Reds win double header over Cubs and Pirates at home
Cincinnati Reds sweep Chicago in a windy city double header yesterday then beat the Pirates in the seventh game Crosley stand. Vander Meer allowed five hits for an 8–0 nightcap victory while Raffensberger pitched the opener’s late innings.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Windy City
Johnny Vander Meer
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
Bob Rush
Emil Rush
Harry
Walker
Raffensberger
Cubs
Andy Pafko
Roy Smalley
Virg Stallcup
Gene Mauch
Lloyd Merriman
Walker Cooper
Stallcup
Warren Hacker
Merriman
Claude Corbitt
Cooper
Jimmy Bloodworth
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Schmitz
Hacker
Carpenters Reach finals in double elimination bid
Carpenters Hardware softball beat Caseys 6 3 and then defeated the Millers 10 2 to reach the Southeastern Ohio District Tournament finals. Pitcher Woody English starred with five hits and two-way play leading the Hardwares toward a Thursday showdown with McJunkin Supply Marietta.
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Mcconnellville
Carpenter Hardware
Ohio
Woody English
Hardwares
Caseys
Marietta
Millers
Logan Clay Products
Ebba Balding
Jim Bartlett
Logan
English
McJunkin Supply
Carpenters
Darrell Miller
Elza Wood
George Joachim
J. Burkhart
Keerps
Seo
SOONG
Enicn
Lowe
Bowers
Allen
Schnee
Huck
Balding
Grubb
Boy Hero Clarence Blair Jr Honored at All Star Game
Clarence Blair Jr of Whitesboro New York was cheered by 93 000 fans at Soldier Field during the All Star Philadelphia Eagles game after he rescued his 10 month old brother John from a burning home. The boy and his father were guests at the 16th annual classic following the heroic rescue Tuesday night.
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Chicago
Clarence Blair
Whitesboro
N. Y
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Harry Wismer
Clarence
Blair
John
Point Pleasant Blacks Schedule Ten Games With Two New Foes
Blacks coach Bob Adking announced Point Pleasant High will play ten or eleven football games this season. Five games are at home, nine on the road. two new opponents Williamson and Nitro join the slate. Equipment distribution and official practice set, with dates, opponents and locations listed.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High
Bob Adking
Williamson
Nitro
Adking
Poca
Middleport
Gallipolis
Barboursville
Vinton
Spencer
Wahama
Ripley
Boxing results from three matches in Columbus Long Beach and Auburn
Jimmy Welch outpoints Tommy Bell in Columbus, Tony La bua outpoints Willie Beltram in Long Beach, and Gaetano Annalaro tops Lee Bohles in Auburn.
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Columbus
Jimmy Welch
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Long Beach
N. Y
Tony Labua
New York
Willie Beltram
Auburn
Gaetano Annalaro
Tunisia
Lee Bohles
Cleveland
Tam O Shanter brass spins up $35,000 world tourney
Johnny Palmer and Jimmy Demaret surged into a $17,000 championship playoff at Tam O Shanter Chicago promoter George S May’s world tourney. Palmer tied 275 13 under. Demaret 275. Final day payoff 10000 to winner second 7000. Sam Snead earned 5000 for third.
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Chicago
Johnny Palmer
Jimmy Demaret
George S. May
Palmer
Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Toney Penna
Bob Hamilton
Buck White
Johnny Bulla
Jim Turnesa
Jim Ferrier
Sam Snead
Ohio Youth Wins Tennis Title
Bobby Colburn of Dayton Ohio captured the boys under 11 title in the 13th River Forest Invitational. He defeated Emmett McCarthy of Chicago 63 75. In girls doubles the team Shirley Arth and Jeanne Arth of St Paul Minnesota beat Joyce Higgey of Columbus and Joanne Mahoney of Toledo 6 0 6 2.
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Chicago
Bobby Colburn
Dayton
Ohio
Emmett McCarthy
Shirley
Jeanne Arth
St. Paul
Minn
Joyce Higgey
Columbus
Joanne Mahoney
Toledo
Lakeside girls tennis singles title goes to Lillian Fisher
Lillian Fisher of Lima won the Lakeside girls singles championship over the weekend defeating Judy Rice of Providence R I in three sets 1 6 4 6 2.
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Lakeside
Lillian Fisher
Lima
Judy Rice
Providence
Akron Youth Wins All American Soap Box Derby Crown
Freddy Derks, 15, Akron, dominates 147 entrants from 40 states and Canada at Derby Downs to capture the All American Soap Box Derby title. He earns a $5000 college scholarship and notes plans to study automotive design. Second place goes to Don Klepsch of Detroit, third to Charles P. Muhl Jr. of Cleveland. The event draws about 50,000 spectators in heat. German refugee Eickenhard Kornmesser attends as a guest of honor.
