Great Blocks by Hogan Power Tribe Past Detroit 6-5
Indians edge Tigers 6-5 as Jim Hegan drives in the decisive run in the 10th inning. Hegan went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a key game winning single. Cleveland’s winning streak reaches 12 in a row in a tense battle at Sportsmen's Park.
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Hogan
Tribe Edge
Detroit
ST. Louis
Jim Hogan
Cleveland
Tigers
Bengals
Hegan
Hoot Evers
al Rosen
Vic Wertz
Priddy
Kryhoski
Souchock
Owen We Kell
Wertz
Mullin
Groth
Ginsberg
Iy Evers
Am Berry
Hutchinson
P Bearden
a-Keller
McCosky
Widdoes Announces 66 Players for Ohio University Grid Drills
Ohio University head coach C. Widdoes invited sixty six players to pre season football practice starting August 27. The group includes 22 letter men from the 1950 squad, 24 numeral winners from last year’s freshmen, and 14 freshmen, with positions including 12 ends 11 linemen 4 centers 8 quarterbacks 14 halfbacks and 6 fullbacks. Notables reporting include Gene Wetherholt Bill Johnson Bill Casto Bob Penrod and players from Gallipolis Marietta New Lexington Parkersburg and Ripley West Virginia plus others from the roster. The team will train twice daily as preparation for the season opener versus Morris Harvey College in Charleston West Virginia on September 22.
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Ohio University
C. Widdoes
Ti Bobcats
Morris-Harvey College
Charleston
W. Va
Bob
Gene Wetherholt
Bill Johnson
Bill
Gallipolis
Charles Wilson
Marietta
Bob Penrod
New Lexington
Zanesville
Fred Near
Don Eskey
Duncan Falls
Leon Wilson
Parkersburg
Bill Casto
Ripley
First Round Pairings Made for Club CrownGolf Championship
Pro Bob Littler announces first round match play pairings for seven flight club golf championships at Athens Country Club. The event starts today with Sunday deadline for first round results and pairings listed across clubs and flights.
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Athens Country Club
Bob Littler
Les Coon
Kermit Blosser
Art Smith
Bob Butts
Dick ‘Guthrie
Carroll Widdoes
Herb Bran
Ken Begg
Rog Oro
Sam Buff
Genevn
John Nye
Eddie Oldfield
Pinky Kyle
Harry Beckley
Ted Saree
Fred Swearingen
Harry Begg
Frank Cal
Ohio University football season ticket sale starts Monday
Season tickets for Ohio University football go on sale next Monday at the OU Gymnasium. James C. Johnson, athletic ticket manager, announces prices: $8 for box seats and $6 for reserve seats for all five home games. Individual tickets: $2.50 box seats, $1.75 reserve. Home slate includes Akron Sept. 22, Bowling Green Oct. 13, Kent State Oct. 27, Cincinnati Dad's Day Nov. 17, Eastern Kentucky Nov. 17.
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Ohio University
James C. Johnson
Antoday
Bobcats
University of Akron
Eastern Kentucky
Kent State University
Cincinnati
Bowling Green
Former Champ Tunney Defends Promoters
PORTLAND Ore Gene Tunney ex world heavyweight boxing champion defends ring promoters on a business trip he said yesterday the International Boxing Club has invested considerable money in boxing the club is only trying to protect its investment
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Portland
Ore
Gene Tunney
International Boxing Club
Pomeroy Gridders Call Meeting for All Candidates
All candidates for the Pomeroy High School football team are urged to attend a meeting at 7 p m Wednesday at the high school. The gathering is described as very important and all candidates must be present.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Baseball Major League Leaders To Date
American League top performers include Minoso leading in runs with 90 and DiMaggio matching Williams with 145 hits. Williams holds 25 homers and Raschi anchors NL with 119 strikeouts. George Kell era? Not present.
Rio Grande Beats Buick Team 9-7 in six-run burst
Rio Grande rallied for six runs in the sixth to topple Blaetmar Buicks 9 to 7. Perkins and Wiseman each two hits for Rio Grande, while Perk Wagner led the Buicks with two hits. Wagner and West, Perkins and iC, Jones,
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Rio Grande
Blaetmar
Women Wrestlers Added To County Fair Program
The Athens Centennial Fair will include female wrestlers in the All-Star Wrestling program on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Mars Bennett faces Cora Combs in a one fall match, 30 minutes. Combs and Bennett replace earlier announced male wrestlers Bobby Watts and Ali Pasha. A second match features La Rance and Paul Orth vs Angelo Poffo and Bobby Ford in a 60 minute two of three falls tag. Main bout: Jim Goon Henry vs Big Bill Miller for a one fall match. Special guests include Thor Olson and Al Hart. reserved seating available per fair secretary Erle Bridgewater.
