Walters Emerges as Key Pitcher in Ohio Class B Race
Dick Walters shines for Middleport in district and regional tourneys with three straight shutouts and 22 strikeouts in three games. He trails Kenny Gaskins only in batting average and is lauded for leadership as Middleport eyes state title after a season of illness and comeback.
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Softball League Reorganization Sets 12-Player Rosters
City Softball League reorganized after a meeting led by Recreation Director Harry Lackey. Beasley-Mathews, Ohio Fuel and Gas, and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric join. league starts Monday June 12 with two halves and a single playoff. Rosters capped at 12 players, three may be college students, entry fee $15, trophy offered. Final meeting May 31 at 7:30 p.m. in Athens High Gym.
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Cherneff Named Publicity Chief for Marietta Regatta
New York based Robert Cherneff sports publicity director at Columbia University was appointed director of publicity for the June 17 regatta at Marietta Ohio.
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Robert Cherneff
Columbia University
Marietta
Ohio
MacDonald Fits Into Bue Tradition With Shutout
Rookie Bill MacDonald, 21, tossed a complete game shutout in his first major league start for the Pirates, a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Westlake cleared the bases with a third inning homer. MacDonald struck out seven and walked one as Pittsburgh strengthened its hold atop the league.
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Phils
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Russ Meyer
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
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Fine
Nelsonville Eagles remain unbeaten in Hocking Valley League
The Nelsonville Eagles stand 9-0 in the Hocking Valley League after a 14-5 beatdown of Athens Eagles and earlier wins. Chauncey Sun Kings Glouster Miners Albany Panthers push four clubs into a fourth place tie as other results shift the standings.
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Macek
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Murray City Valley Nines Sweep Sundown Softball Victories
Murray City Legion crushed Nelsonville VFW 11 to 3 in A League while Valley Farms routed Poston Station 16 to 7 in B League Tuesday night in the Sundown Softball League. No games are scheduled Wednesday. Thursday games start at 7 30 with McBee vs Lowman Dairy and Coon's Lunch vs Nye Chevrolet.
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Lowman Dairy
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Nye Chevrolet
Acacia Fraternity Announces Athens Junior Olympics
Acacia Fraternity announced the Athens County Junior Olympics will be held Saturday at Ohio University Stadium starting at 1 p.m. The annual track meet for young boys draws about 15 contenders who will aim for the National Junior Olympics in Cleveland later this summer. Last year Athens placed first in the nation in Cleveland with team members earning third, fourth and fifth places in events. Competitions are divided into three age groups from 11 to 15 years.
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Gonzales May Be Dropped From Kramer Riggs Tour
The 1949 U S singles champion Gonzales closed his cross country run with Bobby Riggs and Jack Kramer by losing 6 2 3 6 6 3. Kramer will seek amateur challenges for a 1950 tour after summer meets and Riggs hinted Gonzales’s status with the group may be in doubt.
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Bobby Riggs
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Frank Parker
Belpre Captures Uhrichsville Meet
Belpre High School swept to its third straight Class B district title at Uhrichsville beating Cadiz 57 2-10 to 40. Perry Moore set records in the low hurdles 25 seconds and highs 15.9, and Cadiz’s Johnson claimed the 220-yard dash in 21.3. Moore led Belpre with 22 points, winning the low hurdles and high jump. Belpre joins Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League.
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Johnson
Moore
Southeastern Ohio Buckeye League
Baseball scores and pitching notes from a chaotic day
Baseball recap shows multiple games with mixed results across leagues. Details include runs by team pairings, notable pitching appearances such as MacDonald’s three hit shutout in his first major league start for the Pirates, and batters like Wally Westlake delivering a grand slam to break a scoreless duel.
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Pirates
Phillies
Bill MacDonald
Phils
Major League Baseball Leaders Snapshot
National League batting leader Musial of St Louis with 48 hits and 439 at bats. Runs leader Jones of Philadelphia with 27. Ennis of Philadelphia leads RBIs with 27. Pitching Reynolds of New York tops wins loss ratio at 41 0.800.
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Boston
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Pittsburgh
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Reese
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Rush
Chicago
Dillinger
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Lemon
Cleveland
Sports Mirror Today and Yesterday Highlights
Recalled highlights from different eras show Boston’s 8-7 comeback over Detroit in 10 innings with Bobby Doerr delivering the pivotal single. Other notes remember Rocky Graziano stopping Al Davis in four at Madison Square Garden and Henry Armstrong retaining the welterweight title in five.
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Rocky Graziano
al Davis
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Ralph Zannelli
Cincinnati
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Gallia Academy and Jackson to Clash Thursday in SEC League
The final SEC League baseball game between Gallia Academy High and Jackson will be played Thursday at 3 30 p m in Gallipolis. Both teams share second place in the southern division with 3 2 records. Middleton has clinched the championship.
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Middleport
Major league baseball and boxing notes from coast to coast
A slate of 10 baseball games features matchups such as Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn with pitchers Blackwell Rush Lanier Kennedy Fowler Gumpert Haefner Parnell Garver and Byrne Houttemen Nagy Wynn and others listed for 7 30 pm 1 30 pm and 3 pm starts. In boxing New York middleweight champion Jake LaMotta signs to defend against Rocky Graziano in a 15 round bout at the Polo Grounds on June 28.
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Hrasch Raises Batting Average as OU Beats Butler
OU shortstop Johnny Hrasch goes five for seven against Butler to lift his batting average to .418 while leading in hits with 41 and stolen bases with 10. Team stats show Shreffler, Biskup, and Wollet among leaders as Meadows warms batting average in recent two weeks.
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Bobcat Nine Plays West Virginia Today
The Bobcat baseball team travels by bus at 7:30 am to Morgantown West Virginia for a 3 pm daylight time game with West Virginia University. The squad aims for its 21st win and will return to Athens after the contest.
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Morgantown
W. Va
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