Billy Southworth Returns Home From Braves Leave
Sunbury learns Billy Southworth, manager of the Boston Braves, is on leave of absence due to illness. He, his wife, and daughter flew to Sunbury then drove to his 140 acre Sunbury area farm for rest, with plans to seek an undisclosed spot for about 10 days.
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Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Southworth
Braves
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Barefy
Billy
John J. Quinn
Boston
Louis R. Perini
Jay Siemen
Al Benton Blanks Detroit As Tribe Takes Second
Al Benton pitched a six hitter to blank Detroit as Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers 5 to 0. Larry Doby and Johnny Berardino led the offense with key hits and two doubles apiece pushing Doby to .300. The win, paired with New York losses, moved Cleveland toward second place in the pennant chase.
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ST. Louis
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Browns
Yanks
Washington Senators
Lou Boudreau
Wynn
Satchel Paige
Paige
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
al Benton
Tigers
George Kell
Benton
Mike Tresh
Jim Hegan
Virgil
Fire
Lou Kretlow
Joe Gordon
Johnny Berardino
Larry Doby
Dale Mitchell
Mickey Vernon
Boudreau
al Papai
Bill Kennedy
Charley Embree
Cleveland
Reds Rally Past Pirates 2-1 to Stay in Pennant Chase
Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in 10 innings. Howard Fox earned the win with a decisive rally starting on a single and advancing on a sacrifice, while Alpha Brazie was tabbed to pitch for St. Louis in the next game.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Redlegs
Brooklyn
Rhinelanders
Eddie Dyer
Alpha Brazie
Ken Raffensberger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Howard Fox
Buccos
Fox
Harry Walker
Lloyd Merriman
Redleg
Bob Chesnes
Chesnes
Athens Logan Golf Rematch Set After Rainout
The Hocking Hills Country Club in Logan faces the Athens Country Club in a rematch scheduled for Thursday. The previous meeting was rained out two weeks ago.
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Hocking Hills Country Club
Logan
Athens Country Club Crew
Athens High gridders get uniforms and exams Friday
Athens High School football coach Harry Lackey announced changes for the 1949 squad. Players will receive uniforms and undergo physicals Friday afternoon, with workouts starting Saturday possibly in two sessions. Mechanicsburg entrants report Friday at 1 pm for uniforms and 3 pm for exams.
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Harry Lackey
Lackey
Mechanicsburg School
AHS
Athens
Baseball and basketball schedules for national league games
Planned games include Chicago at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at Cincinnati with listed pitchers and records. Other matchups feature Philadelphia at Brooklyn and New York at Boston with starting pitchers, plus Washington at New York and Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St. Louis among late evening slots, including doubleheader possibilities and venue times.
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Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Columbus One
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Bycofski Helps Muncie Win Over Zanesville Indians
Mike Bycofski, Jacksonville youth pitcher, saved the day for Muncie in the Ohio-Indiana League by relieving starter Bradley in the eighth and finishing a 21-6 victory over the Zanesville Indians as Bycofski helped shellack four Zanesville pitchers.
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Mike Bycofski
Jacksonville
Muncie
Zanesville Indians
Reds
Zanesville
Bycofski
Bradley
Baseball results from a full slate of games yesterday
Detroit defeated Cleveland 6 to 5 in ten innings with Kretlow and Robinson driving in runs. Chicago edged St Louis 4 to 32 in a high scoring affair. Boston beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 behind McDermott and Tebbetts. Pittsburgh won 1 to 0 over Cincinnati in ten innings. St Louis toppled Chicago 4 to 5 with Lanier and Garagiola contributing. New York beat Boston 4 to 0 as Kennedy and Westrum starred. Philadelphia outslugged Brooklyn 12 to 7 in 12 innings with Heintzelman Seminick and Newcombe.
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Redbirds
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Heintzelman
Ken
Dodgers
Richie Ashburn
Kenny
Detroit
Cleveland
Kretlow
Robinson
Benton
Tresh
Chicago
St. Louis
Kuzava
Malone
Ostrowski
Lollar
Boston
McDermott
Hughson
Tebbetts
Coleman
Astroth
Lanier
Wilks
Poiret
Garagiola
Dubiel
Schmitz
Owen
New York
Kennedy
Westrum
Spahn
Crandall
Shootin' Series From Sky Line Gun Club Skeet Layout
Photographs show active Sky line Gun Club members in action at the Athens skeet range. Images credited to H. McCaskill capture shooters handling their guns and aiming toward targets in a focused sport scene.
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Buckeye Golfers Qualify for National Amateur in Pittsford
Eleven Ohio players earned berths for the National Amateur Golf Tournament to be held in Pittsford New York from August 29 to September 3. Don Finsterwald of Athens captured one of three spots at Huntington West Virginia with a 147 on the par 72 Guyan Country Club layout, while Jim Wood of Steubenville earned a Pennsylvania qualifier with a 158 16 over par at Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnati
Pittsford
N. Y
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Huntington
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Jim Wood
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Oscar Fulton Finds Field Shooting Aids New Skeet Start
Oscar Fulton, newest skeet shooting recruit, uses early field shooting years as a help. His background provides solid cross training and guidance as he builds skills in the skeet discipline.
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Oscar Fulton
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Gene Spurbeck
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Gimme
August Wagner Breweries, Inc
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Lancaster Bottling Works
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