Side Lines-Side Lines By Ed Belsho
Robins Roberts earned his 17th win in a 3-0 Phillies victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Mel Clark led a nine hit attack with three hits and scored, boosting his average over .300 and batting .400 against Dodger pitching this season. Clark is praised as the West Virginia Babe Herman for his bat and flawless fielding with no errors this season. Wylie, formerly of the Bobcats, suffered his first loss for Spartanburg in the Tri-State League. Sidelines notes report Vince Costello Don Kreis and Bill Bevan updates plus Lew Burdette’s first loss after seven straight wins.
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Robin Roberts
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
West Columbia
Mel Clark
Clark
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
Roberts
del Ennis
Granny Hamner
Connie Biyan
Jones
Ennis
Hamner
Mizeli
West Virginian
Dodger
Roy Campanella
Brooks
Phil
Philly
Herman
Mark
Mark Wylie
Bobcat
Wyle
Asheville
Gibisonville
Spartanburg
Burlington
Iowa
Vince Costello
Don Kreis
Bill Bevan
The
Reds
Ogden
Utah
Lew Burdette
Gallia Gun Club Winners Prize Frying Chickens
Gallia County Gun Club on Buckridge Road near Gallipolis awarded frying chickens as prizes for nine events. Jim Mills won three chickens and 23 of 25 in a trapshoots. Carlin Johnson claimed two wins 22 of 25. Virgil Springer, Raymond Bays, Homer Beckett, Virgil Fillinger also won stationary contests. Next shoot August 16. Officers include Harry Gwinn as vice-president and Robert M. Betz as secretary-treasurer.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Buckridge Road
US Route 35
Jim Mills
Virgil Springer
Raymond Bays
Homer Beckett
Virgil Fillinger
Club
Harry
Steve) Gwinn
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Judge Betz
Maurice Grover
Tom Comer
Warner Craft
Justice of the Peace
Robert A. Queen
Cars Lock Wheels Kill Race Starter at Attica Speedway
Willard Ohio two speeding cars crashed into the flagman Eugene S Gentry age 3 on the stand at Attica Speedway He leaped a fence but was struck as the cars bore down Drivers Robert Dan hoff 24 Shelby and Danny Wood 24 Lima fled the scene claiming they did not see Gentry both escaped serious injuries.
Charles and Valdes Agree to 10 Round Miami Fight
Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati and Nino Valdes of Cuba have signed for a 10 round heavyweight bout at Miami Beach Auditorium on Tuesday night August 11.
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BOLT
Athens Triumph Seals State Legion Tourney Bid
Righthander Dennis White pitched a three-hit complete game to beat Nelsonville 9-1 at Athens High School field, sending K. T. Crossen Post 21 toward the state Legion Tournament in Columbus. White struck out 12, no walks, as Athens moved to the capital for the double elimination event with 14 teams vying for state honors.
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Athens
Nelsonville
White
Middleport
K. T. Crossen Post 21
Columbus
Athens Legion
Hughes
Dow
Wendell White
Rhert Barnes
Buchtel High
K. T. Crossen
Athens County
Glouster
Lancaster
Tolson
Pohyer
Tom
Pritchard
Poches
Breadmen Clinch OWL Half Title With 7 2 Win
Heiner's Breadmen clinched the first half crown of the Ohio Valley League by beating New Marshfield 7-2 in the opener. Dave Diles won his fifth, while Charlie McKibben held the Breadmen to five hits in the nightcap. Albany and Nelsonville split, leaving a second-half race tight as Syracuse edged Reedsville in ten innings to join Nelsonville in a third-place tie.
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Heiner
Bread of
Middleport
Breadmen
New Marshfield
Vets
Dave Diles
Charlie McKibben
Albany Lions
OWL
Lions
Nelsonville
Joe Erdy
Eagles
Jack Dane
Ralph Nuzum
Bob Fick
Lowery
Diles
Larry McFadden
McKibben
Jennings Wayland
Syracuse
Reedsville
Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons Enter Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown opens its gates for Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons as new Hall of Fame members. George Trautman delivers the keynote at the ceremony in the Hall of Fame and Museum. The day includes the major league exhibition game pitting the Chicago White Sox against the Cincinnati Reds at Doubleday Field.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Hall of Fame
Dizzy Dean
al Simmons
George Trautman
National Association of Minor Leagues
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Doubleday Field
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Otsego Lake
Abner Doubleday
Dean
Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati
Simmons
Baseball Writers Association of America
St. Louis
Phils
Robin Roberts
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Cleveland
Baseball Major League Leaders Snapshot
National batting Irving New York Oat. Runs Snider Brooklyn 78 Runs Batted In Campanella Brooklyn 0 Hits Schoendienst St Louis 7 Doubles Snider Brooklyn Musial St Louis 27 Triples Bruton Milwaukee Home Runs Mathews Milwaukee 30 Stolen Bases Brutten Milwaukee 16 Pitching Smith Cincinnati 5 0 1 000 Strikeouts Roberta Philadelphia 116 American batting Kell Boston 374 Runs Minoso Chicago 75 Runs Batted In Rosen Cleveland 43 Hits Kuenn Detroit 127 Doubles Kell Boston 30 Triples Fox Rivera Chicago Vernon Washington 7 Home Runs Rosen Cleveland 76 Stolen Bases Rivera Chicago IK Pitching Shea Washington A 1 .ay Strikeouts Pierce Chicago 108
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Brooklyn
Campanella
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Musial
Bruton
Milwaukee
Mathews
Brutten
Smith
Cincinnati
Roberta
Philadelphia
Kell
Boston
Minoso
Chicago
Rosen
Cleveland
Kuenn
Detroit
Fox
Rivera
Vernon
Washington
Shea
Ay. Strikfouts—Pierce
New York
L Pet
Las
Marathon Olympic record set by Zatopek today
A year ago Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia set a new Olympic record in the men's marathon. The notes mention other sports milestones from different years, including the Red Sox winning 13 straight over the Tigers five years ago, Freddy Fitzsimmons named Phillies manager ten years ago, and Carl Hubbell’s eighth shutout for the Giants twenty years ago.
