Sports stars fade as new talents rise across baseball and beyond
Baseball season nears the Memorial Day weekend as stars like Feller Bearden Musial and Williams lose ground to newcomers. Injuries sideline key players while Don Kolloway and Vic Janowicz draw attention for future impact. Ohio sport notes mention lacrosse growth with Baltimore's 82 game streak and Oberlin Kenyon lacrosse hints.
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Bob Feller
Ken Keltner
Gene Bearden
Indians
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Stan Musial
Harry Brecheen
Cards
Hank Sauer
Reds
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
Bob Addie
Washington Times-Herald
Pauline Betz
Baltimore
Oberlin
Ohio College
Kenyon
Geopolitics and community appeals from a 1940s column
Omar Bradley shares a Europe centered defense view with Senators. A cancer drive progress is noted and a thank you to George Holdren for 35 years of service to children. Chicago burglars steal 1500 dollars from Earl Smith, hinting at the bag of crime. An ad promotes NYE Chevrolet and car care with contact details.
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Omar Bradley
Senate
America
Europe
Men of Science and Medicine
Sol Rosenberg
George Holdren
George
Chicago
Earl Smith
Smith
NYE Chevrolet Company
North Court
Chevrolet
Maxim Beats Lesnevich In 15 Round Decision
Cleveland's Joey Maxim defeated Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside Park over 15 rounds to win the NBA light heavyweight title challenge in Cincinnati. Promoter Sam Becker faced a financial loss despite a rain-soaked crowd of 6,931 and a gate of 56 151.50. Lesnevich claimed the last round as his best, while Maxim credited sharp lefts to the midsection as decisive.
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Joey
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside
N. J
Freddie Mills
England
Sam Becker
Cincinnati
Sam
Lesnevich
Maxim
Becker
Gus
Kent State Seen No Pushover For Bobcat Ball Team
Kent State hosts Ohio University in a single baseball game at 3 30 p m in Kent the Golden Flashes riding a 2 0 record against the Bobcats led by coach Bob Wren Ohio enters with an 18 8 overall mark in southern regular season play The series follows last year split with Kent State winning 9 8 on a ninth inning rally and Ohio claiming 8 3 the next day Lefty Ravenal Roberts pitched a three hit win while Len Pigot struggled and Rod Andrews tops Ohio’s pitching staff in the upcoming matchup
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Ohio University
Kent State
Golden Flashes
Kent
Kent Staters
Ohio
Bobcats
Bob Wren
Athens
Lefty
Ravenal Roberts
Len
Pigot
Bobcat
Wren
Flash
Paskett and Urehek
Roberts
Dick Rice
Tom Howells
Don Poling
Xavier
Rod Andrews
Miami
Ohio State
Columbus
Gallia Defeats Jackets 13-3 to Share SEC Title
Middleport saw Gallia Academy High pound Wahama field for a 13-3 victory as Gallia and Athens both finish 5-1, sharing the SEC crown. Dick Walters fanned nine for the Jackets but took the loss, while Gene Wetherholt and Bracky Wood contributed in a decisive early surge.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Gallia Academy High
Wahama Field
Gallipolis
Athens
Forest Borden
John Stebbins
Gallians
Borden
Stebbins
Dick Walters Jackets
Walters
Bracky Wood
Gene Wetherholt
Russ Wood
Bill Hogan
Rice
Bill Joe Johnson
Wetherholt
Marchi
Swisher
Sanborn
Stobart
Roller
Payne
Force
Gallians to See Braves Reds Play in Cincinnati Doubleheader
Gallia Academy High School heads to Cincinnati on June 19 for a doubleheader between Boston and Cincinnati. All trip expenses are paid by local donors led by Carl Smith Chink Haskins and Paul Jarvis. The article covers a high school baseball win and a detailed play-by-play of scoring highlights.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Cincinnati
Boston
Carl Smith
Chink Haskins
Paul Jarvis
Gallipolis High School
Athens High
Midget Races At Powell Speedway Draw Eastern Stars
A top field of name drivers enters Sunday midget races at Powell Speedway near Columbus. Eastern stars like Charlie Miller of Philadelphia and Mike Joseph headline the field driving Offenhauser cars. The program opens with time trials at noon and races at 2 30 p. m.
