May Interest You Series Insight Into Classic World Series Choices
The column compares Connie Mack and Eddie Sawyer choices in World Series openings and details how veterans like Howard Ehmke and Tommy Henrich shaped past games. It discusses starting and relief strategies, career arcs, and the influence of coaches in shaping pitching plans and player futures.
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Yankee
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Reliable
Johnny Hopp
Henrich
Thursday Bowling League Opens With 2-1 Victories by Three Teams
Keck Distributors Mathews Oil and Banks Sport Shop opened the Thursday Bowling League with 9.1 vic tories. Keck Distributors beat McBeeneggers in a high scoring match while Mathews Oil edged Athens Lumber. Banks Sport Shop, newly strong, defeated Athens Motors led by Ivan Haddox who posted 226 225 192 643.
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Keck Distributors
Mathews Oil
Banks Sport Shop
Merwe
Athens Lumber
Athens Motors
Eas Keck Distributors
Mathews Oil and
Pepsi- Colas
Freshman Ohio U Football Scrimmage Planned This Week
Ohio University freshman squad, split into two groups, will scrimmage Wednesday as part of preparations for the six game schedule. Coach Frank Richey praised recent drills and noted standout Charley Wilson of Marietta as a key rusher.
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Ohio U
Frank Richey
Pitt
Uniontown
Richey
Charley Wilson
Marietta
Insurance Pin Club Unbeaten in City Bowling Stand
Wartenberg's Insurance extended their winning streak to 12 in a row by sweeping Rich Valley three games in the Women's City League at 22nd St. alleys. 22nd St. plus American Legion also went 3–0, while Mere dith led with a 528 three game total.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Wartenberg’s Insurance
Rich Valley
Pure Oil Peps
American Legion
Hall
Marcelline Bradshaw
Ike
Nellie Quillen
Meredith
Twenty-Second Street
Peps
Erma Wright
Springer
Alma Bailey
Oilers
Joan Wilson
Juan
Amy Elliott
Mixed League Leads Fray as Clothiers Tie for Top
Beckley Clothiers and Nye Chevrolets share first place after beating Team No 6 and Pfeiffer's Beer in a Sunday Sportland bowling meet. Pfeiffer's Beer won two and lost one, while Roger Deans slip to third as Team No 6 drops thrice. Millie Hat and Ed Efaw propelled the Chevies to victory with a 183 line and 495 set, and Van Dyke of Team No 4 led the night with 565.
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Beckley Clothiers
ART Nye Chevrolets
Roger Deans
Pfeiffer’s
Sportland Alleys
Clothiers
Ed Efaw
Vicetory Haji
Efaw
Bill Harman
Carroll Widdoes
Deans
Dave Strawn
Neil Thomas
Jack Daft
Ted Mahaffey
John van Dyke
Pinky Strawn
Beermen
Kavinta
Blake Reelected Harness Race Head
Blake of South Plainfield New Jersey was reelected president of Harness Racing's Grand Circuit at the stewards meeting in Lexington. The full 1949 officer slate remained in place with Blake. a tentative 1951 racing schedule was set to be finalized in December at the winter meeting in Columbus Ohio. Vice President Joseph A Neville of Delaware Ohio also reelected.
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Lexington
Octave Blake
South Plainsield
N. J
Columus
Ohio
Blake
Joseph A. Neville
Delaware
Offensive Forecast From Hoople Sports
Major Amos B. Hoople presents a football forecast with strong offensive bias. He cites an .800 personal accuracy and predicts upsets including Pennsylvania over California and Syracuse over Cornell, listing scores for numerous games and highlighting Southern Methodist as a top offensive unit.
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Pennsylvania
California
Syracuse
Cornell
Lake Cayuga
Penn
Notre Dame
Michigan
Southern Methodist
Army
Penn State
Northwestern
Navy
Boston
Col
Mississippi
Holy Cross
Brown
Princeton
Rutgers
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Fordham
Tulsa
Georgetown
Dartmouth
Michigan State
Maryland
Ohio State
Pitt
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Duke
Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Florida
Methodist
Missouri
Purdue & Rice
Louisiana State
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
AAM
Kansas
Colorado
Marquette
Kansas State
Stanford
Oregon State
Washington
UCLA
Wash. State
So. Calif
Top Hats Capture Sundown Invi tational Championship
The Top Hats of Nelsonville Circleville won the Sundown Invitational by beating George's Pure Oilers of McArthur 4 to 3 in the final game after dropping game one 3 to 2. Minor delivered the decisive run in the sixth aided by two Oilers errors as Circleville built on a first inning score by Clark. Reed allowed three hits for Top Hats while Neff labored for Pure Oilers. Tourney honors went to Stonerock for most steals, Minor for most hits, Reed for most strikeouts in the tourney, and Bartlet for most strikeouts in a game.
