All-Star Show and Local Baseball Notes Highlight Ohio Sports
Carrasquel aids rookie Appling as Sox veterans wind down careers. Holland brings traveling stunt show to Torch Speedway with Hollywood stunt men. Athens Co league expands with seven schools and two football exceptions. Cavanaugh transitions from boxing to football officiating. Sayre and Miller work in Tobacco League. Adkins and Wolfe connected to OVA squads with waivers shaping rosters. Portland Bears suffer 12-game skid as OVA scores roll in.
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Bill Holland
Torch Speedway
Coolville
Holland
Hollywood
Hal Kent
Errol Fiyan
Lucky Teter
Hell Drivers
Teter
Athens Co
Jacksonville-Trimble
the Plains
Jerry Cavanaugh
Will
Youngstown East High
Layton Sayre
Ralph
Wahama
Middleport
Mickey Miller
Sayre
Florida
Miller
Wilmington
Babe Adkins
Middleport High
Purdue University
Point Pleasant Merchants
Ohio Valley Association
Don Wolfe
OVA
OVA All Stars
Gallipol Bees
Gallipolis
Wolfe
Racine High
Portland
Bucs
Rosen Back in Cleanup Spot for Cleveland Club
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau moved Al Rosen to the cleanup spot for a three game series opener with the St Louis Browns. Rosen is batting .287 and, after solid contact in the last home game, Boudreau believes he has found his swing. Feller to start the opener against St Louis with Widmar and Garcia also in later plans as Cleveland aims to regain ground on Detroit.
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ST Louis
Lou Boudreau
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Rosen
Indians
Boudreau
Tribe
Feller
Hoene
Dick Kokos
Don Lenhardt
St. Louis
Cleveland
Browns
Chicago
Detroit
Mike Garcia
Big Bear
Two OVA Games Set Tonight in Makeup Schedule
Ohio Valley Association teams take a night off bringing two twilight contests to the schedule. Racine visits Twin Cities in a pivotal matchup for top bracket position while Syracuse hosts Point Pleasant as both chase sixth place and narrow gaps.
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Ohio Valley Association
Racine
Twin Cities
Syracuse
Reds
Point Pleasant
Merchants
Gallipolis
Hartford
Portland
Reedsville
Managers Revise Pennant Choices Across Leagues
Three major league managers issued revised pennant predictions. Casey Stengel of the Yankees picks Cleveland over Detroit as AL favorite while Burt Shotton of the Dodgers calls Philadelphia the team to beat in the NL. Billy Meyer of Pittsburgh sees a three team scramble among Phillies Dodgers and Cardinals.
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New York
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Billy Meyer
Phillies
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Stengel
Boudreau
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Boxing results from last night in Washington and Scranton
Charley Salas from Phoenix won a non title decision over Ike Williams in Washington by points. Eugene Hairston from New York defeated Lee Dala of Donora in Scranton in another recent bout.
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Washington
Charley Salas
Phoenix
Ariz
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. d
Scranton
Eugene
Dunmy) Hairston
New York
Lee Dala
Donora
17-9 Contest To Sport Shop Clinches Near Second Round
Banks Sports Shop moved within one game of the City Softball League second round by defeating Ohio Fuel Gas Company 17 to 9 for their fourth straight win. The Shoppers lead the first half with five games undefeated and need only to beat Lowman's Dairy or have Beckley Clothiers lose to Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric to sweep. Van Dyke led an 18 hit attack with a triple and home run, while Hartman added a triple and a single.
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Shoppers
Bill van Dyke
van Dyke
Jerry Hartman
Lee O'Brien
Boles
Gasens
Cartwright and Hutchison, Schuyler and Boles
Athens Eagles
Kovach
Staley
Sun King
Nelsonville
Wid Canter
Mike Keasey
Bobby Mills
Bert Barnes
Eagles
Canter
New Marshfield
Jim Pinney
The
Vets
Ray Brooks
Brooks
Chapman
National League routs as Phillies hammer Cardinals
In a 9-0 Philadelphia win over St. Louis, Mike Goliat hit a single double and triple driving in four runs. Ken Johnson pitched effectively, holding St. Louis to two singles in the Phillies' fourth straight win without defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Goliat
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Ken Johnson
St. Louis
Gallipolis Wins Fourth Yerges Trophy Meet in Dual Swim
Gallipolis swimmers defeat Point Pleasant 194 to 173 in home-and-home meet to claim the Yerges Trophy. Gallipolis nets 12 firsts to Point Pleasant’s 10 with girls’ events boosting the margin. divers tilt toward Gallipolis. Coaches Oliver Eishenauer of Point Pleasant and Tommy Robinson of Gallipolis lead their teams.
