Dodgers Sweep Reds In Twin Bill 11-5 and 6-5
Brooklyn Dodgers hammered the Cincinnati Redlegs 11-5 and 6-5 in a Tuesday doubleheader. Duke Snider belted his 32nd homer and Gil Hodges drove in key runs as Cincinnati’s overworked pitching faltered. Hal Jeffcoat vs Don Newcombe slated for the final game.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Reds
Cincinnati
Paul Sanchez
Charlie Neal
Pee Wee Reese
Sanchez
Ed Roebuck
Redleg
Berdie Tebbetts
Mound
Vincente Amor
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Gus Bell
Snider
Roy McMillan
Johnny Temple
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Hal Jeffcoat
Don Newcombe
Keegan Tosses No-Hitter For White Sox Victory
Bob Keegan, 36, pitched a 6-0 no hitter against the Washington Senators in Chicago. He faced 28 batters, walked two, struck out one, and relied on a sinking fastball and palm balls. The win, the White Sox first no-no since 1937, came on Al Lopez's birthday.
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Joe Mooshil
Chicago
Bob Keegan
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Keegan
Bob
Senators
Sox
Lou Berberet
al Lopez
Washington
Larry Doby
Herbie Plews
Berberet
Nellie Fox
White Sox
Bill Dietrich
St. Louis Browns
Athens Bulldogs Begin 1957 Grid Drills Under Coach Eskey
Athens High opens football practice with 45 boys, two a day sessions, heavy focus on footwork tackling blocking and running. Ron Corradini and Ed Bannon assist with backs and line as the team prepares to scrimmage New Lexington in a week.
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Athens High
Don Eskey
Ron Corradini
Athens Star
Eskey
Ed Bannon
Allen Fox
Athens
Bulldogs
New Lexington
Middleport Yellow Jackets Hold First Practice With 39 Candidates
Coach John Thompson and assistant Jerry Lowery lead 39 candidates at Middleport stadium for two hours of conditioning drills and ball passing. Morning and evening sessions set for two weeks. Top prospect senior Jim Neutzling, 6 ft 4½ in and 223 lbs, anchors a large roster that includes seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and four managers.
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Middleport
John Thompson
Jerry Lowery
Middleport Stadium
Yellow Jackets
Jim Neutzling
Yellow Jacket
Michael Erwin
Junior Rowley
Davis Stover
John Ketchka
Cornell Vance
Ronnie Miller
George Miller
Gene Abbott
Eddie Blake
Dick Roller
Kit Neal
Carroll Manley
Harlan Whitlatch
Steve Bailey
Guy Bing
Eddie Crooks
Mark Kelly
Sonny Knapp
Michael Clifford
Pete Werner
Larry Mitch
Jan Hauck
Jerry Fry
Tom Moore
Earl McKinley
David Hartinger
Jim Batey
John Lyon
Walter Harris
Baseball Leaders and Boxing Note Kid Gavilan
Statistics from the American League show Mantle leading in runs hits and homers with high totals for New York and Chicago players also prominent. Musial Mays and Aaron top several categories in the National League and other leagues. The item notes Kid Gavilan began boxing at age 12.
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Williams
Boston
Mantle
New York
Fox
Chicago
Sievers
Washington
Wertz
Cleveland
Dolbles
Minose
Gardner
Baltimore
Malzone
Kaline
Detroit
Boyd
Bauer
McDougald
Simpson
Sieman
Aparicio
Musial
St. Louis
Mays
Great
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Biasingame
Robinson
Cincinnati
Kruns
Schoendienst
Hooak
Bryton
Snider
Brooklyn
Kid Gavilan
Bill Smith’s Chauncey Dover High fields veteran backfield
Chauncey Dover High School head coach Bill Smith opens his 14th season with a veteran backfield led by Tommy Kranyik Merle Kelsenberg and Sam Stalder while an untested line, six seniors on the roster, and junior Charles Shields look to anchor the center position. The Blue Devils, 80-35-5 overall, aim to improve on last year’s 4-5-1 with a 1957 schedule including Nelsonville Pomeroy New Lexington Rutland Belpre The Plains Jacksonville Trimble BIS McArthur and Gloucester.
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Chauncey
Bill Smith
Chauncey Dover High School
Tommy Kranyik
Merle Kelsenberg
Sam Stalder
Smith
Blue Devil
Dave Nogrady
Gary Bickley
Danny Brookhart
Gary Gabriel
Dan O’nail
Butch Schoonover
Ray Grant
Carl Dickens
Charles Shields
Ed Matheny
Bob Preston
Chauncey-Dover
Kranvik
Kelsenberg
McDaniel
Nogrady
Larry Bowe
Ron Freeman
Bickley
Brookhart
Gabriel
Stalder
O'Neil
Schoonover
Dickens
Grant
Gerald Goodman
Larry Grigsby
Joe Sanders
Ed Bellar
Paul Robinson
Matheny
Preston
Ed Bobo
Walter Staten
John Carson
Pat Hanson
Bill Schoonover
Donnie Nicholson
Bela Kastely
Sam Augustine
Jim Seibers
Tom Kidd
Dave Boudinot
Larry Wadley
Blue Devils
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
New Lexington
Rutland
Belpre
the Plains
Jacksonville Trimble
McArthur
Glouster
Ohio Issues 1957 Hunting Licenses for Sept1 to Aug31
Ohio agencies receive 1957 hunting licenses and digests valid Sept 1 1957 through Aug 31 1958. Resident license costs 2 dollars plus 25 cent filing fee. non resident 15 dollars plus 25 cent filing fee. Active duty armed forces members are exempt. Loss duplicates cost 50 cents. A new law grants a free fishing license after Sept 17 for eligible seniors. hunters 65 plus on aid must still buy a hunting license.