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Nelsonville
Circleville
Top Hats
George's
Pure Oilers
McArthur
Oilers
Clark
Minor
Murdock
Moon
Reed
Madeg
Neff
Stonerock
Bartlet
Neff and McGarvey, Reed and Stonerock
Alabama's Eddie Salem Takes Lead Role for Alabama This Fall
Alabama coach Harold Ditew notes Eddie Salem a dual threat from Birmingham as a top Southeastern Conference producer. Salem runs the 100 in 13 seconds and could become the ace end in Red Crews' system with a fast end sweep designed to exploit Notre Dame shifts.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
UPEA
Eddie Salem
Ywest
Salem
Alabama
Hall
Red
Birmingham
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Miami Faces Xavier Test After Strong Showing
Miami staged a robust effort against Bowling Green, gaining 626 yards and 54 points as the Redskins prepare for Xavier. Coach Woody Hayes rested key backs while Ed Schejbebchler and Rex Simonds led a defense that limited BG, with standout performances by Hengartner Marquardt and Estell.
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Oxford
Miami
Redskins
Xavier
Musketeers
Redskings
Woody Hayes
Johnny Pont
Jim Bailey
Ed Schegjbechler
Hayes
John Zachary
al J . Habinak
Carmen Crizza
Jerry Beckrest
Art Jastrzebski
Buddy Acus
Nobby Wirkowski
Mimmy Root
Bowling Green
Wirkowski
Middleport Fresh Defeat Gallia 13-0
Middleport High Freshman team beat Gallia Academy Freshman 13 to 0 on Memorial Field. Middleport scored in the second and third quarters. Gallia’s only threat reached the 25 yard line. Swanson noted strong and weak spots and cited travel limits to avoid night games.
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Gallipolis
Middleport High
Gallia Academy High
Memorial Feild
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Charles Swanson
Blue Devil
Swanson
Blue Devils
High School Athletic Association
Mack Predicts Phillies Pennant Run Five Years
Connie Mack, 17 year manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, predicted the Philadelphia Phillies would win the National League pennant for at least the next five years. He praised Phillies owner Bob Carpenter for saving baseball in Philadelphia and warned that a pennant loss would have caused locals to forget baseball.
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Ehmke
Mack
Connie
Konstanty
Phillies
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Athletics
Phils
Bob Carpenter
Philadelphians
Butler Eleven Aims to Triple Trouble for Bobcats Saturday
Butler University's improving Bulldogs prepare to challenge Ohio University in Indianapolis. Boh Wren, Ohio's assistant coach and scout, cautions that Butler can threaten with solid defense and a strong aerial attack led by Tim Crawforth. Sturgeon and Harland are noted starters. one injured, a broken cheek bone, will miss the game.
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Butler University
Bulldogs
Ohio University
Indianapolis
Boh Wren
Athens
Bobcats
Hoosiers
Wabash
Evansville
Butler
Illinois
Wren
Tim Crawforth
Ohio
Carroll Widdoes
Ilinois
Lick Banks
University
Western Michigan to host Toledo in renewed rivalry at Waldo
Kalamazoo Mich. Western Michigan College football hosts Toledo at Waldo Stadium in a Dad's Day clash seen as the season's largest crowd. The renewal of the series follows Toledo joining the Mid American Conference. Both teams field many sophomores and rely on veteran lines with standout backfield talent for Toledo.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
University of Toledo
Waldo Stadium
Rockets
Toledo
Teledor
Broncos
Bob Helgas
George Miley
Bob Aubry
Ed Burgin
Soph
Norma Harris
Arnold Thompson
Yale
Len Johnston
Saginaw
Stan Malec
Hamtramck
Western Michigan welcomes record freshman squad under Slaughter
Kalamazoo Mich a 140 member freshman football squad reported to Coach Tom Slaughter at Western Michigan College making the largest yearling group. The lineup includes players from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan as athletic director Mike Gary announces a four game schedule awaiting athletic board approval. Games listed Oct 19 Valparaiso at Kalamazoo Oct 26 Grand Rapids Junior at Grand Rapids Nov 2 Detroit at Detroit Nov 11 Michigan Reformatory at Tonia
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Tom Slaughter
Western Michigan College
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Mike Gary
Valparaiso
Kalama- Zoo
Grand Rapids Junior
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Michigan Reformatory
Tonia
Tommy Armour's US Open Victory in 1927 Highlighted
The 1927 US Open marked the last time a foreign-born golfer won the championship with Tommy Armour earning the title.
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Tommy Armour
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Ripley
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Blake Reelected
Hoople
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Sam Estell
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