Indians Edge A's In 11th To Stay Within Reach Of Yankees
Feller left after seven scoreless innings as Cleveland rallied in the 11th to beat Philadelphia 6-3. Barney McCoskey delivered a two run triple for the decisive blow and Lou Brissie earned the win. Strickland homered to spark the Indians in a tense stretch drive.
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Iowa
Bobby Shantz
Indians
Athletics
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
New York
Barney McCoskey
Philadelphia
Clut
Cleveland
Mitchell
Simpson
Doby
Easter
Rosen
Westlake
e-Glynn
Hegan
Tipton
d-McCosky
Strickland
Brissie
AB Rho CO de Acacdsm
Eanckan Cuss
Philley
Zernial If
Clark
Michaels
Hitchcock
Astroth
Shantz P 'a-Robertson
Thomas R
Zoldak
Shantz
Robertson
Rbstrickland
McCosky
Joost
Fain
S—Shantz
Bb—Feller
Ooper
So—Feller
Ho—Feller
Middleport Yellow Jackets Seek To Sustain Winningest Flag
The Middleport Yellow Jackets plan a strong 1952 football season with 12 lettermen and 12 experienced veterans aiming to extend a Southeastern Ohio League record as the league’s top program. Unofficial counts since 1928 show Middleport with 103 wins, 8 ties and 53 losses for a .660 mark, matching the Logan Chiefs in recent history.
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Middleport Yellow Jackets
Middle‘port
Logan Chieftains
Meigs County Jackets Set School Win Peril, Titles Record
The Meigs County Jackets improve their win column by four games, boosting their standing. They claim the most titles by winning or tying nine times, as Dave Winefordner, OU graduate and former The Plains High School coach, replaces Carl Adkins as Yel.
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Meigs County
Jackets
Dave Winefordner
Ohio University
the Plains High School
Carl
Babe) Adkins
Yel
Schedule and lineup details for Middleport Jackets football
Middleport coach Winefordner announces single wing formation for the Jackets this season. Backs Gene Osler Frank Easter Bill Demosky Harold Cart Ike Wilt Bob Dudding will lead the ground game with Oiler handling passing and punting. Linemen include Ron Barnhart Roger Chanc ey Eddie Stobart Jack Lloyd and Pete Davis. Continuous two-a-day drills and dual position training characterize the preparations.
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Winefordner
Middleport
Gene Osler
Frank Easter
Bill Demosky
Harold Cart
Ike Wilt
Bob Dudding
Cart
Wilt
Demosky
Jackets
Yellow Jacket
Ron Barnhart
Barnhart
Roger Chancey
Andy Batey
Eddie Stobart
Jack Lloyd
Jon Schaaf
Pete Davis
Rex Maiden
Bob Ashley
Sidney Klees
Ashley
Charlie Hess
Charles Stanley
Larry Lacy
Carroll Mowery
Dave Winefordner
Bill Dempsky
Messenger Sportsphoto
Spahn Blanks Redlegs Adams Keeps Hot Streak
Cincinnati's Bobby Adams continued his strong hitting, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a single as the Reds were shut out 2-0 by Warren Spahn and the Braves. Spahn earned his third shutout of the season, striking out 6 Reds to reach 143 for the year.
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Cincinnati
Bobby Adams
Cincinnati Reds
Bob
Boston Braves
Willard Marshall
Ted Kluszewski
Joe Adcock
Reds
Braves
Cincinnati Crew
Warren Spahn
Lefty
Thorpe
Sunan
Spahn
ABR
Borkowski
Adams
Marshall
Kluszewski
Seminick
MecMillan
Pellagrini
Podbielan
Arionierl
RBI
Gordon
Torgeson
HR — Gordon
SB — Jethroe
E — Mathews
McMillan
Sisti
Logan
Boston
BB —Spahn
Nuxhall
SO — Spahn
HO — Podbielan
Jethroe
Bend Tourney Postponed to Friday Night
Power failure delays Bend Softball Tournament with revised schedule. Friday games: Pilots vs Anderson Blacktop 7 30 p m Crown City vs Berdines 8 30 p m Smoker Billiards vs Smith Upholstering 9 30 p m. Saturday games: Appalachian Power vs Gallipolis Heiner s Bread vs Malta Mfg Co Blaetmar Buicks vs Somerville Stout.
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Middleport
Bend
Dave Winefordner
Cheshire Pilots
Anderson Blacktop
Crown City
Berdines
Smoker Billiards and
Smith Upholstering Co
Blaetmar Buicks
Somerville- Stout
Appalachian Power and Game
Heiner’s Bread _ ys
Alta Manufacturing Co
Smoker-Smith
Blaetriars
Somerville-Stout
Cheshire “Pilots
Smoker Billiards
Smith
Appalachian Power
Gallipolis
Heiner’s Bread
Malta Mfg. Co
White Falcon Gridders Drill at Canter's Cave
Mason coach Ralph Sayre and Wahama White Falcon football players hold pre season drills at Canter s Cave near Jackson Ohio this week. Mason County team opened practice last week with nine lettermen among forty candidates.