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Columbus
Powell Speedway
Columbus Zoo
Charlie Miller
Philadelphia
Johnny Tadlock Offenhauser
Mike Joseph
Offenhauser
Len Koenig
Lebanon
Paul Handshew
Nick Fornaro
Freeport
L. I
Local Baseball and Tennis Scores From Last Night
Xavier defeated St. Joseph Indiana 4 to 0 in baseball. Detroit beat Bowling Green 7 to 2 in tennis. Marshall won 11 to 914 at Dayton in golf. Cincinnati Hughes edged Cincinnati Roger Bacon 11 to 5 in Southwestern Class A regional. Cleves Taylor triumphed 3 to 2 over Catawba in Western Class B district.
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Xavier
St. Joseph
Ind
Detroit
Bowling Green
Marshall
Dayton
Hughes
Cinn
Roger Bacon
Cleves Taylor
Catawba
Clark County
Boxing results from four cities and bouts
In Sydney Ellen Bennet, 118 Australia, knocked out Cecil Schoonmaker, 117 New York, in the sixth round. Newark Johnny De Fazio, 1374 Bayonne, defeated Gilberto Gomez, 131 Tampico, 8 rounds. Baltimore Tommy Shep Pard, 140 Baltimore, outpointed Julius Reed, 145 Atlantic City, 10 rounds. New Orleans Jackie Weber, 133 Pawtucket R I, stopped Al Gaulteri, 132 Pittsburgh, 5 rounds.
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Sydney
Australia
Ellen Bennett
Cecil Schoonmaker
New York
Newark
Johnny “Red” de Fazio
Bayonne
Gilberto Gomez
Tampico
Mexico
Baltimore
Tommy Sheppard
Julius Reed
Atlantic City
New Orleans
Jackie Weber
Pawtucket
R. I
al Gaulteri
Pittsburgh
Western Conference to be renamed Big Ten with Spartans
Evanston Illinois reports the Western Conference will be called the Big Ten after Michigan State College joins. Publicist Walt Byers notes MSU is admitted but will not compete in championships until 1950 51, bringing 10 member schools but nine varsity in 1949 50 events.
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Ill
Michigan State College
Walt Byers
Spartans
Byers
Welsh tour advances Lenczyk and Kirk to round three
Grace Lenczyk of Newington Connecticut and Peggy Kirk of Findlay Ohio reach the third round of the British women’s amateur golf tournament in Harlech Wales.
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Wales
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Stephens and Henrich Rated Two of Top Money Players
Vern Stephens of the Boston Red Sox and Tommy Henrich of the New York Yankees emerge as top money players in clutch moments. Stephens leads majors in home runs and RBIs while Henrich hits .320 with key late-inning impact. Both contributed homers in recent victories for their clubs as the Braves lead the NL and Cleveland wins above Athletics.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Vern Stephens
Boston Red Sox
Tommy Henrich
New York Yankees
Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Stephens
Henrich
Vern
Boston
Detroit
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Boston Braves
Cubs
Chicago
Skyline Skeet Shoot Winners Named at Skyline Gun Club
Chester Davis won first place in the Skyline Gun Club handicap skeet shoot last Sunday with a 55 x 50. Ed Wade took second and Howard Mills third with one fewer target. In doubles, Wade and James Scriven won 103 x 100, while Chet Davis with Neil Mathews tied Rauch and Wolfe at 102 x 100.
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Chester Davis
Skyline Gun Club
Ed Wade
Howard Mills
James Scriven
Chet Davis
Neil Mathews
Frank Rauch
Byron Wolfe
Indians Option Louis Marquez To Portland
The Cleveland Indians optioned outfielder Louis Marquez to Portland of the Pacific Coast League. Marquez, previously with Newark of the International League and in the Cuban League last year, was claimed by both Cleveland and the New York Yankees but was awarded to the Tribe by Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler.
