New Marshfield Upsets Middleport In 10 Inning Sparker
New Marshfield rallied to beat defending champ Middleport 12 to 11 in 10 innings at the river city. Addis drove in the decisive run with a single in the 10th as New Marshfield surged from an 11 3 deficit, while Athens defeated McArthur 7 4 and Nelsonville edged Albany 5 4.
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New Marshfield
Middleport
River City
Athens
McArthur
Nelsonville
Albany
Carl Addis
Joe Charney
Hillen
Addis
Charney
Stright
Tinkham
Wilson
Oiler
Bruce McLin
Eagles
Shuttleworth
Davis
Lowe
McKee
Brooks
Hesson
Diles
Carl McArthur
Cecil
Partee
Ratcliff
Tippie
Poston
McKinley
Stephenson
Albany Wa
Lowe and
Tewksberry
Toledo Beats Ohio 15-8 to Delay MAC Title
Toledo upset Ohio 15-8 in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader while Ohio U led 4-0 in the fourth. OU won the opener 15-2 as three Bobcats hit homers and Ohio U committed six errors. The series with Western Reserve closes Friday and Saturday, with Ohio needing one more win to clinch the conference title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
MAC
Ohio University
Ohio VI
Bobcats
Western Reserve
Satur
Ohio
Rockets
Jack Mehl
Ralph Nuzum
Lowell Anderson
Ohio U
Mehl
Zubum
Anderson
Tom Biskup
Dick England
Dick Murphy
Murphy
Xavier
Bob Wren
Marietta Club Wins Shoot in Tri-County Meet
Marietta Gun Club shooters topped the Tri-County Tourney with 653 targets of 750 as Parkersburg and Skyline Athens clubs followed. Longfellow led Marietta with 49x50, Doebereiner 48x50. Pfaisgraf, McMillen and R. Smith led Parkersburg with 44x50. Morgan 46x50 and Musgrave 45x50 for Athens. Next meet in Athens June 20 with Skyline hosting.
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Marietta
Parkersburg
Skyliner Club of
Athens
Longfellow and
Doebereiner
Pfaisgraf
McMillen
R. Smith
T. H. Morgan
Walter Musgrave
Tri- City
Skyline
Queen Hopeful Wins Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico
Hasty House Farm's 3-year-old filly 4 Queen Hopeful ran a bold race at Pimlico on Saturday to win the $20,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes by a half length over Gweny G owned by Warren P. Griffiths.
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Baltimore
Hasty House Farm
Pimlico
Warren P. Griffiths
Gweny G
Lebanon Breaks Mark at Raceway Spring Meet
The Lebanon Raceway spring meeting opened with 5507 fans and $111,582 wagered, topping previous records of 4427 attendance and $104,000 in betting. Buckeye Counsel and Breezie Volo tied for the win in the fourth race.
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Lebanon
Buckeye Counsel
Breezie Volo
Louis Schmeling Spotted Together in Chicago Deny Feud
In a Chicago nightclub Jo Louis and Max Schmeling, now in their forties and forties plus, shared a friendly reunion. They denied any bad blood lingering from their 1938 and 1936 fights and dismissed propaganda of a feud. Both spoke of their mutual respect and reflected on the past bout where Schmeling’s strategy opened Louis to a dramatic knockout.
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Chicago
Jo. Louis
Max Schmeling
Louis
Schmeling
Max
Joe
American League Baseball Results and Schedule
The report lists Sunday results: New York 2 Baltimore 0, Cleveland 12 Philadelphia 6, Chicago 10 Washington 5, Detroit 7 Boston 9 in a second 14 inning game, and Saturday scores with New York 7 Detroit 5, Baltimore 2, Boston 1, Cleveland 5, Washington 4, Chicago 7, Philadelphia 6. Tuesday schedule shows Philadelphia at Detroit, New York at Chicago, Boston at Cleveland, Washington at Baltimore.
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New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Pet
New York Nell
Altimore
Baseball scores from A A Columbus at Toledo and more
Recap of games in the American Association with multiple pairings including Columbus at Toledo and Minneapolis at Kansas City. Notable results: Columbus 7 Charleston 6 and Toledo 7 Louisville 6 with a postponed second game. Indianapolis 6 Kansas City 5. Minneapolis 15 St Paul 9. Charleston 14 Columbus 10 in 13 innings. Louisville 3 Toledo 0 in 11 innings. Indianapolis 9 Kansas City 8. St Paul 6 Minneapolis 4.
