Eddie Dodds clan's promising young star shines bright
Eddie II Dodds, a 53,105 pound elementary standout in Chester, boasts 12 trophies across baseball and basketball and recent honors as Biddy All American. His mother notes his quiet demeanor as he pursues pigeons, swimming, tennis, and other sports, with dreams of St James high in 1963 following cousin Charlie OKlara.
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Delco sports chatter and local weekend notes
Local readers call for more night games at Memorial Park and a lighted softball diamond to boost attendance. Highlights praise Billy Baker and Vince Mallon while joking about umpires, coaches, and aging figures in Chester Delco League and teener leagues.
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Memorial Park
Lamokin Gains Ninth In DI American Division Pace
Lamokin AC posted its ninth Dele co Invitation League win by defeating FC Eagirs 7-3. Other results feature Local 0 ral vs James Fuel 7-8, Catania over Howald 10-4, Edaystone AC beating Platt's 3-2, Norwood blanking Chester Jaycees, and Middletown crushed by Eddie's American Division standings noted.
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Middletown
Trainer Earl Faries Guides Spartans To Narrow 3-2 Win
Earl Faries pitched a strong line for the Trainers, allowing two runs while striking out eleven and walking one. Larry Larah and Bill Martin added two safeties each as the Trainers edged the Spartans 3-2 in Co Del Teener League action.
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Steve Yvers
Pipers Blank Lloyd in Chester Teener League Clash
Palovitch fires a two hit 13 3 win as Palovitch and Freimuth combine for nine strikeouts and two hits each. Ed Stafford goes 2 for 5 as Lloyd AC is held to three runs at Pennsylvania Military College field. Center fielder Joe Zatfutano makes a one hand grab in the third for a key defensive moment.
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Joe Zatfatano
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Colts Rally Past Red Sox In Narrow Delca Showdown
In a tightly contested DelCas league clash Collingdale beat the Chester Red Sox 4 3 after a dramatic late rally. Ernie Davis hit a triple and Jim Fisher pitched effectively while Henry Patrick and Andy Taylor sparked the comeback with key hits and Deft baserunning in a game that featured defensive miscues and a post sixth inning finish.
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Archer Favored In Madison Square Garden Bout
New York AP says undefeated Joey Archer returns after 18 months to face Jose Gonzalez in a televised bout at Madison Square Garden with Archer listed as a 7 to 4 favorite.
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Tindall Two Hits Lions in Debut
Dave Tindall pitched a two hit game in his first start guiding the Lions to a 4 1 win over Briggs in the Chester Suburban Teeners League. He backed the strong defense with two double plays and kept Briggs from scoring after early trouble.
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Little League GOOF tops Robertson 5-4 in fourth inning burst
Ray Parster drives a two run homer in the fourth as Little League GOOF defeats Robertson 5-4. Dick Gatecell finishes out the win in the final frame while both clubs settle at 3-1. George throws a five hitter with eight strikeouts for Robertson.
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Fisher Tank Smashes Through As Lamb Fans Ten
Chester West Fisher Tank stopped t and Joe Lamb struck out ten and hit a home run. Paul Litwin led the batting with two hits. Gary Webb doubled for the losers. Other lines show a mix of players with scattered hits and outs in a rough box score style.
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Cubs defeat Tigers as Tom Baker hits two homers
Tom Baker drove in two home runs and relieved winning pitcher Davel Stewart in the late innings, lifting the Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Tigers. Gary Winbourn added a three bagger for the Cubs while Jim Boswick collected two hits for Detroit.
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Standings and Results From Baseball’s Friday Showdowns
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 39 wins and Minnesota trailing at 40 30. Los Angeles and New York follow as Detroit Baltimore Chicago Kansas City Boston Washington round out the table. Friday results: Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 2 Boston 2 Baltimore 3 Detroit 7 New York 2. Today's games include Los Angeles at Minnesota Kansas City at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore New York at Detroit. Sunday schedule lists New York at Detroit Los Angeles at Minnesota Kansas City at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore. National League standings place Los Angeles 47 25 and San Francisco 44 29 in strong positions. Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis Milwaukee Houston Philadelphia Chicago New York San Francisco wrap up the lineup with several daily games.
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Colts 16 Mets 3 in second game
The report details a 16 to 3 win for the Colts over the Mets with line score notes and player abbreviations. It cites Ashburners, Pendleton, Neal, Goodman, Mejias, and Moorhead among others, mentioning grounders, sacrifices, and outs as part of the pitching and fielding summary.
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Johnson Defends Ring Title in Berlin Showdown
Gustav Scholz challenges American world light heavyweight champion Harald Johnson in a historic outdoor bout at Olympic Stadium Berlin scheduled for 4 p.m. Fifty thousand fans expected as Johnson, 30, from Philadelphia, defends a 69 32 record with 32 KOs against Scholz, 82, a Berlin veteran with 46 KOs in 92 fights. Johnson favored 4-1. Johnson weighed 176 pounds, Scholz lighter by six.
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Varano Clinches League Lead With Win Over Rainbow Diner
Varano improved its position in the Tonnie Mack League by beating Rainbow Diner Friday night. The team piled up 15 hits including home runs by Roland Tarris and Bill Manchin. Cape Riley provided four hits for the losers. Don Nickerson and Jules Denno each had three safeties. Sutsko left the mound after five with a 6-4 lead, Larr YY Bubicki came on to strike out five of six batters.
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Boxing roundup with international results and upsets
In Amarillo Jenny Wats on 149 pounds stabbed Adolph Pruitt 146 in a short bout. Totows Mel Collins 159 from Trenton outpointed Herschel Jacobs 159 in New York. Alfredo Exscoel 1944 4 from Manhattan Beach outpointed Georgie Page 132 in Los Angeles. Lamperti 1951 4 in France drew with Linto Mastel 124 in Italy retaining European feather title. Wachirin Ito 48 from Japan outpointed Tsurasak Norashin 14714 in Tokyo. Phil Mayer 183 of Portland outpointed Gene Brysvik 168 in Great Falls.
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