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Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Red Sox
Tigers
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Bucky Harris
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Dodgers
One-Way Tie In Tourney Honors At Athens Country Club
In Sundays Scotch Four at the Athens Country Club ten golfers chased prizes. Mrs Gladys Jacobs and Kermit Blosser led with a 42 gross and 37 net while a quartet tied for first in two-somes: Mrs R J Studer with Earl Davis Sr Mrs J F E Moore with Dave Strawn Mrs Vi Widdoes with Dr RK Butts and Mr Jean Sprague with Carl Heck. Widdoes and Butts were second in gross with 43. Top 13 scores listed with ladies first in each two-some.
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Athens Country Club
Gladys Jacobs
Kermit Blosser
R. J. Studer
Earl Davis, Sr
J. FE. Moore
Dave Strawn
Vi Widdoes
RK. &. Butts
Jean Sprague
Carl Heck
Widdoes
Dr. Butts
Browns Open Grid Practice in Hiram Ohio Camp
The Cleveland Browns opened training camp in Hiram Ohio with picture sessions and meetings. 33 NFL jobs are contested. actual on-field work begins tomorrow. 26 holdovers from 1952 return, including Fred Bruney and Billy Reynolds en route to college All-Stars practice.
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Hiram
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Huskies
Detroit
Fred Bruney
Ohio State
Billy Reynolds
Pitt
White Chooses Diamond Over Basketball for Red Sox
Sammy White, young catcher for the Boston Red Sox, opted for professional baseball after three years of college basketball at the University of Washington. He rejected pro basketball offers while Boston fans applauded his decision, aided by manager Lou Boudreau, a former college basketball star.
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Boston
Sammy White
Red Sox
White
University of Washington
Sos
Lou Boudreau
University of Illinois
Lou Little Enjoys Golf at Oyster Harbors
Boston. Lou Little Columbia's football coach relaxes with golf at Oyster Harbors. He credits winter lessons from pro Mike Turnesa and a cellar driving setup for his improved game.
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Boston
Lou Little
Columbia
Oyster Harbors
Nassau
Lou
Mike Turnesa
Redlegs Face White Sox In Cooperstown Hall of Fame Day
In Cooperstown New York the Cincinnati Redlegs meet the Chicago White Sox on Hall of Fame Day. Hermie Wehmeier starts for Cincinnati as the Redlegs chase a better road trip after a recent four game series with the Giants ended with two wins for New York and a 5 4 final in the opening game.
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National League Redlegs
Chicago
Hermie Wehmeier
Cincinnati
Rob Kelly
New York
Sal Maglie
Giants
Daryl Spencer
OVL Season Schedule for Ohio Valley League
The remainder of the Ohio Valley League schedule lists matchups by date and location. August 2 Nelsonville hosts Reedsville and N Marshfield visits Syracuse among other games.
Deer swims two miles offshore caught by fisherman
Glade Bay Nova Scotia reports two deer sightings at sea with one reeled in by fisherman Bill Ford who hauled the swimming animal to shore for release. The other deer was observed swimming two miles offshore by a second fisherman.
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Glade Bay
N. S
Nova Scotia
Bill Ford
Angels Pay Record Price for Pitcher Fred Baczewski
The Los Angeles Angels of the PCL paid a record $35,000 to Shreveport Louisiana at season end 1949 for pitcher Fred Baczewski. He is now with the Redlegs.
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Los Angeles Angels
PCL
Shreveport
Fred Baczewski
The
Redlegs
Early Race Horses on the North American Continent
In 1519 Cortez’s expedition brought the first horses to Mexico as part of the Spanish invasion. The arrival marked the start of equine influence in the continent’s early history.
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New York
Cortez
Mexico
Baseball Standings and Tuesday Games Highlight Slugging Week
The American League and other standings show Chicago Brooklyn and New York with varied records as teams prepare for a slate of Tuesday games. Notable results include Louisville routing Columbus and New York beating Milwaukee while Chicago loses to Pittsburgh.
