Indians and Browns split as Jones earns first win
In Indianapolis travel week for first place Cleveland Indians they split a doubleheader with St. Louis Browns. Sad Sam Jones earned his first major league start in the nightcap and took the loss later. Harry Simpson Luke Easter and Larry Doby homered for Cleveland while Dick Kryhoski and Jim Rivera went deep for the Browns. A crowd of 23536 watched seven homers total with key plays including Avila stealing home and Satch Paige halting a Cleveland rally.
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Indianapolis
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Tribe
American Association
Browns
Dick Kryhoski
Jim Rivera
Indians
Harry Simpson
Luke Easter
Larry Doby
al Rosen
Sam Jones
Rivera
Jones
Sam
Bob Avila
Rosen
Dave Madison
Satch Paige
Cleveland
Satch
Duane Pillettee
Doby
Dale Mitchell
Hogan wins third Colonial title at Fort Worth
Ben Hogan captures his third Colonial National Invitation title with a 279 total over 72 holes at Fort Worth. He earns 4 000 dollars from a 20 000 purse, defeating Lloyd Mangrum by four strokes as Raymond Gafford fades to tie for fourth. Mangrum shoots 72 to finish 283 and Tommy Bolt ends third with 285. Hogan plans to defend at the National Open June 12 14 at Northwood Club Dallas.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ben Hogan
Little Ben
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Ben
Dallas
Northwood Club
Hogan
Raymond Gafford
Gafford
Mangrum
Miller nearly uncorks Indy speed in extra qualifying
Indianapolis scene includes an unexpected extra qualifying session for the Memorial Day 500. Chet Miller, a 49 year old Glendale upholsterer, set a one lap speed record at 139.6 mph before his Novi V eight failed. Rain postponed the final windup and two more cars will push the field to 33.
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Indianapolis
Chet Miller
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Miller
Glendale
Calif
DeMarco and King Square Off In Monday Night Bout
New York reports Paddy DeMarco meets Arthur King in a ten round lightweight clash on Dumont TV for Monday night boxing. The bout is set for 9 p.m. EST. Mutual also airs the St. Louis at Chicago National League game at 2:55 p.m. EST Tuesday.
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New York
Dumont
Paddy DeMarco
Arthur King
Mutual
Buck's Auto Supply softball team schedules Monday practice
Manager John Adams announced a 6 p.m. practice at the high school field. All former players and new applicants are urged to attend.
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Buck's Auto Supply
John Adams
Baseball Puzzler Questions Fair or Foul Fly Rule
A reader asks if a pop fly touched by a fielder in foul territory remains fair or foul. Also notes Walter Johnson no hitter in 1920 and lists NL single season base stealing records and Roy Campanella home run totals from 1948 onward.
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Beans Kevan
NEA
Walter Johnson
Washington
12 Big Blacks Baseballers Win Monograms at Season End
Point Pleasant honors 12 Big Blacks with letters led by catcher Carl Burris who hit .486 and racked 13 RBIs. Wayne Austin pitched eight wins with three losses and three shutouts as the Blacks finish 8-5 in district play.
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Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Jack Rogers
Jake Rainey
Jack Fowler
Earl Foglesong
Carl Burris
Don Waldie
Roy Higgins
Paul Smith
Gordon Beckett
Wayne Austin
Farrer
Darrell Russell
Harry Harden
Kyle Perry
Smith
Fowler
Austin
Blacks
Burris
Point
Rainey
Farrell Russell
Lakin
Cards, Reds Rough On Pitchers In Pittsburgh Tilt
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7 6 in a game marked by beanings and injuries. Both starters Chambers and Wehmeier left early after being hit by pitches, Del Rice and others reached base on miscues, and Enos Slaughter homered as St Louis erased a four game skid to take the lead in the seventh.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinal Cliff Chambers
Redley Herm Wehmeier
Wehmeiler
Sally Hemus
Joe Nuxhall
Cardinal del Rice
Chambers
Bob Borkowski
Borkowski
Wehmeier
Redleg
Lowrey
Enos Slaughter
Dick Sisler
Cards
Grady Hatton
del Rice
Nuxhall
Eddie Yuhas
Tommy Glaviano
Illini and Michigan Capture Shared Big Ten Baseball Title
Illinois and Michigan share the Big Ten baseball championship after a tense finish. Gerry Smith earned his fifth win as Illinois beat Iowa 4-1, while Michigan edged Northwestern, and Wisconsin overwhelmed Michigan before a 6-5 Michigan win in 11 innings. Ohio State split with Minnesota. Purdue defeated Indiana. Northwestern–Michigan State doubleheader was washed out.
