Return to form urged for Frankie Baumholtz in majors chase
Frankie Baumholtz, star at Ohio U and now with Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast League, hits .375 from 12 hits in 32 at bats with a home run in 11 games before injury, as he eyes a regular big league return. Ohio U Relays and OU football optimism noted amid college sports shifts and track schedules.
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Frankie Baumholtz
Ohio U. Star
Los Angeles
Frankie
Angels
Syracuse University
St. Bonaventure College
Syracuse
Minneapolis Lakers
George Mikan
National Basketball Association
Jimmy Snyder
DiMaggio Slump Hits Yankee Star in 1949 Style
The star outfielder Joe DiMaggio, near 36, endures one of his worst slumps despite perfect health and spring form. He went 0-for-4 as New York beat St. Louis 4-2, while Ralph Kiner led a Pirates rally with two homers to defeat Brooklyn 10-5.
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Joe Dimaggio
New York Yankees
Joe
Yankee
DiMaggio
Yankee Clipper
St. Louis Browns
Exra
The
Yan
Obituary and historical boxing mentions span decades
A date line reflects past events: today marks the death of Sam Steadon, former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, at age 72. It also recalls Derby nominations from five years ago and boxing bouts from ten and fifteen years ago in New York with Lou Ambers and Tony Janzonek.
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Sam Steadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Lew Jenkins
Lou Ambers
New York
Tony Janzonek
Ohio U. Bobcats rout Marietta 9 2 for fifth straight win
Jim Shreffler drove in six runs with two three run homers and Shelley Swank struck out five in two hit relief as Ohio University topped Marietta 9 2 in the first meeting of the season. Swank earned his second win while OU built a fifth consecutive victory and improved to 16 3 in 19 games this year.
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Marshall College
Ohio U
Huntington
Jim Hegan
Indians
Wes Westrum
Giants
Stephens
Williams
RBI
Oberlin College
Ohio State
al Nellis
University of Toledo
Bobcats
Marietta
Shreftler
Swank Spark Bobcats
Jim Shreffler
Shelley Swank
Ohio University
Bobcat Baseballers
Pioneers
Eagm
Jerry Hedin
John Hrasch
Shreffler
Mike Madera
Hrasch
Bill Woller
Babe Tapple
Shre
Chet Rojeck
Brock Hayes
Rojeck
George Soltis
Jim Jordan
Perman
Jerry Palmer
Swank
Flickinger
Madera
Hedin
Johnny Biskup
Meadows
Biskup
Soletis
Cosmo Allegretti
Tournament At A Glance Class B and A Schedule
Thursday Class B games set at Oak Hill Middleport Manchester Jeffersonville Fairland Racine Waverly Green. Friday Class A features Ironton Athens Gallipolis Jackson with two morning games, plus winners advance to noon showdowns. Saturday wraps with two championship games at 11 a.m.
OU Fresh Cindermen Fall To Ohio Wesleyan 71 56
Ohio University's freshman track team suffered its second straight loss this season, dropping a 71 to 56 decision to Ohio Wesleyan. The setback highlighted OU’s lack of depth as the meet unfolded.
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OU Fresh Cindermen
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan dominates meet as Bobbittens place behind
Bobbittens win seven firsts in 15 events but finish 15 points back. Ohio U stars Harry Herman and Conrad Blaney lead with two wins each. Wesleyan leads early but Bobbittens threaten. OU wins include Mercer in 440 and Blaney in 100 and 220. Relays highlight with Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio U. distances and heights noted.
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Bobbittens
Harry Herman
Conrad Blaney
Herman
Blaney
Wesleyan
Mercer
Fitzgerald
Condell
Baseball matchups listed for National and American leagues
A slate of midseason games is shown with pitchers and matchups across the National and American Leagues. Notable pairs include Brooklyn at Cincinnati with Roe facing Raffensberger, Boston at Chicago with Spahn against Lade, and New York at St. Louis with Kennedy opposing Lanier. The American League features Detroit at Boston with Hutchinson against Dobson, and other games include St Louis at New York Widmar against Reynolds, Cleveland at Philadelphia Lenon versus Shantz, Chicago at Washington Kuzava against Nagy, plus several American Association games in Minneapolis Toledo St Paul Columbus Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Louisville.
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Boston Hintaniei
Detroit
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
St Louis Er
Cincinnati
Roe
Raffensberger
Boston
Spahn
Lade
Kennedy
Lanier
Pittsburgh
Roberts
Chesnes
Hutchinson
Dobson
Widmar
Reynolds
Lenon
Shantz
Kuzava
Nagy
American Association
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Toledo
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Columbus
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Westrum
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A. Walker
Branca
Palicia
Erskine
Campanella
Queen
Werle
McCullough
Rogovin
White
Robinson
Ginsberg
Parnell
Tebbetts
Ostrowski
Overmire
Lollar
Lopat
Berra
Gromek
Pieretti
Zoldak
Rozek
Benton
Hegan
Murray
Wyse
Scheib
Guerra
Pirates Rout Dodgers as Kiner Drives Eight Runs
Ralph Kiner blasted two homers with bases loaded and two on, powering the Pirates to a 10-7 win over the Dodgers. Johnny Schmitz shut out the Giants 6-0 with three hits allowed. Other scores included Chicago sweeping New York 6-4 and St Louis beating New York 4-0. Branca, Ostrowski, and Haefner starred on respective mound duties.
