Vets and Merchants Triumph in Buckeye League Opener
Jim Sexton the Armco veteran pitcher limited C and V Motors of Deer Park to three runs on five hits in a 3 1 victory at Armco Field. Despite a shoulder injury preventing overhand throws, Sexton fanned six and survived a ninth inning jam after Billy Mount and Charley Broyles sparked defense. Armco tallied in each of the first three frames and sealed the win with productive two out hits, while Park’s four 400 hitters managed little against the right hander. The outcome sets up Wednesday elimination showdown depending on tonight Buckeye League results.
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Jim Sexton
Armco
Armco Field
V. Motors
Deer Park
Buckeye
Sexton
Billy Mount
Charley Broyles
Ohio State
Mount
Finfrock
Lefty Henke
Fred Gerasi
Broyles
Paul Smith
Tom Fenton
Larry Fraley
Fenton
Accond
Charley
Herb Carter
Harold Brown
Middletown Merchants rout MAC in slugfest at Coney Island
The Middletown Merchants beat MAC of Mt. Washington 9 to 6 at Coney Island to level their series at 1-1. A six run second inning keyed Middletown’s victory, with Harvey Rector back as manager and Buford South earning the win on the mound.
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Abritpore
D. Cope
Harrison
Rector
Rogers
Whisman
McCollum
Lunsford
S. Cope
Hale
South
Creekbaum
Creee
Mt. Washington
Fore Wittig
Popellwell
Sudendah
Rf Sweeney
Cf McDermott
Seefer Donahue
If LaSance
Schwarber
Donahue
Indians Cuss One Southpaw Land Another
The Cleveland Indians rely on left-handed pitchers as Maurice McDermott a.k.a Call Me Lefty impressed with a 3-0 win. Bob Kuzava, formerly with Cleveland, beat the Yankees 2-1 for Chicago. Despite a 3-3 road trip, New York trails, and Bob Lemon will start for Cleveland in today’s game against Boston.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
Maurice
Lefty
MceDermott
Tribe
Cleveland
Bob Kuzava
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Yanks
Sox
Yank
Bob Lemon
Indians
Red Sox
Legion Juniors Start Ohio Play at Ohio State
The Ohio American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament opens at Ohio State University with 9:30 a.m. games Lancaster vs Akron Urbana vs Cincinnati and Zanesville vs Lima. Afternoon matchups include Columbus vs Steubenville Warren vs Ironton Toledo vs Lorain and Marion vs Cleveland.
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Columbus, O
Ohio American Legion
Ohio State University
Lancaster
Akron
Urbana
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Lima
Columbus
Steubenville
Warren
Ironton
Toledo
Lorain
Marion
Cleveland
Baseball Tonight: Branca Bonham Spahn Brecheen matchups
Today's slate features NL games with Brooklyn Branca at Pittsburgh Bonham 6 2 and Boston Spahn at St Louis Brecheen 8 7 plus New York Hartung at Chicago Chipman 6 6. AL action has St Louis Crews 3 8 at Washington Scarborough 8 7 and Cleveland Lemon 12 5 at Boston Parnell 14 6.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Branca
Pittsburgh
Bonham
Boston
Spahn
St. Louis
Brecheen
New York
Hartung
Chicago
Chipman
Crews
Washington
Scarborough
Queen Optical Optometrists Offer New Corrective Lenses
If you need glasses or your present ones should be changed, Queen Optical's expert Doctors of Optometry will prescribe corrective lenses.
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Queen Optical’s
Doctors of Optometry
Lois Helsinger II Scout Champ at Verity Courts
Lois Helsinger defeated Karen Sieg fried 6-2 6-4 to win the Girl Scouts Tennis Tournament singles title at the Verity Courts. The final was postponed from Friday due to rain. doubles began today at Sunset Courts with 36 girls expected to enter.
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Lois Helsinger
Girl Scouts
Karen Siegfried
Verity Courts
Sunset Courts
Middletonian Wins Stock Car Feature at Fort Wayne Speedway
Grant Wilmot of Middleton won the 25 lap stock car main event at Fort Wayne Speedway yesterday. The former midget racer led from start to finish in his first year of stock car competition.
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Grant Wilmot
Middletown
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wilmot
Game Outlook Good In Defiance County
Deputy Don B. Ziegler of the state fish and game reports the outlook for small game in Defiance County is better than in years. Nesting conditions are unusually good and hundreds of acres have been provided through the habitat program, boosting rabbits, squirrels and pheasants by at least thirty percent.
