Grand American Trapshoot Opens With Big Field Contest
The 51st Grand American Trapshoot begins in Vandalia with about 2,000 shooters and 1.5 million targets planned this week. A 200-target first day includes seven titles and a special 100-target race for state and international champions amid a field of roughly 600. daily totals reach 1,300 targets across 16 yards, handicaps, and doubles. Sub-junior Boby Fucs defends, Dale Smith seeks repeat titles, and Moselle Cameron leads women with 194 of 200.
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Middletown Eyes Dual Grid and Cage Games this May
Middletown high school officials plan a crowded May schedule weaving football grid action with a separate basketball cage contest. The move aims to boost community attendance and showcase local teams across multiple venues.
Middletown to Host Basketball Extravaga n and AU-Top Notes
Rumors from the North-South All-Star in Toledo suggest Middletown may drop Ohio Kentucky summer basketball games under Paul Walker. A proposed event would pair A and B teams on a portable floor at the new stadium the night before the North-South football game, paired with a coaches clinic. Other items note Toledo HS deficit, Xavier's Gene Smith triumph, Charley Squeri’s injury, and a Cincinnati outfielder’s 1947 .314 season.
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White Sox Take 2-1 Victory Over Cleveland
Yesterday's Stars report Marv Rickert hit a two run homer for the White Sox in a 2-1 win over Cleveland in the first game of the doubleheader. Bill Wight pitched well, yielding only five safe ties in a mound duel with Bob Lemon as Chicago claimed the win.
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Competition For Gorgeous Gussy
Forest Hills New York AP reports Gorgeous Gussy Mo ran a glamor role faces a challenge at the National Tennis Championships next week. Ginger Rogers enters the mixed doubles with Frank Shields, acknowledging she is a weekend player but rated among the top racquet swingers of the movie colony.
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Caddies Arriving At Tourney Scene
In Columbus Ohio AP reports the fifth annual PGA National Caddie Championship opens tomorrow at Ohio State University golf course. About 80 to 100 young caddies aged 12 to 17 qualified from regional events, with 36-hole qualifiers producing a low 64 to enter match play. The winner earns a 1500 scholarship and the runner up 750.
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Double Loss Dims Tribe Pennant Hopes on Eastern Swing
Cleveland Indians pennant hopes fade after two losses to Chicago, driving an 18 game road trip with a three game set at Washington starting tomorrow. Wight shutout the Tribe for seven innings in the opener as Rickert homered, then Chicago rallied to a 6 5 win aided by three Cleveland errors. Gordon's plays contributed to both Chicago runs, while Zernial's 25th homer secured the third Chicago win. Attendance topped 1 500 000 as Detroit led the league.
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Mangrum Cups Eastern Open With Final 69
Lloyd Mangrum from Niles Illinois shot a 69 in the final round at Mount Pleasant Golf Course to win the $2,600 top prize in the $16,500 Eastern Open. Clayton Heafner placed second with 281, while Pete Cooper and Cary Middlecoff finished tied for third at 282 and 283, earning $1,400 and $1,150 respectively. The weather delayed scoring earlier but improved as rounds finished amid sun and wind.
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Thomas Is Winner in Final of Ohio Valley Net Meet
Cincinnati AP report says Charles Thomas and Martha Logan won the Ohio Valley Tennis Championship at Hyde Park Tennis Club. Thomas defeated Tom Price 6-3 6-2 to rule singles, while he and Bud Igel won the doubles 6-1 6-0. Logan upset Barbara DeAngelo 6-3 4-6 7-5 in women’s final.
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Slingin Sam Baugh Leads Redskins Past 49ers in Exhibition
Slingin Sammy Baugh in his 14th pro season directed the Washington Redskins to a 31-12 exhibition win over the San Francisco 49ers. He threw two TD passes in the third quarter as Washington exploded in the second half with four more scores. Dudley kicked the halftime field goal to give the Redskins a 3-0 lead.
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Rain-Delayed Doubles Tourney To End Today
Rain delayed the National Doubles Tennis Tournament in Brookline Mass to a finale today at Longwood. The heavy rainfall extended play to a ninth day with the U S Davis Cup squad and Australian entrants forced to skip a practice day on Forest Hills courts ahead of Friday matches. Top Americans Gardnar Mulloy and Bill Talbert had qualified for another title round alongside Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne Dupont who seek their ninth straight women’s team crown with Doris Hart and Shirley Fry also in contention.
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Armco Golf Teams Finish Sixth And Eighth In Akron Tourney
Armco's No 1 foursome finished sixth at Akron’s Firestone course with 621 after a 294 Sunday rally, nine behind the leaders. No 2 tied for eighth at 623 after a 307 final round, as Firestone No 1 and No 2 claimed first and second with 607 and 612 respectively. Don Capatosta of Goodrich Rubber shot 141 total to win medalist honors. Armco teammates and other locals posted varied scores.