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All-Star Wrestling Pro
Athens Centennial Fair
Mars Bennett
Cora Combs
Combs-Bennett
Bobby Watts
Ali Pasha
Mildred Burke
la Rance
Paul Orth
Angelo Poffo
Bobby Ford
Jim
Henry
Big Bill Miller
Fair Officials
Thor Olson
Ohio University
al Hart
Columbus Wrestling Impressario
Erle Bridgewater
Fair Secretary
Sauer and Brissie star in split dream Cubs and Indians wins
Hank Sauer drove in all Chicago runs with a double and two homers in the Cubs 5-4 win over St Louis while Lou Brissie pitched three scoreless relief innings to earn Cleveland's 6-5 ten inning victory over Detroit. Other notes mention Easter run details and scattered box-score items from the era.
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Hegan
Tribe
Birdie Tebbetts
Lou Boudreau
Detroit
Cleveland
Dale Mitchell
Rosen
Mitchell
Larry Doby
Dick Kryhoski
Wertz
Tiger
Bob Lemon
Gerald Priddy
Pat Mullin
Evers
Freddy Hutchinson
Gene Bearden
Tigers Hutchinson
Don Kolloway
Ed Hurley
Wynn
Ned Garver
Browns
Garver
Indians
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Chicago
St. Louis
Lou Brissie
Baseball Box Score Highlights From Multiple Games
Scores and pitching lines from a set of early season games. Key results include New York and Washington, Boston and Philadelphia, and Chicago versus Boston with various pitchers named. Also notes from the American Association with St. Paul and Indianapolis, and a postponed Toledo at Milwaukee game.
Baseball Tonight A Busy Schedule Across National League
The card lists multiple games with starting times and pitchers including New York at Washington Lopat facing Moreno, Detroit at Chicago Trucks against Rogovin, Cleveland at St Louis Wynn versus Garver, Boston at Philadelphia Kiely vs Fowler, Brooklyn at New York Branca against Hearn, Philadelphia at Boston Heintzelman versus Spahn, St Louis at Pittsburgh Staley versus Friend, Chicago at Cincinnati McLish versus Raffensberger, plus Toledo at Milwaukee and Columbus at Kansas City with remaining matchups Indianapolis at St Paul and Louisville at Minneapolis.
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New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Jaen Wee
Cincinnati
Ene
Chicago
Pittsburgh
American Association
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Atene
Palica
Podbielan
Haugstad
Campanella
Spencer
Westrum
Roberts
Hansen
Konstanty
Wilber
Nichols
St. Claire
Lown
Dubiel
Owen
Chambers
Brazie
D. Rice
Washington
Lopat
Moreno
Detroit
Trucks
Rogovin
Cleveland
Wynn
Garver
M. Kiely
Fowler
Brooklyn
George Fazio Joins Columbus Celebrity Golf Tournament
The Columbus Brookside Country Club hosts the Columbus celebrity tournament on August 20 with George Fazio added to the field. Dr. Cary Middlecoff cannot play as officials were notified. Betty Mackinnon and Mrs. Robert Palmer of Columbus also enter, boosting the event’s lineup.
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Columbus
George Fazio
Brookside Country Club
Cary Middlecoff
Betty Mackinnon
Robert Palmer
Ohio
Fights Last Night Rally in Cities Across Country
Immy from New York outpointed Mario Trigo in a non title bout at 1385 to 188' advantage while Tommy Bazzano stopped Joe Graza in Detroit. Location details include Middletown Connecticut and Los Angeles ringside reports noting weights around 150 and 149 pounds.
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New York
Mario Trigo
Los Angeles
Brooklyn
Tommy Bazzano
Middletown
Conn
J Joe Graza
Detroit
Finsterwald Invited to Celebrity Meet Tourney in Columbus
Finsterwald joins a star lineup for the PGA National Caddie Association Celebrity tournament at Brookside Country Club, building college scholarships for caddies. The event precedes the national caddie tournament at Ohio State Scarlet Course with top players like Sam Snead and Horton Smith, plus celebrities, sportscasters, and several non golfers. The two Southeastern Ohio caddies Joe Charney The Plains and Jim Blanton Gan will monitor Finsterwald’s play, supporting The Messenger sponsorship.
