Wins a Pair Sunday Louis Lead in Early AL Races
The Yankees rally after a July 4 scare and win two straight from the Tigers to push toward a strong stretch in the American League race. White Sox hold second, while Brooklyn falters as the Pirates and Braves stumble in a wide, vintage baseball day across the circuit. The Indians and Red Sox split a twin bill with Cleveland taking the opener.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Mickey Owen
Walker
Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Boston
Winnat
Dodgley
New Yorks
Ashington
St. Is Browns
Boston Red Sox
Cleve Indians
Indians
Red Sox
League Leader: Rare Baseball Stats From The Season
League Leader: Musial of St. Louis and Vaughan of Brooklyn top batting and other categories in a condensed stat list. Nicholson leads in home runs, Vernon and Wakefield notable runs and stolen bases leaders for the American and National Leagues.
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MNS
Vaughan
Brooklyn
UNS
Nicholson
Cage
Its—Musial
St. Louis
Ome
Chi
Tolen
Klyn
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Ilins to Face Busiek in 28th National Boys Tennis Meet
In Alamogoo Mich Jack Ilins of Middletown Ohio meets Busiek of Springfield Missouri in a first round match of the 28th National Boys Tennis Tournament. Busiek is seeded No in a tourney run with the national junior tennis joust. The boys tournament attracted 42 entries and juniors 48.
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Alamazoo
Mich
Jack Ilins
Middletown
Busiek
Springfield
Reds Reassign Pitcher Bob Alloy to Birmingham
Cincinnati General Manager Warren Giles announced Reds pitcher Bob Alloy had been sent back to Birmingham in the Southern Association, ending his stint with Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Warren C. Giles
Noimati Reds
Boballoy
Reds
Birmingham
Southern Association
Opin
Hulse Aims to Trail Haegg to World Mile Mark
Hulse, unofficially American's fastest mile runner, finished second to Gunder Haegg at Baldwin Wallace and could challenge Haegg to a new world record in the Swede's final U S race. Haegg races in Cincinnati next, then New York August 11 before leaving for Sweden. Dodds took third. Eisenhart faded.
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Cleveland
Bill Hulse
Gunder Haegg
Baldwin Wallace
Haegg
United States
Cincinnati
New York
Sweden
Hulse
Gander
Berea
Gil Dodds
Les Eisenhart
Ohio State
Distanci
National Amateur Baseball Federation Sets September Tourney Dates
The National Amateur Baseball Federation announced the tournament will be held in Youngstown from September 12 to 20.
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Youngstown
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Postwar sports plans and war-time shifts noted
Fullerton summarizes postwar sports plans including Willis Vance proposing a central Cincinnati arena after the war. He notes Baseball Digest on futility and Casey Stengel letters, college athletic limits, war era prize money in Kansas baseball, and misadventures in college sports and Navy trainees.
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New York
Willis Vance
Cincinnati
Vance
Herb Simons
Baseball Digest
Casey Stengel
Bill Obert Remains America's Granddaddy of Riders at 58
Camden New Jersey veteran jockey Bill Obert, 58, is the oldest active rider in the United States. Born in Brooklyn, he began riding at Union Park in St. Louis around the turn of the century and has ridden across the country and in Latin America. He continues to saddle for Christiana Stable, emphasizing fitness and prudent living to extend his long career.
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Ned Brown
NEA
Camden
N. J
Bill Obert
Garden State Park
England
Reinsman
Obert
Havre de Grace
Phil Musgrave
Christiana
Brooklyn
Middle West
Union Park
St. Louis
Willie Obert
Rockies
Panama
Chile
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Reno
Oriental Park
Havana
Jess Willard
Johnson
Prospect Park
Baltimore
Great Britain
G. M. Hendrie
Indians Beat Red Sox In Lynn Exhibition Split
Cleveland Indians split a doubleheader with Boston Red Sox in Lynn Massachusetts. Jeff Heath led the first game with three hits and four RBIs as the Indians won 8 to 6, while Heber Newsome held Cleveland to six hits to win 4 to 1 in the nightcap. The teams remain tied for sixth place as the Indians wrap eastern tour with another Red Sox game before heading west.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
Boston Coast Guard
Lynn
Mass
Boston Red Sox
Tribe
Cleveland
Heber
Dick) Newsome
Indians
Red Sox
Heath
Jeff Heath
al Smith
Gene Desautels
Ray Mack
Bobby Doerr
Mel Harder
Jack Heving
Pete Center
Trimble Mayor Urges Immediate Weed Cutting and Pruning
Trimble mayor S Underwood asks residents to clear all weeds and trim low tree limbs on private and vacant lots within the village. He seeks broad citizen cooperation for the project to improve walkways and street visibility. In Glouster Mr and Mrs J H Henshaw showcase a night blooming cereus that has just completed its second bloom this season.
