Ohio All-Star Grid Contenders Battle For Starting Roles
Three Ohio colleges compete as North and South All-Star squads fight for starting positions with four practice sessions left before the Saturday Barnitz Stadium showdown. Contention centers on quarterbacks centers and backfield spots as players from Barberton Hamilton and others push for berths amid a spirited scrimmage.
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Barnitz Stadium
Barberton
Junie Farrell
Tip-Staters
Hamilton
Chuck Thackera
Tom
Sid Gillman lectures at football coaches clinic
About 200 coaches attend the opening session with Sid Gillman stressing football as 11 artists operating within a system. He notes no system is foolproof and the best system depends on the individual. Two Middletown natives, Ro-Ro Mehl and Red Lee, are teaching abroad and at Jefferson Township respectively, while Aubrey Fuller from Decatur, Alabama travels to observe Ohio football.
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Sid Gillman
University of Sincinnati
Gillman
Miami U
Ohio
West Point
Sid
Army Line
Earl Blaik
Middletown
Roland “Ro-Ro Mehl
Middies
Versailles
Jim “Red” Lee
Jefferson Township
Aubrey Fuller
Decatur
Ala
Fuller
Decatur High
Thautauqua forum on athletics in American education
Jerry's Jottings notes a public free Thautauqua forum Thursday night on The Place of Athletics in American Education. The Butler County Chapter of Ohio State Alumni plans a gathering with the Bucks' football staff during the All-Star game, and spring intra-squad scrimmage films will be shown at sessions in the Manchester Hotel.
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Butler County
Ohio State
Bucks
Manchester
Hamilton
Big Blue
Middletown
Chuck Thackara
Si Burick
Dayton Daily News
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Garcia Mitchell Get Pay Raises In Cleveland Deal
Pitcher Mike Garcia and outfielder Dale Mitchell, key to Cleveland's surge in the last six weeks, received pay raises. Garcia has nine wins against one loss since June 26, while Mitchell raised his batting average by 92 points to .290 in the same span.
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Mike Garcia
Dale Mitchell
Garcia
Mitchell
Indians face swift pay cuts in harsh winter period
The article notes that only two Indian workers saw their wages reduced quickly during the intense early winter period, highlighting selective payroll reductions amid budget tightening.
Stars Rally For Long Win In 13 Innings
Yesterday's recap shows Jim Busby of Chicago White Sox driving Ed Robinson home from second base with the winning run in a 2-1 13 inning victory over Detroit. Russ Meyer and Ken Heitzelman combined to pitch Philadelphia to a 1-0 15 inning win over Boston in the second game of a twi night doubleheader.
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White Sox
Ed Robinson
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Detroit
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Ken Heitzelman
Phils
Philadelphia
Boston
Precision Paul Prepares in Fog for August 17 Game
Bowling Green’s Paul E. Brown tightens control at camp as rain and fog disrupt practice for the Cleveland Browns. He bans spectators, drills the team in wet conditions, and notes Chicago’s forecast fog could mirror 1941. Otto Graham passes, Lou Groza places kicks, Horace Gillom punts as others block and run.
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Otto Graham
Lou Groza
Horace Gillom
Baseball scores and league results across multiple games
In the American League and associations, Chicago beat St Louis 5 to 1 and 2 to 1 in 13 innings while Philadelphia edged Boston 7 to 4. St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 16 to 7 and New York faced Brooklyn with rain in the AM. American Association saw Louisville 3-3 and Milwaukee 2-8, Indianapolis 10, Kansas City 7. Ohio Indiana League Marion defeated Lima 14 to 5 and Richmond beat Springfield 6 to 4.
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Kansas City
Marion
Lima
Richmond
Springfield
Baseball Schedule for Today’s National League Games
Cincinnati visits Chicago for two games at 1 30 and 3 30 p m Boston travels to Philadelphia for a 7 p m start Pittsburgh plays at St Louis at 8 30 p m New York hosts Brooklyn in two games at 12 30 and 7 30 p m St Louis vs Cleveland at 1 p m Washington vs New York at 1 36 p m Philadelphia at Boston 1 p m Chicago at Detroit 2 30 p m
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Tomorrow's Games Change in Major League Schedule
Cincinnati visits Chicago while New York travels to Brooklyn. Pittsburgh plays St. Louis and Boston hosts Philadelphia. St. Louis meets Detroit and Washington visits New York with Philadelphia at Boston also on the slate.
Generals Head Candidates For Commissioner's Post
Four top generals lead the 11 candidates eyed for the 65000 per year baseball commissioner post. Ike Eisenhower Arthur Taylor and Vandenburg among military names. Frick and Giles remain as baseball figures on a pared down list. Industrialists fill the rest with 29 eliminated at the Waldorf event. Chandler successor decision due after August meeting.
