Rollie Hemsley Leads Vols Amid Baseball and Football Excerpts
Rollie Hemsley, Syracuse native, manages the Nashville Vols to a strong start in the Southern Association. The piece notes top hitters Borkowski Sawatski and Barna, a baseball shift of farm players, SEC football traits, and Reds pitchers Raffensberger and Wehmeier with Kluszewski’s hitting streak. It also covers Baltimore Browns injury notes and college athletics developments.
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Rollie Hemsley
Syracuse
Meigs County
Nashville Vols
Vols
Bob Borkowski
Carl Sawatski
Babe Barna
West Virginia A
Ken Raffensberger
Herman Wehmeier
Cincinnati Reds
Ted Kluszewski
Raffensberger
Wehmeier
West Virginia Gridmen To Break Camp Thursday
West Virginia University football coach Dud DeGroot will send the Mountaineers to Camp Greenbrier Alderson for four days of practice before returning to Morgantown for the season opener against Waynesburg College. The squad, carrying 13 holdovers and several new faces, prepares amid a busy schedule and expected smaller student turnout. About 12,000 attended last year’s meeting with Waynesburg.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Camp Greenbrier
Alderson
Waynesburg College
Yellow Jackets
West Virginia
Pitt
Waynesburg
Stan Keck
Pennsylvania College
DeGroot
Dave Stephenson
Jimmy Walthall
Pete Ziniach
Greenbrier
Mountain
Ravenswood Fights to Mark 50th Football Anniversary
Ravenswood observes the 50th anniversary of its first football team with a 1949 edition Red Devils vs alumni game at Flinn Field. The 1899 squad preceded high school teams, with players like Robert Brown and Dick Tice. current coach Bill Jones seeks a strong season after a 6-3 record last year.
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Bill Poling
Athens High
University of Maryland
Ray Johnston
Ohio
U’s
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
Colts
Columbus
Baltimore
Ernie Blandin
Browns
Ravenswood
Flinn Field
Red Devils
Robert Brown
Charles Vosburgh
Harry Rudman
Carl Edwards
Dana McGlothlin
Dick Tice
Walter Sayre
Charles Lanfried
Charles McIntosh
Herman Polsene
Burhl Say
Ogden Outfielder Joins Redlegs After Stellar season
Johnny Temple star hitter for the Ogden Reds flies to Cincinnati Reds after a record season in the Pioneer League. He led the league with a .393 batting average, totaled 197 hits, 28 doubles, six triples and 18 homers, driving in 173 runs as Ogden finished sixth of eight.
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Salt Lake City
Johnny Temple
Ogden Reds
Cincinnati Reds
Temple
Ogden
Baseball Tonight Dodgers Cardinals Rivalry Promises Night Games
American League matchups feature St Louis at New York with Garver and Papas facing Lopat and Hood. Detroit visits Boston while Cleveland plays Philadelphia and Chicago meets Washington. In the National League, New York visits St Louis, Brooklyn goes to Cincinnati, Boston plays Chicago, and Philadelphia travels to Pittsburgh.
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New York
Garver
Papas
Lopat
Hood
Detroit
Boston
Houtteman
Kinder
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Feller
Kellner
Chicago
Washington
Gumpert
Weik
Koslo
Munger
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hatten
Wehmeier
Sain
Sehmitz
Pittsburgh
Borony
Chambers
Broncos Defense Looks Ready For MAC Title Challenge
Kalamazoo Michigan reports coach John W Gill sees Western Michigan facing strong defense with speed on offense after ten days of practice. The team may field three rugged centers for defensive lines and tall ends Mesko and Clysdale, while Duhan Pitkin and others compete for tackle roles ahead of the Iowa Teachers opener.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
John W. Gill
Western Michigan
Broncos
Gill
Charles Schoolmaster
Emil Tomanek
Hobart Merritt
George Mesko
Pat Clysdale
Clysdale
Bob Green
Mesko
Alvin Cater
Bill Zabonick
Drysdale
al Micarrotto
Mal Pearson
Robert Duhan
William Pitkin
Iowa
Barons and Indians Swap Wings in AHL Trade
The Cleveland Barons exchange left wingers Johnny Black and Billy Warwick with the Springfield Indians in an American Hockey League deal. Both players are 24 years old.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Hockey Barons
Springfield, Mass
Hazard Charles beats Jimmy Bivins in title bid rounds
The recap notes that Hazard Charles defeated Jimmy Bivins over ten rounds in a step toward securing the heavyweight championship, reflecting on a past ring clash and its implications for future title plans.
