Monroe Hornets rally past Hamilton Big Blue for sixth straight
Monroe Hornets beat Hamilton Big Blue 4-3 to extend their win streak to six. Bill Meeks led the offense with three hits including a home run and two RBIs while Homer Fultz started and Brammer finished on the mound. Don Nuxhall pitched all nine for Hamilton with two hits.
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Monroe Hornets
Hamilton
Butler
Hornets
Bill Meeks
Gordon Lindsay
Homer Fultz
Big Blue
Jim Brammer
Fultz
Brammer
Don Nuxhall
Armco Vet Squad Cuts to 22 Players for Season Start
Manager Lefty Lantis trimmed the Armco Vets to 22 with seven newcomers. The group includes Red Struthers, four infielders, two pitchers and two outfielders, as the team prepares for the Central Ohio League opener May 7 at Armco Field.
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Lefty Lantis
Armco Vets
Ang
Struthers
Ed Windsor
Steele
Jerry Patterson
Rod Adkins
Middies
Bob Andres
Patterson
Andres
Kansas
Marstall
Springboro
Lantis
Vets
Larry Fraley
Les Pugh
Harold Brown
Pugh
Kenny Fox
Tommy Fenton
Charley Broyles
Tony Mislovich
Paul Smith
Broyles
Mazches
Billy Mount
Spec McGraw
Herb Carter
Bob Schiebert
Wendell Cox
Dave Murray
Jim Sexton
Murray
Middletown
Armco Field
McKinley Girls Rally For Narrow Tennis Victory
Susan Rupp saved five match points to win 6-2 5-7 5-7 over Jan Jamison as McKinley Junior High edged Wyoming 3-2 at Verity Courts. Janice James also won for McKinley, while Gail Shepherd and Charlotte Ferguson captured the doubles.
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Susan Rupp
Jan Jamison
McKinley Junior High
Girl Netters
Wyoming
Verity Courts
Miss Rupp
Miss Jamison
Janice James
McKinley
Penny Freedman
Gail Shepherd
Charlotte Ferguson
Cynthia Sanders
Martha Rinehart
Faith Davis
Mary Spies
Mary Richardson
Kay Hoffman
Peggy Cox
Darlene Largent
Wrestling Bear On Armory Card
Hamilton Special Billy Fox brings Gorgeous Gus the trained wrestling bear to face Pancho Valentino at the Hamilton O N G Armory Thursday night. Gus is undefeated in three years. Other bouts include Fox vs Achill and Curtis vs Marconi with a live tag finale. Show starts at 8 15 p m.
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Hamilton
Billy Fox
Pancho Valentino
Hamilton O
Bud ‘Ironman" Curtis
Frank Marconi
Wittenberg Grid Coach Quits Post
Harold L. Shields resigned as head football coach at Wittenberg College to return to Detroit and pursue business. He had been at the college since last fall after four years in prior business and a career as a high school coach. Richard Caton of Enon High School will coach the golf team.
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Springfield
Wittenberg College
Harold L. Sheilds
Detroit
Sheilds
Wittenberg
Richard Caton
Enon High School
Clark County
Monroe Juniors Defeat Baby Blue Nine 9 3
Monroe Juniors Hornets beat Hamilton Baby Blue 9 to 3 on the riverfront diamond. Snowden pitched for the winners allowing three hits as teammates collected seven off Hamilton pitching. Paul Johnson and Sprague each had two hits. Hamilton led 2 0 early before Monroe tied in the third and pulled ahead with three in the fourth.
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Monroe
Hornets
Hamilton
Snowden
Paul Johnson
Sprague
Lemon Township
Duff Softballers Cup Opens with 8-6 Win at Hamilton
Duff's Cafe of the City Softball League opened its exhibition season by defeating Coca-Cola 8-6 at Hamilton. Veterans Les Pugs Charley Broyles and Andy Mittenholzer hit home runs as Whitey Huff and Harlan Bishop combined for a three-hitter. Manager Carl Kraft eyed a game with a local squad Thursday or Friday.
