Cleveland first base shuffle cited in 1950s depth chart
The article lists a long Cleveland roster of first basemen from Mickey Rocco to Harry Simpson as the club tests many options to replace Hal Trosky. It notes Easter’s trial and fans’ reactions, plus Easter’s pending Indianapolis debut and rookies advancing later in the season. It mentions a coaching vacancy at Corning High School filled by Red Courtney and a shift to Circleville.
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Lake Easter
Harry Simpson
Cleveland
Redskins
Hal Trosky
Tribe
New York
Yankees
Indians
Mickey Rocco
Oscar Grimes
Otto Denning
Beau Bell
Vern Frieberger
Les Fleming
Eddie Robinson
Bob Lemon
Joe Gordon
Lou Boud
Easter
Indianapolis
Columbus
Corning High School
Perry County
William
Red) Courtney
Cage
Circleville
Church Hurls Reds to 5-1 Win Over Pirates
Bubba Church earned his first win of the season allowing four hits as the Reds defeated the Pirates 5 to 1 in Cincinnati. Joe Adcock hit a homer with Bobby Adams aboard, Roy McMillan added two doubles and a single, and Church benefited from fourth inning hits including Adcock's homer to take the lead. Gus Bell homered for Pittsburgh in the seventh breaking up a potential shutout. Rain caused a delay with 1,807 paid fans and 1,134 knothole kids in attendance.
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Cincinnati
Bubba Church
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Nitcher
Howie Pallet
Pewee Sentranees
Joe Adcock
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Reds
Gus Bell
Church
Adcock
Adams
McMillan
Andy Seminick
Fast 14 2 Victor In Elks Jr Loop
Logan reports the Fast team overwhelmed the South 14 to 2 in Elks Junior Baseball League play at the high school diamond. East pitcher Tom allowed just two hits as East hitters backed him with a second inning home run by E Shaw. Both teams remained undefeated. Next games: South vs West July 7 and North vs East July 9.
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Logan
Elks
Tom
Frisinger
E. Shaw
Central Board Meets To Fill Coach Post
POMEROY The Central Local School District Board of Education will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Chester High School. Action may be taken to fill the athletic coach vacancy left by Rex Jarvis who became head football coach in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Central Local School District Board of Education
Chester High School
Rex Jarvis
A's defeat Red Sox 4 3 on late bases loaded single
Relief pitcher Carl Scheib won his fourth game of the season as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3. Billy Hitchcock delivered a bases loaded ninth inning single after Scheib held the Sox to six hits including a sixth inning homer by Dick Gernert. Ferris Fain extended his hitting streak to 16 games.
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Philadelphia
Carl Scheib
Billy Hitchcock
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Scheib
Sox
Dick Gernert
Boston
Ferris Fain
Cardinals beat Cubs 4 1 in series opener
St Louis pitcher Joe Presko earned his fifth win of the season as the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1. Presko limited the Cubs to five hits including a Randy Jackson homer in the seventh. Chicago errors, four in total, helped the Cardinals pull within a half game of the Cubs for third place.
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ST. Louis
Little Joe Presko
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Presko
Cubs
Randy Jackson
Chicago
Cardinals
Kell Batting Record Through 1951 At .312 Average
George Kell built a .312 career average over 18 seasons in minor and major leagues starting 1940 and peaking with hitting over .300 after joining Detroit in 1946 and continuing through 1951.
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George Kell
Red Sox
Detroit
Kell
Tigers
Leo Durocher
Charleston Issue Now Deadlocked
Charleston seeks to retain the American Association franchise as Toledo presses to keep it. Circuit Judge Julian Bouchelle issued a temporary injunction restricting Toledo interests and appointed Harry A. Wallace as receiver of the Charleston Senators. Mayor John T. Copenhaver notified Danny Menendez of the actions, with no protest from the owner.
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Charleston
W. Va
American Association
Toledo
Julian Bouchelle
Kanawha County
Ohio City
Harry A. Wallace
Charleston Senators
John T. Copenhaver
Danny Menendez
Spanking Incident Reported Involves Piersall Demotion
Vern Stephens of the Boston Red Sox claimed rookie Jim Piersall was sent to the minors for a "number of crazy things" angering manager. He cited an incident where Stephens’ four year old son was spanked in the clubhouse during a game, calling it the climax of disciplinary actions.
