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Mt Vernon Register News

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1955

Page

4

Giants Triumph Solitary Win Amid Dodgers Rout

Giants ace left hander Johnny Antonelli beat the Reds 6 3 for his eighth straight win over Cincinnati after joining the club last year. Dodgers hammered three Milwaukee pitchers in a 13 2 rout of the Braves. Cubs ousted by Phillies 8 4. Pirates topple Cardinals 12 0. Yankees lead by beating Athletics 12 6. Score fanned 10 in four innings as Indians beat Orioles 9 3. Kaline regains AL batting lead with two hits and a triple in Tigers 4 3 win over Senators. White Sox beat Red Sox 2 0 behind Trucks fifth win.

Sal Maglie Brooklyn Dodgers Don Newcombe Cubs Ellis Kinder White Sox Russ Meyer Bob Lemon Athletics Johnny Antonelli New York Giants Cincinnati Redlegs Giants Southpaw Birdie Tebbetts Antonelli Redlegs Braves Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Yoose St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics Herb Score Cleveland Baltimore Orioles al Kaline Detroit Washington Senators Chicago White Boston Red Sox Virgil Trucks Don Mueller Wilfie Mays Ted Kluszewski Mays Bud Podbielan Mueller Dodgers Milwaukee Dave Jolly Roberto Vargas John Edelman Duke Snider Bob Buhl Billy Lees Hones Eddie Mathews Johnny Logan Andy Seminick Phillies Curt Simmons Frank Thomas Dale Long Pirates Max Sarkent Gil McDougald Elston Howard Hank Bauer Yankees Score Orioles Billy Cox

Durocher Fumes Over Dodgers Home Run Hype

Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher dismissed the Dodgers power as overrated calling their home runs phony after six homers against Milwaukee. He noted 38 homers at Ebbets Field in 21 home games vs 30 in 24 road games, accusing poor fence placement of inflating totals.

New York Leo Durocher Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers New York Giants Leo Ebbets Field Duke Snider Durocher Snider

South American Player Leads In Women's Golf

Faye Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay shot a 69 to take a two stroke lead entering day two of the $5 000 Women's Eastern Open in Reading Pennsylvania Marilyn Smith of Wichita Kansas was runner up after a 71 while defending champion Betsy Rawls of Spartansburg South Carolina and Louise Suggs of Atlanta shared fifth with 74 Also in Cuba Kid Gavilan defeated Luigi Celumine in Havana by knockout 15214 to 157

Reading Faye Crocker Montevideo Uruguay Marilyn Smith Wichita Kan Betsy Rawls Spartansburg S. C Louise Suggs Atlanta

Kaline Powers Tigers Past Senators in High-Scoring Win

Hal Smith drove in runs but the Indians built six unearned tallies off Saul Rogovin in the second aided by Dave Pope s homer. Mel Parnell took the loss in his season debut as Detroit rallied past Washington by late offense including Jack Phillips homer after Pete Runnels had put the Senators ahead.

Hal Smith Indians Saul Rogovin Dave Pope Trucks Sandy Consuegra Red Sox Mel Parnell Kaline Tigers Senators Jack Phillips Washington Iead Pete Runnels

Friday Schedule Shows NYC Chicago and More

Friday schedule lists New York at Chicago at T p.m. and Washington at Cleveland at p.m. Boston visits Kansas City at 8 p.m. Baltimore plays Detroit at 7 p.m. Thursday results: New York 12 Kansas City 6, Cleveland 9, Baltimore 3, Chicago 4, Boston 2, Detroit 4, Washington 3. Saturday card features New York at Chicago 12:30 p.m. and St Louis at Brooklyn 6 p.m. Chicago at New York 6 p.m. Miwanker at Philadelphia 6 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 6:15 p.m.

New York Chicago Washington Cleveland Boston Kansas City Baltimore Detroit York St. Louis Brooklyn Miwanker Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Associated Press Central Standard Eoere

Baseball scores recap with multiple MLB games

New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 while Brooklyn defeated Milwaukee 13 to 2 and Pittsburgh won 12 to 3 over St. Louis Philadelphia edged Chicago 8 to 4.

