The Burly Yale Coach Looms in Yankee Camp
Ken Loeffler the ex Yale coach and future Providence Steamrollers boss tours Midwest camps for the Yankees. He reports 32 tryouts, 3600 hopefuls evaluated last year with 68 prospects singled out. August 12-13 in Hamilton, plus Loeffler’s basketball eye and scouting for Yankee baseball and pro hoops.
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Paul Day
New York Yankees
Hamilton
Ken Loeffler
Yale
St. Louis Bombers
Basketball Association of America
Providence
R. 1
Steamrollers
New York
Yankee
Piggy Lambert
Wally Berger
Tom
Shaky) Cain
Lambert
Purdue
Illinois
Yankees
Berger
Braves
Reds
Midwest
Bronx
Cain
Tennessee
Loeffler
Yanks
New Haven
Kansas State
Ike) Eiesnhower
Providence Steamrollers
Andre
Les Pugh
Frank Kautsky
Indianapolis
Pugh
Thomas AC Foe Of Vets Tonight At Armco Field
Thomas AC of Cincinnati seeks first win over the Armco Vets in tonight exhibition at Armco Field. Reed Brown and Jack Gutjahr to pitch for Thomas as Boob Kraft’s squad eyes adjustments after recent fielding, with Jim Sexton slated to start for the Vets if needed. Milford AC clinched Buckeye pennant with 14 straight victories.
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Thomas AC
Cincinnati
Armco Field
Armco Vets
Middletown
Vets
Queen City Nine
Thomas Nine
Buckeye
Loveland
Tiger
Reed Brown
Jack Gutjahr
Thomas
Cincinnatians
Boob Kraft
Jim Sexton
Kraft
Becker
Herb Wells
Carl Tibbs
Les Pugh
Milford AC
Lorillard Rally Clinches 5-2 Win In Old Timers Playoff Start
P Lorillard erased a 2-1 deficit with a four run sixth inning at Barnitz Field to down Middletown Business College 5-2 and earn a shot at the Old Timers League title. Larry McMonigle and Paul Walker locked horns as McMonigle contributed key hits while Walker allowed seven hits over seven innings. Lorillard ended the regular season third, Collegians second, with Lorillard taking two of three meetings this season.
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Lorillard Rally Nets
P. Lorillard
Barnitz Field
Middletown Business College
Polar Bear
Collegians
Larry McMonigle
Victors
Young
Paul Walker
MBC
McMonigle
Taylor
South
Bears
Stranahan After Ohio Open Title Today It's Official
Stranahan confirms the return of professional boxing to Middletown next Tuesday night with Spence r and Discopoli signed for a 10 round main event at Armco Field. Spencer, a Chicago light weight veteran, will fight Joe Discopoli of Cincinnati with officials from the American Legion and Middletown Sportsmen's Club arranging the event and ticket sales already brisk.
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National Boxing Association
Middletown
Gene Spencer
Chicago
Windy City
Chicago Legion
Danny Spunt
Armco Field
Cincinnati
Joe Discopoli
American Legion
Spencer
The
Legion
Arty
Johnny Bratton
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Enrique Bolanos
Ernie Pet
Castoffs Triumph Under Southworth With Potter Key
Nelson Potter, a latest castoff found by Boston Braves manager Billy Southworth, pitched five solid innings in a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves widened their first place margin while Boston and the Red Sox, led by Joe McCarthy, won big in Detroit. Other highlights include Giants sweeping Reds, Dodgers beating Cardinals, and rookie Hank Arft debuting with the Browns in a 4-0 victory over the Yankees.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Southworth
Nelson Potter
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Potter
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston
Ralph Kiner
Larry Jansen Blanks Reds, Vandy Is Loser
New York right hander Larry Jansen shut out the Cincinnati Reds 3-0, extending his scoreless innings streak to 23. He allowed six hits while Johnny Vander Meer limited the Giants to seven, with the decisive hits coming in the first and sixth frames. Howie Fox surrendered the final run as the Giants benefited from a walk, a Reds error, and a single. Ted Kluszewski collected two hits for Cincinnati, while Stallcup doubled in the Reds’ lone extra-base hit.
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Indians
Philadelphia
A’s
Cleveland
Tribe
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Brooklyn
Larry Jansen
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Pirates
Cardinals
Detroit
Red Sox
Newhouser
Johnny Pesky
Bobby Doerr
Kinder
Johnny Lipon
Hank Arft
St. Louis Browns
Browns
New York Yankees
Cliff Fannin
Yankees
Arft
Toledo
Pat Seerey
Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Bob Scheffing
Clarence Madden
Chicago Cubs
Dutch Leonard
Phils
Phildelphia
Eddie Sawyer
Philly
NEW York
Johnny Vander Meer
New Yorkers
Howie Fox
Ted Kluszewski
Indiana University
Jansen
Stallcup
Reds
Vander Meer
Cincinnati
HPOAE
Baumholtz
Adams
Wyrostek
Sauer
Kluszewski
Hatton
Lamanno
Corbitt
Marshall
Lockman
Mize
Kerr
Fox
Reardon
Jorda
Boggess
Goetz
McCarthy and Pesky Fined Fifty for Umpire Row
Detroit AP report says Boston Red Sox manager Joe McCarthy and third baseman Johnny Pesky each paid a $50 fine after disputes with rookie umpire John Stevens last Saturday in Boston. Pesky protested a called strike and was banished, McCarthy protested Pesky's ejection, and both were sent off.