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Associated Press
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del Webb
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Indians Inch Closer to Pennant With 5-1 Win
The Cleveland Indians, chasing the Yankees by a half game, beat the St. Louis Browns 5-1 as Mike Garcia pitched a four-hitter and added a three-run homer. The win, Garcia’s 15th of the season, comes during a pivotal home stand and 16 game road swing to follow.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
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Yankees
Mike Garcia
Yanks
Wondering Reds Worry About Sliding to Sixth Place
In Chicago the slumping Cincinnati Reds fell behind the Chicago Cubs four to one as Hank Sauer hit his 18th homer and Bob Rush pitched four hitless innings after a rough first. Eddie Miksis bunted for a run, Baumbholtz doubled in a run, and Sauer's two run shot keyed the Cubs win.
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Reds
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Sauer
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Roadsters Race at Ciney Bowl in Cincinnati
Open season for hot rod roadster main event at the Cincinnati Race Bowl tonight. Wild Bill Brown of Muncie Indiana edged point leader Pat OConnor in last week’s race. Four 10-lap heats precede a 10-lap semi and 25-lap feature starting at 8:30 p.m. at the Rece Bowl.
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Wild Bill” Brown
Muncie
Ind
Pat O’connor
Mutual Racing Association
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Hayes To Billet Boys In Stadium
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes plans to billet both freshman and varsity football squads in the Olentangy Club in the stadium’s northwest tower from early September until just before the September 29 game with Southern Methodist. He calls it a missionary effort to support players during initial weeks.
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Woody Hayes
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Writers Honor Feller in Cleveland Monday Night
The Cleveland baseball club and the local Baseball Writers Association of America chapter will honor Bob Feller next Monday night. The ceremony for the Indians winningest pitcher will be staged before the game against the Detroit Tigers.
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Ohio North-South All Star picks top Buckeye prospects
Ohio's top college programs recruit the state's best in the sixth annual North-South All-Star game. Nine players aim for Ohio State, nine for Miami University, and nine for Cincinnati, with stars such as Don Swartz and Dick Hunter leading the rosters across OSU Miami and Cincinnati selections. Notre Dame, Navy, Syracuse, and Colgate also drawing players, as prep school moves and transfers shape the lineup.
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University of Cincinnati
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Redskins
Woody Hayes
Columbus
Sid Gillman
Cincinnati
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Don Swartz
Newark
Dave Leggett
Philadelphia
Ken Feinthal
Middletown
Carroll Howell
Portsmouth
Johnny Barton
Alliance
Bob Wallace
Akron
Richard
Bud) Bonfiglio
Lima Central
Rollo Sidell
Oak Harbor
Bob Harris
Barberton
Bob Howe
Jack Snyder
Youngstown South
Henry Garn
Toledo
John Masden
Columbus Aquinas
Cecil Harville
Franklin
Terry Boyle
Glenn Dillhoff
Dayton Cheminade
Tom Simmons
Hamilton
Anestis Condorodis
Cincinnati Western Hills
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Ralph Guglielmi
Columbus Grandview
Dick Szymanski
Toledo Libby
Don Bucci
Youngstown East
Navy Academy
Ron Beagle
John Martinko
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Syracuse
Mike Skope
Ren Perkins
Lakewood
Merle Hummel, Jr
Findlay
Colgate
Bob Blatchford
Caldwell Here Thursday For Clinic Talks
Charley Caldwell the 1950 Coach of the Year headlines a coachs clinic tied to the Ohio All Star game. He will discuss the Princeton single wing theory offensive line play developing the single wing back field and Princetons team defenses for more than two hundred mentors. Sid Gillman led off the talks with Burt Ingwersen to speak today as coaches tour Armco after a Middletown Sportsmen event that featured trapshooting demonstrations by Cliff Doughman Bob Woods and Ray Davidson.
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North
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Larry Raber
Junie Ferrall
Wade Mori
Dick Hunter
Sam Masi
Journal
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Charley Caldwell
McKinley Junior High School
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Caldwell
Sid Gillman
University of Cincinnati
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University of Illinois
Armco
Middletown
West Middletown
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Morrow
Bob Woods
Ray Davidson
Ohio
Jim McDonald
Springfield
Ray Schick
Newark
North-South drill lineup at Lorain center featuring notable prospects
Undecided players or fair game for college coaches observed in North-South drills include Fred Walther from CASE Tech, John Carroll’s Ed Ale, Gus Keriazes from Springfield, Bob Bronston, Bill Angel from Middletown, Ronald Wildes from Canton McKinley, George Arnold of Toledo Scott, Jim Johnson of Copley, Ron Bonfiglio from Lima Central, Dan Kramer from Cleveland Shaw, and Russell Oates of Youngstown East.
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Lorain
Case Tech
Fred Walther
Dayton Fairmont
John Carroll
Ed Alemagno
Cleveland Shaw
Bob Bronston
Springfield
Gus Keriazes
Bill Angel
Middletown
Ronald Wildes
Terrific Littl
Canton McKinley
George Arnold
Toledo Scott
Jim Johnson
Copley
Ron Bonfiglio
Lima
Dan Kramer
Cleveland
Russell Oates
Youngstown
Browns Release Two Players From Roster
The Cleveland Browns cut quarterback Tan Heath and center Gene Heubner, both rookies. Heath rose from the University of Nevada and Heubner from Baylor.
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Bowling Green
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