Chiefs Open 1954 Season Against Golden Gates on Hilltop
Logan Chiefs host Lancaster Golden Gates in the season opener at the hilltop stadium. New coach Alson Scrivner installs a T formation after taking over from Dwight Diller. Lineup hints show a compact, well conditioned squad with two captains and a mix of veterans and prospects.
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Logan Chieftains
Golden Gates of Lancaster
Chiefs
Logan
LHS
Braves
Hilltop Arena
Alson Scrivner
Sid Gilman
Miami University
Scrivner
Piqua
Dwight Diller
Cagiess
Sonny Ellis
Roger Kuhn
Pete Yaw
Jim Monk
Don Brown
Tom Hutchison
Bill
Jocko) Hutchison
Roger Bray
Larry Rutter
Jim St. Clair
Jack Dexter
Dick Harden
Frank Hartsell
Fred Emerson
Emerson
Bob Emerson
Former Teammates Clash at Coal Grove
Former Rio Grande College players who were teammates will face off from opposite benches tonight in Coal Grove as the game tips off. Coaches name the matchup a dramatic reunion with local interest high.
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Coal Grove
Rio Grande College
Scribes Guess Tigers Again
Ten Ohio sports editors forecast the state high school football standings and picked Massillon to win a seventh straight title. Massillon led with 71 points, far ahead of Canton McKinley with 41, while Mansfield Portsmouth Hamilton Public Dayton Chaminade Alliance Toledo Waite Springfield and Cincinnati Purcell trailed. Athens and Jackson earned minor points in the poll.
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Columbus
Ohio
Massillon
Stark County
Tom Harp
Tigers
Canton McKinley
Bulldogs
Mansfield
Portsmouth
Hamilton Public
Dayton
Chaminade
Alliance
Toledo Waite
Springfield
Cincinnati Purcell
Athens
Jackson
Troy Favored In NBC Bout With Cartier At Turner’s Arena
Aggressive Willie Troy faces Brooklyn veteran Walter Cartier in a ten round newspaper bout expected to push the winner into middleweight title contention. The Turner's Arena fight, airing on NBC at 10 p.m. EDT, delays the Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles bout until 11 p.m. EDT for theater telecasts.
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Washington
Willie Troy
Brooklyn
Walter Cartier
Turner’s
Arena
Vinson Tigers Treasure Split T Offense For Big Black Clash
Coach John Bill Pack reports the Vinson Tigers will use a split T offense similar to Point Pleasant for tonight's Westmoreland game. Westmoreland runs the ends from the formation and features a passing quarterback.
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Vinson Tigers
Point Pleasant
Westmoreland
John Bill Pack
Big Black
Pack
Westmorelanders
Wahama
Tigers
Vinson
Big Blacks
Scrappy Tomcats Open 1954 Season At Glouster Stadium
Glouster's scrappy Tomcats host New Concord in a Muskingum Valley League game at 8 p.m. at Glouster Stadium. The tentative lineup features Vaughn and Fultz ends, Whaley and Kittle tackles, Hoffman and Strickland guards, Demcack center, Williams quarterback, Holbert fullback, Hook and Goodman halfbacks, with Dunnette, Larry Keith, Morris, and Larry Harding among those slated to see action. The squad lists seven seniors, three juniors, nine sophomores, and nine freshmen.
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Glouster
Tomcats
New Concord
Vaughn
Fultz
Whaley
Kittle
Hoffman
Strickland
Demcack
Williams
Holbert
Hook
Goodman
Bill Dunnette
Larry Keith
Pete Morris
Larry Harding
Cardinals Announce Starting Eleven For Glouster Opener
The Trimbie Township Cardinals planned to open their season tonight at Sugar Grove against Bern Union with a starting lineup led by End Docie and Koons, Tackle Lasko and Palmer, Guard Paskievitch, Center Swart, Quarter Lewis, Halfbacks Poches and Chesser, Fullback Junior Barrett, and backs Grigsby Vore and Duncan in action. Home games are at Glouster Stadium at 8 p.m with a seven game schedule through November 6 including Rio Grands Rutland and The Plains.
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Glouster
Trimbie Township Cardinals
Sugar Grove
Bern Union
Bob Sheskey
Docie
Koons
Lasko
Palmer
Paskievitch
Heiser
Swart
Lewis
Poches
Chesser
Junior Barrett
Exline
David Grigsby
Orley Vore
Terry Duncan
Rio Grands
Rutland
McArthur
Chester
Belpre
Chauncey
the Plains
Leo Durocher Hails Giants as Gamest Yet After Sweep
Leo Durocher praised his pennant bound New York Giants claiming this club is the gamest he ever managed. He compared them favorably to the 1951 miracle team and cited brilliant pitching solid defense and timely hitting in a 6-2 win and 6-2 sweep of the Milwaukee Braves to extend their lead over the Dodgers. A Cincinnati loss helped tighten the margin.
