Birds fall to Indians amid injuries and defensive woes
In 1949 action at Columbus Red Bird stadium, the Birds drop a one run opener then win the nightcap against the Indianapolis Indians. Key players Billy Costa and Mike Natisin are out injured, with Claude Wright misfiring at short. Harvey Haddix earns crowd attention despite a rough middle inning and later hits a run producing at bat.
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Red Bird Stadium
the Birds
Indianapolis Indians
Indians
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Birds
Billy Costa
Mike Natisin
Wright
Don Lang
Lang
Indianapolis
Harvey Haddix
New Vienna
Hal Anderson
Harvey
Scholastic All-Stars Open Practice in Massillon
Fifty senior football players from 35 Ohio high schools gather in Massillon for the fourth annual North-South all star game practices at Tiger Stadium. Coaches Ness, Rearick, Scullion, and Cunningham lead North while Ellison, Shick, Wood, and Pemberton head the South. the event caps a coaching clinic with 30 speakers, July 9 start, Aug 13 game.
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Massillon
Ohio
Tiger Stadium
Ohio High School Football Coaches Association
Coaches Association
Toledo
Canton
Tom Ness
Lakewood
Herman “Bup” Rearick
Canton McKinley
Bulldogs
James Scullion
Ted Cunningham
Massillon Washington High School
Tiger Band
Washington High School
Coaches’ Association
OVA Leaders Batting And Pitching Highlights
Clatworthy of Twin Cities leads batting with a .380 average. Key figures include Williams of Reedsville with 23 runs, Hendricks of Syracuse 36 hits, Guinther and Valentine each with four home runs, Guinther posting 93 innings pitched and a .750 ERA.
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Clatworthy
Twin Cities
Valentine
Gallipolis
Thomas
Guinther
Syracuse
Hendricks
Hager
Williams
Reedsville
Wetherholt
Duckworth
J. Lee
Widmar Back in Major League Reach with Orioles
Al Widmar, 24, Cleveland native, pitches his way toward a return to the big leagues for the Baltimore Orioles. He has 17 victories and 119 strikeouts in seven straight starts, boosting a weak club that has won 22 games this season. He contends he can reach 20 wins and earn another shot.
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Buffalo
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Baseball Standings Mixed in National and American Leagues
National League standings show St Louis and Brooklyn near the top with Brooklyn at 53 36 and St Louis at 54 36 while Boston and New York trail. American League lists New York Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit and Chicago in the upper half with St Louis and Washington lower in the table.
Yesterday's Baseball Scores and Highlights Across Leagues
Recaps note St Louis against Brooklyn with late trains, Branca's pitching, and Batting stars. American League reports Cleveland 4 New York 2 in 11 innings as Wynn and Raschi duel, others bunched. Exhibition games feature Pittsburgh-Washington, Cincinnati rout, and minor league results list Indianapolis over Toledo and Milwaukee edge.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Lanier
Wilks
Brazie
Martin
Garagiola
Rice
Branca
Palica
Roe
Campanella
Cleveland
New York
Wynn
Paige
Hogan
Raschi
Niarhos
Silvera
Pittsburgh
Washington
Peat
Riddle
Fitzgerald
Mass
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Early
Evans
Cinnati
Char'n
Fanovich Walters
Dobernic
Atwood
Nuxhall
Beggs
Beverly
Ross
Landrith
Nebel
American Association
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Musial Leads Cardinals to Tie as Nine Inning Game Ended
Yesterday's stars include Stan Musial of the Cardinals hitting a single a double and a triple in four at bats to fuel a 4-4 tie with the Dodgers when the nine inning game was called to aid travel. Satchel Paige faced the Indians as reliever Early Wynn held two on and none out in the eighth while Joe DiMaggio batted and then retired six straight to seal Cleveland's 4-2 win over the Yankees.