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Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ilinois
Gerry Smith
Illini
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Jack Hess
Don Waldron
Wisconsin
Wolverines
Harvey Keene
Milwaukee
Ohio State
Purdue
Indiana
Michigan State
Blaettnars Win In Final Canto
Blaettnars defeat Rio Grande 4 to 3 at Pom eroy field on Sunday. W Wise man Wiseman Jenkins and Helms drive three runs for Blaettnars. Robinson Ginther Denny contribute for Rio Grande. Buicks face Appalachian Power Co in a 7:30 pm doubleheader at Point Pleasant Rio Grande. Grand National Car Races postponed to next Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Blaettnar Bdicks
Rio Grande
Pomeroy Field
W. Wiseman
J. Wiseman
Jenkins
Helms
Dunn
Parkins
Buicks
Robinson
Ginther
Denny
Cremeans
Pete Kloes
R. Kloes
Wagner
Singerman
Kloes
Appalachian Power Co
Point Pleasant Rio Grande
NCAA Playoff Bid Boosts Bobcats In Doubleheader Sweep
In Ohio Valley Association games Spencer and Cottrill pitched shutouts as Reedsville and Syracuse won decisively. Dick Spencer allowed four hits in an 8-0 win over Racine with 18 strikeouts, while Don Cottrill blanked Middleport 7-0. Gallipolis beat Ravenswood 6-1 behind Leo Valentine four hitters, Albany defeated Hartford 10-3 with Earl Fields driving in the opening triple, and Macak limited hits as Albany joined a two-team second-place tie.
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Ohio Valley Association
Dick Spencer
Reedsville
Racine
Spencer
Spencer Brothers
Art and
Virgil
Don Cottrill
Syracuse
Gallipolis
Ecker
Valentine
Ravenswood
Albany
Hartford
Roush
Tigers
Earl Fields
Dick Macak
Sullivan
Bradley
Valentine and
Burdette
Middleport
Cottrill
C. Moore
Ashley and
Adkins
D. Spencer
V. Spencer
Diles
Grimm
Hatfield
Macak
Tewksbury
King
Shantz Captures Seventh Win as Dickson Drops Ninth
Art Houtteman leads Detroit against Grissom as Chicago White Sox shut out the Tigers 1-0. Marv Grissom notches his first win while Dickson suffers another late setback in a 5-4 Cubs over Pirates result. Bobby Shantz earns his seventh win after a six-hit effort for Philadelphia, Ted Wilks relieves in the eighth, Fondy homers off Wilks to spoil Dickson’s bid. Hooper falters as A’s split with Washington. Grissom and Houtteman both struggle in a day of shutouts and tight losses across the league.
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Art Houtteman
Detroit
Murry Dickson
Pittsburgh
Bob Hooper
Philadelphia
Houtteman
Tiger
Marv Grissom
Chicago White Sox
Joe Dobson
Virgil Trucks
Hooper
Washington
A's
Senator
Bobby Shantz
Lou Sleater
Pete Runnels
Jim Busby
Dickson
Dee Fondy
Murry
Ted Wilks
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Indians
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Boston
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
New York
al Zarilla
Joe Ginsberg
Grissom
Houttemann
Fondy
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Marvin Grissom
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Baseball Leaderboard Totals Across League and American League
The data lists top players by batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching in both the National League and American League. Notable figures include Ennis Philadelphia Sauer Chicago Mays New York Avila Cleveland and Rosen Cleveland with leaders in various categories and multiple teams such as Chicago Boston Cleveland Detroit and New York.