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Akron
Freddy Derks
Panama
Canada
Alaska
Derby Downs
Derks
Don Klepsch
Detroit
Charles P. Muhl, Jr
Cleveland
Jerry Williamson
Charleston
W. Va
Tommy Navyrkal
Nebraska City
Neb
Jimmy Doolittle
Frank J. Latsche
Jimmy Stewart
Eickenhard Kornmesser
Germany
Bavaria
Albany Eagles Ground Athens 4-0 in NL clash
Albany’s Macak struck out 10 as the Albany Eagles blanked the Athens Eagles 4 to 0. Tinkham pitched well until a seventh inning rally opened by an error. Wakefield Kostival Gibbs Enlow each had two hits for Albany while Winefordner collected two for Athens.
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Macak
Athens
Eagles
Albany
Tinkham
Wakefield
Kostival
Gibbs
Enlow
Winefordner
Escue
Cooley
Rutkoskie Wins Class A in Athens Country Club Pony Tour
Rutkoskie fired a 72 total with a 69 net after a three stroke handicap to top Class A at the monthly pony tournament at Athens Country Club. He posted a 34 on the front nine and eagled the sixth hole with a niblick for the winning margin. In Class B Jarmes Cumley shot 93 with a 21 handicap for a 72 to lead.
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George Rutkoskie
Athens Country Club
Rutkoskie
Jarmes Cumley
Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs Ends in Head Victory
Mighty Assault the King Ranch three time champion failed to place as First Nighter a four year old from Cherry OCA stable won by a head over Brookmead's Going Away in the 50 000 added Massa chusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs.
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Boston
Assault
King Ranch
Cherry Oca
First Nighter
Brookmead
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Those Red Sox Close In On Yankees In Pennant Race
Boston Red Sox surge seven weeks after July 4 showdown with New York, winning twice and trimming the Senators to pull within four games of the Yankees. Brooklyn leads National League, while Giants, Reds and Indians gain ground in varying results. Lefty Parnell nets his 18th win for Boston as DiMaggio and Kellner spark other division happenings.
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Jop Reichler
Associated Press
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Stengel
Red Sox
Yankees
Casey
Ted Williams and Company
Sox
Washington Senators
Philadelphia
Athletics
Senators
Boston
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Bob Porterfield
Joe Page
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Wemon
Mike Garcia
Detroit Tigers
St Louis Browns
Fred Hutghingon
George Kell
Tigers
Sky Line Gun Club Shooters At Athens Skeet Layout
Photographs by H. McCaskill capture active members of the Sky line Gun Club of Athens in action at the club feature skeet layout. The images depict shooters during practice and competition scenes at the venue.
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Baseball Leaders and Records in the National and American Leagues
The list highlights top players by category across the leagues. Robinson of Brooklyn leads multiple categories in the National League including batting runs and hits, while Williams and Stephens excel in the American League with runs and RBIs.
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Kiner
Pittsburgh
Robinson
Brooklyn
Spahn
Boston
Branca
Roe
Ironton Names New Head Basketball Coach
Paul Hogan was promoted from assistant to head coach at Ironton High School by the school board on Friday. Charles Kautz of Huntington, West Virginia, was hired as assistant coach to join the Ironton program.
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Athens American Legion
Athens High
Fred Swearingen
Jack Rhods
John Evans
Jack Mahaffey
Dale Leach
Ronnie Cox
Vance Harris
Charley Orr
Russell Hall
Rollin Gaskill
Jerey Evans
Tom Allen
Ralph Nugum
Roger Allen
Dave Neutsting
Dale Swift
Ironton
Paul Hogan
Ironton High School
Ironton School Board
Charles Kautz
Hunting W. Va
Baseball doubleheader results and score summaries
A sequence of box score style lines shows multiple games between Chicago and Cleveland Boston Washington New York Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh and St. Louis with varied innings totals and pitchers listed for each contest. Key outcomes include Cleveland sweeping Chicago in a two game set and several lopsided scores across the remaining matchups.
Baseball Action From Early Evening Showdowns
Chicago visits St. Louis at 8 45 P M with Wight facing Fannin 4 8. Detroit plays Cleveland at 7 30 P M pitting Newhouser 11 7 against Feller 11 8. New York visits Philadelphia at 7 45 P M featuring Lopat 11 5 against Schelb 7 8. Washington travels to Boston at 7 30 P M with Hudson 7 10 versus Dobson 9 9. Pittsburgh hosts Cincinnati at 8 30 P M matching Werle 9 8 against Wehmeier 7 7. St Louis at Chicago 1 30 P M with Brecheen 9 8 versus Chipman 6 7.