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Stan Musial
Cardinals
Dodgers
Satchel Paige
Indians
Early Wynn
Joe DiMaggio
Cleveland
Yankees
Finsterwald Ties For Sixth At Queen City Open
Don Finsterwald of Athens finished in a six way tie for sixth in the Queen City Open at Kendale course Cincinnati. He shot 74 76 for a 150 total eight over par, eight strokes behind winner Jack Jones of Maysville Kentucky. He started strong then faltered with a run of fives and a rough afternoon three opening holes.
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Don Finsterwald
Athens
Finsterwald
Jack Jones
Maysville
Kendale
Hig Forenoon
Paris
Righthander In Position To Throw In Left Field
Tips from Ted Williams on outfield positioning including how right-handed throwers naturally play left field, footwork before catches, sun glare adjustments, and studying hitters to strengthen defense. Next: Vic Raschi of the Yank-
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Vic Raschi
Night baseball schedule across major cities
The page lists tonight’s games including Brooklyn at Chicago Erskine vs Schmitz New York at Pittsburgh Harting vs Bonham Boston at Cincinnati Antonelli vs Fox Philadelphia at St Louis Roberts vs Brecheen Chicago at Boston Gumpert vs McDermott St Louis at Philadelphia Embree vs Kellner Detroit at Washington Gray vs Calvert plus Indianapolis at Toledo Louisville at Columbus Milwaukee at St Paul Kansas City at Minneapolis. All games are scheduled as night games.
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Kellner
Gray
Calvert
American Association
Toledo
St. Paul
Baseball Season Leaderboard Dense With Player Stats
A compact list of season leaders in batting pitching and fielding with players from Boston Detroit Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Pittsburgh and St Louis. Highlights include Williams Boston hitting 342 with 99 RBIs 115 hits and 89 runs while Robinson Brooklyn drives 125 hits and 75 RBIs and Kiner Pittsburgh hits 27 homers.
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Boston
Kell
Detroit
Majeski
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Cleveland
Robinson
Brooklyn
Reese
Thomson
New York
Jones
Ennis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Chambers
Spahn
Bremen Softball Tournament Opens With Floodlight Games
In Bremen area, teams such as Banks Sport Shop McArthur Pure Oilers Logan Clay Products and Groveport clash in the start of the Bremen softball tourney with two floodlight games each night except Wednesday and Saturday First round games run through the week with two Tuesday night matchups and the championship decided on a best of three. Prizes include jackets glassware sets and assorted home goods.
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Banks Sport Shop
McArthur Pure Oilers
Logan Clay Products
Logan
Groveport
Oilers
Thurston Merchants
Tink’s Tavern
Exchange Club
Yates Clover Farm
New Lexington Eagles
Canal Winchester
Newark Holland Electric
Deed’s
Lancaster
Fairpace of
Baltimore
KBM
Anchor Hocking
Wilmington coach accepts Bloomsburg State Teachers College post
Harold S. Shelly athletic director and basketball coach at Wilmington College announced yesterday he accepted the offer to become head basketball coach at Bloomsburg State Teachers College in Pennsylvania.
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Wilmington
Harold S. Shelly
Wilmington College
Bloomsburg
State Teachers College
Ironton Coach Accepts Muhlenberg Post
Tom Triplett a 32-year-old Ironton High School line coach will join Muhlenburg College Allentown Pa next fall serving under head coach Howard Baughman Triplett has coached at the high school since 1939 except for five years in the Army Air Forces.
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Ironton
Tom Triplett
Muhlenburg College
Allentown
Triplett
Army Air Forces
Muhlenburg
Howard Baughman
Point Pleasant Softball Inuries Hit Team at Charleston
John Jones and Bobby Miller from Point Pleasant were hurt Sunday during the Appalachian Divisional Softball Tournament in Charleston West Virginia. Jones suffered bruised ribs and a dislocated diaphragm after slipping while trying to stretch a single into a double and returned home after a hospital stay. Miller pulled a leg ligament and was spiked on the left foot, using crutches but remaining at work with Appalachian Electric Power Company. Point Pleasant dropped both games to Beckley 7-3 and 7-2.
