Baumbholtz Stars Amid Injuries and All Star Poll Talk
Frankie Baumbholtz, sidelined by a hand fracture, still attracts heavy All Star support as he leads the Cubs outfield with a 300 plus season. The piece also notes fan polling trends and critiques Browns management under Bill Veeck and Rogers Hornsby, plus Marion replacing Hornsby and hoped fan draw for St. Louis.
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Lou Costello
Helen Hayes
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Indians Rally Past Senators for Second Place
Washington and Cleveland traded runs until Larry Doby belted his eighth homer in the fifth as the Indians edged the Senators 4-3. Mound reshuffles by AL Lopez late in the game preserved the victory after a four hour contest.
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Cleveland Indians
Larry Doby
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Washington Senators
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Red Sox
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Frank Campos
al Lopez
Early Wynn
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Bob Avila
Jackie Jensen
Lopez
Mike Garcia
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Avila
Harry Simpson
Dale Mitchell
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Tribe
Connie Marrero
Wynn
Skyline Club Triumphs Over Blenner Hassett in Skeet Match
Skyline Gun Club defeated Blenner Hassett Field and Gun Club 632 to 619 in a return match at Parkersburg. High scorer for Athens skeeters was Wade 47x50, with Davis 46x50 second. Parkersburg shooters Salisbury and Cather each fired 47x50. Skyline meets Marietta June 22 for Tri-City tournament opener.
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Athens
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Former Football Star Begins Raven High Coach Post
Ralph Robinette of McArthur, a former Ohio University football star and Raven high school basketball coach, is named head football coach at Youngstown Raven high school, succeeding resigning Mike Koma. He previously coached basketball at Raven and led Lancaster high school's football and basketball teams in 1949 and 1950.
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Ralph Robinette
Ohio University
Youngstown
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Lancaster High School
Championship bouts headline results across cities
In Newark, Jimmy Champagne of Philadelphia stopped Vex Gonzalez in the fast range knockout. In London, Randy Turpin fought Don Cockell for the British national and Empire light heavyweight titles with Turpin stopping Cockell in the 11th round.
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Jimmy Champagne
Philadelphia
Vex Gonzalez
London
Randy Turpin
Don Cockell
Baseball batting leaders and home run totals listed
The excerpt lists National League leaders Sauer Chicago with 344 batting, 55 RBIs, 67 hits and 15 home runs. Lockman New York with 387 batting and 64 hits. Mathews Boston, Pafko Brooklyn, Kiner Pittsburgh tied for home runs at 9. American League leaders DiMaggio Boston 345 batting, Kell Boston 330, Rosen Cleveland 36 RBI, Doby Cleveland 32 RBI, Fox Chicago 66 hits, Rosen 11 home runs, Dropo Detroit 10.
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Chicago
Lockman
New York
Thomson
Mathews
Boston
Pafko
Brooklyn
Kiner
Pittsburgh
DiMaggio
Kell
Rosen
Cleveland
Dropo
Detroit
Doby
Lenhardt
Fox
Simpson
Granny Hamner Leads Al Dark in All Star Poll
CHICAGO A Phillies shortstop Granny Hamner leads Giants star Al Dark in the latest All Star voting. Hamner has 10 163 votes to Darks 9 052 in the fan poll.
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Philadelphia Phillies
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George Mingle Named Rock Hill Football Coach
George Mingle of Oak Hill son of Col. George Mingle superintendent of the Ohio Highway Patrol was named football coach of Rock Hill on Tuesday.
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George Mingle
Oak Hill
Ohio Highway Patrol
Rock Hill
OU Graduate Named Coach Of Sports
Middleport board selects OU graduate David Winefordner as head coach for football basketball and baseball following resignations by Carl Adkins and Thomas Robinson. Adkins leaves for maintenance work at Vanadium Corporation New Haven West Virginia while Robinson moves from Batavia High School to coach basketball at Middleport.
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David Winefordner
Middleport Board of Education
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Babe) Adkins
Thomas Robinson
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Robinson
Winefordner
Adena High School
Ohio University
the Plains High School
L. W. McComas
Vanadium Corporation
New Haven
W. Va
Batavia High School
McComas
Hot Golfers’ List Mangrum Snead and Hogan Named
Dallas Up The 52nd National Open Championship opens with 162 golfers ready to tee off. Sam Snead Lloyd Mangrum and Ben Hogan are viewed as the hot contenders after strong practice rounds and Hogan’s recent Open success.
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Dallas
Texas
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Lloyd Mangrum
Ben Hogan
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Mangrum
Northwood
Birds Triumph Over Toledo in AA Action
In a Tuesday night doubleheader Indianapolis beat Louisville 9-8 aided by Milt Nielsen three run triple and a four run ninth. Columbus routed Toledo 12-5 with an unearned avalanche in the eighth as Bill Sarni belted a grand slam.
