Close Races Feature Opening Harness Card
The Ath ens County Fair opened a three day harness meet with 12 heats and two photo finishes. Nancy Braden driven by William Roush won the 2 17 pace stake earning 1000 dollars, while Mesa Verde was disqualified in a second heat of the trot. Monopoly and Tom Boy captured divisions and Helen's Castle won the 2 22 pace in a 500 purse event.
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Athens County Fair
Nancy Braden
Wilcox and Roush
Athens
William Roush
Dailey
All Guy
Mesa Verde
Edwards
Flaxscope
Monopoly
Tom Boy
Helen's Castle
Athens County Fair Harness Race Results and New Equipment
Race results list multiple heats with ponies and drivers such as Nancy Braden, Captain Dailey, Queen Day, and Monopoly, detailing purses, times, and finishes. The article notes a new starting gate owned by Howard Jewett of Portsmouth and the introduction of pari mutuel betting under Ohio Racing Commission rules.
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Athens County Fair
Howard Jewett
Portsmouth
Ohio Racing Commission
Mutuals
Youths of Scott High Practice at Ohio University Field
Scott High School football players from North Braddock Pa are practicing at Ohio University field this week. Coach Johnny Reed, famed for Pennsylvanian rivalries, guides the squad as they gear up for the season amid shifting prep schedules.
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Scott High
North Braddock
Ohio University
Pennsylvania
Syracuse keeps hold on status as protest potters delay title
Syracuse Park saw a 4 1 win over Reedsville Hornets as Syracuse extended to 14 straight wins but the 2nd half pennant status remained unresolved. The Ohio Valley Association considers Gallipolis protest over Point Pleasant ineligible player delaying final decision by President Charles Shane. Matt Hendricks pitched five hits allowed two runs through seven innings while Jim Haggerty and Bob Duckworth contributed RBI plays.
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Syracuse
Ohio Valley Association
Reedsville Hornets
Syracuse Park
OVA
Donald C. Wolfe
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Chales
Shane
Wolfe
Matt Hendricks
Hornets
Hannum
Hendricks
Jim Haggerty
Ashley
All Time League Records In Parentheses
Batting .528 Clatworthy Twin Cities .889 Guinther Syracuse .378 L Valentine Gallipolis .363 Hendricks Syracuse .363 Williams Reedsville .361 Runs 47 Williams Reedsville 34 Hager Gallipolis 28 Hendricks Syracuse 28 Hits 71 Hendricks Syracuse 48 Williams Reedsville 47 Clatworthy Twin Cities 44 L Valentine Gallipolis 44 Doubles 25 Guinther Syracuse 14 J Lee Gallipolis ? Triples 8 Duckworth Syracuse 5 Williams Reedsville 4 Homeruns 9 Guinther Syracuse 6 L Valentine Gallipolis 5 Pitching 14 1 9 0 Guinther Syracuse 12 3
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Guinther
Syracuse
L. Valentine
Gallipolis
Hendricks
Syrace
Williams
Reedsville
Hager
J. Lee
Duckworth
Detroit Lions Halfback Maggioli Earns Varsity Letters
Detroit Lions halfback Chick Maggioli of Mishawaka Indiana earned varsity football letters at Indiana Notre Dame and Illinois while serving as a Marine Corps trainee.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Lions
Chick Maggioli
Mishawaka
Ind
Indiana
Notre Dame
Illinois
Marine Corps
Penn State Adds First Non alumnus Backfield Coach Since 1935
Outsider State College Pennsylvania Backfield Coach Frank Patrick a Pittsburgh graduate becomes the first non alumnus on Penn State's football staff since 1935, marking a notable staffing change for the program.
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Outsider State College
Frank Patrick
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Amateur golf championship at Oak Hill Aug 29 to Sept 3
The U. S. Amateur Championship will be staged at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford near Rochester New York from August 29 through September 3. The event brings together top amateur golfers to compete for the national title.
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U. SS
Oak Hill Country Club
Pittsford
N. Y
Rochester
Connie Mack Leads A's To First Pennant In 1902
Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics to their first pennant in 1902 and won eight more pennants, the last in 1931. The Chicago White Sox open spring with only 16 of 36 players remaining with the club.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
English Boy Swims Channel to Dover Victory
Yorkshire schoolboy Phillip Mickman, 18, conquered the English Channel in 23 hours 48 minutes in his first successful attempt this year. He reached Kingsdown at 5 38 a m British summer time, then rode to Dover with his escort boat. Cuban swimmer Jose Cortinas also started a second attempt at Cap Gris Nez, France.
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England
Phillip Mickman
Yorkshire
Mickman
Hkingsdown
Jose Cortinas
Cap Gris Nez
France
Kingsdown
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E. H. Temme
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
J. Walter France
Buicks Score Double Victory Over Comets in WV
The Blaetmar Buicks softball team swept a Sunday doubleheader from the Apple Grove Comets of West Virginia, taking 7-5 and 7-4. Evans hit a go ahead homer in extra innings of the first game as Wright scored on his drive, and Stivers and R Klees pitched for the Buicks. In the nightcap the Buicks erased a 3-2 deficit with a four run fifth inning then held on as both teams traded a run in the sixth. The Buicks improved to 36-20-1 on the season, 17 of their last 20.
