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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1953
Page
10
Lopat and Raschi steady the Yankees with two wins over the White Sox as Chicago falls six back in the standings. Boston wins twice to stay in third. Cleveland stumbles, trailing by 11 games. In the National League, Milwaukee tops the Giants after a split doubleheader, while Philadelphia remains third.
The Ohio State Tennis Championships at Verity Courts begin today after two Sandusky entrants Duard McNut and James Hildebrand withdraw upon learning the tourney runs one week. Early arrivals include Yves Lemaitre of Mexico City with others from Mexico and the U S. Also noted are players in college and service, and high school football conditioning moves begin in about a month with Redskin publicist Bob Howard highlighting summertime jobs to stay in shape.
No games Sunday results show New York 6-3 Chicago 2-0 St Louis 5-4 Washington 4-13 Detroit 13-8 Philadelphia 3-8. Tuesday schedules list Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland. National League standings include Brooklyn Milwaukee Philadelphia New York St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh. American Association leaders Indianapolis Toledo Louisville Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Columbus Charleston. Several games noted as ended early due to darkness.
Count Turf, Kentucky Derby winner, retired to stud after winning Jamaica’s Questionnaire Handicap. Owner Jack Amiel, a New Yorker with a Broadway restaurant, cited a failing leg that ended the great horse’s career. May 5, 1951 marked his last glorious day at Churchill Downs as a 15 to 1 longshot.
Five thoroughbred horses perished in a blaze that destroyed parts of two Hawthorne race track barns yesterday. Thirty horses were rescued and four firefighters were overcome by smoke. Track superintendent Charles Miller estimated damages above 60 thousand dollars. the value of the five dead horses could not be estimated. The two barns housed horses racing at Arlington.
Indianapolis and Toledo remained the AA lead in a split doubleheader day. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 6-2 then lost 0-4 to keep a two game edge on Toledo. Louisville beat Toledo 3-1, but Indianapolis blanked Louisville 3-0 to extend the gap. Charleston took both from St Paul, and Minneapolis split with Columbus.
A 72yearold spectator in New Orleans was in critical condition after a fivefoot derby racer driven by 15yearold Dayle Smith veered into the crowd at the end of a steep overpass. Leonard Cates suffered a fractured skull a broken collarbone facial injuries and dental damage amid several other injuries to spectators.
Casey Stengel and Paul Richards agreed the Chicago White Sox are not out of the American League pennant race despite a doubleheader loss to the New York Yankees. Ed Lopat and Vic Raschi led the Yankees to 6-2 and 3-0 wins as Chicago fell six games back. Richards stressed the Sox will keep fighting while Stengel praised his club and said the Yankees still lead the chase.
The Cincinnati Redlegs beat Brooklyn 4 1 in the first game at Ebbets Field and again 7 5 in the nightcap. Fred Baczewski earned his fourth win with five hits allowed. Ted Kluszewski hit his 27th and 28th homers to co lead the NL.
Ralph Branca, once a 21-game winner, wins first Detroit AL game 13-3 over Philadelphia after joining the last place Tigers. He insists no difference between leagues, credits fans in Brooklyn and Detroit, and coach Fred Hutchinson thoughts favorably on his chance to rebound. Branca has 0-0 in 11 innings this year, with 7 strikeouts and 5 walks.
Richmond driver Jack Farris won the 25 lap open stock car feature at Dayton Speedway edging Wayne Woodmansee of Cleves with Ray Chaike of Cincinnati taking third. Oda Greene of Dayton won the 15 lap feature. Heat races were taken by Woodmansee Farris Chaike Chappell and Middletown drivers Arnold Dunaway and Cecil Wray.
Armco superintendent Roy Clarke holed out the 152-yard No. 16 at Wildwood for his first hole in one after 33 years of golf. The ace, first of the season at Wildwood, came during a 44 back nine on a 50 front. Playing partners were H. V. Flagg, Dr. E. N. Clark, and Jesse Johnston.
Three Wildwood golfers tied for first in blind bogey at Wildwood Course with 79. Joe Fallancn, E. F. Kolodzik, and Cliff Sweeney split the pot. Jim Reichelderfer finished second with 75. Russ Mack took third. Tom Ritter led low gross with 70 aided by a 33 on the back nine. Ray Weber shot 72. Dutch Martin and Shorty Wagner tied for fourth at 76. Joe Hartlick finished 77.
In Cleveland 17-year-old John Brownlow won the Northeastern Ohio tennis title by defeating defending champ Bob Nihousen 8-6 6-4 7-5 in singles. He then teamed with Ed Dileone to capture the doubles title 6-2 9-7 over Nicolsen and Harper Ink.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Pedro Dolphins 20 to 13 in a benefit touch football game last night. Proceeds go to aid Ram Don Simonsen who is ill.
Buckeye state players remain scarce in the Ohio State Tennis Championships with only three Ohioans in the women’s rankings and two in the men’s. outsiders lead seeding including top seed Stan Drobac of Wisconsin, as 1940s and 1950s winners are noted and the tournament opens with Johnson facing Kunz in the first round.
Carolyn Wikoff, 14, of Middletown won the Kentucky State Junior Tennis Tournament Under-15 title in a 7 5 6 2 victory over Marilyn Voges of Chattanooga Tennessee. She also reached the Under-18 final and, paired with Miriam Rautio, won the doubles semi finals before losing the doubles final to Kroeger and Voges.
Four masked men tied a guard and blew open a safe in a concession office at Cleveland Stadium. They escaped with about 40000 dollars in receipts from Cleveland Indians games over Friday night, Saturday, and a Sunday double-header, per stadium manager Alvin Friedlander. Police suspect the bandits remained in the stadium after yesterday's games.
The schedule lists five discreet matches starting at 5 pm with Ed Rubinoff of Miami Beach facing Ralph Haverfield of Columbus and others including Duesing of Cincinnati against Will Kaiser of Cleveland Ed DiLeone of Cleveland versus Bob Riggs of Louisville. At 6 pm Jim Spindler of Middletown meets Bruce Clymer of Oxford Ronnie Ryan of Cincinnati faces Julian Kindred of Middletown. Women s Singles at 6 pm pair June Kroeger of Louisville Ruth Keller and Joan Johnson of Wyandotte Mich against Jean Kunz of Middletown.
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