Reds Face Uncertain Spring As Blackwell Carries Team
The Reds show limited 1948 improvement hopes with minimal changes and heavy reliance on pitcher Ewell Blackwell who is recovering from kidney surgery. Local sports notes mention追 players moving teams, Bowling Green scoring leader Charlie Shqre, and Cincinnati Bearcats standouts Dick Dahmer and Ralph Richter amid a broader recap of regional athletes and recent moves.
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Rhineland
Blackwell
Reds
Bowling Green
Charlie Shqre
Cincinnati
Ralph Richter
Richter
Dick Dallmer
Dahmer
Bearcats
Town Team Ball for 1949 To Flourish
Wichita Kansas hosts the 1949 National Baseball Congress program as town teams flourish with 90 percent of clubs from towns under 2000 people. About 10 000 clubs will vie in 48 state tournaments leading to the U S crown at Wichita August 19 to 21. Fort Wayne General Electrics are defending champions. the 1949 titlists receive the Coca Cola Award 10000 cash and travel rights.
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Wichita
Kan
America
National Baseball Congress
U. S
Ft. Wayne General Electrics
Indiana
Ed Head seeks $18000 from insurer over sore arm
Ed Head, former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher and manager of the Asheville, North Carolina minor league team, sues Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Co. of Boston in Monroe Louisiana district court. He says he was paid $9000 under a professional baseball policy and after a 1947 spring training injury did not regain effectiveness. He claims more than 30 days passed without payment and seeks double indemnity under Louisiana law Act 310.
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Monroe
U Ed Head
Brooklyn Dodger
West Monroe
Asheville
N. C
Tri-State Loop
Dodgers
Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Co
Boston
Head
Louisiana
Broncos Gird for Openers in Michigan Meet and Series
Western Michigan College readies for spring sports with baseball and track opening within 10 days. Track faces Central Michigan at Mt Pleasant on April 12, while baseball hosts Iowa in a two game set beginning April 13. Multiple varsity positions on both squads remain unsettled as coaches manage injuries and depth.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan College
Central Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
James Coleman
Walt Southworth
Bob Case
Bill Koch
Ted Plaza
Newell Wilson
Maher
Dick Bruney
Ned Stuits
Marvin Switzer
Jim Kraus
Clayton Maus
Harold Humble
Herb Lewis
Earl Barr
Linford Davis
The Right Handed Bowler and Spare Strategy
The article stresses focus on the seven pin for right handers on 7-9 or 8-10 spares to avoid missing pins. It warns against careless second shots after bad luck and urges constant concentration and practice to achieve mechanical precision and victory.
TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS FROM SPRING GAMES
Cincinnati Reds use five potential starters in rotation as Bucky Walters evaluates the squad in spring training. Herman Wehmeier led off a rain-shortened opener against the Boston Braves. Johnny Vander Meer, Howard Fox, Red Lively and Ken Raffensberger slated for upcoming games.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Herman Wehmeier
Boston Braves
Johnny Vander Meer
Walters
Reds
Braves
Vandy
Howard Fox
Red Lively
Ken Raffensberger
Cincinnati
Big Names Testify Possible In House Hearing On Reserve Clause
Congress may hear testimony from Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler Bill Veeck Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams Jackie Robinson Stan Musial Ford Frick Branch Rickey Connie Mack Clark Griffith Mickey Owen Gardella and other sports leaders to discuss whether organized sports fall under interstate commerce and can be sued in federal courts. The hearing targets the reserve clause which limits players power to negotiate their services.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Danny Gardella
New York Giant
Gardella
House
Mills
D-Ark
Herlong
D-Fla
Florida State Baseball League
Crosser
Ohio
House Commerce Committee
A. B. Chandler
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Satchell Paige
Cleveland
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan Masial
St. Louis Cardinals
William Harridge
Ford Frick
Branch Rickey
Connie Mack
Clark Griffith
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Mickey Owen
Sammy Baugh
Steve van Buren
Sid Luckman
Charley Trippi
Joe Fulks
Bones McKinney
George Mikan
Bob Feerick
Profes
Daniels Chosen To Pitch Opener For Pomeroy Panthers
POMEROY Coach Herndon Wilkes announced that Doc Daniels will start the season opener against Wahama at Wahama. Dick Young to catch. Lineup includes Russell at first, Joachim at second, Betzing Ginn and Jones in the outfield. Young Staats and Davis are new to the squad. Daniels’ pitching arm shows improvement and Ginn adds velocity.
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Herndon Wilkes
Doc” Daniels
Pomeroy High
Panthers
Wahama High School
Wahama
Dick Young
Russell
Bill Joachim
Don Betzing
Paul Ginn
Jones
Young
Staats
Davis
Wilks
Daniels
Ginn
Case Tech Football Schedule for 1949 Season
Case Tech released its 1949 football slate under coach Ray Ride. The schedule lists nine games with opponents Lehigh Wabash Ohio Wesleyan Carnegie Tech Baldwin Wallace John Carroll Denison and Western Reserve, starting October 1 at Lehigh and ending November 24 at Western Reserve.