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Don Finsterwald
Ohio University
Columbus
PGA National Caddie Association
Brookside Country Club
Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio
Finsterwald
Joe Charney
The
Plains
Jim “Kentuck” Blanton
Gan
Messenger
College
Betty MacKinnon
Robert Palmer
Franklin County Links
Harry “Cappy” Walker
Columbus Red Birds
Sally Flowers
Billy Scott
Sam Snead
Lawson Little
Jimmy Demerer
Lloyd Mangrum
Toney Penna
Jimmy Thompson
Billy Campbell
Prospero
Army
Gianvito
Ed Sullivan
Frank Lausche
Don Eagle
Frankie Talaber
Johnny Demchuck
Grant and
Groan Fame
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Vic Janowicz
Big Blacks Open Grid Drills Monday
Big Blacks begin football practice in Point Pleasant with uniforms issued to last year’s squad at 9 a.m. and freshmen at 10:30 a.m. Returning lettermen include Bills Roberts, Withers, Eddie Sommer, Chuck Gasken, Charles Parsons, Roy Higgins, Buster Biffle, and backs Jack Fowler, Earnest Rainey, Robert Newell, Russell Patterson, Paul Martin, Billy Kenney, and Donald Blessing.
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Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Bob Adkins
Bill Roberts
John Withers
Eddie Sommer
Chuck Gasken
Charles Parsons
Roy Higgins
Buster Biffle
Jack Fowler
Earnest Rainey
Robert Newell
Russell Patterson
Paul Martin
Billy Kenney
Donald Blessing
Adkins
Poca
Middleport
Gallipolis
Barboursville
St. Albans
Logan Chieftains Begin Practice with 16 Lettermen
Logan coach Dwight Diller starts practice for the Chieftains with 16 returning lettermen. Two daily sessions run Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. No practice Saturday. Open Sept. 14 at Lancaster, then Sept. 21 vs Marietta at home, with remaining Friday night league games through Nov. 9 versus Athens.
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LOGAN
Dwight Diller
Logan Chieftains
Diller
Chieftains
Lancaster
Marietta
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Wellston
Middleport
Jackson
Nelsonville
Athens
Dairymen Top Cleaners in Softball Tourney Thriller
Lowmans Dairy edged Campus Cleaners 11 9 in Softball League 1 double elimination action at the high school field. Lowmans scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth on a Goodfellow double and Martin single, aided by an error. Sams led the Cleaners with three hits while Canter and McGee contributed for Lowmans.
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Lowmans Dairy
Cleaners
Goodfellow
Martin
Sams
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Bob Wren
Frank Dilley
Williamers
Ray Shepard
Fred Schleicher
John Newcomb
Earl Davis, Sr
Jim Snyder
Third Flight
Jim Cumley
Paul Beckley
Don Jacobs
C. M. Bowman
J. M. Guthrie
Ben Roberts Sr
Fred McKay
Ray Cook
Paul Dean
John Jones
George Merchant
Jack Coon
C. W. Garrison
George Smith
Don Reed
John Swanson
Carl Heck
Ha Householder
Lowell Rapp
Frank Urbach
Roy Davis
Joe Trepp
Dave Strawn
al Carpenter
Floyd Wolfe
Charles Russell
Buddy Stauffer
James Boden
Howard Brinker
Ken Oh
Byron Wolfe
Clint Chadwick
Ralph Dupler
Joe Vance
Dan Merrick
Clarence Starn
C. N. Sanders
Ken Woodgerd
Bob Essex
Robert Main
C. R. Hoskins
Bill Wolfe
Ott Wagner
Jesse Day
Mc Dorman
John R. Sprague, Jr
Bob Hollingsworth
Bob Baur
James Scriven
Bob Bulloch
Marsh McCarty
James
Champ Tunney
Minoso
Williams
DiMaggio
Noren
Busby
Feller
Raschi
Musial
Kiner
Irvin
Ashburn
Dark
Kluszewski
Bell
Hodges
Jethroe
Roe
Newcombe
Buick
Kid Gavilan
Joey Maxim
Summit
N. J
Maxim
Bob Murphy
Madison Square Garden
Gavilan
Billy Graham
the Garden
FCE Cccdenenae
Easter
Gromek
Sepotiore Nasussenal
Mullen
Brissie
RBI
Boone
Simpson
Kell
HPB
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Borowy
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Passarella
Berry
Rommell
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Henry Picard
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Kuzava
Berra
Porterfield
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Guerra
McDermott
Stobbs
Masterson
Rosar
Zoldak
Coleman
Scheib
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Fender
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E. Carpenter
Horton Smith
Tom Crane
PGA
Dairymen Top Cleaners
Lowmans
Canter
McGee and Goodfellow
Neil
Neil Graf
W. Hunter St
Logan, Ohio
Chevrolet
Earl Hooper
N. Court
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