Athens golfers sweep Southeastern Ohio tourney despite rain
Athens club officials hosted a rain shortened Southeastern Ohio Golf Association Journey Sunday where Don Finsterwald led Athens to a dominant showing. Marietta’s Dow and Ohio U star Finsterwald traded best rounds as Athens claimed six of ten top spots with Roger Pedigo and Doc Gardner posting strong showings amid changing weather and withdraws.
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Ohio U. Star
Athens
Roger Pedigo
Ohio U
Doc Gardner
Jimmy Demaret
Bees Win 3-0 Before Rain Shortens OVA Game
Gallipolis Bees defeated Syracuse 3 to 0 in five innings before rain halted the Ohio Valley Association game. The win extended the Bees lead to a full game over Hartford, as Leo Valentine continued his success against the Reds.
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Ohio Valley Association
Gallipolis
Syracuse
Bees
Hartford
Leo Valentine
Reds
Rain Disrupts HVL Contests Across Several Venues
Rain washed out multiple Hocking Valley League games, halting two before five innings and stalling another crucial doubleheader. Sun Kings led Nelsonville VEW 1 0 in Chauncey as Wid Canter pitched. Racine topped Twin Cities 3 1 at Racine as Bob Grimm earned his third win. Point Pleasant beat Reedsville 7 6 in seven innings before rain paused the second game.
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Chauncey
Sun Kings
Nelsonville Vew
Kings
Wid Canter
Nelsonville Eagles
New Marshfield
Nelsonville
Bees
Racine
Twin Cities
Bob Grimm
Patt Ginn
Fred Crowe
Racine Park
Point Pleasant
Reedsville
Max Hannum
Merchants
Gardner
Kincade
Bill Hatfield
Webb
Hartford
Portland
Syracuse
Gallipolis
Duckworth and Hemsley
L. Valentine and
Lee
Finsterwald Shatters Golf Record at Athens Meet
Finsterwald stormed to a 38 32 70 final to set a new low score in the 26 year Southeastern Ohio Golf Association tourney at Athens Country Club. He dethroned Dan Cawley by nine strokes and led Athens to team honors over Lancaster and Marietta amid rain delays and a banquet following play.
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Finsterwald
Howard Baker Saunders
Cambridge
Dan Cawley
Marietta
Dow
Allen Vierebome
Lancaster
Don Stemble
Earl Davis, Jr
Athens
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
Cambridge Country Club
Brandon T
Butch” Grover
Chillicothe
Cawley
Dick Holzer
Lancaster Country Club
George Smith
Art Smith
Roger Pedigo
Robbin Gardner
Nerup Lancaster
Logan
Jackon
Dow Finsterwald
Butch
Grover
Southeastern Ohio Golf Association
Baseball leaders listed with stats and upcoming game note
National and American League leaders are named for batting runs hits doubles triples home runs and strikeouts with teams Boston Brooklyn St Louis Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cleveland and others. Glouster American Legion baseball hosts Jackson Junior Legion Tuesday at 2 30 p m for a regional youth game.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
S4uver
Chicago
Musial
St. Louis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Red Sox
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Reynolds
New York
MacDermott
Glouster
American Legion
Jackson
Dorish
Johnson
Moss
Scarborough
Mass
Widmar
Marshall
Pillette
Lollar
Gumpert
Judson
Aloma
Cain
Niarhos
Calvert
Swift
Feller
Benton
Hogan
Leagle
Baseball scores and standings from multiple leagues
A dense recap of scores across the New York and Philadelphia games, including details on pitchers and batters such as Reynolds Berra Kuzava Haynes and Feller. Also notes a Navy and Army schedule on May 27 for baseball golf lacrosse tennis and track and field.
