Phillies Vie For NL Lead As Meyer And Heintzelman Seek Form
The Philadelphia Phillies stay within reach of the St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers as veteran hurlers Meyer and Heintzelman try to regain rhythm. Meyer won after six losses, while Heintzelman despite last season’s 15 wins posts a 1-5 start. The rotation relies on Robers Simmons and Miller with Konstanty providing steady relief. The piece also notes Lou Klein’s move to Los Angeles, Connie Ryan at second for Cincinnati, and the Jackie Robinson Story film highlighting Robinson’s rise with the Dodgers, plus field maintenance at Crosley Field and dusty days at Rhineland.
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Curt Simmons
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Jim Konstanty
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Los Angeles
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Snead Defends PGA Crown With Medallist Cash Bet
Sam Snead opens defense of his National PGA title on the Scioto course in Columbus. He shoots 68 for a 36 hole total of 140 to medal, chasing extra prize money while a 39 year old Al Brosch trails at 142. Snead faces Sam Byrd in the first round as top contenders like Johnny Palmer and Lloyd Mangrum begin match play.
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Garden City
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Sam Byrd
New York Yankee
Byron Nelson
Johnny Palmer
Joe Taylor
Bristol
Tenn
Lloyd Mangrum
Pete Cooper
Ponte Verda Beach
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Hartford Tigers take lead with 3 2 win over Gallipolis
Hartford Tigers clinch first place in the Ohio Valley Association by defeating Gallipolis 3 to 2 at Bachtel Field Mason West Virginia. Johnny Lee sparkled on the mound and at the plate while Gilmore and Fields contributed key hits to spark the eighth inning rally confirming the Tigers top spot.
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Tennant
Gerald Clarke
Larry Lieving
Russ Roush
Syracuse
Point Pleasant
Jimmy Hatfield
Jmeden
Bob Duckworth
Fat Searles
Reedsville
Racine
Reedsville Gallipolis
J. Lee
Thompson
Ohio Golfers In Semi Finals In Western Open
In Denver seven top women pros and two Ohio amateurs contest semi finals to decide the pro amateur lineup for Saturday’s finals. Babe Didrikson Zaharias faces Patty Berg in an all pro match, while Peggy Kirk Findlay and Claire Doran Cleveland lead the Buckeye side. Kirk defeated Betty Jamison 1 up, Doran beat Lyle Bowman 3 2, and Zaharias earlier beat Betty Mackinnon 4 3 while Berg beat Betty Bush 4 3.
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Chicago
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Cleveland
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Betty Jameson
San Antonio
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Portland
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Boxing Roundup Sees Fiore Couture DeMarco Wins
Sports roundup lists Brooklyn's Carmine Fiore stopping Al Constantino in Brooklyn and Paul Pender stopping Al Couture in Lewiston while Paddy DeMarco outpoints Ray Falwards in New York. The bouts occurred in portland and New York with multiple 7 and 10 round outcomes noted.
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al Couture
Lewiston
Paddy DeMarco
Ray Falwards
Charles Says He's Fit Ready for Ring Return
Cincinnati report: Entard Charles, the tall Negro heavyweight who won the NBA title last year, says he is fit and ready to return to the ring. He feels strong after months out with a heart condition and expects to pass any exam. Charles defends his title, having beaten Joe Walcott in Chicago, with Walcott pressing for a rematch. He has defended the title twice, knocking out Pat Valentino and stopping Gus Lesnevich.
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Dodgers Top Indians in Little League opener
In Athens Little League play, the Dodgers defeated the Indians 12 to 9 in the opening game. The Panthers later beat the Dodgers 17 to 10 as Fred Swearingen oversees a schedule of 10 am games Tuesday through Thursday with Mondays and Fridays for practice.
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Vic Campbell
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Dick Oberholzer
Phil Baedecker
Jim Kyle
David Gilkey
Phil Boswell
Joe Dailey
Tom Cady
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Gaige Paulsen
Jerry Rexroad
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Arthur Maxwell
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Larry Leffler
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Edward Robe
David Riegel
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Weisenbach
1950 Baseball Is Liveliest in the Game's History
Detroit Times reports Wayne University engineers and reporter E A Batchelor Jr tested baseballs from 1950 and 1949 with drop tests and universal compression. They found the 1950 ball bounces about 2.9 feet higher on impact, has a liveliness coefficient of .318 vs .311 for 1949, and averages higher bounce and height in tests.
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E. A. Batchelor, Jr
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Wayne's Engineering Research Institute
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Glouster Legion Nine Seeks Sunday Contest
Glouster American Legion junior baseball team seeks an away game Sunday after a cancellation. Interested teams should call the Legion home here after 2 pm. The Legionnaires are scheduled to play a junior team from Millport here Tuesday at 5 30 pm.
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Kentucky Cagers Defeat Ohioans 74-61 in All-Star Bout
Kentucky High School All-Stars defeated Ohio All-Stars 74-61 in Bowling Green to claim their first win in the five game series begun in 1948. Dickie Prater scored 25 to lead Kentucky while Frank Petraneck added 14 for Ohio. halftime score was 32-24.
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Dickie Prater
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Sundown Softball Schedule Opens Non-Loop Night
Non-league softball action at Sundown park features Pos ton Station vs Harris Furniture at 7 30 p.m. and Rich Leaf vs Hoffner s of Logan at 9 p.m. in Friday night games near Nelsonville.
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Yacht owner Bailey’s sloop wins Newport to Annapolis race
Sport note recalls Alar, a 32 foot sloop owned by D. Z. Bail ey of Riverside Conn., winning the Newport to Annapolis yacht race a year ago. Also mentions Pavot’s Belmont States victory five years back, and the Cincinnati Reds’ NL lead from a doubleheader win ten years ago, plus Bitsy Grant’s third U.S. clay court title fifteen years ago.
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D. Z. Bailey
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