Smoke Clears In 3 Corners of Softball Loop Playoffs
The Industrial Softball League narrows to a four team playoff with Sorg Paper Gardner Board and Armco earning berths. Shartles and Aeronca fight for the final spot as Armco slides in by a half game over Aeronca and a game ahead of Shartles. Kibler paces Aeronca with a two hitter in a 9 5 win.
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Gardner Board
Sorg Paper
Armco
Shuttle Brothers
Aeronca
Inland Container
John Boehm
Gardner
Wrenn Paper
Shartle Brothers
Shartles
Crystal Tece
Larry Kibler
Nelson Lawson
Kibler
Larry Stamper
Harley Beckett
Crystal
Prishing
Lawson
Hughes
Spade Leads Elks To Class A Second-Round Win In Knothole
Spade pitched a one hit win in a 5-1 victory over Armco Ingots to clinch the Elks’ Class A second-round title. Don Wilson drove in two runs with a triple and a home run as the Elks improved to 11-1 in the round. Armco’s Ken McDaniels had the lone hit off Spade as the Armco push ended.
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Tom Spade
The
Elks
Armco
Spade
Cincinnati
Knothole
Ken McDaniels
Jerry Leak
Leak
Bob Reed
Don Wilson
Jerry Lucas
Roger Mattingly
Wilson
Mattingly
Knights of Pythias
Mason
Jim Lipton
VFW
Kiwanis
Dave Aleman
Bob Hester
Ed Watson
Watson
Middletown
Aleman
Hester
Inland Container
Denham Mites
Still Fishing With A Live Frog
A fishing method describes using a grease lined nylon line and a sinking leader without weights to let a live frog swim. Cast overboard from a boat and drift 100 feet to anchor while paying line so the frog remains free. After a strike wait for the fish to take the frog before hooking. If no strike in 30 minutes move to a new location.
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Frog
Hot Strip Wins Loop Flag in 1953 Armco Championship
Hot Strip dominates Open Hearth 9-1 to clinch the Armco Safety Softball League title in a best of three. Nelson Lawson spun a two hitter to seal the win as Hot Strip wastes Open Hearth after a late surge. Darrell Hedrick collected three hits and drove in key runs to spark the champion.
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Hot Strip
Armco Safety
Open Hearth
Nelson Lawson
Darrell Hedric
Spark-Llug
Miami University
Les Pugh
Pugh
Hedric
Victory Flames
Lawson
Haker
Field Slashed In Tournament At Wildwood Golf Course
In the Women's Fall Tournament at Wildwood Golf Course the field narrowed to a skeleton. In the Champion ship Flight Melvin Kelso defeated C M Allen 3 2 while Owen Combs beat Al k Leak 3 1. Middletown Flight saw William Bales defeat Gordon Nein 7 5 and Morris Smith win 6 5 over Joe Fallance. Wildwood Flight had Paul Wikoff win 8 7 over George Brecht and Douglas McCabe beat C S Jones 3 2.
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Wildwood Golf Course
Melvin Kelso
C. M. Allen
Owen Combs
al K Leak
Middletown
William Bales
Gordon Nein
Morris Smith
Joe Fallance
Paul Wikoff
Wildwood
George Brecht
Douglas McCabe
C. S. Jones
Ball Players Told To Work Strong Points
Walter Shannon urges ball players to concentrate on their strong points to advance in baseball. He contrasts with other experts and says a player should identify what he does best and improve it, since effort comes easier for things he already excels at.
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ST. Louis
NBA
Walter Shannon
Cardinals
High Schooler Sets Record Midway in Scoring Spree
Dick Bogen, a 16 year old junior from Midway High School, scored 120 points in a single game against Canaan High. He shot 52 of 62 field goal attempts and 16 of 16 free throws as Midway won 137 to 47.
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Midway, O
Dick Bogenrife
Midway High School
Canaan High
Only Light Drills For Lions Ahead Of Chicago Tilt
Ypsilanti Michigan report notes the Detroit Lions rely on light workouts today and tomorrow with travel planned to Chicago after noon from Willow Run airport. Coach Buddy Parker will use a veteran lineup and skip Friday practice at Soldier Field ahead of the Friday night game.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Detroit Lions
Chicago
Lions
Willow Run
Windy City
Buddy Parker
Soldier Field
Parker
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Record
In the season summary the National League leaders include Irvin of New York batting .339 with 87 runs and 143 hits for Musial and Bruton leading in various categories. The data lists Mathews and Rivera among home run and stolen base leaders and Burdette and Lopat as top pitchers with strikeout tallies.
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Irvin
New York
Musial
St. Louis
State College squads end 1953 season unbeaten in golf wrestling gymnastics
Pennsylvania State College teams in golf wrestling and gymnastics each finished the 1953 season with perfect records. The football program is not mentioned.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Middletown Tennis Team Extends Win Streak With 6 1 Victory
Middletown Wightman Cup beat Indianapolis 6 1 at Verity Courts to take a second straight win in two days. Singles winners for Middletown included Heller Little Crowley Rautio and Lawson, while Brede James won doubles with Bassett. In the other note, Boston Red Sox have three men bidding for the AL hitting title Kell Goodman Umphiett.
