Grand American Trapshoot Opens Amid Packed Grounds
The 57th Grand American Trapshoot begins in Vandalia Ohio with 1000 targets. Shooters arrive from across the US Canada and Cuba. Amateurs compete for cash prizes while professionals vie for trophies. Reinders and Montgomery lead a six way shootoff for top Dayton area scores as competition unfolds.
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Fritz Howell
Vandalia
Ohio
Canada
Canal Zone
Cuba
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
Detroit
Friendship
Broken Bow
Neb
Natchitoches
Gananoque
Ont
Ars
Smith Puts Title On Line Against Brown Friday
Lightweight champion Bud Smith, from Cincinnati, defends his crown Friday night in New Orleans at the Coliseum against Joe Brown, who has won six straight. Brown seeks a second straight win and the title, while Smith aims to snap his three-fight skid after recent losses including a May 2 stoppage to Brown in Houston. Brown is 60-146. Smith is 33-14-5. This will be New Orleans first title fight in 39 years.
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Wallace
Bud" Smith
New Orleans
Joe Brown
Cincinnati
Jimmy Carter
Smith
Larry Boardman
Tony DeMarco
Brown
Houston
Coliseum
Pete Herman
Frankie Burns
Optimists Rout Lee's Cafe To Take Round Crown
The Optimists defeated Lee's Cafe 8 to 1 to capture the first round title in the city slow-pitch tournament. Warren Johnson went 3-for-3, and Paul held Lee's to seven safeties, with Dickie hitting a homer for the losers. The Optimists now contend with Lee's and Frontier Cafe for the second round crown.
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T Champe
Lee's Cafe
Lee's
Frontier Cafe
Opley
Gace Levin
Warren Johnson
Atack
Paul Aid
Lee
Dickee
Bill's Registers Opens 3-Way Playoff Victory
Bill's Registers defeated Ray's Cafe 12 to 8 at Barnitz Field to seize the early lead in a three way playoff. Bill's rallied from an 8-7 deficit with two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh, as Bob Rawlins homered and joined Tom Gerald and Bob Walton with three hits each. Carl Richards homered for Ray's, while Gordon Burns had three hits. The win keeps Bill's atop the American League second round standings, with a rematch against Ray's and a meeting with Denton looming.
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Ray
Barnitz Field
Bill
Denton
Major League Leaders Highlight Batting Averages and Doubles
Major League leaders include Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle in batting average with New York and Boston players well represented. The list shows leaders in doubles with Piersall from Boston and Kaline from Detroit among top scorers and at bats.
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Bse
Wil Hees
Boston
Creed —— Seente
New York
Wines
Mantle
Kaline
Detroit
Piersall
iVernon
Batting leaders and key stats from 275 at bats
Aaron of Milwaukee and Moon lead hits with 147 and 142 respectively. Musial of St. Louis tops doubles with 30 as Aaron and Bruton tie for triples at 12. Snider of Brooklyn leads home runs with 33, while Mays of New York swipes 28 stolen bases.
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Musial
St. Louis
Tok
Bruton
O'Connell
Moon
Snider
Brooklyn
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Mays
New York
Gilliam
John Blust Leads Wildwood Sunday Golf in Low Gross
John Blust fired 38 35 73 for low gross honors in Sunday play at Wildwood Golf Club yesterday. Jim Hargis was close behind with 38 37 75, Tom Halderman 77, Mort Taylor 78. Halderman and Dave Holbrook tied for first in blind bogey with 77 each. Ray Weber and Emil Kolodzik shot 80s for second place.
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John Blust
Wildwood Golf Club
Jim Hargis
Tom Halderman
Mort Taylor
Halderman
Dave Holbrook
Ray Weber
Emil Kolodzik
Uphill Lie To Green Chip Shot Tips
A golf guide advises handling uphill putts by using a short iron as a chip like shot. Stand with a forward ball position, keep backswing and follow through short, and keep the clubhead low to gain height.
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Irons
Redlegs Win CYO Tourney With Big Fourth Inning
The Redlegs rallied in the fourth inning scoring seven runs to walk off with a 104 beat the Braves yesterday in 11. John Kraft allowed two hits for the win striking out 11. Bill Barnes took the loss despite a home run. Jim Holweger had a single. Big hits came from Skip Grunner Tom Hutchinson and Jim Dingen with a triple.
