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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1954
Page
7
INDIANAPOLIS Without taking any credit from a great driver in Bill Vukovich s second straight 500 mile auto race victory and the team effort that carried him to the finish line is noted.
West Virginia Tech athletic director and basketball coach Hugh Bosley will vacate his post June 1 to become Montgomery Institution comptroller and business manager. Bosley led the Golden Bears to four consecutive West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference championships, boosting player training and program success.
Dick Foutche of Charleston set a new 54 hole Elks Golf Tournament scoring record 212 on a 70 72 70 card to win the eighth annual event by nine strokes Jim Chatfield was runner up at 221 Ed Tutwiler Jr previously held the mark with 213 Charleston golfers swept team honors as 94 entries from 13 lodges competed across Willow Wood Country Club.
Morgantown witnessed political candidate Latelle M. La Follette ace a 144-yard par three with a six iron at Lake View Country Club. At Morgantown Country Club Charles S. Simons, a WVU athletic department official, used a five iron to ace the 161-yard No. 12 hole.
In St. Paul the St. Paul team won 4 to 3 while Minneapolis fell 0 to 6. Charleston defeated Columbus 6 to 7. Kansas City beat Indianapolis 7 to 1 after rain paused play. Toledo won 7 to Louisville 3 in the first game of a doubleheader.
NEW YORK The condition of Native Dancer the gray colt owned by Alfred G Van derbilt remains uncertain but a return to racing seems unlikely Trainer Bill Winfrey said no plans could be made until diagnosis is clear After a distressful breeze of three furlongs in 36 2 5 seconds Van derbilt ruled out the Suburban Handicap next Monday Winfrey noted no fracture in X rays and expressed cautious optimism while they rest and observe the horse
Memorial Day racing drew 552,447 spectators at ten to eleven tracks over two days. Bet totals reached 3.97 million at Belmont Park and 3.35 million at Hollywood Park, with Belmont seeing 65,736 fans and Hollywood Park 64,662. The AP survey notes large crowds and substantial wagering nationwide.
Pitcher Johnny Schmitz allowed only three hits in Washington's 1-0 win over New York at Yankee Stadium. Milt Bolling starred for Boston Red Sox with six hits in nine at bats, including two homers, five RBIs, and five runs scored in a doubleheader sweep against Philadelphia.
New York The steady hitting of Bobby Avila has Cleveland in first place as he tops the American League with a .388 average, 27 points ahead of Al Rosen. Avila boosted his average six points last week with 12 hits in 29 trips, including five doubles and a homer. Rosen is at .361 and leads in homers with 13 and RBIs with 49. In the NL Stan Musial tops with a .374 average, Ray Jablonski at .373, and Don Mueller at .365. Musial also leads in RBIs with 52 while Hank Sauer has 16 homers.
Charleston Senators seek a fourth American Association win in five starts after a split with Columbus Red Birds in a Memorial Day four game series. In the opener, Charleston rallied for a third straight win, then Columbus dominated the nightcap with eight first inning runs.
The Associated Press reported 502,876 fans attended major league baseball over Memorial Day weekend. National League crowds reached 263,958 and the American League 238,818. The Polo Grounds Brooklyn vs New York drew 47,672, while Washington versus Philadelphia drew 1,412 on Saturday.
Johnny Palmer won the Colonial National Invitation at Colonial Country Club with a 72-hole total of 280, finishing two strokes ahead of Freddie Hass. Palmer closed with a 69 for the second straight round under par, boosting his year’s earnings to 8186.66 and narrowing the gap to overall money leader Bob Toski. Amateur Harvie Ward Jr. tied for third. Ben Hogan withdrew due to illness and did not finish.
New York bout saw Lulu Perez of Brooklyn outpoint Mickey Mars of Cleveland in ten rounds at 127 pounds. In Brooklyn Jackie Labua of East Meadows NY outpointed Jacques Royer of France at 160 pounds over ten rounds.
Brooklyn hosts Milwaukee at 9 p m in a Meyer versus Buhl matchup while St Louis visits Chicago at 1 30 p m with Staley facing Rush New York plays Pittsburgh at 7 30 p m Hearn or Liddle oppose Surkent Yesterday saw Brooklyn beating Philadelphia 5 4 in 12 innings New York over Pittsburgh 4 3 Chicago routed St Louis 14 4 in 7 innings rain halted second game Cincinnati and Milwaukee rain postposed two games Washington edged New York 1 0 in 10 innings Philadelphia defeated Boston 1 p m 4 3 Detroit beat Baltimore 7 2 and 5 4 respectively Chicago 6 3 Cleveland 4 6 outcome noted George O Donnell named Pacific Coast League rookie of the year in 1953}
A 1& game home stand at Fenway Park in June could decide Boston’s fate in 1954 after a brutal spring. The Red Sox face a pivotal stretch with Ted Williams returning and a three-game win streak, while AL leaders and other leagues reshuffle standings.
Readable segments show Philadelphia Boston game with joint box events across innings including Williams Zernial and Piersall multiple hits. Second game notes Cleveland Chicago etc with Feller and Keegan pitching, Fain Minoso homers, scorelines. Multiple lineups across American and National Leagues indicate a busy day of baseball action including Detroit Baltimore and New York Pittsburgh matchups.
Eddie Yost known as the Iron Pony will appear in his 700th consecutive game tomorrow night in Detroit. The feat echoes Lou Gehrig who finished a 2,130 game streak in 1939, the longest in major league history.
Rankings list top performers across leagues. Stat leaders include Musial of St Louis in batting runs RBIs and hits, Jablonski and Musial tied for hits, Snider with doubles, Mays leading in triples, Sauer and Avila among home run leaders, Bruton and others with stolen bases, Raschi and Consuegra among top pitchers, Haddix and Turley top in strikeouts.
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