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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1950

Page

6

Schmitt Leads Phillies to 7-0 Victory Over Indians

Jake Schmitt pitched a complete game shutout for Terre Haute as the Phillies defeated Cedar Rapids 7 to 0. Sennett fueled the offense with four hits including two doubles, Bush homered and drove in three, Carnevale also homered, while Deery and Watson contributed key defensive plays.

Phillies Jake Schmitt Cedar Rapids Indians Quad Cities Davenport Danville’. Dodgers Prosper Bouter Schmitt Sennett Terre Haute Joe Sennett Indians Jim Deery Jake Carl Bush Danny Carnevale Herb Reilly Herb Reily Joe Linn Phils

Cedar Rapids and Terre Haute Rivalry Highlights Nine-Run Tilt

Cedar Rapids 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 runs off Terre Haute 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0. Bush Carnevale lead with two homers and RBIs. Deery Carnevale Bush and Lonnett with key hits. Reilly took the loss after 5 innings and Schmitt pitched five, with Linn closing. Attendance not listed.

Cedar Rapids R. H.P.O.A Majercik Bower Seseeee Eisse Bannon Wurmia Ccncreses Terre Haute A.B. R. H. P.O. A. Deery Carnevale Turner Aassecosssee R. H. E. Cedar Rapids Reilly Prentice Bush Schmitt Lonnett Linn Deery Staton Haddad Ae Shaner

Phillies shake up lineup spark big night for power

Skipper Danny Carnevale moved the Phils to boost offense with a No 2 slot homer by Carnevale. Pinky Hesse dropped to No 7 while Joe Sennett hit four times and Carl Bush homered and doubled for RBIs. Dizzy Trout added a grand slam for the Tigers as Joe McCarthy plans future.

Carnevale Pinky Hesse Pinky Joe Sennett Carl Bush R.B.I Phils Dizzy Trout Tigers Diz

Indiana Hoosiers Take Sixth at A A U Junior Champs

In College Park Md Indiana University scores 28 points to finish sixth in the junior National A A U track meet at the University of Maryland. Clifton Anderson places third in the 16 pound shot put with 51 feet 814 inches and fourth in the discus at 148 feet 10 1/2 inches. James Robertson places fifth in the shot put at 47 feet 734 inches and wins first in the fiscus with a 151 feet 354 inch throw.

College Park Indiana University University of Maryland Anderson

Barnes and Morey Reach Southern Amateur Finals

In New Orleans on June 24 defending champion Barnes of Atlanta and Dale Morey of Dallas advanced to the finals of the Southern Amateur. Barnes beat Fardi ner Dickinson of Dothan 4 and 3 and Morey defeated Monty Hill Jr. of Davidson College 5 and 4.

New Orleans Barnes Atlanta Dale Morey Dallas Tex Fardiner Dickinson Dothan Ala Alabama Morey Monty Hill Jr Davidson College

Burke Beats Snead In PGA Round At Scioto

Eddie Burke, 43, former caddie and younger Burke brother, defeated defending champion Sam Snead 1 up in the mid-century PGA Championship at Scioto Country Club. Burke eagle on 18 after a 31-foot shot and Snead hit a spectator, turning the final putt into Burke’s decisive finish as the third round began.

Columbus P.G.A Golf Sam Snead Eddie Burke Billy Burke George von Elm Toledo Eddie Billy Pete Scioto Country Club Sam Burke Snead Philadelphia Michigan City Ind Henry Winski Winski Eagle Ray Gafford Fort Worth Tex Denny Shute Jimmy, Demaret Lloyd Mangrum Chandler Harper Henry Picard Johnny Palmer Bob Toski Harper Claude Harmon Henry Williams Reed Dave Douglas Jackson Bradley Picard Palmer Ted Kroll

Rose Athletes Honored At Dinner At Rose Poly

Twenty four letter winners in spring sports at Rose Poly were guests of honor at a dinner at the Elks Fort Harrison Country Club. Speakers were Vern R. McMillan and President Ford L Wilkinson Jr. Co captains named Morris Griffith and Bob Owens for baseball and Bob Failing and Bob Bohrman for track. Letter winners in track included Bob Haswell Gene Hailstone Harry Badger Bob Wright Bob Bohrman Bill Ennis Ralph Schmidt. manager awards to Jim Meyers Dick Sage. Baseball monogram honors cited low ERA as best since revival. Other letter winners listed. Badger led track scoring with 62 points followed by Hailstone 57 and Haswell 53.

