Armco Grabs Hard-Fought Playoff Win In Softball Clash
Armco edged Sorg Paper 3 2 as Nelson Lawson earned his ninth win in 14 starts and Jer ry Patterson delivered the decisive hit. Aeronca rallied past Shartles 6 5 with Ed Jamison homering in the sixth to seal a playoff berth at Gardner diamond.
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Armco
Sorg Paper
Aeronca
Shattle Brothers
Ed Jamison
Jerry Patterson
Lynn McGuire
Shartles
Gardner Beard and Carton
Gardner Diamond
Sorg
Gardner - Aeronca
Nelson Lawson
Harold Harrison
Wallace Drury
Jake Lonsdale
Crowley-Hackney Eliminated In City Doubles Tourney
In Middletown tennis upsets shake the city tourney. Crowley and Hackney, top seeds, fell 5 7 64 64 to unseeded Joe Lawson and Ken Rupp. Lawson and Rupp advance to face Frydell and Cahill in the upper bracket semi finals.
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Middletown
Don Crowley
City
Pat Arnold
Don Hackney
Crowley
Joe Lawson
Ken Rupp
Lawson
Rupp
Don Frydell
Jim Cahill
Frydell
Cahill
al Withrow
John Brannon
Bob Millan
Tony Kendell
Larry Fraley
Art Kunz
Bob Swanger
Carolyn Wikoff
Claire Crowley
Lynn Lawson
Betsy Little
Gwynne Finkleman
Carol Heller
Betty Roush
Susan Hagan
June Wilkinson
Ruth Keller
Leak Caps Medalist Award In Local Women's Tourney
Mrs. Al Leak shot a four over par 45 to lead the Wildwood Forest Hills Women s Invitational. The field was split into three flights with low gross and low net honors noted for each club. In Wildwood finals, Mrs. Kelso advanced to meet Mrs. Combs in an 18 hole title match next week.
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Leak
al Leak
Wildwood
Melvin Kelso
Owen Combs
Neyland Testimonial Night Set for Aug 8 in Knoxville
A tribute to General Bob Neyland is planned in Knoxville on August 8 with a guest list of top college football coaches. The roster includes Art Guepe, Bob Woodruff, Bobby Dodd, Pearvey Robinson, Johnny Vaught, Bowden Wyatt, and master of ceremonies Herman Hickman. Neyland retired after guiding Tennessee to prominence.
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Knoxville
Tenn
NEA
Gen
Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt
Art Guepe
Florida
Bob Woodruff
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd
Tennessee
Pearvey Robinson
Mississippi
Johnny Vaught
Arkansas
Bowden Wyatt
Yale
Herman Hickman
Gen. Neyland
Vols
Georgia Tech football players wed raise housing concern
Seventeen members of the 1953 Georgia Tech football team are married. A housing problem for fish in the Great Lake Cambodia in Indochina is noted, with about 100000 tons of fish taken annually.
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Atlanta, Ga
NEA
Geora Tech
Great Lake
Cambodia
Indochina
Middletown Davis Cuppers Fall 5 2 to Dayton in Davis Cup
Middletown Junior Davis Cup team fell 5-2 to Dayton. Pat Arnold earned the lone point with a 6-3 7-5 win over George Fryman as Arnold beat Fryman in singles. Doubles and additional singles saw Dayton secure the win with wins by Emmons, Shulman, and Halton, plus a split doubles showing Lorenz Jones for Dayton.
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Middletown
Dayton
Pat Arnold
George Fryman
Tom Holton
Arnold
Fryman
Shaw Emmons
Bob Swanger
Tom Shulman
Ken Rupp
Nichols Memorial Stadium Chases Capacity Milestones
Full House Champaign reports Nichols Memorial Stadium since 1923 has been filled to capacity 71,119 a dozen times, marking historic attendance milestones at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Illinois.
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Champaign
Ill
NEA
Nichols
Machine Shop Reaches Armco Meet Finals After 10-6 Win
Machine Shop advances to the Armco Wahoo Softball Tournament finals by beating the Riggers 10-6, with Lubberger two run homer and Singleton a bases loaded double and two run homer driving five RBIs. Pipe Welding Fabricating and Fabricating also won to reach semis.
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Machine Shop
Welding Shop
Lubberger
Singleton
Barnes
Pipe Welding
Formed Products
Art Schultz
Les Haldersman
Eric Guerin Tops New York Jockey Win List at 78
New York jockey Eric Guerin led all riders with 78 winners this season across Jamaica Belmont Park Aqueduct and back to Jamaica. He briefly rode Native Dancer in Chicago before joining Saratoga with Alfred Vanderbilt's string. Hedley Woodhouse was runner up with 77 wins and Ted Atkinson had 71.
