Vets Massacre Visiting Team in 21–0 Bustling Win
Armco Vets blitzed the Springfield Merchant Bombers 21 to 0 as 14 steals and 15 hits fueled a seventh inning rally halted by the umpires with consent of both sides. Herb Carter led with four hits and five steals. Arnold Grine earned his fourth win with 11 strikeouts over seven innings.
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Leo Durocher
Armco Field
Armco
Springfield Merchant Bombers
Vets
Vet Club
Herb Carter
Arnold Grine
Larry Fraley
Grine
Kenny Fox
Reaper City
Tolliver
Les Pugh
Harold Brown
Pugh
Brown
Schoenling
Cincinnati
Buckeye
Springfield
Armco Vets
Bunkers Bump Stranahan In British Open
In Sandwich England Johnny Bulla and Frank Stranahan trailed after a tough first round at St George's. Stranahan hit two bunkers on the 451 yard fifth hole for a seven. Bobby Locke led a group at 69 with Adams at 67 and Bradshaw and De Vicenzo at 68. Willie Hunter opened at 75.
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Sandwich
England
Johnny Bulla
Frank Stranahan
Bobby Locke
Jimmy Adams
St. George’s
Adams
Ireland
Harry Bradshaw
Roberto DeVicenzo
Argentina
Locke
Bulla
Stranahan
Toledo, O
America
U. S
Willie Hunter
Los Angeles
Cooties Triumph in Inter-City Girls League Win
The Cooties beat Evanston Motors nine, 10 to 4, at Pendleton Field Cincinnati. Kate Allman, King, and Theresa Rukavina each had three hits. Fisser limited Evanston to eight scattered blows as Cincinnati opened with five runs in the first. The club schedules Hamilton League games and exhibition dates through Sunday.
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Evanston Motors
Pendleton Field
Cincinnati
Kate Allman
King
Theresa Rukavina
Fisser
Evanston
Hamilton
Ohio Casualty
LeSourdsville
Springfield
Dayton Orphans
Jim Flynn
Dayton
Gardner Diamond
Newcomer Winglewich Fires 46 Of 50 In Trap Quest
Winglewich, with only 200 targets before, hit 46 of 50 at Middletown Sportsmen's Club midweek practice. Don Roberson led event by percentage with 47 of 50, while international winner R. Wood posted 22 of 25. Women led by Martha Roberson with 37 of 50. Other men's scores listed.
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Winglewich
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Blackner
H. Hayes
R. Wood
A. C. Roberson
E. Winglewich
Bonnie MacKay earns junior title at regional playoffs
Cincinnati teen Bonnie MacKay dares a powerful game to win the Junior Girls championship at Middletown Verity Courts, beating Joyce Higgy of Ohio State. Miss Higgy struggled with MacKay’s pace and backhand, as MacKay claims the regional crown and succeeds Joan Strubbe from last year. Mary Lloyd Hunting also wins the under-15 girls title in Dayton.
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Bonnie MacKay
Middletown
Verity Courts
Ohio State University
Joyce Higgy
Columbus
MacKay
Miss Higey
Miss MacKay
Queen City Star
Capitol City
Joann Oe
Cincinnati
Joan Strubbe
Miss Strubbe
Miss Higgy
Miss Whitley
Ohio State Soph
Mary Lloyd Hunting
Betty Epstein
Cox-Whitley Duo Regain City Junior Doubles Crown
Nancy Cox and Joann Whitley reclaimed the City Junior Championship doubles title at Verity Courts, defeating Jane Dorner and Kitty Ellison 6-2 6-0. This third crown for the pair, who end their Junior Girls ranks this season, follows wins in 1946 and 1947 and includes a 1946 under-15 doubles title.
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Nancy Cox
Joann Whitley
Jane Dorner
Kitty Ellison
Verity Courts
Cox
Whitley
Ellison
Dorner
Cox-Whitley
Dillman Leads St Paul To 5 0 Win In Church League
Dillman struck out 10 in a complete performance for St Paul as they defeated First Church of Christ 5 0 at Barnitz Field. Wind sor Brewer and Gade homered as St Paul collected 10 hits and moved the game up from Friday.
