Columbus Red Birds on the Rise in Road Games
The Columbus Red Birds tighten pennant hopes as they win away from home and close in on first place. Mentions potential Little World Series matchups with Rochester or Baltimore, and notes St. Louis Cardinal farm link via Sally Hemus. The Beckley Post-Herald reports it will drop the Reds nickname in sports use due to political associations.
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Columbus Red Birds
Shaughnessy
Birds
Rollie Hemsley
Nashville Vols
Southern Association
Columbus
Rochester
St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore
Nick Cullop
Red Bird
St. Louis
Redbird
Cardinal
Sally Hemus
Beckley
W.va
Post-Herald
Nelsonville Eagles Clinch HVL Title in Final Standings
Nelsonville Eagles win their third straight Hocking Valley League championship by five games. New Marshfield finishes runner up while Glouster Merchants clinch third and Nelsonville VFW ends last. All-Star game set for Sunday September 10 with players from seven clubs vs Nelsonville Eagles.
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HVL
Hocking Valley League
W. L. Pet
Nelsonville Eagles
New Marshfield
Capeweee Nous
Carbon Hill
Chauncey
Dicen
OTS
Athens Eagles
Nelsonville Vfw
Albany
Glouster
Nelsonville
VFW
Eagles
Glouster Merchants
Sun Kings
Carlton Hill
VF W
Gegee
Bob Boce
Bob Have
Gallipolis man places second in state horseshoe meet
Ralph Lackey of West Middletown finished runner up as the Buckeye State Horseshoe Pitchers Association held its championship at the Ohio State Fair. Class B honors went to M. Schneider of Springfield with Walter Allison of Gallipolis, C. Kyle of Cedarville and George Bowman of Columbus taking the next spots.
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Columbus
Ralph Lackey
West Middletown
M. Schneider
Springfield
Walter Allison
Gallipolis
C. Kyle
Cedarville
George Bowman
Mickey Vernon Sets Major League Assist Record
Mickey Vernon of Cleveland established a new Major League record last season by totaling 155 assists, marking a historic achievement for the catcher and the club.
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Mickey Vernon
Cleveland
Keiser Holds Early Lead In Ohio Open Golf Fight
Herman Keiser sits seven under par after 36 holes at Brookside as Denny Shute trails by four. Amateur Tom Nieporte led the amateurs with 143 while Frank Stranahan was 149 and Don Finsterwald 150.
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Columbus
Herman Keiser
Lima
Denny Shute
Akron
Keiser
Shute
Ohio State
Tom Nieporte
Cincinnati
Simon Pure
Toledo
Frank Stranahan
Jack Grout
Scioto Club
Don White
Toledo Heatherdowns
Mike Krak
Cleveland Canterbury
Baker
Cleveland
Nieporte
John Holtz
Fostoria
Don Stemble
Lancaster
Lloyd Gullickson
Inverness
Lou Chiapetta
Steve Zappe
Springfield
Carmen Bill
Gullickson
Chiapetta
Athens
Don Finsterwald
Dick Widdoes
Finsterwald
Racine Teams Shine in Ohio Valley Association Standings
Ohio Valley Association standings list Racine near Ord and Racine with records shown for teams including Joe Martford and Reedsville. The table highlights team positions with win loss records and probabilities, noting Twin Cities Syracuse Point Pleasant and Portland in the league.
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Ohio Valley Association Club
W. L. Pet
Gallipolis
Joe Martford
Reedsville
Racine
Twin Cities
Syracuse
Point Pleasant
Portland
Syracuse Edges Hartford In Tight Ohio Valley Battle
Syracuse edged Hartford 4 to 3 at Syracuse as Roy Arms doubled in the winning run in the sixth. Matt Hendricks picked up his fifth win in 12 decisions in a game halted by darkness. Racine beat Reonaville 3 to 1 at Racine as Paul Marr left with a fractured hand.
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Syracuse
Hartford
Twin Cities
Portland
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Gene Hesson
Roy Arms
Bill Hubbard
Matt Hendricks
Racine
Spec
Blues
Paul Marr
Reedsville
Swartz
Bus Wolfe
Aron Wolfe
Tug Bennett
Price
Russ Grim
Bill Robinson
Vernon Counts
Charley Pickens
Rob Price
Bennett
Hesson
Riley
Hendricks
Arms
Coon's Lunch Blanks VFW In Softball Clash
Nelsonville Coon's Lunch earned their first win of the second half in the Sundown A Division by routing Nelsonville VFW 12 to 0. Delbert Hayes pitched a one hitter as the Lunchmen moved from the cellar, scoring six runs in the second inning on Coley's triple and a string of singles.
