Al Gionfriddo and Other Sports Notes From the Era
A roundup of sports items noting Al Gionfriddo’s World Series memories and possible return to major league play. Also covers Dutch Trautwein’s Ohio University basketball drills, Canton McKinley coaching history, Hillsboro High football plans, and Virginia Tech’s new press box funding.
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Brooklyn
al Gionfriddo
Joe DiMaggio
Gionfriddo
Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bucs
Kirby Highe
Dodgers
Dutch Trautwein
Ohio University Bobcats
Dick Schrider
Harry Gordon
Mark Wylie
Bob Luecke
Lee Williams
Chuck Bokar
Elmo Faiella
Ron van Horn
Massillon High
Reed
Canton McKinley
Tigers
Hillsboro High
Quint
Athens
Harry Lackey
Harry
Indians
Virginia Poly
Blacksburg
Western Union
McCarthy Back in Baseball as Athletics Edge Sox in Boston Debut
Joe McCarthy returns to baseball as the Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox 5 4 in the opening game of a Patriots Day doubleheader. Phil Marchildon earns the win despite a rough second inning. Lou Brissie, rookie lefty, allows four hits in the afternoon win. Yankees top the Senators 12 4 with 16 hits as Truman throws first ball.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
McCarthy
Joe
Red Sox
Mack
Phil Marchildon
Lou Brissie
Marchildon
Brissie
Marchildon Sox
New York Yankees
Washington
Senators
Harry Truman
Nats
Stan Spence
Vern Stephens
Bobby Doerr
Joe Dobson
Buddy Rosar
Peter Suder
Eddie Joost
Don White
Ted Williams
Anderson
S.C
Tommy Henrich
Allie Reynolds
Yankees
Grange Court Tourney Listed
Ohio State Grange hosts its first annual basketball tournament at Otterbein College with eleven teams in the subordinate division and seven in the county division. State Grange Master Joseph W. Fichter announced the schedule with Friday afternoon and evening games leading to Saturday semifinals and final.
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Columbus
Ohio State Grange
Otterhein College
State Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Grange
Indians Start 1948 Campaign With Browns Inaugural
Cleveland faces the St. Louis Browns in the 28th annual drive for a pennant as Lou Boudreau begins his seventh year as manager. A 60 000 crowd was anticipated with a circus theme including a babies bullpen and flag raising. Al lie Clark Thurman Tucker and Larry Doby headline the revamped outfield while Bob Feller starts on the mound against Fred Sanford for the Browns.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
L'Il Boys
American League Tribe
Barnum
Bill Veeck
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Veeck
Boudreau
Allie Clark
New York Yankees
Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
Joe E. Brown
Larry Doby
Bob Feller
Tribe
Fred Sanford
Toledo
Browns
Racing Group Plans For Year In Southeast Ohio
The Southeastern Ohio Midget Auto Racing Association met Sunday to set new rules for the 1948 season. President Kerns Roush of Pomeroy chaired the meeting with Oscar Byers as secretary treasurer and Pop Henson, Joe Borden, and Larry Cummins on the Technical Committee. The first races are slated for Decoration Day at an undetermined location.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Midget Auto Racing Association
Kerns Roush
Oscar Byers
Pop Henson
Joe Borden
Larry Cummins
Boxing Card Fares Tony Janiro Wins in Holyoke Knockout
Tony Janiro from Youngstown stopped Frankie Cordino of Toronto in Holyoke Massachusetts. Jackie Keough from Cleveland edged Lafayette Drummond of Chicago over eight rounds in Chicago.
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Holyoke
Mass
Tony Janiro
Youngstown
Frankie Cordino
Toronto
Chicago
Jackie Keough
Cleveland
Lafayette iDrummond
Bobcats Slump as Horn Leads with .347 Batting Average
Ohio University drops to .208 team batting after a weekend loss to West Virginia Mountain eers. Chuck Horn leads with .347, Don Poling at .385, Kenny Weiss at .302, and Mike Olasin back to .257 as team errors and fielding struggles mount. Poling owns 3 wild pitches and 3 hit batsmen, while Wylie leads pitchers with a 3-3 mark across 47 innings.
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Ohio University
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Bobcats
Don Poling
Chuck Horn
Poling
Kenny Weiss
Mike Olasin
Bob Freeman
Mike Pitt
Olasin
Pitt
Horn
King Brady
Gene Hughes
Ken Weiss
Brady
Brooks
Mark Wylie
Bob Bracale
Wylie
Fanning
Marietta
Pioneers
Cincinnati
District Scholastic Nines Resume Schedule After Flood
The district scholastic nines restart with three games in Southeastern Ohio Conference play after a one week layoff due to floods. Wellston beat Gallipolis 6 to 8 in a weather break. Athens High hosts a 1-1 Bulldogs while Middleport faces Yellow Jackets in opening action. Wahama and Logan games were washed out. Plains Indians 2-2 meet Ames Bern, and two Friday games send Middleport to Gallipolis and Athens to Pomeroy.