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MASON
Ralph Sayre
Wahama White Falcon
Canter’s Cave
Jackson
Ohio
Mason County
Wilsie Miller
Hot Tip Neck Victor Wins Massena Pace in Photo Finish
In Westbury New York Hot Tip a four year old bay mare narrowly defeats rivals in a neck finished feature Massena Pace at Roosevelt Raceway driven by William Fleming Tuesday night The photo finish confirmed the win for Hot Tip ahead of challengers as the top claim in the card.
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Westbury
N.Y
Hot Tip
William Fleming
Roosevelt Raceway
Sportsland Recreation Closed for Weekend
Sportsland Recreation will be closed Saturday Sunday and Monday this weekend and reopen Tuesday evening.
Dodgers Outfielder Dick Williams Injures Shoulder
Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Dick Williams dislocated his right shoulder in a Monday game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The injury occurred during the confrontation with the Cardinals at the ballpark, with no immediate timetable given for his return.
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ST. Louis
Dick Williams
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Leahy Targets Improvement as Notre Dame Prepares
South Bend notes Frank Leahy enters Notre Dame's 64th season on a cautious note. He cites a tough schedule including Penn, Texas, Pitt, Purdue, North Carolina, Navy, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Iowa and Southern California. Leahy praises 31 lettermen and hints at defensive gains while stressing the need for a faster, stronger offensive line.
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Charles Chamberlain
South Bend
Ind
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Leahy
Frank
Penn
Texas
Pitt
Purdue
North Carolina
Navy
Oklahoma
Michigan State
Iowa
California
Midwest
Gladiators
Detroit and St Louis Spatter Pitchers in Doubleheader
In a day of rugged baseball Detroit tops Boston 11 to 2 behind strong hitting from Wight and White. St Louis outslugged New York 8 to 3 as Cain and Sain joined by Kuzava and Berra propelled the Cubs. Chicago managed a 6 to 1 win over Washington with Pierce Lollar and Porterfield delivering.
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Bobbies
Lopez
Ray Boone
Strickland
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St. Louis
Cardinals
New York Giants
Boston
Braves
Reds
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington
Bob Porterfield
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Feller
Shantz
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Byrne
Reynolds
Garcia
Kellner
Chicago
Stubbs
Moreno
Madison
Brodowski
Parnell
Cain
Paige
Courtney
Moss
Sain
Kuzava
Berra
Baseball Scores From A Busy Set of Games
Brooklyn and St Louis split a close game with Brooklyn scoring 5 runs and St Louis 3. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 to 2 in a pitching duel. New York routed Pittsburgh 14 to 7 as Hearn Spencer and Wilhelm led the scoring.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Hearn
Spencer
Wilhelm
Lanier
Westrum
Dickson
Kline
Main
Necciai
Dunn
Garagiola
American Association Scores Report
In a compact recap, Indianapolis defeated Milwaukee 5 to 6, Louisville won 9 to 1 over Kansas City, St. Paul tied 6 to 6 with Columbus, Minneapolis beat Charleston 7 to 2. The summary lists key results from the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pet
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Charleston
McCosky's 11th inning triple lifts Indians past A's 6 3
Barney McCosky pinch hits a two run triple in the 11th to break a 3-3 tie and drive the Indians to a 6-3 win over Philadelphia. Bob Porterfield shuts out the White Sox four hits and singles in the lone run as the Senators win 1-0 to take fourth place.
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Cleveland
Feller
Shantz
Mike Garcia
Philadelphia
Yankees
Joe Collins
Satchell Paige
Brownie
Sammy White
Red Sox
Tigers
del Rice
George Shuba
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cards
Dee Fondy
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Phillies
Hoyt Wilhelm
Giants
Pittsburgh
Barney McCosky
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Porterfield
Senators
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Dan Patch Pace at Yonkers Ends in Neck Victory
Meadow Abee narrowly edged by Dan Patch Pace in Yonkers Raceway’s Dan Patch pace. Ed Myer drove the winner to a 2 06 3 5 mile time with a $5.90 payoff.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Signal P. Direct
Meadow Abee
Dan Patch
Yonkers Raceway
Ed Myer
Findlay High School Wins Partial Basketball Ban Relaxation
In Columbus the Findlay Board of Education won a limited easing of its basketball ban after a six hour meeting with OHSAA officials. Findlay may play basketball and spring sports in 1952 53 with contracted schools but cannot sign more season replacements or enter OHSA A tournaments.
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Columbus, CO
Findlay High School
Findlay Board of Education
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Findlay
Board of Education
OHSAA
David Miller
H. W. Emschler
Brewers suffer double loss as pennant lead shrinks
Indianapolis swept a doubleheader from Milwaukee 5-1 and 6-5, ending the Brewers 110 game AA winning streak and dropping seven games behind Kansas City with 16 to play. Louisville hammered Kansas City 9-6 as Minneapolis and St Paul won to tighten the standings.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Brewers
American Association
Kansas City
Brew
Louisville
Blues
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Millers
Charleston
Saints
Columbus
Baseball season leaders and tense NL stats recap
The list highlights top hitters and run producers across the leagues. Notable figures include Philadelphia’s AN Fain and Mitchell, Cleveland’s Doby, Chicago’s Fox and Sauer, St. Louis’s Musial, and Cincinnati’s Adams and Kiner with leading batting averages, RBIs, hits, and home runs.
