Sportsviews Off The Bench
Nellie Evans writes the substitute column noting changes in the sidelines and bench movement during a busy season. The piece previews players stepping up to fill roles and highlights emerging talents across teams.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1957
Page
17
The Lady Fan Essential To The Game Of Baseball
Nellie Evans argues women fans grow with television and Little Leagues, shaping baseball’s future. She notes fans’ embrace of rhythm, skill, and chance, and how owners cater to female spectators to sustain the sport financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Williams
Roy McMillan
Johnny Temple
Willie Mays
Middies Rally to Beat Alumni 20-12 in Prep Scrimmage
Middletown Middle School footballers trailed 12-0 at halftime but scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to defeat the Alumni 20-12 at Barnitz Stadium. Key plays included a third quarter score off a blocked punt and a 40 yard pass for a late TD. The Middies, led by coach Glenn Ellison, used about 40 players to the Alumni’s 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Johnson
Middletown
Barnitz
Johnson
Bill Davidson
Skeeter Payne
Bobby Womack
Journal
Bill Weith
Middies
Alumni Gridders
Barnitz Stadium
Grads
Glenn Ellison
Payne
Pete Snow
Lee
Jeff Phillips
Jim Walker
Jack
Braves unleash three homers in fourth to rout Dodgers 13-7
Milwaukee Braves explode with a three homer burst in the fourth inning to overwhelm Brooklyn 13-7. Hank Aaron Nippy Jones and Andy Pafko homered in the fourth to break a scoreless duel. Felix Mantilla added a three-run shot in the ninth as Milwaukee clinched the series 2-1, sending Podres and the Dodgers to a club NL record for pitchers used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Milwaukee Braves
Johnny Podres
St. Louis
Brooks
Braves
Nippy Jones
Hank Aaron
Andy Pafko
Nnth
Felix Mantilla
Johnny Logan
Mantilla
Danny McDevitt
Dodgers
Ernie Johnson
Lew Burdette
Bob Trowbridge
Burdette
Milwaukee
Trowbridge
Johnson
Rice
Podres
Drysdale
Labine
Bessent
Erskine
Craig
Roebuck
McDevitt
Roseboro
W—Burdette
L—Podres
Jones
Aaron
Pafko Mantilla
Hodges Snider
Donovan Caps 7th In Row For Chicago
Chicago White Sox defeat Boston 7 to 1 as Dick Donovan wins his 7th straight and 15th of the year. Minnie Minoso drives in three runs while Ted Williams adds a Boston RBI with a fourth inning double. Delock woes spark Chicago’s early offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dick Donovan
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Boston
Billy Klaus
Minnie Minoso
Ike Delock
Luis Aparicio
Earl Torgeson
Delock
Sherm Lollar
Nellie Fox
Minoso
White Sox
Bob Porterfield
Porterfield
Stone
Daley
Donovan
Lollar
Pirates top Reds 4-1 as Kline backs strong two hit trio
In Pittsburgh, Ronnie Kline earned the win as Dick Groat Bill Mazeroski and Bob Skinner each had two hits in a 4-1 victory over Cincinnati. Groat and Skinner supplied early offense, and Virdon added support in the eighth. Ted Kluszewski left with an ankle injury after a double in the eighth, as Cincinnati dropped to 11 losses in 12 games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ronnie Kline
Cincinnati
Dick Groat
Bill Mazeroski
Bob Skinner
Brooks Lawrence
Hersh Freeman
Redleg
Pirates
Ted Kluszewski
Lawrence
Gus Bell
Hal Jeffcoat
Kluszewski
Bell
Pirate
Bill Virdon
Groat
Skinner
Freeman
Virdon
Kline
Kline Recovered In the Ninth and Retired the Redlegs
Boys
Birdie Tebbetts
Los
Bucs
Redlegs
New York
Giants
Jeffcoat
Ruben Gomez
Frank Thomas
Hoae Temple
Robinson
Crowe
Post
Bailey
Ec Hoak
McMillan
Jeffeont Taylor
Clemente
Great
Ee Thomas
Freese
Mazeroski
Foiles
Kline P
RBI
Thomas
Mazeroki
Ho—Lawrence
Er—Lawrence
Groat U
L—Lawrence
Conlan
Donatelli
Delmore
Smith T
Joanne Gunderson Wins National Women's Amateur Title
In Sacramento 18 year old Joanne Gunderson defeated Ann Casey Johnstone 8 and 6 to claim the 57th National Women's Amateur Championship at Del Paso Country Club. Gunderson became the second youngest winner and topped a strong showing by Johnstone who had led early but faltered in the final holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Seattle
Joanne Gunderson
Ann Casey Johnstone
del Paso
Joanne
Hudepohl Wins 8-0 in Ohio Softball Tournament
Hudepohl, unbeaten in the Middletown Federal League, won its second round game in the Ohio Softball Tournament last night by shutting out Warren North End AC 8 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudepohl
Ohio
Hamilton Hudepohl
Middletown
Hudies
Warren North End AC
Shantz Out For Week With Finger Injury
Yankees pitcher Bobby Shantz will miss about a week after being hit on the middle finger of his pitching hand Friday night. X rays showed no fracture and the finger was swollen, placed in a splint. He was struck by a line drive from Cleveland second baseman Bob Avila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bobby Shantz
