Weather Delays Hit Area Schoolboy Baseball Schedule
Perennial poor spring weather slows area schoolboy baseball with only about half a dozen games played. Athens County League fourth round schedule is unsettled as cold conditions threaten further play. May 4 5 11 12 district meetings under Frank Richey, OU coach, updated. Tony Reis juggles OU JV baseball duties, bowling, and SEC Officials Association duties.
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Tony Reis
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Tony
Athens Motors
Athens
SEC Officials Association
Bob Baur
Bob Fricker
Cleaners Take League Lead With Tuesday Victory
The league leading Cleaners defeated Athens Messenger kegiers three straight in Tuesday League action, widening their margin to two games over Athens Messenger and dropping Newamen to fifth. Air Force beat American Legion twice as Coca Cola fell to Gifford's Hardware, with close series results across first division teams.
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American Legion
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Coca Cola
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Athens Machine
No. 6
Ste An
Athens Messenger
Athens Machines
Gifford Hardware
Lambda Chi
U. S
Air Force
Poston Station
Schedute Hardwarey
Machinists Legion Va
Poston
Lambdas
Coca Colas
S. Messenger
Distribution Scores Shutout in Appalachian League Trip
In Point Pleasant West Virginia the Distribution league leaders swept three games from the Accounting five to widen their three game lead. Tommy Rose led the winners with scores of 182 202 and 186 while Claude Fristette aided the Engineering crew with 52k in the three contests. Dan Connors topped the night with 610 pins and Cart Murray added IT for Pay Roll as Meter department fell in all games.
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W. Va
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Tommy Rose
Fay Johnson
Claude Fristette
Fristette
William Strickton
Pay 1
Dan Connors
Cart Murray
Miami University Football Schedule Displayed by Athletic Director
Athletic Director John J. Brickels of Miami University releases the 951 grid football schedule listing games at Wichita on Sept. 22 Bowling Green at home Sept. 29 at Miami Oct. 5 Western Michigan Oct. 13 Oakland at home Oct. 22 Marquette at Milwaukee Nov. 10 at Dayton Nov. 11 Western Reserve at home Nov. 24 at Cincinnati Marquette added to the schedule with Iowa City dates and venues not specified.
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Direcor
John J. Brickels
Miami University
Miami
Wichita
Bowling Green
Savier
Western Michigan
Oakle University
Marquette
Dayton
Western Reserve
Cincinnati
Reiskins
Gallia Game Off Plays Wahama Friday
In Gallia County the SHO League baseball game between Middleport High School and Gallia Academy was postponed due to wet grounds with no new date set. The Blue Devils are scheduled to play Wahama at Mason City Friday weather permitting, with a return engagement added to the schedule for April.
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Wahama
Gallipolis
Middleport High School
Gallia Academy
Blue Devils
Mason City
Maple Leafs Veteran Harry Watson Achieves Stanley Cup Trend
A 27 year old left winger from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Handsome Harry Watson, extends a 12 year NHL arc showing the champions often win the Stanley Cup again. The source notes a 10 year veteran status and links team success to repeated Cup glory.
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Handsome Harry Watson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Legion Girls Earn Key Wins In Local Bowling Night
Sparked by Sarah Jones the Legion Girls defeated 22nd Street opponents at the Bowling Alleys in Point Pleasant. Jones rolled 275 172 141 488 for her high total while Vivian Till added 464 for the team. Betty Ambrose led Wartenburg Insurancettes to two wins with 494 on lines 195 131 168. Nell Quillen posted 455 to lift Rich Valley Dairy Maids past Pure Oil Peps as Rose Martin led Peps with 379.
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W. V
Sarah Jones
American Legion Wang
Rich Valley Dairy Maids
Leasu
Vivian Till
Betty Ambrose
Wartenburg Insurancettes
Madeline Halstead
Nell Quillen
Peps
Rose Martin
Women's League
Pet Wartenburg Insa
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Rich Valley Dairy Renal
American Legion
Nine Resumes Friday Against Faloons Sewell Plans Platoon Setup
Cincinnati centerfield will use a righty lefty platoon pairing Usher and Merriman. Howie Fox pitched a 12 3 win over Washington with homers by Usher Adcock and Ryan. OU Baseball opens two game series with Bowling Green as Wren lines up Andrew Swank and a revamped field.
