It May Interest You By Persh Rohrer Pirates Notes
The article reviews the Pittsburgh Pirates rebuilding with the release of veterans Elmer Riddle and Hugh Casey. It notes Riddle’s limited success this year, Casey’s waning form, and Terwilliger’s call up by the Chicago Cubs. It also mentions Kass Kovalcheck moving to high school coaching and other regional sports tidbits.
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Persh’ Rohrer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Elmer Riddie
Hugh Casey
Bucs
Billy Meyer
Pirates
Riddle
Meyer
Reds
Pittsburgh
Western Michigan
Wayne Terwilliger
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Terwilliger
Broncos
Ohio U
Kass Kovalcheck
Duquesne University
North Huntingdon
Catcher Directs Pitching When Facing Whole Club
Red Sox catcher is described as the only player facing the entire club and directing the staff. The piece covers catcher skills, signaling, handling temperaments, bunts, throwing, and the demanding nature of the position.
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NBA
Birdie Terbbetts
Red Sox
Chesterhill Club To Hold Picnic And Tournament
Chester Hill Golf Club invites local residents and families to a picnic and club tournament next Sunday at the Chester Hill course. Dr. R. E. Boice says the day includes a blind bogey tournament and other contests, followed by a potluck dinner at 5 p.m.
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Chesterhill Club
Pomeroy
Chester Hill Golf Club
R. E. Boice
Chester Hill
Dodgers and Cards Narrow NL Race With 52 Games Left
Brooklyn and St Louis vie for first as 52 games remain in the NL pennant chase. Dodgers hold 28 home games. Cards 28 on the road. Crosstown tensions heighten with six key Cards–Dodgers clashes looming, while Pirates, Cubs, Giants and Phillies chase various gaps in a tense late-season battle.
Western Michigan basketball announces 22 game schedule
Kalamazoo Michigan Western Michigan College reveals a 22 game basket schedule for next season with William Perigo taking over as coach after Herbert Read’s 28 seasons. The card features Northwestern Hope Central Michigan Manchester Western Reserve Ball State Valparaiso North Central Miami Ohio U Cincinnati Loyola Butler and other Midwest opponents.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
William Perigo
Benton Harbor
Herbert Read
Bronco
Northwestern
Evanston
Hope
Holland
Central Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
Manchester
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Ball State
Muncie
Valparaiso
Valparai
North Central
Miami
Ohio U
Athens
Cincinnati
Oxford
Butler
Indianapolis
Loyola
Chicago
Standings Show Varied Baseball Results Across Leagues
The chart lists multiple games and scores with teams including Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago and Washington. It notes pitchers and batting lineups such as Wynn Bearden Hegan Brissie Harris and G and mentions darkness called in the New York versus St. Louis clash. The American Association standings show Toledo Milwaukee St Paul Columbus and others with current win-loss marks.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Wynn
Bearden
Paige
Hegan
Brissie
Harris
Benton
Gromek
Zol
Tresh
Hogan
Coleman
Guerra
Chicago
Washington
Gumpert
Malone
Gettel
Pierce
Wheeler
Hittle
Evans
St. Louis
New York
Garver
Kennedy
Starr
Drews
Embree
Lollar
Byrne and
Berra
Niarhos
Darkness
Papal
Moss
Porterfield
Page
Silvera
Detroit
Boston
Houtteman
Swift
McDermott
Masterson
Eeghacs
Batts
Tebbetts
W. L. Pet
St Louis A
Brooklyn Ooninoe
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
American Association
St. Paul Omen
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Middleport Legion Tops Parkersburg in 4-3 A.J. game
Middleport Junior American Legion defeated Parkersburg 4-3 on Sunday. Dick Walters hit a homer in the fifth inning. Catcher Woody Call helped behind the plate. Middleport will travel to Parkersburg on Thursday.
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Middleport
American Legion
Parkersburg
Dick Walters
Woody Call
Baseball Scores and Highlights From Regional Night Games
National League night games feature New York at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at St Louis with pitchers Koslo Newcombe Peterson Pollet. American League has no scheduled games. Batting notes include Elmer Valo’s three run homer for the Athletics in a 5-4 win over Cleveland and Mike Guerra’s four hits in a 4-2 second win. Joe Hatten and Rex Barnaby star for Dodgers in split wins over Reds.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Brooks
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Pirates
Burt Shotton
Joe Hatten
Reds
Rex Barney
Bruce
Jackie Robinson
Spider Jorgensen
Dodger
Edwards
George
Red) Munger
Boston
Bill Voiselle
Dick Sisler
Phillies
Phils
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yanks
al Papai
Detroit
Cleveland
Elmer Vale
Mike Guerra
Guerra
Charley Harris
Lou Brissie
Joe Coleman
Koslo
Newcombe
Peterson
Pollet
Elmer Valo
Athletics
Valo
Indians
Dodgers
Dillinger
Williams
Stephens
DiMaggio
Mitchell
Baseball Leaders Ledger From A Baseball Year
A scrambled sports summary lists top players and teams with key stats. Reese and Rattheon lead Brooklyn in runs and RBIs while Robinson tops hits for Brooklyn. Musial and Ennis figure in extra bases. Kiner and Dillinger show power for Pittsburgh and St Louis respectively. pitching leaders Sewell, Spahn, Reynolds, and Trucks post strong numbers across leagues.
