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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1955
Page
10
Cleveland beat Boston 3-1 on Al Smith Ralph Kiner and Al Rosen homers to stay a half game ahead in the AL pennant race. Narleski and Messi shut Boston down as Lemon earned win. Sox drop five games back with 16 to play.
Maryland biologists report Deep Creek Lake suffers from an overwhelming yellow perch population that crowds out bass and other species. Tests in Hoot Pole Run used rotenone to quell the imbalance as divers counted dead fish and top-surface grabs. Experts from Johns Hopkins and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory warn fishing quality won’t rebound until management plans, possibly introducing predators like northern pike, are enacted.
Sports Notes by E Albalge weighs Baltimore’s long rebuild as the Orioles, under Paul Richards, chase a first division bid. Fans voice frustration over slow progress, criticize strategy, and hope for eventual better days while editors temper optimism with realism.
Harold Lehman of Johnstown Pa and Sherrill Cheeks of Union Bridge were named co captains. Lehman, 21, 6 3, 192 pounds, tackle and guard, plans to teach. Cheeks, 22, 5 9, 170 pounds, fast back, premed, aims for medical school in 56.
The page shows the American and National League standings, schedule details for today including matchups like New York at Cincinnati and Detroit at Baltimore, and yesterday results with scores such as New York 5 Chicago 4 and Cleveland 3 Boston 1. It also lists today's games with starting times and pitchers noted, plus tomorrow's schedule and key matchups.
Box scores and telegraph style fixtures list games with times and pitchers Erskine against Jeffcoat in Brooklyn Chicago at 1 30 Roberts versus Polinsky in Philadelphia St Louis Milwaukee entries Stan against Nichols and Cincinnati versus New York results show St Louis winning 11 Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2 Tomorrow’s matches include Cincinnati at 1 30 Philadelphia at Milwaukee 9 30 New York at Chicago 1 30 Tilisdigh at St Louis 2 p.m.
Ameri can League president Will Harridge expects more player outbursts at umpires as pennant races tighten. He cited recent Yankees reactions in Baltimore, noting no automatic expulsion rule exists and each incident is judged on its merits.
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano showed signs of nerves days before his world title bout with Archie Moore. He left training camp with trainer Al Colombo for a private automobile ride, slumping in the back seat and avoiding the crowd greeting, a behavior Colombo said signals edge before the September 20 title fight at Yankee Stadium.
League leaders dominate the statistics through the season with Ashburn Bellevue? No. Skewed OCR. Batting leaders show Kaline Mantle and Kluzejwski among others. pitching and home run records noted. shifts in league marks and historic records cited. Eagles sign Taliaferro as NFL news and a consumer waste note closes the item.
Scotch Plains N J Sept 9 Fred Haas added a 67 to first round 70 for a 137 total and led the Cavalcade of Golf halfway. Jerry Barber with 69 for 139 challenged as Marty Furgol and Dick Mayer tied at 140, while Sam Snead bogged to 143 alongside several others. First prize remains 510 000 as 9 low scorers and ties advance to final 36 holes.
Baltimore Orioles face a setback as Jim Pyburn, a $38 000 bonus player and former Auburn star, struggles with a bad back after a June injury and may miss the rest of the season. Pyburn appeared in 39 games, previously at third base, with a history of leg and knee surgeries. The club already faced another costly setback this season with Bruce Swango.
Tony Trabert and Lewis Hoad advanced to the semifinals of the National Tennis Championships at Forest Hills, overpowering Herbie Flam and Sam Giammalva respectively. The American Wimbledon champion beat Flam 6-2 6-4 6-4, while Hoad defeated Giammalva 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-3.
In Milwaukee last night the Brooklyn Dodgers clashed in a hot debate between Don Newcombe and Duke Snider at a victory party. Newcombe protested and claimed his straw hat was stolen and filled with beer amid the clubhouse revelry, while Jackie Robinson defended the mood and noted other hats were lost during the celebration.
Archie Moore's manager Charley Johnston says Marciano's fighting is foul and plans to protest to the New York State Boxing Commission. Julius Helfand, NY boxing chief, will visit Moore's camp tomorrow as the Rocky–Moore title bout looms at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 20.
Promoter Sam Becker announced an Oct. 19 title defense for world lightweight champion Wallace Bud Smith of Cincinnati against former champ Jim Carter of New York. The bout follows a plan approved by the International Boxing Club after Smith won the title from Carter in Boston on June 29. About 7,500 Americans die by homicide annually.
Weekend schedule highlights Heart of Maryland Shaughnessy playoff push as Samsville Methodists meet Bolivar with Bud Gilroy on the mound. Samsville seeks fifth playoff appearance after a 12 inning win to secure fourth spot. Yellow Springs hosts Harmony as Shaughnessy contenders move toward finals.
In St Louis yesterday, Joe Nuxhall of the Reds pitched his fifth shutout of the season, allowing four hits while fanning five and walking five, earning his 16th victory in 50 decisions over the New York Giants. Joe Collins of the Yankees homered twice driving in four runs in a 54 victory over an unnamed opponent. A Newport News feature highlights the Navy’s new super carrier Forrestal, claimed by the shipyard to be the world’s largest enclosed space, three and a half city blocks long, with 18 full basketball courts and an 18,000 gallon sprinkler system.
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