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Duff's Cafe
Coca-Cola
Hamilton
Les Pugs
Charley Broyles
Andy Mittenholzer
Whitey Huff
Harlan Bishop
Carl “Boob
Kraft
MIRC Tourney Pin Deadline Extended
Industrial Bowling Tourna ment chairman Paul Ford extends the pin deadline to Thursday with five teams entered and several more likely. He says this will be the final extension for the YMCA event beginning Friday night at 6 15 with a 8 30 second shift and possibly more. Ford warns that at least 24 teams must sign up for three shifts or the tourney will be canceled.
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Paul Ford
Ford
YMCA
Organized baseball suit denied interstate commerce claim
Sports Mirror Today reviews a 1940s note about Organ organized baseball facing a suit by Danny Gardella that denied it engaged in interstate commerce. Five years earlier Johnny Gott selig signed a one year contract to manage the Chicago Blackhawks. Ten years earlier Bimelech won the Blue Grass Stakes by four lengths in Lexington. Fifteen years ago Cleveland led the American League with a 10-0 win over the Washington Senators.
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Danny Gardella
Johnny Gottselig
Chicago Blackhawks
Bimelech
Lexington
Cleveland
Washington Senators
Middies fall to Roosevelt in Dayton track meet 61 to 57
Middletown high school track suffered a close defeat to Roosevelt 61 57 in Dayton. Al Sebald set two new marks and Rocco Joslin won the high hurdles, with Arrington anchoring Roosevelt in key events and Sebald tying the Gem City record in the 220.
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Roosevelt
Dayton
al Sebald
Rocco Joslin
Sebald
Edi Glovers
Latts
Watts
Joslin
Glover Glover
Danny Arrington
Teddies
Gregg
Moore
Brown
Wilson
Sandy
Christian
Watson
Merchant
Justin
Arrington
Stevens
Croy
Neill
Wahhrab
Webster
Harkreader
Hopkins
Middies
Spicer
McCarty
Jostin
Harkrader
Middletown
Crawford
Cain
Springfield Trackmen Aim For the Wesleyan Crown
Springfield's Wildcats seek a fourth straight Ohio Wesleyan Relays team title across relays only events. Cleveland East Tech and Mansfield East Tech loom as rivals in a field of about 40 schools with 1200 boys, as team balance and depth drive scoring.
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Springfield
Wesleyan
Wildcats
Ohio Wesleyan
Cleveland East Tech
Mansfield
East Tech
Tygers
Softball Groups Prepare For Local League Meetings
Final preparations for four local softball leagues are under way this week as Industrial League meets tonight at YMCA. City League plans shifting venue or diamonds after Barnils Field loss. meetings for Old Time and Church leagues set midweek. All gatherings are at the YMCA with Industrial Tuesday, Old Time Wednesday, Church Wednesday, and City League Thursday.
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Russ Burgess
Burgess
Barnils Field
Golksman Park
Atmco
Qcarrier Board
Lowineteen
Frontier Cafe
Mac's Obstruction
Merchants and & com-Mercery
Hewcomer
YMCA
Industrial League
Old Therese
Teddy Netters Top Withrow B Squad In 4 1 Victory
Roosevelt netters defeated Withrow High School B team 4 1 at Roosevelt courts in a practice meet. Rob Swanger beat Joe Popp 6 4 6 2 in first singles, Charles Stiles rallied to beat Bill Corbin 6 4 7 8 6, Murphy and Mason beat Welser and Vopel 6 2 6 0, Jones and Kindred edged Swanson and Strofe 6 1 6 4. Roosevelt travels to Withrow for another practice match later this season, coach Ray Standafer said.
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Roosevelt
Withrow High School
Roosevelt Courts
Rob Swanger
Joe Popp
Baitie Swanger
Seasion
Charles Stiles
Bill Corbin
Bleet Corbin
Don Murphy
Don Mason
Bill Swanson
John Strofe
Teddies
Withrow
Ray Standafer
Six Teams In Line For Valley League
Indications are the Miami Valley Baseball League may operate with six clubs this season. The six clubs present at a YMCA meeting were Mattingly's, Franklin Merchants, Monroe Merchants, Lebanon Eagles, South Lebanon, and the Mason Merchants. Steve Goeckeler, city recreation director, urged adding clubs to round out the circuit and asked interested managers to call him. A follow up meeting is planned within two weeks.
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Miami Valley Baseball League
YMCA
Mattingly
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