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Brooklyn
Reese
Rattheon
Robinson
Musial
St. Louis
Smalley
Chicago
Ennis
Philadelphia
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Mere Spahn
Boston
Stephens
Williams
Dillinger
Reynolds
New York
Trucks
Detroit
Syracuse Wins Ninth Straight in Ohio Valley Showdown
Syracuse extended its lead in the Ohio Valley Association to two and a half games by routing Twin Cities 8 to 2. Gallipolis and Racine split, Reedaville moved into the first division with a 13 to 4 and 6 to 0 win over Point Pleasant, while Syracuse toppled Reedeville in a multi-game weekend slate.
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Onto Valley Association
Syracuse
Gapong
SOT
Reedeville
Twin Cities
Awe
Point Pleasant
Racine
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Association
Walloping
Gallipoly
Reedseville
Cris Hubbard
Matt Hendricks
Kings
Bees
Hubbard
Don Manley
Hendricks
Lee Smith
Joe Magnotta
Robinson
Mastrangelo Jumps To All American Conference
Johnny Mastrangelo a 28 year old former Notre Dame guard and Steelers star jumps to the All America Conference citing higher pay. Steelers manager John Holahan declines comment as Pittsburgh faces 1949 salary cuts and $40 000 losses.
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Cambridge Springs
Johnny Mastrangelo
Notre Dame
Steelers
Yanks
Mastrangelo
Yankees
John Holahan
Ohio Amateur Baseball Association Championship At Ashtabula
Akron Ashtabula hosts the fifth annual Ohio Amateur Baseball Association championship at Morrison Field September 1 to 5 to pick Ohio’s amateur world series representative Battle Creek Mich eight clubs will compete including defending state champion Akron Borden Autos Entry deadline August 15 with registrations to OABA president Lincoln Hackim Akron. Pairings for district eliminations to form the eight team field will be set August 18.
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Akron
Ashtabula
Ohio Amateur Baseball Association
Lincoln Hackim
OABA
Ohio
American Baseball Congress
Battle Creek
Mich
Morrison Field
East Ashtabula
Cardinals Sign Pitching Prospect Harry Brown
The St. Louis Cardinals have signed 18 year old Harry Brown once a Jackson Township High School pitching star. Brown will report to Albany in spring after a season in the city Class A league. Scout Bob Klein commented on the signing.
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Canton
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Brown
Jackson Township
Brown
Albany
Card
Bob Klein
Buck Run Buck Run Sixth Wedding Anniversary Toasts
Mr and Mrs Clyde Nihiser celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary at the homes of Mrs and Mrs Dave Woltz and others. Mrs Ellen V Bowers returned to Manistee Michigan after a fortnight in Ohio. Mrs Tena Riser vacationing in Michigan with daughter Betty Kitsmiller. The Woltz couple hosted and attended the Fern Glenn School eleventh reunion at the Rock House.
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Buck Run
Clyde ‘Nihiser
Dave Woltz
Charlie Meyers
Ed Woltz
Gail
Grandma Woltz
Ellen V. Bowers
Manistee
Mich
Ohio
Tena Riser
Michigan
Betty May Kitsmiller
T. J. Waltz
Robert
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dale Bowers
Sugar Grove
Gwendolyn Bowers
Fern Glenn School
The
Rock House
Effie Woltz
Mingos Trim Miners 14-5 in Mocking Valley League
Logan Mingos beat Glouster Miners 14 to 5 in a Mocking Valley League baseball game. Logan pitcher Leonard held Glouster to five hits while Mingos gathered nine errors by Glouster and five runs on Logan errors. Leftfelder Cook led Mingos with three hits in five at bats. P Mowery scored four runs.
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Galllwill
Eedsville
Spee Boring
Hornets
Randolph
Lyle Balderson
Callipolie
Bees
Ed Mew Pawn
Gallia
OVA
Donald Do. Wolfe
McPann
Reedaville
Newman
Racine
Reedsville
Glouster
Logan Mingos
Glouster Miners
Logan
Leonard
Leftfelder Cook
Mingos
P. Mowery
Mingo
Roman
Saints Regain First Place in A A standings
Saint Paul moves into first in the American Association by sweeping Columbus 7-3 and 10-1 to gain two games on Indianapolis. Edson Bahr and Morrie Martin starred with five and four hit efforts as Kansas City routed Indianapolis. Louisville climbed to fourth after a 2-1 win over Minneapolis, while Toledo defeated Milwaukee 7-2 and then lost 5-4 in the nightcap.
