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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
9
Former NL stars find revival at Yankee Stadium as John Schmitz wins a 7-2 start over Washington boosting New York three games ahead of Cleveland. Other MLB results include Red Sox twin bill wins, White Sox 2-0 over Detroit, Giants over Dodgers, and Kiner homers powering Pirates past Cardinals.
John Winn delivers a no hit performance and Ransom Jackson adds a home run as the Reds seize control. Ted Kluszewski hits a third inning homer to break a 1-1 tie and the Reds never relinquish the lead.
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 72 wins and 35 losses followed by New York and St. Louis. Yesterday Pittsburgh defeated the Cardinals in 10 innings, while New York beat Brooklyn and Philadelphia beat Boston. American League leaders include New York and Cleveland with open duels today and multiple night games on the schedule.
Johnston City beat Attucks 6 to 3 in Carbondale in a Coal Belt League game moved up from August 24. Lefty Davis allowed three hits and three runs while fanning 14 over four innings. Linford Thomas started for Attucks and yielded three runs on three hits. James Alexander relieved with four innings, four hits and four strikeouts, but four walks and three errors produced three unearned Johnston City runs. Attucks' Greer hit a triple, Thomas and Wills doubled. Attucks finishes Coal Belt play Sunday at Christopher and meets the dads on Labor Day with players including Enos McKinley Hull Hudson and others.
Ned Garver, last year’s 20 game winner, is shipped from St. Louis to Detroit for outfielder Vic Wertz in an eight man waiver move. Wertz provides power with 17 homers and 50 RBIs this season though he hits .244. The package includes Delsing Madison and others with Detroit sending Marlin Stuart Littlefield Lenhardt and Bud Black to St. Louis and the Browns adding Wertz. Garver reacts with mixed feelings while Wertz looks forward to playing for Veeck in Detroit’s park.
The American Association results show St. Paul defeated Louisville 10 to 7 in 14 innings. Milwaukee beat Charleston 5 to 2. Minneapolis won 3 to 2 against Indianapolis. Kansas City defeated Columbus 8 to 0.
Chicago Sun Tan Gal captured the Harvest Moon Purse at Washington Park, racing to a $24.60 payout. The victory added a notable win for her and the trainer.
Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics is the only American League first baseman to play regularly at that position with the same club for five straight seasons.
St Louis Cardinals rely on clutch one run wins this season led by Eddie Stanky as of August 4 with 22 one run decisions. The team profile notes the strong habit of closing out close games to maintain their winning pace.
Al Cruz of Los Angeles defeated Fred die Bravo of Tijuana on points in San Diego. Charlie Salas of Phoenix outpointed Jesse Turner of St Louis in Albuquerque.
In Carbondale the softball tournament moves to the semi finals with the Stars 4-H facing Jackson 4-H and Anna Emily Flowers vs Marion. The Stars 4-H game starts at 8 p m and the championship is set for Saturday. Marion defeated Carbondale Aces 3 1 with a Williams homer and two Aces out at the plate while McCormick delivered a two run homer for Marion. Anna defeated Sangamo Electric 8 1 with a five run fifth inning sealing the win.
In Seattle the United States held a slim lead over Canada and Mexico in the Americas Cup competition. In Kansas City Cary Middlecoff posted a first round 67 to take the early lead as defending champion. In Newport Rhode Island Vic Seixas and Ken McGregor advanced to the semifinals at the Newport Invitation. In Manchester Massachusetts Anita Kant er of Santa Monica upset defending champion Doris Hart in the Essex County Women’s Invitation second round.
Olen Martin of Carbondale recalls Homer Martin, a friend from the early 1920s and Southern Illinois athlete who failed to join the 1924 Olympic team due to issues with shoes and selection. Martin later beat the Olympic jumpers in national trials, suggesting a lost potential.
Perseverance paid off for Bill Veeck when he finally priced Vic Wertz loose from the Tigers yesterday. Wertz was one of the first men Veeck pursued, a notable prize in his bidding to bolster the roster. Continued on page ten.
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