Giants Crush Brooklyn in 20-6 rout and Yankees slump
Washington swept a doubleheader from the Yankees 4-0 and 5-4 as ex-Yankees Porterfield Schmitz and Snyder starred for the Senators. Brooklyn suffered a 20-6 loss to the New York Giants, with Hank Thompson driving in seven on two homers. Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit also posted wins as pennant races tightened across leagues.
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Bob Porterfield
Johnny Schmitz
Yankees
Jerry Snyder
Yanks
New York
Casey Stengel
Washington
Porterfield
Bob Kuzava
Schmitz
Breadmen Eagles Roll To Double Wins In Ohio Valley League Action
Heiner's Breadmen swept Syracuse 7-2 and 7-3 as the Ohio Valley League started the second half. Nelsonville Eagles beat New Marshfield 4-3 in ten innings and crushed Syracuse 14-0 as Jenkins and Cook led the attack.
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Heiner
Bread
Nelsonville Eagles
Syracuse
Reedsville
Eagles
New Marshfield
Nelsonville
Breadmen
Johnny Kelly
Emil Thomas
Kelly
Diles
Johnny Lee
Lee
Bob Nelson
Dupler
Jenkins
Bob MacFadden
Jack Dane
Brooks
Mel Cook
Max Dawley
Bob Fick
Larry Wolfe
Cottrill
Wolfe
Fick
Voting Begins in OVL For North South Clash
Voting opens in the Ohio Valley League this week to select a northern team from Nelsonville New Marshfield and Albany and a southern team from Heiner's Bread Syracuse and Reedsville for a July 19 game at Syracuse. Managers will pick pitchers. Scotty Willock and Darsel Rieber guide the two squads with many eligible players listed.
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Area Ans
Nelsonville
New Marshield
Albany
Heiner’s Bread
Syracuse
Reedsville
Scotty Willock
Darsel Rieber
Owl All Star Ballot Calls for Ballot Mail-In Submission
A Local instruction directs readers to fill out an Owl All Star ballot and mail it to the Sports Editor at The Messenger in Athens Ohio. The notice specifies not to name pitchers in the ballot.
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OWL
the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Youngsters Impress in AAU Decathlon Campbell Victor
Nineteen year old Milt Campbell led the National AAU decathlon with 7235 points, ranking as the fourth greatest performer in the event and edging veteran Bob Richards who scored 6456. Joel Shankle placed fourth in his first decathlon with 5995 points and Aubrey Lewis earned sixth with 5773 as critics praised their efforts.
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Rip Watson
Plainfield
N. Jam
United States
Jim Bausch
Uncle Sam
Bob Mathias
Milt Campbell
Mathias
Glenn Morris
Bob Richards
Longch
Calif
Campbell
Richards
AAU
Joel Shankle
Duke
Aubrey Lewis
Montclair
Lewis
Girls Tourney Opens in Middletown
Twenty two top junior netters from four states begin today for the under-18 Western Junior Girls tennis championship while 20 compete for the under-15 crown. Twenty six singles matches are on the opening slate with doubles set to begin Tuesday as quarterfinals loom in the singles.
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Middletown
Thursy
Bastian Wins Flora Invitational Tennis Title
Bob Bastian of Indianapolis defeats Harper Ink of Canton Ohio 2-6 6-1 6-1 to win the Flora Invitational singles title. Ink and Paul Mathey of Indianapolis capture the doubles championship by beating Bud Little of Champaign and Steve Morgan of Mattoon 6-1 6-4.
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Flora, I
Bob Bastian
Indianapolis
Harper Ink
Canton
Ink
Paul Mathey
Bud Little
Champaign
Steve Morgan
Mattoon
OU Players Head All-MMAC First Team In 1953 Baseball
Ohio University and Western Michigan share top honors as three Bobcats and three Broncos named to the 1953 Mid-American Conference first team based on coaches voting. Dick Murphy and Dave Gottschalk headline selections with several other stars from Kent State Bowling Green Miami Cincinnati Toledo and Western Michigan among the recognitions.
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Dayton
Ohio University
Western Michigan
David E. Reese
Bobcats
Broncos
Ohio
Dick Murphy
Dave Gottschalk
Cc P
Vince Costello
Jerry Omori
Bill Bevan
Tom Smith
Kent State
Dick Stegeman
Miami
Don Knodel
Bill Lajoie
Michigan
Jim Trefzger
Cincinnat
al Horn
Larry Dasceh
George Newman
Dick Willson
Paul Theissen
Cincinnati
Phil Sekerchak
Bowling Green
Bill Bosway
Bill Rummell
Walt Walowac
Ed Walowac
Jim Swierczek
Marshall
Dick West
Jim Hause
Dick England
Harry Kessel
John Bier
Ohio U
All Star selections led by Kluszewski and Mantle pace poll
Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Redlegs tops the All Star balloting with 1,652,803 votes, ahead of Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees who led most of the process. Mantle will start in center for the American League. Kluszewski starts at first for the National League in the July 14 Cincinnati game.