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American Association St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Saints
Indianapolis Indiana
Indians
St. Paul Tas
Edson Bahr
Morrie Martin
Columbia
Jimmy Delsing
Blues
Delsing
Doe Muffoletto
Joe Collins
Millers
Eddie Mordarski
Austin Knickerbocker
Ohio Stations To Air Browns Games
More than 15 Ohio radio stations will broadcast the Cleveland Browns games. Stations starting Sept 5 include WGAR Cleveland WSAI Cincinnati WBNS Columbus WONFE Dayton and others. Beginning Oct 9 affiliates include WICA Ashtabula WHBC Canton WBEX Chillicothe WMAN Mansfield WPAY Portsmouth WLEC Sandusky.
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Ohio
Browns
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo
WGAR
WSAI
Cincinnati
WBNS
Columbus
WONFE
Dayton
WLOK
Lima
WMREN
Marion
WTOL
Toledo
WIZE
Springfield
WHIZ
Zanesville
WICA
Ashtabula
WHBC
Canton
WBEX
Chillicothe
WMAN
Mansfield
WPAY
Portsmouth
WLEC
Sandusky
Carl George
Youngstown
Laurel Run Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Hattie Bumgardner returns to the Pattons after weeks with the Daltons of Nelsonville. Bob McCalment from near Sandusky stays with the Pattons and Bumgardners. Regina Wolfe and Susan Kay of Union Furnace visit the Wolfs and Ladonna Wolfe. Chester Six Milford of near The Diamond visits the Todds. Herman Bumgardner and family visit Jacob Gleason near Logan. Mrs Walter Mason spends a day with her daughter Mrs Charles Wood and Mrs Lawrence Wolfe.
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Laurel
Hattie Bumgardner
Clarence Patton
King Dalton
Nelsonville
Bob McCalment
Sandusky
Ohio
Herman Bumgardner
Regina Wolfe
Susan Kay
Union Furnace
Vance Wolfe
Lawrence Wolfe
Ladonna
Chester Six and
Milford
Near the Diamond
Arthur Todd
Jacob Gleason
Logan
Walter Mason
Charles i Wood
Word Is Advance highlighted at Bethel WSCS meeting
Bethel WSCS met at Mrs. Gordon’s home for a playlet The Word Is Advance and set the year’s budget at 75 dollars Refreshments served to 10 members and five visitors Several out of town visitors and relatives listed with brief notes on visits and funerals across the region.
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Coolville
Bethel
WSCS
Gordon
George Kallis
Mary Gasking
Ughters
Karen
Rita
Lorain
C Bibbee
Julia Ron Walden
David Richmond
Lakewood
Cleveland
Youngstown
A. W. Brandeberry
Cincinnati
Keith Brandeberry
W. J. Anderson
Karen, Huntington
Anderson
Mra
Rex Anderson
Torch
Bingman
Arthur Marshall
Paul Mansfield
Linda Lou
Dayton
Mansfield
Southern Hill School
Kiser High School
City
G. W. Pierce
Robert Moyers
Jacqueline
Tommy
Athens
EB. M. Pierce
Dorothy Goodwin
Donna
Oscar Pierce
Wilson Roadside Park
E. Findling
Aired
E. Pierce
Harley Kincade
New
Concord Residents Share Visits and Hospitable Gatherings
Mrs. John Antle returns from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heart ailment. Canton guests include Mrs. Webb Lent and Mr. Frank Sayre's family. Relatives from Oxford visit to see Mrs. Letta Lewis ill at the Hicks home. Michigan visitors return home after 10 days. Phyllis and Linda Antle from Lynchburg stay with relatives. Guests of Cecil Antle include Gus Bailey Carl Van Dyke and Wilbur Everett Larry and Gary. Mrs. Joe Chapman Ida Drake Myrtle Dow and Stella Beal visit. Murray City visitors include Mrs. Victor Sayre Elaine Barbara and Linda Antle and Mrs. Leona Cook. Monday July 18 breakfast guests at the Statler Hotel Detroit. After breakfast they tour Cinderella Weekend with W W J Detroit News. Mrs. Chapman is a Messenger news reporter and Mrs. Mohring works at Berry Hotel Coffee Shop.
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Webb Lent
Canton
Frank Sayre
George Chapman
Ruth and
Dana
Edna Mohring
Oxford
Mich
Letta Lewis
James Hicks
Milford Sayre
Tone Hicks
Roberta
Douglas
Edwin Sayre
Michigan
Phyllis
Linda Antle
Lynchburg
Cecil Antle
Gus Bailey
Carl
van Dyke, Mich
Wilbur Everett
Larry
Gary
Joe Chapman
Ida Drake
Myrtle Dow
Stella Beal
Victor Sayre
Elaine
Barbara
Leona Cook
Murray City
Jessie Sayre
Statler
Detroit
W.W.J. Detroit News
Chapman
Messenger
Concord
Mohring
Berryn Hotel
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Mm. Pleasant
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Pt. Pleasant
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Associated Press
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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