Ohio U hopeful Mel Clark not returning next year
Report says Mel Clark a New Haven ballhawk has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies after a scout watched him with a Parkersburg semi pro club. Clark may be in school next term but would be ineligible for athletics.
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Mel Clark
Ohio University
New Haven
W.va
Ballhawk
Philadelphia Phillie
Parkersburg
Ralph Sayre
New
Ohio U
Don Peden
Iowa
Margie McConkey
Athens High
Janette Bloom
Umpire Grogan Logs Quiet Weekend in Local Game
In a Sunday Buchtel Athens clash refereed by Police Chief Joe Grogan, no fines were issued for minor disputes as both teams mishandled the ball with a spectator-like juggle. A seventh inning throw and a Texas Leaguer cost Buchtel the game, amid other minor incidents and notes on players and managers across leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Grogan
Grogan
Buchtel
Leroy Sullivan
Wakefield
Sullivan
Ken Weiss
Red Rolfe
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Toronto
Detroit Falcons
Gems
Motor City
Bob Feller
Jim Prendergast
Syracuse Chiefs
Southpaw
Rochester
Prendergast
Phillies
Ben Chapman
al Jurisich
New York Giants
Randall bookies crackdown shocks Randall track
Cleveland report flags broad bookmaker activity at Randall track. Officials said seven suspected bookies were barred, while State Racing Commissioner Belt vowed to stop bookmaking, even by hiring additional detectives.
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Cleveland
O. C. Belt
Randall Track
Belt
Bernard E. Rand
Thistle Down
Preston Hinebaugh
Rand
Columbus
Randall
Glouster Hosts Buchtel Old Timers Baseball
The Glouster business men's baseball team will host the Buchtel Old Timers Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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Glouster
Glouster Business Men
Buchtel
Trainers Agree On Match Race At Washington Park
The match race between Armed and Assault is set for Washington Park in Chicago with a $100,000 winner take all purse. Trainers Hirsch and others will finalize conditions within the next 27 days and determine Assault’s readiness for a mile and a quarter showdown. Labor Day closing meet on Sept 1 frames the schedule.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Max Hirsch
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Pepsis Defeat Buicks 7-4 In Non-League Softball
Athens Pepsi-Cola team defeats Blaetmar Buicks 7 to 4 in a Sunday non-league game. Key plays include Bitler and Barabas doubles, DiBiasio triple driving in two, and DiBiasio stealing home. Stivers and Arnold also score for the Buicks.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Pepsi-Cola
Blaetmar
Buicks
Pepsis
Bitler
Barabas
Bambeck
Stelami
Alexander
DiBiasio
Stivers
Seidenable
Arnold
Junior Kapteina
Pepsi-Colas
National League and American League baseball scores roundup
National League results include St Louis defeating Chicago 8 1 in a night game while Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 7 4 and Brooklyn edged Boston 4 2. American League shows Philadelphia beating New York 9 5 in a scheduled game and Minneapolis over Columbus 4 3 among others.
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Pet
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Aed
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chipman
Rush
Lade
Wyse
McCullough
Walters
Gumbert
Lamanno
Bonham
Singleton
Wolff
Sewell
Howell
Lombardi
Casey
Edwards
Voiselle
Camelli
Masi
Dietrich
Scheib
Rosar
Gumpert
National League
N. York
American League
Baseball Night Lineup and Key Games Today
Dodgers beat Boston 4-2 in 10th as Dixie Walker hits a two run homer. Sam Chapman drives in three with a triple and two singles to power Philadelphia past New York 9-5. Hugh Casey records relief win as Brooklyn edges Boston 4-2 in 10 innings after Vic Lombardi departs.
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Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Sam Chapman
Walker
Boston
Chapman
Philadelphia
New York
Hugh Casey
Vic Lombardi
Brooklyn
Brooks Labeled Baseball's Most Resourceful Club
Article extols the Brooklyn Dodgers as the most resourceful team in baseball, detailing late game rallies against the Cardinals and Cubs, smart baserunning by Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, and Burt Shotton’s strategic leadership guiding a fast, aggressive offense and deft defensive plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Beazley’s Arm Worries Amid Booming Braves Batting
Boston Braves pitcher Johnny Beazley grows discouraged by his sore arm while the team pools power at the plate. The club has posted a .280s team average, 172 doubles, 57 home runs, and 36 stolen bases, with 11 hitters above .280 including pitcher Johnny Sain at .377 with 33 hits and 14 RBIs in 63 at bats.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Johnny Beazley
Hawaii
Johnny
Braves
Red Sox
Cardinal
Johnny Sain
Umpire Reinstated After Tenure of Eleven Inning Tie
In Lowell Massachusetts a baseball game between Lynn Red Sox and Lowell lasted 11 innings ending 3 to 3 after nine innings. The plate umpire removed his mask and bagged his gear before the dressing room but a taunting spectator urged him to stay. He returned to the field and continued calling balls and strikes amid crowd jeers until curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Lynn Red Sox
Comets Fall After Hard-Fought Tourney Loss
Sunny side Comets reached the second round in a Milton West Virginia softball tournament by beating Groves Thornton Hardware 8 to 7, then fell 7 to 6 to Stallings of Logan County. Worthy Burris broke a thumb in the third inning of the first game.