Rose Poly Elks Fort Harrison Country Club Vern R. McMillan McMillan Athletic Goods Co Ford L. Wilkinson, Jr Morris Griffith Bob Owens Bob Failing Bob Bohrman Rose Athletic Phil Brown Gene Stoker George Wence Abe Samuels John Voelker Dick Williams Gene McDonald Dick Grubaugh Dick Simpson Harry Badger Gene Hailstone Bob Haswell

Noor Citation Clash at Golden Gate Fields

Albany Calif June 24 Noor and Citation clash in the mile and a quarter 50 000 Golden Gate Fields Handicap today. Citation has won 29 of his 37 starts and is never worse than second, the sentimental favorite.

Albany Calif Noor Citation

Rockets to host Fonta net in Elm Grove double header

Weather permitting the North Terre Haute Rockets will host Fonta net and the Terre Haute Colored Ath letics in a double header Sunday afternoon at the Elm Grove diamond. The first game is slated to get under way at 1 30 o'clock daylight time.

North Terre Haute

Williams tops pay as Red Sox star eyes career peak

Boston June 24 Ted Williams aims to be the greatest hitter and the highest paid player. His $125 000 salary plus attendance bonus stands as baseball's top pay, with Williams expressing loyalty to the Red Sox and Tom Yawkey. He denies trade rumors and says he would quit if forced to join another club.

Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Babe Ruth Williams Ty Cobb Rogers Hornsby Cobb Hornsby Jimmy Cannon New York Post Boston Tom Yawkey Red Sox Yawkey Tom San Diego Joe McCarthy Joe Cronin Cronin Steve O'Neill McCarthy

Jack Stroud Wins Midget Feature At Terre Haute Fastrack

Jack Stroud driving No. 27 Offy won the 25 lap feature before 3,000 fans at Terre Haute Fastrack. Bill Hofmeier finished second with Jerry Kemp third and Red Hamilton fourth. Shorty Burns set an eight lap record in the trophy dash. Hard-top stock cars preview announced for Sunday July 2 with a wall of fire stunt.

Jack Stroud Los Angeles Terre Haute Decatur Shorty Burns St. Louis Shorty Dick Word San Antonio Tex Red Hamilton Jim Thomas Kansas City Bill Hofmeier Johnny Shadow Fastrack Midwest Hank Nykara Chicago Heights Dick Ward Jerry Kemp Bud Swanson Ojus Fla Jim Luce Monticello Bill Holmier Burbank Cal Cecil Carwile Arcola

Lind Retains Junior Crown

Dean Lind of Rockford Illinois defeats Warren Dailey of Manitowoc Wisconsin 7 and 6 to win the Western Junior golf championship for the second year. Lind, a Michigan star, led 2 up after the first round and finished strong with a 35 on the front nine aided by a 12 foot putt and a 50 foot eagle putt. He is the third youth to win the title two years running, following Fred Haas Jr. and Ben Downing.

South Bend Ind Dean Lind Rockford Warren Dailey Manitowoc Wis Lind University of Michigan Dailey Fred Haas Jr New Orleans Ben Downing Monroe

Texas retains NCAA baseball crown after win over Washington State

In Omaha on June 24 the Texas Longhorns defend their NCAA baseball title by defeating Washington State 3 to 0 in the finals. The tournament opened June 15 with eight regional winners and included Rutgers, Wisconsin, Alabama, Tufts, Bradley, and Colorado A and M among the participants.

Danville Falls To Quad Cities In High-Scoring Game

Quad Cities outlasted Danville 16 to 15 in a wild 30-hit affair. Milton Joffe slugged three Danville homers, Jack Lillis added a solo shot, while Mike Witek and Bob Erps homered for Quad Cities as the clubs combined for nine runs in the final inning.

Associated Press Terre Haute Phillies Cedar Rapids Indians Danville Dodgers Quad Cities Milton Joffe

Baseball scores and tonight's and tomorrow's schedules

Yesterday results show Terre Haute 7 Cedar Rapids 4 Quad Cities 16 Danville 15 Evansville 4 Waterloo 3 Decatur 11 Quincy 5 Tonight's games include Cedar Rapids at Terre Haute and Quad Cities at Danville Tomorrow's slate lists Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia and more with probable pitchers and multiple day-night pairings across leagues.

Terre Haute Cedar Rapids Quad Cities Danville Evansville Waterloo Decatur Quincy Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chambers Branca Cincinnati New York Raffensberger Jones St. Louis Boston Brecheen Sain Chicago Philadelphia Dubiel Lade Heintzelman W. Pet G.b.brooklyn Philadelphia Wee Eeee Ig St. U Ite Ree Tees

Indianapolis Indians Lead A. A. Chase With Eight-Game Win Streak

The Indianapolis Indians top the American Association by a game and a half after an eight game streak. They swept Columbus in a two game set 2-0 and 7-6 with a 10 inning win in the second. Louisville and Toledo split a doubleheader as the Colonels fell back. Milwaukee snapped a six game skid beating Kansas City 5-4 in eight innings. St Paul overcame Minneapolis 8-2 after six runs in the eighth.