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Southeastern Ohio
Wellston
Gallipolis
Rockets
Gallians
Blue Devils
Athens High Bulldogs
Tommy Oldfield
Forrest Borden
Middleport
Yellow Jackets
Wahama
Mason City
W. Va
Logan
Plains Indians
Ames Bern
Athens
Pomeroy
Feller Hosts Disabled California Boy at Opening Day
Harold Ferrell, 15, from Redwood City California, crippled since age two, flies to Cleveland to meet Bob Feller of the Indians. He will watch the opening game with the St Louis Browns from the mayor's box and may help toss the first ball. College baseball score Toledo 9 Bowling Green 5.
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Cleveland
California
Harold Ferrell
Redwood City
Cal
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
St. Louis Browns
Harold
Feller
Thomas A. Burke
Phillies and Red Sox split twin bill in shutout flood
In the morning game Philadelphia beat Boston 5 to 4 after blowing a 2 run lead, with Marchildon and Rosar clutching hits while Dobson Johnson and Tebbetts contributed. The afternoon tilt went to Philadelphia 4 to 2 as Brissie and Rosar supported by Gatehouse and Dorish rimed a late run surge. In New York Washington edged Reynolds Niarchos and Early for a 12 to 4 win as Des Garcia and Early produced the decisive hits. In Cincinnati Pittsburgh powered to a 17 to 4 victory behind Gregg Lombardi and Kluttz while Blackwell and Lamanno worked the late innings.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brissie
Rosar
Gatehouse
Dorish
Parnell
Tebbetts
New York
Washington
Reynolds
Niarchos
Des Garcia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Gregg
Lombardi
Kluttz
Fitzgerald
Blackwell
Lamanno
Games Today Featured Matches Across Major Cities
Brooklyn plays New York, Boston meets Philadelphia, Chicago faces Pittsburgh. Cincinnati meets St. Louis, New York visits Washington, Detroit travels to Chicago, and St. Louis hosts Cleveland.
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National Ague Club
Cincinnati Ee
St Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington Er
American “Association
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Reds Win Openers Stirred by Fist Fight in Cincinnati
The Reds beat the Pirates 4 to 1 as Ewell Blackwell shut them down with seven hits. A late inning brawl between Hank Sauer and an opposing infielder sparked a bench area melee, drawing photographers off the field and police on duty as fans threw objects and chaos ensued.
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Cincinnali
Reds
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Ewell Blackwell
Buccaneers
St. Louis
Hank Sauer
Syracuse
Grady Hatton
Babe Young
Pittsburgh
Romanus
Monty) Basgall
Young Stan Rojek
Young
Rojek
Basgall
Vic Lombardi
Dixie Walker
Canton Head Is Speaker at Presbyterian Meeting
Miss Grace Ellenbarger of Canton will be main speaker at the Woman's Association quarterly and general meeting of the First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night April 21. She is a Capitol University graduate and has supervised National Missions in Canton and Massillon since 1945. She will also entertain as a singer and describe her work. A business meeting is on the agenda.
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Gallipolis
Grace Ellenbarger
Canton
Woman's Association of the
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Ellenbarger
Capitol University
The
Presbyterian Church
Massillon
Ellenbarger
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Planned in Gallipolis
The local Alcoholics Anonymous group will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the club rooms above the Ohio Valley Bank. The speaker's name is withheld for business reasons, but his story is said to match that of Bill Irish, Columbus attorney, who spoke recently. The meeting is open to anyone interested in alcoholism issues, not only those seeking help for themselves.
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Gallipolis
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ohio Valley Bank
Bill Irish
Columbus
Demonstration Agent Sponsors Home Meeting in Rio Grande
Dorothy Haubeil the home demonstration agent sponsors a meeting at Mrs Edwards Dickinsons in Rio Grande on April 21 at 9 30 a m The program includes slip cover making A pot luck lunch will be served Sewing machines will be available Women should bring a chair materials and table service
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Gallipolis
Dorothy Haubeil Share
Edwards Dickinson
Rio Grande
Holzer Hospital Notes April Admissions and Births
Gallipolis notes list admissions on April 17 18 and 19 including Carl Sorrell Hamden J T Orman Columbus Cecil Gillogly Carpenter Mrs D H Corn Jackson and others Births reported for April 17 and 18: daughters born to Harold Deck Wellston and Douglas Johnson Gallipolis. Discharges include Carl Sorrell and Pamela Taylor.
