Rohrering Through Sports Rohrering Through Sports
A sports column notes reader criticism and features Sam Jenkins of Nelsonville hitting for the Bluefield Blue Grays with a three RBI opener. It mentions Waller Motors booking softball in Chillicothe and Edward Lane as agent. It discusses score reporting fines in Hocking Valley League and calls for better officiating and sportsmanship among Ohio officials.
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Nelsonville
Sam Jenkins
Bluefield Blue Grays
Appalachian League
Jenkins
Waller Motors
Chillicothe
Athens
Edward Lane
Church Street
Apple Grove
Walker
Fort Worth
Texas
Ohio
Chicago Glovers Dominate European Boxers in Gloves Show
The Chicago Golden Gloves team overwhelmed European amateurs in the 10th international bouts, winning 7 to 1. Notable results include Johnny Keough’s welterweight decision over British sergeant major Johnny Ryan and Eddie Marotta’s featherweight win over Kurt Krueger of Sweden.
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Chicago
Europe
Golden Gloves
Luis Martinez
Bob Holliday
Cincinnati
Hungary
Sweden
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Holland
Spain
Ireland
Johnny Keough
Cleveland
Johnny Ryan
Eddie Marotta
Kurt Krueger
Bob Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
Bogues
Budapest
Capital Dominates Kenyon and Kent Narrowly Beats Oberlin
In football Capital defeats Kenyon 7 0 and Kent edges Oberlin 7 4 while Youngstown loses 7 6 to Fenn. In tennis Youngstown falls to Fenn 5 2.
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Capital
Kenyon
Fenn
Youngstown
Kent
Oberlin
Standings Snapshot from the American League and Giants
The clippings show league standings with teams such as New York Boston Cleveland Chicago Washington Philadelphia St. Louis and St. Louis as contenders. Percentages and win totals are listed, indicating relative performance and ranking within the league.
Baseball scores and weather hit day with night game
Night game reports feature the Philadelphia and Boston matchups plus New York Washington and Chicago results. Key pitchers include Ferriss Tebbetts Newsom Scarborough Knerr Candini Evans and Lombardi. Other games note rainouts and postponed schedules across the league.
National League Games Today
Brooklyn at New York Chicago at Pittsburgh Cleveland at Detroit New York at Washington St. Louis at Chicago night Boston at Philadelphia scheduled games only.
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Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
DiMaggio Reclaims Form With 340 Average Run of 9-5 Victory
Joe DiMaggio returns to peak form posting a 0.340 average through seven games with 15 hits and 13 RBIs as the Yankees win six of seven to climb to second in the American League. A 9-5 win over the Washington Senators highlighted his hot stretch as Boston and New York split results and others push for standings.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee Clipper
New York
Joe
Yanks
Washington Senators
DiMaggio
Boston
Lee
Phila- Joe DiMaggiodelphia
Red Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Enos. Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Birds
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Gene Mauch
Clyde Kluttz
Stan Hack
Philadelphia Phils
Boston Braves
Boxing Roundup Highlights Quiet New York Cards
AP reports results from Brooklyn and New York venues with Tami Mauriello stopping Jimmy Carollo, Warren Peterson knocking out Billy Pappas, Billy Brown outpointing George Williams, and All Highers drawing Billy McCray in Utica.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Tami Mauriello
New York
Jimmy Carollo
Warren Peterson
Billy Pappas
Reading
Binghamton
N. Y
Billy Brown
Hartford
George Williams
Baltimore
Utica
Sherrill
Billy McCray
Cleveland
Drew
Merchants Meet Leon Pomeroy In Memorial Day Tilt
The Merchants baseball team faces Leon, West Virginia, in an Ohio Valley League contest at Wahama High School Field at 1:30 p.m. Memorial Day. Leon currently leads the league standings.
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Merchants
Leon Pomeroy
Pomeroy Merchants
Leon
W.va
Wahama High School
Valley Loop postponed games set for Memorial Day weekend
Rain and wet grounds across the Hocking Valley League push two Friday postponements into a holiday weekend. Nelsonville, Logan, Athens, Glouster, The Plains, Murray Buchtel and New Marshfield schedule Sunday makeups or exhibitions, with 2:30 p m starts and a Friday Glouster exhibition.
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Valley Loop
Nelsonville
Logan
Eagles
City Playground
New Marshfield
Glouster
the Plains
Murray-Buchtel
Buchtel
Athens
Moose
McArthur
Merchants
Murray- Buchtel
Marshfield
Logan Mingos
Two Golf Tournaments Planned at Athens Country Club
Pro Bob Littler announced two Memorial Day and weekend events at Athens Country Club as the golf season opens. A Memorial Day flag tournament leads the schedule, followed by a medal play handicap event on the Saturday and Sunday. Recent results include Bob Staneart winning last week's pony tourney and Byron Wolfe scoring the year's first hole in one on the 122 yard fifth hole.
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Athens
Bob Littler
Littler
Bob Staneart
Byron Wolfe
Nelsonville softball leagues set to open Monday
Nelsonville leagues sponsored by the American Legion and Elks begin the Junior Twilight League at City Playgrounds. Six teams play at 6 p m with a schedule through August, plus a Senior Softball League at the high school field starting June 3.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
The
Elks
City
Byron Eby
Eagles
Brooks Shoes
Buchtel
Carbon Hill
City Hall
Earl Hilleary
Commission
Donald S. Shafer
Clarence Hall
George Barrows
Willis Wolfe
Corky Barstow
Bill Winigman
Carlton Hill
Legion
Elk
Brooks
Western Auto
Miller Produce
VFW
Nye Chevrolet
VEW
Reds Dip Lower as Slaughter Lifts Cardinals over Reds
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-2 after Enos Slaughter hit a three run homer in the seventh to move within a half game of eighth place. Eddie Miller tied the game with his ninth homer in the seventh before Slaughter answered for the Cardinals. Eddie Erardt took the loss, allowing 11 hits in seven innings.
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ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
Rhinelanders
Eddie Miller
Slaughter
Eddie Erantt
Qualifiers Listed For 500-Mile Memorial Day Race At Indianapolis
The list of 28 qualifiers for the Indianapolis 500 memorial race shows drivers and cars with speeds from 126.564 mph to 115.644 mph. Notables include Ted Horn from Paterson New Jersey in the Bennetts Bros. Special and Cliff Bergere of Toledo Ohio in the Novi Governor Special.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Bennett Bros
Cliff Bergere
Toledo
Ohio
Novi
Mauri Rose
Chicago
Mud Hens Rally Pushes Toledo Closer to Kansas City
Toledo Mud Hens narrowed the pace gap in the American Association by beating Indianapolis 5 to 0. Whitey Platt cleared the bases with a two out homer in the third, aided by a walk and Hank Helf double. Bob Raney limited Indianapolis to five hits.
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Associated Press
Toledo Mud Hens
Kansas City
Blues
Indianapolis
Louisville
Colonels
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Mud Hens
Whitey Platt
Hank Helf
Bob Raney
Toledo
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