Hall Of Fame Stints Spark Opening Of Knothole Season
The Knothole season opened with Woody Daubt of Doughman Painters throwing five innings of no hit ball against Dave Finkleman Realty. VFW defeated Armco 8-1, Ellis beat Allsports 5-4, Roberson's and FOPA tied 7-7, and Optimist edged Knights of Pythias 6-5.
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Woody Daubt
Doughman Painters
Dave Finkleman
Doughman
Doubt
Dale Diehl
Finkleman
Jim Jackson
Roy Lucas
Armco
VFW
Dave Carter
Billy Scott
Elks
J. B. Biffitt
Tom Hatton
68 Runs In Three Safety League Games At East Side
Armco sluggers produced 68 runs across three Safety League games at East Side diamonds. Open Hearth crushed Blast Furnace 21 to 7 with 18 hits led by Les Pugh and homers by Hughes Aldridge and Powers. Maintenance edged Fabricating 10 to 9 as Art Schultz took the loss. Cold Strip rallied past West Processing 134 with Fred Finney the winning pitcher and Myers Ratcliffe homering for West.
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Armco
East Side Diamonds
West Processing
Lawson
Art Schultz
Open Hearth
Ron Davish
Les Pugh
Hughes
Aldridge
Powers
Fred Myers
George Ratcliff
West
Fred Finney
Coaching changes shake Preble Darke county schools
In Darke and Preble counties three high schools announced coaching shifts for next year. Bill Nixon leaves Gettysburg to lead Versailles boys basketball. James Mullen resigns from Jefferson High New Paris to join a Dayton sporting goods firm. Lewisburg Union seeks a new basketball baseball coach after Richard Volk’s year as coach.
Beaning Affects Minnie Minoso In White Sox Return
New York slugger Bob Grim beaned Minnie Minoso earlier in May. Since his return from the head injury on May 18 Minoso has batted 11 times without a hit and dropped to a .252 average. Ted Williams nears 2,000 career hits with 1,946 safeties and 368 homers. Cubs rookie Bob Speake has 31 hits with 3 RBIs and 11 homers, and many of his safeties are for extra bases.
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New York
Bob Grim
New York Yankees
White Sox
Minnie Minoso
Minoso
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bob Speake
Chicago Cubs
UNC 1941 team first to reach NCAA eastern regionals
The University of North Carolina basketball squad of 1941 was the only UNC team to participate in the NCAA eastern regionals.
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University of North Carolina
Knot Hole Baseball: Pitchers Cover First Base Fundamentals
The article explains pitcher duties on balls to the first baseman. It covers breaking for the bag, catching chest high near two steps before the base, stepping on first with the right foot, and quickly turning toward second. Backups and runners on base are discussed to prevent advancing on errors.
Sorg Paper joins Industrial League debut against Crystal Tissue
Sorg Paper Co enters the Industrial League replacing Wrenn Paper and faces Crystal Tissue in the Gardner diamond opener. Sorg, managed by Bill Wilch, carries Wrenn’s 0-4 record into tonight’s game while Aeronca seeks its fifth straight win in fast and slo-pitch action with matches against Shartle Brothers and Miami Cabinet on the night slate.
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Sorg Paper Co
Wrenn Paper
B. P. Allen
Sorg
Crystal Tissue
Crystal
Wrenn
Bill Wilch
Allen
Aeronca
Flyers
Shartle Brothers
Miami Cabinet
Crystal - Shartle
Gardner Diamond
Sorg Paper
East Side Diamonds
Armco
Gardner Board and Carton
Argentine Ace To Get Chance At Revenge
Rafael Merentino, 26, Argentine boxer, earned a return match with Jackie LaBua after defeating Hardy Smallwood in the second round at St. Nicholas Arena. LaBua added to the scheduling change due to an injury, with the rematch set for July 11 in the same venue. Merentino weighed 160 pounds, Smallwood 157.
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New York
Rafael Merentino
Hardy Smallwood
Brooklyn
St. Nicholas Arena
Rex Sullivan
Merentino
Jackie la Bua
la Bua
Smallwood
Rafael
Samllwood
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Highlights
Pite Buhl of Milwaukee pitched effectively with help from Eddie Robinson who hit two two run homers as Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 5 to 2. York beat Detroit 7 to 5 with timely hitting and solid defense.
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Bob Buhl
Milwaukee
Bra
Philadelphia Phils
Eddie Robinson
Yan
York
Detroit
Boxing Results Roundup From New York Brockton Nottingham
The Associated Press reports multiple bouts in which Rafael Merentino stopped Hardy Smallwood in Brooklyn after 2 rounds. Alec Brown defeated Coley Wallace by decision in Paoli. Jack Gardner stopped Johnny Williams in Nottingham after 5 rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Rafael Merentino
Argentina
Hardy Smallwood
Brooklyn
Brockton
Mass
Alec Brown
Paoli
Coley Wallace
Nottingham
England
Jack Gardner
Johnny Williams
Bowling Prop Association elects new Ohio president
TOLEDO Ohio Glenn Williams of Wadsworth was elected president of the Bowling Proprietors Association of Ohio at a two day meeting. Paul Kerchner of Louisville was named second vice president and other officers were announced.
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Toledo
Ohio
Bowling Proprietors Assn. of
Glenn Williams
Wadsworth
Paul Kerchner
Louisville
Campanella Narrowly Trails NL Batting Lead on Sacrifice Fly Rule
Roy Campanella of the Dodgers trails Richie Ashburn of the Phillies by 13 points in the NL but sits with a .342 average thanks to 11 safeties and five sacrifice flies. Ashburn leads at .355 with no sacrifice flies. The AL is led by Kaline at .372 with Kuenn at .366. Mantle tied for AL home runs at 14. Duke Snider and Campanella share NL home run lead with 17.
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Darrell Short
Danny Reffitt
Lions
Lewis
Buster Strausberger
Ronnie Forrest
Hall
Mayfield
Baty
Armco
Steelers
Dick Chupka
Strickland
Rob Gillis
Dick Velde
Don Schmidt
Jimmy Cooper
Gardner
Mike Jackson
Eagles
Dick Armstrong
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Roy Campanella
Richie Ashburn
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Ashburn
Campy
Phillies
Don Mueller
Giants
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Bill Virdon F
St. Louis
al Kaline
Detroit
Harvey
Kuenn
Kaline
Vic Power
Kansas City
Mickey Versnon
Washington
Mickey Mantle
Sherm Lollar
Chicago
Duke Snider
Snider
Mantle
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