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Johnny Biatnik
Ohio
Phillies
Toronto
Don Kolloway
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Eddie Mayo
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Louis Marquez
Portland
Marquez
Newark
Indians
New York Yankees
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Tribe
Saints Ousted from 1st Place
The Saint Paul Saints lost 4-3 in 10 innings to Louisville to fall from the league lead for the first time this season. Milwaukee moved ahead with a 6-4 win over Indianapolis, while Minneapolis dropped to fourth after a 10-8 defeat by Columbus. Kansas City edged Toledo 6-5 as Dyck and Collins homered in the eighth.
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Associated Press
St. Paul Saints
American Association
Louisville
St. Paul
Saints
Johnny Douglas
Jim Piersall
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Milt Byrnes
Brews
Joe Muir
Minneapolis
Columbus
Millers
Bill Howerton
Birds
Kansas City
Shade Toledo
Jimmy Dyck
Joe Collins
Bill Butland
Ernie Groth
Baseball Scoreboard Averages Across Teams
Box scores show Boston Chicago Detroit Washington New York Cleveland Philadelphia with runs and key pitchers listed. The entries include inning-by-inning tallies and notable batters such as Berra, Lollar, and Reynolds, reflecting a busy day of MLB action across multiple parks.
Braves slugger Marvin Ricker leads 11 4 win over Cubs
Yesterday's stars include Marvin Ricker of the Boston Braves homering and driving in five as Boston beats Chicago 11 to 4. Pitcher Eilig Kinder of the Red Sox allowed five hits in a shutout of the Detroit Tigers 0 to 0.
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Marvin Ricker
Braves
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Eilig Kinder
Red Sox
Boston Oe Sox
Detroit Tigers
Baseball Schedule Today Across Leagues
In the American League the St Louis at New York game features Drews 2-3 against Rasehi 5-1, with Chicago at Washington and Detroit at Boston. Cleveland travels to Philadelphia. In the National League Brooklyn meets Pittsburgh while New York visits Chicago and Boston plays St Louis. Philadelphia at Cincinnati closes the NL slate. American Association night games list Kansas City at Toledo, Minneapolis at Columbus, Milwaukee at Indianapolis, and St Paul at Louisville.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Heston
Washington
Detroit
Reston
Brooklyn
Cincinnatii
Eoeske
St. Louis
Drews
Rasehi
Pieretti
Scarborough
Houtteman
Boston
Kramer
Harris
Cleveland
Gromek
Fowler
Branca
Pittsburgh
Chesney
Jones
Baseball season leaders and key stats from the circuit
Summary of top players across teams: Zernial Chicago leads in runs and hits with 40 and 47 while Stephens Boston hits 32 home runs. Mitchell Cleveland adds 4 triples, Lopat New York posts 4-1 pitcher line, and Branca Brooklyn racks 6-0 with 39 strikeouts.
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Zernial
Chicago
Joost
Philadelphia
Williams
Stephens
Boston
Mitchell
Cleveland
Wellston Horse Show to Feature Jackson County Queen
Carolyn Conroy will debut as Jackson County Apple Festival Queen at the second annual Wellston horse show, with court members and a full program at the County Fairgrounds. The event, benefiting Wellston playgrounds, expands to 96 ribbons and 875 in prize money across 14 to 16 classes. G D Selby of Portsmouth will judge the show. Proceeds fund summer playgrounds supervised by area coaches.
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Carolyn Conroy
Jackson
Jackson County
Melba Snyder
Oak Hill
Lee Hawk
Gloria Jean Harless
John Rupert
Wellston Civic Association
H. Prescott Herr
G. D. Selby
Portsmouth
Selby
Herr
Gerald Ramsey
George Nash
Association
Joe Louis Fought Last Eight Title Defenses in New York City
The heavyweight champion Joe Louis defended his title in New York City rings for his final eight title defenses.
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Joe Louis
New York City
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