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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
14
In St Louis, Carl Furillo delivered a 12th inning single after two walks and Roy Campanella stole home to lift the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 7-5 win over the Cardinals, extending their streak to 10. Del Rice injured at the plate as the Cards rallied to tie in the ninth.
Toledo Sox edged Minneapolis 2 to 0 in a pitching duel as Harry Schaeffer allowed two hits through eight innings and secured his second straight win. Ramon Monzant took the loss, surrendering seven Toledo hits over six innings, with Schafer driving in two of Toledo’s runs and contributing two hits himself.
Desperates fight to avoid the American Association cellar ended in a 14 inning loss for the Charles ton Senators to the league leading Indianapolis Indians at Watt Powell Park. The Indians broke a two apiece tie with a four run 14th inning, as Garbowski mishandled a grounder and Hazle scampered home on Malmburg’s perfectly placed squeeze, dropping the Senators back to eighth and widening the gap to sixth place Kansas City. Billit Vaisella hurled five relief innings but the late rally doomed Columbus, who also slipped behind Toledo and Minneapolis.
Whitey Lockman homered in the second and drove in two as the New York Giants beat Milwaukee 4-2 to drop the Braves to fourth in the NL race. Sal Maglie pitched seven strong innings for the win while Ted Wickers relieved for the save.
The Watonie League results show a 4-2 win for Ste and Ine, with only scheduled games listed. In the American League, Boston and Detroit have limited gates scheduled, while other city matchups include details such as Pittsburgh at Gravet te and Baltimore at Boston with night games and pitchers noted.
Vern Rapp belted a first year homer and a grand slam to spark a five run Kansas City ninth inning, delivering a 7-1 victory over Columbus Red Birds in the opener of a five game series. Rip Coleman allowed nine hits but held the Reds to one run through seven before relief worked out of bases loaded jams. Rick Kakos also homered for the Blues.
A note recalls Liane, hailed by Franny Leahy as the gamest quarterback he ever poached. The subject died today at 44, with ties to Georgetown and a life marked by a long arc through coaching roles at Boston College and Notre Dame.
Reading, June 7. Bob Avila and Al Rosen face injuries for the Cleveland Indians. Avila has a chip fracture in his right thumb from a jam at Yankee Stadium and will miss three to six days. Rosen suffers a right index finger fracture and will miss eight to ten days.
The recap lists results from the American Association with cities including Indianapolis Charleston St. Paul Louisville Toledo Minneapolis Kansas City Columbus and others. Scattered scores show varied outcomes across teams, reflecting a busy schedule on a Monday in the circuit.
A fragmented sports notice lists matchups around a July boxing card. Olson seeks a title shot with a midweek standin at Charleston while other bouts include Columbus and St. Paul on various dates. The schedule hints at August plans including a bout with Rocky Castellani in San Francisco and pairings in Minneapolis Toledo.
El Diablo retained his West Virginia heavyweight title by defeating Big Bill Miller in two of three falls last night at the American Legion Wrestling show at the Armory. Larry Corvette and Dick O'Dell fought to a draw in the opening bout. Madman Montana defeated Sonny Kurrgia two falls to one in the second match.
McPherson Kan June 7 Gene Smith McPherson college football star who graduated last week today received a contract to play professional football with the Detroit Lions next fall. Smith said he has not signed but is giving serious consideration.
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