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Linder Wins Dayton Grand National Stock Car Race
Dick Linder, a 27 year old Pittsburgh driver, won his first grand national stock car race at Dayton Speedway. Officials halted the 200 lap event with five laps remaining after a two car collision. Joe Merola was briefly hospitalized with cuts and bruises. Red Harvey finished second, Herb Thomas third, Lee Petty fourth, and Art Laney fifth.
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Qualifying Date Is Extended For Wildwood Meet
The Wildwood Golf Club extends qualifying for its Fall Handicap Tournament by one week. Seventy six scores were posted yesterday at Wildwood Golf Course with Bob Hammerle leading low gross at 75. Walt Payne and Joe Rapp followed, while five tied for first in blind bogey. Yesterday's qualifiers included Clayton Hollow, Park Bolan, Dave Patrick, Charley Kelly, Tom Byrd, George Popp, Walt Pague, Bob Baker, William Burke, Brack Little, Ray Hermes.
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Miami Plans September 2 Start For Football Practice
Miami University coach Woody Hayes announced that football practice will begin on September 2. Fifty seven players will report for pre season drills as part of the early scheduling for the team in Oxford Ohio.
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Baseball scores and rain delays across leagues
St Louis beats Cincinnati 3-2 while Chicago defeats Pittsburgh 4-5 and New York hosts Philadelphia in rain. American League games include Chicago 2-6 over Cleveland 1-5 and Detroit 5-2 at St Louis 4-6. New York 6-5 Philadelphia 4-2 with Washington at Boston rained out. American Association results feature Minneapolis 13-5 over Indianapolis 4-3 and Columbus 7-4 over Kansas City 6-0 as St Paul 3-0 triumphs over Louisville 1-4. Toledo 8-2 over Milwaukee 3-4. Ohio-Indiana League Springfield 10-4 over Lima 0-1 and Newark 2-5 over Marion 0-3. Portsmouth 9-6 over Muncie 2-0 and Richmond 6-4 over Zanesville 1-2.
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National League Schedule Highlights
The National League features three daytime games including Philadelphia at New York and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh at 12 30 p m and Boston visiting St Louis at 8 30 p m Only game scheduled is St Louis at Detroit at 3 p m Tomorrow's games listed.
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Night basketball matchups across cities headline schedule
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1902 Pirates Win NL Pennant Over Brooklyn in Big Margin
Baseball records highlight 1902 season with season leaders in batting runs and pitching. Notable figures include Musial Kell and Doerr Doerr Rosen Lemon Spahn and Trout. The Pirates clinched the National League pennant over Brooklyn by 27 games, a major league record.
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Castoffs Win Two From Cleveland and Detroit Divides
A trio of castoff southpaws boost Detroit and Cleveland in MLB action. Overmire beat his old club 6-2 for St Louis, Wight and Pierce won for Chicago and Detroit respectively, while Marv Rickert and Gus Zernial homered in crucial wins. The Yankees also swept Pittsburgh as DiMaggio powered two wins with Lopat and Ford supporting.
Napoleon Idle Hour Defeats Washington Playground to Retain Junior State Title
In Columbus Napoleon Idle Hour defeated Dayton's Washington Playground 14 to 10 to retain the Junior State Softball Tournament title. In semis Napoleon beat Youngstown 2 to 0 and Dayton downed Niles 10 to 9.
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Stan Musial Delivers Win Over Reds In St. Louis
Stan Musial drove in all three Cardinal runs as St. Louis edged Cincinnati 3 to 2. Musial collected three singles despite a twisted knee, turning the tide after Cincinnati led 2-0. The Reds’ Ted Kluszewski and Johnny Pramesa scored on hits, but St. Louis rallied in the fifth and seventh, with Musial delivering the decisive two-run single.
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Dutch) Hiller
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Millers Stretch American Association Lead With Wins
The Minneapolis Millers extended their AA lead to three and a half games by beating Indianapolis twice, 13-4 and 5-3, with early-run outbursts. St Paul, 1949 champions, shut Louisville 3-1 in two games. Columbus swept Kansas City 7-6 and 4-0 to push a seven-game win streak. Milwaukee and Toledo split a doubleheader with scores 8-3 and 4-2.
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Xavier Football Opens Aug. 27 With 45 Candidates
Xavier University will start football activities on August 27 with 45 candidates reporting for the first workouts, according to Coach Ed Kluska. The kickoff marks the start of pre season preparations as the team builds depth for the coming season.
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