Bowl ties loosen as SEC balks New Orleans pact
Southeastern Conference members rejected a permanent tie with the Sugar Bowl crowd keeping doors open for several schools to profit and the Orange and Cotton bowls to stay in business. The column covers umpiring quality in the SE district tourney, Reds pitching concerns, Litwhiler in right field rumors, and local semi pro signings.
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New Orleans
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Southeastern
Ohio University
Pluy
Quinten Lanning
Ed Polanski
Jack Linscott
Tony DiBiasio
Lanning
Logan
Chiefs
Chillicothe
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Miller
Phillies
Miller
Reds
Hamilton
Danny Litwhiler
Boston Braves
Johnny Neun
Frankie Baumholtz
OU Flash
Frank Lane
American Association
Maynard DeWitt
Zanesville
Brooklyn Dodger
Montreal
Glenn Hursey
Glen
Weiss Leads OU Hitters Four Over .500
Ohio U. hitters show Weiss and Poling atop the .500 club as Olasin climbs to .321 with two homers in a weekend Butler series. Horn also hits .311 while Olasin posts three trips in a midweek win. team totals include 154 left on base. Cincinnati reports Holcombe being moved to Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League.
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Weiss
Rowland Congdon
Ohio U
Mike Olagin
Kenny Weiss
Don Poling
Charley Horn
Olasin
Butler
Marietta
Hughes
Wollett
Shreffler
Wylie
Pollock
Mills
Brady
Sayre
Pitz
Horn
Brooks
Poling
Hrasch
Cincinnati
Ken Holcombe
Sacramento
Cincinnati Reds
Mark Wylie
Herb Pollock
Mike
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Ingall
Ropp Oens
Horn “Seeee
Bracale Wae
Shrefflers
Freeman
Sawanae
Ropp Horn
Wollett Oon
Brady Et
Hughes Mills
Sayre Owe
Pollock San
Ingalleee
Meadows
Roberts
Meadows A
Bracale
Ewing
Kauffman
Clasi
Shre
Horn Shreffler
Hughes Ingall Weiss
Brooks Hughes
Troy Comes From Behind to Win County Track Meet
Carthage-Troy's balanced squad overtook Shade and Rome to take the Athens County track meet with 76 points. Bob King of Shade set a new 220 yard dash record and a long jump mark, while Rome’s Rose and Reed led in multiple events. Troy claimed titles in the 880 yard relay and mile relay and produced several top finishes across sprints and field events.
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Coolville
Shade High
Bob King
Carthage-Troy
Athens County
Shade
Rome
Albany
King
Bob Reed
Rose
Hall
Troy
Shafer
Uhl
Knight Shade
Bean
Dillinger Rome
Hyatt
Snow
Poston
Chapman
Scott
Burkhammer
Gorrell
Mantle
Knight
Dillinger
Reed
Jones
Slasher
Hayes
Crawford
Creamer
Forth
Hutchison
Dougan
King Shade
Cole
Oxley
Baker
Niggemeyer
Ogg
D. Wallace
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
National League scores include Boston 2 over Chicago 0 and New York 5 over St. Louis 2. Brooklyn and Cincinnati split, while Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 7 to 5. American Association games feature St. Paul 8 over Milwaukee 7 and Toledo 5 over Indianapolis 4 in 10 innings.
Baseball Tonight Schedule with Key Pitchers
Major league games list with matchups and starting pitchers. Boston at Brooklyn Spahn or Barrett against Branca in night game. Cincinnati at Chicago Peterson against Meyer. Pittsburgh at St Louis Ostermueller against Pollet. Philadelphia at New York Scheib against Shea. St Louis at Detroit Garver against Hutchinson. Washington at Boston Masterson against Dobson or Harris. Kansas City at Minneapolis Milwaukee at St Paul Columbus at Louisville Toledo at Indianapolis.
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
Cincinnati
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Cleveland
New York Sen Ee
Detroit Osene
Washington
St. Louis Eocen Ee
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Brooklyn
Spahn
Barrett
Branca
Peterson
Meyer
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Ostermueller
Pollet
New York
Scheib
Shea
Detroit
Garver
Hutchinson
Masterson
Dobson
Harris
American Association Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Yesterday's Stars Shine as Poat, Dodgers Power Past Opponents
Ray Poat pitched a two hit shutout for the Giants to move into NL lead with a 5-0 win over St Louis. Jackie Robinson drove in three Brooklyn runs in a 9-3 victory over Cincinnati with a double and two singles.
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Ray Poat
Giants
New York
St. Louis
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Yankees Peddle Stewart to Nats in Farm Deal
New York announces sale of outfielder Ed Stewart to the Washington Senators. In the arrangement the Senators will send outfielder Leon Cuthbertson to the Yankees Kansas City farm in the American Association as part of the deal.
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NEW York
New York Yankees Today
Ed Stewart
Washington Senators
Senators
Leon Cuthbertson
Yankees
Kansas City Farm
American Association
Athresh Weekend Tracks Tennis and Baseball Tourneys
District champions in three sports will be crowned in Athens as Southeastern Ohio schoolboys converge for track tennis and baseball events. Ohio University hosts semifinals and finals with participation from Marietta Chillicothe Lancaster Portsmouth Nelsonville Ironton Hillsboro and more. Winners advance to Columbus for state finals. team plaques and medals awarded across Class A and B events.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Athens
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Jim Johnson
Ohio U
Columbus
Hillsboro
Marietta
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Portsmouth
Nelsonville
Ironton
Logan
Laurels
Chilliecothe
Friday Games Postponed by Heavy Rains at Ohio U Meet
Heavy rains forced postponement of Class A and B semi finals at Ohio University. Saturday schedule remains 9 and 11 a.m. starts for both classes with finals possible around 4 30 p.m. after Ohio U game with Cincinnati or moved to Monday at 1 p.m. Freshman fields begin at 2 30 p.m. with prelims at 10 a.m. about 227 athletes from 20 schools.
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Jim Snyder
Ohio University
Snyder
Ohio U
Cincinnati
Columbus
Northeastern Title to Poland Northeastern Title to Poland
Poland High School the 1947 Class B Ohio track champion won the Northeastern district title yesterday and qualified nine men for the state meet. Coach C F Stone's team scored 52 points to 37 for runner up Springfield Township with a list of district placers from North Canton Ravenna Township and others.
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Salem
Poland High School
C. F. Stone
Springfield Township
North Canton
Ravenna Township
Greenville
Waynesburg
Leavittsburg
McDonald
Columbiana
Howland
Courtland
Champion
Hartford
Rootstown
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