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Milton
W.va
Sunnyside Comets
Groves Thornton Hardware
Huntington
Stallings
Logan County
Comets
Worthy Burris
Thornton
Sunnyside
Bias
Chambers
Barnett
Burris
Ferrell
Baseball Leaders Highlight 1949 Leaders and Standouts
Key stats feature Walker Philadelphia with a .345 batting average and 91 runs by Robinson Brooklyn. Mize New York leads HR with 32, while Baumbholtz Cincinnati has 129 hits and Dillinger St. Louis 25 steals. Raschi New York posts 5 0 1.000 pitching line.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Mize
New York
Baumbholtz
Cincinnati
Baumholtz
Walker
Philadelphia
Dillinger
St. Louis
Feller
Cleveland
Raschi
Church Youth Lead Morning Service in Glouster
Young people of the Church of Christ led the Sunday morning service in Glouster with Edwin Carpenter and Kenneth Eberts as elders and several deacons including Freddie Morris James Settles Teddy Love Raymond Johnson James Johnson and Pat Crawford. The Youth Choir directed by William Stahl featured Eileen Peugh at piano and a vocal trio with Lucy White Myra Anderson and Eileen Peugh. Lanella Jonas offered the morning prayer and Richard Jones delivered the message. Evening service included a sermon by Hugh Sweeney.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Edwin Carpenter
Kenneth Eberts
Freddie Morris
James Settles
Teddy Love
Raymond Johnson
James Johnson
Pat Crawford
William Stahl
Eileen Peugh
Lucy White
Myra Anderson
Harold Brown
Lanella Jonas
Richard Jones
Hugh Sweeney
Glouster Leader George Rose Dies at Home
George Rose, a longtime Athens County figure and former Ohio General Assembly member, died at his Glouster home. Surviving are wife Adda Lee, son Harold J., daughter-in-law Mary Helen Rose, and granddaughter Lee Ann Rose. Funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Republic Avenue home with Rev. Eugene Brown officiating. Burial in W Union Street Cemetery after calling hours.
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General Assembly of
Ohio
Athens County
Athens County Board of Education
The
Health Board
Athens County Bar Association
Masonic Lodge
Rose
Magic City Lodge
IOOF
Order of Eagles
Nelsonville
Kiwanis
Glouster Club
Methodist Church
Adda Lee
Harold J
Mary Helen Rose
Lee Ann Rose
Republic Ave
Eugene Brown
W. Union St
Monday Is Hottest Day of Summer in Glouster
Official readings show 60 degrees at 7:30 a.m. rising to 92 degrees by 3 p.m. with high humidity turning the day into a scorcher. The thermometer fell to 78 degrees by 9:30 p.m.
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Glouster
Grees
Visit Is Made To New York
GLOUSTER Mr. Frank Pugh line and son Gene and Mr. Carl Kerns spent the weekend in Rochester New York with the former's brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Reiter Mrs Reiter Minnie Pughline returned to Glouster with them for a two week visit Mrs Mary Pughline held a surprise dinner party honoring the birthday anniversary of her daughter Mrs Reiter Among those attending were Mr and Mrs Frank Pughline Mr and Mrs Ernest Pughline Mr and Mrs Carl Kerns Mr Eugene D Giacomo the honor guest and the hostess Mrs Pughline Mrs Eva Hamilton of Akron was a Sunday guest of Mrs Mary Pughline.
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Glouster
Frank Pughline
Gene
Carl Kerns
Rochester
N. Y
Frank Reiter
Reiter
Minnie Pughline
Mary Pughline
Ernest Pughline
Eugene D. Giacomo
Pughline
Eva Hamilton
Akron
Party Honors Mrs. Johnson Birthday Celebration
A surprise birthday party and reunion honoring Mrs. Johnson was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson Jr. in Trimble. A buffet lunch followed. attendees included relatives and friends from West Carrollton, Piketon, Pomeroy, Middleport, Westerville, Trimble, Lancaster, Zanesville, Corning, and Millfield.
Past Matrons Meeting At Mrs Gamwell Home
The Past Matrons Association of Thea Chapter CBS met at Mrs. Mary Gamwell's home in Glouster. President Mrs. Nona Craft presided. Contests awarded prizes to Mrs. Mary Dillon and Mrs. Glenna Reese. Dillon presented a reading The Snake King. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Gamwell and Mrs. Craft to a group including Mrs. Alfred Howard and others from Glouster and Athens.
Merle Danford Returns From Southern Trip
Merle Danford returned to her Trimble home Saturday after a vacation with Anne Pickering of Athens. The trip began in Washington D C with a brief stop in Richmond before visiting Williamsburg Virginia. They were greeted by Mrs Florence Cass of Mt Vernon and Pauline Sparrow of Columbus.
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Glouster
Merle Danford
Trimble
Anne Pickering
Athens
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Williamsburg
Florence Cass
Mt. Vernon
Pauline Sparrow
Columbus
Mrs C Clark Visited Glouster and Ill Relative
Mrs C Clark and Mr and Mrs Har ld Hawk visited their aunt Mrs C M Clark who is ill at the Bryson home in Springfield. They plan to visit George McClellan family at Elliott s Cross Roads. Past Noble Grands Club to meet at Louise Zimmer s home Thursday at 7 30 p m with a birthday to be observed.
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Glouster
Harold Hawk
Springfield
W. W. Bryson
C. M. Clark
Elliott's Cross Roads
George McClellan
Louise Zimmer
Kemptons Host Family Dinner in Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs Herman Kempton hosted a family dinner at their Jacksonville home on Sunday Attendees included Leonard Leach and daughter Ann from Columbus John E Wandling and children Susan and David The Plains Winfield A Lewis and daughter Sharon Guy Dehman and son Bob Chauncey Hazel Webb and sons Ronald Richard and Larry Ira Cora and Inez Kempton were also present One son John was absent stationed in Japan with the armed forces
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Jacksonville
Herman Kempton
John
Japan
Leonard Leach
Ann
Columbus
John E. Wandling
Susan
David
the Plains
Winfield A. Lewis
Sharon
Guy Dehman
Bob
Chauncey
Hazel Webb
Ronald
Richard
Larry
Kempton
Ira
Cora
Inez Kempton
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Southern Trip
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Bank of Athens
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