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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1955
Page
3
Old Pappy Guys have a big day in major league baseball with pitchers Byrne Trucks and Dickson delivering wins for the Yankees Phillies and Braves. Byrne beat the Tigers 3-2 as Trucks shut out the White Sox 8-0, Dickson limited the Braves 3-0, while Hacker won for the Bruins the same day.
Detroit Kaline and Kuenn top batting based on 125 at bats with Kaline 374 and Kuenn also prominent. Mantle leads runs at 56 with Sox and others. Pitching leaders Wynn and Byrne show high win counts, Ashburn and Aaron lead in batting averages and hits respectively.
The Wake Forest Deacons defeated Western Michigan 7-6 in the third meeting, clinching the NCAA college world series title with alert base running and timely hitting. Luther McKeel drew a walk to start the decisive rally, advancing on passed balls and scoring on Linwood Holt's late single.
Hannibal jumped to a 4-0 lead, then held off Nims to win 9-7. Ramon Monzant worked through the third inning after a rough start, while Hannibal’s offense collected timely hits including a triple by Frankie Baumholtz and an RBI single by Randy Jackson. Milaskey Hagler Giordano contributed as Nims’ relievers struggled.
Friday games include Kansas City at Washington 6 pm Detroit at Baltimore 6 pm Chicago at New York 6 15 pm Cleveland at Boston with two starts noon and 6 30 pm Pittsburgh at Cincinnati n m New York at Milwaukee 8 Philadelphia at Chicago 12 30 pm Brooklyn at St Louis 7 pm Thursday results show Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 5 St Louis 5 Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 3 Milwaukee 0 Chicago 2 New York 1 Saturday Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 7 New York at Milwaukee 1 30 pm
Cleveland defeated Washington 8 to 5 while Chicago blanked Baltimore 8 to 0. New York beat Detroit 3 to 2 and Boston won 7 to 6 against Kansas City.
Kansas City at Washington Mn Detroit at Baltimore at noon Chicago at New York at noon Cleveland at Boston at noon.
The Chicago White Sox visit New York as Nellie Fox strengthens their offense with 11 hits in 16 at bats over four games, lifting his batting streak to 12 and season average to .329. Baltimore’s Orioles face strong Chicag o pitching led by Virgil Trucks, while outfield trio Rivera Minoso Busby struggle to support the attack.
AUGUSTA GA The Augusta Soap Box Derby is canceled for this year after many racers withdrew following the entry of two Negro contestants. Sponsors said the July 13 derby was called off with reluctance due to low entries and other problems.
Tommy Byrne pitched nine innings for the Yankees to beat Detroit 3-2, fanning nine and allowing four hits. Ted Kluszewski powered the Redlegs to a 6-5 win over Brooklyn with his third hit and his second homer in the 10th inning.
St Louis ace Harvey Haddix allowed just four hits in a complete game shutout against the Pirates. Red Schoendienst and Bill Sarni homered, Musial delivered RBI hits, and Haddix earned a 5-0 win to improve to 4-8 on the season. Dick Cole and Miguel Mesias were the Pirates’ bright spots with two hits each.
In a tense game, Riley and Pigg shared duties for the Indians while Kite and Keen worked for the Yankees. Kite earned the win with strong pitching and key strikeouts. The Cardinals and Cubs also faced off with McVey securing the win and four strikeouts.
In Vandalia Illinois the national crow shoot returns to Kaskaskia River bottomland with about 30 more entrants than last year. Last year 43 gunners from seven states bagged 428 birds while this year contenders sharpen in a trapshooting contest tonight before field competition Saturday. The doubles final closes Sunday with defending champion Herb Dieckmann of Vandalia and notable past winners including Walt Maynald, Dr John Phillips, and Eddie Mergard.
Vic Eison of Los Angeles stopped Felix Vargas of Tijuana in the second round at 128 pounds. Cal Brad, also of Los Angeles, won on points over John Harding of San Francisco at 10 rounds in the 175 pound class. In Moncton Yvon Durrelle of Baie Ste. Anne stopped Jimmy Garcia of Puerto Rico at 8 rounds in the 175 pound division.
Ted Williams, despite his 86 years, has fired the Boston Red Sox into the hottest American League club with a .415 batting average and hustle. He collected three of eight hits against Kansas City, including a 450-foot homer in a 7-6 comeback win. Williams tied the game with his sixth home run and drove rallies with key hits in the eighth inning.
The 34th NCAA meet opens with USC favored to win its seventh straight team crown. Top rivals include Manhattan, Penn State, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Occidental, UCLA and Stanford. USC's Ernie Shelton aims for 7 feet in the high jump, while defending champs include Arnie Lowell, Bill Dellinger, Willard Thomson, and Tom Jones. Jim Galliday leads the 100 yard dash, with Lowell and Courtney renewing a storied rivalry.
Ralph Jones of Yonkers and Ernie Durando of Bayonne meet at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round bout Jones is a 12 to 5 favorite NBC will air the fight at 9 p.m. CEST Jones seeks to add another big win after knocking out Sugar Ray Robinson in Chicago Durando has mixed results with stoppages and recent losses but has beaten Ted Olla and Bobby Dykes in prior showings
Paris reports the IOC chose the Squaw Valley ski resort in California to stage the 1960 Winter Olympics. It marks the United States' second hosting of the winter games, following the 1932 Lake Placid edition tied to the LA summer games.
The player posted a remarkable .936 slugging percentage from 53 at bats with 9 singles and 2 doubles. He totaled 13 runs scored, 16 RBIs, and 11 walks, contributing heavily to the team’s offensive surge.
Tommy Bolt opened with a sparkling 3-under-par 67 at Olympic Country Club to take a three-stroke lead in the Open. Wal ker Inman Jr. sits second at even par 70, Jack Burke third at 71, and Ben Hogan fourth at 72 amid tough conditions and trimmed rough. Bolt used his putter on 12 greens, totaling 24 putts, as the $24,000 purse factored into the two-day event.
Boston Red Sox place first baseman Harry Agganis on the voluntary retired list after his second pneumonia attack in under a month. Shortstop Milt Bolling is reinstated after an elbow injury in spring training left him on the disabled list since April 14.
Summit New Jersey Archie Moore weighs about 180 to 181 pounds ahead of the 175-pound light heavyweight limit weigh in on Wednesday. Dr Vincent Nardiello says he should shed weight easily for the title defense against Bobo Olson next week and a possible September shot at Rocky Marciano if he wins convincingly.
Ohio State half back Bob Watson becomes the third player to accept an invitation to join the College All Star team facing the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field on August 12. The New Bedford native follows Don Ameche of Wisconsin and Ralph Guglielmi of Notre Dame. Watson will join the Chicago Bears after the game.
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