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Point Pleasant
John Jones
Bobby Miller
Charleston
W. Va
Jones
Mountain State Hospital
Miller
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Beckley
Electrics Rout Upholsters To Tighten Third-Place Hold
The Electrics defeated the Upholsters 13 to 4 in City Softball League action. George Joachim struggled on the mound as Electrics built a large third inning with seven runs aided by Upholster errors. Swearingen and Reis led the Upholsters with three hits. Nicholson and Cassey each had two for the Electrics.
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George Joachim
Electrices
Jerry Cavanaugh
Reis
Fred Swearingen
Swearingen
Clark
Cassey
Nicholson
Joachim
Schleicher
Cavanaugh
Athens Junior Legion Baseball Trip to Point Pleasant
Athens Junior Legion travels to Point Pleasant Tuesday for a 4 30 p m game. It will be the first meeting between the teams. A second game with Middleport Legion comes to Athens at 5 30 p m Thursday. Middleport won the first contest 18 11. Coach Swearingen relies on his Legionnaires to even the series. Nelsonville Athens game Friday was cancelled due to rain.
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Athens
Scotch foursome wins at local country club net 35
Carroll Widdoes and Mrs. Harold Wise captured the scotch foursome at the local country club with a net 35 and an 11 stroke handicap. George Rutkoskie and Mrs. Rus sell Hall were one stroke back in second with 48 12 36. Dr. Robbin Gardner and Mrs. R. J. Studer tied for third with 47 10 37, as Roger Pedigo and Mrs. William Biggs also posted 47 10 37. Low gross honors went to John Algeo and Mrs. Ernie Algeo with 44.
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Carroll Widdoes
Harold Wise
George Rutkoskie
Russell Hall
Robbin Gardner
R. J. Studer
Roger Pedigo
William Biggs
John Algeo
Ernie Algeo
Zednik Leaves The Plains For Shaker Heights Post
Edward A. Zip Zednik former Ohio University football and wrestling star resigns as The Plains High School athletic director to become assistant football and head wrestling coach at Shaker Heights High near Cleveland. He signed a one year contract and had previously been considered Halderman’s successor at Gallia Academy. Zednik, an OU end and guard, played for three seasons before service and earned MAC all star consideration. He leads a Plains team that went four and five in his first season.
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Edward A
Zip” Zednik
Ohio University
the Plains High School
Shaker Heights High
Cleveland
Zednik
OU Bobcat
Ohio U
Jim Halderman
Gallia Academy High
Shaker Heights
Cleveland West Tech
Halderman
Gallia
the Plains
Buckeye
Thor Olson
Millers Split Doubleheader with Hardwares in Athens
In a Sunday twin bill, Millers lose 3-0 then win 3-2 to Carpenter Hardwares of Athens. English allowed only three hits in the first game as the Hardwares scored in the third and fifth. The Millers tied the second game late but fell behind early and rallied to a 3-2 victory, aided by Hardware errors and timely hits.
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Carpenter Hardwares
Athens
Millers
Woody English
Hardwares
English
Bill van Dyke
Dick Coury
van Dyke
Coury
Jim Allen
Miller
Boba Balding
Kronowitz Outpoints Valles In Brooklyn Bout
In Brooklyn Herbie Kronowitz defeats Lou Valles by decision after eight rounds. Kronowitz presses the pace with clean combinations while Valles counters and stays in the bout through the distance.
Family pay gap debate and small-town misadventures
Dr Paul Popenoe argues married men deserve higher pay for the same job while a Tacoma woman writes a bad check to pay a traffic fine. The column riffs on domestic life, lost cattle, and a local car dealer ad promotes a used car lineup with fair prices.
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Wash
NYE Chevrolet Company
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