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Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati Redlegs
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Kluszewski
Mantle
Chicago Tribune
Casey Stengel
Charley Dressen
National League
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis
FC Mathews
Milwaukee
Harold Reese
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
Gus Bell
Enos Slaughter
Phage Am Campanella
Bell Seeks RBI Record as Redlegs Split with Cubs
Centerfielder Gus Bell, in his first year with Cincinnati, drives in 68 runs and aims to break the club single season RBI mark. The Redlegs split a doubleheader with Chicago, 8-4 in game one and 3-0 in the finale, with notable hits from Kluszewski and Borkowski and Chicago pitchers Bubba Church and Johnny Klippstein involved in late action.
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Chicago
Gus Bell
Redleg
Cincinnati
Hank Sauer
Bell
Pittsburgh Pirate
Ted Kluszewski
Redlegs
Cubs
Bubba Church
Jackie Collum
Hobie Landrith
Chase Callum
Herm Wehmeier
Frank Smith
Church
Old Dutch Leonard
Cincinnat
Leonard
Johnny Klippstein
Howie Pollett
Klippstein
Bob Borkowski
Andy Seminick
Rocky Bridge
Indians sweep Toledo as lead stays strong
The Indianapolis Indians won two games against Toledo 6-4 and 2-1 to widen their gap atop the American Association. Al Smith belted a grand slam in game one and Wally Post hit his 17th homer in game two, while Bob Hoch pitched four solid innings in Columbus Charleston opener.
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Indianapolis Indians
Toledo
Sox
Twins
Indians
Kansas City
Louisville
Blues
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Charleston
al Smith
Wally Post
Bob Hoch
Baseball Quiz Q&A From Beano with historical answers
Baseball trivia fronted by Beano Reardon covers rules about balls and runners, then shifts to all time NL shutouts, nickname origins, and batting leaders. Notable answers include Grover Alexander with 90 shutouts, Scrap Iron for Fred Hatfield, and Johnny Orlando naming Williams The Kid.
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Beans Reardon
al Collins
Buster Hill
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Fred Hatfield
Scrap Iron
Hank Meyer
Detroit
Johnny Mize
Max Hunter
Cardinals
Henry Swanson
Jim Hart
Cubs
Phillies
Ted Williams
the Kid
Dick Webber
Johnny Orlando
Red Sox
Willlams
Kid
Baseball Standings and Monday Schedule From Historic League Card
The page lists team records for Brooklyn Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Chicago and Pittsburgh with wins losses and percentages. Monday schedule shows New York at Philadelphia Boston at Washington Detroit at St. Louis Chicago at Cleveland plus results from Sunday and upcoming Tuesday games with pitchers and times. Several doubleheaders and suspended games are noted amid standings and forthcoming matchups.
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Wil Pet
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Sain
Raschi
Martin
Bishop
Delock
Lane
Gromek
Cain
Rogovin
Garcia
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Meyer
Lindell
LaPalme
Crews
Konstanty
Worthington
Podbielan
Rush
Tuesday Schedule Highlights From City Matchups
The page lists several game pairings including St. Paul at Columbus Minneapolis at Charleston Kansas City at Toledo Louisville at Indianapolis. It also shows team tallies and standings with Indianapolis at Toledo and Columbus at Charleston among noted results.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Columbus St
Charleston
Columbus
Tueasday
Giants hammer Brooklyn with Thompson six RBI homer spree
Hank Thompson hit two homers including a bases loaded shot and drove in seven as the Giants crushed Brooklyn 20-6. Warren Spahn tossed a four run shutout of St Louis, limiting them to three hits in the Braves 4-0 win in the first game of the doubleheader.
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Yanks
Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Hank Thompson
Ralph Branca
Sal Maglie
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Warren Spahn
Johnny Logan
Fd Mathews
Red Schoendienst
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Robin ‘Roberts
Cincinnati
Dutch Leonard
Wrigley Field
Dutch
Cadillac
Hank Sauer
Clyde King
Ralph Kiner
Bill Serena
Washington
Allie Reynolds
Schmitz
Griffith Stadium
Bob Elliott
Vierce
Indians
Red Sox
Carl ‘Scheib
Marion Fricano
Joe Coleman
Billy Goodman
Dick Gernert
Gernert
Parnell
Tigers
Browns
Johnny Bucha
Ike Boone
Ted Gray
Don Lenhardt
Homer Sal Maglie
Clem Labine
Joe Black
Branca
Ben Wade
Giants
Braves
White Sox Pitcher Virgil Trucks Six No-Hit Games in Organized Ball
Virgil Trucks of the Chicago White Sox has pitched six no hit games in organized baseball. Two of these came in the major leagues, both in 1952.
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Virgil Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Trabert Wins Tri-State Singles Title in Cincinnati
Tony Trabert claimed his second Tri-State men's singles championship by defeating Hamilton Richardson 10-8 6-3 6-4 in Cincinnati. Thelma Long of Sydney beat Anita Kanter 7-5 6-2 to win the women's singles. Trabert and Richardson plus Long and Kanter also won the doubles crowns as top seeds.
