Baumholtz Slump Tests 300 Mark In Pro Baseball Chronicle
Frankie Baumholtz of Cincinnati battles a mild downturn as his batting average slips just under .300 after a long run near .315. He leads the league in plate appearances with 315 yet still draws few free passes while the Buck Newsom saga continues with his move from the Washington Senators to the New York Yankees and a promising five hitter debut for his new club.
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Cincinnati
Frankie Baumholtz
Bobcat
Frankie
Buck Newsom
Agai
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Bobo
Yankees
Bucky Harris
Newsom
Jones to Ohio University after standout Railroader season
Corning High star Jerry Jones heads toward Ohio University after a breakout season in which he scored over 700 points and propelled the Railroaders to the four team finals in Columbus. The piece also previews a boxing bout between Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano in Chicago, with strong betting interest on Graziano.
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Jerry Jones
Corning High
Ohio University
Jones
Railroaders
Columbus
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Zale
Rockabye
New York
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Rocky
Graziano
Reds Uncover New Pitching Ace Everett Lively
Everett Lively, a 22 year old from Alabama, pitched a one hit win over Brooklyn 9 to 1, breaking their seven game streak. He allowed one walk to Pee Wee Reese but kept the Dodgers limited to ten hits with Ray LaManne homering for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Reds
Everett Lively
Jack Hand
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Everett
Bud) Lively
Alabama
Johnny Neun
Brooklyn
Lively
Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Johnny Jorgensen
Reese
Pepsi Cola Twins Rally to Sweep Blaetmar Buicks
Pepsi Cola softballers dominated Blaetmar Buicks in a twin bill 12 to 1 and 5 to 1 on a Sunday. Ronnie Bambeck held the Buicks to three hits in game one as Duke Bitler Gene Ruszkowski and Bill Ebsary each had three hits. In the nightcap Bitler added three safeties as Pepsis totaled eight hits.
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Pomeroy
tTwo
Athens
Pepsi- Cola
Blaetmar
Pepsi
Ronnie Bambeck
Duke Bitler
Gene Ruszkowski
Bill Ebsary
Gatto
Bitler
Methodist youth softball seeks home and home games
The Methodist Church softball team seeks matches with clubs under 14 years old. Teams should contact Rollin Gaskill at 66 E Mulberry St. for arrangements.
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Methodist Church
Rollin Gaskill
E. Mulberry St
Charles eyes Louis bout after fifth round KO
Ezzard Charles, weighing 174 pounds, extended his postwar win streak to 15 with a fifth round knockout of Hilton Fitzpatrick at Crosley Field. The win boosts talks of a July 25 Madison Square Garden bout with Elmer Ray and a potential September headline clash against Joe Louis.
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Cincinnati
Ezzard Charles
Queen City
Joe Louis King
Big Boys
Gus Lesnevich
Hilton (Fitzy) Fitzpatrick
Oak Hill
W. Va
Los Angeles
Crosley Field
Charles
Fitzpatrick
Elmer
Violent Ray
Zale Confident In Victory Over Graziano In Chicago Showdown
Tony Zale 33 and world middleweight champion vows to stop Rocky Graziano within six rounds in Chicago Stadium for their 15 round title rematch. He recalls promising his late mother to win this fight and says he is in superb condition and stronger than in their first bout. The tale notes South America as a geographic aside.
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Chicago
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Brooklyn
Chicago Stadium
Zale
Graziano
New York
Yankee Stadium
Gary
Ind
Man of Steel
Ozzing
Yesterday's Baseball Results Highlight Tight League Showdowns
AMERICAN LEAGUE and NATIONAL LEAGUE box scores note St. Louis winning 13 to 7 over Washington in nine innings while Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Cleveland faced rain and delays. Pittsburgh routed New York 58 to 15 in a high offense game. Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 9 to 6 as St. Louis and Philadelphia posted other decisive scores. American Association games include Toledo defeating Kansas City 4 to 2 and St. Paul besting Indianapolis 6 to 5 in 14 innings.
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Dave Ferriss
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
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Washington
Sportsman's Park
Wynn
Candini
Cary
An Evans
Zoldak
Early
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Chicago
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Ferris and Tebbetts
Black
Hogan
Chipman
Rush
Scheffing
Sain
Wright
Johns
Camelli
Pittsburgh
Highe
Strincevich
Howell
Salkeld
Hartung
Cooper
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Lively
Lamanno
Branca
Lombardi
Edwards
Munger
Brazie
Garagiola
Hughes
Seminick
American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianpolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
Milwaukee-Columbus
St Louis -Secs
Chicago Philadelphia
St Paul
Baseball Almanac Batting and Pitching Leaders Snippet
League leaders include Philadephia Walker hitting .342 and Mize of New York with 26 homers. Slaughter and Musial tie for 19 doubles. Schoendienst. Robinson swipes 13 bases. Blackwell racks 103 strikeouts and 152 as pitcher for Cincinnati.
