Crosley Field shift fuels Reds home run surge in 1938
Mitch's Musings notes a field alteration at Crosley Field moving home plate twenty feet nearer center field. The Reds increased home homers from 13 in 1937 to 50 in 1938, while opponents hit 31. Reds road power remained strong as they led the NL in road homers with 60.
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Cincinnati
Crosley Field
Reds
Powel Crosley, Jr
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Nixson Denton
Cincinnati Times Star
Warren C. Giles
Bill McKechnie
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Polo Grounds
New York
Ebbet’s Field
Brooklyn
Giants
Mel Ott
Dick Bartell
Joe Moore
Ival Goodman
Budge Defeats Vines Twice in Pro Debut Victory
Don Budge former world amateur champion headed to Philadelphia after two straight wins over Ellsworth Vines in professional play. He won 6-5 8-6 6-4 in the latest match and had defeated Vines in his pro debut in New York the night before.
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U.P
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Philadelphia
Ellsworth Vines
Vines
New York
Dayton Heavy Is Winner At Cincy
Buddy Knox of Dayton won a 10 round decision over Young Wills of Cincinnati. Wills fought hard but lost on points last night. In the preliminary bouts Frankie Gilmore of Cincinnati knocked out Jackie Hester of Columbus in the second round and Jack Taylor of Columbus scored a three round knockout over Georgie Hahn of Cincinnati.
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Buddy Knox
Dayton
Young Wills
Wills
Knox
Frankie Gilmore
Jackie Hester
Columbus
Jack Taylor
Georgie Hahn
Wesleyan Provides Test For Bobcats In Opener
Ohio University faces Wesleyan in a Buckeye Conference opener as Coach Bill Trautwein listings aim to sharpen the Bobcats. Wesleyan, led by Ray Detrick, features a fast team with Buttermore Hartman Reiser and Rohr as main scorers, and guard Ott and Snyder pace Ohio’s lineup. The game follows a freshmen tilt at 6:15 with Baumholtz seeking more scoring and Blickensderfer at center.
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Ohio Wesleyan
Ray Detrick
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Trautwein
Godcats
Detrick
Delaware
Derrick
Bishops
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Bobcats
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Scranton Boys
Buffalo
Vern Deinzer
Frank Baumholtz
Baumholtz
Charlie Blickensderfer
Stretch Grothaus
Blick
Jimmy Snyder
Carl Ott
Ott
Frankie
Toledo
Chuck Chuckovits
Jimmy Reiser
Billy Rohr
Jack Buttermore
Dick Hartman
Buttermore
Hartman
Reiser
Rohr
Bob Tavenner
Steve Donchess
Homer Forsythe
Ed Baroody
Chuck Weigand
Marietta
Bisons
Pioneers
Chauncey Dover Blue Devils Open 7 January Home Stretch
After a vacation the Chauncey-Dover Blue Devils return to action January 7 on the Chauncey Court meeting Buchtel. Remaining home games include Waterloo January 14 J T February 28 Hollister February 10 Ames Bern and March 1 Alumni.
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Hollister
Ames-Bern
Brooklyn Dodgers Complete Deal for Sington
The Brooklyn Dodgers announce completion of the purchase of outfielder Fred Sington from Chattanooga of the Southern Association. Sington joined late last season and hit .358 in 17 games. The Dodgers sent final cash and released pitcher John Chambers to Chattanooga.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Fred Sington
Sington
Chattanooga
Dodgers
John Chambers
Sam Snead Wins Vardon Trophy and No 1 Pro Golfer Title
Sam Snead captures the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy with 520 points to become America's leading professional golfer. He earns $19,534.49, far ahead of Paul Runyan who totals 379 points. The rankings list Jim Hines Ralph Guldahl Henry Picard Byron Nelson and others in the top ten with substantial prize money. Snead rose from obscurity in West Virginia to stardom after winning the Oakland Open in 1937.
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Harry Vardon
America
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Harry Cooper
Chicopee
Mass
Snead
Runyan
Jimmy Hines
Garden City
New York
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
N. J
Henry Picard
Hershey
Cooper
Revolt
Byron Nelson
Reading
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
Horton Smith
Oak Park
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Oakland
Calif
Bing Crosby
Feld
Jimmy Wilson III Stricken By Flu and Neuralgia
Jimmy Wilson III, former Phillies manager now Reds coach, was confined to bed with influenza and neuralgia of the back. Struck Christmas night he left bed yesterday but returned, with doctors predicting another week in bed.
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U.P
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Wilson
Basketball Results From Various Colleges
Penn State 36 Western Reserve 24. Akron 46 Lawrence Tech 34. Pennsylvania 36 Maryland 24. Bradley 46 Wabash 32. St Louis 39 Washington U 33. Georgetown 27 New York U 25. Long Island 52 Kentucky 34. Army 50 Brown 21. Loyola 38 Santa Clara 31. Westminster 43 Carnegie Tech 41. Duke 46 Princeton 33. Alabama 41 Tulane 32. Scholastic Lebanon 43 Springboro 22. Columbus Aquinas 27 Zanesville St Thomas 23.
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Kentucky
Army
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Dizzy Dean Arm X Rays In Chicago For Check
The Cubs will learn today if Dizzy Dean’s elbow is sound for 1939. Doctors announced results of the X-ray exam after Dean arrived from Dallas with Mrs Dean. The decision may influence his salary talks with Phil Wrigley as Dean heads home.
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A.P
Chicago Cubs
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Diz
Dean
Dallas
Tex
Phil K. Wrigley
Cubs
Stagehand May Run in Florida Cup Stakes
Stagehand may run in the $50,000 Widener Challenge Cup at Hialeah Park instead of the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap. Col Maxwell Howard, owner, says trainer Earl Sande will decide if the four year old runs in Florida or California. Stagehand won $189,710 as a three year old and is in light training at Columbia, South Carolina.
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Ashland Eyes Fourth League Win in Ohio Conference
Ashland College's Eagles enter tonight's game at Heidelberg in Tiffin seeking their fourth league victory after a three week layoff. Coach Tony Lonero leads the squad against the Student Princes as other Ohio Conference games unfold across Wooster Otterbein Ohio Wesleyan Ohio U Cincinnati Miami Wilmington and Wilberforce. Akron remains undefeated after beating Lawrence Tech 46 to 34 while Western Reserve loses again, and Stewart faces Shade in Athens County League action with a 7:30 girls game.
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U.P
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Ashland
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Tire safety ad for Silvertown tires
An advertisement urges readers to avoid accidents by choosing Goodrich Safety Silvertowns priced at as little as 75 cents per week. The pitch concludes with the address 12 W Union.
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