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New York
Boston
Reynolds
Page
Berra
Kinder
Papai
McDermott
Sehang
Tebbetts
Philadelphia
Washington
Navy
Army
Schedule of Intercity Matches Across Cities
Detroit at Chicago Hutchinson versus Holcombe in Chicago event. New York at Washington Sanford faces Lima. Brooklyn meets New York Roe while Boston plays Philadelphia Bickford against Church. Pittsburgh opposes Cincinnati Mac Donald Ramadell. Chicago faces St Louis Rush with Lanier. Indianapolis with Riddle and McCall travels to Louiseville Griffore and Alexander. Minneapolis Koniskowski goes to St Paul Chandler. Toledo Marlow at Columbus Benson.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Branca
Campanella
Leyer
Konstanty
Seminick
Silvestri
Philaphia
Bankhead
Palica
Epperly
Podbielan
Edwards
Simmons
Miller
Konstant
Lopata
Boston
New York
Sain
Cooper
Crandall
Koslo
Hansen
Highe
Maglie
Westrum
Chipman and Crandall
Jones
Chicago
Cincinnati
Dubiel
Walker
Wehmeier
Smith
Perkowski
Frantz
Hetki
Howell
Pramesa
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Werle
Law
Turner
Munger
Brazie
Rice
American Association
American Leags Club
Detroit
Hutchinson
Holcombe
Cleveland
Starr
Gromek
Washington
Sanford
Lima
Roe
Jansen
Bickford
Church
MacDonald
Ramadell
Rush
Lanier
Indianapolis
Riddle and McCall
Louiseville
Griffore and Alexander
Minneapolis
Koniskowski
St. Paul
Chandler
Toledo
Marlow
Columbus
Benson
Easter drives Indians to 5 3 win with two on homer
Luke Easter homered with two on in the sixth to lift the Indians past Detroit 5 3 in the second game of a doubleheader. He also hit a homer and a triple in the earlier 5 0 loss. Walt Dubiel allowed only four hits as the Cubs routed the Reds 16 0.
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Luke Easter
Indians
Detroit
Easter
Walt Dubiel
Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Ellis Takes Coaching Job at West Virginia Wesleyan
Martins Ferry High School basketball coach Franklin C. Ellis has been named cage mentor at West Virginia Wesleyan College. A four year Wesleyan player, Ellis will replace Pres Maravich who moves to Davis-Elkins College as head basketball coach.
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Martins Ferry
Franklin C. Ellis
Martins Ferry High School
West Virginia Wesleyan
Ellis
Wesleyan
Pres Maravich
Davis-Elkins College
Individual Scores Of District Clubs
District club standings listed by region with multiple players and scores. Athens entries show Finsterwald Widdoes Grover Smith Gardner Coon Carroll Banks Butts Rutkoskie totals. Logan section lists Jurgensmeier Frasure Summers Johnston Bell Spalsbury Wilson Humphres Frederick others with withdrawals noted. Allipolis, Hager, Janes, Niebert and Patterson appear with several withdrawals.
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Athens
Finsterwald
Dick Widdoes
B. T. Grover
Smith
Gardner
Coon
Carroll Widdoes
Banks
Butts
Rutkoskie
Logan Jurgensmeier
Frasure
Summers
Johnston
Bell
Shoemaker
Vance
Hager
Janes
M. Grover
Niebert
Patterson
Hecker Signs with Chicago Cardinals
Baldwin Wallace halfback Bob Hecker, 175 pounds, of Olmsted Falls Ohio, signed by the Chicago Cardinals. Hecker earned four letters in football and track at Baldwin Wallace and letters at Ohio State and Wisconsin. He set a Baldwin Wallace record with 34 touchdowns and holds a 23 feet 5 inch broad jump mark.
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Chicago
Bob Hecker
Baldwin-Wallace
Olmsted Falls
Chicago Cardinals
Ray Bennigsen
Bennigsen
Hecker
Baldwin- Wallace
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Lou Watson To Assist With Indiana Hoosiers Basketball
Lou Watson of Jeffersonville, former captain of Indiana University 1949 50 basketball, will help head Coach Branch McCracken direct the Hoosier squad next season. The Navy veteran will teach in health, physical education, and recreation. Watson set a four year IU scoring mark of 757 points and was MVP for the last two seasons. The assistant coaching job had been vacant since Jay McCreary resigned to lead DePauw.
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Bloomington
Ind
Lou Watson
Jeffersonville
Indiana University
Branch McCracken
Hoosier
Winster
Paul J. Harrell
Navy
School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Watson
Ben
Jay McCreary
DePauw
Chicago White Sox Buy Mike McCormick
Mike McCormick, 33, veteran outfielder, was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Oakland of the Pacific Coast League. General manager Frank Lane announced the deal and said McCormick would report next Monday. It is a cash deal to add a right handed hitting outfielder with his first American League opportunity after eight NL seasons.
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Chicago
Mike McCormick
Chicago White Sox
Oakland
Frank Lane
White Sox
McCormick
Lane
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
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