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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
3
A compact schedule lists matchups including New York at Brooklyn at 11:30 a.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Chicago at 12:30 p.m. The fragment records times and venues for several city contests.
Sioux City edged Omaha 2-1 in 16 innings with Ed Samcoff driving in the winning run on Frank McArthur’s hit. Harvey Zernie scored for the Cards, but Wally Cox fanned Bill Van Heuvelen with two aboard for the final out. Lincoln beat Des Moines 2-1 in another mound duel. Pueblo outslugged Denver 15-12 in a wild game. Colorado Springs was rained out at Wichita, and Wichita beat Tulsa with pitcher An gelo Nardella recalled by San Antonio. Tonight’s schedule lists Sioux City at Omaha Bishop vs Cohan, Des Moines at Lincoln, Colorado Springs at Wichita, Pueblo at Denver or Lyman.
Guy M. Sundt, assistant athletic director and University of Wisconsin track coach, succeeds Harry M. Stuhidreher as athletic director at Madison. Stuhidreher resigns to become publicity director for U.S. Steel Corp International.
The Methodists beat the Combination team 25 to 21 in church softball. A 14 run second inning highlights their offensive burst while both teams combined for 40 errors. Joyce Bell and H Yungschlager hit the only home runs as Methodists move into a first place tie with the Catholics.
Walter Hagen watches as Chandler Harper and Hank Williams Jr reach the 36-hole final of the National PGA at Scioto Country Club. Harper, from Portsmouth, Va., earlier beat Jimmy Demaret. Williams, 173 pounds after a late rally, eliminated Henry Picard. Price of the title stands at $3,500 with Williams holding $192 in earnings this year.
Willardize Nixon of Auburn earned his 10th win as the Louisville Colonels beat Columbus 8-4. Dave Williams, ex Southern Methodist star now with Minneapolis, tied an association mark with two homers in a game against Kansas City. Barnhin, a Minneapolis reliever, struck out 12 in six innings. Indianapolis edged Toledo 5-2 as Pierce allowed four hits. Milwaukee swept St Paul 5-3 and 7-6 with Martin and Studener guiding the wins.
National League leaders include Robinson Brooklyn hitting .369 and Musial St. Louis .351 with runs by Jethroe Boston 83 and Snider Brooklyn 50. Key figures: Kiner Pittsburgh 64 RBIs. Ennis Philadelphia 61. Robinson 82 hits. Spanning pitches by Miller Philadelphia 6 0 1.000 and Newcombe Brooklyn 92 .778. American League leaders show Kell Detroit batting .372. Williams Boston 64 runs and 70 RBIs. Kell 91 hits. Williams 21 home runs. DiMaggio Boston 6 SB. Reynolds New York 71 strikeouts top. Byrne New York 8-1 .889 and McDermott Boston 51 .833.
Ralph Kiner out-slugged Ted Williams 8 to 4 in a home run hitting contest during a Pirates Red Sox exhibition. Williams praised Kiner as the best hitter while Kiner taunted him with a late bat toss and swagger on the field. Babe Ruth’s long career homer is recalled as Williams struggles to top the memory.
George Kell leads the majors with a .372 average and the most hits and doubles. Kell helped Detroit beat Chicago 6-4 behind a late rally, strengthening a 3 1/2 game lead over idle New York. Hal White earned his first win, Dizzy Trout finished the ninth. Exhibition games also featured Yankees vs. Giants and Phillies vs. Athletics with late homer by Pete Castiglione.
San Bernardino California doctors report a baby born without the ability to perspire died after six months of high fevers. Medical staff note such cases are extremely rare in history and point to poisons from retained wastes as the cause of the fevers.
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