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Warriors
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Shelley Swank
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Wren
Pitt
John Turk
Johnny Biskup
Bob Feller Shines In Exhibition Win Over Giants
Winston Salem reports Bob Feller pitched seven innings in an exhibition win for Cleveland against the New York Giants. He struck out seven and allowed six hits with one walk. Orestes Minoso hit his eighth homer of the exhibition season.
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Robert
Lemon
New York
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Minnie
Mike Garcia
Cleveland
Giants
Larry Jansen
Norfolk
Wynn
Feller
Six Games Scheduled For Scholastic Nines
Athens visits McConnelsville Thursday afternoon to open a six game baseball card for area high schools. Five more games set for Friday. Weather threats cast doubt on one Athens game while Gallipolis eyes a non league clash with Wahama at Mason West Virginia at 6 39 p m. Four Athens County League contests follow including Albany at The Plains Ames Bern at Waterloo Bachtel at Shade and Rome at Trimble.
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McConnelsville
Fred Swearingen
Gallipolis
Middleport
Wahama
Mason
W. Va
Albany
the Plains
Ames-Bern
Waterloo
Bachtel
Shade
Rome
Trimble
No-Hitter Stuns Cards Ex Exhibition in Houston
The St. Louis Browns blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 in Houston as Ned Garver pitched eight innings before Lou Sleater finished the no heart. Johnny Bero singled home the sole run in the eighth. Elsewhere Willard Nixon and Bil Wright guided the Boston Red Sox to a 6 1 win over Columbus AA in Columbus. The Athletics rallied to beat Richmond Colts 18 in Richmond. Jackie Robinson and Rocky Bridges homered as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Baltimore Orioles 11 7 in Baltimore before 15306.
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Houston
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Lou Sleater
Harry Lowrey
Red Schoendienst
Stan Musial
Johnny Bero
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Big Ten official cleared by Wilson investigation
Big Ten Commissioner Tug Wilson announced a 15 day probe found an unidentified conference basketball official not guilty of irregularities. The inquiry followed testimony before the Kefauver Senate Crime Committee in Washington by Sidney Brodson, a Milwaukee gambler and former Chicago lawyer, who may face legal action. Don Richmond led the International League in batting in 1950 with a .033 average, most hits, and most total bases.
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Tug) Wilson
Kefauver Senate Crime Committee
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Milwaukee
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Sports Roundup Exhibition Baseball Scores and Playoff Hoops
Cincinnati defeats Washington 12 to 3 and Cleveland tops New York 5 to 4 while Boston wins 6 to 4 over Columbus. Philadelphia routs Richmond Piedmont 15 to 8. St Louis beats St Louis 1 to 0 in one game and 11 to 7 in another. Brooklyn over Baltimore 11 to 7. other games washed out by rain. Ike Williams defeats Furie Out in Trenton in a non title bout. Rochester leads New York 78 to 71 in NBA Playoffs as the series shifts. Toronto tops Montreal 3 to 2 in the National League hockey final. Toronto leads 1-0 in the series.
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Senate approves cage fix bill expanding bribery laws
The Ohio Senate judiciary committee unanimously endorsed a measure by Sen. Anthony J. Celebrezze to extend bribery prohibitions to football hockey boxing tennis polo and other sports and to make attempts or agreements to limit margin of victory a felony The bill cites bookies bribing players to fix outcomes and follows New York scandals with similar laws already in 16 states Also notes a planned main 10 round boxing bout in Hollywood between Bobby Bell and Fabela Chavez set for April 20 in Los Angeles
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Youngstown
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Los Angeles
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Hollywood
New TV Plans Made For College Football
New Haven report says college football may be televised selectively next fall as colleges gauge attendance effects. The NCAA TV steering committee has developed a plan sending to the national committee under which one game would be televised each Saturday in each national area.
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Pioneers to Open Weekend Baseball vs West Virginia Tech
Marietta College opens a baseball weekend battleground in Montgomery West Virginia against West Virginia Tech following wins over Rio Grande and Fairmont State. Pitching has been strong with Bobby Clark Don Huguet and Howard Flickinger combining for solid work.
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Marietta College
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Rio Grande
Fairmont
Montgomery
W. Va
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Tech
Rio
Gallipolis
Fairmont State
Don Drum
Bobby Clark
Don Huguet
Howard Flickinger
Clark
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