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Columbus
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Frank Papish
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Mud Hens
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Kaslers Banks Softball Openers Highlight Athens League
Kaslers Dairy defeats Buck's Auto Supply 11 4 on opening day while Banks Shop beats Beasley Mathews 9 1. Delbert Hayes two hit pitching backs Banks as Jack Engh and Ralph Nuzum provide run support. Engh two hits Nuzum homer fifth inning. Beasley Mathews Neutzling each collect two hits for Beasley in loss.
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Third District Court Studies Cager's Case
The Third District Court of Appeals will study the appeal by the Ohio High School Athletic Association regarding a Findlay athlete. The O H S A ruled Findlay senior high ineligible for basketball because Findlay junior high and senior high were not under the same administrative head as required.
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Third District Court of Appeals
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Findlay
David Miller
Marion Browns Choose Marty Marion To Lead St. Louis
St Louis Browns president Bill Veeck taps former Cardinal Marty Marion to replace Hornsby. Marion plans to use his top nine players full time and hopes to play 100 games at shortstop this season before moving to bench duties. Players praise the move after Hornsby’s departure.
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Marty Marion
St. Louis
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Veeck
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Fred Saigh
Browns
Boston
Bill Veeck
Rogers Hornsby
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Eddie Sommer Named South All-Star in West Virginia Game
Point Pleasant tackle Eddie Sommer 218 pounds earns South squad selection for the West Virginia North-South game in August. Class of 1952 co-captain highlighted the Point Pleasant line last fall attracting scholarship offers from Marshall College and West Virginia University.
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Eddie Sommer
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Sommer
Bob Adkins
Green Bay Packers
Marshall College
West Virginia University
Standings Idings From National League and American Association
National League results show St Louis and Brooklyn trades with late scores. Listings include Spahn Burdette and Bickford for the Braves, Campanella and D. Rice for the Dodgers, and Wilks Berra for the Yankees. American Association notes Columbus, Toledo, Indianapolis, and Louisville on a quiet day with only scheduled games.
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Reds win marathon 14th inning over Giants in Cincinnati
Grady Hatton drives in two runs and then delivers the game winner in the 14th as the Reds rally past the Giants 6 to 5 in New York. Davey Williams rebounds with five hits while Maglie limits Cincinnati to one run through six innings before the late scoring burst. Conference probes college pay schemes prompt tougher penalties and staff expansion.
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Warneke
Goetz
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Secory
Turpin Stops Cockell in 11 Rounds to Grab Light Heavy Crown
Randy Turpin, 24, knocked out Don Cockell in 11 rounds to win Cockell’s British national and British Empire 175-pound titles. The victory adds a light heavyweight crown to Turpin’s middleweight titles, though rules require him to relinquish one title to hold two divisions simultaneously.
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Randy Turpin
Turpin
Don Cockell
Cockell
Night matchups listed for major league basketball schedule
The schedule lists multiple late games including Boston versus Pittsburgh with Dickson, New York vs Cincinnati with Perkowski, Brooklyn vs St Louis with Mizell, Philadelphia versus Chicago with Lown, and Detroit at New York among others. Additional games feature Cleveland at Washington, St Louis at Boston, Chicago at Philadelphia, Columbus at Toledo, Indianapolis at Louisville, Milwaukee at Kansas City, and St Paul at Minneapolis.
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Lown
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Marrero
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Nixon
Rogovin
Hooper
Mele Drives Six RBIs as White Sox Rout A’s 15-4
Sam Mele tied a major league mark by driving in six runs in a 12 run fourth inning as Chicago overwhelmed Philadelphia 15-4. Mele hit a homer with two on and a bases loaded triple. Satchel Paige held the Red Sox to save Ned Garver’s outing with 8 to scoreless innings in a 7-4 Browns win.
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White Sox
Chicago
Philadelphia Athletics
Mele
Satchell Paige
Browns
Ned Garver
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Jobs Shines with 13 Letters in Four Sports
Michigan State baseball coach Johnny Jobs earned 13 letters across four sports during his college career at Hamline University. He excelled in multiple athletic arenas, demonstrating versatility and leadership for the program.
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Michigan State
Gane
Hamline Universit
Murphy LaMotta Fight Sparks Detroit Boxing Fever
Detroit fans expect a slam bang clash tonight at Olympia Stadium as Irish Bob Murphy faces Jake LaMotta. The winner earns a potential light heavyweight title shot, with both fighters aiming to rebound from recent setbacks in a high stakes showdown.
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Olympia Stadium
Bob Murphy
Jake LaMotta
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Bob
Joey Maxim
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