Giants Sign Emlen Tunnell Strong Defensive Back
New York Giants celebrate signing defensive back Emlen Tunnell. The star defender increased his yardage in 1952 with 411 punt return yards, 364 kickoff return yards, and 147 interception return yards, totaling 922 yards.
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New York
New York Football Giants
Emlen Tunnell
Tunnell
Cleveland golfers ace holes in one on same day
On the same day three Cleveland golfers made holes in one. Norman Grether aced the 140-yard 12th at Grantwood with an 8 iron, George Hamilton holed the 112-yard 14th at Westwood with a 5 iron, and Jesse Williams used a iron for a 145-yard 15th at a local course.
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Cleveland
Norman
Grether
Grantwood
George Hamilton
Westwood
Jesse Williams
Giants take doubleheader win with big bats
Daryl Spencer homered twice including a bases loaded shot as the Giants defeated Cincinnati 10-6 in game one and won game two 5-1. Virgil Trucks limited Philadelphia to four hits for a 4-0 White Sox shutout and a split of the doubleheader after Oakland's 4-3 opener win.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
White Sox
Yankees
Detroit
Daryl Spencer
Giants
Cincinnati
Virgil Trucks
Chicago
Colonels and Birds Split in Twin Bill Action
The Louisville Colonels and Columbus split a doubleheader as Toledo eyed second place. Colonels won 9-4 in game one and dropped 2-1 in game two, leaving Louisville 11.4 games behind Indianapolis and one percentage point ahead of Toledo. Charlestown and Kansas City also split, with the Senators winning 8-7 and the Blues 5-0.
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Associated Press
Louisville Colonels
Columbus
Toledo
American Association
Colonels
Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Charleston
Kansas City
Senators
Blues
Eddie Stanky Fines Self Fifty Dollars After Mixup
Stanky of the St. Louis Cardinals fined himself 50 dollars for a batting mixup Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The money goes into the team fund.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis C. Dinal
Eddie Stanky
Philadelphia Phillies
Death of RMU football dean Harry Walker Hughes at 65
The dean of Rocky Mountain football coaches, Harry Walker Hughes, died yesterday at age 65. He led the program with distinction and influenced many players and staff during his career.
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DFAD
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Harry Walker Hughes
Indians Split Fail To Gain On New York
Cleveland drops two of four to Washington and remains eight games back in fourth place as Yanks, Tigers, and Yankees jockey for early season standings. Wally Westlake and Bob Avila homer for Cleveland in the nightcap but gravity of errors costs two runs. Bob Porterfield wins in relief for Washington. Hooper, Wight, and Hoskins shutout the Nats in the final frames for the Indians rally.
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Cleveland
Washington
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Washington Nats
Indians
Wally Westlake
Bob Avila
Yanks
Tribe
Yankee Stadium
Detroit
Tigers
Bob Feller
Joss
Art Houtteman
Houtteman
Feller
Nats
Larry Doby
Bob Porterfield
Mike Garcia
George Strickland
al Rosen
Dave Hoskins
Bob Hooper
Bill Wight
Hooper
Oliver Wins Kansas City Open In Record 269
Ed Oliver from Palm Springs California won the Kansas City Open with a tournament record of 269 nineteen under par securing first prize by two strokes over Marty Furgol of Lemont Illinois. He heads to the All America tournament in Chicago this week adding $3000 to his earnings.
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Porky) Oliver
Chicago
Oliver
Palm Springs
Calif
Marty Furgol
Lemont, IL
Five-Year Wait for Hall of Fame Eligibility Implemented
Cooperstown announces a change raising the Hall of Fame waiting period to five years for players managers coaches and umpires. The rule applies to new electees starting next year with an exception for eight individuals who previously received more than one percent of votes.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Hall of Fame
National Hall of Fame
Cincy Hosts Women's Western Amateur Opens at Camargo
In Cincinnati Camargo hosts the 53rd Women's Western Amateur championship as 112 players begin 18 hole qualifiers. The 32 lowest scores advance to a 36 hole title bout, with others placed into five flights. Favorite Polly Riley of Fort Worth defends her crown after a 76 in practice.
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Cincinnati
Camargo
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Miss Riley
Runners on Base: Double Play Rules Clarified
Baseball Q and A clarifies that a runner scoring on a double play does not count as a run batted in for the batter. RBI credits arise from hits, sacrifices, putouts, or forced advances with bases loaded, not from errors, provided not two outs.
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Bob Schaeffer
Ed Regan
Greasy Neale Marries Adelaide Bray Donohoe in Bronx
Former college and pro football coach Greasy Neale wed Adelaide Bray Donohoe of Columbus Ohio at Holy Cross Church in the Bronx. They plan a Florida honeymoon and will reside in New York after marriage. it is Neale’s second marriage and Donohoe’s first.
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Earle
Greasy) Neale
Adelaide Bray Donohoe
Columbus
Ohio
Holy Cross Church
Bronx
Florida
Neale
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