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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1957
Page
3
Mickey Mantle's hot stretch expands his average to .392 as the Yankees push toward a second straight triple crown. He hit his 21st homer, drove in runs, and powered a 10th straight win while Chicago and St. Louis chase in tight NL race. The day featured blowouts, near shutouts, and several key performances across the majors.
In Le Mans France Britain’s Jaguars win the 24 hour race over Maseratis and Ferraris. A dark green Jaguar driven by a Scots team finishes first with an unofficial average speed of 114 mph as Jaguar secures a one two three four sweep led by Bueb and Ron Flockhart driving the winning car.
Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock broke his right leg while sliding into second in the second game against the Phillies Sunday. The injury sidelines him six to eight weeks, with Frank Torre expected to replace him. The Braves swept the doubleheader 7-6 and 7-3, Adcock contributing two RBIs in the opener.
The 1957 Tuwa Women's Golf Tournament opened with a small field of 53 entries led by defending champion Andy Colin of Waterloo and runners up such as Sharon Fladous of Dubuque. Also listed is Anne Casey Johnstone of Mason City, a four time state titlist, among others from Iowa venues.
The American League leads with New York at 39 23 and Chicago 38 23 as Cleveland 34 28 and Detroit 33 30 chase. Monday's game Detroit at Baltimore and various results follow with Detroit, Baltimore, Washington and Kansas City among teams in action.
Charles Deacon Jones of the State University of Iowa won the two mile steeplechase at the AAU meet in Dayton Ohio clocking 9 46 6 to break Horace Ashenfelter’s 1953 meet record of 10 62 5. Ashenfelter finished second.
Bob Allen of Des Moines hit 235 of 250 targets to place high in the southwest Iowa zone trapshoot at the Atlantic Gun club. Mary Meadows of Grimes led among women with 170 of 200. Zone champions and teams advance to Cedar Falls finals Sept 21-22. Leon Lewis led 200 single targets with 188.
Baseball leaders listed by category with players and team. Mantle of New York leads batting with .392 and 60 runs. Williams of Boston follows in several categories. Other names include Sievers, Malzone, Fox, Minoso, Plews, and Nieman across hits doubles triples home runs and runs batted in.
The text records top players by team and stat categories. Names include Aaron Musial Hoak Mays Schoendienst Bruton Snider Temple Sanford Schmid with teams Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Chicago and Brooklyn. Figures cover batting average hits doubles runs batted in home runs stolen bases and strikeouts.
Ronnie Post, 16, rode 10 miles to Chester for an amateur game then biked 14 more to Morris Township after discovering the wrong venue. He arrived in the sixth with the bases loaded and hit a 432-foot grand slam. He rode home 12 miles after the game, highlighting safety advice about dusk driving.
Dick Stuart belted two long balls to pace Lincoln as they swept Amarillo 8-5 and 3-2 in a doubleheader. His first game homer helped a five run first inning, and a 10th inning shot with two aboard sealed the win.
Jim Lowary of Atlantic and Holger Thompson of Avoca each win two events at the Lowary track last night. Lowary wins the 25 lap feature and another race while Thompson takes the first and sixth races. Other winners include Orville Smith Waldo Leander Kenny Dice with a 15-car field and upcoming races announced by Harold Lowary.
The Atlantic Merchants claimed their fifth consecutive Nodaway Valley league win when Nevinville forfeited due to players working blue grass striping crews. Masena also forfeited to Lyman in another northern division game. Atlantic leads the division at 5-0. Nevinville sits 2-3. Lyman 4-1. Masena 0-5. The Merchants schedule a non league game at Elliott and next Sunday host Massena.
The National Dog Welfare Guild warns that about twenty five million dogs and fifty two million passenger cars share streets today. The appeal urges drivers to slow, stop, and aid dogs crossing, and owners to train pets to respect traffic and look both ways.
Ryne Duren, a new Denver entrant from an Athletics Yankee trade, no-hit Louisville 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at Denver Stadium, the franchise's first no-no in nine years. Denver Bears won the nightcap 13-2 as Don Gibson notched his first league start in Omaha. The A's connection and standings shifts ripple across the American Association as St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Wichita jockey for the top spot.
New York Yankee star Hank Bauer was cleared of felonious assault by a county grand jury after a two hour session and 15 witnesses. Edwin Jones accused Bauer of striking him at the Copacabana May 16, Bauer denied the attack.
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered the dissolution of the International Boxing Club in New York and related actions on Monday. The ruling ends the club's operations amid ongoing legal proceedings and signals a closure of its activities in the city.
Illinois and directed James D Norris and Arthur M Wirtz to liquidate all Madison Square Garden stock within five years. Norris and Wirtz presidents of two IBC firms, ordered to resign as officers and directors within 30 days after July 1. Judge Ryan said promoters and SBC guilty of monopoly in promoting championship fights. Norris and Wirtz own about 39 percent of Garden stock.
Yesterday's Stars Batting notes Mickey Mantle and the Yankees collecting six hits in a split doubleheader with Chicago. Mantle raised his batting average by 13 points to .392 with his 21st homer. Pitching saw Larry Jackson and Hoyt Wilhelm combine on a six hitter as the Cardinals beat Brooklyn 4-3 to stay in first.
Audubon pitcher Scott struck out 14 and limited Manning to four hits as Audubon defeated Manning 4-1 yesterday in a Central States league game at Manning. Losing pitcher Roger Adde collected two Manning safeties. Other league results had Carroll losing to Conn Rapids 7-1 and Churdan beating Breda 13-5.
Atlantic Iowa city council met in a 5 p m special session with Mayor Lundberg and six councilors present to discuss a proposed junk yard and to pass Ordinance No 241 on third reading. The council declined the junk yard license and planned a cleanup. The 1957 San Jose State baseball team led by Pitcher Hal Kolstad and catcher Jerry Clifford hit .400 as they set or tied 18 Spartan records, finishing 18 wins and 11 losses.
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