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Detroit
Joe McCarthy
Johnny Pesky
Boston Red Sox
John Stevens
Boston
McCarthy
Pesky
Sockers
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Lions Sign Sarratt and Sarringhaus In NFL Moves
Detroit acquires University of Oklahoma triple threat halfback Charles F. Sarratt and Paul Sarringhaus of Hamilton Ohio formerly with Ohio State. Sarrar t had joined the Lions in 1946 via waivers and later played for the Cardinals after a brief stint with Detroit. Sarringhaus, 27, is a halfback who sat out 1947 as a free agent.
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Detroit
Charles F. Sarratt
University of Oklahoma
Detroit Lions
Paul Sarringhaus
Hamilton
Ohio State University
Lions
Cardinals
Sarringhaus
Debut Highlights As Browns Down Yankees 4-0
Hank Arft homered and tripled with three RBIs in his major league debut to power the St. Louis Browns past the New York Yankees 4-0. Ellis Kinder spun an eight inning three hit shutout for Boston as the Red Sox extended to 13 straight wins, beating Detroit 8-0.
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Associated Press
Hank Arft
Browns
New York Yankees
Ellis Kinder
Red Sox
Tigers
Boston
Wellsville Hires Frank Solak as Coach and Football Aide
Frank Solak, star athlete from Slippery Rock Teachers College and Kent State, named head basketball coach and assistant football mentor at Wellsville High School. native of Ford City, Pennsylvania.
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Wellsville, O
Frank Solak
Slippery Rock
Teachers College
Kent State University
Wellsville High School
Ford City
Yesterday's Results in Baseball Leagues
National League games Brooklyn 3 St Louis 2 New York 3 Cincinnati 0 Boston 5 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 1 in 11 innings American League outcomes Boston 8 Detroit 0 right Cleveland 10 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2 Washington 1 St Louis 4 New York 0 American Association Minneapolis 10 Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 8 St Paul 4 Other games postponed
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Boston Sence
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Chicago Ener
Boston
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn
Only game scheduled features matches across leagues with major teams listed by city pairs. Highlights include Pittsburgh versus Boston and St Louis facing Brooklyn in a slate heavy on marquee franchises.
Olympic Games Open Thursday With Ceremony
London AP reports thousands of athletes prepared for the opening ceremony, with King George presiding. Romania and Bulgaria faced participation issues over seats and entry, causing minor political tension. Mal Whitfield of Ohio State expects to run under 1 50 in the metric half mile, competing in both the 400 and 800 meters.
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London
King George
Romania
Tomasso Giglio
England
Mal Whitfield
United States
Ohio State
All-Stars rout Muncie in 11-6 league game
Ohio-Indiana League All-Stars beat Muncie 11 to 6 in Muncie. Ray Hathaway earned the win for Zanesville with three hitless innings, while Larry Miller took the loss for Muncie. Muncie committed seven errors and the All-Stars collected 13 8 hits off three Muncie pitchers.
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Ray Trava
J. Kaufman
Miller
Muncie
Trava
Kaufman
All- Stars
Reds
Frank Colley
Zanesville
Portsmouth
Springfield
All-Stars
Hathaway
Alivojvodic
Two Simon Pures Ahead Of Field Shute Tops Pros
In Toledo Ohio at the Ohio Open final rounds unfold as 64 players from a 163 entry compete for a share of 2800. Frankie Stranahan leads at 139 after two rounds with Johnny Nowack close behind, while Denny Shute tops the pros at 142. If an amateur wins, the $1000 prize goes to the leading professional.
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Simon Pures
Shute
Toledo, O
Sylvania Country Club
Simon Pyres
Frankie Stranahan
Toledo
Johnny Nowack
Cleveland
Denny Shute
Akron
Ohio
al Marchi
Troy
Stranahan
Billy Burke
Phil Perkins
Clyde Mumma
Dayton
Andy Mocsary
Salem
Nowack
Maurice McCarthy
Cincinnati
Indians snag 10th win as Feller survives hocus pocus
Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller earned his 10th victory after a managerial ploy by Lou Boudreau shuffled Ed Klieman to the mound. Klieman locked down three scoreless innings to seal the win, as Ken Keltner and Joe Gordon homered and Allie Clark propelled the offense with two triples and a single in a 10-5 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Ed Klieman
Boudreau
Klieman
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Tribe
Sam Chapman
Philadelphia
Bob
Feller
Ken Keltner
Jim Hegan
Hal Peck
Larry Doby
Dale Mitchell
Keltner
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Gordon
Allie Clark
Al Rosen’s Homers Spark Kansas City Victory
Kansas City infielder Al Rosen, 23, boosted by a string of homers, powered a 8-4 win over St. Paul after slamming three in consecutive innings and adding two more last night. Minneapolis beat Milwaukee 10-6 as Indianapolis pulled ahead. rain wiped Louisville at Toledo and Indianapolis at Columbus.
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al Rosen
Kansas City
Rosen
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Brewers
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Columbus
Toledo Jeeps Sold to Ike Duffy President of NBL
The Toledo Jeeps of the National Basketball League were sold to Ike Duffy, president of the league and owner of the Anderson Packers. The sale was announced by Virgil, president of the Toledo club.
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Toledo, C
Toledo Jeeps
Ike Duffy
Anderson, Ind
Virgil
Toledo
Peggy Kirk Smashes Toledo Course Record
Peggy Kirk broke the Inverness Course record in Toledo yesterday during the opening defense of her Toledo women's district golf title. The Findlay Curtis Cup player, playing from the men's tees, shot 37 36 73 for five under par 38 40 78 and four strokes better than the previous 77 record.
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Toledo, O
Peggy Kirk
Inverness Course
Toledo
Findlay
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