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Kees
Browns
Lefty
Ed Lopat
DiMaggio
Ralph Kiner
Brooklyn
Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis
George Kelly
New York Giants
Hornsby
Kelly
Lou Gehrig
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Walt Propo
Billy Goodman
Sox
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland
Indians
Lloyd Hittle
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Schmitz
Chicago Cubs
Giant
Leo Durocher
Eddie Stanky
Sheldon Jones
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pirates
Cubs
Giants
New York
Baseball Leaders and Highlights From Recent Games
Key stats show Pesky powering Boston with 24 runs, Stephens driving 29 hits, and Williams homering for Boston. Notable pitching includes Stobbs and Hooper tallying 20 to 1.000, with Jethroe and Kiner among leaders in runs and RBIs for Boston and Pittsburgh.
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Hogan
Cleveland
Pesky
Boston
Stephens
Dimaggio
Zarilla
Jethroe
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Sisler
Philadelphia
Robinson
Brooklyn
Kerr
Reese
Werle
Athens Keeps First Place in SEC League Sweep of Logan
Athens High varsity tossed a 10 to 3 victory over Logan’s Chieftains to extend their lead in the northern division. The Bulldogs exploded for four runs in the second and added four more in the sixth, while holding Logan to four infield errors and late threats. Leading hitters included Rhoads Neutzling Gaskill and Allen with key RBIs and timely runs.
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Logan
Chieftains
Bulldogs
Athens
Chiefs
Meyers
Roger Allen
Jack Rhoads
Dave Neutzling
Roland Gaskill
Chesher
Yates
Bill Rafferty
Burnfield
Mauk
Cox
Rafferty
Herbert
Cannon
Watson Burnfield
Bulldog
Tom Allen
Rhoads
Neutzling
Mahaffey
Two Managers Fined In Ohio Indiana Baseball League
Columbus report says Lima manager Frank McCormick and Zanesville manager Joe Piercey were fined $25 each by league president Frank Col ley for arguing with umpires Edward Wilson and Frank Mathews on the same Sunday night.
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Columbus
Lima
Zanesville
Frank M. Colley
Frank McCormick
Edward Wilson
Joe Piercey
Frank Mathewson
Schoolboy Tournament Play Resumes Thursday
Middleport Jackets who beat Lynchburg 2 0 in 11 innings meet Oak Hill at 9 a m in one Class B first round game. Manchester facing Jeffersonville at 11 a m. Winners meet Friday at 9 a m. Upper bracket Racine vs Fairland 1 p m Wavely vs Green Township 8 p m. Friday winners clash at 11 a m. SEC entry to Class A final possible as Gallipolis beat Portsmouth 6 4 to face Jackson. Athens meets Ironton in Friday 9 a m semi final. Gallia Jackson 11 a m. Finals 11 a m Saturday at OU field.
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Racine
Meigs County
Lynchburg
Oak Hill
Jackson County
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Jeffersonville
Fairland
Wavediy
Green Township
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Jackson
Athens
SEC
Ironton
Portsmouth East
John Shelton
OU Field
District eliminations on high school card district eliminations
The Ohio High School district eliminations feature 226 Class A clubs and 11 Class B qualifiers from a 730-team field. Class A venues include Athens and Columbus with regional/state berths May 19-20. Cincinnati Hughes leads Class A, North Bend Taylor leads Class B.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Ohio High
Clyde
Defiance
Piqua
Dayton
Cincinnati
Perrysburg
Toledo
Mansfield
Lima
Findlay
Cincinnati Hughes
North Bend-Taylor
Record field gathered for Miami University track meet
A Miami University high school track and field meet featuring over 700 athletes from at least 70 schools is set for Friday and Saturday at Miami Field. Defending champions Springfield and Wyoming return with rivals Dayton Dunbar and Toledo schools. many event records are in jeopardy as prelims start Friday at 2 15 p.m and finals run Saturday from 9 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m.
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Ohio University
Miami University
Jim Johnson
University of California
Mississippi
Oxford
Miami Field
Springfield
Wyoming
Dayton Dunbar
Toledo
Lockland
Russ Henderson
Dunbar
Earl Putnam
Cincinnati
Bowling Writers Set For Big Weekend
The National Bowling Writers Association holds its annual tenpin tournament at Olen tangy Village with a three game handicap contest and prizes for scribes. Jerry Hagan of the Kalamazoo Gazette is slated to become president after the ABC writers election.
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Columbus
American Bowling Congress
National Bowling Writers Association
Olentangy Village
Association
Jerry Hagan
Kalamazoo, Mich
Gazette
Tom Bolger
Toledo Times
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