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Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
Charleston
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Kansas
Club de Pet
Schedule notes mix baseball matchups and suspended games
Monday schedule lists St Louis at Philadelphia 7 pm with Presko facing Roberts and continuation of a May 16 suspended game. Also Chicago at Pittsburgh 12 30 pm with Pollet versus Purkey. Various scores show Milwaukee 3 2 New York 2 9 Brooklyn 4 2 Cincinnati 2 7 St Louis 7 Philadelphia 3 second game suspended by curfew. Additional entries include Chicago 4 New York 3 Brooklyn 1 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 6 Milwaukee 1 and later pairings: Chicago at Brooklyn 7 pm St Louis at New York 7 15 pm Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7 pm Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 7 30.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Presko
Roberts
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pollet
Purkey
Milwaukee
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh i
Larsen
Andy Carey
Hank Bauer
Bob Cerv
Phillies
Sally Hemus
Jim Konstanty
Phils
Paul Penson
Gil Hodges
Homer
Herm Wehmeier
Preacher Roe
Bud Podbielan
Russ Meyer
Johnny Antonelli
Racer Smashes 141 mph Speed Mark at Indianapolis 500
Jack McGrath of Burbank California captured the pole for the 38th running of the Indianapolis 500 by posting a 141.033 mph pace for the 10 mile qualifying run at the 2 mile track. His best lap reached 141.287 mph while the four lap time was 4 15 26 as he set a new track record.
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Indianapolis
Jack McGrath
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Burbank
Calif
Del Mar Manager Cites Illness as Reason Favorite Lost
Sacramento report notes Clive Becker, Del Mar race track general manager, testifying at a hearing on track operations. He said horses sometimes become ill and just don't feel like running, explaining why a favorite may fail to win.
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Clive Becker
del Mar Race Track
Ike
Biggs Captures Athens Country Club Medal Play
William Biggs won Athens Country Club Medal Play Handicap with an 83 15 68 topping nine golfers. Kermit Blosser was runner up with 78 7 71 and Fred Swearingen posted 11 72. In Scotch Foursomes Dupler Evans and Coon Gardner led with 37s. Low gross honors went to Mrs Earl Christiansen and Kermit Blosser with 45.
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William Biggs
Athens Country Club
Kermit Blosser
Fred Swearingen
Bob Wickham
Dick Rutkoskie
Ray Shepard
Les Coon
Robin Gardner
William Biggs Serypan
Ralph Dupler
Tom Evans
Dupler- Evans
Coon-Gardner
Lowgross
Earl Christiansen
Baseball Q and A from old game notes
Umpire rules and player trivia questions cover tagging retirements hitting grand slams and batting titles. Brecheen remembered for 1946 World Series wins Kell’s .343 batting in 1949 Musial three grand slams Ott eight 30 homer seasons.
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A. Brecheen
Cardinals
Red Sox
George Kell
A. Kell
Tigers
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Ott
Basilio Wins Unanimous Decision Over Scortichini
In Syracuse Basilio ma deves Italo Scortichini in a ten round non title bout. Basilio, weighing 150 pounds to Scortichini's 152 pounds, impressed with a hard earned decision.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Carmen Basilio
Italo Scortichini
Italy
Basilio
Scortichini
Trotter Sets Record at Yonkers Free-for-All Trot
Torch Key won the $6,500 Glenwood Free-for-All Trot at Yonkers Raceway in 2 02 4 5, a mile record for the track and a new world mark for four year old geldings on a half mile course.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Yonkers Raceway
Torch Key
Glenwood
Williams Showcases Eight Hits in Detroit Doubleheader
Ted Williams, battling a left shoulder pin, delivered eight hits in nine at bats across a Detroit doubleheader, driving in seven runs and enduring pain as the Red Sox lost both games 7-6 and 9-8 in 14 innings. He previously played in Baltimore as a pinch hitter.
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Jack
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Baltimore
Briggs Stadium
Williams
Sarasota
Fla
Florida
Red Son
Ted
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Minnie Minoso
Bob Porterfield
Don Larsen
New York Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Dave Koslo
Hat and Glove May Be Good Investment for Little League
A Sports Messenger column notes youngsters may start in Little League this summer with a hat and glove. It covers safety tips for boating and a joke about Jim Snyder’s son, plus anchors on Anchor Hocking players who became Ohio University standouts and potential Ohio A. recruits.
