Day By Day By PAUL DAY ELECTRIFYING NEWS
The Hamilton fairgrounds Saturday paid out 1881 on a two buck bet, drawing a crowd to the cashier windows only to see the winners slip away in anonymity. The first winner kept name private, the second said he was from out of town as he counted his prize. The piece also notes tennis chatter about Harper Ink of Canton and a cordial wrap to the Akron and Forest Hills finalists, and previews a Chillicothe game in November with heavy linemen and a Cavaliers scoring streak.
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Paul Day
Hamilton Fairgrounds
Cackle O
Marian Raful
Akron
Rhoda Joan Hopkins
Forest Hills
N. Y
Pete Pendergrass
Bishop
Pete
Cleveland
Les Pugh
Hawkins
Pugh
Frontier Nine
Casemen
Pendergrass
Charley Broyles
Andy Mittenholzer
Broyles
Johnny Jones
Jimmy Cain
Pendy
Browns rout Bills in exhibition 35 21 in Cleveland
Cleveland’s Browns defeated the Buffalo Bills 35 21 in an opening exhibition before about 30000 fans at Ruber Bowl. Otto Graham led the attack with two long first quarter scores and Cliff Lewis and Dean Sensanbaugher added key plays as Marion Motley and Speedie also figured prominently. Groza added five extra points for the Browns.
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Akron. O
Cleveland
Browns
Buffalo Bills
Otto Graham
Ch Barre
Cliff Lewis
Dean Sensanbaugher
Uhrichsville
Ohio State
Lewis
George Tatterman
Graham
Sensonbaugher
Marion Motley
Otto
Mac Speedie
Duke
Ratterman
Alton Baldwin
Motley
Lou
Eight Championships At Stake In Firing At Vandalia Today
Trapshooting’s Grand American classic opens in Vandalia with eight championships on the line and a $50,000 prize pool. The field includes top amateurs and pros, 223000 targets already thrown, and Arnold Riegger emerging as a leading new gunner after recent wins.
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Vandalia
Fritz Howell
Vandalia, CO
West
Frank Troeh
Portland
Ore
Dayton Nehi Advances to Women's State Amateur Final
Dayton Nehi earns a spot in the championship of the Women's State Amateur Softball Tournament in Springfield Ohio as semifinals set for this afternoon and the final tonight.
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Dayton Gals
Springfield
Dayton Nehi
Sauer Breaks Slump with 28th Homer in Reds Loss
Hank Sauer hit his 28th home run to end a month slump as the Reds fell 10 3 to the Cubs. Johnny Vander Meer won twice, Raffensberger suffered his seventh defeat, and Cincinnati closed a week on the road before hosting Philadelphia with Blackwell or Peterson slated to start against Donnelly.
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Cincinnati
Hank Sauer
Chicago
Cubs
Hank
Johnny Vander Meer
Reds
Ken Raffensberger
Johnny Wyrostek
Danny Litwhiler
Raffy
Sauer
Ken Burkhart
Bill Nicholson
Nicholson
Bob Scheffing
Roy Smalley
Johnny Schmitz
Philadelphia
Phils
Ewell Blackwell
Kent Peterson
Blix Donnelly
Horn cracks world half mile record at Dayton Speedway
Ted Horn of Paterson New Jersey set a new world record for a half mile in a AAA sanctioned heat at Dayton Speedway. He covered the distance in 19.822 seconds at 90.79 mph and earned a $500 track sponsored award. Horn also won the 20 lap feature race.
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Dayton
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Dayton Speedway
Horn
Duke Nalon
Chicago
Winchester
Ind
Two Golfers Tie At Wildwood Club
Lawler and Herr posted 78s for 18 holes to share low gross at Wildwood Golf Course. Park Boian was runner up with 79, while Mrs. Charles R. Hook tied for blind bogey honors with 70 alongside Chuck Harmon and O. P. Adams. Four others posted 71. Frank Kraft finished with 80.
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Wildwood
N. J. Lawler
Joe Herr
Lawler
Herr
Park Boian
Charles R. Hook
Chuck Harmon
O. P. Adams
Roy Thuma
Boian
W. R. Langsdon
Frank Kraft
Forest Hills Golf League Ends After Tight Playoff
Playoff for second in the upper bracket saw Marty Miller and Swede Hanson edge Frank Myers and Guer ney Cole Jr. at Forest Hills Golf Course. Tony Kendall and Orville Bach led the upper bracket while Kent Little and Bob Miles won the lower division. Waxweiler and Schnedler took second. The four pairs advance to a round robin for the title.