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Middletown
Indianapolis
Billie Stewart
Barbara Brantner
Lucinda Lowrey
O'Neil
Carol Heller
Stewart
Betsy Little
Jane Bassett
Claire Crowley
Jeve Stewart
Miriam Rautio
Brantner
Lynn Lawson
Lydia Grimes
Mary Jo Brede-James
Bassett-J. Stewart
B. Stewart-Brantner
Lowrey-O'Neil
Boston Red Sox
George Kell
Billy Goodman
Tom Umphiett
Yogi Berra Weighs Umpire Career After Playing Days
New York talk centers on Yogi Berra musing about becoming an umpire after his playing days. Cal Hubbard, AL supervisor, affirms Berra’s extensive experience. The piece also notes Michigan State players Stan Drobac and Tom Belton winning the Big Ten No 1 doubles championship for the third straight year.
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New York
Yogi Berra
Cal Hubbard
Michigan State
Stan Drobac
Tom Belton
Spartans
Two Drivers Cited After Minor Wrecks
Two minor auto accidents near Manchester Road and Route 25 left no injuries. John Johnson 37 of Dayton and Albert Green 34 of Cincinnati were cited for failure to yield and safe distance respectively. Kruse 20 of Bello Monte was cited for following too closely after a rear end collision on Manchester Road. Three motorists paid a total of 40 dollars and costs for yellow line violations and speeding in Monroe mayor court.
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John Johnson
Dayton
Franklin
Manchester Road
U. S. 25
Albert Green
Cincinnati
Johnson
Fred A. Kruse
Bellomonte St
Butler-Warren County
Bertha Crist
Germantown Rd
Kruse
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Milburn Carroll
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Shannon
Edward Johnson
Detroit
Police Chief Indicted For Assault To Kill
Georgetown report states Aberdeen Police Chief Elmer Hafer and his brother Carlos Hafer were indicted by a grand jury for assault with intent to kill in connection with arresting a Maysville businessman. Authorities say the charges involve a violent incident tied to the Aberdeen department.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Aberdeen
Elmer Hafer
Carlos Hafer
Maysville
Spade Orchestra To Provide Music At Park Dance
The Herb Spade Orchestra will play Friday night at the Sunset Park dance from 8 30 to 10 30 p m. Park director W S Geckeler announced the appearance arranged through the radio and transcription fund of the American Federation of Musicians. This is the first live orchestra this summer replacing records, and the group will also perform next Friday.
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Herb Spade
Sunset Park
W. S. Geckeler
Radio and Transcripton Fund
American Federation of Musicians
Geckeler
3rd Time Grounds Driver For Life
Elbert Roark aged 34 faced his third drunken driving case in Hamilton. Judge Frank Wessely revoked Roark’s license for life, sent him to the workhouse for 30 days, fined 200 dollars plus costs for driving under suspension and an extra 100 dollars for breaking the driving ban. Roark pleaded innocent.
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Hamilton
Elbert Roark
Frank Wessel
Roark
Bruken
Man Tears Up Traffic Ticket In Front Of Officer
Santa Monica California George Cross Jr. 23 apologized in municipal court for tearing up a traffic ticket in front of the officer who issued it. He told Judge Taft I didn t realize what I was doing The apology didn t help much. Taft fined him 20 for driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone and added a 10 fine for littering the street with paper.
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Santa Monica
Calif
George Cross Jr
Thurlow T. Taft
Taft
Luther League Names Two For New Officers
John Stacy of New Springfield Ohio and Billie Grace Ungerer of Austin Texas were nominated for the presidency of the Luther League of America as about 2000 Lutherans attend the biennial Miami University convention. Voting begins today. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry will speak at the closing session in Wilhrow Court Friday at 8 p.m. with officers to be installed.
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Oxford
John Stacy
New Springfield
Billie Grace Ungerer
Austin
Tex
Luther League of America
Miami University
G. Elston Ruff
Philadelphia
Ruff
United Lutheran Church
Wihrow Court
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church of America
Chief Orders Cops to Stay at Desks at Headquarters
HOLYOKE MASS A mayor backed a police chief directive requiring all officers at the city headquarters to stay at their desks for the entire eight hour tour unless performing police duties. The order bars eating lunches away from desks. The mayor noted private workers eat on breaks, urging public employees to do the same elsewhere.
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Holyoke
Mass
Erg
William H. Potvin
Trucking Firm Granted Permit to Operate in Youngstown
The state utilities commission today approved Eastern Ohio Freight Lines, Inc. to establish in Youngstown Ohio and emit stock, enabling the firm to begin operations and raise capital.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Atilities Commission
Youngstown
Eastern Ohio Freight Lines, Inc
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Vernon
Washington
Minoso
Rosen
Cleveland
Rivera
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Lopat
Pierce
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HFC
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John Doench
Eagles Temple
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Ed Hall, W. P
Cecil Butts
Secy
Barbarossa
Red Top Brewing Co
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