Major League Mix From Cardinals to White Sox and Cubs
The piece surveys St Louis Cardinals veterans like Red Schoendienst and Stan Musial, plus new shortstop Stan Rojek, highlighting defense and ongoing pennant hopes despite pitching gaps. It contrasts Chicago White Sox hot pace led by Jim Busby and Chico Carrasquel with a listless Cubs, who seek lights at Wrigley and a strong farm system, while UC boast Jimmy Holstein as captain and multi-sport standout Joe Luchi.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Schoendienst
Cardinals
Stan Rojek
Pittsburgh
Billy Johnson
St. Louis
Yankees
Nippy Jones
Stan Musial
Haas Slaughter
Bill Howerton
Chuck Diering
Harry Lowery
Cardinal
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Paul Richards
Jim Busby
Chisox
Chico Carrasquel
Rickey
Frank Lane
Lane
White Sox
Chicago
Cubs
Wrigley Field
America
Frankie Baumholtz
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Yesterday's Results in Major League Baseball
recap of AL and NL scores with key pitchers and batters. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 4-3 on a ninth inning homer by Carl Furillo. Cleveland shut out Detroit 9-6 as Bob Feller earned his sixth win. Other games listed include Boston vs New York and Chicago vs St Louis, plus postponed matches in Cincinnati.
Cleveland at Detroit Diamond Game Preview
The lone scheduled game features Lemon for Cleveland against Newhouser of Detroit with a 2 30 p.m. start. Other matchups listed include Calumnus versus Toledo, Louisville versus Indianapolis, Kansas City against Milwaukee, and Minneapolis versus St Paul.
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Detroit
Lemon
Newhouser
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Charles Maxim Set for Bout
CHICAGO UP Egzard Charles and Joe Maxim, both claiming peak form, prepare for a scheduled 15 round heavyweight title showdown at Chicago Stadium. Charles defends for the eighth time in 28 months, while Maxim seeks a first big win since beating Freddie ws for the light-heavy crown 16 months ago. Odds favor Charles 8 to 5. Maxim 3 to 1.
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Egzard Charles
Joe Maxim
Chicago Stadium
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Maximi
England
Freddie Ws
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Charles
Cincinnati
Maxim
Morse
Cleveland
Millis
Maxep
Dalton Scores Troy Points at State Meet
COOLVILLE Dalton Dalton, star of Carthage Troy High, scored for his team in the Class B state meet at Columbus. He tied in the pole vault with a winning height of 11 feet 6 inches, below his best. Coolville finished 16th of 40 schools. Foland led with 22 points.
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Shelton Dalton
Carthage
Troy High
Big Squad
Columbus
Trojan
Dalton
Athens
Foland
Cincinnati Red Stockings Members of the American Association
Readable fragments indicate the Cincinnati Red Stockings were members of the American Association from 1881 through a later year. The record notes the team’s league affiliation in the late 19th century and references the period of their association with the circuit.
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Cincinnati Red Stocking
American Association
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Snapshot
A compact list of season leaders by team, naming top batters and pitchers. Key figures include Hodges of Brooklyn with 15 home runs and 82 runs, Robinson and Kluszewski among leaders in hits and doubles, Spahn and Raschi among strikeout leaders, and Williams and DiMaggio prominent in runs and RBIs for Boston.
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Abrams
Brooklyn
Hodges
Snider
Robinson
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Metkovich
Pittsburgh
Lowrey
St. Louis
Jethroe
Boston
Roe
Smith
Spahn
Fain
Philadelphia
DiMaggio
Williams
Minoso
Chicago
Bowling Leaders Maintain Leads in ABC Championship
Leaders in the American Bowling Congress tournament held steady as the 1951 championship neared conclusion. Sunday featured notable scores including Howard Kuckenrether of Milwaukee with 672 in singles, Pat Runevitch of Cleveland totaling 1882 in all events, and a 295 by the Morton Park Homes No 1 team of Cleveland in five-man team play.
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ST. Paul
Four Ex-Western Michigan Stars Now in Major Leagues
Kalamazoo Mich Western Michigan College known for its baseball output has four former Broncos in Major League teams this year. The report notes a history of 13 alumni reaching the majors since 1911 and profiles players including Frank Stub Overmire Neil Berry Johnny Bero Charlies Maxwell Wayne Terwilliger and others, detailing signings teams and positions across the Tigers Browns Red Sox Cubs Athletics and Dodgers organizations.