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Glouster
S. Underwood
Trimble
J. H. Henshaw
Service Men Of Glouster Area
John Cunningham writes from Truax Field Madison Wisconsin about an 18 week radio school course after transfer from South Dakota. He is on furlough with Mr and Mrs John Pettit Sr and their son plans to return Aug 7 to Van Dorn. Dewey Price nephew of Mrs James Roberts visited while stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station Illinois.
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Glouster
Eva Kientz
John Cunningham
South Dakota
Truax Field
Madison
Wis
John Pettit
Pettit
van Dorn
Dewey Price
James Roberts
Roberts
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Harry Vaughn
C. L. Eddy
Ernest Vernon
Cynthia Lu
Jack Nida
Muskingum River
Charles McMaster
Middleport
Charles Russell
Pomeroy
C. E. Handley
Ralph Bryson
California
Betty Keith
Mary Helen Keith
Columbus
William Keith
Bob Emerick
Sharon Rose
Jeannine Hines
Buckeye Lake
Holly Rogers
Theodore
Richard Williams
Cleveland
Andrew Plant
Janesville
Plant
Patterson Field
Dayton
Zanesville
Harold Smith
Richard
Akron
Mary Isabel Bryson
E. K. Bryson
Lela Hambel
Dave Cook
Canton
Evan Morgan
Ernest Burdiss
Elbert Maxwell
James , Roberts
Eva Zimmers
Lucy Collins
Charles Moody
Johnny Moody
Lou Matheney
Gertrude Pride
W. A. Ma
Trimble Soldiers Home Members Take Ten Day Furloughs
Pfc William McCoy of Trimble spends a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William McCoy of Trimble. He is stationed at Camp Sutton North Carolina after a transfer from Vancouver Washington. Pvt James Murphy returns home Friday for a ten day furlough with his mother Mrs Elsa Deal of Trimble. He is stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama.
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Trimble
William McCoy
Camp Sutton
North Carolina
Vancouver
Wasa
James Murphy
Elsa Deal
Fort McClellan
Ala
Young People Head to Tri State Camp Near Chillicothe
A group of youths and chaperons depart Glouster for a week at Tri State Camp near Chillicothe. Betty Kittle Joan Vian Juanita Tigner Ilene Peugh and Jimmy Richards will attend with Lizzie Tigner cooking and Emma Easler Wealthy Williams Mary Johnson Kate Vaughn Agnes Fady as kitchen helpers. Reverend C B Tigner and C F Wallace supply transport. They return to Glouster next Sunday evening.
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Glouster
Tri State
Chillicothe
Betty Kittle
Joan Vian
Juanita Tigner
Ilene Peugh
Jimmy Richards
Lizzie Tigner
Emma Easler
Wealthy Williams
Mary Johnson
Kate Vaughn
Agnes Fady
C. B. Tigner
C. F. Wallace
Reverend Tigner
Tri State Organization
Millfield Social Briefs Chronicles Local Visits and News
Millfield residents host furloughing Pvt Alfred Tip pie of Camp Hood Texas and family guests from Pensacola Jacksonville and Columbus during a weekend gathering. A severe electric storm darkened Millfield for three hours damaging power lines and several residents attended funerals and visits with relatives from Gallipolis Chillicothe Chauncey and Dayton. Roses Mary Sue Webster was welcomed as eight and a half pounds at home, and moves include Glenda Leonard leaving Millfield for Athens.
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Millfield
Charles Tippie
Alfred Tippie
Camp Hood
Texas
Lewis Marsh
Pensacola
Fla
Tippie
Cecil Tippie
Glouster
Charles ‘Tippie Jr
Jacksonville
Ervin Tippie
Lavina Smathers
Columbus
Mildred Ryan
Gallipolis
Hazel Ryan
Chillicothe
William Ryan
Chauncey
Harvey Courtney
Vera Wemmer
F. W. Wemmer
Minnie Willis
Katherine Mingus
Hiram Mingus
Sand Ridge
G. E. McDaniel
Dayton
H. O. McDaniel
Carl Willis
William Cole
Arthur Sisson
Thomas Sisson
North Africa
Pvt
Dwight Sisson
Harlan Webster
Rosemary Sue
Walter Frazee
Logan
Glenda Leonard
Nelsonville
Athens
Soldier Welling home on 11 day furlough in Jacksonville
Cpl Charles W. Welling of Camp Hood Texas is spending an 11 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Welling in Jacksonville. A chicken dinner was served in his honor by his parents to relatives including Alfred Willeke Elsie Welling Jerry Welling Gethef Welling and Mrs Willis Shumway and daughter from Miamisburg.