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Defiance, O
Giants Route Reds Behind Two Homer Rally In Twinbill
Yesterday's Stars highlight Sid Gordon and the Gi ants powering a nine run second inning to a 9-0 win over Cincinnati in game two. Larry Jansen and Adrian Zabala combined on a 10-0 four hit victory and a 9-0 five hit triumph over the Reds.
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Sid Gordon
Giants
New York
Cincinnati
Larry Jansen
Adrian Zabala
Niagara Trip In Barrel Ends In Unsuccessful Rescue
Niagara Falls riverman Major Hill, 30, was pulled from a steel cylinder after a five hour effort to run the Niagara River rapids. He showed internal injuries and a possible leg fracture after rescue from the whirling eddy. He had been in the river since Saturday night.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Major Hill
Niagara River
Hill
Indians Beat Red Sox Twice In Cleveland Blowout
Sports Mirror recalls a game from a year ago where the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 12-2 and 6-1 before 70 702 fans at Cleveland.
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Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Tommy Henrich
New York
Detroit
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Pete de Ruzza
Red Ruffing
Grand Circuit Resumes at Roosevelt Raceway Tonight
The Grand Circuit returns to Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury for a six night meet with $50,000 in purses. Next week the circuit moves to Goshen for the Hambletonian climax of the season on August 10, with Roosevelt’s Nassau Two Mile Pace highlighted on Thursday night carrying $50,000.
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Westbury
N. Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Goshen
Nassau
Rent Control Lids Lifted In 82 Cities
Chicago report notes that since April, at least 82 cities ended local rent ceilings under Congress local option. Federal housing expeditor Woods lifted bans in 168 more but recently reimposed in three as rents rose. States Nebraska Texas Wisconsin Alabama debated or acted on decontrol. Nevada awaits governor signature. entire Texas slated for decontrol October 19 with local option allowed. American Municipal Association tracks 8,000 cities. many yet to vote or hold hearings.
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Congress
Tighe E. Woods
Nevada
Nebraska
Texas
Wisconsin
Alabama
American Municipal Asociation
Lsts
Southwest
Oklahoma
Four Baltimore and Ohio Cars Derail in Mountain Crash
Four passenger cars of the New York to Chicago express derailed on a mountain stretch near Berkeley Springs at 50 mph. One passenger severely hurt, several treated on site. one track remained open as 159 yards of track were torn up. Conductor H C Miller reported being tossed to the floor as the rear car lurched. Officials consider a broken rail a possible cause.
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Berkeley Springs
W Va
Hancock
H. C. Miller
Baltimore
West Virginia
Berkley Springs
Cumberland
Four Crashes Reported Around Middletown
Four accidents occurred in and near Middletown on Saturday with no injuries. Maryanna Karns 32 of Tipp City lost control on Route 741 north of Springboro and hit a guard rail. Herman A Stamper 30 of Dayton was sideswiped on Route 4 south of the Butler Montgomery line. license number not obtained. Richard Lovely 20 of 316 Richmond Street collided with John Brennan 33 of 1009 Midway Street at Clayton Elwood. Myron Beck 43 of 2901 Fleming Road was struck by Joseph Ingram at Wycoff and Woodlawn. both cars sustained considerable damage.
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Middletown
Springboro
Maryanna Karns
Tipp City
Miss Karns
Herman A. Stamper
Dayton
Route 4
Butler
Montgomery County
Stamper
Richard Lovely
Richmond St
Clayton St
John Brennan
Midway St
Clayton-Elwood
Woodlawn Ave
Wycoff St
Myron Beck
Fleming Rd
Wycoff
Woodlawn
Joseph Ingram
Brannan Attacks Farm Bill Short on Price Support
Secretary Brannan told Dairy Co-ops that House action to extend price supports would leave dairymen earning about 3.53 per 100 pounds of milk, far below his proposed 4.22 plan. He urged congress to back his production payments or a food stamp approach to stabilizing prices for perishables including meats dairy and produce.
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Juneau
Wis
House of Representatives
Brannan
Midwest
Ruling to be appealed to Supreme Court in Chicago
The Federal Judge Elwyn R Shaw said the ruling would be appealed to the U S Supreme Court and enforcement would continue pending judgment. A separate suit by landlords challenging the law will be heard here later by a three judge federal court.
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Elwyn R. Shaw
Chicago
Wood
U. S. Supreme Court
Coach Named At Farmer High School Defiance County
James H. Foltz, 24, formerly of Toledo Libbey High School and the University of Toledo, was named baseball and basketball coach at Farmer High School in Defiance County.
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Defiance
James H. Foltz
Farmer High School
Defiance County
Foltz
Toledo Libbey High School
University of Toledo
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