L. Pet Brooklyn Chicago New York Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati A Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Cardinals Can't Count On Haddix

The St. Louis Cardinals lost 12-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates as Harvey Haddix again faltered. Haddix dropped to two wins against eight losses this season, while Musial, Schoendienst, and Sarni led the offense with multiple hits.

Associated Frost Pittsburgh St. Louis Cardinals Harvey Fladidix Redbird Haddix Pittsburgh Pirates Redbids St. Louis Pirates Bucs Brooks Lawrenes Bob Tiefenauer Paul LaPalme Frank Smith Musial Stan Musial Birds Red Schoendienst Bill Sarni Sarni Schoendienst

American Association Scores and Player Results

Omaha beat Charleston Toledo 10 to 5 with Denver scoring 1. Los Angeles hosted Aragon who outpainted Jordan in a 10 to 0 display. Lauro Sales defeated Pete Aguirre 10 in Monterrey Mexico. Johnny Gonsalves won 14 to 2 over Raoul Perez in Oakland California.

American Association Associated Press Omaha Charleston Toledo Denver Los Angeles Art Aragon Don Jordan Lauro Sales Monterrey Mexico Pete Aguirre Oakland Calif Johnny Gonsalves Raoul Perez Havana

Pollock under questioning over depot job loss in Washington

David Pollock testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee in Washington about his Philadelphia quartermaster depot job loss after giving conflicting statements. He first denied knowing Marvin Rubin of a New York clothing firm, then said he might have known him, and finally admitted frequent contact. Leon M. Levy, head of the firm, claimed he observed Pollock take $500 from Rubin.

David Pollock Senate Investigations Subcommittee Washington Philadelphia Marvin Rubin New York Rubin Leon M. Levy Pollock International

Stagg Reunion Dampens Big Time Football Hope

Amos Alonzo Stagg presided at a Chicago reunion marking the 50th anniversary of his 1905 Big Ten title teams in football and other sports. Nine former players, including captain Mark Catlin, recalled past glory while chancellor Kimpton cautioned that big time football is unlikely to return at the University of Chicago. The event culminated with Stagg and his wife Stella receiving honorary membership in the alumni group.

A. A. Stagg Mark Catlin University of Chicago Michigan the Midway Chicago Catlin Appicten Wis Associated Press Amos Alonzo Stagg Fielding Yost Capain Leo DeTray Merrill Meigs Art Badenoch William Boone Edwin Parry Jessie Harper Lester Larson Fred Walker Appleton Order of Stagg Walter Eckersall Eckersall Wally Steffen Stella the “C

Everything Goes Wrong In The Braves Tepee

Del Crandall laments a slipping Milwaukee club in fourth place 13 games back in the NL after a 13 2 loss to Brooklyn. He bats .175 with three homers and questions his role as catcher captain while the staff falters and the team searches for fixes.

Tepee Brooklyn Braves del Crandall Milwaukee Crandall Brooklyn Dodgers

National Golf Day Featured by Furgol Berg in SF

The fourth annual National Golf Day brings Ed Furgol the U S Open champion and Patty Berg, substitute for Babe Didrikson Zaharias, to the Olympic Club Lake Course in San Francisco. They compete against local golfers who pool a dollar each, with medals awarded for better scores on handicap, proceeds benefiting charity after more than 300000 dollars distributed in prior years.

New York Ed Furgol Patty Berg Babe Didoe Zaharias Zaharias Olympic Club Lake San Francisco Furgol Miss Berg Life Magazine Assa

Evansville and Waterloo lead in Three I League results

In the Three I League baseball results Evansville beat Peoria 4 to 1 and Waterloo triumphed 7 to 1 over Burlington. Quincy won 10 to 1 against Terre Haute while Cedar Rapids posted 13 to 8 and Keokuk fell 1 to 7.

Evansville Peoria Quincy Terre Haute Waterloo Burlington Cedar Rapids Keokuk

Perjury Charged in Ring Probe in Philadelphia

Match maker Pete Moran faced grand jury action on charges of giving false testimony in a Pennsylvania Athletic Commission investigation of the Harold Johnson Julio Mederos fight on May 6. Moran was arrested during a recess, bailed at 3300 dollars. The commission also alleges Johnson was drugged and Moran violated state law by co managing Johnson. Moran admitted meeting Mrs. Perri and said he did not understand questions about a Perri family member.

