Yankees Take Lead As Browns Bow To Senators
The 1944 American League leaders changed as the New York Yankees moved ahead of the St. Louis Browns despite a high error count by the Browns. Hank Borowy won his fourth game for the Yankees as Detroit and Chicago results influenced standings. Pat Seerey and Charley Grimm contributed key moments in wins for their teams. The newspaper also notes entertainments and probate notices in Athens County.
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Yankees
Browns
Senators
Baseball scores from national and American leagues
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 Boston 7 Pittsburgh 2. Cincinnati 4 New York 3 Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 1. Cleveland 7 Boston 6. New York 5 Detroit 2. Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2 in 16 innings. Washington 4 St. Louis 2. Columbus at St. Paul on wet grounds. Toledo 9 Minneapolis 0. Milwaukee 6 Indianapolis 0. Louisville 8 Kansas City 3.
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National Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
National Club
Ww. L. Pet
Kos
New York Ensorcee
American Club Pet
Pet
Milwaukee
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Baseball statistics from a historical ledger
The page lists multiple leaders with counts across batting pitching and fielding categories. Highlights include Medwick leading runs with 15 for New York, Schultz driving in 21 for Brooklyn, Holmes and Adams tying for hits at 31, and Spence homering five times for Washington. Lanier and Borony recorded 4 0 pitching lines for St Louis and New York respectively.
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Walker
Brooklyn
Medwick
New York
Adams
Philadelphia
Schultz
Holmes
Boston
Musial
St. Louis
Saree
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Lupien
Lanier
America
Ee — Etten
Epps
Stephens
Myatt
Washington
E — Cullenbine
Cleveland
Gutteridge
Spence
Stirnweiss
Moses
Chicago
Kuhel
Borony
Reds Rally For 4-3 Win Lifts推动ing on Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 4 to 3 to close within a game and a half of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League. Ed Heusser pitched for Cincinnati with support from a three-run eighth inning rally highlighted by Mesner and Crabtree. The Giants initially grabbed two runs off De La Cruz in the seventh on Phil Weintraub’s homer, but Cincinnati answered in the eighth as Williams, Crabtree, Mueller and Mesner pushed across the decisive runs. Lombardi forced a baserunner by force play in the ninth to end the game.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Frank Seward
Giants
Ed Heusser
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy de la Cruz
Phil Weintraub
Eddie Miller
Steve Mesner
Max Marshall
Woodie Williams
Ester Crabtree
Ray Mueller
Nap Reyes
New York
Ernie Lombardi
Rucker
Turges
la Reyes
Medwick
Onacuconn
Ore
Cess
Williams
de la Cruz
Weintraub
Crabtree
Mesner
Marshall
Reys
Jurges
Mead
Criscola
Luby
Kerr
Lombardi
Miller
McCormick
Fischer
Ferguson
Shoun
Chauncey-Dover Athletes Shine at Morgan Track Meet
Chauncey-Dover High School led by coach Lowell Cole scored 22 points at the M and M Invitational in McConnelsville. Richard Stalder won the 100 yard dash and took second in the 220. Guard Dickens placed fourth in the 440. John Pierce third in the half mile. Lewis Shields fourth in the mile. Stalder, Searles, Dickens Weekley team took third in the 880 relay. Shields Schoonover Weekley Pierce quartet fifth in the mile relay. Searles placed fifth in both discus and broad jump. Mother’s Day services announced across Chauncey Churches with schedules and pastors listed.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Lowell Cole
McConnelsville
Richard Stalder
Guard Dickens
John Pierce
Lewis Shields
Dick Stalder
Bill Searles
Victor Weekley
Don Schoonover
Chauncey Church Program With Mother's Day Flowers
The Chauncey Sunday School at the Church of God will host a Mother’s Day program by the young people after services. Flowers will be given to all mothers including the oldest and youngest. Sunday School starts at 9 50 a m with Howard Pennell supervising. Pvt Marshall Ward of Chauncey has been incapacitated by a leg injury and was inducted six weeks ago, stationed at Camp Wolters Texas. Dr C N Sanders of Millfield attended the funeral of Dr E A Stanley in Albany and served as pallbearer.
