Lane Keeps Tight Reins as AA President Enforces Fines
Frank Lane, new American Association president, has levied fines and issued rules to speed games while pushing umpire discipline. He sold umpire Robert Hicks to the International League and advocated helmets for players. Reds face Columbus Redbirds on Labor Day weekend with Louisville and Toledo also in town.
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Frank Lane
American Association
Lane
Roy Hamey
Pitts
Burgh Pirates
Roy
Weatherly
Robert Hicks
Kansas City
Ken Silvestri
Hicks
International League
Cincinnati Reds
Columbus Redbirds
Louisville
Redbird Stadium
Toledo
Baseball Standings Show Tight National League Race
National League leaders Brooklyn 78 49 and St Louis 70 55 chase pace with Cincinnati 61 69, Chicago 56 70, Pittsburgh 53 73 and Philadelphia 52 72. American League table places New York 79 54 atop, Boston 66 56 and Cleveland 63 59 contend, while Chicago and Washington trail. American Association leaders Kansas City 86 52 and Louisville 78 63 hold late-season marks with Milwaukee 73 66 and Minneapolis 68 72 chasing in the pack.
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SOL
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Ees
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
American League
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Cence
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul Scescen
Toledo
Boxing results from three cities headline action
In Brooklyn Roman Alvarez knocked out Santa Bucca in 7 rounds. In Atlantic City Bee Bee Wright outpointed Billy Justine over 8 rounds. In Syracuse Joey DeJohn outpointed Cleve Bailey in 8 rounds.
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Brooklyn
Roman Alvarez
New York
Santa Bucca
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
N. J
Bee Bee Wright
Billy Justine
Syracuse
N.Y
Joey DeJohn
Cleve Bailey
Vineland
N.J
Second Ward Hill Billies Take Game Three By Forfeit
The Second Ward Hill Billies won game three of the seven game set against Sugar Run by forfeit after Sugar Run failed to field a team. Second Ward leads the series two games to one.
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Pomeroy
Ward
Hill Billies
Sugar Run
Second Ward
Yesterday's Results First Game and Night Games Digest
Baseball scores and key batting lines recap several doubleheaders and night games. Notable names include Vandermeer Lively Peterson Erautt Lamanno Sain Camelli Mass Singleton Higbe Bagby Sewell Rowe Seminick Wyse Borowy Passeau Lombardi Behrman Dickson Hearn Garagiola Jansen Cooper Smith Murphy Newhouser White Gorsia Lemon Klieman and players from Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis New York Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other clubs in American Association updates.
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Avery New
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Singleton
Higbe
Bagby
Sewell
Kluttz
Rowe
Seminick
Chicago
Brooklyn
Wyse
Borowy
Chipman
Rush
Passeau
McCullathoh
Yuano
St. Louis
New York
Dickson
Hearn
Willie Garagiola
Jansen
Cooper
Boston
Detroit
Smith
Murphy
Betts
Newhouser
White
Gorsia
Swift
Cleveland
Haynes
Tresh
Lemon
Klieman
Glouster Miners Clinch HVL Title Behind Roman's Burst
Roman hit 20 of 43, posting seven pitching wins as Glouster built a 12-2 run to clinch the Hocking Valley League crown. He led a .317 team average with a .465 mark, while Bill Smith, Jack Border and Anderson stood among nine hitters over .300. The Miners outscored foes 133 to 48 in HVL play, with Hallam and Skinner contributing key hits and Roman routing opponents across 105 innings.
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Glouster
Jim Roman
Platter
Glouster Miners
Roman
Bill Smith
Jack Border
Anderson
Orly Toth
Winn
Skinner
Hallam
Stephenson
Kollister
Athens
the Plains
Indians
Toth
Witham
Night NBA slate lists five intercity matchups
The schedule shows New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia and Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Cleveland and Detroit at St. Louis all set for night games. No other contests are listed.
Baseball leaders and team stats from the 1940s season
Batting and pitching leaders are listed by team and player. Williams of Boston tops runs and RBIs, Pesky leads hits, Boudreau doubles, Vernon has triples, Dillinger steals, Feller strikeouts, Shea wins and .733, Mize leads runs and homers, Walker and Baumholtz appear in multiple categories, Jansen leads pitching with 164 wins and .800, among others.
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Williams
Boston
Pesky
Boudreau
Cleveland
Vernon
Washington
Dillinger
St. Louis
Feller
Shea
New York
Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Newhouser Fined $250 After On Field Incident
Detroit Tigers star Hal Newhouser faced a $250 fine from Manager Steve O'Neill after balking at leaving a game in the third inning as Boston Red Sox routed Detroit 13 to 3. O'Neill said the incident marked his first fine since 1943 and warned further discipline if effort slackened.
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Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Steve O'Neill
O'Neill
Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Newhouser
Hal
Brick Plant Tops Murphy In Softball Playoff Elimination
Brick Plant defeated Murphy 10 to 6 in McArthur Softball League playoffs. Jack Kwatkosky allowed 10 hits for Murphy while Dickman of Brick Plant also yielded 10 hits. A pivotal five-run rally in the fifth inning sealed the Brick Plant victory.
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McArthur
Murphy Hardware
Brick Plant
Jack Kwatkosky
Dickman
Army stars loom in Eastern All Stars Giants game
Eastern All Stars prepare to face the New York Giants with Army notables like Arnold Tucker Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard likely to start in the backfield. Jim Enos and Lou Doukas contend for center, tackle spots feature Shelton Biles and Red Moore, while Ed Hayes recovers from an ankle sprain.
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Bear Mountain
N.Y
Army
New York Giants
Arnold Tucker
Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Bill West
Blanchard
Jim Enos
Lou Doukas
Cornell
Shelton Biles
Penn State
Red Moore
Alf Tarzel
Yale
Billy Shuler
Tom Hayes
Barney Poole
Mississippi
Tuss McLaughry
Veteran Browns to Expo Colts in Exhibition at Rubber Bowl
The Cleveland Browns prepare for a exhibition clash with the Baltimore Colts at the Rubber Bowl in Akron. Coach Paul Brown says the lineup is stronger, with only Tommy Colella missing last year’s playoff start, as veterans and new trades mix for a championship bid.
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AKRON
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
Paul Brown
Browns
Baltimore
All America
Oilers Upset Brick Plant in McArthur Softball Playoffs
Pure Oil defeated Brick Plant 12 to 6 under lights to take a two game lead in the series. Dickman pitched six hits but was hurt by eight errors by Brick Plant. Glenneth Frye allowed 14 hits but got solid fielding support. A six run third inning proved decisive as the teams race to three wins continues this week under the lights. HIALEAH'S clubhouse features 25 tall matched palms lining the Everglades path.
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Pure Oil
Brick Plant
Dickman
Glenneth Frye
Finsterwald Upset By Korba In Ohio Match
In Columbus Ohio a 64 player championship began with four Hamilton golfers advancing from Hamilton Ohio. Four Hamilton lads survived the first round of 18 holes led by local hopefuls amid notable players Darrel Reed Tony Ondrus and Don Finsterwald who fell 3 and 2 to Andrew Korba of Binghamton New York.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Hamilton
Hamiltonians
Darrel Reed
Indian Hill
Tony Ondrus
Akron
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Andrew Korba
Binghamton
N. Y
Marietta Paints Distributed by Regional Firms
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. in Athens, Pomeroy Cement Block Co. in Pomeroy, and Plymale Wagner Co. in Gallipolis.
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Bardin Bros. CO
Athens
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy
Plymale Wagner CO
Gallipolis
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