Associated Press Philadelphia Pete Moran Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Harold Johnson Julio Mederos Moran Johnson Mederos Pennsylvania Peter Perri Perri Goldie

Americans Reach Semis in British Amateur Golf

Arthur Perowne of England beat Don Bisplinghoff of Orlando 1 up at the 20th hole, and Phil Scrutton defeated Billy Joe Patton 7 and 6. Joe Conrad of San Antonio beat Roger Balyss 5 and 3 to join the semifinals, with Alan Slater of England ousting Joe Carr 2 and 1 to complete the field.

ST. Ames England Arthur Perowne Don Bisplinghoff Orlando Fla Phil Scrutton Billy Joe Patton Joe Conrad Conrad San Antonio Tex Roger Bayliss Alan Slater Joe Carr Ireland

Major League Stars Pitching and Batting Triumphs

Herb Score fanned 10 Orioles through four innings to notch his sixth win as Cleveland won 9-3. Al Kaline fueled Detroit’s 4-3 victory over the Senators with two singles and a triple.

Herb Score Cleveland Orioles al Kaline Detroit Tigers Senators

Pitchers Shine as State Tourney Opens in Peoria

Sensational pitching highlighted the first round of the state high school baseball tournament. North Chicago, East St. Louis, Schurz, and Joliet advanced to semifinals with afternoon contests setting up a title game. North Chicago beat Decatur 2-0 with Willie Thompson throwing a no hitter as Joliet edged Galesburg 2-1 in 10 innings with 19 strikeouts by Ken Glasgow. East St. Louis defeated Peoria Central 4-2 behind Don Conte, while Tony Richkas and Paul Rice contributed key hits. An earlier Anna-Jonesboro loss closed the day.

Peoria Til North Chicago East St. Louis Schurz Chicago Joliet Willie Thompson Decatur Thompson Bob Davis Ken Glasgow Galesburg Hod Johnson Johnson Bob Kritsa Bern Wrona Bob Carlson Jim Hoye Jim Maex Krista Peoria Central Don Conte Leon Hurst Tony Richkas Paul Rice Dick Broks Choate Jerome Grant Anna Sehurb Anna-Jones

Santee Denies Paying Expenses for California Races

Wes Santee denies paying expenses claimed for running in five California races after workouts in Glendale California. He asserts published reports that his expenses would total $3,000 are incorrect and unsupported by records.

Penses California Glendale Calif

Young and McNeece Set for Madison Square Garden Fight

Paddy Young faces Billy McNeece in a ten round televised bout at Madison Square Garden. Young, 48-10-3 with 24 KOs, is the favorite over the 16 fight rookie McNeece, who is 13-2-1 with five knockouts and has not been stopped.

New York Paddy Young Billy McNeede Madison Square Garden Young Bobo Olson Wildcat McNeece Wade Tony Johnson Johnson

Santee Tries Again Today For 4 Minute Mile

COMPTON Calif Wes Santee resumes his chase of the elusive four minute mile at Compton’s annual invitational track meet tonight. He set a American record at 4 00.6 last year and lowered to 4 00.5 in April at the Texas Relays. Fred Dwyer, ex Villanova, challenges Santee and predicts victory in a Wanamaker mile style showdown.

Compton Califi Wes Santee Santee Texas Fred Dwyer Villanova Wes New York Dwyer

Pitchers shine as bore 11 2 after five under rule

Jim Hansen earned his 13th win to stay undefeated, allowing two hits with eight strikeouts and three walks. Casey Borszcz led Schurz with two doubles in a nine hit attack, driving in two runs.

Bore Jim Hansen Casey Borszcz Schurz

Hannibal Beats Mattoon In Nine Inning Baseball Showdown

Hannibal and Mattoon played a nine inning baseball game with Hannibal scoring 4 runs in the 4th and 6th, Mattoon tallying 3 in the 3rd and 1 in the 6th, final tally 12 to 11. Koko pitched for Hannibal with a strong effort while Dubuque, Clinton and Lafayte contributed for their teams in a high scoring league clash.

Hannibal Mattoon Paris Decatur Dubuque Lafayte Clinton

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