Oldfield Falls Just Short of No-Hitter in Tight Loss
Baseball notes highlight Ewell Blackwell chasing a 16 game win streak as Cincinnati faces Brooklyn with potential to tie the National League mark. Frankie Baumholtz weighs basketball plans amid financial strain while minor league moves shuffle players including Chuck Traeger. Giants and Yankees leaders shore up RBI and HR races as Jeff Heath and Bob Dillinger pace steals and homers.
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Cincinnati
Rube Marquard
Timothy O'Keefe
Ewell
Blackie
Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Hubbell
Lefty Grove
Schoolboy Rowe
Blackwell
Philadelphia Phillies
Crosley Field
B & O Railroad
Frankie Baumholtz
Ohio University
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Cleveland Rebels
Bobcat
Chuck Traeger
Ohio U
Burlington
Union City Club
Giants
RBI
Johnny Mize
Willard Marshall
Walker Cooper
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Bill Johnson
Boston
Ted Williams
Browns
Jeff Heath
Williams
Bob Dillinger
Glouster’s Roman Delivers Late Hit Halts No-Hit Bid
Athens pitcher Tommy Oldfield struck out 13 in a near no hitter until Bill Roman lined a ground single on a 3-2 pitch in the seventh, breaking Oldfield’s gem as Glouster beat Athens 2-0 despite rain delays and late scoring.
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Glouster
Athens
Tommy Oldfield
Bill Roman
Oldfield
Buddy Earich
Rodney Gibbs
Bill Cominsky
Tinkham
Roman
Barney Hillen
Junior Courtney
Mike Bycofski
Lancaster
Dan Tolson
Tolson
Bycofski
Maurice Currens
Hillen
Gibbs
Perkins
Newsom Leaves Senators Amid Trade Talk Sparks Debate
Veteran baseball observers questioned how Louis Newsom known as Bobo Newsom persuaded Washington to trade him. Newsom said he asked for a transfer, citing work issues with Clark Griffith. Ossie Bluege defended the move noting he could not win with Newsom. The day also featured Tigers losing to Senators 6-1 as Early Wynn earned his 11th win, plus several night games and a Colts season-ticket milestone.
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Fox
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Louis Norman
Bobo Newsom
Bobo
Bismewest
New York
Brilieas
St. Louis Browns
Grits
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Griffith
Washington
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Early Wynn
Mickey Ennon
Senator
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
Sam Chapman
Dale Mitchell
Birdie Tebbbetts
Don DiMaggio
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Red Barrett
Braves
Cubs
Hank Borowy
Claude Passeau
Bill Voiselle
Phils
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Williams Mize Hit By Pitches In Baseball Oddity
Ted Williams of the Red Sox and Johnny Mize of the Giants, leading sluggers in the leagues, were both struck by pitches and bruised. Williams suffered a right wrist bruise from Ed Lopat in the ninth as Boston beat Chicago. Mize took a pitch over the right ear from Harry Brecheen in the fourth as St. Louis faced the Cardinals, with doctors noting a slight concussion.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Willams
Ed Lopat
Innning
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Mize
Harry Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinals
Robert Hyland
New Leaders Rise as Baseball Leaders Named
National League batting leader Philade phia Walker hits .344 and leads in triples while Mize of New York tops home runs with 28. In American League DiMaggio of New York and Williams of Boston share key marks in batting runs and runs batted in.
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Philadelphia
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New York
Marshall
A — Baumbholtz
Cincinnati
Slaughter
St. Louis
Robinson
Brooklyn
Blackwell
Cinnati
DiMaggio
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Boudreau
Cleveland
Mullin
Detroit
Philley
Chicago
Vernon
Washington
Boxing Results Roundup From AP Dispatches
ALLENTOWN Billy Fox 172 of Philadelphia KO d Jimmy Cooper 170 of Paterson N J. SYRACUSE Jose Camaguayano 140 Havana outpointed Johnny Shepherd 147 Cleveland. TOLEDO Phil Terranova 131 New York outpointed Clem Cus ter 130 1 2 Detroit. LOS ANGELES Carlos Chavez 126 Los Angeles outpointed Harold Dade 123 1 2 Chicago. BROOKLYN Pete Mead 161 Grand Rapids Mich outpointed Cocoa Kid 156 New Haven. NEW YORK Walter Cartier 159 New York outpointed Gene Boland 159 Detroit 10 rounds.