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Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
102Nd General Assembly
Ohio Division of Aid
Ohio Division of Aid For
Tennis Oldtimers Win In Doubles Tourney
In Brookline Massachusetts Bill Talbert and Gil Shea defeated Sammy Giammalva and Barry Mackay 9-7 7-5 4-6 4-6 9-7 in the National Doubles Tennis Tournament The pairing of 48 year old Mrs Midge Buck and 43 year old Mrs Kay McKean upset England’s third seeds Shirley Bloomer and Sheila Armstrong in the same second round program at Longwood Streetcourt
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Brookline
Mass
Bill Talbert
Midge Buck
Talbert
Gil Shea
Sammy Giammalva
Barry Mackay
Longwood
Buck
Kay McKean
England
Shirley Bloomer
Sheila Armstrong
Small But Determined Says Coach of 1957 Glouster Football Squad
Glouster High School's 1957 football squad, led by third year coach Bob Brennan, begins practice with eight returning lettermen and a 180 pound top athlete. Brennan notes limited bench strength for an 11 game schedule and outlines a Light-Heavy offense mix as veterans and a large freshman group fill the roster.
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Glouster
Bob Brennan
Brennan
Dunnette
Ith
Kirby
Teater
Carter
Wales
William Wolfe Named Coach at Kyger Creek
William Wolfe of Mt. Sterling was named head basketball coach for Kyger Creek High School at a Kyger Creek Local Board meeting. He comes from Monroe Two High School in Pickaway County where he coached basketball last season. He will be assistant football coach to Joe Mascio and teach social studies.
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Gallipolis
William Wolfe
Mt. Sterling
Kyger Creek
Board of Education
C. Comer Bradbury
Wolfe
Monroe Two
Pickaway County
Joe Mascio
Pyles Wins Meda Handicap With 66 At Athens Country Club
Walt Pyle posted a net 66 to win the Meda Handicap at Athens Country Club. Dick Phillips with 82 and a 67 net took second. Arch Wilson and Harry Beckley tied for third with 68 nets. Other prize winners included William Rescoe, Dr. William Biggs, Fred Schleich er, and Fred Swearingen in the top half of the standings.
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Walt Pyle
Athens Country Club
Dick Phillips
Arch Wilson
Harry Beckley
William Rescoe
William Biggs
Fred Schleicher
Fred Swearingen
Lakers playoff champs claim fifth title in 11 seasons
Minneapolis has won the National Basketball Association playoffs five times in the league's 11-year history.
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Lakers
Minneapolis
National Basketball Assn
American Seagle Thursday Schedule
Montreal at Toronto Rochester at Buffalo Havana at Richmond Miami at Columbus scheduled for Thursday across regional venues.
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Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Buffalo
Havana
Richmond
Miami
Columbus
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
World Plowing Matches Set For Peebles In September
Columbus Ohio hosts the 1957 International Conservation Field Day and Plowing Match at Peebles Adams County September 17 to 20. The event features forty field demonstrations on land economy across 13 farms with subjects including land use wildlife forestry water and agronomy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Peebles
Adams County
Wilbur Wood
John Slipher
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Lands & Soil, Forestry, Water, and Wildlife
Woodling Drives Indians Past Red Sox With 4 for 4
Cleveland's Gene Woodling went 4 for 4 including a homer and a double to lift the Indians in a 5-4 victory over Boston. Ted Williams went 0 for 2 with two walks as his .390 average remained league leading despite the loss.
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Cleveland
Ted Williams
Gene Woodling
Williams
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Woodling
Jhe
San Francisco Seals
New York Yankees
Lefty O’doul
San Francisco
Yanks
Joe Caffie
Boston
Tom Brewer
George Susce
Don Mossi
Early Wynn
Mossi
Wynn
Gene Stephens
Jim Piersall
Piersall
Mike Garcia
Willard Nixon
Browns Sign Zatkoff After Trade Collapse
HIRAM Ohio Paul Brown reworked his roster after a hoped trade with Detroit fell through. Roger Zatkoff, four year NFL linebacker, signed with the Cleveland Browns Tuesday night and will vie for the right linebacker job alongside veterans Walt Michaels Chuck Noll and Galen Fiss.
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Hiram
Ohio
Paul Brown
Roger Zatkoff
Detroit Lions
Lew Carpenter
Ray Renfro
Renfro
Dante Lavelle
Brown
Carpenter
Detroit
Zatkoff
Cleveland Browns
University of Michigan
Green Bay Packers
Walt Michaels
Chuck Noll
Galen Fiss
Vince Costello
Ohio University
Mike Rotunno
Michigan
Freeloader Farewell Aims at Patterson Rademacher Bout
In Seattle a radio TV blackout blocks Thursday night world heavyweight title fight between Floyd Patterson and Pete Rademacher. Promoter Jack Hurley calls the bout for paying customers and brands listeners and viewers freeloaders.
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Seattle
Floyd Patterson
Pete Rademacher
Jack Hurley
Middleport Ace Bowles Signs with Cincinnati Redlegs
James Bowles the Middleport ace signed with the Cincinnati Redlegs after attracting scouts this spring. The Class B state champion pitcher will receive 1000 dollars and be assigned to Visalia California in the Class C league. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Bowles and played varsity baseball basketball and football. He was chosen for the All Ohio baseball game but missed due to National Guard duty.
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Middleport
James Bowles
Yellow Jacket
Cincinnati Redlegs
John Parsons
Bowles
MHS
Visalia
Calif
James
Ernest Bowles
Columbus
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New York Athletic Commission
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