New York Yankees
Hhis
Shantz
Bob Avila
Clevelland
All's Quiet At Vandalia As Grand American Ends
Vic Reinders of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin professor concluded the 58th Grand American trapshoot in Vandalia Ohio with a 961 of 1 000 total to win the overall championship He also claimed the all around title with 386 of 400 while Lela Hall Frank led the women with 911 out of 1 000 Bill Novak captured the Vandalia Handicap and Bob Allen took the doubles title with Rexford Queen and John Lykins among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Ohio
Miami Valley
Vic Reinders
University of Wisconsin
Waukesha
American Trapshooting Assn
Reinders
Lela Hall Frank
Los Angeles
Helen Thomas
Bob Allen
Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Novak
Brookville
Novak
Charles Kaltschnee
Exeter
Ill
Rexford Queen
Chillicothe
John Lykins
Lexington
Sub Pitcher Clevenger Wins For Senators
Detroit drizzle turned heavy as Truman Clevenger started last minute and led Washington to a 6-3 win over the Tigers. Jim Bunning took the loss after eight innings, Lou Berberet hit a 400-foot homer and scored three runs in a game that kept Washington battling Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Truman Clevenger
Washington
Senators
Detroit Tigers
Camillo Pascual
Harry Lavagetto
Clevenger
Jim Bunning
Lou Berberet
Hambletonian Draws Second Largest Field
The entry box for the 32nd Hambletonian closed with 21 trotters, the second largest field ever for the 3-year-old sulky classic. Officials split the field into two divisions with qualifying heats for the $110,000 race moved to DuQuoin from Goshen after years there.
Jowels Reward Wins Washington Park Futurity Amid Hartack Injury
Bill Hartack rode Jewel's Reward to a 1 length victory in the $144,550 Washington Park Futurity as the 12-1 shot edged odds-on Alhambra. Hartack bled from a nose injury caused by a clod and wore cotton wads during the race. Strong Ruler finished third with Elegante leading earlier. Jewel's Reward paid $26.80, $7, $3.20. Winning time was 1 11 1-5 on a good track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bill Hartack
Jewel
Alhambra
Washington Park
Hartack
Strong Ruler
Elegente
Stewart Wins Men’s Singles and Doubles Title at Wilberforce
George Stewart of Montclair New Jersey defeated Vernon Morgan of Nashville Tennessee 6-3 6-4 6-2 to win the men’s singles. Gwen McEvans of Detroit won the women’s singles 8-6 6-3 over Jean Richardson of Los Angeles. Stewart and John Chandler of New York took the hop doubles title 7-5 4-6 6-3 8-6 defeating Howard Minnis and George Fryman. Mary E. Fine and Eva Bracy of Kansas City won the women’s doubles title 6-2 2-6 7-5 over Jean Richardson and Eleese Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilberforce
Ohio
George Stewart
Montclair
N. J
Verinon Morgan
Nashville
Tenn
Gwen McEvans
Detroit
Jean Richardson
Los Angeles
Stewart
John Chandler
New York
Howard Minnis
Baton Rouge
George Fryman
Dayton
Mary E. Fine
Eva Bracy
Kansas City
Eleese Thornton
Orioles blank A's as Brown shines in relief win
Baltimore pitchers dominate Kansas City as Hector Brown delivers two scoreless innings. An early three-run burst backs Ned Garver’s rough start, while Pilarcik belts a ninth inning homer for the Orioles. Garver labeled with the loss while Lehman takes the decision for Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Baltimore Orioles
Athletics
Hector
Skinny
A's
Hal Smith
Wood
Billy Goodman
Joe Demaestri
Irv Noren
Brown
al Pilarcik
Tom Morgan
Home Forces
Baltimore
Lehman
Triansdos
Garver
Portocarrero
Morgan
Smith
Lel
Pilarcik
Patterson Denies Racial Feelings in Rademacher Fight
Floyd Patterson denied racial tensions influenced his title bid against Pete Rademacher despite a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report. He stated he would not publicly express such views and dismissed the claim as untrue. Backers led by Mike Jennings rejected any race motive in financing the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Mont
Floyd Patterson
Pete Rademacher
Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Patterson
New York
Post-Intelligencer
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Oklahoma
Mathew Hicks
Lawton
Okla
Mike Jennings
Columbus
Rademacher
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By Jerry Nardiello
Nellie Evans
Journal Society
Jerry Nardiello
ABC
Cleveland Indians
Wallace
Bob Robinson
Ellison
Roger Lawson
Walker
Dennis Block
Miamisburg
Padres
Turley
Hoeft
Foytack
iWight
Ceccarelli
Harshman
Keegan
Brewer
Gorman
Pascual
Stobbs
Jos McLish
Garcia
W. L. Pet. G.B
W. L Pet GB
York
Judy Eller
Old Hickory
Ann Marston
England
Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Ann
Grand American
Clevenger and
Berberet
Bunning
Byrd
Berlberet
Hambletonian
Rademacher Fight
Emmette Watson
Kent
Watson
Georgia
South
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