Critics Target Bill Veecks Midget Stunt In Baseball
Sports columnists urge owners to curb Veeck promotional stunts at St. Louis, arguing they undermine actual play and the game. The piece also notes Randy Turpin’s boxing approach, Williamsport world series, and Red Sox injury woes, with comments on the Cleveland Indians’ mound quartet factoring into a strong season outlook.
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20 NFL Games To Be Televised
The Atlantic Refining Co. will sponsor television of 20 NFL games this fall. The lineup includes all ten Browns Sunday games and five away games for the Eagles and Steelers. Cleveland games air on the Dumont network with outlets in several Northeast cities. Eagles games will reach Philadelphia area stations. Steelers games target Pittsburgh and Johnstown. Bob Neal will announce Cleveland games. Steelers announcer not yet named.
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Mitchell Sparks Indians Rally as He Reaches 300 Mark
Dale Mitchell anchors Cleveland’s 5 3 win over Washington to reach 300 in batting as the Indians stretch an 18 game home stand. Manager Al Lopez celebrates his 43rd birthday and Cleveland moves one game ahead of the Yankees.
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Bucs Edge Bosox In Exhibition Contest
Gus Bell hit a two run homer in the fourth as the National League Pirates beat the American League Red Sox 3 2 in an exhibition. Jim Walsh allowed four hits for Boston while Ralph Kiner Ed Fitrerald and Clytie Vollmer provided Boston’s scoring with a seventh inning homer by Vollmer.
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Final Round Opens in City Softball League
The City Softball League opened its final round with Raymonds defeating Best Bud 2 0. The schedule lists August 22 Moose against Ajax and other matchups: East End vs Ajax August 29, East End vs Moose August 27, Raymonds vs Ajax August 24, East End vs Thompsons August 29, Moose vs Thompsons September 4 Ajax vs Thompsons and Moose vs Raymonds.
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International League results note schedule
Springfield defeated Montreal 2 to 1, Syracuse beat Ottawa 9 to 7, Toronto won 6 to 4 over Buffalo. The list indicates only those games scheduled in the International League.
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Major American League and National League results and schedule
Yesterday in the majors Cleveland beat Washington 5 to 3 and Detroit 6 to 5 while New York lost 12 to 2. Upcoming night games include Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit with Washington at Cleveland. In the National League Brooklyn faced Boston in rain, Pittsburgh at Boston, St Louis at Brooklyn, and Cincinnati at New York with Chicago at Philadelphia listed.
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Bowl-Aire to Open Saturday for 1981-52 Season
Bowl-Aire will open on East Washington Itwest this Saturday at 7 o clock for the 1981-52 season. The interior has been repainted and renovated, with new sidekicks and refurbished racks. Open bowling will run nightly until September 4 when Teague action begins.
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Beaver Club Board of Directors Meet This Evening
The Beaver club board of directors will meet at 8 30 this evening at Dr T B Kelsey’s Wright Street home. Members are urged to attend as plans for a membership drive next week will be discussed along with ways the club can assist the coaching staff for the upcoming football season.
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Jinx Not Worrying Maxim Ahead of Title Fight
Light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim rejects talk of a title jinx and says he fears Murphy’s rough fighting. Maxim vows to respond if Murphy uses dirty tactics as they prepare for their Madison Square Garden bout. Murphy counters, predicting a body shot KO within seven rounds.
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Little League Picnic Celebrates Mead Park Event
The first annual Little League picnic at Mead Park drew four teams, managers, coaches, and directors. Nick Boden accepted the championship trophy for Corry Jamestown. John Middleton received the most valuable player award.
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VEW Men’s B Keg A Loop Initiates Season
A VEW club meeting in the garden room on West Washington elected officers for the coming season Frank Hajeo as president Kenneth Loveland La rente Morton Claude Weber and Ea Kovach as directors and set the season start for Monday September 10 with eight teams in the circuit.
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Fights Last Night Brooklyn Newark New Orleans Results
Boxing recap from Monmouth Park notes trainers and boxers across cities Giulianni beat Corky Lupo defeated Gonaules Humphreys outpointed Centolle in New Orleans with Kilby trainer Kelly sending first winner of the day at Monmouth Park.
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Tipton Out with Sprained Ankle for Weeks
Athletics catcher Joe Tipton sprained his left ankle in a collision with Gene Coleman of the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. X rays showed no fracture. he will rest at home for two to three weeks and sit out the current road trip. Meanwhile Johnny Saxton defeated Tommy Charlo in Allentown.
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Baseball men meet in New York seek commissioner
Baseball owners meet in New York to decide on a league commissioner with no clear candidate. Executives split on naming a new head, citing lack of strong backing among the 14 eligible and the risk of selecting the wrong man. Del Webb of the Yankees notes the delay may extend past December, reflecting broad hesitation among owners.
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Enlia Peaven
Little League World Series Opens With Regional Champions
The fifth annual Little League World Series begins in Williamsport with eight regional champions from Connecticut Florida Pennsylvania and West Virginia starting play. Stamford Poller McKean faces Pensacola Pallihont while West Virginia awaits Pallihont at 1 p.m. BST and 9 p.m. EST. The remaining teams from the West and East arrive for openers tomorrow. A single loss eliminates a team in this five day tournament.
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Featherweight champion Sandy Snetcher stops Hermie Freeman in Bangor
New York based Sandy Snetcher, world featherweight champ at 180 pounds, defeated Hermie Freeman of Bangor, Maine, in a non-title bout last night.
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Jamestown Falls Behind Olean in Pony League Play
Jamestown trails Olean by 24 games as Owens hits in a 12 47 scoring night for the Oilers over Hamilton. Corning A’s Herb Osburn earns a three run win with sharp control and no walks in a 3 1 victory. Other games see Batavia, Fed, and others suffering defeats.
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Sailors Take Twin Bill to Reclaim Loop Lead
The Erie Sailors moved back into first place in the Middle Atlantic League by a three percentage point edge over Niagara Falls after sweeping New Castle in a doubleheader. Erie won 4-0 in the opener and then 13-7 in the nightcap while Lockport and Butler split their twin bill. Bradford Phillies belted Wellsville pitching for a 20-4 victory.
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