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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1955
Page
7
Harold Johnson, a light heavy contender, faces Cuban Julio Mederos in a televised 10 round bout at the Arena Philadelphia NBC telecasts at 9 pm EST. Johnson previously defeated Mederos last December in Miami.
The record notes a language association founded in 1924 and asks who compiled Interlingua. It states Interlingua emerged after over 25 years of research under the International project, with first textbooks published in 1951.
Detroit’s Al Kaline, 20, begins a spring road trip to Chicago and the East for his first long trek of 1955. Manager Bucky Harris praises his all around abilities and attitude as Kaline leads active hitters with a .395 average, 30 hits, 19 RBIs, and several early league rankings.
Satchel Paige, age about 48, says he could join the Kansas City Athletics if Lou Boudreau desires a veteran reliever. Paige plans to start throwing Sunday and will seek a spot with the A's after their east coast trip. He last played in the majors with Cleveland in 1948 under Boudreau and was released by Baltimore in 1954.
The party will have 1,300 delegates, 94 more than 1952, with most gains in the South. This expansion reflects shifts in regional representation.
At the Airport Speedway this Sunday a new clocked time race debuts with the previous Sun day feature winner earning a shot at a season best. Shorty Bowers of Hagerstown Md won last week and aims to break the 23 second lap record on the three mile dirt track as over 100 laps are promised with Batt grading the surface to raise speeds. Contenders include Bill Nally Tommy Irvin Cal Johnson and Doug Bailey while Dan Bowers and Roy Neff seek repeat wins.
Robert Hyatt McDaniel a prominent American horse racing trainer, drove his Cadillac onto the San Francisco Bay Bridge and leapt to his death. Witnesses saw the act at 4 30 pm. His wallet contained no motive notes. McDaniel trained 211 winning horses in 1953 setting a turf record.
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