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Walloping
Nelsonville Vfw
Delbert Hayes
Wood
Coley
van Dyke
Linscott
Cartwright
Traugh
Figgins
Hayes
Nelson
Weathered Baseball Doubleheader Slate Across Leagues
In the American League Cleveland visits New York with Garcia or Weik or Flores facing Ford and Lopat in a two game set. Chicago plays Boston as Holcombe opposes Dobson. Detroit meets Washington with Hutchinson and Borowy against Kuzava and Consuegra. St Louis hosts Philadelphia with Garver and Widmar opposing Kellner and Hooper. In the National League Brooklyn visits Chicago Palica faces Dubiel. Boston travels to Cincinnati with Bickford opposing Raffensberger. New York goes to Pittsburgh to meet Maglie and MacDonald. Philadelphia plays St Louis with Johnson against Lanier. American Association schedules twi-night games in Indianapolis, Louisville, Minneapolis at Milwaukee and St Paul at Kansas City.
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New York
Garcia
Weik
Flores
Ford
Lopat
Chicago
Boston
Holcombe
Dobson
Detroit
Washington
Hutchinson
Borowy
Kuzava
Consuegra
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Garver
Widmar
Kellner
Hooper
Brooklyn
Palica
Dubiel
Cincinnati
Bickford
Raffensberger
Pittsburgh
Maglie
MacDonald
Johnson
Lanier
W. L. Petes
Servie Te
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St. Louis Ae
Mae
A Ae
Brooklyn Ie
Ste Chen
American Association
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Ova
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St Paulo
Louisville
Law
Pierre
Walsh
Dickson
McCullough
Newcombe
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Lade
A. Walker
Sain
Cooper
Ramsdell
Smith
Erautt
Perowski
Promesa
Roberts
Konstanty
Seminick
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Munger
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Martin
D. Rice
Wynn
Lemon
Hegan
Raschi
Berra
Trout
Swift
Hudson
Grasso
Gumpert
Aloma
Kretlow
Masi
Parnell
Rosar
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Baseball Leaders Across Leagues Highlight Top Hitters and Pitchers
The listing names season leaders by category for six major leagues. Players include Musial and Kell for hits, Kiner for home runs, Ennis for runs batted in, and Spahn Maglie among top pitchers. Notable teams cited include St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cleveland New York Detroit and Cincinnati with records and statistics.
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Assional League
Musial
St. Louis
Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Jethroe
Spahn
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Maglie
New York
Goodman
DiMaggio
Stephens
Kell
Detroit
Doerr
Woodling
Rosen
Cleveland
Y Boys Lost At The Plains
THE PLAINS High School reports nine players lost from the 1949 team and seven returning after first workout. Veterans named include Shrieves Brooks Powell Vessalo Humphrey Slater. Poston joins air corps. Freshmen promising include Poston Calendine Thompson Potts. Eight games set with Chauncey home opener Sept 16 vs Belpre at Chauncey Field.
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Plains
The
Plains High School
Walter Stauffer
Dick Shrieves
Arthur Brooks
Roger Powell
Bill Vessalo
Bruce Humphrey
Tom Slater
Bob Poston
Air Corps
Indians
Jack MacDonald
Charles Cullison
Vernon Stage
David Wilson
Gene Sharpe
Joe Charney
Dave Turrill
Carl West
Charles Beard
Jerry Bussbicker
Toledo
Donald Poston
Wendell Calendine
Larry Thompson
James Potts
Baseball scores from yesterday with multiple games noted
Numerous games report results including Yankees win over Cleveland 6 5 in 10th with Hank Bauer driving in the deciding run. Braves shut out Reds 4 0 behind Sain's pitching for their 17th win. Other matchups show Mets like Chicago and Philadelphia/St Louis, Detroit and Washington, Boston and Cincinnati, Cleveland and New York, and more rain postponed games.
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Hank Bauer
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Johnny Sain
Braves
Reds
Coach Resigns at John Adams to Lead at Hiram College
Ed Chupa, John Adams High School head wrestling and track coach, resigns to become head track coach and assistant football mentor at Hiram College. Melvin E. Brodt, formerly a Miami University athlete, is named his successor.
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Cleveland
Ed Chupa
John Adams High School
Hiram College
Melvin E. Brodt
Miami University
Boxing Bigwig Dies Cincinnati
Howard D. Heckerman an 80 year old boxing and wrestling commissioner died at his Cincinnati home after a four year illness. He was widely known in boxing circles and had served as a key sports official.
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Bigwig
Cincinnati
Howard D. Heckerman
Bobcats Stress Aerial Attack In Second Day Of Practice
Ohio University football drills emphasized passing with sophomores Tom Anderson Jim Kennedy Paul Winemiller and Pete Norman handling most throws. Coach Cy Widdoes split practice between running and passing with targeted drills and individual instruction as the team works to sharpen fundamentals for 1949.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Cyroll Widdoes
Widdoes
Tom Anderson
Jim Kennedy
Paul Winemiller
Pete Norman
Anderson
Ohio State
Howa Brinker
Beulah Park Loses Tote Machine Appeal
Beulah Park Jockey Club lost its two year old appeal of state racing commission rules on totalizers and pool distributions. Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. Clifford ruled the commission regulations valid, saying the case was no longer at issue.
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Columbus
Beulah Park Jockey Club
State Racing Commission
Common Pleas
Joseph M. Clifford
Ohio
Clifford
Jockey Club
Attorney General's Office
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