Baseball TV plans top major league agenda at winter meetings
Dodgers president Walter O Malley says televising road games hinges on league approval as owners prepare for December Phoenix talks. Ted Williams plans a 1953 return, while trade rumors swirl around Hodges Morgan and Spahn Torgeson. Mantle cited as hardest hitter by Tigers GM Gehringer.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Walter O'Malley
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phoenix
Ariz
O’maley
Puerto Rico
Dodgers
Braves
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Bobby Morgan
Warren Spahn
Earl Torgeson
Dodger
Charlie Dressen
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Charley Gehringer
Gentlemen's Agreement Aims to Cap Baseball Bonuses
Major and minor league clubs will vote in Phoenix on a proposal setting a $6000 ceiling for sign-on bonuses to untried players. The rule imposes suspensions and fines for violations and limits bonuses across classifications, with drafts enforced if players are not promoted within a year.
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NEW York
Phoenix
Ariz
Boston Red Sox
Paul Pettit
Billy Joe Davidson
Pettit
Pittsburgh
Davidson
Cleveland
Ford Frick
McElhenny Parilli Grab NFL Top Spots
NFL rookies lead in rushing and passing with McElhenny moving to the top rush leader at 437 yards on 43 carries while Parilli leads in passing with 25 completions on 47 attempts for 485 yards. Speedie and Schroeder share the reception lead with 26 catches, and Lou Groza anchors scoring with 45 points and a club record pace for field goals. Gillom tops punting with 32 boots at 48.2 yards each.
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Green Bay
Vito Parilli
Tobin Rote Parilli
Rote
Mac Speedie
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland
Logan Faces Jackson in Southeastern Ohio Showdown
Logan coach Dwight Diller labels the Chieftains as fight and vigor. Jackson travels for a must win, aiming to topple Logan from first and draw Middleport into a two way tie. Diller notes Jackson's strength around halfback Bob Oney and a solid quarterback group, ends and linemen. He reports Logan in good shape barring injuries and previews Eddie Grandy’s careful use due to a leg injury.
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LOGAN
Dwight Diller
Logan Chieftains
Jackson
Diller
Chieftains
Ironmen
Bob Oney
Eddie Grandy
Chieftain
Mexico City hosts 17th national amateur golf championship
Mexico City begins the 17th national amateur golf championship with defending champion Frank Strahan of Toledo Ohio favored. An 18 hole qualification round is played today ahead of the 36 hole final on Sunday.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Skyline Club Turkey Shoot Set on Nov 2
The Skyline Gun Club plans a trapshoot Sunday November 2 for Athens County and nearby shooters. Events run in squads of five with ten shots per shooter at 16 yard traps. A ten pound dressed frozen turkey goes to the best shooter in each squad. The club on Pleasanton Road near Morrison Brown Hill has a second 16 yard layout. Start is 1 30 p.m.
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Athens County
Skyline Gun Club
Athens
Pleasanton Road
Morrison- Brown Hill
Five Reds Sign 1953 Baseball Pacts
Cincinnati Reds announce five players have signed 1953 contracts. Ted Kluszewski Bobby Adams Gus Bell Jim Greengrass and Barney Martin agreed to terms.
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Cincinnati —Pi
Cincinnati Reds
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Gus Bell
Jim Greengrass
Barney Martin
New NL Stars Named From 1952 Rookie Crop
NL service chief Dave Grote lists 1952 as bumper for new stars. Notables include Eddie Yuhas 12-2 with 2.43 ERA and Hoyt Witthelm 15-3, plus Mel Clark 335 in 47 games earning Phillies starting berth. Other rookies: Mathews, Logan, Thorpe, Atwell, Chili, McMillan, Greengrass, Williams, Rhoades, Groat.
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Cincinnati
National League
Dave Grote
Service Bureau
Grote
Joe B
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hoyt Witthelm
New York Giants
Eddie Yuhas
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bob Thorpe
Boston Braves
Toby Atwell
Harry Chili
Chicago Cubs
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Cincinnati Reds
Davey Williams
Dusty” Rhoades
Giants
Mel Clark
Philadelphia Phillies
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mathews
Clark
Ohio University
Phils
Tar Heels Back After Polio WipeoutShows Off Single Wing Plan
In Chapel Hill North Carolina NEA notes how the Tar Heels recover from two lost games caused by polio and adopt a split single wing offense. The quarterback and halves start right, the quarterback hands off to the right halfback then to the fullback as linemen execute blocking from the accompanying diagram.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
NEA
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Asae
Big Ten Signals Vying For All America Honors
Michigan and Purdue lead as Ted Topor and Dale Samuels vie for All-America nods with a mid November showdown that could decide the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl bid. Michigan State and Michigan each field three strong candidates on the AP board, including Roger Zatkoff, Lowell Perry, Don McAuliffe, Dick Tamburo, and Ed Luke.