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Western Michigan Stars
Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan College
Broncos
Western Michigan
Michigan
Frank “Stub” Overmire
Iowa
Overmire
Vee Seee Tinea
Bieentater
Beaumont
Tigers
Agg
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Cornelius “Neil” Berry
Detroit
Buffalo
International
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Browns
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Wellsville
Roanoke
Birmingham
Boston
Louisville
Wayne Terwilliger
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Lefty” Anderson
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Harve Freeman
Rudel Miller
Ray Thomas
Brooklyn
Lloyd Dietz
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Frank Secory
Joe Stephenson
Cubs
White Sox
Western Michigan Broncos close ball season with four top contests
Kalamazoo Mich Western Michigan College the Mid American champions for the third straight year will close its season with four top contests this week. The Broncos meet Wisconsin at Madison Monday and Tuesday Notre Dame here Friday and again Saturday before an Irish commencement crowd. The Badger series is a long rivalry with Wisconsin a Big Ten first division club this year. Sophomores Ron Anke and LeVern Andrews pace hitting and pitching for Wisconsin. Notre Dame started slow but has surged in recent weeks and the Irish will provide tough opposition for the Broncos in the finale week.
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Broncos
Wisconsin
Madison
Notre Dame
South Be
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Theadgers
Ron Anke
LeVern Andrews
al Suter
Kalamazoo Central
Radke
Chuck DePrekel
Jerry Ledwidge
Bob Names
Jean Ferryman
Bob Hensler
Jake Kline
Weathervane Tourney Postponed by Rain
White Plains New York Patty Berg and Babe Didrickson Zaharias must wait until Wednesday to decide the Weathervane women's cross country open golf tournament winner after heavy rain postponed the final 18 holes at Knollwood Country Club yesterday.
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Patty Berg
Babe
Didrickson Zaharias
Knollwood Country Club
Louis Savold Sign For June 13 Fight
New York Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis and Lee Savold signed for a 15 round bout at the Polo Grounds on June 15 Louis to receive 40 percent of the gate Savold 20 percent The winner earns a title shot against Charles in the All Nassau listed as British Board of Boxing Control recognizes Savold as world champion.
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New York
Joe Louis
Lee Savold
Polo Grounds
Louis
Savold
British Board of Boxing Control
Iere Eweard Charies
Athens Club Wins Shoot in Tri City Skeet Meet
Athens skeet shooters won the first of three annual events in the Tri City Skeet tournament at Marietta Gun Club with a 590x750 team score. Hosts Marietta were second at 572 and Parkersburg third at 491. The next stage is July 1 in Athens with Marietta and Parkersburg. Skyline Club members listed. Weather was poor and only two shooters posted perfect 25x25 rounds.
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Park
Ersburg
Marietta
Parkersburg
Skyline Club
C. Woodworth
T. H. Morgan
Ed Wade
F. X. Rauch
H. Mills
Dick Wade
K. Begg
J. Scriven
K. Bush
B. Wolfe
P. Ullewark
N. Mathews
C. Davis
E. Davis
Howard Mills
Western Netmen Enter Central Collegiate Tennis Meet
Michigan State leads a field including Notre Dame Marquette Detroit Bradley Drake and Chicago Loyola in the annual Central Collegiate Conference tennis meet at Notre Dame. Western Michigan aims to challenge as last year Michigan State captured the title with Notre Dame second and Western third.
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Mich
Western Michigan College
Notre Dame
Marquette
Detroit
Bradley
Drake
Chicago
Loyola
Michigan State
Western
Feller Blank Baseball Tigers in Cleveland Shutout
Bob Feller pitched his second straight shutout, drove in two runs with a double, and led the Indians to a 9 0 victory over Detroit. Easter hit his first homer, Bearden struggled in relief, and Cleveland won the third straight meeting with Detroit while halting a four game skid. Feller improved to 6 1, Gray fell to 1 4 as the Tigers were limited to nine hits.
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Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Tribe
Tigers
Luke Easter
Indians
Ted Gray
Feller
Washington
Bob
Gerry Priddy
Johnny Lipon
al Rosen
George Kell
Pat Mullin
Mullin
George Stirnweiss
Vic Weitz
Aaron Robinson
Johnny Groth
Harry Simpson
Dick Kryhoski
Larry Doby
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Ray Boone
Gene Bearden
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Bearden
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
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Tribe Today
Bob Cain
Chicago
Crosley Luck Fades As Night games Rain Out Again
Cincinnati's Crosley field sees three rainouts in two weeks breaking the hoped for revenue from night contests. The Redlegs expect Ken Raffensberger to start one game midweek as injuries and illness thin both clubs. Cubs manager Frank Frisch considers lefties Bob Schultz and Paul Minner for mound duties.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Redleg
Powell Crosley
Redlegs
Cubs
Bruins
Andy Parke
Frankie Baumholtz
Crosley
Ken Raffensberger
Luke Sewell
Howard Fox
Willie Ramsdell
Ewell Blackwell
Frank Frisch
Bob Schultz
Paul Minner
Carbon Hill Dominates New Marshfield Vets 2-0 in League Showdown
Carbon Hill sits atop the Hocking Valley Baseball League with a 3-0 record after blanking New Marshfield Vets 2-0 on Sunday. Smokey Dane allowed four hits, Carlton Hill drove in runs in the second and sixth, while Wilson led Carlton Hill with two singles. Brooks pitched well for the Vets with 11 strikeouts. In Chauncey, Sun Kings edged Nelsonville VFW 9-8 to grab their first win in three. Athens-Nelsonville and Glouster-Albany games were rained out.
