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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1957
Page
2
Dodgers drop to five games back after a 10-3 win over St Louis as Duke Snider Carl Furillo and Carl Erskine starred for Brooklyn. Phils beat Milwaukee 10-4 narrowing the gap. Braves fall to third with Red Schoendienst and Joe Adcock injuries, Jolly hurt.
Chicago White Sox visit Boston to start a four game series led by Bob Keegan against Dave Sisler while aiming to rebound after 11 losses in 18 games. Boston rides a six game win streak. Cubs start against Pittsburgh with Don Kaiser facing Bob Friend in a doubleheader set.
Behind Hee Brown's five hit pitching the Orioles defeated Detroit 6 0. The Tigers after a five game win streak have slipped to a tie with Boston for fourth place in the East. A six run seventh inning carried the Dodgers to a win after trailing 2 1. Erskine allowed two runs and four hits in six innings with no walks. Sam Jones took his third loss as Pee Wee Reese delivered a bases loaded single and Furillo added a pinch two run double. Furillo hit a ninth inning homer off Lloyd Merritt after an 0 for 19 stretch. Snider homered twice and third baseman added two more. The Phillies built a 2 0 lead on Stan Lopata's first inning homer off Warren Spahn, then scored four in the fourth to beat the veteran southpaw with Ed Bouchee driving in two with a two run shot.
Morris High School golfer Jack Hynds scored the season's first hole-in-one at the Country Club on the 135 yard second hole using a seven iron. He was playing with teammate Steve Spear.
The Lions, with 12 hits and seven walks, toppled the American Legion 20 to 9 in a Pony League game at the high school field. Jim Feeney led the offense with three hits including a double and triple, while Bill Burden pitched well amid constant baserunners.
Ace Ellis of Evanston topped the 177-golfer field at the University of Illinois course with a 71 in the first round to hold a two stroke lead into the final qualifying round for the 27th Illinois Amateur Golf Tournament. Championship play begins Wednesday.
Jockey Bill Hartack, the leading rider for the third straight year, won 13 stakes races across Florida in the winter season. He took six at Hialeah, five at Gulfstream Park, and two at Tropical Park.
Ted Williams leads in the 1957 All Star voting contest with 61 610 votes for left field in the AL, while Mickey Mantle trails by 1 103 with 60 497. Stan Musial dominates the NL at first base with 55 380 votes, and Hank Aaron tops the NL right field contenders.
The sports calendar lists open Little League at 6 p.m. Tuesday with two games Moose versus Eagles and Moose Reserves versus Eagles Reserves. On Thursday Junior Legion hosts Sheridan at Morris at 6 p.m.
Former star Bob Feller testifies before a House subcommittee proposing to bring baseball under antitrust laws with exemptions for the reserve clause and territorial rights. He suggests a five year cap on reserve durations allowing players to negotiate after. Other players defend the clause as essential to preserve competition and talent scouting.
Paris-Hogan Kid Bassey wins the world featherweight title by stopping Cherif Hamia in 10 rounds. Fight locale listed as Paris Nigeria with judges and scores indicating a clear victory. Other cards show Gale Kerwin defeating Tony Bibiase in Valley Stream and Pat McMurty outpointing Howard King in Reno.
A federal judge ordered the International Boxing Club dissolved and required Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz to sever ties with Madison Square Garden. Norris and Wirtz face five years to sell their Garden stake and must resign as officers within 30 days after July 1. The ruling voids exclusive contracts with champions and arenas and limits title bouts to two per year for five years to restore competition.
Local bowler Thomas Cronin of 817 E Main St won the Moose state bowling tourney singles title in Chicago with a handicap score of 707. He earned a trophy and cash prize, with several other locals also finishing in the money among the 2 000 competitors.
Recreation director Bob Ferguson calls all girls interested in softball to report at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Goodwill playground. Teams will be formed and a playing schedule set up at this time.
The American Legion scored five runs in the second inning and four more in the following frame to beat the Lions 9 to 3 Monday evening. Key hits included singles by Robert Noice Billy Ferguson Paul Root and a Ray Berens double. Dick Frnland pitched a five game distance for the Legion nine allowing five singles for the win. Tom Turner pitched for the Lions allowing nine hits with Ferguson Frnland and Noice each collecting two.
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