Ohio U Faces Ashland in District No 4 Playoff
Ohio University meets Ashland College in a best two of three series at Bobcat Park starting Tuesday at 3 p.m. If OU wins, they advance to face Michigan State in East Lansing on May 1. Ashland, 17 4, earns at large spot alongside automatic qualifiers.
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Old Guard Stars Spark Big Baseball Day Across Leagues
Veteran players led a day of high offense as Bob Feller pitched the Indians to a doubleheader win over Baltimore while Ted Williams and Mickey Vernon paced Boston and Brooklyn’s Preacher Roe starred for the Dodgers. Andy Pafko and George Kell contributed key hits as the pennant chases heated up in both leagues.
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Mickey Vernon
Preacher Roe
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Andy Pafko
George Kell
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Grady Hatton
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Pittsburgh
Majors Nats defeat Philadelphia Athletics 9 to 4
Elmer Vale, 33 year old outfielder for the Athletics, blasted a three run homer in the game. The Majors Nats secured a 9 to 4 victory at the venue.
Ohio U Clinches MAC Title On Intense Desire Say Wren
Coach Bob Wren cited intense desire as the determining factor in Ohio University’s second straight MAC baseball title clinched with Friday’s win over Western Reserve. Wren praised key players Dick England Ray Thompson Bill Frederick and Dick Fishbaugh for strong defense and clutch play. Led by All-American Dick Murphy the Bobcats pursue further All-Districthonors through the District No 4 playoff.
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Fast Mile Record Highlighted by Truex at Indiana Meet
Warsaw High School senior Max Truex lowered the national interscholastic mile record to 4:20.4 at the Indiana high school track meet. Other notes include fast performances in horse racing and boxing, and local college and amateur sports results from across the region.
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Wilmington
Lebanon Raceway
Dennison University
Ohio Wesleyan
Kenyon
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Oberlin
Akron
Capital
Hiram
Mount Union
Wittenberg
Tony DeMarco
Boston
Johnny Cesario
Hartford
Conn
Boston Arena
Springfield
Mansfield High School
Renia Woodrow Wilson
Redieg
Birdie Tebbetta
Stan Masial
Cinceinnati
St. Louis
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Tebbets
Musials
Musial
Butt Tebbett
Eddie Mathews
Hank Sauer
Ralph Kiner
Chicago White Sox
Athens Country Club
Southern Ohio
Dayton
Paul Goldsmith
St. Clair Shores
Mich
Athens Fairgrounds
Cleveland Slugs to Sacrifice Fly Gains for Al Rosen
Cleveland first baseman Al Rosen leads the American League in home runs and RBIs. He has driven in seven runs on sacrifice flies as the Indians adapt to the major league rule change. Rosen, hitting .256, continues to pace Cleveland at the plate.
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Tigers Pitchers Ted Gray Ray Herbert Burned in Detroit
Detroit reports say pitcher Ted Gray and pitcher Ray Herbert along with outfielder Don Laind suffered burns in a Detroit incident affecting the Tigers.
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Reds Rally Past Cardinals in Reds Nine Victory Run
Cincinnati Reds win two straight over St Louis boosting standings after Wally Post homered twice in two games and Roy McMillan drove in three. Pitcher Gus Bell and Jackie Collum shared early relief duties as Cincinnati built a 13 6 win with strong hitting from Post McMillan and Jablonski.
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Roy McMillan
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Jackie Collum
Gus Bell
Ted Kluszewski
Harry Perkowski
Ray Jabl
Smart Boxer: He Blows First
Karel Lys a 40-year-old Belgian heavyweight quit in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 round bout with Nine Valdes of Cuba. Valdes, the world’s second ranked heavyweight, connected with hard punches and Lys walked to his corner with six seconds left in the fourth. Lys said I didn’t want to get killed.
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Baseballs Compete for State Title In Ohio Regional Playoffs
Eight high school teams, winners of Class A and Class B regionals, advance to state play May 28-29 in Columbus. Class A wins include Cincinnati Elder 14-2 over Cincinnati Western Hills and St Ignatius 3-1 over Willoughby Mansfield, plus Mansfield 5-1 over Columbus St Charles, Wadsworth 3-1 over Youngstown Fast. Class B winners include Salem Local 6-0 over Reading, Sycamore 6-2 over Deshler, Waverly 4-3 over Zanesville Rosecrans, and Ashtabula Rowe 2-1 over Navarre.
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Cleveland St. Ignatius
Willoughby
Mansfield
Columbus St. Charles
Wadsworth
Youngstown Fast
Clase B. Salem
Reading
Sycam
Baksi Battles Baker Tonight in Comeback Bout
New York report says Joe Baksi returns for one more chance to fight at Brooklyn Eastern Park on ABC TV against Big Bob Baker of Pittsburgh. The DuMont show at St Nicholas Alley features Ralph Tiger Jones against Pedro Gonzales in a 10 round middleweight bout.
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New York
Joe Baksi
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Abc-Tv
Big Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
St. Nicholas Altera
DuMont
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Pedro Gonzales
Racine and Heiners Lead Ohio Valley League Standings
Racine and Middleport share the OL lead after Sun action as eight teams split results. New Marshfield drops to third after tying Nelsonville and Reedsville’s Hornets win two, while Albany and Racine split a pair with Albany taking an opener 8-1 before a 1-0 nightcap.