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Hocking Valley Baseball League
New Marshfield
Brooks
Dane
Wilson
Carlton Hil
Chauncey Sun Kings
Nelsonville Vfw
Chauncey
Athens
Nelsonville
Eagles
Glouster
Albany
Judge Denies WFIN Injunction Over MLB Broadcast Rule
A federal judge refused a temporary injunction against Major League broadcast limits after finding an agreement with the Cleveland Indians contains the contested rule. WFIN FM seeks to broadcast Indians games only when Lima Phillies home games aren’t in progress within 50 miles of Findlay. Co defendants include the Indians the Lima Phillies and the Philadelphia Phillies under a working Lima arrangement.
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Wfin-Fm
Findlay Publishing Co
Findlay Republican Courier
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Indians
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Lima
Youngstown Club to be shifted amid attendance drop
Owner Bill Koval of the Youngstown Athletics says he will shift his Mid-Atlantic League franchise likely to 641 City, Pa due to lack of attendance. The move aims to salvage the team after weak turnout.
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Youngstown
Bill Koval
Youngstown Athletics
City
Heidelberg Star Joins Tribe System
Heidelberg College senior Phills of New Philadelphia signs with the Cleveland Indians to play for Batavia in the Pony League after graduation. The announcement lists him joining the team in North Carolina following his college exit.
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Heidelberg
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Pau
Phills
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Cleveland Indians
Batavia
N. C
Heidelberg College
Learn Golf From The Stars Deciding Stance By Club Length
Three time Masters winner Jimmy Demaret explains stance basics for NEA readers. He details how club length dictates stance with steps for long drives played off the left heel, mid irons between the feet, and short shots from an open stance with the right foot ahead. Johnny Palmer then analyzes the swing in steps.
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NEA Service
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Demraretti
Sensational White Sox Rise to AL Lead After 12-Game Run
Chicago’s White Sox moved atop the American League with a 4-2 win over St. Louis, fueled by an 12 game streak. The Red Sox edged the Yankees 3-2 in Boston, keeping the Sox a game ahead. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 4-3 as Furillo hit a ninth inning homer. Stan Musial’s crew, Spahn’s Braves, and Card win over Pirates also noted.
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White Sox
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Sox
Red Sox
Yankees
Boston
Rogovin
Browns
Duane Pillette
MelParnell
Southpaw
Yankee
Brooklyn
Phillies
Philadelphia
Carl Furillo
Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Red Schoendienst
Warren Spahn
New York
Boston Braves
Giants
Birds Return Home Friday For 20 Games In Ohio Tilt
Columbus Red Birds host 20 games against Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis St Paul and four western clubs in a home stand ending June 17. Schedule includes night and weekend games plus events such as Family Night Kiwanis Night and a souvenirs gift day. Proceeds aid summer camp for youngsters. games begin 8:30 p m and weekend matinees at 2:30 p m or 1:30 p m.
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Mariger Harry Walker
Columbus Red Birds
Toledo
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Hens
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Flock
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Aoe
United Kiwanis
The Plains Nine Set Two Games In Memorial Day Slate
The Plains base ball team organized by manager Harold Oliver scheduled a Memorial Day game with the New Marsh field Vets of the Hocking Valley League at New Marshfield and a Sunday match against Glouster American Legion here at 2 PM. AN players aged 15 to 19 were invited to practices on Tuesday and Friday at 6 PM, with teams seeking games to contact Oliver at Athens 24943 after 7 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Harold Oliver
New Marshfield
Oliver
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Glouster American Legion
Athens
Brewers Set Homerun Mark
The Milwaukee Brewers slugged nine homers to race past Minneapolis 16 to 11 at Nicollet Park setting a new all time American Association home run record. Nine long balls fueled 15 runs as the Brewers surpassed the previous eight in a single game by the 1940 Minneapolis club.
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Brewers
Nicollet Park
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