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Fazard Charles
Jimmy Bivins
Larry MacPhail
Bill Dickey
Yankee
Red Sox
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Dick Wakefield
Detroit
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Yankees Acquire Delsing and Recall Houk
New York Yankees announce the purchase of outfielder Jim Delsing and recall catcher Ralph Houk from Kansas City of the American Association. Both players are to report immediately. Delsing previously with the Chicago White Sox hit .320 for Kansas City while Houk batted .294.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Jim Delsing
Ralph Houk
Kansas City American Association
Delsing
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Houk
Bobcats Open Season Prep With Short Scrimmage
OU Bobcats resumed practice after a two day rest as Coach Carroll Widdoes led a 15 minute scrimmage to keep players in stride for the opener against Morris Harvey College in Charleston West Virginia. End Art Guide will miss a week with ankle injury and other ends face lingering soreness.
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OU Bobcats
West Virginia
Carroll Widdoes
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
W.va
Widdoes
Bobcats
Bobh
Vic Polosky
Jim Umstead
Bill Weillett
Hayes Sees Redskins Scrimmage Highlight Miami Offense
Miami University coach Woody Hayes criticized the offense after a Redskins scrimmage, noting slow starts and timing errors but acknowledging flashes of punch against a strong defense. He urged consistent blocking and smart ball handling to click before facing Wichita.
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Oxford
Miami University
Redskins
Woody Hayes
Miami
Wichita
Hayes
Sam Wippel
Mel Olix
Cleveland Women Softballers Triumph in Arizona
Phoenix Queens shutout the New Orleans champions 7-0 in the world championship and had earlier 2-0 victory. Cleveland Erin Brews defeated Los Angeles Arden Farms 2-0 in other action.
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Phoenix, Ariz
New Orleans
National Softball Congress
Phoenix
Queens
Cleveland, O
Erin Brews
Los Angeles
Arden Farms
1946 NL Title Led by Ralph Kiner’s 23 Homers
The 23 homers that clinched the National League championship for Ralph Kiner in 1946 constituted the lowest team total to win the league title since 1926.
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Ralph Kiner
Sugar Bowl track meet to open carnival with mile race
A seven event outdoor track program highlighted by a premier mile race will be part of the Sugar Bowl sports carnival on January 1 with top competitors expected to compete.
Graham Sets Pace In Yardage
Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns leads the All-America Football Conference with 564 passing yards in two games. Chet Mutryn of the Bills tops rushing with 146 yards. Browns also lead in pass reception Mac Speedie and scorer Edgar Jones, while Glenn Dobbs tops punting and Chicago Bears beat the Giants 20 to 17 in a pro football exhibition.
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NEW York
Otto Graham
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Marion Motley
Chet Mutryn
Buffalo Bills
Cleveland
Graham
Mac Speedie
Edgar
Jones
Speedie
Champieon
Billy Grimes
Los Angeles
Oklahoma A
Glenn Dobbs
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Chicago Cardinals
Washington Redskins
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Bill Rector
John Eddie Leeson
Jimmy Hall
James Cox
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Don Yoho
Bud Parsons
Glen Franklin
Tom Flowers
Fred Vankirk
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Junior Pease
Ray Ritchie
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Roland Staats
Archie Barber
Bill Carmichael
Allen Short
Dick Laughlin
Ken Rowley
Joe McCoy
Richard Bush
Lucian Hughes
John Flowers
Bill Matics
Pete Carmichael
John Paul McCoy
Don King
Charles Crites
Jack Nell
Bob Staats
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PICO
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Skyline Gun Club
Athens
H. McCaskill
Hunter Hooe
McBee
Ford
Fashion Academy
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Athens, Ohio
Fred R. Beasley, Inc
Nelsonville
Ogg Motor Co
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