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Redlegs
Braves
John Kraft
Bill Barnes
Jim Holweger
Kraft
Barnes
Skip Grunner
Tom Hutchinson
Jim Dingen
Hudies Split With Canton In Twin Bill
Hudies split with Canton in a twin bill at Gardner diamond. Hudepohl of Canton shutouts, but Middletown’s Cleve Pendergrass tossed a one hitter for a 4-0 win, striking out 12 with two walks. Canton won 3-0 in the lidlifter as Nazi Miller yielded the Hudies’ only hit. Gary Hornsby's bases loaded double fueled Hamilton’s big third inning.
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Hudepohl
Hamilton
Canton
N. C
Gardner ‘Diamond
Middletown
Cleve Pendergrass
Wad Fannin
Pendergrass
Hudies
Nazi Miller
Gary “Spud” Hornsby
Hamiltonians
Wade Garrett
Adams
Butler Countians
Rhea
Hudie” Rur
Mease
Miller
Hadies
Bil We Jamilton
Garrett
Lovenguth Wins 20th For Leafs In IL Action
Lynn Lovenguth a 32 year old right hander for the Toronto Maple Leafs became the first International League pitcher to reach 20 wins as he pitched the Leafs to an 8 5 victory over the Richmond Virginians in the opener of a doubleheader Both Lovenguth and Satchel Paige notable 11 3 mark for Paige and a .786 percentage Paige delivered a clutch two bagger for the Red Wings before Buffalo swept the Havana Sugar Kings in the other park of a doubleheader The day also featured Montreal Columbus split a twin bill and the Royals and Jets posting wins to end losing skids
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Lynn Lovenguth
Toronto Maple Leafs
Fred Kipp
Montreal
Lovenguth
Satchel Paige
Miami Marlins
Paige
Snows
Leafs
Richmond Virginians
Virginians
Buffalo Bisons
Red Wings
Havana
Sugar Kings
Columabus
Royals
Jets
Redskins Halfback Hurt In Auto Crash May Miss Month
Vic Janowicz of the Washington Redskins may be sidelined for a month after injuries from an auto accident. A team official said Janowicz, a former Ohio State standout in football and baseball, suffered a severe concussion and was to be hospitalized for treatment.
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LOS Angeles
Vic Janowicz
Washington Redskins
Janowiccz
Ohio State Unitn
Dick McCann
Janowicz
Top Seeded Netter Wins In Public Parks
Clyde Hippenstiel of San Bernardino Calif defending men's champion won his opening round at the 30th National Public Parks Tennis Tournament in Cincinnati. He defeated Paul Sullivan of Pittsburgh 6 1 4 6 2 6 0 as rain halted play and forced later scheduling today.
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Cincinnati
Clyde Hippenstiel
San Bernardino
Calif
Paul Sullivan
Pittsburgh
Huntington Admitted To International Loop
Huntington West Virginia was admitted as a member of the International Hockey League. Cincinnati Grand Rapids and other cities are listed as league members with a 30 game home schedule and road trips to be determined. The piece also notes other teams in the loop and a boxing result involving Bobbie Rosado in New York.
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Huntington
International Loop
Cincinnati
International Hockey League
W. Va
Grandapids
Mich
Troy
Ohio
Toledo-Marion
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indianapolis
Television and radio highlights from tonight’s schedules
Radio 6 pm WLW with Robert Trout and Dallas Townsend Jr. cover the Republican National Convention first evening session. Baseball 8 pm Reds vs Braves on WMOH WPFB. TV 6 pm WCPO WHIO WKRC WLW coverage of Langlie keynote at convention. Also films and shows across WLW WHIO WCPO and other stations with guests and crime drama plots.
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WLW
Robert Trout
Dallas Townsend Jr
Tuning In. Republicans Conventions TV radio schedules
Charles Mercer notes how networks schedule the Republican National Convention to maximize East Coast viewership, risking late West Coast audiences. The plan has 2 p.m. EST start for some events, with subsequent sessions at 6:30 p.m. across major networks and varying start times on Mutual.
