Stocking Controversy Sparks Anglers And MLB Beginnings
A mid season trout stocking along French Creek stirs anger as anglers fish stocked holes for little taste. Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Wight struggles early in 1951 with losses, while manager O Neill still backs him. Preakness prospects narrow to a two horse race between Alerted and Bold with Alerted showing staying power in prep. Other notes include Carl Mallon returning near Corry and Bob Rumbaugh placing third in Erie stock car heat.
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Cory Rod and Gun Club Fish Committee
Satsurday
Pimlicy Park
Alerted
Bold
Brook~meade Stable
Hampton Stable
Preakness Prep
Preakmess Prep
Calumet Fums
Bull Lea
Carl Mallon
Salem College
Corry
Carl
Sparta
Bob Rumbaugh
Erie
Strickland Sparks Pirates Past Giants With Two Homers
Pittsburgh on May 18 saw shortstop George Strickland power the Pirates to a 7-3 win over the New York Giants. He homered twice and drove in five, boosting his season totals after a 1-for-74 start. Bill Werle started, five shutout innings, before Vernon Law relieved as New York rallied in the sixth.
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Associatedtress
Pittsburgh
George Strickland
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Strickland
Wally Westlake
Ralph Kiner
Ted Beard
Bill Werle
Pirates
Giants
Vernon Law
Beavers Score 9-8 Triumph In Opening Game
Corry High opened its season at Loveland Field with an 8-8 win over Spartanshoro. Hodie McLean delivered the heroism by walking and stealing home for the winning run. A first inning triple play halted a Sparta threat as Beavers rallied despite outhitting 8-4.
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Hodie
McLean
Corry High
Loveland Field
Spartanshoro
Hodie” McLean
Beavers
Sparta
Lou Hanne
Stockton
Ved May
Cory
Ronnie Shoop
Standings and results from yesterday's major league games
Results include Detroit 12 Washington 4 and St Louis 14 Philadelphia with remaining scores in the American League. National League tallies show Pittsburgh 7 New York 3 and Cincinnati 1 Boston 0 among others. Fights last night feature Herman outpointing Carrillo and Rogers outpointing Johnson. Kane High School joins local schools in raising football admission to 15 cents, still below many peers.
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Washington
St. Louis
Phladelphia
Chicago
Boston
Kane High School
International League Scores and Night Matchups
Baseball scores list Baltimore over Syracuse 2 0 and Springfield 12 over Rochester 2 while Ottawa defeats Montreal 8 2 and Buffalo beats Toronto 16 3. Boxing results show George Angelo of London outpointing Baby Day 112 in Paris. Other notes include basketball lineups for New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St. Louis with night games mentioned.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Spartansburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Bailey
Conk
Marton
C G. Stockton
R Skiff
A. Stockton
Weidner
Stanbro
Corry
Harman
Kelsey
I Coleman
Bogden
Blehynski
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Hateh
Rf McLean
May
P Shoop
Sparta
Corry Feces
Shoop
Hatch
Shop
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Syracuse
Springfield
Rochester
Ottawa
Montreal
Buffalo
Toronto
London
George Angelo
South Africa
Paris
Sunnyside
Gade
Lou Volpe
Johmny Murino
Brookly
Williams 300th Home Run Sinks Red Sox in Loss
Ted Williams belted his 300th homer in the fourth inning as the Reds beat the Red Sox 7-6 in 11 innings. Paul Richards shuffled the White Sox defense, swapping Dorish and Minoso, then Nelson Fox hit a nine-run homer in the 11th for Chicago. Blackwell no-hit Cincinnati in a 1-0 pitching duel, while other majors saw Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia win behind Hodges, Snider, and Robinson.
White Sox win with Nelson Fox first major league homer
Yesterday's stars included Nelson Fox of the White Sox hitting his first major league homer with a man on in the 11th to lift Chicago to a 9 to 1 win over the Red Sox. Ewell Blackwell of the Reds tossed a one hitter in a 1 to 0 pitching duel with Vern Bickford as the Braves beat Boston. Bickford yielded two hits, and John Pramesa homered in the seventh.
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Nelson Fox
White Sox
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Bob Elknts
Vern Bickford
Boston Braves
Bickford
John Pramesa
Erie Sailors Take Early Lead With Twin Wins
The Erie Sailors moved into first in the Middle Atlantic League by sweeping New Castle 7-3 and 5-2 at home. First baseman Pete Peatros starred, collecting three hits in game one and homering, tripling, and singling in game two. Niagara Falls crushed Lockport 11-6 while Youngstown defeated Butler.
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Erie Sailors
New Castle
Erie
Pete Peatros
Niagara Falls
Lockport
Youngstown
Butler
Tennis Star Nancy Chaffee Denies Romance Rumors
May 16 in Pittsburgh tennis star Nancy Chaffee and Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner denied romance rumors for the record yesterday. Chaffee, en route to New York for TV shows, noted she and Kiner were simply discussing her game while using the sword court. Coverage lists Tonight's games Youngstown at Butler New Castle at Erie and Niagara Falls at Lockport.
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Ieiner
Pittsburgh
Nancy Chaffee
Ralph Hiner
Miss Chaffee
Pittsburgh Pirate
New ‘Yorke
Youngstown
Butler
New Castle
Erie
Niagara Falls
Lockport
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Gil Hodges
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Jackie Robinson
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