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Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Cooper
Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Slaughter
St. Louis
Games Today Across The Major Leagues
The schedule lists New York at Cleveland in twilight and night, Washington at Detroit twilight, Philadelphia at St. Louis night, Boston at Chicago night, St. Louis at Boston night, Cincinnati at Philadelphia night, Chicago at New York night, and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn second game.
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New York
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
National League St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Athens Country Club Golf Contingent Misses Cambridge Tourney
Athens Country Club players who were in the Southeastern Ohio tourney at Cambridge last weekend returned to Athens late last night. Final scores will be published in Wednesday's Messenger.
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Athens Country Club
Cambridge
Athens
Bud Ward Aims For Record Western Amateur Score
Marvin Ward with a 68 leads Western Amateur after 36 holes in Des Moines. The Spokane veteran seeks to top the 137 total by again carding a 68 to break the event record. Bobby Doerr homered in Boston's ninth to give Boo Ferris a 1-0 edge in a pitching duel with Don Black.
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Des Moines
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Boo Ferris
Don
Moylan Emerges as Promising Tennis Talent
In New York sports notes 24 year old Eddie Moylan rises as a potential star. He ranked No. 9 nationally last year and led in Northern California and Middle Atlantic districts. Moylan defeated Davis Cup players Frank Parker and Gar Mulloy at Spring Lake but must improve volleys to win major grass court events.
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New York
Eddie Moylan
Eddie
California
Middle Atlantic
Moylan
Bierman Watches Minnesota Pros Workout on Campus
A Minneapolis paper shows Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman observing 19 players training on campus for the pro season. One athlete is a likely pro candidate, and Bierman would welcome them all back after workouts.
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Bernie
Minneapolis
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Bierman
Boxing results from San Francisco and New York
Fred Apostoli of San Francisco won by technical knockout over Ruben Shank of Denver. Pete Mead of Grand Rapids stopped Louis Rousse of New Orleans in New York for a pair of boxing victories.
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San Francisco
Fred Apostoli
Ruben Shank
Denver
New York
Pete Mead
Grand Rapids
Mich
Louis Rousse
New Orleans
Torrison Orr Advance In City Tennis Play
Tor r e s o n and Orr won in senior and intermediate divisions as the city tournament began on the high school courts. Torreson beat Bob Albright 6-1 2-6 6-1 and will meet Dick Walshley, who had a bye, today. Orr defeated Dan Tolson 6-2 6-? and faces Roger Allen or Jerry Tolliver in a semifinal. Junior matches were unfinished or moved to today due to darkness and heat.
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Don Torreson
Charles Orr
Torreson
Bob Albright
Dick Walshley
Ralph Reichley
Jack Sharon
Orr
Dan Tolson
Roger Allen
Jerry Tolliver
Tom Flowers
Ted Cunningham
Dick Coury
Ed Koehler
Don Pierce
Jack Mahaffey
John Evans
Ohio to install totalizers at race tracks next year
C. O. Belt, head of the state racing commission, said an order for installing totalizers for pari mutuel betting at Ohio race tracks was expected from a commission meeting. He noted the measure would not apply to county fairs where bets are too small to cover machine costs.
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Columbus
O. C. Belt
State Racing Commission
Ohio
Commission
Belt
Wiseman Paces Moose to Win in City League Bout
Shorty Wiseman sparked the Moose with four hits as they pounded out 13 hits in an 8 to 3 win over the Elks. Johnny Coury added two hits for the Moose. Baker and Dunfee held the Elks to three singles and walked several, but the Moose took control with runs from the second through the fifth.
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Shorty Wiseman
Elks
Moose
Johnny Coury
Baker
Dunfee
R. Dietetics
Rauch’'s
Bakers
Jones
Kuhner
Wolfe
J. Vanity
Net favorites shine as Philly grass court nets roll on
Top seeds advance to the Merion Cricket Club third round in the Pennsylvania and Eastern States grass court tournament. Shirley Fry of Akron and defending champion Mrs Frank Kovacs of Oakland posted decisive midweek wins, while Barbara Krase of San Francisco and Mrs William Rawls of Philadelphia also scored in second round play.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Eastern States
Merion Cricket Club
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ruth Marshall
Norristown
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Anne Schindler
Merion
Barbara Krase
San Francisco
Nancy Paden
Lancaster
William Rawls
Phildelphia
Ethel May Johnson
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Ebsary
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