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Fain
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Cleveland
Zernal
Doby
Fox
Chicago
Berra
New York
Musial
St. Louis
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Sauer
Thomson
Adams
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Fry Faces Kamo In Maidstone Club Tennis Quarters
Shirley Fry of Akron Ohio, the top seed in the Maidstone Club Invitational singles, advances to the quarter finals to meet Sachio Kamo of Japan. The match is set for today at East Hampton New York.
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East Hampton
N.Y
Shirley Fry
Akron
Sachio Kamo
Japan
Olson Seeks Sixth Straight At Madison Square Garden
Carl Bobo Olson aims for his sixth consecutive win tonight as he faces Gene Hairston in a ten round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The fight, telecast by CBS at 9 p.m. EST, pits Olson against the durable challenger with a potential rematch against Ray Robinson in sight.
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New York
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Ray Robinson
Gene
Silent) Hairston
Madison Square Garden
CBS
Gallia Academy to Scrimmage Oak Hill and Oakwood
Gallia Academy will host Oak Hill for a Memorial Field scrimmage Thursday morning as part of four pre season sessions. The Blue Devils travel Friday to Dayton Oakwood for a 7 30 p.m. scrimmage. Coach Schroth seeks extra transportation to Dayton.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Oak Hill
Memorial Field
Hank Schroth
Blue Devils
Dayton
Dayton Oakwood
Scrotch
Montreal Foe Outpoints Savoie In Tight Bout
Johnny Greco from Montreal defeats Armand Savoie in Montreal by outpoint decision over eight rounds. Baby Vasquez from Mexico City beats Ralph Dupas in Miami by points over ten rounds. Gene Jones from Camden outpoints Bill Gilliam in Newark over eight rounds. Al Cruz from Los Angeles stops Hector Rios in Los Angeles over three rounds.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Johnny Greco
Armand Savoie
Miami
Fla
Baby Vasquez
Mexico City
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Newark
N. J
Gene Jones
Camden
Bill Gilliam
Los Angeles
al Cruz
Hector Rios
el Paso
Tex
New York suspends Maxim and Kearns over London bout dispute
New York Athletic Commission indefinitely suspension of world light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim and his manager Jack Kearns follows their refusal to meet Randy Turpin in London next month. London matchmaker Jack Solomons presented a May 27 1952 letter showing Kearns agreed to the bout, though Kearns had initially signed to face Dan Cockell. Turpin defeated Cockell on June 10.
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New York
New York Athletic Commission
Joey Maxim
Jack Kearns
Randy Turpin
London
Jack Solomons
Kearns
Maxim
Dan Cockell
Turpin
Cockell
Bristol Lefty Joins Bell Necciai in No Hit Pace
Bristol, Virginia and nearby foes see a string of no hitters as Frank Ramsay, Bill Bell, and Rocket Ron Necciai ignite a standout run in the Appalachian League. Ramsay tossed a 1-0 no hitter vs Bluefield, matching Bell’s recent feats, while Necciai had sparked the stretch earlier with a 27-strikeout no-no.
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Bristol
Tenn
Frank Ramsay
Bluefield
Bill Bell
Bell
Rocket Ron Necciai
Kingsport
Goldsboro
N. C
Browns Face Bears In Friday Exhibition At Cleveland
Four Cleveland Browns are hurt ahead of the Municipal Stadium game with Chicago, including Warren Lahr Bert Rechichar Sherman Howard and John Sandusky. Lahr’s injury opens Rex Bumgardner at defensive left half. Browns beat Bears in past exhibitions and opened with a win at Green Bay.
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Bears
Lahr
Rex Bumgardner
Bumgardner
Ken Carpenter
Browns
Cleveland
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Hamilton to host 1953 Ohio Amateur Softball Tourney
The Ohio Amateur Softball Association announced the 1953 men's state tournament will be played in Hamilton. The event is scheduled for August 21 to August 26 with teams from across the state competing for the title.
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Columbus
Ohio Amateur Softball Association
Hamilton
Favorite Role For Dot Kirby
Portland Oregon report on the Women's National Amateur Golf Championship where Dorothy Kirby from Atlanta is the top favorite as 32 players enter rounds two and three at Waverly Country Club. The course measures 6323 yards par 36-37-73. The field trims to 16 in the morning and to eight by nightfall.
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Portland
Ore
Atlanta
Dorothy Kirby
Waverly
Gene Woodling Tops Batting Centers Of Minor Leagues
Gene Woodling of the Yankees led four different minor leagues in batting with high averages, showcasing his hitting prowess across farm teams.
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Gene Woodling
Yankees
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