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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
11
The White Sox pulled 5-4 past Detroit while Kansas City toppled Cleveland 7-3. New York and Boston split on the day as Cleveland held a one game lead over Chicago and the Yankees, with Boston inching closer in the standings.
In Mansfield a North-South All-Star game featured Lou Saban energizing players and coaches as Northwestern eyes a return to national prominence. Ohio University reported no Bobcats at the All-Star camp, citing education as the sole offer.
The Associated Press reports Cuban heavyweight Nino Valdes will face Bob Satterfield of Chicago next, a 10 round bout carried by ABC from Chicago Stadium. The article notes Valdes avoids no foe and Satterfield relies on knockout power, with telecast by DuMont.
The Women's Bowling Association will hold its annual pre-season meeting tomorrow night at Frontier Lanes at 7 30. Martha Wombold president announced a new treasurer will be elected as Carolyn Kelly retires temporarily. Womberg hopes many local keglers attend.
Hamilton Raceway opens its 19 day thoroughbred meeting with the five furlong Inaugural Purse on the eight race card. Post time is 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 30 p.m. Saturdays. High Jump When and Sussex Circle are chief rivals for the inaugural purse honors.
CINCINNATI Ohio Norm Appel of Dayton defeated Shaw Emmons also of Dayton to win the men s singles title at the Ohio Valley Tennis Tournament in straight sets yesterday.
Cincinnati slugger Ted Kluszewski ignored a planned Cardinals pitching approach and belted his 41st homer of the season Sunday at St. Louis, breaking up a managerial tactic aimed to slow him. His drive came in the eighth with two on, giving him the National League lead in homers and deflating a lefty specialist plan.
Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Reds, after Sunday’s two homers, has 41 runs in 118 games and leads Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace by six games toward Ruth’s major league record of 66. The Babe reached 41 in his 124th game.
Walker used Luis Arroyo to face the lefty Kluszewski who followed with a two run homer earlier. Kluszewski then hit a go ahead shot to right field as Tom Poholsky pitched 10 innings to earn a 5-4 victory. Walker cited Kluszewski as the tying run in the late rally.
In a surprise move the New York Yankees optioned veteran reliever Jim Konstanty and 19 year old Bob Richardson to the Richmond Virginians of the International League. Bob Grim of the Yankees was activated from the inactive list for a sore elbow and Gary Coleman was added from Denver.
Summary of top leaders in batting and pitching from the Major Leagues and American League. Highlights include Ashburn and Kluszewski leading averages, Snider and Kluszewski driving runs, Kluszewski with 41 homers, Mantle and Carey among the leaders in triples, and Newcombe and Erskine top pitchers by decisions. Includes lists of hits, doubles, steals, and strikeouts with multiple teams named.
The Gardner Boarg Class C Knothole League players and parents picnic was moved from Thursday to Tuesday at 4 30 p m at Armco Park announcer Red Sullivan team manager stated this morning.
Cincinnati Reds pause in pursuit of a first division berth with an exhibition against the Detroit Tigers in Flint Michigan. Klu hits his 41st homer while Poholsky earns his seventh win. Birdie Tebbetts guides the club as St Louis tops Cincinnati in Busch Stadium.
New York Phillies ace Robin Roberts edged Brooklyn’s Don Newcombe in a 3-2 10 inning game to solidify his lead as the NL’s top winner with 19 victories. Roberts leads the league with a 2.86 ERA and 238 2/3 innings, while Newcombe has 125 strikeouts and 32 walks. The duel highlighted Roberts as the league’s best hurler as of this week.
NFL exhibition games forecast scoring this season as teams like the 49ers, Packers, and Eagles posted big wins. Norman Strader’s 49ers crushed the Steelers 60-14 in Sacramento, Tobin Rote led the Packers past the Giants 31-24 in Spokane, and Philadelphia beat Baltimore 21-6 in Hershey with Adrian Burk and Bobby Thomason clicking on 10 of 13 passes.
Eddie Sachs of Indianapolis captured the Dayton 100 sprint car race at Dayton Speedway, finishing in 36 minutes 13.12 seconds to repeat his victory from last year. He led from lap 28, while Andy Linden retired after a gas-tank burst. Linden had won the first heat. Bob Veitch and Buddy Regal won the other heats.
Philadelphia Eagles 21 Baltimore Colts 6. San Francisco 49ers 60 Pittsburgh Steelers 14. Green Bay Packers 31 New York Giants 24. Results list shows three exhibition games with notable margins and team pairings from the preseason.
Ronald L. Finley of Louisville Kentucky will be athletic director at Manchester for the coming school year. He previously coached at Kingston High School Berea Kentucky last year.
The standings show Brooklyn at 77 3 675 with Milwaukee 63 54 .538 and New York 61 55. Philadelphia 59 60 Chicago 58 .479 Cincinnati 56 62 St Louis 51 .451 Pittsburgh 43 75 364. Monday's schedule lists Milwaukee at St Louis 8 p.m. Sunday's results include New York 4 3 and Pittsburgh 2 1 in two games.
International League action tightens race as Montreal and Toronto meet at Maple Leaf Stadium for top spot. Dick Hoover of the Jets no-hit Richmond in a 10-0 nightcap, walking one and closing with 19 straight outs. Havana sweeps Syracuse as Miami?
William Robinson, 18, of Arlington, suffered a broken arm during an ice hockey game at the North Shore Sports Center in Lynn. The incident occurred amid a 90 degree day as the rink remained open year round.
Julius Boros captured the Tam O Shanter World Pro meet prize money totaling 105000 dollars for a 7 under par 281. He finished two strokes ahead of Fred Haas and earned 50000 cash plus a 55000 exhibition contract. Patty Berg won the World women's pro with 5000 top prize and a 298 total.
Redlands California meets undefeated Munhall Pennsylvania tonight in the Prep League World Series final round. If Redlands wins, a rematch with Munhall would decide the championship after Redlands eliminated Monongahela with a 62 game and East Liverpool 4 to 0, with all runs coming in the first two innings and East Liverpool totaling three hits.
Batting Norm Zauching of the Red Sox drove in five runs with two homers and a single as Boston beat Washington 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader. Pitcher Robing Roberts won in a 3-2 ten inning duel, with Don Newcombe taking the loss as he remained one win short of 19.
The Millers pounded six homers led by Billy Gardner and Monte Irvin to beat Toledo 10-5, extending their win streak to 11 while Denver won 2-1 over Indianapolis. Don Bollweg and Ron Northey hit one each, Joe Margoneri earned his eighth win in relief, and Trowbridge took the loss. Denver’s Jack Urban pitched a one hitter.
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