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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1952
Page
13
Joe Earl Sheely, longtime manager of the Seattle Rainiers and father of Bud Sheely, died last night from a heart ailment. A former major league player, Sheely had suffered a heart attack last spring and missed much of the season.
Haskell Stadium gears up for a Thursday night curtain raiser with coach Coffin's Braves favored to win the season opener against Wellsville. Key returnees form a seasoned lineup as Coffin reshuffles the backfield and strengthens the defense to push for a strong campaign.
NEKL coaches expect a tight race as Lawrence and Shawnee Mission battle Atchison for the title. Leavenworth, Ottawa, and Shawnee Mission stand to challenge with depth concerns and returning lettermen shaping early-season plans. At Lawrence, Allan Woolard worries about depth while Terry Malo and others pace a potent offense as Manhattan visits for the opener.
A scrambled Union of results and schedules shows National League play with New York and Philadelphia clashing, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh games, and Tuesday results across Chicago, New York, and others. American League, Pacific Coast, Southern, Texas, and Eastern leagues post schedules and best-of-seven playoffs, detailing finalists and current series outcomes amid scattered team names and scores.
Kansas-Oklahoma Missouri Baseball League members will gather in Iola Kansas on September 28 to consider adding two new clubs next year. President E L Dale of Carthage Missouri notes Bartlesville Oklahoma may join, with former members Arkansas City Coffeyville and El Dorado in Kansas. Bartlesville’s franchise moved to Pittsburg. Other members listed include Tila Independente Kas Miami Ponca City and Blackwell Oklahoma.
Giants suffer 9-0 loss as 25 year old Jack Harshman makes first big league appearance after a 7-7 run in the minors. Cubs ride Warren Hacker to victory while Dodgers pull four games ahead of the Giants in the NL race. Yankees remain atop AL with Bill Miller shutout of Detroit. Cardinals sweep Braves to close gap, Robin Roberts notches 25th win. White Sox split with A’s, Jim Dyck homers twice for St. Louis.
Miami Beach Florida Cleve land Williams Tampa Florida stopped Art Henri in a local bout. Los Angeles Carlos Chavez outpointed Chu Chu Jimenez. Pittsburgh Lee Sala outpointed Otis Graham. San Jose Eddie Chavez outpointed Juan Bombo Padilla. Mexico City and New York results listed with multiple fighters and scores.
P-Rocky Krsnich, recently shifted from late inning defense, fuels Chicago White Sox with clutch hitting keeping them in third. He has seven hits in 15 at bats including a homer and two doubles over recent games, highlighted by Tuesday's 11 inning doubleheader against Philadelphia. Bermuda blight devastates juniper trees with nearly a million dead or dying trees reported.
Chuck Davey, 26, faces Rocky Graziano in a 10 round welterweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Graziano, ex-middleweight champion, seeks knockout and a title shot, while Davey aims to extend his undefeated streak after 34 wins. Televised clash targets 8 p.m. CST start amid bold predictions.
University of Maryland coach Jim Tatum condemned an AP reporter and the United Press after a Ft Worth press conference. He denied suggesting Maryland would take any bowl bid despite conference disapproval. Tatum called Harold Ratliff unscrupulous and claimed UP copied from AP.
Dick Groat of Duke University has transitioned to the Pirates and shows early success. He joined Pittsburgh in mid June and, after three hits last night, sits at 102 base hits with a .283 average as the Pirates fall to the Dodgers 4 to 2.
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