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Chauncey
Church of God
Howard Pennell
Pvt
Marshall Ward
C. N. Sanders
Millfield
E. A. Stanley
Albany
Icelandic boxing championship cards huge crowd in Iceland
Overseas sports roundup notes the G I sponsored Icelandic boxing championships May 3 at Andrews Memorial field house with about 2000 Icelanders. Gudmundur Arason won the heavyweight title from Kristbjorn Thorarinsson amid a shouting crowd.
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Dave Zinkoff
Andrews Memorial
Gudmundur Arason
Kristbjorn Thorarinsson
Zink
Family Night Observed At Trimble Church May 7
Trimble Methodist Church celebrated National Family Week with a six o'clock jitney supper raising 25.60 dollars. An auditorium program followed featuring Rev. C. E. Palmer, W. D. Phillips, a local chorus, Nel sonville trio members Ruth Beckler Margaret Johnson and Edith Stiers and Trimble quintet led by Otto Leadinghaus. Visitors from Philo Glouster and Jacksonville attended.
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Glouster
Trimble
W. D. Phillips
C. E. Palmer
Nelsonville
Ruth Beckler
Margaret Johnson
Edith Stiers
Miss Johnson
Georgia Sayre
Edith Vaughn
W. D. Pha
Otto Leadinghaus
Charles Danford
Merle Danford
Cedric Antle
Philo
Jacksonville
Revival to Close at Trimble Church in Family Week
CHAUNCEY The revival in progress at Trimble Church of Christ ends Sunday night with three services remaining two tonight and Sunday at 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m Rev L E Evans and Rev G B Courtney will speak The Family will be the focus Sunday morning at Trimble parish services in Chauncey Taylor Ridge Millfield Greens Run will host morning services and Mother s Day is observed in all five churches
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Chauncey
Trimble
Millfield
Chauncey and
Greens Run
Surprise Birthday Gathering at Chauncey Home
A Chauncey group gathered at Mr and Mrs Howard Pennell s home on May Avenue for a surprise birthday celebration for the former. Ice cream and cake followed by singing were enjoyed and Mrs Pennell baked the cake. Attendees included Eloise Tucker Gaynor Banfield Elizabeth Ross Bessie Tope Shirley Ryan Mary Tope Rita Jean Pennell and Howard Pennell Jr plus the Pennell parents and children Jackie Phyllis Burnanita.
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Chauncey
Howard Pennell
May Ave
Funeral Rites Set for Rosa McCall in The Plains Church
Funeral services for Mrs Rosa McCall wife of Ed ward McCall who died in the Osteo n Hospital Marietta will be held Saturday afternoon at The Plains church Friends may call at Blower Funeral Home Glouster until the hour of the funeral In Glouster the C S program last Friday evening featured Jean moe Lee Septeed of Blasees 4 singing the vocal Mother.
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Chauncey
Rosa McCall
Edward McCall
Osteon Hospital
Marietta
Plains Church
Blower
Glouster
Jean Moe Lee
Blaseees 4
Jacksonville Classes To Elect Officers
Adult classes of the U B Church of Jacksonville will meet at Mrs August Lemoine home Friday evening May 12 at 7 30. Officers to be elected. Mothers Day service at the U B Church will be held Sunday May 14 with flowers for the oldest and youngest mothers and a remembrance to all mothers present in Sunday School. Rev Evan Edwards of Athens will preach in the evening at 7 30.
