Historic Salisbury Cardinals era echoed in Class D notes
The Salisbury Maryland Cardinals once led by 12 games in the Eastern Shore League faced past woes when ineligible players caused forfeits and a slide to the cellar before rallying to regain their pennant. The piece also highlights minor league stars and transactions across several leagues and teams.
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Salisbury
Cardinals
Washington
Joe Kohlman
Senators
Suffolk
Cits
Virginia
Franklin
Petersburg
Cincinnati Reds
Tom Tatum
Brooklyn
Harry Perkowski
Eddie Erantt
Pacific Coast
Reds
Bert Haas
Phillies
Johnny Wyrostek
Wyrostek
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Jack Kramer
Vernon Stephens
Krame
Stephens
Ted Williams
Williams
Boudreau
Cleveland
Clem Dresswerd
New York Giants
Louisville
Nashville
Dresswold
Browns
Giants
Bobo Newsom
Thornton Lee
Paul Erickson
Phils
Monte Kennedy
Alex Konikowski
Larry Jansen
Three Active No Hit Hurlers With Cleveland Indians
Cleveland shows a trio of still active no hit specialists led by Bob Lemon alongside Bob Feller and Don Black. Lemon’s no hitter against Detroit sealed a three year stretch of Indian dominance in this rarity as Briggs Stadium crowds watched a 3 to 2 win over Connie Mack’s Athletics.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Bob Lemon
Tribe
Detroit
Tigers
Baseball
Bob Feller
Don Black
Indians
Briggs Stadium
Lemon
Connie Mack
A’s
Dick Fowler
Bill McCahan
Lemnon
George Kell
Bounder
Oswego
Navy
Ohio Valley All Stars to Battle OVA Champs Tuesday Night
The Ohio Valley Association All Star game pits 1st half winners the Pomeroy Merchants against a racine squad from five clubs at Wahama Park Hartford Tigers will host with Layton Sayre of Hartford coaching the All Stars and Aldo Jeffers of Gallipolis assisting.
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Racine - Battle
Ohio Valley Association
Pomeroy Merchants
Wahama Park
Hartford Tigers
Donald C. Wolfe
OVA
Ohio
West Virginia
Layton Sayre
Hartford
Aldo Jeffers
Gallipolis
Guy Guinther
Pomeroy Pilot
Howard Hardway
Hobe Wilson
Fern Norris
Wolfe
Point Pleasant
Bees
Victor Hager
Thomas
L. Valentine
Gothard
Folden
Buicks Take Doubleheader in Softball at Rocksprings
The Buicks swept Rocksprings 7-4 and 10-7 Sunday afternoon. Evans hit a decisive triple during a five-run fifth in the opener as Rocksprings made a late two-run push. Hendricks and Kapteina started the nightcap with a lead, Wright homered, and Rocksprings rallied in the seventh before the Buicks finished strong.
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Pomeroy
Blaetmar Buicks
Rocksprings
Buicks
Evans
Hendricks
C. Kapteina
Wright
Glouster Juniors roll past Logan nine to zero
Glouster's Junior American Legion team crushed Logan Juniors 11 to 0 last Sunday and hosts Pomeroy next at Memorial Park in a 2:30 p.m. single game. Practice is set for Friday at 5 p.m. All players urged to report.
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Glouster
American Legion
Victory
Logan
Pomeroy
Memorial Park
Coeds Play Tonight At OU Softball Field
An all star girls softball team of Ohio University coeds will host a Jackson team Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the OU softball field near the stadium Manager Lou Amodio announced today.
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Ohio University
Jackson
Lou Amodio
World gymnastics championship likely in Basel Basel site in play
Switzerland to choose the venue for the 1950 world championship gymnastics after a Prague decision to host in 1938 and wartime delays. Basel emerged as the probable host with Basel and Zurich noted in reports.
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Basel
Zurich
Switzerland
Prague
McDowell Named Head Basketball Coach at Kent State
Dave McDowell, former Cuyahoga Falls and Muskingum three sport standout, is Kent State University’s new head basketball coach and ends coach for the football team. He begins Sept 7 and inherits a 15 8 squad while relocating from Mount Vernon, Ohio with his young family.