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Chicago
Midwest
Michigan
Ted Topor
Purdue
Dale Samuels
Associated Press
Wolverines
Boilermakers
Michigan State
Topor
Stanford
Roger Zatkoff
Lowell Perry
MSC
Spartans
Don McAuliffe
Dick Tamburo
Ed Luke
Biggie Munn
Goodsell To Start At Linebacker For Ohio State
Columbus Ohio State University will shift Doug Goodsell to linebacker Saturday when they face Northwestern in the Big Ten game. Coach Woody Hayes plans Goodsell as a replacement for Bob Roberts alongside Tony Curcillo and Bud Bond with some offensive duty and pass protection duties in Evanston. Defensive coach Ernie Godfrey praised Goodsell's tackling and strong pass defense as the team prepared in light snow, aiming to spark the ground game behind fullback Johnny Hlay and back Bob Watkins.
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Columbus
Doug Goodsell
Ohio State University
Northwestern
Woody Hayes
Goodsell
Zanesville
Bob Roberts
Tony Curcillo
Bud Bond
Hayes
Wildcats
Evanston
Ernie Godfrey
Buckeyes
Ohio
Bob Watkins
Johnny Hlay
Rutland and Belpre Set Thursday Buckeye League Showdown
Rutland Red Devils host Belpre in SEC Buckeye League action as both teams seek a second win. Ray Tucker of Belpre challenges Bill Wilford for runner up in scoring while Hubie Bobo edges all with 147 points. Rutland’s Tom Schoonover sits seventh with 20 points ahead of Friday’s Plains vs Trimble matchup.
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Rutland Red Devils
Belpre
Buckeye
Rutland
Eagles
Ray Tucker
Bill Wilford
Buckeye Lea
Gue
Wilford
Tucker
Hubie Bobo
Chauncey
Tom Schoonover
Plains
Jacksonville Trimble
Glouster High School
Bobo
B. ArmStrong
McArthur
Sharpe
the Plains
R. Tucker
Schoonover
D. Armstrong
Riffle
Meek
Tae Fie
McBride
Hashman
Cline
Chaunsey
K. Nelson
Pocwon, Timmans
Rncesince
Wolfe, Belpre
Area Teams Play Thursday Night Football Card
Several area football teams will play Thursday night due to Friday’s SOEA Teachers Meeting. The card features Chauncey at Oak Hill Before at Rutland New Lexington at Glouster Roseville at Philo New Concord at Dresden Rosecrans at M&M.
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SOEA
Chauncey
Oak Hill
Rutland
New Lexington
Glouster
Roseville
Philo
New Concord
Dresden
Rosecrans
M&m
Athens results this week in local league matches
The Messenger reports scores from the Athens area with teams like Athens Concrete beating U.S. Army 3 to 0, U.S. Air Force edging Union Printing 2 to 1, and Gas M defeating Poston Station 2 to 0, among others.
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Athens Concrete
U.S. Army
the Messenger
Gifford Hardward
U.S. Air Force
Union Printing
Lawhead Press
Big Kim
Gas M
Poston Station
Athens
Bidg Mat
Athens Machine
Big Elm
I Poston
U.S. Army Gas M
Gifford Hardware
Larceny Charge Against Senators Owner
Danny Mendenez owner of the Charleston Senators faces a larceny charge in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Toledo. He will return voluntarily from West Virginia to Ohio to clear the matter and has completed refunds of 38000 dollars for Toledo ticket buyers. The MudHens switch to Charleston last summer led to the dispute over season tickets and team relocation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Danny Mendenez
Charleston Senators
Toledo
Lucas County Common Pleas Court
Menendez
Ohio
Madhens
Senators
West Virginia
Boxers Stop Five in Night of Fights Across Cities
In Los Angeles Ramon Fuentes aged 148 stopped John La Bros aged 14914 in seven rounds. Newark George Johnson aged 1524 stopped Victor Suarez aged 153 from Havana in six rounds. Jacksonville Antonio Alvarez aged 142 out pointed Sonny Luciano aged 142 from Paterson in ten rounds. Pittsburgh Bob Baker 229 outpointed Billy Gilliam 210 from Orange in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ramon Fuentes
Johnny la Bros
Chicago
Newark
N. J
George Johnson
Trenton
Victor Suarez
Havana
Jacksonville
Fla
Antonio Alvarez
Astodia
Spain
Sonny Luciano
Paterson
Pittsburgh
Bob Baker
Billy Gilliam
Orange
Mountaineer Rosters Homegrown Core from WVU Football
Fourteen scorers from West Virginia's Mountaineers' roster are from within 100 miles of Morgantown while only four of the 25 out of state players live closer than that radius.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Mountaineer
Barons Rally Past Hershey in Late Period Surge
Cleveland Barons captain Steve Wochy scored his first goal of the season as the Barons erased a 2-1 deficit with a late burst. Arnie Kullman put Hershey ahead early in the final period, but Ike Hildebrand Jackie Gordon and Bob Bailey answered for the Barons to win 4-2 over the Hershey Bears.