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Jacksonville
U. B. Church of Jacksonville
August Lemoine
U. B
Evan Edwards
Athens
Valedictorian Receives Readers Digest Scholastic Award
TRIMBLE Robert L Cominsky, valedictorian at J-T High School, won the seventh annual Readers Digest Association award for students showing promise in leadership and community service. Principal Lewis E Buell announced the award, naming Robert son of Mr and Mrs John Cominsky of Jacksonville, a prize aimed at promoting scholarship citizenship and lifelong reading.
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Trimble
Robert L Cominsky
J-T High School
Readers’ Digest’ Association
Lewis E. Buell
Robert
John Cominsky
Jacksonville
Buell
Benefit Party Planned by CSO in K of P Hall
A public games party organized by the C B O will be held in the K of P Hall above the Atlas store Saturday from eight o'clock. The CSO aims to raise funds for Trimble Township s and girls in the service and to provide worthwhile prizes.
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Glouster
K. of P. Hall
Atlas
Grange To Meet No 1830 At Grange Hall Saturday
Grange No 1830 plans a meeting at the Grange Hall Saturday at 8 o clock. The program will include work in the third and fourth degrees, followed by a potluck meal. All members are urged to attend. Glouster Trimble Grange.
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Grange
Trimble Grange
Local notices from Glouster and Dayton region
Mrs Nellie Brooks and Miss Betty Collins visited Glen Brooks in Dayton and two Strausbaugh brothers. Glen Brooks to be inducted into the Navy in May. Mrs Charles Strausbaugh and daughter visited Harvey Brooks in Glouster. Betty Axaline and Mrs Gladys Buchanan returned with Mrs Strausbaugh to Dayton to seek work. Sgt William H Rasp left Camp Ft Knox after a one week furlough with his mother in Jacksonville. Pfc Thomas C Sanborn moved from Camp Gruber to Ft Meade and invites letters. Pvt Jack Sayre transferred from Olanthe Kansas to Naval Air Base Norfolk Virginia. Mrs Stilwell visiting Nelsonville.
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Nellie Brooks
Betty Collins
Glen Brooks
Dayton
Charles
Loyd Strausbaugh
Harvey Brooks
Navy
Charles Strausbaugh
Glouster
Betty Axaline
Gladys Buchanan
William H. Rasp
Camp Ft. Knox
Dorothy Rasp
Jacksonville
Chester Sanborn
Pensive Favored as Preakness Field Gathers in Baltimore
Ideal weather forecast for the 54th Preakness Stakes as Warren Wright’s Pensive is a 2 to 1 favorite after a Churchill Downs win. Seven others join the field for a $50 000 added race, with Stymie entering for Hirsch Jacobs and a crowd above 35 000 expected.
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Baltimore
Warren Wright
Pensive
Maryland
Churchill Downs
Brewers Extend Win Streak Against Indians in Nine-Run Win
Milwaukee improvements continued as the Brewers won their 16th of 18 and a eighth straight, beating the Indianapolis Indians who extended their losing streak to 12. Bill Seinsoth of Toledo worked three hits allowed in a 9-0 shutout of Minnesota, while Louisville defeated Kansas City 3. Columbus at St Paul was postponed after two innings due to wet grounds.
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Associated Press
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Brewers
Indianapolis Indians
Indians
Bill Seinsoth
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
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St. Paul
Church Services Announced for Mother's Day Week
Glouster Rev A G Winkle states Church School starts 9 30 with A C Bingman in charge and Mrs Charles Guin supervising primary. Morning worship 10 30 features a Mother's Day sermon. No evening service. union baccalaureate at high school auditorium 8. Midweek prayer 7 30 Wednesday.
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Order of Eagles
C. B. Tigner
W. W. Wallace
Delmar Gladden
E. K. Peugh
Scouts Plan Camp Day After Salvage Drive
Scoutmaster Ralph Hines reports Troop No. 72 collected 2 tons of paper and 1 ton of salvage in the recent drive. This Saturday the troop will spend the day at the camp, leaving the scout room at 8 30 AM. Each scout should bring food for the noonday meal.