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Sauer
Chicago
Snider
Brooklyn
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Ennis
Philadelphia
Merson
Pittsburgh
Musial
St. Louis
Thomson
New York
Mays
Adcock
Mathews
Boston
Fondy
Chica
Go, d
Maglie
DiMaggio
Rosen
Cleveland
Mitchell
Woodling
Avila
Boone
Simpson
Dropo
Vernon
Washington
Robinson
Priddy
Detroit
Delsing
Minoso
Mullin
Wertz
Easter
Doby
Bauer
Zermal
Rizzuto
Marrero
Veynolds
Garcia
Shantz
Mountaineers Renew Four Old Gridiron Rivals
Morgantown West Virginia University announces next season’s football schedule renewing rivalries with Pittsburgh Waynesburg Washington and Lee and Penn State dating back to 1895 1899 and 1904 respectively.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Pittsburgh
Waynesburg
Washington and Lee
Penn State
Bucks Win Eve at Grand Rapids Regatta
Ohio State University scored 90 points to win first place in the Grand Rapids Invitational Sailboat Regatta at Reed's Lake. The two day event ended Sunday.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Ohio State University
Reed's Lake
Local Cycle Races Draw Big Crowd at Athens County Fair
A large crowd attended flat track and motorcycle speed races at the Athens County Fair grounds despite threatening weather. Out-of-towners dominated, with Norman Smith of Athens taking third in the novice final behind Charlies Nun nary and Don Reese of Dayton. Al Knapp of Detroit led the amateur final. James Stewart of Kentucky and Charles Roeder of Monroeville finished second and third. Paul Goldsmith of Michigan won the expert final, followed by Dick Klempfoth and Clyde Eaton of Columbus. Athens Motorcycle Club sponsored the event.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Norman Smith
Athens
Charlies Nunnary
Don Reese
Dayton
al Knapp
Detroit
James Stewart
Kentucky
Charles Roeder
Monroeville
Youngstown Cage Pro To Quit Next Season
Leo Mogus a pro basketball star from Youngstown announces retirement next season He played with Elmira of the Americans last year and formerly with the Youngstown Bears Cleveland Allmen and Philadelphia Warriors
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Youngstown Cage Pro
Youngstown
Leo Mogus
Mogus
Elmira
Youngstown Bears
Cleveland Allmen
Philadelphia Warriors
Illinois and Wisconsin in Big Ten Best-of-Three Playoff
Illinois hosts Ohio University in a four team district playoff with Wisconsin visiting Western Michigan to decide District No 4 representative for the NCAA Baseball tournament. Playoffs start Friday with doubleheaders planned. outcomes determine who advances to Omaha. Wisconsin chosen after Michigan declined. Ohio University visits Ohio State tomorrow. Friday’s Ohio vs Ohio State game canceled due to playoff start.
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East Lansing
Mich
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Ohio University
Western Michigan
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Imaha
Mlinois
Ka'amazoo
Illinois
Oman
Michigan
Bobcats
Columbus
Ohio State
Fisher Don Kreis
Jack Mehl
Athens Nine
Buckeye
Paul Ebert
Marty Karow
Ebert
Dick Finn
Minnesota
Ohio
Broncos Nail Mid-Am Loop Tennis Crown
Western Michigan won the Mid-American Conference tennis title scoring 14 points in a two day elimination format. Three WMU singles players and one of two WMU doubles teams went undefeated. Kent State and Ohio U were blanked. Miami finished fourth. Toledo scored one. Winners included Joey Russell of Western Reserve and WMU players Jack Ver develt Yale Brandt and Dave Kistler. Unbeaten doubles pairs were Bud Igel with Bob Mault of Cincinnati and Verdevelt with Edwin Foster of Western Michigan.
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Kent, CO
Western Michigan
Western Reserve
Cincinnati
Miami
Toledo
Kent State
Ohio U
Joey Russell
Wester Reserve
Jack Verdevelt
Yale Brandt
Dave Kistler
Bud Igel
Bob Mault
Verdevelt
Edwin Foster
Indians squander chance as Stengel reflects after delay
Casey Stengel said the Indians blew a chance to clinch the American League pennant after Sunday's game postponement. He noted New York had trailed early but rallied, while Boston and Cleveland allowed the Red Sox to close the gap.
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Cleveland Indians
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox
New York
Casey
National outboard regatta at Griggs Dam draws racers from 31 states
Speedboat racers from thirty one states entered Sunday's national outboard motor boat races at Griggs Dam near Columbus Ohio. The regatta is sponsored jointly by the Fraternal Order of Police Associates and the Scioto Boat Club.
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Columbus, CO
Griggs Dam
Fraternal
Order of Police Associates
Scioto Boat Club
Gallipolis Riverman Dies in Derrick Boat Fire
The article details the death of a riverman in a derrick boat fire at Gallipolis with notes on rescuers from the Pont Pleasant fire department Bill Leport Harry ae Junior Riffle Paul Woods and Tracy Woofinberger and family survivors including wife Dora Hinenan and sons Raymond Hugh and Donald plus sister in laws and brothers Elmer Ula Davis Mrs E L Morris and Mrs Arthur McCann Funeral arrangements through Sams funeral home New Martinsville W V The deceased worked twenty years for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and two years for Atlas Towing Co.
