Bobcats receive early MA C rating and Harvard tilt set
Ohio University football outlook sees the Bobcats rated second in the Mid American Conference by Street and Smith. Coach Widdoes prepares to open drills Sept 1 with 22 letter winners. The team faces Toledo, then Harvard in Cambridge as part of a tough schedule. Nick Parkis, from Athens, is highlighted for heavy duty this fall. Meanwhile Charleston Senators to be honored with an Appreciation Dinner in Point Pleasant.
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Ohio
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Kanawha
Ohio River Valley
Point Pleasant
Danny Menendez
Moose Club
Watt Powell Field
Charleston
Admiral All-Stars Host Sporn Nine for 27th Win Bid
Nelsonville report notes the Admiral All-Stars, at Sun Down Park, seek their 27th victory as they host the Philip Sporn softballers. Last night they beat Farm Bureau of Columbus in Bremen Invitational, led by Jenkins Wilson Snyder and Davis. The team also beat Ohio Valley League rivals like Jackson Tire Shop and Theodore Johnson Roofers while splitting with Cheshire Pilots and Marietta Merchants, and Tulane tennis champ Hamilton Richardson joins U S Davis Cup squad.
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Admiral All-Stars
Philip Sporn
Sundown Park
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Farm Bureau
Columbus
Bremen
Sam Jenkins
Rodney Wilson
Junior Snyder
Earl Davis
Ohio Valley Softball League
Jackson Tire Shop
Theodore Johnson Roofers
Logan
George's Pure OU
McArthur
Marietta Merchants
Cheshire Pilots
Ford Reynolds Chisox Win Bums Top Cubs
Ford and Reynolds lead the Chicago White Sox to a win while the Brooklyn Dodgers top the Cubs. A doubleheader update notes Cincy’s Ski pairs up to handcuff the Indians as Philadelphia drops a 5-4 decision.
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Reynolds
Cubs
Cincy
Phils
Yankees remain wary as Indians still threat in pennant chase
After the Yankees won 4-2 over Cleveland, Casey Stengel warned not to count out the Indians with their strong pitching. Joe Collins and Gil McDougald homered. Ford and Reynolds combined for the win. The Yankees now face Chicago and Boston in a pivotal remaining series as Williams returns to Fenway.
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New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Yanks
Tribe
Stengel
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
White Sox
Allie Reynolds
Whitey Ford
Ford
Reynolds
Yankee
Cleveland
Detroit
Joe Collins
Gil McDougald
Farry Wynn Collins
McDougald
Yogi Berra
Irv Noren
Gene Woodling
Bill Martin
Phil Rissuto
Noren
Big Lai
Chicago
Yankees
Boston
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
National League leaders include Schoendienst of St. Louis with 335 runs and 121 hits shared with Lockman of New York, while Mathews of Milwaukee tops with 32 home runs and Bruton leads in steals with 16. Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Boston name multiple players among top categories with Spahn and Staley sharing 184 and 765 as top pitching totals.
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Schoendienst
St. Louis
Snider
Brooklyn
Campanelian
Hodges
Lockman
New York
Musial
Bruton
Milwaukee
Mathews
Spahn
Staley
Roberts
Philadelphia
Amperican
Vernon
Washington
Minese
Chicago
Rosen
Cleveland
Kuenn
Dettroit
Kell
Boston
Fox
Rivera
Chicaco
Lopat
Bas. Strikfouts—Pierce
Braves pitcher fires third shutout in four starts
Bob Buhl of the Milwaukee Braves tossed his third shutout in four complete games as Milwaukee beat New York 7-0. Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers homered for the 24th time and added a double and two singles with three RBIs in Brooklyn's 18-2 rout of Chicago.
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Skinny) Brown
Mele
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
Cubs
Brooklyn
Johnny Podres
Randy Jackson
al Worthington
Hoyt Wilhelm
Milwaukee
Braves
Giants
Bob Buhl
Ray Jablonski
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Cliff Chambers
Joe Presko
Frank Thomas
Milwaukee Braves
New York
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Skyliners Capture Tri City Skeet Championship
Skyline Gun Club wins the 1953 Tri City Skeet and Trap contest across Marietta Parkersburg and Athens with a season’s total 130 targets ahead. Athens shot 681 skeet 216 trap. Marietta 197 skeet 226 trap. Parkersburg 556 skeet 196. Notable scores include Ira C Davis 50x50 and T H Morgan 49x50. Joe DiMaggio also noted for 11 All Star appearances.
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Blennerhassett Field & Gun Club
Ira C
Chet) Davis
T. H. Morgan
Ed Wade
Paul Allmark
Howard Mills
Gordon Bush
Walter Musgrave
Marietta
Parkersburg
Skyline Group
Schedule and results from Sangin sports card
Wednesday schedules show Cleveland at New York 7 pm Lemon versus Rasehbi Chicago at Boston 1 pm Pierce against McDermott Detroit at Washington 7 50 pm Aber versus Marrero St Louis at Philadelphia 7 pm Pillette against Kellner. Tuesday results list New York 4 Cleveland 2 Chicago 4 Boston 1 Philadelphia 9 St Louis 7 Detroit and Washington 45. Wednesday schedule includes New York at Milwaukee 9 pm frome va Surko at Philadelphia at Cincinnati 5 pm Roberts against Baczewski Brooklyn at Chicago 1 50 pm Meyer against Lown Pittsburgh at St Louis 6 pm Lindell versus Haddix. Brooklyn 18 Chicago 2 Milwaukee 2 New York 0 Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 4.
