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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
8
Chronicle-Telegram readers weigh All Star selections for the American and National leagues with Berra Rosen and Carrasquel among AL choices and Campanella Hodges Schoendienst Reese Jablonski Kiner Musial among NL picks while other notes cover Ashland racing Plas and Landy breaking the four minute mile and league financials.
League standings show Cleveland leading with 44 wins and 18 losses, followed by Chicago New York and Detroit in tight pursuit. Probable pitchers listed for upcoming games include Trice at Cleveland and Trucks at Chicago, with several games scheduled across major clubs.
Italo Scortichini 154 and Frankie Ryff 138 both won fights in New York city venues Monday night. Scortichini edged Pedro Gonzales over 10 rounds at St Nicholas Arena, showing speed and precise combinations. Ryff dominated Brian Kelly over 16 rounds at Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway Arena, earning his 12th straight win in his first 10 round bout.
United Press reports sixteen more players earned berths in the U S Public Links golf championship after qualifying Monday in five cities. Ed Vanderberg Portland posted the low qualifying score of 72 68 140 in the Portland sectional, while George Johnson Atlanta qualified with 143. The next sectionals are set for Birmingham Shreveport and other cities with the field to reach 200 for the Cedar Crest Golf Course Dallas event June 12 to 17.
Spencer defeated Belden 17 to 7 in five innings in Suburban Hot Stove Class F action at Spencer. J J White powered Spencer with eight RBIs on two homers a triple and a single. Belden’s Priebe homered in the second as five Belden runs came that frame. Vaughn pitched for Spencer and Beane and Carmel handled Belden. It was Spencer's third straight win.
A compact listing of top performers across MLB with leaders in games at bats runs hits and runs batted in. Named players include Snider Robinson Hamner Avila Rosen Fox Mustal Sauer Hodges Minoso Schoendlenst Jablonski and others, with clubs Brooklyn Cleveland Chicago Cards Dodgers White Sox Phillies Giants Cubs and Senators represented. Pitching leaders include Reynolds Bel Keegan Stone Antonelli Feller and Al McDonald among others.
United Press reports from Turku Finland that Sean John Landy of Australia praised Wes Santee as the runner most likely to eclipse Landy's 3.58 mile record. Landy, 21, noted Santee's strong form and said he might not break his record immediately due to recent races and needed rest.
The Erhart Kramers travel to Battle Creek Michigan to meet last year’s American Baseball Congress champions Hall Drugs in a three game series at Post Stadium over the July 4 weekend. The July 4 lone game follows two July 5 contests with manager Karl Kramer naming a 17 man squad. The team boasts a 7-0 mark in Northeastern Ohio League play this season after last year’s 31 wins in 35 games.
Athens High School basketball coach Harry Lackey resigned Monday to accept the principal job at Athens Junior High School. He has led the Athens cage squad since 1935 and also previously mentored the football team. No successor has been named.
In Brooklyn Prankie Ry outpointed Brian Kelly after a 138 pounds bout. In New Orleans Al Villatarra outpointed Al Lagrutta in a 144% pound match. The Niagara Falls Ontario card listed the events and scores, with Milan Italy noted for context.
Philadelphia middleweight contender Joey Giardello will fight Billy Kilgore of Miami in a 10 round nationally televised bout at the Arena on July 7. Kilgore travels to Philadelphia for the scheduled clash announced today.
Carl Plato pitched a one hit shutout in Toggery Shop 3-0 victory over Elyria Furniture, his sixth inning triple accounting for two RBIs and a strikeout spree. Lorain County Savings & Trust moved into first in the National Division with a 3-2 win over Rotary Club, while Lorain County Bank edged Rotary 4-2 behind a late seventh inning run.
In City Industrial League softball two postponed games produced a one hit shutout and a slugfest. American Radiator defeated Lear Romeo 14 to 12 at Eastern Heights Field as Dick Wentzel pitched the full game. Harshaw Chemical blanked C A Olsen Co 11 to 0 at Jefferson with Ed Linden throwing a brilliant one hitter. Harshaw improved to three wins in four starts. Don Mason led with four singles. The Olsen contest ended after five innings as Harshaw held a decisive lead.
The North Eaton Indians routed the Oberlin Powers and Dawley Clovers 15-4 in a Suburban Hot Stove Class F League game at Eaton. Pitcher Jim Petrokowski earned the win with nine hits allowed, backed by catcher John Bush. Eaton offense totaled 15 hits off Olney and Mitko, with Branford catching.
Sammy Snead offers a short game lesson focusing on chipping versus putting from off the green. He discusses choosing between a five iron chip or a putt, preferring the putter but acknowledging hesitancy among players. Guidance covers stance, ball position, swing using arms not wrists, and leaving uphill putts to avoid downhill or sidehill challenges.
Giants manager Leo Durocher declared it would take 100 victories to win the National League pennant this season after a 5 to 0 triumph over the St Louis Cardinals. He projected a two team race with the Dodgers, while others like the Braves, Phillies and Cardinals falter. Wilie Mays led the offense with three hits and two homers, lifting his season total to 19. Jim Hearn shined by silencing Musial as the Giants pulled away early. Harvey Haddix of the Cardinals seeks a fourth straight shutout as he aims to extend a scoreless streak.
Line scores show St Louis 5 runs to New York 8 with Staley Linz Brazie Hearn McCall Wissom Westrum contributing. Wenning pitched. Hearn took loss. State 43-7 listed. No other games scheduled.
Fifty eight golfers entered the 1954 Women's National Open announced by the U S Golf Association. Betsy Rawls is defending champion as the tournament is set for July 1 to 3 at Salem Country Club in Peabody Massachusetts.
Elyria High and Gilmour Academy players reach the junior singles quarter finals at Cascade Park courts in the Junior Chamber of Commerce event. Carman Moore routs Bull Reising 60 60 while Jim Brenner beats Sid Felton 62 60. Suli van of Gilmour tops Bill McVetta 60 6 1. Isenberg and Schultz win first round in singles. Moore and Isenberg win the junior doubles 7 5 6 2.
Gil Hodges of Brooklyn edged Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati to lead the National League first basemen in the All-Star balloting. Hodges has 58,327 votes to Kluszewski’s 56,492 for the July 13 game in Cleveland. Stan Musial leads with 71,414 votes while Minnie Minoso ranks second with 68,455.
The nation's top collegiate golfers moved into the second round of NCAA tournament qualifying led by Ohio State's Fred Jones Jr. He fired a four under par 68 at Brae Burn Country Club to take a one stroke lead over Purdue's Don Albert and SMU's Stewart Carrell as the field pursued a team title before sunset.
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