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New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Leo
Willie Mays
Giants Clinch Pennant Chase After Sunday Wins
Durocher praised the Giants as they maintained a lead and snapped a string of close calls. Gomez and Irvin led a 8-hit first game, while Grissom and Wilhelm shut down the Braves in the nightcap as New York reduced the magic number to five and kept pennant hopes alive with upcoming tests.
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Giants
Dodger
New York
Braves
Joe Adcock
Eddie Mathews
Bobby Thomson
Henry Aaron
New York Yankees
Troil Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Circleville Stern Test For Athens Bulldogs Opener
Athens High School's Bulldogs face Circleville in a season opener on home turf under coach George Riser. The balanced Circleville squad features two sophomore passers and a quick backfield, while Athens installs a lineup led by All-SECAL tackle John Cornwell and a compact backfield with a strong line.
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Athens High School
Bulldogs
Circleville
Steve Brudzinski
Invaders
Brudzinski
Athens
George Riser
Riser
John Cornwell
Royal Pastime Wins 25,000 American Trotting Championship
In Westbury Roosevelt Raceway Royal Pastime, a 7 year old gelding by Royal Napoleon Surpass, nosed Gene Mac to win the $25,000 trotting title. Gene Mac finished second by a nose over Lady Dunn with Batavia’s Pat Provenzano training. Royal Pastime clocked 2 36 3 5 on a rain slowed track, paying $87.60 for $2.00.
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Westbury
N. Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Pronto Don
Royal Pastime
Royal Napoleon
Volemite
Pat Provenzano
Gene Mac
Batavia
Lady Dunn
Carl H. Scholl
Cincinnati
OU President Hosts Bobcats Ahead of Xavier Game
Ohio University President John C. Baker hosted the Bobcat football team at his home for a get acquainted gesture and the players enjoyed ice cream and cake. Early practice featured a tough scrimmage as Coach Carrol Widdoes planned an all out drill before preparing to face Xavier next Saturday.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
Bobcat
Bobcats
Carrol Widdoes
Xavier
Steelers Seek Court Ruling on Nuxhall Ineligibility
The Cincinnati based New port Steelers petitioned the common pleas court to forfeit a Buckeye Baseball League game to Hamilton Hudepohi and bar pitcher Don Nuxhall from the season. They argue Nuxhall was ineligible after contracts with Hamilton and Merrill, Wis. league play while the 1940s two year suspension term applies. Hamilton won the Sept 6 game 6 3.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Steelers
Common Pleas
Don Nuxhall
Hamilton
Ohio
Blue Devils Announce Junior High Football Schedule
Gallipolis Blue Devils coach Clarence Thompson outlines a six game junior high schedule for freshmen and sophomores. The lineup includes Sept 29 at Point Pleasant, Oct 14 at Wellston, Oct 18 at Middleport, Oct 22 at Point Pleasant, Nov 1 at Middleport, and Nov 11 at Ironton. George Furey, Columbia freshman football coach, is Ralph Furey’s brother who serves as Columbia’s director of athletics.
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Gallipolis Blue Devils
Hornet Stadium
Mel Adams
Coal Grove Hornets
Clarence E. Thompson
Invaders
Adams
Thompson
Coal Grove
Jim Baird
Eddie Blakeman
Richard Blazer
Bill Brown
Eugene Brown
Merrill Brucker
Phil Campbell
Bill Carr
Junior Carroll
John Carter
Jim Caudill
Eddie Caudill
Wayne Caudill
Tom Donnell
Bob Duncan
Dave Duncan
Jerry Evans
Ronnie Fisher
Eddie Haycraft
Harry Hogan
Carl Jenkins
Tom Jones
Charlies McCormick
Max Nelson
Verlin Presson
Richard Roberts
Larry Rood
Jerry Skelton
Jack Simms
Bob Smeltzer
Bert Smith
Harold Smith
Russ Smith
Robert Swann
Earl Winters
Gallipolis
Clarence Thompson
Point Pleasant
Wellston
Middleport
Ironton
George Furey
Columbia
Ralph Furey
Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games Across Cities
Friday night features Cleveland at Detroit Lamon 22 6 versus Garver 14 9 New York at Philadelphia Byrne 1 1.Gray 3 10 Baltimore at Chicago Harshman 14 Boston at Washington Sullivan 13 11 Kiely 5 8 Stone 11 8 Thursday results show New York 4 Detroit 2 and other closer games across the circuit with multiple doubleheaders and delayed starts.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
E- Loes
Sarkent
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Nichols
Va Haddix
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Balttimore
BC Philadelphia
Lamon
Va Garver
Sullivan
Kiely
Stone
Baltimore
Berra, Grim lead Yankees to 4-2 win over Tigers in opener
Yogi Berra hit a three run homer in the first, giving the Yankees a three run margin as rookie Bob Grim tossed a six hit game to beat Detroit 4-2. Hoyt Wilhelm allowed no hits and no runs in 3? innings to get his 12th relief win as the Giants defeated Milwaukee 6-2 in the second game of the doubleheader.
