Musial Is Key To Cardinal's Surge
Our Town notes a flood of visitors for the 63rd annual trapshoot in West Middletown and Vandalia with Ohio State Trapshooting Association locals and out-of-towners competing for cash prizes. Roy Davidson aims to defend his state singles title as Vic Reinders Joe Devers and Hiestand attend, while Jimmy Robinson covers the event as major trapshooting action looms ahead of the Grand American. The column also invites readers to vote in the All-Star Baseball Poll for the July 12 game in Brooklyn.
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Davidson
Vic Reinders
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Reinders
Joe Devers
Dayton
Hiestand
Jimmy Robinson
Sports Afield
Jimmy
Journal
Brooklyn
Care of Sports Department
Middletown Journal
Middletown
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George Wagner
Reva Poorman Faulkner
H. B. Greenamyer
Piqua
New York
Ohio State Trapshooting Association
Birds Take 13 Of 15 Soar To Second Place
Stan Musial delivers two homers as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 3-0 at the Polo Grounds to surge to sole possession of second place behind the Dodgers. Musial's hot streak lifts Cards from 12-17 to 13-2 in 15 games, with a .301 average. The article details other NL and AL results from the day, including Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies victories, and notable feats by Musial, Roe, Snider, and others.
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Associated Press
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cardinals
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Redbirds
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Monte Kennedy
Harry Brecheen
Harry the Cat
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Brooks
Chicago
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
Reinstated Outlaw Demands Higher Card Offer
Chunky Max Lanier, 33, says he will not pitch for the St Louis Cardinals again until offered a salary he considers fair. He cites an $11,500 top bid and notes his current Quebec league pay of $10,000 plus living expenses, asserting he will stay away until a better deal is made. Lanier spoke with Cardinals president Fred Saigh by phone from Drummondville, Que.
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Max Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
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Fred Saigh
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Quebec
Baseball standings and results across leagues
National and American standings listed with team records and percentages. Scores include Brooklyn over Chicago 7 to 1 and St. Louis beating Boston 3 to 2, with details for American Association and Ohio-Indiana League schedules and matchups.
St Paul Recaptures lead with 10th inning Saints win
In a tight Associated Press update, St Paul wins 7-6 in 10 innings over Indianapolis to reclaim the top spot in the American Association. Louisville tops Milwaukee 6-4 in 14 innings as Charles Harrington drives in the decisive run. Fourth-place Minneapolis belts Toledo 8-2 behind Whitey Konikowski. Columbus at Kansas City rained out.
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Boston
Cincinnati
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Detroit
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Washington
Columbus
Kansas City
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Portsmouth
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Associated Press
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St.aul
Saints
Tribe
Harry Dorish
Brewers
Jim Gleeson
Colonels
Charles Harrington
Art Wilson
Howie Moss
Moss
Wilson
Whitey Konikowski
Eagle Team Second In Bowling Tourney
The Double Shots from the Eagles' Bowling League finished second in a Dayton tournament for fraternal civic and athletic clubs at McCook Bowl. Their 3056 pin total led until the final shift when the Dayton Cardinals posted 3124 pins.
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Eagles’ Bowling League
Dayton
McCook Bowl
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Dayton Cardinals
Kent State baseball names co captains for next season
Kent State University selects Dick Stevenson Lorain shortstop and Joe Pisani Waynesburg Ohio outfielder as co captains for the upcoming season as they enter their senior year.
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Merchants Bat Strong in Near-Home Victory at Armco Field
Middletown's Merchants won a close game at Armco Field last Sunday, nearly hitting home runs with key blasts from Bud McCollum and Clayton Whitman. Peters and McCollum pace the team with .600 batting averages, each collecting 12 and 15 hits in 20 and 25 at bats respectively, while Dick Cope hits .520 and Hatfield and Whitman reach .500. Rogers sits sixth at .400.
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Armco Field
Groesbeck Aew
Cincinnati
Bud McCollum
Mt. Lookout
Clayton Whitman
Bud Peters
McCollum
Peters
Dick Cope
Whitman
Merrill Hatfield
Kenny Rogers
Trade Cancelled. Brooks Return Hopp Returns to Clubs
Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced the Brooklyn Pittsburgh deal involving outfielders Marv Rackley and Johnny Hopp has been cancelled by mutual consent. The players return to their original clubs immediately amid Pittsburgh president Frank McKinney protests over Rackley’s arm injury and lack of notice.
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Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn - Pittsburgh
Marv Rackley
Johnny Hopp
Frank McKinney
Pittsburgh
Rackley
Dodgers
Chandler Upholds Baseball Rule On Game Broadcasts
In Cincinnati AP reporting, Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler upheld Bulletin 61, maintaining the 50 mile home broadcasting territory for minor league games and barring major leagues from broadcasting without minor league club permission. Two Youngstown stations protested a contract granting WKBM exclusive rights to Cleveland Indians games.