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Brooklyn
St Louis
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Wight
Fannin
Detroit
Cleveland
Newhouser
Feller
Lopat
Schelb
Washington
Hudson
Dobson
Cincinnati
Johnson Drives In Winning Runs In Yankees Twinbill
Batting star Billy Johnson of the Yankees drove in the two decisive runs in a 4-2 win over the Athletics in the first game and added all three Yankee runs with a double and homer in a 4-3 loss in the second game. Larry Jansen of the Giants pitched a two hitter as New York shaded Philadelphia 1-0 in the second game of a doubleheader, with the Giants winning the opener 8-1.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Prince Hal Newhouser
Bengals
Feller
Indians
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Philadelphia
Bob Lemon
Sox
Gus Zernial
Dave Philley
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Tribe
Mitchell
Doby
Mickey Vernon
Lou Boudreau
Billy Pierce
Vernon
Charley Kress
Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Pierce
Johnny Berardino
Bo Kennedy
Mike
the Bear
Floyd Baker
Sizzler
Luke Appling
Kennedy
Billy Johnson
Yankees
Athletics
Yankee
Larry Jansen
Giants
Phils
Few Entries Threaten Air Races Cancellation
Only four entries have been received for the national air races 75 mile women pilots event with $5500 in prizes. A fifth entry was cancelled for noncompliant plane equipment and rules allow cancellation with fewer than five entries.
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Cleveland
Syracuse Maintains Lead In Ohio Valley Action Doubleheader
In the Ohio Valley Association, Syracuse wins two close games against Gallipolis to keep the lead. Gallipolis built early advantages but Syracuse tied the first game in the seventh and won in the eighth. in the second, Syracuse pulled ahead with a late rally as Hendricks and Guinther shared pitching wins. Racine swept Paint Pleasant in a doubleheader, taking 5-3 and 5-1, ending Paint Pleasant’s hold on last place. Twin Cities defeated Reedaville 11-6 and 7-5, with Magnotta and Clatworthy delivering key hits while Balderson worked for the win in Game 2.
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Ofllo Valley Association Club
Tl. Pet
Syracuse
Acnes de Ae
Gallipelia
Floa Reedaville Nubiveteances
Twin Cities
Matt Hendricks
Guinther
Hendricks
Gallipolis
Johnny Lee
Elsewehere
Paint Pleasant
Racine
Wine Ners
Grimm
Powell
Price
Wolf
Riebel
Effeult
Magnotta
Clatworthy
Saur
Arma
F. Valentine
Hendricka
L. Valentine
Jeffers
Point Pleasant
Raciné
Randolph
Denehue
Marr
Donohue
Saints Hold First Place In Association
St Paul’s Saints hold first in the American Association as they split with Indianapolis while Toledo swept Minneapolis. John Bero drove in four runs with two homers in the first game and a two run homer in the seventh of the second. Mel Queen and Phil Haugstad earned wins for Indianapolis and St Paul respectively as the league’s tight races continued. Milwaukee outlasted Columbus in 14 innings to clinch a 3-2 nightcap. Roy Hartsfield and Howie Mans contributed key hits in extra frames for the Brewers wins.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Saints
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapolis
St Paul
Indians
Louisville
Colonels
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
John Bero
Phil Haugstad
Mel Queen
Charley Harrington
Blues
Dave Madison
Roy Hartsfield
Harvey Haddix
Brewer
Norman Roy
Howie Mans
Brewers
Gordien Repeats World Discus Record In Finland
Gordon Gordien of the University of Minnesota again surpassed the world record in the discus at a Finnish track meet. He threw 186 feet 3 inches, topping Italy's Adolfo Constanti who held the prior mark at 181 feet 6 1/2 inches.
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Tavastehus
Finland
Fortune Gordien
University of Minnesota
Italy
Adolfo Consotini
Wanted Now Sales Representatives For Training And Jobs
Advertisement seeks young married men ages 20 to 36 with a car to join a major furnace manufacturer. They offer intensive training in Cincinnati with paid living expenses, then field placement across several counties. Liberal compensation from the start, strong training and on the job advice provided.
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Cincinnati
Career opportunity advertisement seeking personal details
A dated recruitment notice invites applicants to send full personal information for a career position at The Williamson Heater Company. It requests weight height a small photo and details on age marital status education sales experience and family background with contact address and phone number. It promises confidential handling and arranges a personal interview at the earliest date.
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W. H. Wuerdeman
Williamson Heater Company
Marburg Avenue
Cincinnati
Onin
Ady
Hamilton Race Meet Opens Monday At Butler County Fairgrounds
The 10th annual running meet at the Butler County Fairgrounds will open Monday and run 19 days. Twilight racing starts at 4 p.m. daily except Saturdays and Labor Day, with first post at 2:15 p.m. on those days.
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Hamilton
Butler County Fairgrounds
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