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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
2
Dodgers drop both ends of a Forbes Field doubleheader as Pittsburgh wins 10-7 and 5-4 to erode Brooklyn’s lead. Hodges belts three homers for L A while Pafko and Ainer homer for the Dodgers and Pirates respectively. Musial powers St Louis past Boston in 14 innings as Yankees rally to sweep Chicago and the Braves fall to Philadelphia.
Weekend briefs cover Patty Berg winning a fourth West Open title with a two up win over Pat O'Sullivan, Frank Strahan taking the Western amateur 7 and 6 over Kim Blair, and Devicenzy with Ransom winning Inverness foursomes plus nine. Chicago NFL finals describe Tom Bienemann and Dick Buenemann. Drake's 9 start details mention a Kenosha native as a key pass receiver.
Patty Berg of Minneapolis defeated Patricia Sullivan of Orange Conn two up to win her fourth Western Open title at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Chestnut Hill Pa The match featured Berg with 10 birdies and 18 pars through 36 holes Mrs Charles M Price president of the Western Women s Golf Association presented the trophy
National League standings show Brooklyn New York St Louis Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh top teams. Saturday results include Chicago 7 New York 4 Brooklyn 13 Pittsburgh 1 Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia Baton at St Louis postponed. Sunday Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 7 New York 10 Chicago 7. Tomorrow Brooklyn at New York Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. American League standings list Chicago New York Boston Cleveland Detroit Washington Philadelphia St Louis. Saturday results New York 7 Cleveland 6 Boston 8 Chicago 7 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 1 Washington 6 Detroit 8. Tomorrow Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston.
Western League action Danvers Den ver and Pueblo chase lead with doubleheaders losses. Omaha hopes 12 000 to 14 000 crowd while Sioux City Lincoln and Des Moines split results. Bill Powell Ron Ploetz three hitters pace Sky Sox. Eyrich wins 11th for Omaha guarding league lead.
Berkeley hosts the 63rd National AAU Relays where three teams depart June 27 for Europe and the Orient. Postponed records aside, rising stars at the meet boost prospects for next year’s Olympics. Parry OBrien defeats Jim Fuchs in shot put, posting 55 feet 9 1 2 inches as Fuchs scores 83 2.
St Louis won 6 5 over Boston as Mays and Musial connected with a homer and a game tying double in the ninth. Lanier worked five scoreless innings in relief after Vobolsky, lifting the Cardinals in an uphill victory.
Baylin boxing commission cleared Sugar Ray Robinson of kidney punching in a Berlin exhibition against Gerhard Hecht, ruling the fight no decision. Hecht defeated in the ring previously, crowd hissed as bottles flew. Robinson defended himself saying the foul claim was untrue and criticized the conduct as unsportsmanlike.
List of top leaders by batting with Williams Boston and Minoso Chicago and DiMaggio Boston leading in hits. Pitching leaders include Gumpert Chicago and Roe Brooklyn with standout records and strikeout totals.
Drakes Jim Ford, winner of the junior 100 and 200 titles at the A A U championships, was named to the United States track team to tour England and Iceland. The group departs June 27 with Ford selected to run the 100 and 200.
Mrs F G Peterson of Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania hit a 125 yard tee shot for the first hole in one in the Women s Western Open in Philadelphia. The shot marked the first ace ever recorded in a Western Open event.
Gil Hodges of the Dodgers clubbed three homers in a doubleheader to boost his season total to 24, two behind Babe Ruth's 60 season record. Yankees beat Indians 5-3 on Gene Woodling’s eighth inning homer, Phillies split with Reds as Bill Nicholson’s two-run shot sealed a 4-2 win in the second game. Zernial tops A’s 9-3 over Browns. Masi hits two for White Sox in 6-5 win over Red Sox.
Boston first baseman Walt Dropo, once an American League sensation, was optioned today to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League on a 24 hour recall basis. He slumped this year due to a weak pitch. He will report to Manager Del Baker who already guided him at Sacramento.
Cass County Iowa Board of Supervisors met May 29 1961 with all members present for a hearing on Gravel Petition No 17 of 1950. Objections were raised by Lucille Eblen claiming lack of rights of way and improper petition signatures. The board adjourned the hearing to June 21 1951 and then to June 1 1951 or on call of the chairman.
Mike De Angelo operator of a Des Moines fruit market says the night was quiet with a good shotgun on hand after reporting vandalism on Friday and Saturday. He says a window was broken and skunk oil dumped on produce worth about $750 delivered by Gamble-Robinson Co.
Saturday night the man slept inside his market with a rifle, a window broken, he wrestled with an attacker who grabbed the rifle and fled after six shots. He could not confirm a hit. Dr Everett Pines, former head of University Hospitals obstetrics, received a bronze medal from the Iowa Division of the American Cancer Society for cancer control work.
The note suggests compressing a full year of travel into a few days to optimize time and reduce risk. It emphasizes swift planning, efficiency, and avoiding chances that could disrupt the short window. Limited details given. no specific locations or dates.
Mrs. Fulton and relatives in Rapids Rapids Funeral arrangements are set to be held locally after a message reached her about the sister-in-law, ten Maloney, at the house.
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