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A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Youngstown
WBBW
Wfm4j
Youngstown Baseball
Musial Helps Cards Blank Giants 3-0 Behind Brecheen
Yesterday's Stars details Stan Musial hitting his 10th and 11th homers driving in every run in St. Louis 3-0 win over New York. Pitcher Harry Brecheen blanked the Giants on five hits for his first shutout of the season.
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Cards
St. Louis
New York
Harry Brecheen
Giants
Boxing Night Results Across Cities
In New Bedford Ray Robinson 151 from New York knocked out Freddy Flores 162 also of New York in the third round. In Syracuse Kid Gavilan 14534 from Cuba defeated Cliff Hart 146 of Syracuse in two rounds. In Norwalk Jimmy Beau 158 of Norwalk boxed Cubaien a Charity 162 from Youngstown in a charity bout.
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Ray Robinson
New York
Freddy Flores
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Cliff Hart
Norwalk
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Jimmy Beau
Cubeciaena Charity
Youngstown
Class Championships Fill Thursday's Schedule Here
The article details two events: a horse show set for Sunday at Brown's Building Stables with Butler County Saddle Horse Association support, and Ohio's 63rd annual clay target shoot at Middletown Sportsmen's Club. It notes schedules, defending champions, and expected turnout, plus hotel and travel details as fans anticipate the Buckeye classic.
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New Look Gives Tribe Second In Row
The Cleveland Indians win their second game in a row after adopting the new look with Lou Boudreau at third base. Vic Tor five hits by Ray Boone and Larry Doby power a 15 hit attack in a 13-11 victory over the Washington Senators. Satchel Paige earns the win in relief as tempers flare after Benches clear incident following Joe Gordon incident.
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New York Yankees
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Hal Newhouser
Ed Lopat
Larry Doby
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Satchel Paige
Joe Haynes
Lefty
Lou Brissie
Philadelphia Athletecs
White Sox
Chicago
Matt Sarkent
Howie Hudson
Philadelphia
Red Embree
St. Louis Browns
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Lou Boudreau
Ray
Ike) Boone
Senators
Boone
Doby
Bob Kennedy
Tribe
Bobi Lemon
Nats
Ancient
Paige
Joe Gordon
Nat
Walter Masterson
Masterson
Marietta Board Accepts Coach Resignations
Marietta Ohio AP The Marietta Board of Education accepted the resignations of Bob Manning Marietta High School head football coach and Bill Bell backfield coach and track assistant. No successors were named.
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Marietta, O
Marietta Board of Education
Bob Manning
Marietta High School
Bill Bell
Ohio State Fair to allow pari mutuel betting amid delays
The Ohio State Racing Commission granted a license for pari mutuel wagering at the State Fair harness races this summer marking the first such approval in over a decade. A Lebanon Warren County Fair dates request from July 23 to August 13 was tabled for review while Plain City independent fair dates from August 3 to 6 were approved.
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Lebanon
Plain City Independent Fair
Baumholtz's dramatic foul ball catch sinks Reds 6 5
Frankie Baumholtz, Cincinnati right fielder, made a spectacular ninth inning running catch on a foul fly with bases loaded and one out, costing the Reds a 6-5 loss to the Boston Braves. He later admitted the catch cost his team the game after driving in a run earlier. Clint Conatser started Boston's rally with a two-base hit off Kent Peterson, leading to Masi's single and a walk-filled sequence before the decisive foul ball. The Reds led 4-2 after a third-inning burst.
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Cincinnati
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al Dark
Baumholtz
Tommy Holmes
Philadelphia Phils
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Frankie Baumholtz
Boston Braves
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Baumbholtz
Clint Conatser
Kent Peterson
Phil Masi
Redleg
Bucky Walters
Jess Dobernic
Peterson
Vern Bickford
Frank Fanovich
Dobernic
Eddie Stanky
Alvin Dark
Holmes
Unknowns eye Open title at Medinah in 1935 style chase
At Medinah No 3 course 162 players begin the 499th National Open with former unknown Sam Parks Jr. in memory as a potential contender. The field includes Rip Arnold Lou Broward Walt Blein Joe Burch George Kinsman and many more hopefuls aiming to reach the 60 low scorers after 36 holes.
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Sam Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Oakmont Country Club
Parks
Medinah
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Nelsons
Sneads
Lockes
Demarets
Rip Arnold
Denver
Lou Broward
Jacksonville
Fla
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Mission
Kas
Joe Burch
Mobile Ala
George Kinsman
Three Lakes
Wis
Jerry Barber
Pasadena
Calif
Mike Pavella
Washington, Pa
Jack Harden
el Paso
John Stahl
New Orleans
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