Pomeroy Gridders Open Drills with Free Spirits Ready for Sept. 12
Coach Rex Jarvis leads a 30 man Pomeroy High squad with eight lettermen and two upcoming additions. Key backs include Williams Vaughan Young and Osborne, while captains Reinhart Scott Faulk anchor the line. Jarvis plans a T formation as team doubles sessions with Lehew and eyes a Sept. 12 home opener against White Falcons.
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Rex Jarvis
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Jarvis
Monogram
Bernard Thornton
Richard Vaughan
Ted Scott
Don Young
Bob Reinhart
Jay Kelton
Clinton Faulk
Lou Osborne
Jerry Pullins
Jack Raub
Kit Williams
Thompson
Raub
Panthers
Williams
Young
Bill Sheridan
Kelton
Panther
Thornton
Faulk
Scott
Reinhart
Vaughan
Pullins
Osborne
Sheridan
Reinhardt
Bill Lehew
Wahama
Baseball strikeout leaders tied with 164
Vic Raschi Don Newcombe and Warren Spahn each led the big leagues with 164 strikeouts last season. Babe Ruth’s pitching record was 92 wins and 44 losses. Play resumes when the pitcher takes the rubber with a ball and the umpire calls play bell.
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Vic Raschi
Don Newcombe
Warren Spahn
Babe Ruth
National League race and tonight's MLB schedule
National League standings show Brooklyn 80 39 and St Louis 72 63 leading. Tonight New York at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at St Louis highlight the schedule with Erskine facing Miller and Drews meeting Klippstein.
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New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago Timae A
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Hearn
Dickson
Spahn
Church
Podbielan
Erskine
Miller
Chicago
Drews
Klippstein
Detroit Beats New York 15 in Quiet Run
Yesterday's results show Detroit won 15 to 0 in a low scoring game as Miller and Berra contributed for Trucks and Batts in a sparse box.
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Detroit
New York
Miller
Berra
Last Year Lettermen list from Messenger Sports photo
The caption lists lettermen from last year as kneeling Bernard Thornton Richard Vaughan Ted Scott Don Young Bob Reinhart and standing Bill Lehew assistant coach Jay Kelton Clinton Faulk Lou Osborne and Coach Rex Jarvis with Messenger Sports photo credit.
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Bernard Thornton
Don Young
Bob Reinhart
Bill Lehew
Jay Kelton
Clinton
Faulk
Lou Osborne
Rex Jarvis
Messenger Sportsphoto
Brooklyn and St Louis in tense early baseball battles
First game shows Brooklyn tied with Rutherford Walker Camp Anella Staley and D Rice in a 6 run final. Second game Brooklyn vs St Louis features Lees Wade Moore Black Campanella Haddix Yuhas Brazile and D Rice in a 5 run outcome. Philadelphia vs Chicago ends 6 to 8 with Ridzik Hansen Burgess Lown Atwell pitching. Milwaukee over Indianapolis 7 to 6. Louisville beats Kansas City 4 to 0. Columbus defeats St Paul 4 to 8. Minneapolis loses 4 to 12 at Charleston 0 to 3.
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Cleveland
Cain
Sain
Philadelphia
Garcia
Feller
Shantz
Detroit
Boston
Houtteman
Hudson
Chicago
Washington
Pierce
Porterfield
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Charleston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Lees
Wade
Moore
Black
Campanella
Haddix
Yuhas
Brazile
D. Rice
American Association
Dodgers rally to split doubleheader with Cardinals
Pee Wee Reese singled in the ninth to drive in tying and winning runs as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 9-5 after winning the afternoon game 3-1. Virgil Trucks pitched his second no hitter of the season for the Tigers in a 1-0 win over the Yankees.
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Peewee Reese
Dodgers
Cardinals
Virgil Trucks
Tigers
Yankees
Fights Last Night Brooklyn Johnny Bratton Stops Steen
Brooklyn bout saw Johnny Bratton stop Irwin Steen by knockout after 152 percent in the Chicago card while Steen bled in San Diego on the same evening and a 147 crowd noted the results.
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Brooklyn
Johnny Bratton
Chicago
Irwin Steen
San Diego
Robinson still holds JC broad jump record
Jackie Robinson remains the national junior college record holder in the broad jump with a mark of 25 feet 6 3/4 inches.
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Robinson
New York
NEA
Jackie Robinson
Raffensberger Tops NL ERA Leaders With Six-Hit Shutout
Cincinnati Reds veteran Lefty Ken Raffensberger threw a six hit shutout against the New York Giants to seize the National League ERA lead with a 2.51 mark in 208 innings. His 14-11 record places him ahead of Karl Drews and Robin Roberts as the season progresses. In the American League Bobby Shantz leads with a 1.81 ERA after 229 innings for Philadelphia. Allie Reynolds remains a contender with a 2.19 ERA for the Yankees.
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Ken Raffensberger
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Associated Press
Oldensberger
Redleg
Philadelphia
Bobby Shantz
Karl Drews
Robin Roberts
Raffensberger
Drews
Roberts
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Robin
Allie Reynolds
Shantz
New York Yankee
Baseball foul sinks windshield in village fundraiser
A foul ball during a benefit game for the Police Firemen's Clan in Medina New York shattered the village police patrol car windshield and caused a small scare nearby.
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Medina
N. Y
Reds Move Into Sixth Place After 3-0 Win
Cincinnati Reds climb to sixth place by blanking the New York Giants 3-0. Kenny Raffensberger notches his fifth shutout of the season, while Eddie Adams leads the offense with two singles and a run-producing triple. Roy McMillan, Hank Edwards, Cal Abrams, and Adams drive the decisive fifth inning.
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Cincinnati
Mudville
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
New York Giants
Redlegs
Larry Jansen
Jansen
Kenny Raffensberger
Ones
Adams
Hank Edwards
Roy McMillan
Raffensberger
Cal Abrams
New York
Rho Williams
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Lockman
Irvin
Thorior
Thompson
Forbes
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Elliott
Kennedy
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Wen Marshall
Kruszewski
Unwell
Edwards
Borkowski
Hatton
Seminick
McMillan
Koslo
Mitchell Nears Fain With Spree
A late season hitting spree has Dale Mitchell of the Cleveland Indians closing in on Ferris Fain’s American League batting crown. Mitchell raised his average seven points last week to .332 and sits five behind Fain, with 14 hits in 35 at bats for a .400 pace. In the National League Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals remains the batting leader at .325, eight points ahead of Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati.
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New York
Dale Mitchell
Cleveland Indians
Ferris Fain
Mitchell
Fain
Tribe
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Ted Kiuszewsk
Top Pitcher in 1901 Clark Griffith Leads AL Wins
Clark Griffith owned the Washington Senators and led the American League in 1901 with 24 wins and 7 losses while pitching for Chicago.
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Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Chicago
Shantz Aids A's Turnstiles in 1952 Home Run
Bobby Shantz keeps Shibe Park running smooth as he eyes win No. 23. The 5 foot 5 southpaw leads the A's in mound consistency, drawing 198,202 fans in 13 home starts while park turnout nears 456,469 last season and road crowds average 15,367 per game.
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Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Bobby Shantz
Shantz
Athletics
Bobby
Two Ohioans Start For East In All American Tilt
MEMPHIS Tenn Two Ohio players earned starting spots for the East squad at Crump Stadium Friday night in the All American High School football game. Center Jim Menese of Hamilton and halfback Dick Shat iro of Shrinefield were named to the lineup.
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Tenn
Crump Stadium
Jim Menese
Hamilton
Dick Shatiro
Shrinefield
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