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Jim Snyder
Ohio University
Hocking
Lancaster
Ohio University Stars
John Biskup
Robert Meadows
Harry Kessell
Don Poling
Ohio State
Dick England
Ohio VII
Austin Palmer
Chauncey Dover
Miami
John Murray
Laurelville High School
Cincinnati
Cardinal
Heart of Ohio
Indians Rally For AL Lead With Two Wins Over Athletics
Cleveland capitalized on clutch hitting to win 12-7 in the first game and 6-0 in the second, moving ahead of Philadelphia as Al Rosen and Bobby Avila led a sustained attack. Rosen drove in five, Avila collected five hits, and Doby added key RBIs as the Indians improved to 18-10.
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Bobby Thomson
Braves
New York Giants
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee
Ed Mathews
Marv Grissom
Whllie Mays
Antonelli
Roy Smalley
Andy Pafko
Joe Garagiola
Chicago Cub
Pittsburgh
Jake Thies
Cubs
Pirates
Matt Batts
Boston
Detroit
Ray Boone
Cleveland
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Mike Garcia
Athletics
Joe Wemaestri
Bob Feller
al Rosen
Rosen
Philadelphia
Tribe
Bobby Avila
Washington
New York
Jim Hegan
Rudy Regalado
Larry Doby
Regalado
George Strickland
Hegan
al Smith
Avila
Dave Philley
Smith
Philley
Doby
Strickland
Ohio State Dominates Minnesota in Lopsided Start
College baseball results show Ohio State defeating Minnesota 34 to 1, and Xavier edging Hanover 4 to 3. Muskingum downed Oberlin 6 to 5 as Capital beat Ohio Wesleyan 7 to 4 and Cincinnati defeated Morehead 14 to 4. In track Ohio State topped Indiana 51 to 1 while Wooster beat Mount Union 66 to 61. Kentucky routed Xavier 9 to 6 in tennis.
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Ohio State
Minnesota
Xavier
Hanover
Muskingum
Oberlin
Capital
Ohio Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Morehead
Indiana
Dancer Wins At Belmont in Metropolitan Handicap Record
Native Dancer surged from far back to defeat Straight Face by a long neck in the $39,200 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park. The 4 year old owned by Alfred Vanderbilt ran 1 mile in 1 35 1 5 carrying 130 pounds, matching Man o War by earning 20 wins in 21 starts and nearing Count Fleet’s track record.
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New York
Straight Face
Belmont Park
Alfred Vanderbilt
Count Fleet
Samuel D. Riddle
Navy Oarsmen Extend unbeaten streak at Potomac Regatta
Washington Navy team extended its college record winning streak to 26 by finishing ahead of Yale and Penn in a hard fought stretch duel at the Potomac Regatta.
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Washington
Navy
Yale
Penn
Potomac
Parry OBrien wins both shot and discus at West Coast relays
Fresno report says mighty Parry OBrien, world record shot putter, won the shot with 59 feet 2 1/2 inches and took the discus at 184 feet 1 1/2 inches. Fortune Gordien was second in discus at 182 feet 9 1/2 inches. Ernie Shelton of USC won the high jump at 6 feet 9 inches.
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Fresno
Calif
Mighty Parry O'Brien
O’brien
Fortune Gordien
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Gordien
Ernie Shelton
University of Southern California
MSC Keeps Big 10 Lead
Michigan State Spartans maintain a strong Big Ten edge by winning two of three against Michigan. Ohio State rises to second after sweeping Minnesota to reach 9-3, while Northwestern, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa also posted wins in Saturday doubleheaders.
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Chicago
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan
Spartans
Ohio State
Minnesota
Michigan State
Bucks
Wolverines
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Hoosiers
Saturday Fights Record Card Highlights
In Syracuse Carmen Basilio from Canastota defeated Ital Scortichinia on points. In Havana Armando Lopez from Cuba outpointed Eddie Burgin of Cincinnati. In Hollywood Jack Johnson from Los Angeles beat Willie Bean, also of Los Angeles, on points.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Carmen Basilio
Canastota
Ital Scortichinia
Italy
Havana
Armando Lopez
Cuba
Eddie Burgin
Cincinnati
Hollywood
Calif
Jack Johnson
Los Angeles
Willie Bean
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American Association
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Beans Reardon
Harry Brecheen
Orioles
Trotter
Sports Messenger
Jack Gilbert
Anchor
Ohio A
Ralph Frost
Rome-Canaan
Bob Sagan
New Lexington St. Aloysius
Dan Beachout
Gallipolis
Garcia
Jim BO
BR Tackleco. P.O
Largo
Fim
Kentucky
Dancer
Belmont
Parry
MSC
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens M. C. Club
W. State ST
Ford
L. Polk & Company
TV Toh
Lee
W. Washington St
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Pomeroy
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