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Phil Terranova
New York
Clem Custer
Detroit
Los Angeles
Carlos Chavez
Harold Dade
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pete Mead
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cocoa Kid
New Haven
Walter Cartier
Gene Boland
Dodgers Run Up 12-1 Win Over Reds Behind Branca
Brooklyn leads the pennant chase at Crosley Field as Branca wins his 16th, supported by a 12 run attack. Dixie Walker homered, Jackie Robinson sparked a six run sixth with a triple, and Bud Lively took the loss for Cincinnati in front of 31,808.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Redlegs
Rhinelanders
Dodgers
Crosley Field
Dixie Walke
Ralph Ned
Branca
Brooks
Bud Lively
Brooklyn
Frankie Baumholtz
Benny Zientara
Bert Haas
Augie Galan
Eddie Miller
Walker
Homer
Lively
Jackie Robinson
Steelers Add Skladany as Assistant Coach
The Pittsburgh Steelers appoint Joseph P. Skladany ex Pitt grid star as assistant coach replacing Frank Souchak who resigned for business duties. Skladany has coached at Carnegie Tech Pitt Bainbridge Naval Station and was head coach at Carnegie Tech in 1943.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Joseph P
Muggsy) Skladany
Pitt Grid
Skladany
Frank Souchak
Carnegie Tech
Pitt
Bainbridge
Naval Station
Cleveland Indian Allan Gettel Plans Virginia Ranch Career
Cleveland Indians pitcher Allan Gettel spends off season on his Virginia ranch raising saddle horses and intends to pursue that as his profession after his major league pitching career ends.
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Cleveland
Many Rookies Shine In Major League Debuts Across Teams
The piece highlights a surge of first year pitchers making the big leagues, listing Spec Shea Carl Scheib Bill McCahan Harry Dorish Harry Taylor Clyde King Jim Hearn Buddy Lively Doyle Lade Larry Jansen and Clint Hartung as notable rookies. It also notes rookies in college and pro football and a new safety plan for Pete Reiser.
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Yankees
Spec Shea
Carl Scheib
Shibe Park
Bill McCahan
Athletics
Harry Dorish
Red Sox
Harry Taylor
Clyde King
Dodgers
Jim Hearn
Cardinals
Buddy Lively
Reds
Doyle Lade
Cubs
Larry Jansen
Clint Hartung
Giants
Hartung
Hearn
Lively
Armed Forces
Baseball score sheet snippets from a Chicago Boston lineup
Night game notes show Chicago and Boston battles with inning by inning tallies and pitcher lines. Other fixtures list New York Sanf ord Moulder Early Moss Newsom Berra and Gettel Stephens Embree Hogan Dietrich Guerra as involved players across multiple matches.
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Boston
Lopat
Tresh
Dickey
Dobson
Stephens
Embree
Hogan
Dietrich
Christopher
Guerra
Baseball matchups listed for upcoming games
Teams scheduled to play include Cleveland at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington St. Louis at New York Chicago at Boston Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago New York at St. Louis with several night games indicated in the schedule.
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Lanfranconi
Camelli
Masi
Passeau and Scheffing
New York
St. Louis
Kennedy
Hansen
Iott
Cooper
Brecheen
Rice
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Branca
Edwards
Lively
Erautt
Hetki
Lamanno
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Ready Jack Promises to Follow Phalanx’s Path
New York reports Ready Jack, a bay colt by Pilate Jacob, only two years old, shows early promise to succeed Phalanx. Ready Jack is Phalanx’s full brother, with Phalanx having been the Belmont winner after losing as the Derby favorite.
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New York
Ready Jack
Pilate Jacob
Phalanx
Ten teams to begin net tourney play Thursday
Ten doubles teams filed entries for the city tennis tournament which opens play Thursday in three divisions. Recreation Director Harry Lackey announced the draws last night. The junior division features two teams. intermediate and senior brackets start Thursday evening with multiple matches leading to Friday and Monday finals.
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Harry Lackey
Dave White
Watson Burnfield
Gene Jones
Ronnie Saunders
Dan Watkins
Jerry Tolliver
Bob Hawk
Don Ayers
Don Flowers
Bob Jones
Dan Tolson
Ted Cunningham
American Legion
Joe Zida
J. E. Parker
Dale Sampson
Wayne Rittenhouse
Don Torreson
Dick Walshley
Watkins - Tolliver - Hawk - Ayers
Tom Flowers
Charles Orr
Brush
Middleport Nine Easy Winner Over Point Pleasant
Middleport Legionnaires crushed Point Pleasant 14 to 6 at Carson's playground. Mickey Miller pitched five hitless frames and Walton followed with another no hitter through nine as Middleport surged to seven runs in the first two innings and led the rest of the game. American Association results list Columbus over Minneapolis 7 to 4, Kansas City 4 over Indianapolis 0, Milwaukee 5 over Louisville 3, and St. Paul 9 over Toledo 3.
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Legionnaires
Point Pleasant
Carson's
Mickey Miller
Walters
Miller
Pleasant
Call
Chambers
Henderson
Donsahue
American Association
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Yesterday's Stars Dominate As Musial Powers Cardinals
Stan Musial homered for the 10th time this season, adding a double and a single, driving in two runs and scoring three in a 10-5 Cardinals win over the Giants. Bobo Newsom blanked the Browns with a three-hit shutout for the Yankees, his 201st career victory.
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Stan Musial
Cardinals
Giants
Bobo Newsom
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Faculty men bar cagers Sugar Bowl bid
Norman Oklahoma January report says Big Six Conference faculty representatives denied Oklahoma its Sugar Bowl chance against Holy Cross in New Orleans on December 31. It marks the first time a conference barred a team from a bowl game.
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Okla
NEA
Oklahoma
Holy Cross
New Orleans
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