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Gauus. Va
Mermaids
Mermen
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Gallipolitans
Blue Devils
Jack Hill
Johnny Glass
Billy Capehart
Rex Garrison
Terry Johnson
Oliver Eishenauer
Bing Sukola
Paul Bennet
Dick Caldwell
Cherry O’brien
Charlotte Weissenburger
Point Peasant
Mary Tennent
Linda Long
Ann Phillips
Ann Thomas
Ronald Kent
Coleman Smeltzer
Roy Reynolds
Johnny Ecker
Cherry O'Brien
Bette Null
Bovys
Wirt Hackworth
Ann Francis
Lynn Brown
Paul Bennett
Junior Wilson
George Foster
Jeannie Ecker
Johnnie Ecker
Ann Miller
Roger Allison
Tom Thompson
Mickey Whalen
Era Mae Thomas
Frank Capehart
Ralph Raike
Tommy Robinson
Nelsonville beats New Marshfield in two games doubleheader
In a lengthy two game set, Nelsonville dominates New Marshfield. Pitcher Kovach suffers loss while Pinney earns win with 12 strikeouts and 8 innings pitched. Offense features Brooks driving in runs and Stright, Wicks, and McCombs producing multiple hits.
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New Marshfield
Cope
Chapman
Wicks
Brooks
Pinney
McCombs
Thompson
Stright
Mace
Llewelyn Cook
Chesser
Cook
McFadden
Nelsonville
Woodson
Taylor
Strickland
Hp—Brooks
Kieffer
Howson and Clark
Ll. Brown
Nelson Vets
Abrho Barstow
Oo Thompson
Ee Chapman
Une Woods
Hee Cope
Aes McCombs
Cf Taylor
Teen
Heme
Weiter
Gee Vatej Vanndeel
Marshfield Abrho
Baseball Tonight Rivalry Night Across League Fields
Multiple games scheduled at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. feature Orioles style matchups. Roberts and Newcombe lead Philadelphia Brooklyn. Raschi facing Parnell headlining New York Boston. Feller opposes Widmar in Cleveland St Louis tilt. Hudson meets Brissie as Washington visits Philadelphia. Detroit Chicago and Columbus Minneapolis clashes also listed with several not scheduled.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
St Louis Ee
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Roberts
Newcombe
Jones
Spahn
St. Louis
Staley
Pollet
Chambers
Klippstein
Dubiel
Ramsdell
Fox
Parnell
Raschi
Houtteman
Wight
Feller
Widmar
Hudson
Brissie
Sundown Softball League action shows Garagemen win
Nelsonville Nichols Garage posted its second straight win in the B Division by beating Frank's Confectionery 13 to 9 in Monday night action. Chappelein starred for the Garagemen with a three run first inning double, a home run in the second and timely hits as they built a 9 0 lead. Strickland and Lavelle led the Confectioneers with a fourth and seventh inning pair of runs.
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Nelsonville
Nichols Garage
Sundown
Frank
Rich Leaf
Valley Farms
Garagemen
Confectoneers
Chappelein
Strickland
Farley
Confectioneers
Local woman rider wins at Vinton County rodeo
Mrs. Lurene Burson of Athens was the only woman rider in the Vinton County Centennial Rodeo at McArthur. She earned one first, two seconds, and one third in four events including Package Race, Scoop Shovel Race, Neck Rein on Line, and Pickup Race.
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Lurene Burson
Athens
Vinton County
McArthur
Baseball season end stat leaders in 196? era
The list highlights top performers in batting pitching and fielding across teams. Names include Robinson Brooklyn, Ennis Philadelphia, Musial St Louis, Kell Detroit, Doerr Boston, DiMaggio Boston, Lemon Meadow and others with marks such as hits runs and home runs, plus strikeouts and pitching averages.
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Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
Jethroe
Spahn
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Miller
Kell
Detroit
Doby
Cleveland
Stephens
Dropo
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Williston to Meet Hamler in Ohio Tourney Semifinal
Williston and Hamler clash next Saturday to decide who faces Kalida for the Ohio championship of the National Baseball Congress. Finals Sunday lead to a Monday showdown with Michigan champ in Monroe. Kalida undefeated. results show St Paris and Rudolph exits, Kalida beat Hamler 9 4.
