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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1955
Page
3
Washed up no more Jim Konstanty, 38, wins his third straight decision for the Yankees, tossing a one hit outing into a 7 3 victory over Detroit. He lowers his season ERA to 0.58 through 16 appearances, while New York widens its AL lead to five games.
Major and minor league results show the New York team leading the American League with an 87 17 record and Chicago at 29 19. Boston and Cleveland won their Thursday games while Baltimore was rained out in Chicago. In the National League Brooklyn leads with 40 12, Chicago and New York follow. several games were postponed by rain and cold.
Dallas climbs to first in the Texas League by sweeping a doubleheader from San Antonio 2 to 1 and 4 to 3. Tulsa won 7 to 5 over Beaumont, Oklahoma City edged Shreveport 6 to 5, while Houston at Fort Worth was rained out.
Philad elphia Eagles announce the signing of Jess Alderman of Alexandria Virginia as associate trainer to replace the late Tom Floyd who died last month.
Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle led the opening round at the Columbia Country Club as Australia built a four-stroke team margin with Thomson posting 67. Chick Harbert and Flory Van Donck trailed at par 70, while the United States stood two back in team totals with 143. France Italy Belgium and Scotland followed with varying scores.
On normal working days over 1,000,000 tons of revenue earning freight move by 20,000 British trains, a substantial rise from prewar records.
Brooklyn pitcher Joe Black, hero of the 1952 pennant drive, is traded to Cincinnati for about 15,000 dollars in cash and a minor league player. Black, 15-4 in 1952, had slumped to 6-3 in 1953 and failed to win in 1954 before the deal.
Senator John Marshall Butler argues Russia should be barred from the 1956 games until Moscows athletes honor amateur principles. He says 12 million Soviet athletes are professional and paid propagandists, denying them amateur status and rights to compete.
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati and Herb Flam of Beverly Hills are favored for an all American final in the Kent lawn tennis championships at Beckenham England. Trabert defeated John Barrett 6-3 6-3 and Flam beat Harold Sweeney 6-2 6-4 to reach the semifinals where Fontana and Segal stand as opponents. Louise Brough advanced to the women's semifinals with a 6-4 6-1 win over Jennifer Middleton.
Detroit announces the signing of 19 year old left handed pitcher James Brady from Jersey City New Jersey. Brady was sought by seven major league clubs and agreed to a bonus contract estimated at 35000 dollars. He will complete the present semester at Notre Dame next week and join the Tigers in New York on June 14.
A benefit baseball game tonight at Fair Park Stadium features Amarillo Air Base and Sheppard Air Base squads raising funds for the summer program. The Childress Jaycees sponsor the event with 25 and 50 cent admissions and a ticket drive is underway to boost advance sales.
Lt. Joe Conrad of San Antonio reached the quarterfinals of the French Amateur golf championship in Paris after winning the British Amateur at St Annes. He faces Bruce Cudd of Portland as the field includes Bill Campbell Don Bisplinghoff and Jim Gray from the United States. Semifinals were set for Friday ahead of a 36 hole final Saturday.
Max Faulkner of England holds a two stroke lead over John Pritchard, assistant pro at Sunningdale, entering the third round at Sunningdale for the Oaks Open. Faulkner fired a 71 Thursday to reach a 36 hole total of 136.
Lou Petroka a swimming coach and an assistant football coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy leaves for active duty as a lieutenant in the Air Force next week.
Philadelphia signs 20 year old Dallas Green a right handed pitcher from the University of Delaware. He receives a moderate bonus and will report to the Syracuse squad in the International League. The Wilmington Delaware native is assigned to the Syracuse club for development.
Houston hosts the Texas Amateur golf tournament with quarterfinals and semifinals scheduled Friday. Matches include John Garrett versus Raleigh Selby and Spee Goldman versus Lonnie Wendland, plus Dick McCreary who upset Jack Little on Thursday, finishing with a 25-foot birdie and advance.
In Syracuse at War Memorial Auditorium Tony DeMarco defends his welterweight crown against Carmen Basilio in a 15 round bout. The champion arrives from Monticello NY claiming sharper speed and confidence while Basilio opens as the favorite with odds about 2 to 1. If DeMarco wins or loses he will earn about $62 000 while Basilio should collect around $31 000.
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