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Pont Pleasant
Bill Leport
Harry Ae
Junior Riffle
Paul Woods
Tracy Woofinberger Davis
Wood County
W. Va
James Davis
Clara Campbell
Dora Hinenan
Raymond
Hugh
Donald
John Huggins
Parkersburg
Elmer
Ula Davis
New Martinsville
E. L. Morris
Bridgeport
Ohio
Arthur McCann
Ohio City
Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Atlas Towing Co
Sams Funeral Home
Baseball scores and results across leagues from yesterday
Detroit and Chicago split a doubleheader with Chicago sweeping the second game 160. Philadelphia beat Washington 7 15 and St. Louis defeated Cleveland 5 6 in a low scoring set. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis also posted wins as Grissom and Grasso starred for the White Sox and Pirates respectively.
ABC Lineup Is Changed in Bowling Doubles Standings
In Milwaukee the American Bowling Congress tournament firings show a doubles reshuffle as Don Leko and Mike Sacevich of St Paul post 1298 for seventh. Sacevich, 31, 212.3 average, tallies 737 in singles via 270 232 265. Leko collects 561. Carl Lennox of Detroit leads singles with 686 from 237 191 258.
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Milwaukee
American Bowling Congress
St. Paul
Sacevich
Carl Lennox
Detroit
Carnera's Ex-Manager 'Rio RIP Duffy Dies
William J. Duffy known as Big Bill and once Primo Carnera's manager died Sunday at 69 in Lynbrook New York. He rose during Prohibition era amid ties to Ownie Madden and a syndicate that brought Carnera to fight in the United States.
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Carnera
Rio Rip Duffy
Lynbrook
N.Y
William J
Big Bill” Duffy
Primo Carnera
Duffy
Ownie Madden
Brewers Sweep Saints to Regain League Lead
Milwaukee swept a Sunday doubleheader from St Paul to reclaim the American Association lead from Kansas City. Eight runs in the eighth powered a 13-6 opener win as Jack Dittmer drove in four with a fifth inning single. In the nightcap Milwaukee won 5-3 while Kansas City edged Minneapolis 7-6 in the first game and the Moline? Brewers took the afterpiece 3-1. Blues outfielder Bob Marquis suffered a broken wrist sidelining him for six weeks. Louisville crushed Toledo 15-1 and 14-4 with 27 runs.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
St. Paul
American Association
Kansas City Blues
Minneapolis
Brewers
Jack Dittmer
Kansas City
Millers
Blues
Bob Marquis
Louisville
Walloping
Toledo
Boster Rites To Be Tuesday
Services for E Heber Boster will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at the Alexander Methodist Church. Boster, a lifelong farmer and stock dealer from Gallia County, was born November 17 1882 in Mud soc. He married Cora M Hen shaw on April 16 1918 and lived on Route 141 since 1925. Surviving are his widow a son Richard T Boster and siblings Mrs Dora Kelly Mrs E E Thornton Mrs John Fussell Delbert Boster and Clay Lick. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the home Monday.
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Gallipolis
E. Heber Boster
Alexander Methodist Church
Boster
Thomas J
Corinda Vestine Boster
Mudsoc
Cora M. Henshaw
Route 141
Richard T. Boster
Dora Kelly
Jackson
E. E. Thonton
John Fussell
Patriot
Delbert Boster
Clay Lick
Mound Hill Cemetery
Chicken Farm Sold At Sheriff Auction
Gallia County Sheriff George Ehman sold at public auction on the courthouse steps a 28 acre chicken farm owned by Eddie F. McGhee in Green Township for 8200 dollars. John E. and Meril O'Dell purchased the property as part of the litigation.
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Gallipolis
George Ehman
Eddie F. McGhee
Green Township
John E
Meril O'Dell
Litigants
Births at Holzer Hospital Note New Daughter for Stevens
Mrs John Stevens of Vinton welcomes a daughter. The list records admitted and discharged patients including Michael Elliott Gallipolis Janice Lyman Syracuse Harry Potts Geoffrey Haddad Wellsign Mrs Paul D Wedge Point Pleasant and others with multiple discharges.
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Vinton
Michael Elliott
Gallipolis
Janice Lyman
Harry Potts
Syracuse
Ohio
Geoffrey Alan Haddad
Wellsign
Paul D. Wedge
Point Pleaseant
C. L. Wheeler
Vinten
Darius Northup
Ronald Edward Miller
Oak Hill
Ova Jackson
D. L. Roberts
Jerry Snowden
Ed Blanchard
William Wolfe
Ben Sayre
Baby
Kent Heiskell
Buff Scott
Janice Luman
William Palone
H. A. Johnson
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