Lefty Gray Foe Of Vets Tonight
Earl Lefty Gray leads the Love Land Tiers of the Buckeye League in an exhibition against the Armco Vets at Armco Field tonight at 8 30. The Vets face the Tigers in a key Buckeye circuit test as playoff races loom with pitchers Bob Scheibert and Jim Sexton expected to start in relief and rotation roles.
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Earl
Lefty” Gray
Loveland
Buckeye League
Armco Vets
Armco Field
Carl Ackermann
Moraine Products
Ackerman
Vets
Jules Tangeman
Port
Miamisburg
Gray
Armco Tronmakers
Tangeman
Tigers
Buckeye
Lefty Lantis
Bob Scheibert
Armco Nine
Lantis
Jim Sexton
Hamilton
Savage
Arnold Grine
Homer Toms
Jim Gibbons
Wayne Willis
Les Pugh
Semi-Pro Baseball at Armco Field Faces Disinterested Crowd
Day By Day notes that Armco Vets play tonight at Armco Field weather permitting with only a couple hundred fans likely. The piece reflects on fading local semi pro support, recalls the glory days, and invites locals to attend to see players like Jim Sexton Les Pugh and Charley Broyles while acknowledging mixed fan enthusiasm.
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Paul Day
Armco Vets
Armco Field
Vets
Armco
Gardner-Harvey
Cheviot
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Richmond
Lafayette
Nossir
Middletown Reds
Jim Sexton
Les Pugh
Pugh
Razz
Herb Carter
Chuck Weimer
Charley Broyles
Girls Regional Play Underway In Ohio Valley Tennis
Regional center playoffs begin at Verity courts with eliminations in progress. Middletown fields two players in each bracket. Junior Girls entrants include Ellison Whitley and Hagen Roush in early rounds. nine netters compete in Junior Girls with several matches already set.
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Ohio Valley Tennis Association
Middletown
Kitty Ellison
Joann Whitley
Susan Hagen
Betty Roush
Jean Wilson
Columbus
Lucy Beckett
Hamilton
Margaret Geygan
Edith Gluhn
Betty Epstein
Dayton
Dorothy Stuerenberg
Cincinnati
Roush
Wilson-Beckett
Bonnie Mackay
Geygan - Gluhn
Mary Lou Shank
Hagen
Kay Wilderson
Nancy Fry
Joan Strubbe
Marian Lewis
Janet Wallace
Ellison
Joyce Higgy
Marilyn MacLardie
Whitley
Cincinmati
Joost Brissie Lead A's Rally Near first in AL Standings
Eddie Joost drove in two runs including a leadoff homer and Lou Brissie earned his eighth win as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 5-3 in D.C. to close the gap on the league lead. Detroit and Cleveland split, keeping the Indians atop the standings.
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Paw Louprissie
A’s
Senators
Washington
Mackinen
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Joost
Brissie
Pla-Mor Alleys to Close for Repairs Friday
Pla-Mor Alleys will close this Friday for repairs and remain shut for about a month after the Sorg Paper Summer League finale. Local bowlers must travel to other alleys to bowl during the closure.
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Mike Barach
Sorg
YMCA
Association Clubs Return to Action in A Lively Series
First-place Indianapolis hosts seventh-place Toledo to extend a 442 game margin. Columbus holds a one game lead over Milwaukee and visits Louisville as the Colonels chase from last place. Minneapolis begins at Milwaukee while St. Paul visits Kansas City in a four city slate.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Middletown Tennis Club Plans Davis Cup Run in Columbus
The Middletown Tennis Club Junior Davis Cup squad heads to Columbus this afternoon with captain Paul Lanson leading Dick Lyons, Dave Murray, Tom Smith, Perry Grier and Dick Neff. Gene Ingram of Cincinnati Mary Wilson of Dayton and Peggy Verity of Middletown direct the tourney with semi finals tomorrow morning and finals in the afternoon.
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Columbus
Gene Ingram
Cincinnati
Mary Wilson
Dayton
Peggy Verity
Middletown
Paul Lanson
Dick Lyons
Dave Murray
Tom Smith
Perry Grier
Dick Neff
Capitol City
Baseball scores across leagues and cities today
In the American League Boston beat New York 2 to 1 while Detroit defeated Cleveland 9 to 0 and Philadelphia won 5 to 3 over Washington. St Louis edged Chicago 7 to 6. In the American Association Newark won 2 to 1 over Muncie and Portsmouth overwhelmed Lima 13 to 5, Richmond defeated Zanesville 4 to 2, and Marion beat Springfield 5 to 4.