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Cleveland
Case Tech
Ray Ride
Lehigh
Wabash
Ohio Wesleyan
Carnegie Tech
Baldwin Wallace
John Carroll
Denison
Western Reserve
Eastern clay courts tennis championships at Travers Island
The Eastern clay tennis championships will be held at the Travers Island courts of the New York Athletic Club from July 2 through July 10.
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Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
Yankee Hurlers Set Five Starters for St Petersburg Start
Casey Stengel names five ready to work for the Yankees Allie Reynolds Tommy Byrne Vic Raschi Bob Porterfield and Fil Lopat. He criticizes Fred Sanford who has underperformed since a winter trade from St Louis. Cardinals begin road trip after six straight losses as rain halted a game with Philadelphia. Del Rice has cast and brace removed after breaking a bone in his right hand March 14.
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Steve Gerkin
Philadelphia Athletics
American Association
Minneapolis
Columbus
Rochester
St. Louis
Yank Hurlers
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Casey Stengel
New York Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Tommy Byrne
Vic Raschi
Bob Porterfield
Fil Lopat
Stengel
Fred Sanford
St. Louis Browns
Sanford
St. Louis Cardinals
Rains
del Rice
Seerey Returns to Lineup With Weight Loss
In San Antonio Pat Seerey of the White Sox is back in the lineup after shedding about 17 pounds. Manager Jack Onslow put him in right field and moved Dave Philley to center, following concerns over his weight.
Rain Wipes Out OU Morris Harvey Baseball Opener
Rain and wet grounds halted the Ohio University Morris Harvey College opener after two and a half innings. The game was ruled wiped from the books with Athens leading Morris Harvey 4-0 as conditions forced postponement likely to be rescheduled later in the season.
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Morris Harvey College
Bob Wren
West Virginians
Athens High
The
Pisins
AHL
Fred Swearingen
Athens
Lancaster
Golden Gates
Morris Harvey
Sparky Adams
Walter Kacikhowski
Holt Miller
Kacekowski
Bill Woller
Sonny Moran Waa
Mike Pita
Mike
Ice Hockey Playoff Results National League Showdown
Detroit advances in a best of seven series after winning the contest. Providence also clinches a series with a 4 9 victory as the American League matchups wrap up.
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Montreal
Providence
St. Louis T
Boxing Results From Nationwide Card Highlights Local Winners
BOXING B U F W A L D from Detroit stopped Augustine Guedes in 190% of the expected rounds in Palmerton PA. George Culbertson of Los Angeles outpointed Doe Kahut in Woodburn OR. Felix Ramirez beat Jose Cardenas in Hartford CT with a TKO in New York.
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N. V
Lee Ona
Detroit
Augustine Guedes
Palmerton
Portland
Ore
George "Raby Dutch” Culbertson
Los Angeles
Doe Kahut
Woodburn
Hartford
Conn
Felix Ramires
San Jose
Calif
Jose Cardenas
New York
West Virginia All-Star Football Game Gets Princeton Coach
Princeton University coach Charles W. Caldwell will helm the West Virginia all-star football team for the August 1 game in Wheeling. John McDermott announced Caldwell acceptance while Jo Holcomb leads the Eastern Ohio squad. Training plans for the two teams are being arranged as the event nears. Caldwell has directed Princeton football since 1945 and is a 1925 Princeton graduate.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles W. Caldwell
Princeton University
West Virginia
Caldwell
John McDermott
Tiltonsville
Ohio
Jo Holcomb
Purdue
McDermott
Princeton
Spunkys Wild Honey Wins Derby At Warren Dog Trial
Spunkys Wild Honey a young pointer owned by Mrs. Freda Vandeveer of Athens won first in the derby at the third Trumbull Pointer and Setter Club field trial in Warren. The event drew dogs from across Ohio and neighboring states and marked a ninth straight placing for Wild Honey handled by A L Vandeveer.
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Trumbull Pointer and Setter Club
Warren
Spunky
Freda Vandeveer
Athens
Ohio
A. L. Vandeveer
Western Michigan Teams To Go South
Kalamazoo Mich Both the Western Michigan College tennis and golf teams will head southward to open their seasons during spring vacation. The golfers will meet Tennessee Louisville Cincinnati and Ohio U in dual affairs and Detroit and Butler in a triangular meet. The trip opens April 18. The net team goes farther south and will meet Vanderbilt University Southwestern Alabama and University of Mississippi.
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Mich
Western Michigan
Tennessee
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio U
Detroit
Butler
Vanderbilt University
Southwestern
Alabama
University of Mississippi
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