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Barney Hillen
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Nelsonville
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Jack Dane
Jack Shuttleworth
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Gene Hughes
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Richardson
V. Spencer
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Standings show Brooklyn 5 6, Pittsburgh 4 2, New York 6, Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 13, St Louis 6, Milwaukee 4 9, Chicago 2 3. Results include Brooklyn 3 1 Pittsburgh, New York 5 0 Philadelphia, Milwaukee 5 11 Chicago, Cincinnati St Louis 2. Upcoming games list Philadelphia at Brooklyn 12 90 pm and Milwaukee at Cincinnati 8 pm.
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Pomeroy Team Wins First Annual Five Man Bowling Tourney
Pom ery's Miller High Life traveling squad captured first place in the inaugural five man national lanes tournament held in Dayton. Outlasting 125 teams they posted 2728 pins on scores of 570 for Paul Clifford 612 for Bill Hovatter 560 for Renzo Mencheni 495 for Frank Kungle and 491 for Wes Belles with a 369 handicap total 3097. A $500 prize and trophy await at the June 16 bowling league banquet at Pomeroy Bowling Alley.
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Paul Clifford
Bill Hovatter
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Renzo Mencheni
Portsmouth Manager Gives Badgers Win
In Madison Wisconsin 75 000 fans watched Dick Brecka of Portsmouth Ohio lead the Cardinals to a 21 14 victory over the Whites in an intrasquad game Frecka connected with end Dave Howard on a 15 yard pass for the tying score and later dashed 17 yards on a reverse for the winning TD
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College Baseball and Track Scores Brief
Michigan Western beat Toledo 19 to 5 in a college baseball note. Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 3 to 7 with a 58 to 1 scoreline. Cincinnati toppled Dayton 14 to 5 and Iowa shut out Northwestern 2 to 0 while Illinois swept Purdue 5 to 5 in a mixed track section. Cincinnati also posted 67 in track with Central State 59 and 1-3 respectively.
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Batting Binge Ends Streaks in American Association
The Associated Press reports a high scoring day as Indianapolis Indians hit four homers led by Rocky Colavito in a 12-9 win over the Millers. Kansas City toppled St Paul 2-9 while Toledo beat Charleston 5-2. Columbus split a doubleheader as Tom Casa Grande pitched a six-hitter for a 4-1 second game victory.
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Kansas City
Indianapolis
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St. Paul
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Charleston
Louisville
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Tom Casagrande
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Colonels
Brooks Lawrence
Red Bird
Weekend Fights Highlight Pairs Across Cities
Miami bout Billy Lauderdale outpointed Chris Christensen in a 10 round clash. Hollywood saw Bobby Why outpoint Kenny Davis in a 10 round decision. Clarendon hosted Oscar Suarez over Johnson Rodriguez in 12 rounds. Havana and Mexico staged Armenteros stopping Raul Solis in seven. Billy Pierce and Virgil Trucks each started 33 games for the White Sox in 1953.
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Chris Christensen
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Bobby Why
Los Angeles
Kenny Davis
Clarendon
Tex
Havana
Oscar Suarez
Itt
Cuba
Johnson Rodriguez
Menico City
Manuel Armenteros
Raul Solis
Mexico
Billy Pierce
Virgil Trucks
White Sox
Indians Win Doubleheader Over Orioles 14-3 and 2-1
Cleveland swept the Baltimore Orioles as Bob Feller won the opener 14-3 and Art Houtteman pitched the nightcap 2-1. Al Rosen tied the second game with a ninth inning homer, and Houtteman drove in the winning run with a 12th inning double.
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Chicago
Williams
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Kinder
Milwaukee
Duke Snider
Brooks
Pafko
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Andy Pafko
Art Houtteman
Indians
Bob Turley
Cleveland
Houtteman
Baltimore Orioles
al Rosen
Tribe
Bob Feller
Orioles
Sam Mele
Oriole
Bob Young
Vern Stephens
Gil Coan
Kryhoski
Dave Philley
Coan
Young
Jim Brideweser
al Smith
George Strickland
Smith
Strickland
Major league batting and pitching leaders listed
Jablonski of St. Louis leads in runs and hits with 39 runs and 60 hits while Musial has 46 RBIs and 4 home runs. Avila of Cleveland tops American batting at around two. Rosen of Cleveland has 11 homers and Minoso leads triples. Raschi and Lemon pace pitching for St. Louis and Cleveland with 50 and 6 0 records respectively. Haddix and Turley post high strikeout totals.
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Musial
Mays
New York
Bruton
Milwaukee
Raschi
Haddix
Avila
Cleveland
Minose
Chicago
Rosen
McDougald
Minoso
Hunter
Baltimore
Jensen
Boston
Kaline
Detroit
Lemon
Turley
Viac Mid‑Am standings prompt tennis golf results
Western Michigan leads in tennis with 18 points while Miami trails at 12 and Toledo 4 in the mid‑season standings. Golf team scores show Ohio 600 Kent 600 Miami 624 Western Michigan 624 Bowling Green 682 Western Reserve 651 Marshall 666 with a 9 2 5 to recheck.
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Toledo
Kent
Ohio
Marshall
Bowling Green
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