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Marty Miller
Swede Hanson
Frank Myers
Guerney Cole, Jr
Forest Hills Golf Course
Tony Kendall
Orville Bach
Kent Little
Bob Miles
Jim Waxweiler
Paul Schnedler
Forest Hills Championship Golf First Round Results
Weekend play in the Forest Hills Championship produced decisive wins. Vernon Yost beat Jack Bauer 2 and 1 while Bob Vorhis won 1 up after 20 holes against Don Beasley. Wilky Wilkinson shot 70 to defeat Orville Bach 7 and 6.
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Vernon Yost
Jack Bauer
Bob Vorhis
Don Beasley
Frank Myers
Norman Cole
Wilky Wilkinson
Orville Bach
Syl Shetter
Kent Little
Tony Kendall
Ernie Bowen
Paul Schnedler
Tom Bell
Jim Heck
Bob Miles
J. T. Lamb
Jack Cox
Alex Cheek
Dan Hayes
Hamiltonian Fires Top Trapshoot Mark Hamiltonian Fires
A Hamilton visitor S Neanover dominated the Middle town Sportsmen's Club open shoot yesterday, hitting 74 of 75 with his last 50 straight. Fifty five participants competed. Happersberger 89x100, W Clark 72x75, J Dennis 68x75, Miller 43x50, Gustin 43x50. Open shooting returns next Sunday at 1 pm.
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Hamilton
S. Neanover
Middletown
John Happersberger
W. Clark
J. Dennis
Glenn Miller
Loren Gustin
Keystone Combine Paces Red Sox In Great Climb
Boston moves to second in the American League behind Cleveland as Vern Stephens and Bobby Doerr spark a 4-1 win over Washington. Doerr belts his 23rd homer with Stephens aboard, while New York and Chicago win to tighten the pennant race.
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Keystone Combine
Red Sox
Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox
Keystone
Vern Stephens
Bobby Doerr
Cleveland Indians
Stephens
Doerr
Boston
Sox
Washington Senators
Senators
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Beat the Bums Backfires on Indians
Cleveland’s lead in the American League shrank as Pat Seerey and the Chicago White Sox swept a doubleheader 8-1 and 4-3. Seerey hit a 17th homer in the nightcap, Bob Feller took the loss in the opener, and Gene Bearden suffered the defeat in the second game despite a late Indians rally.
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Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Pat Seerey
Chicago White Sox
Seerey
Chicago
Indians
Dale Mitchell
Mitchell
Larry Doby
Luke Appling
Gene Bearden
Doby
Allie Clark
Frank Papish
Bearden
Sox
National and league baseball scores brief roundup
National League results include Boston over Brooklyn 4-3 and New York a 9-3 winner over Philadelphia. American League notes New York defeated Philadelphia 10-0 and Chicago won 8-4 over Cleveland. Other leagues show Indianapolis 2-3 and Louisville 5-12 in American Association action. Ohio Indiana League games feature Newark 13-3 and Portsmouth 1-8 among others.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Maron
Muncie
Zanesville
Springfield
Newark
Portsmouth
Richmond
Lima
Tomorrow's Schedule National Basketball Night Cards
Tomorrow's schedule lists Acre Brooly at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Only game St Louis at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston.
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Cleveland
Boston
le New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Louis
Washington Chicago
Brookly
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Acre Brooly
Washington
Armco Golf Team Places Tenth In Midwest Tourney
Armco's golf quartet finished tenth in the third annual Midwest Industrial Golf Tournament at Siberling Golf Course Akron. Firestone Akron won with 619 strokes, Studebaker South Bend 618, Westinghouse Mansfield 625. Team total 647. Medalist Bob Myers Newark Fiber Glass 148. Field of 28 teams.
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Armco
Siberling
Akron
Firestone
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Westinghouse
Mansfield
Tom Ritter
Cliff Sweeney
Steve Bennett
Bob McCabe
Bob Myers
Newark
Fiberglas Company
Caddies Start Qualifying At National Caddie Tournament
In Columbus Ohio about 100 players tee off in a 36 hole qualifier at Ohio State University for 64 championship berths. Match play begins Tuesday with the third annual event and top caddies vie for a spot in the 64 man bracket.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Lima boater wins Dawes Trophy at Mid-East Regatta
James Wallace of Lima took the Charles Dawes Trophy by winning two of three heats over a four mile course in the feature race of the 14th annual Mid-East Regatta. He finished second in the remaining heat.