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New York
San Francisco
ABC. TV
ABC Radio
Cbs-Tv
CBS Radio
NBC. TV
NBC Radio
Mutual
Flaherty Still Serious After Illinois Crash
Pat Flaherty winner of the 500 mile Indianapolis race Memorial Day remained in serious condition after a Saturday night crash at the Illinois State Fair Grounds. Authorities said he is off the critical list and underwent surgery. He has a compound fracture of the right forearm a fractured left shoulder multiple facial injuries and possible skull fracture.
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Springfield
Ill
Pat Flaherty
Aherty
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Fenton Drake
Flaherty
Beulah Park Ousted By Michigan Squad in NCBC Result
Beulah Park Jockey Club of Columbus Ohio a three time state champion lost twice to Kelly Homes of Flint Michigan 65 and 83 in the Michigan Ohio National Baseball Congress title. Flint will represent Michigan at the National Journey starting this week in Wichita Kansas.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Beulah Park Jockey Club
Columbus
Ohio
Kelly Homes
Flint
Wichita
Kan
Pace In Homer Derby With Mantle Home Run Pace
The fragment references Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees and pace benchmarks from 1927 and 1947. It notes a major league team record by the New York Giants in 1947 and cites AL and NL record figures, including 1950 and 1936 benchmarks, in a condensed, data-heavy report.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cincinnati Rednegs
New York Giants
Colleges Big Help to Olympic Campaign
The NCAA Olympic committee reports 326 102 47 dollars raised by member colleges for the U S Olympic fund. The sum will train equip and send U S representatives to Australia for the Olympic Games. The goal is 500 000 dollars and money comes from spectators at athletic events held by member schools.
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Denver
NCAA
U. S
Olympic Fund
Australia
Unclear Station Schedule Fragments From 1960s WKRC Area
Fragmented radio listings show a mix of programs across WKRC WLW WSAI WPFB WMOR and related stations. Names like Hale Dick Baker Tom Sutton and Opal Homer appear with varied times. Content resembles a schedule snapshot rather than a cohesive event.
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600 News
WKRC
Weber
WLW
Hillbilly
WMOH
Tom Sutton
WPFB
WSAI
Magertine
Opal
Homer
Mack Sauer
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Don Roberson
Arnold Smith
Robert Wood
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James Anderson
Franklin
Carl Witter
College Corner
Robert Whitney
Dean Chenault
Fred Pugh
Murray Rose
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Oeno
Old Italy
Fernando
Lotta
St.Nicholas Arena
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Spallotta
Flash Elorde
Manila
Miguel Berrios
Puerto Rico
Elorde
Berrios
Optimists
Wallop
Shell Furnace
Middletown Ice & Coal
Curtis
Maki
Charles L. Hodson
Mar
Central Ave
Dobbler Brothers
Middletown, Ohio
Major League
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Wildwood
Sam Snead
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Falcon
WCPO
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Charles Mercer
Illinois
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WLW News
Mus Newews
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WMOR
Remington
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Ccil
Hale
Wsat 54
Times Star
Dick Baker
Wmor Coke Time
Wpfb Schottelkotte
Wpfb Music Hall
Bridge
L. Thomas
Serenade
Amon
Andy Wercmos
Andy
Wmoh Arcade
WLAIL
A J. Remington
St Mary’s
Mr & Mre
Choretime
Matlock
WSAIL
WKERC
WLW Am
Vewee
wPre
WM08
Wsai Vo
WMOHK
Wprb
WEAT
Kitchen Club
Godfrey
WKRC —_ To Bible
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Stork Club
Wrrb
Wi Lenay
Ni News
C. Watts
Lebanon
Bator
Jana Demas
Amburey
HM Miller
Elmer Hinkle
Coke
Wsai Baptist Ch
Hove
Opics
Circle
Tomoton
Wpfb Music
WSAT
Jim Fidler
wMon
D. Hamilton
Matinee
Lenny
WLRC
Sam Whispering
Goa
WKARC
Arries
Bill Thallh
Wallace— Ee Woman
Remington Wkrc Se
Man’ Aes
Ted McKay
Deliverance
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Homson
Television
Tytus Ave
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