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New York
Eric Guerin
Jamaica
Belmont Park
Aqueduct
Guerin
Chicago
Saratoga
Alfred Vanderbilt
Hedley Woodhouse
Ted Atkinson
Willie Lester
Willie Boland
New York State Athletic Commission suspends Joey Maxim
Reflecting on past sports moments, the piece notes that a year ago Maxim was suspended by the NYSAC until he defended his light heavyweight title against Randy Turpin in London. It also recalls Bobby Doerr's 1940s homer, Alabama football wartime shutdown, and Helen Moody's 1946 tennis default.
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New York State Athletic Commission
Joey Maxim
Randy Turpin
London
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Indians
University of Alabama
Helen Moody
Helen Jacobs
Cardinal Halfbacks Fast Maybe Faster With Wright
Germantown High begins football prep as Harold Wright, a three time state sprint champion, may join after Sept 8. Coach Lindsay aims to build a fast backfield around Wright and QB Don Marker, with Bolinger Slifer and Conner in the backfield and Strayer Egan anchoring the line as the squad drills two a day.
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Germantown
Harold Wright
Germantown High
Dale Lindsay
Wright
Lindsay
Don Marker
Marker
Douglas Bolinger
Tom Slifer
Dick Conner
Paul Smith
Conner
J. C. Strayer
Richard Egan
Strayer
Egan
Pete Phillanbaum
John Draus
Oulook
Bob Kelley
Kelley
Jim Hughes
Heidelberg College
Bob Kelly
Journal
Mid-Season Survey Shows Harness Racing Booming
New York reports the harness racing industry heading into its biggest season with attendance up 13.41 percent and mutual turnover up 19.30 percent from 1952. Three new tracks Ponce De Leon Raceway Bayard Hazel Park Vernon Downs lift figures 22.38 percent in attendance and 27.5 percent in wagering through Aug. 8. US Trotting Association confirms gains and projects state revenues over 25 million dollars, aided by track expansions and rising wagering. 1952 attendance and wagering records show continued growth despite declines at Northville Cicero Painesville.
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New York
Ponce de Leon Raceway
Bayard
Fla
Hazel Park
Detroit
Vernon Downs
N. Y
United States Trotting Association
Northville
Mich
Cicero
Chicago
Painesville
Ohio
Maywood Park
Yonkers
San Mateo
Calif
Lebanon
Roosevelt
Louisville
Post-Olympic thrill from American medalist over British duke
State auditor Jimmy Rhodes recalls a London 1948 medal ceremony where an American athlete, dusted with track suit and hair in eyes, saluted the Duke of Edinburgh with a grin and a firm “Thank you, duke.” Rhodes argues competitive sports shaped American youth and values, noting his AAU leadership and other sports roles.
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Jimmy Rhodes
Columbus
Ohio
Jesse Owens
Joe Louis
Ben Hogan
London
United States
Amateur Athletic Union
Lord Burghley
British Amateur Athletic Union
Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
England
Duke
His Highness
America
Prise
Jim Rhodes
AAU
U. S. Olympic Committee
Ohio Public Links Golf Assn
National Caddie Assn., Inc
PGA
Knot Hole Gang
Columbus Boys Club
Helicopter Bows To Earl's Song In Grand Circuit Meet
Earl's Song a 3 year old filly from Castleton Farms defeated Helicopter in the breeders filly stake for 3 year old trotters at Grand Circuit racing in Sedalia Missouri. Curly Smart drove Earl's Song to the front in both heats with a first mile of 2 01. Del Miller steered Helicopter to second and Miss Mary Stewart third in the $5880 Grand Circuit feature. An extra heat decided the $5500 breeders filly stakes for pacers with Countess Vivian winning the third mile after taking the first heat in 2 03 2 5. Security Hanover took the second heat. Pleasant Surprise placed third in all heats.
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Sedalia
Earl's Song
Castleton Farms
Helicopter
Curly Smart
del Miller
Countess Vivian
Security Hanover
Pleasant Surprise
The King Snake Immune to Venom and Protected
The king snake resists venom from rattlesnakes copperheads and water moccasins. This immunity leads to its protection across many U S regions where hunters are barred from killing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Writers Vote Three into Hall of Fame
In Chicago the nations sportswriters and sportscasters selected Byron Nelson Ben Hogan and Sam Snead for the PAG Hall of Fame from a list of golfers nominated by a PGA committee.
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Chicago
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
PAG Hall of Fame
PGA
Artificial Lures Can Nab Most Fish in Winter Waters
The fishing editor argues that artificial lures work in northern Michigan water, detailing how streamers, bucktails, spoons, and plugs can catch smallmouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, and walleye. He notes locals often rely on live bait but offers tactics to fish deep near weed edges and rocky bottoms, urging experimentation to prove artificial lures effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Michigan
Seals Go Hitless In Doubleheader No-Hitter Beats Seals
In San Francisco the Seals were held hitless through 14 19 innings as Oakland pitcher Jim Atkins threw a 2-0 seven inning no-hitter in the opener. Don Ferrarese kept the no-hit bid until 7 1 3 innings before Reno Cheso singled in the nightcap. The Oaks won 7 1. The Seals collected two hits in the twin bill.
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San
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