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Marietta, O
James Wallace
Lima
Leading Hitters News Roundup From Baseball Standouts
The list highlights Williams of Boston leading in batting with a .378 average and Musial of St. Louis excelling in multiple categories including hits and runs. Other top performers include DiMaggio and Kiner in home runs, Brecheen in strikeouts, and Kramer in pitching.
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DiMaggio
New York
Iliinger
St. Louis
Brissie
Philadelphia
Feller
Cleveland
Kramer
Boston
Musial
Mize
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ashburn
Brecheen
Blackwell Cincinnati
Louis
Local Juniors In Cincinnati Tennis Tournament
Four Middletonians Bob Lea Walter Reese Jr Dan Hayer Jr and Charles Stiles Jr were scheduled to play today in the Cincinnati Western Hills Y Ten nis Tournament. Leasure is the second seeded player. Dave Murray exited the men's division yesterday losing to Carl Gross of Cincinnati 2 6 6 3 0 6.
Braves Rally Wins 4-3 Over Dodgers Behind Conatser Homer
Clint Conatser homered in the eighth with one aboard to lift the Boston Braves past the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3. Vic Raschi pitched a four hit shutout for the Yankees, improving to 17- year win total with a 19-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Associated Press
Clint Conatser
Braves
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Vic Raschi
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Cabbies Triumph Sharpens City League Race
Myers Brothers Cabs beat Frontier Cafe 2 to 0 at Douglas Park as Cleveland Pendergrass pitched a three hit game for the Cabbies. Harlan Bishop matched with four innings of no hit relief but the Cafemen stalled, while a fifth inning rally supplied all the runs.
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Myers Brothers Cabs
Frontier Cafe
Peor
Cleveland Pendergrass
Douglas Park
Wwuulu
Cafemen
Cabbies
Cubs
National Guard
Harlan Bishop
Vendergrass
Bob
Gates
Murry Conley
Conley
Bobby Hawkins
Paul Farquis
al Nemcic
Slow Men at Play sign on Park Hill Golf Course
A large roadside sign near Park Hill Golf Course in Denver displays the phrase Slow-Men at Play, creating a curious scene as drivers pass by the greens. Local residents report the sign’s impact on traffic and curiosity, with no reported injuries or official actions yet.
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Park Hill Golf Course
Denver
Hogan Captures Denver Open Title by One Stroke
Ben Hogan, from Hershey Pennsylvania, shot a final round 67 to finish 18 under par 270 for 72 holes and win the Denver Open by one stroke over Fred Haas Jr. Haas bogeyed the final green while Hogan held steady. Jimmy DeMaret and Cary Middlecoff shared third place with $990 each for totals of 274.
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Denver
Cole
Rben Hogan
Fred Haas
Hogan
Hershey
Haas
Nerous Haas
Jimmy DeMaret
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Big Scores Mark G-R Eliminations
A steady stream of runners dented the dish yesterday in two Gardner Richardson elimination contests at G-R Park. Carton No. 2 defeated Carton No. 3 71 to 0 as No. 1 downed Carton No. 1 four to. Bill Click pitched a three hit shutout for the No. 2 squad with Herschel McNabb Clem Fink and Sam Cox homering. McNabb added a double and two singles in an 18 hit attack. Mill No. 1 scored in every inning while Paul Hudson and Ed Day homered. Carton No. 1 produced runs in all but the second inning off Mack Sangster. Two losses eliminated a squad.
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Gardner-Richardson
G-R Park
Carton No
Bill Click
Herschel McNabb
Clem Fink
Sam Cox
McNabb
Carton No. 1
Paul Hudson
Ed Day
Mack Sangster
Bowling Leagues Schedule Meetings As Season Nears
With opening of bowling season under a month away three local leagues plan early week gatherings American Legion Post 213 meets tonight at 8 at the Legion home captains to attend Y League captains invited to YMCA meeting tomorrow at 7 30 pm Industrial League gathers at 8 pm Tuesday at the YMCA George Tyler secretary treasurer of the circuit is listed.
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American Legion Post 213
Legion
Eddie Fabing
Paul Ford
YMCA
Y” Industrial League
George Tyler
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Sturgis, Mich
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Stuttgart
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E. M. Wenz
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Ray
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Andy Pafko
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Hal Jeffcoat
Gore
Wildwood Club
Forest Hills Golf League
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Johnson Motors
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Plymouth
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