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Philadelphia
Vern Stephens
Boston Red Sox
Jim Piersall
Stephens
Piersall
Barons Stay in American Hockey League for Next Season
Cleveland Barons will remain in the American Hockey League next season, GM Jim Hendy said. Stratford, Ontario will again be the Barons training site. Rookies report September 15 and regulars September 23.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Barons
Jim Hendy
Barons
Hendy
Stratford, Ont
SEC Caddie Finals Set For Aug 9 In Athens
A record number of golf clubs join the Southeastern Ohio District Caddie Tournament sponsored by The Athens Messenger at Athens Country Club on August 9. Clubs include Athens, Hocking Hills Logan Fair Greens Jackson Marietta Chester Hills Galipolis Parkersburg and New Lexington.
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Athens
Ohio State University Scarlet
Joe Charney
the Plains
Athens Country Club
Jim Blanton
Logan
Hocking Hills
Girls to Play at Harmon Park on July Four
Local sports fans will see a girls baseball game at Harmon Park on July 4 with teams from Lakin and Sylvania taking the field at 1 30 p m.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
Lakin
Sylvania
Rain Halts Wimbledon Play as Finals Move to Saturday
Wimbledon washed out a full day of play for the first time since 1923. After rescheduling, the two American women’s semifinals will be on the same bill as the men’s singles final between Frank Sedgman and Jaroslav Drobny. The four Americans contesting the women’s title are Maureen Connolly Shirley Fry Louise Brough and Mrs Pat Todd. Connolly faces Fry, while Brough meets Todd.
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Wimbledon
England
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Jaroslav Drobny
Maureen Connolly
Shirley Fry
Louise Brough
Pat Todd
Mathias Named At Laurelville High School Coach
Clyde Mathias 25 of Rockbridge named new basketball coach at Laurelville High School succeeding Richard Mullins who resigned to coach in West Virginia. He will teach physical education and history and previously attended Ohio University and Tusculum College where he earned a BA. Mathias is a Rockbridge High School graduate and Navy veteran.
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Logan
Robert Clyde Mathias
Rockbridge
Laurelville High School
Richard Mullins
West Virginia
Mathias
West Hocking Board of Education
Ohio University
Tusculum College
Greeneville
Tenn
Rockbridge High School
Clyde Mathias
Ty Cobb Wins 12 American League Batting Titles
Ty Cobb claimed 12 American League batting championships, including nine in a row, with his first crown in 1907 and his final title in 1919.
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Ty Cobb
Yankees split with Nationals in doubleheader
In Washington, the Yankees and Senators split a twin bill as New York won 9 6 in the first game with late four run bursts and Washington took the nightcap 6 4 behind 14 hits. Jackie Jensen extended a 20 game hitting streak with two safeties in both games.
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New York Yankees
Wash
Ington
Yankees
Senators
Jackie Jensen
Don Johnson
Joe Haynes
White Sox defeat Browns in doubleheader sweep
Chicago White Sox win 6 3 in game suspended since April 27 and 12 3 in nightcap. Eddie Robinson and Sherman Lollar homered as St Louis Browns are swept in a joining twinbill.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Robinson
Sherman Lollar
St. Louis Browns
Simmons Shuts Out Braves With Four-Hitter
Curt Simmons pitched a four-hitter for his seventh win against two defeats as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Boston Braves 2-0. Del Ennis hit his eighth homer, and Simmons struck out four with no walks, delivering a fourth shutout since returning from army service.
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Boston
Curt Simmons
del Ennis
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Steve O'Neill
Simmons
Germany
Braves
Jim Wilson
Phils
Tribe
175-Pound Queen Returns After Suspension in NGBL
Freda Savona a 175 pound second baseman from Lima Ohio is back in action in the National Girls Baseball League after a five day suspension for slugging an umpire on a disputed play. She allegedly punched umpire Frank Weiss in the face last Thursday.
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Freda Savona
Lima
Ohio
Frank Weiss
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