Redlegs Return to Fourth Place Tie in NL Race
Cincinnati Reds surge back into a fourth place tie with the Philadelphia Phillies after sweeping a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 7 6 and 3. Key hits include Ted Kluszewski 36th homer and Bobby Adams two triples. Art Fowler earned the win in the nightcap as Jim Davis took the loss. Reds next face the St Louis Cardinals three times starting tonight with Nuxhall and Beard pitching.
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ST. Louis
Cincinnati Redlegs
Philadelphia Phils
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Karl Drews
Art Fowler
Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Fowler Adams
Cub
Jim Greengrass
Kluszewski
Jim Davis
Cincinnati
Gus Bell
Adams
Roy McMillan
Bell
En Roy
Gus
McMillan
Wally Post
Andy Seminick
Drew
Greengrass
Kluazewski
Klu
Post
Fowler
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Nuxhall
Ralph Beard
Pirates
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Walt Moryn
Jerry Lynch
Preston Ward
Frank Thomas
Pittsburgh
Braves
Cardinals
County Stadium
Milwaukee
Wally Moon
Sally Hemus
Marietta Wagon Wheel Maintains Winning Streak In Tourney
In the district softball double elimination at Sundown Park Marietta Wagon Wheel beat Nelsonville Jack's Bar and Grill 10-5. Gallipolis Eagles edged Nelsonville Admirals 5-4, Gibson Tin Shop of Wellston won 10-0 by tourney rule, with next games set for Nelsonville Admirals vs Schedaman Hoff Marietta.
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Nelsonville Jack's Bar and Grill
Sundown Park
Athens Jaycees
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Wagon Wheel Entry
Grillmen
Marietta
Phil Pritchard
Thompson
Figgins
Blair
Forbes
McGuire
Art Trough
Gallipolis Eagles
Nelsonville Admirals
Fagies
Gallipolis
Admirals
Eugene Snyder
Martin
Canaday
Burns Nelsonville
White
Jack Simmons
Gibson Tin Shop
Wellston
Tinners
Jaycees
Schedaman & Hoff
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Braves May Repeat Flag History In 1951 Miracle Race
The 1951 pennant race history is cited as a guide for the Milwaukee Braves who trail the New York Giants by 5 games with five left against the Giants. The Giants surged to a pennant that year despite late slumps, and the Braves face six remaining games with Brooklyn and hope for a dramatic rally.
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New York Giants
Braves
St. Louis
New York
Giants
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Theraves
Dodgers
Colummn
Dodger
Latrobe Tackle Paul McGinnis Signs with WVU
Paul McGinnis a 230 pound tackle from Latrobe Pennsylvania will enroll at West Virginia University. He plans to major in business administration and minor in physical education.
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Paul McGinnis
Latrobe
West Virginia University
Olson Solid Favorite To Defeat Castellani
San Francisco middleweight champion Carl Olson defends his world title against Rocky Castellani in a 15 round NBC telecast from the Cow Palace. Olson, 26, has not lost in 15 bouts. Castellani, 28, has not won in 10 straight. The California bout uses 11 point rounds with Olson guaranteed 120000 and Castellani to receive 60 percent of earnings above that.
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Calif
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Rocky Castellani
Cleveland
NBC
Cow Palace
Olson
Randy Turpin
England
Kid Gavilan
Chicago
Castellani
Pierre Langlois
Rocky
Pedro Gonzales
Bobo
al Naiman
California
Cards Have Backbone Or Top Pitching Orps
Three rookie hurlers plus veteran Harvey Haddix could form the backbone of St. Louis Cardinals starting pitching next season. Brooks Lawrence Gordon Jones Ralph Beard have splashed as a core group with Haddix, while the club sits sixth in the National League due to inconsistent pitching.
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St, Louis
Harvey Haddix
St. Louis Cardinals
Beard
Lawrence
Jones
Milwaukee Braves
Cards
Haddix
the Bull
Baseball Standings and Schedule for Weekday Matchups
Standings show Pittsburgh at New York 7:15 p.m. Littlefield 8-6 against Liddle 5-3. Philadelphia at Brooklyn 7 p.m. Roberts 18-10 vs Lees. Milwaukee at Chicago 1:30 p.m. Conley 12-5 vs Rush 7-14. Cincinnati at St Louis p.m. Nuxhall 6-3 vs Beard 0-2. Week results include New York 5 Philadelphia 0 and Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 5. Saturday games list Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Milwaukee Chicago Cincinnati St Louis. Sunday schedule Philadelphia Brooklyn 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh New York 1:05 Cincinnati St Louis 2 p.m.
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New York
Littlefield
Liddle
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Roberts
Lees
Milwaukee
Chicago
Conley
Rush
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Nuxhall
Beard
St Louis
Club We Pet
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Hamner
Mays
Kruton
Antonelli
Haddix
Major league basketball scores and matchups recap
The list shows games from Cleveland at Baltimore and New York at Boston at 7 and 7:30 p.m. with players Houtteman Coleman and Nixon Jim. Washington Philadelphia and Chicago Detroit later. Final tallies include Cleveland 4-2 Detroit 3-8 New York 8 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Baltimore 3 Boston 11 Washington 6.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Columbus and Indianapolis Lead Weekend Soccer Card
Friday results show Columbus 2 at Indianapolis 1 and Kansas City 1 at Charleston 0. St. Paul beat Toledo 4 2, Minneapolis defeated Louisville 5 4. Columbus hosts Indianapolis in the opener with match-ups listed for the schedule.
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Louisville
Minneapolis Eo
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Charleston
Toledo
Minneapolis
Grid Rules Clinic Set
The Southeastern Ohio football rules interpretation clinic will be held September 5 at the Ohio University gymnasium under the SEC Officials Association. The program runs 2 p m with talks by Rhodes Baur Swearingen and Rolph plus a Q and A period. Morning executive committee meeting at 10 a m and officials luncheon at 12 30 p m.
