Western Michigan Nine Wins Mid American Title
Western Michigan College Broncos clinched the Mid American Conference baseball title by defeating Western Reserve twice 6 to 1 over Memorial Day weekend. Butler finished second after a rainout and forfeit quirks altered standings, while Miami, Cincinnati, and Ohio University competed in the final stretch. The Broncos eye a District Four NCAA playoff berth with Notre Dame series looming.
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College Baseball Scores and Boxing Outcomes
Hillsdale defeated Defiance 13 to 8 in college baseball. Butler beat DePauw 7 to 5. In boxing, Bob Sandberg of Milwaukee at 185 pounds outpointed Harold Jones of Detroit 136 to 10. Ernie Hunick of West Jordan Utah knocked out Rocky Drago of Louisville 136 to 6. Dennis Brady of Hartford and Joey Carbido of Youngstown drew a 10 round bout.
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Pat” Brady
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Speedie and Willis Sign 1949 with Browns
The Cleveland Browns announce that end Mac Speedie and guard Bill Willis have signed their 1949 contracts. It will be the fourth season with the All American Conference champions for each player. The Browns now have 42 players signed.
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Brooklyn Beats New York in Hard-Fought Baseball Tilt
Brooklyn and New York split a doubleheader with Brooklyn winning 2 to 1 after a late rally. Key players include Palica Branca Jansen and Cooper for Brooklyn while New York relied on Koslo and Sain in a tight contest. Other scores noted: Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 0. Minneapolis 12 St. Paul 2. Only games scheduled.
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Baseball night matchups and league leaders
Rivalry games feature St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati and Philadelphia on various matchups. American League games list New York Chicago Washington St Louis Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit across nine contests. National League leaders include Kiner Reese Robinson Thomson Jones Smalley Zernial Williams Kell Dillinger Mitchell Trucks Newhouser with top marks in batting runs and pitching.
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Bobcats Rally Past Buckeyes 15-6 in Season Finale
Ohio University’s Bobcat baseball team crushed Ohio State 15-6 in Columbus to end the season on a high note. Pete Perini started for OSU but Athens countered with ten runs, delivering a decisive victory to avenge a prior loss. The Ohio State hurler rode through four innings in the earlier game.
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Dodgers Bow Giants In 14 Innings On Furillo Homer
In a 14 inning game Brooklyn tops New York 6 to 4 as Carl Furillo hits a homer for the Dodgers. Jack Banta hurled five scoreless relief innings in the Dodgers victory while Ohio State plays Purdue in a two game series this weekend.
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Wilkinson Named Head Coach for College All Stars
University of Oklahoma coach Charles Bud Wilkinson was named head coach of the College All-Stars for the August 12 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Bud) Wilkinson
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