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T. Mack
Dillman
St. Paul's
First Church of Christ
Barnitz Field
Windsor
Brewer
Gade
St. Paul
Good Hurling Seen In Armco Contests
In the Fabricating General Office League at East Side, Lars Larson limited Formed Products to three hits as the Engineers won 4-0. Print Shop tallied three hits off Harold Ledford in a 14-1 loss to Research. Schultz allowed two hits as the Red Socks beat Blue Socks 6-2. Larson homered in the Engineers seventh inning rally that produced four runs. Dannis and Ledford led Research with four base hits in a 16-hit attack. Mittenholzer, Klamp, and Boehm had the only extra base hits.
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General Office
East Side Diamonds
Lars Larson
Engineers
Print Shop
Harold Ledford
Schultz
Larson
Dannis
Ledford
Andy Mittenholzer
Joe Klamp
Boehm
Waitkus Improves after Lung Operation in Chicago
Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Eddie Waitkus continues to improve after a recent operation to re inflate a lung. Hospital officials said his condition is good and he has not yet been cleared for visitors.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Billings Memorial Hospital
Waitkus
Knothole Leaders Undefeated and Caudill No-Hits C Team
Armco beat Mayfield 14 0 as Caudill pitched a no hit no run game in Class C action. Robersons club won 15 2 over Holy Trinity while Pat's Market crushed Knight of Pythias 19 0 Day aided by nine strikeouts in six innings. Streifthau s edged Church of God 8 8 tied, Albanese homered for Holy Trinity in 3 2 win over East End Kids. Caudill struck out seven in local Hall of Fame bid as Armco built big leads.
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Roberson
Holy Trinity
Caudill
Armco
Mayfield Tigers
Pat's Market
Knight of Pythias
Day
Streifthau
Church of God
Albanese
East End
Knights of Pythias
Gardner
King
Hudson
Snowden
Neal
Augsburger
Snowen
Pat
Johnson
Hall of Fame
Nanny Haunts Saints Belts Winning Run
Nanny, traded from St Paul to Indianapolis, hit an eighth inning homer to give the Indians a 6 5 win over his former team and move into a first place tie with St Paul. Milwaukee hammered Louisville 17 2 as Norm Roy won his fifth. Minneapolis beat Toledo 8 2 behind Bill Ayers. Kansas City edged Columbus 4 3 as Jimmy Delsing homered.
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Associated Press
Froilan Fernandez
Nanny
S St Paul
Indianapolis
Saints
Indians
St. Paul
American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Colonels
Norm Roy
Minneapolis
Toledo
Bill Ayers
Millers
Nicolet Park
Kansas City
John Habenicht
John Crimian
Columbus
Blues
Jimmy Delsing
Electricians Komp To 25-11 Triumph At Armco League
The Electricians slamed the Carpenter Shop 25 11 in an Armco Maintenance Shops League game at the Fast Side diamonds. They scored in every frame and poured in seven runs in the seventh inning. Bob Stultz and Herb Carter homered in the third, Tom Duff cleared the bases in the fourth, and Long hit a two run shot for the losers in the sixth off Halderman the winning pitcher.
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Carpenter Shop
Armco Maintenance Shops
Fast Side Diamonds
Electricians
Bob Stultz
Herb Carter
Tom Duff
Long
Halderman
Knights of Pythias Rout Trinity in High Scoring Game
With the score tied 2 2, a Trinity East End player opened the inning with a home run off Leak. Steiner Derenbush and Curry had two hits and a walk to load the bases, producing two more runs in the second. Two seven run frames powered the Knights of Pythias past Gardner Beard and Carton. Potter and Swallow each had three hits while Thomas and Lantis pitched.
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Leak
Stein
Derenbush
Curry
Miller
Trinity
Knights of Pythias Slaughter
Gardner Beard
Carton
Potter
Swallow
Thomas
Lantis
City Loop Opens Second Half Play in Softball League
Eight teams restart from scratch as the City Softball League begins the second round. The winners advance to a post season championship tilt after a Sunday playoff tied Rainbow Inn and Frontier Cafe. First match Duff's Cafe Moose is set plus Rainbow Inn vs Veterans of Foreign Wars at Douglas Park.
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Rainbow Inn
Frontier Cafe
Duff's Cafe
Moose
Duff's
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Douglas Park
Gardner Diamond
Merchants
Barnitz
Doebler’s Gas Rage
Mac's
Barnitz No
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