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Giants
Durocher
Philadelphia
Gomez
Grissom
Wilhelm Mass
Dora Williams
Ruben Gomez
Monte Irvin
Warren Spahn
Wilhelm
Braves
Mathews
Mays
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Alvin Dark
Davey Williams
Lew Burdette
Joe Nuxhall
Ebbets’ Field
Reds
Wally Post
Bobby Adams
Ted Kluszewski
Kluszewskis
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Bob Grim
Detroit
Hoyt Wilhelm
New York Giants
Milwaukee
Twin Bill
Birds Share Playoff Lead in Opening Round
Indianapolis and Columbus, first and fourth in the regular American Association, held 21 leads in the first round. The Indians beat Minneapolis 6-3 after a late surge, while Columbus defeated Louisville 5-3 to take a one game edge in the best of seven. Mel Wright allowed eight Louisville hits in relief, and Don Buddin and Norm Zauch contributed for Columbus. The crowd at Columbus totaled 3,937.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Columbus
Indians
Minneapolis
Louisville
Mel Wright
Red Birds
Don Buddin
Norm Zauchin
Rede Birds
Bill Kennedy
Southpaw
Faltering Youths Face Veteran Contenders in 1934 Women’s Amateur Semis
In Pittsburgh the 1934 Women’s Amateur reaches the semifinals with Mary Lana Faulk and Barbara Romack among seasoned players. Seventeen year old Wiffi Smith quips about age amid matches, while Mickey Wright, 19, and Marjorie McMillen, 20, loom as rising stars. the 18 hole semis begin at 1 pm EST.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Lana Faulk
Wiffs Smith
Barbara Romack
Wiftfi
Barbara
Sacramento
Calif
Miss Faulk
Mary
Mickey) Wright
Stanford
Miss Romack
Marjorie McMillen
Decatur
SROWLING SC RES and Related Team Scores
The readable fragment lists several entities and scores from a regional event. It mentions Ashland, McBee, McBride, Holmes, Polting and evolving team names like Far feit Heaters and Top Team Howlers. Specific results include multiple numeric tallies and a 5.30 time.
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McBride
Holmes
Polting
Ines
Opening slate of 1964 college football features key Oklahoma California clash
AP notes the 1964 college football season opens with two strong games and a big TV matchup tomorrow as Oklahoma faces California at Berkeley. The piece covers poll standings, expected early season matchups, and a heavy schedule with many new coaches debuting, plus details on heavyweight boxing plans and weather concerns for a separate Rocky Marciano bout.
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New York
Oklahoma
California
Berkeley
Notre Dame
Bud Wilkinson
Alabama
Mississippi
Southern
North
Texas State
NCAA
Terry Brennagie
Cewek
Texas
Plac
Beegan
Mary
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Baylor
Houston
Hhe
Florita
Washington
Iah
Louisiena State
Fee
Branton Collier
Cleveland Brown
Pitney
Re Dame
Oregon
Idaho
New Mexico
Brigham V
Military
Oklahoma A
Wyoming
Laramie
Texas Christian
Kansas
Drake
Colorado
Iowa State
South Dakota
State
Pro Bob Littler Nets Hole in One at Lancaster Country Club
Pro golfer Bob Littler, known for precise play, won a $500 prize at an outing of about 85 local court members at Lancaster Country Club. He scored a hole in one in a three-ball, one-dollar contest on the yardage hole, saying he spent roughly 450 to win the $506 prize.
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Athens Country
Bob Littler
Lancaster Country Club
Littler
Wedge
Fights Last Night Report From New York Boxing Card
Rocky Marciano was scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Charles Bacarr in New York but the bout was postponed to Friday night due to rain. In Philadelphia Jimmy Lou defeated Baby Ray Jones by knockout at 7 rounds.
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Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
New York
Yankee Stadium
Jim McShane
Charles B
Priday
Philadeaphia
Jimmy Loo
Philadelphia
Baby Ray Jones
Friday Grid Card Matches and Preview Notes
Regional high school grid card lists Friday games including Cheeseville at Athens and several county league pairings. Also notes preview features for malls and teams such as McArthur at Oak Hill and New Concord at Glouster along with Cheshire Little Reds at The Plains.
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Athens
Coal Grove
Middleport
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Wahama
Pomeroy
Portemouth
Wellston
Jackson
Greenfield
Lancaster
Logan Trimble Township
Berne
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Topeka
Denny Je Peres
St. Nicholas Arena
Mathews Ashland
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Athens Machine
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