Athens golfers vie in Ohio and Pennsylvania events
Lanky Earl Christiansen from Athens begins National Open qualifying at Oakmont and Pittsburgh Field Club after a 144 in Huntington. Teenager Larry Snyder travels to Sylvania Country Club near Toledo for the Junior State Championship, while Don Niswander shines in Delaware All-Ohio Track Meet with a fifth in the 440 and a broad jump of 20 feet 9 inches.
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Pittsburgh
Toledo
Ohio
Earl Christiansen
Oakmont
Pittsburgh Field Club
Christiansen
Huntington
Larry Snyder
Sylvania Country Club
Snyder
William Muldoon
Columbus
Ray Spiess, Jr
Cincinnati
Army Country Club
Muldoon
Don Niswander
Nelsonville
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Niswander
Major League Baseball End-Of-Season Leaders List
The page lists top players by category across teams with figures for runs batted in, runs, hits, home runs, and doubles. Notable names include Mantle, Schoendienst, Greengrass, Rosen, Bell, Kruszewski, Campanella, and Kruszewski, with city affiliations like New York St. Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Milwaukee and teams such as the Yankees Giants and Reds.
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Vernon
Washington
Mantle
New York
Kell
Bostom
Rosen
Cleveland
Vollmer
Kuenn
Detroit
Zernal
Philadelphia
Doby
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Bell
Cincinnati
Greengrass
Campanella
Brooklyn
Kruszewski
Dark
Mathews
Milwaukee
Cards Hold Tryouts At Marietta June 17-18
St Louis Cardinals scouts hold two day tryouts at Stadium Field Marietta C June 17 and 18 beginning at 10 a m each day. Open to players aged 17 to 23 bring shoes gloves and a uniform if available expenses refunded for those signed to a Cardinal minor league contract.
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ST. Louis
Marietta
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Bird
Stadium Field
Wednes
Cardinal
Redlegs topple Dodgers in Brooklyn for sixth straight win
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 to 5 in Brooklyn as Ted Kluszewski hit his 16th homer and Gus Bell drove in four runs. Frank Smith earned his fifth win, while Howie Judson struggled through 4 innings. The victors broke open a four-run fourth inning to seal the game.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati Redlegs
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Ted Kluszewski
Gus Bell
Frank Smith
Howie Judson
Redlegs
Russ Meyer
Bobby Adams
Bell
Gus
Junior Gilliam
Grady Hatton
Pee Wee Reese
Jackie Robinson
Reese
Gilliam
Ohio
Meyer
Kruszewski
Willard Marshall
Hobie Landrith
Roy McMillan
Jim Hughes
Judson
Hatton
Gil Hodges
Carl Furillo
George Shuba
Smittie
National League Tuesday Schedule Highlights Key Matchups
Milwaukee visits New York at 7 30 p m with Spahn 6 1 opposing Gomez 1 1 Cincinnati travels to Brooklyn at 12 30 p m matching Church 3 3 against Lees 7 2 Chicago meets Philadelphia at 7 p m with Pollet 1 1 against Drews 2 5 St Louis heads to Pittsburgh at 12 30 p m featuring Haddix 6 2 against Hall 1 1 Monday results include Milwaukee 12 New York 8 Philadelphia 7 Chicago 3 St Louis 5 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati Brooklyn 5 and Wednesday games set St Louis at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Brooklyn Milwaukee at New York Chicago at Philadelphia.
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New York
Spahn
Gomez
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Church
Lees
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pollet
Drews
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Haddix
Hall
Baseball Standings and Schedule Update
The American League leads with New York 34 11 and Cleveland 28 16. Scores list New York at Detroit Raschi versus Gray 0-7, Washington at Cleveland Masterson against Lemon, Boston at St. Louis Hudson against Larson, Philadelphia at Chicago Fricano against Pierce. Detroit defeated Boston 8 to 6. Wednesday games: Philadelphia at Chicago 1:30, Boston at St. Louis 2 and 6:30, New York at Detroit 2 p.m.
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New York
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Raschi
Gray
Masterson
Lemon
Hudson
Larson
Fricano
Pierce
Three No Hitters Caught By Jim Hegan in Majors
Indians catcher Jim Hegan has caught three no hit no run games in the majors. The pitchers were Don Black Bob Lemon and Bob Feller.
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Jim Hegan
Cleveland Indians
Don Black
Bob Lemon
Bob Feller
Waterloo Wild Turkeys Planned for Southern Ohio Hills
C H Harris reports the Waterloo Wildlife Management Area in Athens County will host a turkey release program with about 200 wild birds and hundreds of pheasants. Breeding stock includes 28 hens and ten gobblers, with 125 hatchlings so far and more eggs awaiting incubation.
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Ohio
Waterloo
Roosevelt Forest
Scioto County
Ohio River
Vinton County
Waterloo Farm
State Wildlife Division
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Braves Beat Mets 12-8 as Mathews tops with five RBIs
Eddie Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves homered for the 17th time tying Roy Campanella for the league lead, adding a double and a single with five RBIs in a 12-8 win over New York. Ned Garver earned Detroit's 6-3 victory over Boston, scattering eight hits in the Tigers' first win in 16 games.
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Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
Roy Campanella
Braves
New York
Ned Garver
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Midwest Champs Crowned at 61 Day Bowling Congress
Detroit reports the record breaking Women’s International Bowling Congress tournament closed after 61 days with five champions, all from the Midwest, emerging from the 5000 team event.
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Detroit
Midwest
Enterprising Angler Invents a Portable Reefer Surfboard
A fisherman describes a homemade portable reef or reefer surfboard with chrome rod socket plexiglass viewing panel and waterproof tackle box. It can be paddled tossed and used for trolling casting stilling or spear fishing while seated six inches above the water. A Bahamian reef tale ends with a barracuda leap and a prune line release.
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AL McClane
Mamma
Durocher Sees Giants Falter as Pitching Fails
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher laments poor pitching after a 12-8 loss to Milwaukee. He singles out Maglie and Corwin, notes Hoyt Wilhelm as a bright spot, and worries about trading for a reliable starter. He fears Brooklyn and Milwaukee threaten to outrun the team.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Maglie
al Corwin
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Swearingen's Romp In Opener
Swearingen's Sports Shop defeated Tennessee Gas 11 to 4 in the City Softball League opener. The squad exploded for six runs in the first inning and five in the fifth on 14 hits including a Cooley homer and triples by Nuzum Belsho and Brooks. The Gasmen led with Bill Brooks triples and a late single. Swearingen's meets The Plains VFW next.
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Tennessee Gas
Cooley
Nuzum
Belsho
Bill Brooks
Gasmen
Plains
VFW
Ade Cozard
Workman
Hayes
Single
Tenn
Gas and
Cincinnati Reds on hot streak under Hornsby recovery
The Cincinnati Redlegs, led by Gus Bell Ted Kluszewski and Frank Smith, rode a five game win streak to boost morale and climb standings. They beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 5 on the road and widened the gap behind the Milwaukee Braves in the NL. The Tigers won 6 3 over Boston ending a long skid.
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Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Vinton County Game Plan Hearing Set at Brown Zaleski
The annual Vinton County game hearing is scheduled for Friday at 8 p m in the Brown Zaleski School. Officials will discuss season length opening dates and bag limits for game species and make recommendations to the Wildfire Council. A conservation film titled Lets Work Together will be shown. the meeting is open to the public.
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Zaleski
Vinton County
Brown-Zaleski
Wildfire Council
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