Nelsonville Legion Rally Beats Athens 3 2 in Ninth
Nelsonville Junior American Legion scored three runs in the final two innings to edge Athens 3 2. Campbell earned the win with nine strikeouts after relieving Powell, while Nuzum took the loss for Athens amid four walks and key defensive miscues.
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Rain Limits OV A four card to two tilts
Rain curtailed Ohio Valley Association play on Tuesday with only two games completed both won by 2 hit shutouts. Gallipolis Bees beat Point Pleasant 9 0 with Frank Valentine notching his sixth win. Leo Valentine and Gene Picken led with two hits apiece and 11 steals set a new OV A record.
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Gallipolis
Bees
Point Pleasant
Frank Valentine
Tri Cities
Paul Ginn
Yrtt
Pomeroy Highfield
Reedsville
Rayne
Hartford
Syracuse
Merchants
Bob Wien
Vic Hager
Leo Valentine
Gene Picken
Joe Magnotta
Bill Childs
Portland
Paul Clark
Aus Allen
Virgil Norris
Racine
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Hatfield
Randolph
Donahue
F. Valentine
Thompson
Burdette
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Arnott
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Net tennis tourney rounds complete in city recreation event
First round matches wrap across three divisions with second rounds starting in two. In boys 15 to17 Nuzum, Tolliver, Starcher, Leach, Huwkins, Stehr and Orr win while Krause beats Wickham and awaits Hunkins for the title. Girls 16U Lehman Barker Geurra and Nellis win by default with rescheduled matches Thursday.
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Ralph Nuzum
Jim Dilley
Don Tolliver
Ronnie Saunders
George Starcher
Ed Patterson
Jim Leach
Ron Leach
Art Huwkins
Jack Mahaffey
Fred Stehr
Bob McCaraman
Charley Orr
Dick Nellis
Hunkins
Ted Krause
Krause
Bob Wickham
Wickham
Helen Lehman
Jo Baird
Jane Barker
Ann Geurra
Barbara Nellis
Carol Blosser
Lehman
Barker
Geurra
Blosser
Baird
Nellis
Nuzum
Tolliver
Starcher
Hankings
Stehr Orr
Dilley
Saunders
Patterson
Ronnie Leach
Mahaffey
McCamman
Farmers Take 6th Straight in Sundown Softball League
Nelsonville Bailey Farms remained undefeated in the B Division with a 5 to 4 win over Tunnerup Nichols Garagemen. In A action Coon's Lunch beat Nelsonville VEW 7 to 1 as Robbins pitched and hit a home run, lifting the Farm club to its ninth straight win and a three and a half game lead over the Garagemen.
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Tunnerup Nichols
Coon
Nelsonville Vew
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Bilge
Mellinger
Clarence Warren
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Garagemen
Davis
Lynchmen
Linscott
Valley Farm
Nichols and Pierce
Murray City Legion
HET Coon’s
Nye Chevies
McBee
Posten
Attendance record in 1948 American League set at 11
An attendance milestone from 1948 in the American League reached a historic level of 11, signaling high fan turnout and strong interest in the season and teams.
NL draws record 10.6 million in 1947 season
The National League posted an all time attendance peak with 10,588,470 fans paying to attend games in 1947. This surpasses previous league totals and marks a historic attendance high for the circuit.
Schroeder Edges Osburn in River Forest Opener
Top seed Ted Schroeder, the national No 1 amateur, survived a tough 6-1 1-6 6-4 comeback by Dixon Osburn of Texas Christian to advance in the River Forest clay court tourney. He faces Bob Perry next as action continues through Sunday with international rivalries and several Americans in contention.
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Schroeder
River Forest
Dixon Osburn
Texas Christian Star
Bob Perry
Los Angeles
Tony Mottram
England
Bob Butts
Toledo
Ohio
Cincinnati
Tony Trabert
Norm Bickel
Oak Park
Doris Hart
Doyle
Ego
Calif
Hart
Nville
Fla
Benny McKay
Dayton Ohio
Akron
Shirley Fry
Barbara Green
Robinson Faces 6000 Loss After Fight Cancellation
SCRANTON Pa Sugar Ray Robinson faces about 6000 in penalties after the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission fined him 1000 and ordered reimbursement to promoter Ernest Gennell for canceling a 15 round defense of the middleweight title against Jose Basora The promoter estimated costs around 5000 as the fight was billed to draw a 30000 gate Robinson attributed the pullout to a back problem which the commission physician found no issue with The commission chairman was George J Jones Jr and the payout highlights the financial risk in boxing missteps
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Commission
George J. Jones, Jr
Ernest Gennell
Pennsylvania
Jose Basora
Gennell
Robinson
Leonard M. Freda
Sugar Ray
Reds Win Low Scoring Pearl Harbor of a Game
Cincinnati Reds topple the New York Giants in a rare one run affair as Monte Kennedy allows only two hits. Howard Fox works the distance with help from Connie Ryan hidden ball trick and a ninth inning spark. Brooklyn and Philadelphia loom next for the Reds who chase a higher spot in the standings.
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Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Monte Kennedy
Virgil Stallcup
Ted Kluszewski
Kennedy
Howard Fox
Reds
Monte Irvin
Wes Westrump
Ralley
Don Mueller
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Willie Ramsdell
Ewell Blackwell
Don Newcombe
Ralph Branca
Rhinelanders
Hirsch Jacobs Trains Stymie’s Stall for Firm Ground
Renowned trainer Hirsch Jacobs prepared Stymie for races by ensuring firm footing on the board floor of the stall. The practice aimed to strengthen the horse’s hooves and stability before races.
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Hirsch Jacobs
Stymie
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