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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
4
Boston moves from Detroit to Cleveland for a four game series with the Indians amid a tight pennant race. Bob Feller and Lou Brissie pace Cleveland while Ted Williams and the Red Sox seek wins to stay in the hunt behind the White Sox and Yankees.
Leading hitters in the majors are listed by league with BA and hits from teams such as St Louis and Philadelphia. American League mentions include Chicago and Philadelphia players and home run tallies. Pitching notes reference Reed and Maegae among others with win totals and team affiliations.
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 6 3 in the final of a two game series at Municipal Stadium. Lou Brissie won his first win of the season despite a 22 hit game by the A’s. Harry Easter homered for the Indians and Bob Feller was set to face Mickey McDermott next. Attendance listed as 2028.
United Press reports on major league results with line scores for multiple matches. Highlights include Philadelphia over Chicago, New York and Cincinnati faring in close games, St Louis and Pittsburgh each tallying wins, and Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland posting notable scores. Key pitchers and decisions noted for each game.
Standings show New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia amid tight races. Yesterday Cleveland beat Philadelphia 6 3, Boston defeated Detroit 5 3, New York beat St Louis 7 5. Today Cleveland plays Boston while New York meets Chicago and Philadelphia faces Detroit.
The University of Pennsylvania received an NCAA bad standing label for defying a football television ban. The warning followed Penn's announcement to televise games next fall, barring Penn from NCAA tournaments this month in track golf and tennis. Some rivals suggested canceling football games with Penn.
Memo's Tavern and United Polish Club traded wins in close matches as Cherry Ridge remained Blue Division leader after a 8-2 Thursday night. Elyria Hardware toppled by United Polish Club, while B F Goodrich beat Cherry Ridge to stay in first place. Timms Spring Turfriders and Timms Spring Aces posted victories in other matches as league standings reshaped. individual stars included Al Rivera 34 and Len Noster 38. The piece also notes NCAA actions regarding Pennsylvania and live video of football.
V F W No 1079 holds a team meeting at 6 o clock at the post home then travels to the Lexington Avenue field for its season opening loop game.
West Side Lumber Club built a 7-1 lead, then exploded for a 10-run surge in the fourth and added five more in the sixth to beat the American Legion Cubs 18-11 at Cascade Park. Bud Foriman and Jack Schmittgen led the offense with a home run plus a single and a triple plus a single respectively. nine hits and 15 walks aided the victors.
Top seed Pancho Segura will face Texas pro George Richey in the opening round of the International Professional Tennis Tournament at Lakewood Park Monday night. Segura, last year’s singles champion, drew Richey after Gravings. The event begins with four matches Monday featuring Bill Tilden vs Ed Copeland Vini Burac vs Jack March George Rogers vs John Hendrix Carl Barns vs Dick McFarland.
Tony Janiro of Youngstown Ohio defeated Charlie Fusari of Irvington New Jersey by decision in a 10 round charity bout at Newark New Jersey supported by 7 000 spectators. Referee Paul Cavalier gave five rounds to Janiro three to Fusari and two even.
The White Sox, led by Minnie Minoso and Nellie Fox atop the league batting race, dominate the American League with a 32-11 record and 14-2 road mark. Paul Richards guides a pitching staff that has eight different starters in eight games, delivering six straight wins. The Sox beat Washington 5 0 as part of a 15 game win streak.
Harry Dorish of the White Sox returned from a long layoff to start yesterday and blanked the Senators 5 to 6 on five hits.
The report covers multiple games with notable performances. DiMaggio extends his 27 game hitting streak for the Red Sox in a win that ends Boston's skid and Detroit's streak. Vern Bickford scores an eight win with a shutout for Boston over Pittsburgh. Ralph Houk delivers a key two run single for the Yankees as they rally to beat the Cubs. Carl Furillo drives in the winning run for Brooklyn in a late victory. Ralph Kiner draws two walks as Bickford limits the Braves to six hits.
Featherweight Elijah Williams, 22, lay near death at Garfield Hospital after Gene Smith knocked him out in a Griffith Stadium bout. Doctors cited cerebral hemorrhage from a skull base fracture, with Williams in critical condition and given oxygen and IV dextrose. Smith landed a powerful right uppercut in the 10th round, Williams was counted out at 1:10.
Eddie Waitkus drove in three runs with two doubles and a single as the Phillies built a 14-hit attack. Dick Sisler added a two-run homer, and Church was touched for a pair of hits. Andy Pafko homered to spoil the shutout.
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