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Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Newark
Muncie
Portsmouth
Lima
Richmond
Zanesville
Marion
Springfield
National League Matchups Among St. Louis and Chicago Venues
The National League slate features Boston at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St. Louis with a night game at St. Louis Detroit hosts St. Louis and Chicago visits Cleveland Philadelphia plays New York and Washington meets Boston.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston Eevee
Detroit
Washington
St Louis
Chicago
Boston
Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago Seeee
St. Louis
Linville Leaves For Western Kentucky State College
Shelby Linville departing for Bowling Green Kentucky to enroll at Western Kentucky State College as Western Kentucky National Guard enrollment exemptions him from the draft. Linville, captain of the 1947-48 Middle basketball team and a two year all Ohio player, is the son of Mr and Mrs H P Linville of 712 Elsmere Street.
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Shelby Linville
Bowling Green
Western Kentucky State College
Linville
National Guard
H. P. Linville
Elsmere St
Nine Local Women Enter Dayton Golf Tournament
Nine Wildwood Golf Club representatives join 161 other players in the Miami Valley course district event in Dayton. Named entrants include Mrs. Owen Combs 8 50, Mrs Campbell Allen 9 05, Mrs Clarence Mers 9 25, Mrs Morris Smith 9 45, Mrs Myron Sanderson 10 05 on Tee 1 and Mrs Fred Schatzmann 8 55, Mrs Melvin Kelso 9 05 on Tee 10, plus Mrs Hugh Wright and Mrs Eugene Coker with no start times set.
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Wildwood Golf Club
Miami Valley
Dayton
Owen Combs
Campbell Allen
Clarence Mers
Morris Smith
Myron Sanderson
Fred Schatzmann
Melvin Kelso
Hugh Wright
Eugene Coker
Roosevelt Raceway Pioneers Harness Racing In New York
The article notes Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island staged its first meet in 1940 as harness racing expanded from small towns to big cities. Northville Downs in Detroit opened in 1944, and about fifteen major metropolitan tracks are expected to operate on the circuit this year.
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Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island
N. Y
Northville Downs
Detroit
Satchel Paige Signs With Cleveland Indians
Cleveland signs 39 year old pitching great Leroy Satchel Paige after a tryout demonstration by Lou Boudreau and Hank Greenberg. Paige, who has played for the Kansas City Monarchs and Negro leagues, may start or relieve. contract terms not disclosed.
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Satchel) Paige
Tribe
Lou Boudreau
Paige
Kansas City Monarchs
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Indians
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Veeck
Boudreau
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Redlegs Topple Bucs Move On To Chicago
Cincinnati Reds toppled the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 4 then traveled to Chicago to face the Cubs. Teddy Kluszewski delivered a ninth inning double driving in the tying and winning runs as Hank Sauer scored on a passed ball. Frankie Baumholtz, Augie Galan and Bobby Adams contributed in support.
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Redlegs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
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Chisox Arrive For Two-Game Tribe Series
The Chicago White Sox travel to Cleveland for a two game series with the Indians as Detroit's Tigers beat Cleveland 9 0 to take a 2 1 lead in the series. Dizzy Trout delivered a home run and six singles while Vic Wertz belted a three run homer. Attendance reached 41 655 at the game and Eddie Robinson suffered a knee injury ending his season hopes. Bob Feller planned to start for Cleveland against Chicago.
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Tribe
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Redskins
Vic Wertz
Tigers
Eddie Robinson
Bob Feller
Chicago
Bill Wight
Joe Haynes
Sox
Reds Win 6-4 as Kluszewski Clears Bases in Ninth
Ted Kluszewski doubled with the bases loaded in the ninth, driving in two runs to lift the Reds past the Pirates 6-4. Dizzy Trout pitched the Tigers to a 9-0 shutout of the Indians, adding a home run to help his own cause.
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Reds
Pirates
YMCA Triumphs 11-10 Over MBC to Lead Wdl-Timers League
The YMCA edged Middletown Business Diege 11-10 as Y batters supported Roy Roberts who pitched the complete game. Marty Miller homered for the Collegians who lost 40-0 after a late rally attempt, while Ed Vollett allowed the late innings relief.
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Wdl-Timers’ League
YMCA
Middletown
Barnitz
Barkeley Electric
Collegians
Paul Walker
Ed Vollett
Wally Keunzel
Marty Miller
Santora
Roy Roberts
Jim Miller
Ira Deep Receives Miami Track Letter
Miami University awarded letters to 41 athletes in two spring sports. Ira Deep of Middletown is listed among the track letter winners.
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Ira Deep
Miami
Oxford
Miami University
University Athletic Advisory Council
Middletown
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