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Glouster
Odd Fellows Hall
C. Corp
David Rothery
Sig A
Jacksonville
Charles W. Welling
Camp Hood
Texas
Edward Welling
Alfred Willeke
Elsie Welling
Athens
Jerry Welling
Gethef Welling
Willis Shumway
Miamisburg
Charles Welling
Mrs Lalla Dunnett Remains in Columbus Hospital
Mrs Lalla Dunnett, hospitalized in Columbus for treatment and observation, writes to relatives here thanking friends for cards and expressing appreciation for their friendly interest. She remains in Columbus.
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Glouster
Lalla Dunnett
Columbus
Glouster-Vietta Masterson Visits Parents In Ohio
Columbus resident Glouster-Vietta Masterson spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Léo Masterson. The Washington Elm in Cambridge Massachusetts is noted for its widespread family connections in many states through its descendants.
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Glouster—Vietta Masterson
Columbus
Léo Masterson
Washington Elm
Cambridge
Mass
Union
Baseball and Association Standings Report
Standings from multiple games include Cincinnati 5 New York 3 and 3 2 in 13 innings, Boston 6 Pittsburgh 3 in 10, Pittsburgh 7 Boston 1, Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1, Philadelphia 5 Chicago 3, St Louis 7 Brooklyn 1, St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4. New York 5 Detroit 4 and New York 2 Detroit 1. Cleveland Boston 6 and Boston 4 1. Chicago Philadelphia 1 and Chicago 15 Philadelphia 9. Washington St Louis 5 3 and Washington 20 St Louis 6. In Association Columbus 8 Minneapolis 7, Minneapolis 4 Columbus 2. St Paul 10 Toledo 3 and St Paul 2 Toledo 1. Toledo Louisville 2 Milwaukee 1, Milwaukee 10 Louisville 3, Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 0 Kansas City 2 Indianapolis 0.
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Pittsburgh
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Cleveland
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St. Paul
Toledo
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Chica Ota
BNO
Onic
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American Club
Detroit Eee
Boston Onan
St Louis
Association Club Pet Milwaukee
Columbus -Vensese
Ano Quee
Loulaville
Ewe A
Giants Edge Reds in Narrow Lead Lose With Late Breaks
The Giants outhit the Reds 10 to 6 but lost 4 to 2 in Cincinnati. In the previous doubleheader they led 2 to 1 late in the second game but a costly double play and wild throw tied the score, and Cincinnati then won in extra innings. Ray Mueller hit his sixth homer for the Reds. The Reds and Giants are idle tomorrow after the series ends.
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Cincinnati
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Giants
van Lingle Mungo
Eric Tipton
Steve Meaher
Bert Haas
Mungo
Ernic Mesner
Nick Witek
Tipton
Eatel Crabtree
Gee Walker
Walker
Haas
Johnny Vander Meer
Mueller
Ray Mueller
New York
Cinccinnati
Fd Huesser
Clyde Shoun
Ohio Open Golf Tournament Abandoned This Year
Travel limits and participant shortages force the Ohio Open Golf Tournament to be abandoned this year. Harry L. Moffett, secretary of the Ohio Professional Golfers Association, announced.
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Toledo
Harry L. Moffett
Ohio Professional Golfers Association
Glouster Social Notes Reflect Weekend Visits and Travel
Local social notes show numerous visits and travels. Residents hosted friends from Columbus Cleveland Dayton Zanesville and Akron while others returned from vacations and defense factory work. A marker near Meekesville North Carolina notes Daniel Boone’s parents birthplace.
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Squire
Sarah Boone
Daniel Boone
Meekesville
N. C
Brewers Extend Lead with Doubleheader Wins
Brewers stay three games ahead as Kansas City Blues take two from Indianapolis in sharp pitching showdowns 4-0 and 2-0. Ted Norbert hits two homers for Joe Berry in a 10-3 nightcap win. Louisville edges St Paul 2-1 in the opener. Southpaw Ewald Pyle allows six to Columbus in a 4-2 Millers victory. No games on the schedule today.
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Kansas City Blues
Indianapolls
Scorea
Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus
Ted Norberts
Joe Berry
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Southpay
Ewald Pyle
Minneapolis
Millers
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