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Glouster
Ralph Hines
Lot Owners Asked To Aid At Cemetery Cleanup
Glouster trustees urge lot owners to mow and clean their plots for Memorial Day while other cemetery areas will be cared for. Mr and Mrs W R Yaw of Wabeek Farm Pontiac Mich visited Mr and Mrs J V Yaw in Glouster and Athens before returning home.
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Glouster Cemetery
W. R. Yaw
Wabeek Farm
Pontiac
Mich
Yaw
J. V. Yaw
O. V. Yaw
Athens
Stars shine in extra innings as White Sox top A's
Yesterday’s baseball roundup highlights HAL TROSKY of the White Sox stealing home for a tie breaking run in the 16th to beat the A’s 4 2. HANK BOROWY of the Yankees extended a win streak to 11 by stifling Detroit’s batters. PAT SEEREY of the Indians powered Cleveland with a three run effort in a 12 hit attack against Boston. TOMMY HOLMES and CONNIE RYAN contributed to Boston’s offense in a 18 hit assault on the Pirates. ED HANYZEWSKI of the Cubs ended Chicago’s 13 game skid with a seven hit game against Philadelphia. STEVE MESNER of the Reds drove in two with a double in a 4 3 win over the Giants. MICKEY HAEFNER of the Senators halted St Louis to end Brownies’ lead as Washington pulled ahead.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Thelayoff
New Yorkers
St. Louis
Hank Borowy
Yanks
Washington
Browns
Borowy
Detroit
Mickey Heafner
Luke Sewell
Joe Schultz
Jack Kramer
Hal Trosky
Russ Christopher
A’s
Chicago
Mike Tresh
Ralph Hodgin
Cleveland
Pat Seerey
Indians
Boston
Pat
Charley Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Ed Hanyzewski
Philadelphia Phillies
Bill Hart
Paul Waner
Pepper Martin
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Steve Mesner
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Jim Tobin
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Yankees
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Tommy Holmes
Connie Ryan
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Pirates
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Phils
Reds
Estel Crabtree
Eddie Miller
Giants
Mickey Haefner
Senators
Ohio State Names Two Assistants to Football Staff
The Ohio State athletic board appointed Homer Edington of Hamilton as an assistant football coach and renamed Jack Graf as an assistant grid mentor to bolster a depleted staff. Edington, recently discharged from the Army, had served in Army and Navy fitness programs at the university and previously coached Fairfield High School in Hamilton. Fritz Mackey had announced his departure two weeks earlier, reducing the staff to three.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Homer Edington
Hamilton
Jack Graf
Edington
Army and Navy
Ohio State
Fairfield High School
Fritz Mackey
Oxford taps Sidney Gilman as Miami football coach
Sidney Gilman former Ohio State University player is named football coach at Miami University for the duration. He succeeds Stuart Holcomb who has moved to the Army.
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Oxford
Sidney Gilman
Ohio State University
Miami University
Stuart Holcomb
Otterbein Wins 7-0 Over Bonebrake Seminary
Otterbein College shut out Bonebrake Seminary of Dayton 7-0 in a baseball game yesterday. Otterbein dominated with strong pitching and timely hitting to secure the victory.
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Otterbein
Westerville
Otterbein College
Bonebrake Seminary of
Dayton
Seerey Clouts Indians to 7 6 Win Over Red Sox
Pat Seerey slugged a single two doubles and a homer driving Cleveland to a 7 6 victory over Boston in the second game of the series. His homer came with Ken Keltner aboard in the sixth as the Tribe pulled away in gusting wind. Allie Reynolds won the wooing while Jeff Heath faces preinduction. Klieman rehabbed in relief.
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Indians
Pat Seerey
Wilkes- Barre
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Redskins
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Ken Keltner
Seerey
Allie Raynolds
Ed Klieman
Roger Peckinpaugh
Jeff Heath
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Gilouster, Ohio
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Pomeroy, Ohio
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Middleport
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