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Marrero
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Philadelphia
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Kellner
Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
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Baczewski
Brooklyn
Meyer
Lown
Pittsburgh
Lindell
Haddix
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Philadelphia A
Detroit M
St. Louis Um
Milwaukee MG
Wednesday Schedule and Tuesday Results in League
The schedule lists Charleston at Louisville Indianapolis at Minneapolis Toledo at St Paul as the midweek games. Tuesday results show Toledo 3 8 St Paul 0 5 Minneapolis 12 Indianapolis 5 Louisville 7 Charleston 0 Kansas City 3 Columbus 0.
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Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Kansas City
Columbus
Toledo Grabs League Lead in 12-5 Win Over Indians
The Minneapolis Millers ousted the Indianapolis Indians from first in the American Association with a 12-5 victory driven by home runs. Toledo moved into the lead after a 3-0 win over St. Paul, while Louisville climbed to second by defeating Charleston 7-3. Both Louisville and Indianapolis trailed by one game. Kansas City topped Columbus 3-0 in another Association game.
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Boxing Results From Northeast Card In Brief
In Miami Beach Luther Rawlings of Chicago defeated Danny Wember of New York by outpoint in a 10 round bout. Hartford saw Harold Baby Face Jones of Detroit win a 10 round decision over Georgia Dunn of Hartford. In Brooklyn Jimmy Herring of New York outpointed Mack Stanford of Englewood Nova Scotia in a 10 round match.
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Chicago
Danny Wember
New York
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Baby Face
Jones
Detroit
Georgia Dunn
Brooklyn
Jimmy Herring
Mack Stanford
Englewood
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Snubbing Stranahan Reduces Walker Cup to Social Event
The Walker Cup selection omits Frank Stranahan, the U S top amateur, sparking outrage over a personality based decision. The controversy centers on the Kittansett Club matches slated Sept. 4-5 as more social than competitive, with Stranahan’s records cited as proof of merit and sportsmanship.
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Hogan
Don Cherry
Giovanelli Favored in Brooklyn Welterweight Bout at MSG
New York report says 10 round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden features Danny Giovanelli favored over Carmine Fiore. The telecast begins at 9 p m on CBS. Giovanelli seeks his 14th straight win aided by his aggressive style while Fiore relies on a left hook and a record of 16 knockouts in 42 victories.
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Carmine Fiore
Brooklyn
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Tony Cimmino
Archie Whitewater
Joey Klein
Martinez
Carmine Basilio
Pilots Rout Bread Team In Ohio Valley Softball League
The Cheshire Pilots beat Holsum Bread of Middleport 13 to 2 at Cheshire field. Le Grande Martin pitched five innings with 12 strikeouts and three hits, including a bases loaded double. Dusty Durst took the loss, replaced by Bucky Walters in the fifth.
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Dusty” Durst
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Barnes Stars in 3-Hitter as Swearingen Tops Plains VFW
Bert Barnes pitched a three hitter to lift Swearingen's Sports Shop to a 7-1 win over The Plains VFW in City Softball League action. Manager Bob Cooley, Clair Berry, and Ralph Nuzum led the offense with multi hit efforts. Platt spoiled the no hit bid in the fourth.
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Barnes
Bob Cooley
Clair Berry
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Adams
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290 To Start In Trot Test
Roosevelts Raceway hosts two divisions of the Old Country Trot with 23 three year olds. Octave Blake's Newport Star of Newport Stock Farm is the 2 to 1 favorite in the second division and Hambletonian prospects loom for several entrants.
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Newport Stock Farm
South Plainfield
N. J
Newport Star
US team routs Chile 103 to 55 in Olympics
Sports Mirror Today recalls a 103-55 U S victory over Chile in the Olympic basketball tournament. The note frames the game as a defining win from the era and hints at the larger Olympic context.
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Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Red Sox
Babe Barna
Louisville
Pony Tribesmen Topple Dodgers in Pony League
The Indians upset the front running Dodgers 6 to 5 as E Pickett delivered a fifth inning RBI hit for the Tribe. Ernie Lewis earned the win with a supporting base hit, while Foreman Pendleton Fran yak Finnearty and others collected hits. Dodgers hitters Vessalo Russell Cady Lee had multiple safeties in a losing effort.
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L. Hawk
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J. Yates
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Pendleton
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Finnearty
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Russell
Cady
Lee
Cornwell
Lewis
Riley and Murray Shine as Women’s Western Amateur Second Round Begins
Stocky Riley from Fort Worth and Mae Murray from Rutland head the field as the 53rd Women's Western Amateur Golf Tournament enters its second round. Riley, winner in 1950 and last year, faces Edean Anderson of Helena while Murray, a prolific scorer, meets Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore after Murray’s Tuesday surge. Claire Doran eliminated Cincinnati medalist Mrs Burt Weil as the event proceeds. Larry Rose of Niagara Falls posted 155 158 147 for a 460 in a separate bowling showcase.
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Mae Murray
Miss Riley
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Baltimore
Jean Hopkins
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Claire Doran
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