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Dayton
Indians
Wylie
Flint
Pomeroy
Blaetmar Buicks
Comets
Apple Grove
W. Va
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Buicks
Wright
Barnett
Newman
Stivers
R. Klees
Edwards Tops Racine in 8 7 Softball Thriller
POMEROY Edwards Insurance edged Racine Monday night 8 7 when the game ended in the sixth inning due to darkness. Hendricks cracked a bases loaded triple in the first, then doubled in the third to spark Edwards. Racine led briefly in the sixth before Edwards finished with key hits by Lewis and Devol to pull ahead.
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Pomeroy — Edwards Insurance
Racine
Reds Fall In Extra Innings To Phillies 4-3
Cincinnati Reds endured 13 innings and three and a half hours before losing 4-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies. The defeat tightens the Reds hold on seventh place to three games as Chicago beat New York. The Rhinelanders rest and travel ahead of a series in Boston behind Ken Raffensberger.
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Cincinnati Reds
Redleg
Chicago
New York
Rhinelanders
Boston
Ken Raffensberger
Redlegs and Phillies Extend Marathon Into Eighteenth Inning
Cincinnati and Philadelphia battled for 18 innings as Roberts beat Peterson 4 1 in a 18th inning finish. Key moments included Borowy and Wehmeier early control, Stallcup and Wyrostek drives, and Ashburn driving in the winning run after Seminick’s walk and Blattner’s double.
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Warren Spahn
Hank Borowy
Reds
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Johnny Wyrostek
Ewell Blackwell
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Herman Wehmeier
Willie Jones
Richie Ashburn
Eddie Brantt
Kent Peterson
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Andy Seminick
Bobby Blattner
Veeck Denies Indians Sale Amid Rumors
Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck denied a Sun Times report that the team was sold to Hank Greenberg and associates for 2 million dollars. A team spokesman said no sale has occurred. Washington defeated the Indians 4 to 2 in the game cited. The Yankees have won the AL pennant 15 times under three managers.
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Bill Veeck
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Chicago Sun Times
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Sun Times
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NEW York Yankees
Miller Huggins
Joe McCarthy
Bucky Harris
Red Sox Prospect Faves 20 Strikeouts for Louisville
Maurice McDermott, a young southpaw for Boston, fanned 20 St. Paul batters for Louisville on May 24 setting an American Association strikeout record.
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Maurice McDermott
Boston Red Sox
St. Paul
Louisville
Athens Golfers Edge In Local Open Round
Athens golfer Dow Finsterwald struggled at Shady Hollow Golf Course in Massillon during the Ohio Open second round. He shot 36 39 75 to total 162, missing the final 36 by two strokes after an even par 86 start followed by bogies on the back nine.
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Athens
Dow Finsterwald
Massillon
Shady Hollow
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Finsterwald
Shady
Gardner and Littler Struggle in Columbus Open
Dr Robbin Gardner and Bob Littler Athens Country Club pro finished near the back of 48 in the Columbus Open after 36 holes of medal play. Gardner matched 79 from Monday and total 158 with a tough back nine. Littler added 80 to finish 160 amid bogey trouble.
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Robbin Gardner
Bob Littler
Athens Country Club
Columbus Country Club
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Littler
Al Como to Assist at Marietta College Football
Al Como, brother of Perry Como, will be a parttime assistant football coach at Marietta College this season. He will also teach in a Marietta grade school. Como played end and center for Marietta in 1917 and 1948 and played at Waynesburg College before the war. He is from Canonsburg Pennsylvania and served in both the Navy and Army.
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Marietta
al Como
Perry Como
Marietta College
Nelsonville Vets Dominate New Marshfield in HVL clash
Nelsonville Vets toppled New Marshfield 13 to 3 on Sunday in HVL action. Winning pitcher Bill Watkins allowed four hits while Bolce took the loss. Home runs by Hope Woodson Cope and Riley highlighted a seventh inning rally that produced seven hits and seven runs.
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Vets
New Marshfield
Bill Watkins
Bolce
Hope Woodson
Cope
Riley
Sky Line Gun Club action at skeet layout
Photographs by H McCaskill show active members of the Sky Line Gun Club of Athens in action at their skeet layout. The report notes that in the recent All Star game only Red Schoendienst hit safely for the Cardinals.
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Red Schoendienst
Cardinals
Browns trail last season by 20000 in paid admissions
After two home stands this year the St. Louis Browns were 20 000 paid admissions behind last year's total.
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St. Louis Browns
Pirates slugger Wally Westlake hits 17 home runs again
Wally Westlake of the Pittsburgh Pirates has hit 17 home runs in each of the last two seasons, matching a personal power streak and marking a notable slugging tempo.
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Wally Westlake
Pittsburgh Pirates
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