Indianapolis Indians American Association Indians Columbus Redbirds Johnny McCall Birds Louisville Toledo Colonels al Federoff Eddie Lyons Marlin Stuart Milwaukee Kansas City Johnny Logan Bob Jaderlund Bobby Montag St. Paul Minneapolis

Golfers of Kriefenstein Post 104 Seek Marshall Return

Golfers from Kriefenstein Post 104 of the American Legion plan a return match with Marshall legion linksmen at the Marshall course tomorrow. Players able to travel should meet at Post 104 at noon.

Kriefenstein American Legion Marshall Legion

Set New Record For Home Runs

New York and other clubs reached a record breaking total of 30 home runs in eight games last night. American League leaders include New York Bauer Berra Coleman DiMaggio Henrich and Cleveland Easter plus Detroit Evers Trout Priddy Wertz. National League entries list Brooklyn Snider Cox Furillo and others with multiple players contributing to the tally.

New York Bauer Berra Coleman DiMaggio Henrich Detroit Evers Trout Priddy Wertz Philadelphia Yale Moses Chicago Mass Philley Cleveland Easter St. Louis Kokos Byrne Sanford Ferrick Page Gray Calvert Hutchinson Swift Robinson

Tigers Hit 11 Homers in 10-9 Thriller Over Yankees

Detroit roared back from 6-0 to win a wild 10-9 game in a four game set for first place. The Tigers tied an American League mark with four homers in the fourth and matched another with two teams homering in one inning. Luke Easter powered Cleveland in a 13-4 win, while Boston edged by St. Louis 12-9 after Steve ONeill took over as manager. Dodgers battered Pirates 15-3 as benching occurred, and several other teams homered in a power-filled night across the league.

Associated Press Spalding Detroit Tigers New York Yankees Yanks Tommy Henrich Hoot Evers Joe Page Big Luke Easter Cleveland Washington Boston Red Sox Steve O'Neill Joe McCarthy St. Louis O'Neill McCarthy Red Sox Dick Kokos Chicago Phil Masi Dave Philley White Sox Philadelphia A’s Elmer Vale Wally Moses A’s Brooklyn Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Bill Myer Dodgers Luke Snider Billy Cox Carl Furillo Red Munger Gopher Boston Braves Earl Torgeson Roy Smalley Blix Donnelly Curt Simmons Bill Serena Don Mueller Hank Thompson Howie Fox New York Cincinnati Mueller Monte Kennedy Ted Kluszewski

Tonight's Baseball Games Across Cities Show Tight Standings

Indianapolis hosts Columbus as Haddix faces Gregg. Toledo travels to Louisville with Marlowe and Alexander expected. Kansas City matches Milwaukee with both rosters listed as unavailable for two games. Minneapolis visits St. Paul in a key matchup featuring Fanovich against Martin.

Columbus Haddix Indianapolis Gregg Toledo Marlowe Louisville Alexander Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis Fanovich St. Paul Martin

Zaharias Seeks Fourth Western Open Title In 36 Hole Final

Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias attempts to become the first to win the women's Western Open four times at Cherry Hills. She faces Peggy Kirk from Findlay Ohio, who beat Claire Doran to reach the final, after Zaharias edged Patty Berg in semis. Both players show parity with play around par as they vie for the crown.

Denver Babe Didrikson Zaharias Chicago Peggy Kirk Findlay Ohio Claire Doran Cleveland Marjorie Lindsay Decatur Fort Worth Patty Berg Minneapolis Berg Fort Smith Ark Cherry Hills Buckeye

Purdue’s Wampler Shines in NCAA Golf Practice

Fred Wampler of Purdue shot six under par 66 on the UNM course as the 53rd NCAA golf tourney opens. Harvie Ward Jr. of North Carolina paced practice with 73, while Purdue teammates Laflin 68 Coulter 73 and Harsee 70 also impressed. Event features 176 individuals, 27 teams across 48 colleges with an east-west exhibition and driving contest Sunday.

Albuquerque N.M Fred Wampler Purdue University of New Mexico Big Ten Wampler Harvie Ward, Jr North Carolina Ward Dave Laflin Gene Coulter Dwight Harsee North Texas State

VFW Softball Team to Face Sullivan in Memorial Park

The VFW Post 972 softball team meets Sullivan Legion in a Sunday double bill at Memorial Park. First game starts at 6:30 PM. It kicks off a series of Sunday night softball attractions featuring top Valley clubs.

V.F.W. Post Sullivan Legion Memorial Park

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