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Ohio University Gymnasium
SEC Officials Association
A. H. Rhodes
Bot Baur
Fred Swearingen
Harold Rolph
SEC
Buckeye
Stars Shine as Fox Drives White Sox to 4-3 Win
Nellie Fox had a double and three singles in four at bats and drove in the winning run for Chicago as the White Sox edged Baltimore 4-3. Ruben Gomez pitched a seven-hitter shutout for New York, beating Philadelphia 5-0.
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Giants
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Washington
Ted Siams
Ruben Gomez
Philies
Davey Williams
Ray Katt
Bobby Hofman
Jack Harshman
White Sox
Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
Weather forces Yonkers Raceway resurfacing project
Yonkers Raceway in New York resurfaced the long stretch after a summer downpour using 700 cubic yards of clay and 600 yards of top soil to repair track damage.
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Yonkers, N. Y
Score Less Strikeout Mark. Lefty Score Sets All Time AL Strikeout Record
Lefty Herb Score, age 21, of Indianapolis, set an American Association single season strikeout record with 269 after fanning 12 Columbus Redbird batters. Columbus defeated the league leaders Indians 2-1 as Score faltered on a late misplay.
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Associated Press
Herb Score
Indianapolis
American Association
Columbus Redbird
Charles Henry Berger
Columbus
Score
Indians
Mo Mozzali
Mozzali
Hal Smith
Stan Pawlaski
Wally Lammers
Smith
Kansas City
Charleston
Tom Gorman
John Kucab
Ray Moore
St. Paul
Toledo
Ray Mueller
Minneapolis
Louisville
Gallia Academy Blue Devils Begin Second Thompson Era
Gallia Academy High School football coach Clarence E Thompson began his second season with a group of 65 gridsters including 53 students and 12 eighth graders. Thompson and Line Coach Frank Porter outlined expectations, then the squad ran conditioning drills and practiced basic plays. Physical exams were conducted by four local doctors.
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Gallipolis
Clarence E
Quince) Thompson
Gallia Academy High School
Blue Devils
Charley Swanson
Thompson
Frank Porter
Arthur Fleming
Robert Carson
Tom Morgan
J. Gordon Gibert
Cincinnati Redlegs Turn Over 1500 Used Baseballs to Youth Leagues
The Cincinnati Redlegs contribute roughly 1,500 used baseballs and the season to amateur leagues. The baseball season’s stats list top performers like Snider and Musial in batting and Mays and Fox in home runs and hits.
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Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Moon
Bell
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
Houtteman on Mound as Tribe Faces Baltimore
Cleveland Indians start a three game series in Baltimore as Art Houtteman seeks his 13th win against Joe Coleman. The Tigers split a doubleheader with Detroit edging ahead of the Yankees while Bob Feller earned his 260th win and Dave Pope hit a two run homer.
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Detroit
Vic Wertz
Dave Pope
Tigers
Bob Nieman
Baltimore
Art Houtteman
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Joe Coleman
Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Houtteman
Coleman
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Feller
Tiger
Feller
Ray Narleski
Sam Dente
Mike Garcia
Don Messi
Bob Hooper
Garcia
Four 17yearolds reach Caddie Golf semi finals
In Columbus the ninth annual Caddie Golf Championship sees Rino Della Flora and Gene Cardi advance, while Eugene Borek and Dick Burgoon win quarter finals. Winners earn scholarships totaling 5000 across 750 and 500 prizes for finalists and next round play determines order of scholarships.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Rino Della Flora
Dick Burgoon
Harrisburg
Eugene Borek
Yonkers
N.Y
Gene Cardi
Della Flora
Cardi
Aquinas High School
Ohio
Buckeye
John Chimienti
Rand Newby
Erie
Dick Hauff
Chicago
Hauff
Borek
Walt Thomas
Kansas City
Burgoon
Dave Daniels
Sam H Harris's Early Career as Fight Manager
Sam H Harris, a successful Broadway theatrical producer, began as a manager of prizefighters. He guided Terry McGovern, one of his notable clients, who captured both the bantamweight and featherweight titles.
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Sam H. Harris
Terry McGovern
Athens Bowlers to Organize for 1954 55 Season
The Mens' Athens Bowling Association sets an organizational meeting for 7 p m August 27 at Sportland Recreation. A rep from each league team must attend to guarantee entry as per Carl Murphy president and Maywood Smith secretary. Officers will be elected for the City Association and the Tuesday Thursday and Friday leagues. all bowlers are welcome. Sportland lanes open for the 1954 55 season on September 1 per Norm and Jack Engh.
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Mens’ Athens Bowling Association
Sportland Recreation
Carl Murphy
Maywood Smith
Sportland
Norm
Jack Engh
Gallipolis Golf Club Names Three Advances In Match Play
In Gallipolis, Dr. George Nibert defeated Russ Smith 3 and 2, Truman Morris beat G Wolden 2 and 1, and Halliday toppled Charles Kiesling 2 up to reach the third round of the Tribune hands match play tournament at Gallipolis Golf Club. In the women's bracket, P s Yester edged Dorothy Brows 1 up, Marge Knday defeated Sonja Wellman 5 and 4, and Joy Rocchi beat Betty Agee 3 and 1.
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Gallipolis
Tribune
Gallipolis Golf Club
George Nibert
Truman A. Morris
Tom Haliday
Dr. Nibert
Russ Smith
Truman Morris
G. Wolden
Halliday
Charles Kiesling
Ps Yester
Dorothy Brows
Marge Knday
Sonja Wellman
Joy Rocchi
Betty Agee
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