
Frank Sullivan and Boston pitchers blanked the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on a two hitter. The era marked Sullivan’s ninth win of the season. A historic bridge near Covington Kentucky spans the Ohio River and stood completed in 1881.
In Houston two brothers Edward and Lyle Roberts face bigamy charges after four brides claim marriage to them. Justice of the peace Dave Thompson held an examining trial and questioned both brothers as 17 year old brides Donna, Joan, Russella and Launne testified about marriages in Mexico and San Angelo.
WIOTA Jack Retz was a guest of Mr and Mrs Walter Truax of Omaha Sunday. They previously lived at the same Maine air base until Jack was discharged. The Truaxes have been visiting her parents and will soon go to Baltimore. Attention Trap Shout Sunday afternoon June 2 Brayton American Legion.
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