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Steve Wochy
Cleveland Barons
Wochy
Barons
Hershey Bears
Baron
Arnie Kullman
Bears
Ike Hildebrand
Jackie Gordon
Bob Bailey
Service members must buy deer permits for Ohio hunt
Columbus. Lester Bailey, chief of the law enforcement section of the Division of Wildlife, announced that armed forces personnel must purchase a deer permit to hunt during the Ohio deer season from December 11 to 13. The rule applies to all military personnel in the state.
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Columbus
Lester Bailey
Division of Wildlife
Ohio
Logan Plans Cage Carnival at Logan High Gym
Logan High School gym hosts an eight team polio fund cage carnival on November 3 with Logan reserves facing Union Furnace at 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. Donations accepted. Jesse Columber leads the polio drive as sponsor.
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Logan
Logan High School
Polio Fund
Hocking County
Samuel Dillon
Union Furnace
South Bloomingville
Rockbridge
Gibisonville
Laurelville
Murray City
Carbon Hill
Jesse Columber
McArthur Eleven Tops Mechanicsburg in 13-0 Gridiron Win
McArthur Junior High defeated Mechanicsburg 13-0 as Jack Armstrong rushed five yards for the opening TD and David Arnett added the extra point on the pass. Larry Partee scored a second TD with an 86 yard run. McArthur junior team meets Wellston freshmen Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Mcarthur
Mechanicsburg
Jack Armstrong
David Arnett
Larry Partee
Wellston
Broncos Aerial Game Pressures Bobcats In Saturday Clash
Scout Bob Wren warns Athens crowd that Western Michigan will challenge Ohio University with a strong aerial attack from the T formation and flankers. Key Broncos backs Higgins Bosma Brown and Heaviland pace a capable unit as Ohio faces injuries to Bill Ellis and Vince Costello.
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Bobcats
Western Michigan
Bob Wren
Wren
Ulsan
Vesvnerspeey Oy Vhit Byuutu
Broncos
Athens
Washington
St. Louis
Toledo
Miami
Redskins
Charles Higgins
Bruce Bosma
Bill Brown
Roy Heaviland
Higgins
Michigan
Carroll Widdoes
Bill Ellis
Vince Costello
Hoag named AP back of the week after standout Kansas win
Kansas halfback Charlie Hoag earned The Associated Press back of the week honors for a one man show against Southern Methodist. He ran for a touchdown passed for another and sparked two more scoring drives in Kansas 26-0 victory, outshining top backs from Maryland Michigan State Purdue Duke and USC’s Sears for the period.
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New York
Charlie Hoag
Kansas
Southern Methodist
Associated Press
Hoag
Mustangs
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Tom Yewcic
Michigan State
Dale Samuels
Purdue
Worth Lutz
Duke
Scearbath
Yewcic
Penn State
Louisiana State
Samuels
Boilermakers
Ofllinois
Lutz
Virginia
Jimmy Sears
Southern California
USC
California
Tomcats Welcome New Lexington in Valley League clash
Glouster hosts New Lexington in a Muskingum Valley League game on Thursday before Homecoming. Both teams are at the bottom of the standings and the loser will hold sole possession of last place. Glouster has fallen seven straight MVL games and faces Roseville Chauncey Dover next.
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Glouster
New Lexington
Tomcats
Roseville
Chauncey Dover
Bulldogs at Gallia in Homecoming Tilt
Athens Bulldogs prep for Friday’s homecoming clash with Gallipolis Blue Devils on their field. Coach Lackey emphasizes defense then offense as the same lineup from Nelsonville game is expected to start. Gallipolis lists co captains Jim Gilliam Lee Bunce Dick Caldwell with Eleanor Gatewood as Homecoming queen.
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Harry Lackey
Athens Bulldogs
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Nelsonville
Lackey
Bulldog
Roger Kittel
Phil Merchant
John Cornwell
Jack Kollister
Merchant
Cornwell
Pat Smith
Ernie Goodrich
Joe McBride
Chuck Goodfellow
Barney Andrews
Mike Hamilton
Jim Guseman
Dick Barker
Jack Russell
Hank Schroth
Jim Gilliam
Lee Bunce
Dick Caldwell
Choire
Eleanor Gatewood
Morgena Foster
Geraldine Bush
Washington School
Beagle Trials Planned Sunday at Meigs County Club
The Meigs County Beagle Club will host an AKC sanctioned trial on Nov. 2 for all age beagles. The event takes place on club grounds three and a half miles west of Harrisonville with drawings held at a.m. Eligible dogs include all registered beagles or those eligible for registration.
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Meigs County
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