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Cincinnati
Tony Trabert
Australia
Thelma Long
Sydney
Trabert
Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
Long
Anita Kanter
San Francisco
Richardson
Ryder Cup auto selection sparks mild push from Harmon
The 35th PGA Championship in Birmingham features Walter Burkemo Claude Harmon Felice Torza and Jack Isaacs in semi finals with Harmon protesting a new auto selection rule for the Ryder Cup team. Harmon defeated Bill Nary 6 and 5 after a 73 morning round and 33 in the afternoon. Burkemo shot 67 in the afternoon, Isaacs total 69-68, and Hansen ran 69s in earlier rounds.
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Birmingham
Mich
Professional Golfers Association
Walter Burkemo
Claude Harmon
Felice Torza
Jack Isaacs
England
PGA
Harmon
Bill Nary
Nary
Burkemo
Birmingham Country Club
Isaacs
Henry Ranesom
Hogan Opens British Open At Carnoustie With 160 Qualifiers
Ben Hogan leads attention as the British Open starts at Carnoustie with 160 contenders from the US South America Europe Africa Australia and Britain. The 72 par 7200 yard layout tests long hitters while Hogan names Roberto De Vicenzo Dai Rees Lloyd Mangrum Bobby Locke as likely front runners and Frank Stranahan as a top amateur candidate.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Ben Hogan
United States
South America
Europe
Africa
Australia
British Isles
Hogan
North Sea
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
Dai Rees
Wales
Lloyd Mangrum
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Toledo
Frank Stranahan
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National leaders include Schoendienst St Louis 351 hits and 64 runs, Bell Cincinnati 68 RBIs and 94 hits, Kluszewski Cincinnati 24 home runs, Bruton Milwaukee 14 steals, Burdette Milwaukee 7 0 record with 1 000 ERA, Roberts Philadelphia 94 strikeouts. Other leaders: Kell Boston .342, Minoso Chicago 60 runs, Rosen Cleveland 20 home runs, Lopat New York 8 1 ARB, Pierce Chicago 79 strikeouts.
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Schoendienst
St. Louis
Baumholtz
Chicago
Bell
Cincinnati
Gilliam
Snider
Reese
Brooklyn
Mathews
Milwaukee
Kluszewski
Thomson
New York
Musial
Bruton
Burdette
Smith
Roberts
Philadelphia
Kell
Boston
Minoso
Mantle
Rosen
Cleveland
Kuenn
Detroit
Fox
Rivera
Vernon
Jensen
Washington
Doby
Lopat
Pierce
Tigers player Gerry Priddy injures leg sliding home
Sports column recalls a Tigers game where Gerry Priddy broke his leg sliding into home against the Browns, recalling a notable injury from a past season.
Longest Gloves Bout Stuns Boxing History in 1893 Draw
The record longest boxing match lasted 110 rounds between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke in New Orleans on April 6 1893. The epic 7 hour 19 minute bout ended in a draw.
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Andy Bowen
Jack Burke
New Orleans
Doby Ties Major League Record In A Single Game
Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians ties a major league record in one game with five hits in 1948, a standout performance noted as a dubious distinction in baseball history.
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Doby
Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
Sateen
Milwaukee Braves Boss Charlie Grimm Sets Fielding Mark
Charlie Grimm, manager of the Milwaukee Braves, holds the major league record for most years leading his league's first basemen in fielding average.
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Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
West Virginia basketball players pursue graduate studies
Eddie Beach, Dave Wilson and John Fox of West Virginia's 1046-48 basketball teams are back working on graduate degrees at the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Beach
Dave Wilson
John Fox
West Virginia
Dizzy Dean Stars in All Star Contests 1936 1937
Dizzy Dean earned the win for the 1936 All Star game but took the loss in the 1937 contest highlighting his strong early performance in the mid 1930s midseason showcase.
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Dizzy Dean
118 to 212 Chick Donaldson's dramatic WVU weight swing
The West Virginia football center Chick Donaldson shifted from a lean 118 pounds to a reported 212 pounds, marking a dramatic change in his physique during his college career.
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Chick Donaldson
West Virginia
Ohio Amateur Golf Championship Qualifier Opens
A field of 150 to 175 entries including four former champions and the State Public Links winner starts the 36 hole qualifier for the Ohio Amateur at Pine Ridge. 129 entries had been received by Friday with delays due to the holiday. The event leads to 63 players advancing to match play beginning Thursday.
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Fritz Howell
Cleveland
Pine Ridge
Bill Margraf
Columbus
Ohio Golf Association
Simon Pyres
Ohio
Francis Cardi
Ohio Stair
Johnny Jendrasak
Lost Nation Club
Pat Schwab
Dayton
Fee
Cardi
John Florio
Tom Jones Jr
Youngstown
Fd Preisler
Red Hot Kluszewski Drives 14 Game Hit Streak
Ted Kluszewski of Cincinnati rides a 14 game hitting streak with 22 hits in 54 at bats for a .407 clip. He has four homers and 13 RBIs during the hot streak.
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Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
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