Armco Vets Clinch Buckeye League Eastern Title
Armco Vets defeated Becker's Clothes 11-5 at Armco Field to clinch the Buckeye League Eastern Division crown. Clarence Cox earned his seventh win, with strong early offense by Paul Smith and doubles from Charley Broyles and Les Pugh. Becker's rallied late but Cox, aided by Bob Scheibert, held on as Armco piled up 14 hits despite rain. In a separate note, Toledo and Akron sailors led in a Mentor Harbor small-boat event, earning district representation for the National Lightning Races.
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Bob Scheibert
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Cox
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Charley Broyles
Les Pugh
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Wehmeier
Budde
Sample
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O Fenton
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Me Tow Hitters Me Tow Hitters
National and American League batting leaders listed with Robinson Brooklyn and DiMaggio Boston highlighted. Includes runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, pitching and strikeouts. Irish Bulge New York notes Notre Dame vs NYU rivalry. Mercer Wisconsin ad invites summer visitors.
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Ennis
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DiMaggio
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Williams
Stephens
Pesky
Majeski
Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
St. Louis
Reynolds
New York
Trucks
Detroit
Notre Dame
New York University
Cochell Upsets Drobny For Swiss Tennis Title
Earl Cochell of San Francisco rallied from a deficit to defeat top seed Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakia 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3 7-5 and win the Swiss Lawn Tennis Tournament men’s singles. Sheila Summers beat Joan Curry 6-3 6-3 in women’s final. Drobny and Shirley Fry topped Cochell and Summers 6-2 6-3 in mixed doubles.
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Switzerland
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San Francisco
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
Sheila Summers
South Africa
Joan Curry
London
Drobny
Shirley Fry
Akron
Cochell
Mrs. Summers
Dapper Dan Golf winner Vic Ghezzi at Pittsburgh
Sports Mirror Today recalls Vic Ghezzi winning the Dapper Dan Golf at Pittsburgh with a 271 score. It also notes the St. Louis Cardinals overtook the Dodgers in the National League by beating Philadelphia 5-4, plus a Sweden mile mark and Yankee rookie Atley Donald's rookie streak bust.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia
Arne Anderson
Sweden
Atley Donald
New York Yankee
Stream Traps Picnickers on Lookout Mountain Rescue
Five bathing-suit clad picnickers marooned on a Lookout Mountain gorge ledge for 15 hours were rescued by firefighters using an extension ladder. The Chattanooga group Virginia Shepard 18 Virginia Crisp 19 Doris Hutsell 18 Sheridan Hutsell 22 and Jack Fulks were unharmed after seeking shelter under a bluff 75 feet high as floodwaters rose from heavy rains.
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Virginia Shepard
Virginia Crisp
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Husell
Sheridan Hutsell
Jack G. Fulks
Lula Lake
One Man Is Killed Nine Hurt In Blast In Barcelona
In Barcelona Plaza De Catalunya a large bomb killed one person and wounded nine, with two women badly hurt and not expected to survive. Windows shattered across the neighborhood as police closed the square and set nets to trap the attackers. The blast originated from a lamp post base, part of a series of explosions during Generalissimo Franco's June visit.
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Merchants edged by Hamilton in close 2-1 loss
Roy Chadwell of Hamilton outdueled Elmer Smith of Middletown Merchants as Hamilton won 2-1 at Sportsman's Park Millville in the final Buckeye League game of the regular schedule Elmer Smith allowed unearned runs with a wild throw on a bunt and a late rally by Hamilton in the eighth inning produced the winning run Hessler and Schmizzi doubled and singled in the eighth to seal the victory Chadwell struck out 12 Merchants while Smith fanned five with two hit batters in a tense hurling duel before an elimination series begins in two weeks
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Buckeye
Hessler
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Smith
Merchants
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Dick Cope
Harrison
Savage
Beiser
Schmizzi
Luke Chaney
Bill Tegge
Merchant
Lowe
Leon Farmer
Hi Weber
Schwegmann
Enoch Hale
Greene Craft Take Third In Miami Valley Amateur Tourney
Tommy Greene and Stan Craft of Middletown finished third in the Miami Valley District Golf Association Amateur Tourney at Mound City Golf Course in Miamisburg. They shot 70 to place behind Zimmerman and Marx and Bow and Lapp, who both posted 68. Zimmerman won the division with a 70 and Greene tied for second low net with 73.
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Stan Craft
Middletown
Miami Valley District Golf Association
Mound City Geotes
Miamisburg
White Sox minor league system grows to eleven teams
The Chicago White Sox expand their farm system to eleven teams, adding depth for player development and organizational strength across the minor leagues. The move consolidates affiliations and aims to broaden scouting and advancement opportunities for prospects.
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White Sox
Gonzales Retakes Clay Crown In Chicago Meet
Pancho Gonzales captured his second straight National Clay Court title at River Forest, defeating Frankie Parker in four sets 6-1 3-6 8-6 6-3. Magda Rurak defeated Beverly Baker for the women’s title in three sets, while Vic Seixas and Sam Match won the doubles title over Gonzales and Hugh Stewart. Schroeder did not attend the event, but is slated to return to Forest Hills as defending champion.
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Ted Schroeder
Pancho Gonzales
Gonzales
Forest Hills
Schroeder
River Forest Tennis Club
Frankie Parker
Magdaurac
Los Angeles
Beverly Baker
Santa
Unseeded Teams Gain In Doubles Tourney
Two unexpected doubles pairs reached the City Doubles Tourney final at the Verity Courts before rain halted play. Don Crowley and Perry Grier beat Larry Fraley Sr. and Jr. 6 2, 6 2, while Bill Verity and Bob Millan defeated Tony Kendall and George Harvey 6 1, 7 5. Women’s play was washed out. semis set for this afternoon with finals at 5:30.
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Don Crowley
Perry Grier
Combo
Larry Fraley
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Bob Millan
Tony’’ Kendall
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Fraley
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Joann Whitley
Pegay Verity
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Art Kunz
Judy Kendall
Kitty Ellison
Jane Dorner
Middletown Tennis Club
Cleveland teen wins state amateur bicycle title
Steve Hromijack 19 of Cleveland captured the state amateur bicycle championship with 15 points, four ahead of runner-up Roy Stetina the defending champion from Euclid.
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Steve Hromijack
Cleveland
Roy Stetina
Euclid
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