Baseball notes on Phillies Dodgers and Giants series in NL
The column covers NL baseball in Philadelphia Brooklyn and New York with Heintzelman’s 2 1 win over the Dodgers in 12 innings and Meyer’s pitching return. It notes Don Newcombe’s speed and Tommy Brown’s early error, Richie Ashburn’s ankle misfire, and mentions Hank Thompson Johnny Mize and Bill Nicholson as players under the spotlight.
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Ken Heintzelman
Phillies
Dodgers
Heintzelman
Brooks
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Tommy Brown
Richie Ashburn
Phils
Giants
Hank Thompson
St. Louis
Thompson
Mize
Nelsonville Eagles edge Albany Panthers in HVL clash
Nelsonville clawed back from an 17 to 12 deficit to beat Albany 15 to 11 at City Playground. Tippy Dane powered the win with two doubles and a bases loaded homer driving in eight runs, while Wayne Hutchison added three RBIs. Both starters, Macak and Jones, pitched the full game as Nelsonville and Albany split the series and set up a potential one game playoff for September 4 if needed.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Albany Panthers
City Playground
Tippy Dane
Thorne
Panthers
Eagles
Wayne
Smoke” Hutchison
Dick Macak
Edgar Jones
Wakefield
Panther
Emil Kowalczyk
Enlow
Kowalczyk
Marv Knowlton
Jones
Sky Line Gun Club Members In Action At Skeet Layout
A series of pictures shows active Sky Line Gun Club members in action at the Athens skeet layout. Photos by H. McCaskill feature Dick Wade, a flashy skeeter who turns in possibles often enough to keep his father humping.
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Dick Wade
Skeeter
Robinson Belloise Fight Set for Yankee Stadium Skirmish
New York welterweight Ray Robinson faces 160 pound Steve Belloise in a non title 10 round bout at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night. The bout is billed as the fifth natural of the year with an expected gate near 150000 dollars and a shot at a middleweight title shot against Jake LaMotta or Marcel Cerdan.
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New York
Ray Robinson
Steve Belloise
Yankee Stadium
Jake LaMotta
Marcel Cerdan
Jake
Robinson stars as Brooklyn leads league totals in 1949 season
Statistics show Jackie Robinson of Brooklyn dominating multiple categories with 162 hits 102 runs and 96 RBIs while Roy Campanella and Pee Wee Reese from the Dodgers also post strong numbers. Other notable leaders include William Williams with 357 batting and Spahn with 105 strikeouts for Boston and Cleveland's Feller tallying 4 wins in the American League.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Reese
Ennis
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
Williams
Boston
Stephens
Wlliams
Mitchell
Cleveland
Kell
Detroit
No games scheduled with two matchups listed
The schedule notes no games in progress with one game: Indianapolis at Milwaukee. Other matchups include Toledo at Kansas City, Columbus at St Paul, and Louisville at Minneapolis.
Phillies rally past Yankees on grand slam by Ferris Fain
Ferris Fain drove in six runs including a grand slam to lift Philadelphia to an 8 to 7 victory over New York. Murry Dickson pitched for Pittsburgh shutting out the league leading Cardinals 8 to 0 with only two hits allowed in game two of the doubleheader.
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Rowe
Blix Donnelly
Cardinals
Phillies
Dodgers
Donnelly
Bill
Ferris Fain
Athletics
Philadelphia
New York
Murry Dickson
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Gallia Academy Blue Devils Open Football Drills
Gallia Academy began football practice with a half day session led by Head Coach Don Souder. Maurice Fowler coached linemen while backs worked on stances and a potential shift to the single wing. A two-a-day schedule starts Monday as the squad, now issued uniforms, prepares for the September 16 opener against Oak Hill with assistance from Richard Shrider.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Blue Devils
Don Souder
Maurice Fowler
Souder
Richard Shrider
Oak Hill
Shrider
Saints Nurse Lead In AA
The St. Paul Saints extended their lead in the American Association pennant race with a Sunday sweep of Louisville 5-0 and 10-0. Indianapolis closed to four and a half games behind after the Tribe split with Kansas City, 6-5 in 10 innings and 10-2. Milwaukee dropped the opener with Toledo 7-4 but won the nightcap 3-2. Minneapolis and Columbus split as the Millers won 15-13 in game one and the Red Birds took the second 7-6.
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Hardwares edge Carpenter in 11-6 softball tilt at McConnelsville
In a Thursday night game at McConnelsville, Carpenter dropped an 11 to 6 loss to McJunkins. The scoreboard was tied at 6 after five innings before McJunkins rallied with five runs in the final two frames aided by walks and errors. Carpenter starter Lanning was relieved by English in the fourth.
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English
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