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Ohio
Kalida
American Girls Progress In Swim Across Channel
Florence Chadwick 31 and Shirley May France 17 push through cold English Channel waters. Chadwick nears the White Cliffs of Dover, ahead of a 14 hr 31 min record for women, while France mid Channel recovers from vomiting on her second attempt. Murat Guler and Antonio Alberton do also began, with little word updates.
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English Channel
White Cliffs
Dover
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Calif
Gertrude Ederle
Shirley May France
Somerset
Mass
Massachusetts
Cape Gris Nez
France
Miss Chadwick
Murat Guler
Turk
Gris Nez
Guler
Antonio Albertondo
Chadwick
Giants Ride Durocher Streak To Narrow Braves Lead
The New York Giants surged after Leo Durocher lifted curfew and told players to have fun. A 9-3 win over the Boston Braves followed a 14-hit attack, pulling them within 2.5 games of the Philadelphia Phillies for fourth place as Major League action paused. Ken Johnson tossed a two-hit shutout in his first start since July 4 for St. Louis.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Giants
Leo Durocher
Ball Park
Braves
Boston
Philadelphia Phils
Ken Johnson
Cardinal
Redbirds
Eagles Notch 12th Win in Hocking Valley League
Nelsonville Eagles crushed Chauncey Sun Kings 5 0 for their 12th straight league win as Joe Kovach fired a one hit nine strikeout gem. New Marshfield dominated Nelsonville 17 7 to tighten second place while Carlton Hill edged Athens Eagles 1 0.
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Hocking Valley
W. L. Pet
G.B. Nelson
Eagles
New Marshfield
Glouster
Chauncey
O. Bo Nee
Carbon Hill
Albany Domen Olas
Athens Eagles
Nelsonville View
Nelsonville Eagles
Joe Kovach
Ohio University
Chauncey Sun Kings
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Vfc
Carlton Hill
Redbirds Fall to Cellar-dwellers in League Action
Minneapolis beat St Paul 6 2 to close the gap on the leaders the Louisville Colonels and the Indianapolis Indians while idle. Toledo defeated Milwaukee 4 2 behind Dwain Sloat and Don Lund and Alex De LaGarza two Toledo runs. Kansas City won 4 1 over Columbus in the opener of a doubleheader before rain halted the second game. Sid Schacht earned his second win as Kansas City moved ahead 3 0 in the nightcap preview.
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American Association
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Louisville Colonels
Colonels
Indians
Dwain Sloat
Sloat
Ray Herbert
Don Lund
Alex de la Garza
Glenn Elliott
Sid Schacht
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Chicago White Sox
Luke Appling
Sox
Luke
Hmself
Appling
Carrasquel
Ellis Kinder
L. Pet
Banks Sport
Beckley Clothiers
Lowman's Dairy
Beasley-Mathews
Beasleys
Bruce Edwards
Newport Harbor
Dick Deaver
Balboa Island
Brecheen
Brazie
Munger
Wilks
Rice
Johnson
Seminick
Kennedy
Kramer
Westrum
Bickford
Hall
Cooper
Yerges
Chuck Romine
Tou Een
Cunningham
Chaurcey Iene
Hutchison
Searles
RBI
Barnes
Jenkins
Newman
Mills
J. Canter
Sac — Cunningham
So—Kovach
Keasey
Border
Whyte and
Jackson
Linton
Chauncey Abrhoa
W. Canter
Rey Cunningham
Cookesy
Ese Eeae
Boker Cato Seaters
Abdella
Aesee
Sa A A Tyme
Leffler
Nelsonville Abrhoa Chenevey
Newmen
Tyo
Mowery
P Cars
Wierd Otis
Sundown Softball League
Nye Chevrolet
Oson's Lance
Murray City Legion
Nelsonville Vew
OHB
Valley Farns
Poston Station
Lownmran’s Dairy
McBee Co
Iva
Frank's Confectionery
Nelsonville Vfw
Robinson
Ashburn
Kiner
DiMaggio
Lemon
Meveland
Trout
Williston
Hamler
Curt Simmons
Shillies
Pennsylvania National Guard
B& Aclvated
Athens, Ohio
Marshfield
WEFW
Weyenberg
SENS
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