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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
15
Salisbury defeated York 12 to 2 in Interstate League action last night. Sunbury at Lancaster and Hagerstown at Wilmington were postponed due to conditions.
Baseball roundup shows Boston 9 Pittsburgh 8 and other rainouts. Tonight's slate includes St Louis at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at New York with several night games and listed pitchers. Boston faces Detroit in a late game as Washington meets Chicago in a separate game.
The Toledo Mud Hens moved to Charleston West Virginia after a five hour AA meeting led by Mayor John T. Copenhaver. Toledo will play as the Charleston Senators against Louisville while Milwaukee Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul and Columbus remain in the league. Toledo drew about 1 400 fans per game and had little major league backing this season.
Salisbury Reds defeated York White Roses 12 to 3 in Salisbury Maryland. Rod Hendrix drove in four runs with a double and a fourth inning homer, Erie Smith collected two singles and a double, Jack Tanner added a double and two singles, while York starter Charley Locke surrendered the decisive runs. Referee ejected York players Amato and Holnapple after a seventh inning fight. Wmpire John Fazio earned the win for Salisbury.
Fresh money poured in for Sugar Ray Robinson as bettors favored him to win the Light Heavyweight title from Joey Maxim at Yankee Stadium. The move came after delays from a rain-out as Robinson aimed to make 175 pounds, with weigh-ins showing him on track to close near the limit and Maxim facing strict weight discipline.
At Wimbledon, American players faced upsets as Art Larsen seed ninth fell to Vorsten Schapssor and Cait Richardson toppled Larsen in five sets. The day featured notable performances by U S players Dick Savitt Vie Se and others in a dramatic center court showing despite losses.
A nostalgic recap traces events from one, five, ten, and twenty years ago. New York defeated Cleveland in a baseball style misremembered scoreline, Paster and Chicago tied a game, Robbinson claimed a welterweight TKO over Doyle, Vagvaney captured the Gowdles Stakes for a fourth stakes win, and Joe Tie eobs with Max Sebaneling faced suspension by the New York Commission.
Joe Collins of the Yankees slugged two homers and a double driving in four as New York erased a deficit to beat the Browns 4 to 10 in a wild slugfest. Ernie Johnson of the Braves tossed five scoreless relief innings aiding Boston’s 9 to 3 comeback win over Pittsburgh.
Ay Liesd Mangrum of Chicago has withdrawn from the British Open at Royal Lytham St Annes. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club announced the withdrawal leaving nine Americans in the field for the July 7 start at the Royal Lytham course.
Mustal leads the National League in batting as Rosen tops the American League after a week of play. Stan Musial extends a 19 game streak and sits at .339, while Whitey Lockman drops to third. Jackie Robinson moves into second with a .344 average as DiMaggio cools to .326 and Kell remains near the leader’s pace.
Abilene Tex June 24 Sam my Haugh the old cowhand who has played with the Washington Redskins for lo these many years signs his 16th contract. He aims for what he calls his last season in pro football and may become a Hardin Simmons coach. Dick Todd the Redskins coach traveled 140 miles to seal the deal.
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