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Kent
Dave McDowell
Cuyahoga Falls High
Muskingum College
Kent State University
Trevor Rees
Harry Adams
McDowell
Mount Vernon High School
Adams
Cuyahoga Falls
Muskingum
Ohio
Navy
Lst’s
Pacific
Ohio State
Mt. Vernon High
Harry
Mt. Vernon
New York Pioneer Track Leads Harness Racing Urban Introduction
Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island operated its first meet in 1940 marking the introduction of harness racing to big cities. Northville Downs in Detroit began in 1944 as the second commercial metropolitan track. This year fifteen big city plants will operate on the circuit.
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New York
Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island
N.Y
Northville Downs
Detroit
Hardware beat Eagles 6 to 3 in City League baseball
The Allen brothers led the Hardwares to a 6 3 win over the Eagles as Jack Kuhner spun a strong pitching game. Don Allen hit a homer and Jim Allen added power while Paul Farley homered for the Eagles in a opener that saw 10 baserunners stranded by Kuhner. The win tightens the race for first with a pivotal rematch against the Shoppers tonight at 6 p.m.
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Carpenter Hardwares
Banks’ Sport Shop
Eagles
Jack Kuhner
Hardwares
Allen Brothers
Jim
Don
Paul Farley
Farley
Kuhner
Don Allen
Bill Trautwein
J. Allen
Cartwright
Mills
Cupp
Know Auto Race Parlance Novice Guide
Novices can grasp auto race basics quickly. Time trials determine post positions with fastest cars lined up single file. The referee uses flags for warnings and instructions including white one lap left red stop yellow caution blue blocking black disqualification, and fans soon become experts.
Sunnyside Comets shut out Moose Club 5 to 0
Sunnyside Comets win their 12th game of the season by defeating the Moose Club of Huntington 5 to 0 at Apple Grove. Cliff Stalnaker pitched a three hitter with solid defense behind him. Max Nibert led the offense with three singles. Next Sunday they travel to Athens for a twin bill with Carpenter Hardware.
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Apple Grove
W.va
Sunnyside Comets
Moose Club
Huntington
Comets
Charley Ward
Cliff Stalnaker
Max Nibert
Athens
Carpenter Hardware
Moose
Sunnyside
Bochnicka Plans Return To College Football After Six Year Absence
John Bochnicka winner of the Army Air Forces heavyweight championship in Chicago, an Indiana guard in 1942, plans to return to college football this fall after a six year absence.
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Chicago
Sget
John Bochnicka
Army Air Forces
Indiana
Races Return To Chillicothe at Ross County Fairgrounds
Speedway stars race on Route 104 track as Ross County Conservation League hosts first big cars event at Chillicothe. The 20 lap feature heads a card of three eight lap eliminations a semi final and time trials starting noon. Wally Stokes of Cleveland favored to win driving an Offenhauser powered car tied to Indianapolis 500 history. Proceeds benefit local conservation work per George F. Shearran league president.
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Chillicothe
Ross County Fairground
Here
Ross County Conservation League
Wally Stokes
Cleveland
Central States Racing Association
Stokes
Floyd Roberts
CSRA
George F. Shearran
League
Reds Open Home Stand at Crosley Field
Cincinnati faces a 14 game home stretch at Crosley Field as the Reds host the Dodgers in a night opener and battle for fourth place in the National League. A seven game slate with Dodgers and Giants follows, with a Ladies Day doubleheader on Saturday and a Knot Hole game Monday. Tickets at 307 Vine St. Cincinnati 2.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
Redleg Park
Giants
Reds
Dodgers
Johnny Neun
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Redleg
Vine St
Cincinnati 2
Local Horses Take Prizes at Lebanon Show
Local residents captured one first and two second prizes at the Lebanon Horse show sponsored last week by the Lebanon Junior Chamber of Commerce. Polly Wilson, owned by Mrs. P. F. Good and ridden by Jack Gilkey, won the walking horse stakes and was runner up in the walking mare class. The Edgar sisters’ pony, ridden by Helen Edgar, finished second in the saddle pony class 48 inches and under.
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Lebanon
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Dick Potts
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Don Finsterwald
Athens Country Club
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Athens High
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Chamber of Commerce
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