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Gallipolis
Carl Edward Sorrell
Hamden
Beatrice Day
J. T. Orman
Columbus
Cecil Gillogly
Carpenter
D. H. Corn
Jackson
C. F. Dunkle
Marion Martin
West Columbia
W. Va
Harold Deck
Wellston
Douglas Johnson
Gallia Faculty Members Have 809 Years Training
Gallia city schools report 53 faculty with 225 total years of college training averaging four and a fourth years each. The group totals 809 years of experience averaging almost 15 years apiece with Higginss and Brown figures noted. Training spans 24 colleges led by Ohio University with Rio Grande and Ohio State University next. life certificates held by many faculty members.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Higgins
M. Harold Brown
Ohio University
Athens
Rio Grande
Ohio State University
Columbia
Miami
Wilberforce
Wayne University
University of Michigan
Cincinnati Conservatory
University of Cincinnati
Gregg
Dennison
University of Denver
West Virginia State
Marshall College
Wooster
Bowling Green
University of Akron
Morris Harvey
Concord
West Virginia Tech
L’alliance Francaise
Kent
Ohio Wesleyan
Faye Alban
Osa Baird
Anne Bradbury
Emmett Church
Ruth Doepping
Ben Fabus
Ruth Fiske
Maurice Fowler
Clarence George
Elaine F George
Ruth Gillingham
Mildred Gilman
Charles Jeffers
Ruth Martin
Ruth Masters
Marie Neal
Clara Mossbarger
Herbert Pepper
Charles Shaver
Kathryn Sheets
Lawrence Smelter
Garnett Stringfellow
Eulah Williams
Mildred Wise
Clara Worman
Brown
Presbytery Delegates Named After Athens Meeting
The Athens Presbytery named ministers and elders as delegates to the General Assembly in Seattle and the Wooster Synod meeting in June. Key figures include Rev. L. M Stebbins and Rev. Homer McMillan with alternates and several lay commissioners from Athens, Gallipolis, and nearby towns. The next session is set for June 7 in Athens to discuss mission and promotion issues.
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Gallipolis
L. ™. Stebbins
Athens
General Assembly
Seattle
Walsh
J. Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Allen T. Christy
C. S. Weihl
Watertown
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy
Wooster
Homer McMillan
Middleport
Fred Luchs
L. H. Stebbins
P. H. Druggen
C. W. Barnett
Clyde Campbell
James L. Hyde
Hebbardsville
Henry le Carr
Logan
E. B. Townesend
G. K. Kirkend
Train Service Is Resumed After Coal Strike
Gallipolis to Columbus bus links restart with full schedule on Monday. Route 7 open to Pomeroy while Eureka south remains closed. River gauges show fall of about three tenths per hour with boats waiting at multiple points.
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Gallipolis
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Columbus
Charleston
Parkersburg
Pomeroy
Roscoe Allen
Kaufman Farm
Kanauga
Eureka
Garfield Avenue
Wheeling
Dam
Elks Plan To Send Gallipolis Band To Columbus
Gallipolis Efforts by the Elks Lodge to take the Gallipolis High School band to Columbus for the state convention parade. Lodge votes funds to charter buses and feed the band at Circleville on the round trip. Some conflict with church services noted as Rotary club boys and girls week begins.
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Gallipolis
Elks Lodge
Columbus
Circleville
Rotary Club
City cops arrest Cecil White and Roy Boster
Gallipolis police booked Cecil White and Roy Boster after arrest for intoxication and placed them in jail awaiting arraignment.
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Gallipolis
Cecil White
Roy Boster
Fox pups found near cross roads school house
Paul Denny found a litter of 17 foxes and a mother near the cross roads school house on Monday morning. He carried a red fox pup to Gallipolis and saw the mother fox barking as he tried to move the young. He believed the mother was caring for about three litters and planned to lure the others from the hole.
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Gallipolis
Paul Denny
Cross Roads
Denny
Two Gallipolis area funeral services delayed by floods
Funeral arrangements for Elizabeth Moore and Aaron T. Day were announced but postponed due to flood conditions. Moore will be buried at Bethel Cemetery after a Wednesday 2:30 p.m. service at Claude Miller's home in Gallipolis. Day’s service with Veterans of Foreign Wars rites is set for Thursday at Bethel Church with interment there. a pallbearer minister is yet to be chosen. Claude Miller funeral home handles arrangements.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Moore
Claude Miller
Court St
Robert Thomas
Episcopal
Point Pleasant
Bethel Cemetery
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Aaron T. Day
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bethel Church
Bladen
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