Diddle on recruiting and rivalries shape WKU hoops
Paul Day recalls Ed Diddle’s stories on recruiting Western Kentucky, the Rupp rivalry, and how charm plus clever eye for talent built a larger South basketball scene. Diddle notes Madison Square Garden trips, avoiding gamblers, and Walker’s possible end to summer series amid pressure.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Western College
Madison Square Garden
Adolph Rupp
Bowling Green, C
University of Kentucky
Rupp
South
Dixie
Hot Home Stay Ends Tribe Off To St Louis
The Cleveland Indians finished a 11 of 14 home stand with 31 homers and head to St Louis and later a Detroit series. Al Rosen hit a grand slam in a 7 6 opener. Doby Boone and Wynn also homered. In the nightcap Consuegra beat Cleveland 5 3 as Harris and Noren provided Washington runs.
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Tribe
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Browns
Municipal Stadium
Detroit
Boston
Washington
al Rosen
Larry Doby
Ray Boone
Early Wynn
Mickey Vernon
Sam Mele
Doby
Boone
Sandalio Consuegra
Consuegra
Indians
Harris
Irv Noren
Mes
Yankees
I-3
Grandalammer
Baseball Scoring Leaders Named for National League and American League
Associated Press roundup lists top batters, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts, and pitching leaders. National League highlights include Robinson and Brookyn tied for hits and doubles, Jethroe for runs, Kiner for RBIs and homers, Spahn. American League leaders feature Kell with batting average, Williams for runs and RBIs, Kell for hits, Dillinger for triples, Williams for home runs, DiMaggio for steals, Reynolds for strikeouts, and Byrne for pitching.
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Associated Press
Robinson
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Lockman
New York
Musail
St. Louis
Spahn
Miller
Philadelphia
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Stephens
Dillinger
DiMaggio
Reynolds
Byrne
Franklin Rallies To Defeat Armco Center
Pitcher Bob Graft of the Franklin Merchants won his own game with a double in the eighth as Franklin beat Armco Center 9 to 8 in a Miami Valley League contest at Franklin. Graft pitched the distance after allowing 11 hits while Jones hurled the route for Armco. No report on the Monroe-South Lebanon contest. The Mattingley Lebanon tilt was postponed due to wet grounds. Arrice knocked in the tying run with a pinch hit in the eighth.
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Bob Graft
Franklin Merchants
Armco Center
Franklin
Monroe
Jones
Armco
Majors' Home Run Bingo Heads Bunt For Extinction
Baseball’s liveball era makes sacrifice plays rare as homers surge. Kiner, Sauer, Deby, Joost, and Evers pace a day with multiple two and three run blasts. Lopat, Wynn, and Bickford notable as innings unfold in twin bills across the league.
Four Veterans Reach Semi Finals In PGA Pittsburgh Series
The Reds rally to split a doubleheader with the New York Giants and gain ground on the Pirates as Cincinnati hopes to climb from last place. Johnny Wyrostek and Pramesa drive runs while Blackwell, Smith and Wyrostek star in a mixed set of games in New York.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ewell Blackwell
Johnny Wyrostek
Walker's Stars Clash With Xenia B Team Tonight
Ohio high school all star squads meet at Xenia Fieldhouse at 8 30 p m with Walker starting Wayne Eakins Lew Swartzbaugh Gene Neff and Buddy Jones plus Joe Okruhlia as top five The A team lost two players Frank Petrancek and Bert Barney and replaced them with Bob Smith and Dale Hines while the B squad fields Mendell Beattie prepared starters among reserve players
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Ohio
Xenia
Kentucky All- Stars
Bowling Green
Blue Grass Boys
Paul Walker
Fol Diddle
Hamilton
Dale Hines
Fairborn
Walker
Petrancek
Smith
Hines
Barney
Garfield Heights
Pappy
Wayne Eakins
Xenia Central
Lew Swartzbaugh
Buccaneer
Eakins
Gene Neff
The
Middies
Earl Lansdale
Franklin
Swartzbaugh
Bill Goettman
Springfield
Mendell Beattie
Cedarville College
Wet Grounds Cancel Vets Duff's Games
A bright sunlit day did not prevent two baseball games from being called off due to wet fields. Gardner Diamond’s game with Duff Cafe and Biltmore Hotel was canceled, and Armco Vets’ Central Ohio League contest at Eaton was also postponed. The Vets will reschedule the Eaton game after rain.
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Gardner Diamond
Duff Cafe
Biltmore Hotel
Armco Vets
Eaton
Vets
Elmwood Inn of
Cincinnati
Armco Field
Negro stars miss South Africa trip after AAU selection
Negro athletes dominated national championships at the University of Maryland, winning sprint titles from 100 to 800 meters and relays, with Morgan State’s Arthur Bragg Bob Tyler and George Rhoden highlighted. Despite this, nine white runners were chosen for a South Africa tour amid racial issues, denying Negro contenders. Jim Fuchs and Fortune Gordien set new American records in shot put and discus as Yale and the San Francisco Olympic Club excelled.
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Baltimore
Morgan State
United States
South Africa
National Amateur Athletic Union
University of Maryland
AAU
Arthur Bragg
Bob Tyler
George Rhoden
Mal Whitfield
Morgan Boys
New York
Middletown Police Face Hamilton in Thursday Softball Game
Middletown Police open the season with a game against the Hamilton Police team Thursday evening at the Gardner diamond on W Central Ave. Captain Ralph Bauer, coach, said Bob Walton will catch and either Arnold Ferguson or Herb Fawley will start.
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Middletown Police
Hamilton Police
Gardner Diamond
W. Central Ave
Ralph Bauer
Middletown
Bauer
Bob Walton
Arnold Ferguson
Herb Fawley
Bowling Meet Winners Pick Columbus And Erie
The Knights of Columbus National Bowling Association yesterday announced the central division tournament winner as Columbus Ohio for 1951 while the Eastern Division title went to Erie Pennsylvania.
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Doris KO
Columbus Knights of Columbus
National Bowling Association
Columbus
Erie
Albritton Named To Tour Norway
Dayton high jumper Dave Albritton, a former Ohio State star, earns a place on a 10 man AAU squad to tour Norway this summer. He tied for first in the high jump at six feet two and a half inches at the AAU championships, helping selection from 55 athletes. The Norway trip departs the United States July 2.
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Washington
Dave Albritton
Dayton
Ohio State University
Norway
AAU
Albritton
Finland
Sweden
England
South Africa
College Park
U. S
Pirates Beat Dodgers 16-11 Behind Kiner Three Blogs
Yesterday's Stars batting leader Ralph Kiner drove in eight runs for the Pirates with two three run homers a triple a double and a single in a 16 to 11 win over Brooklyn. Vern Bickford pitched the Braves to a 4 0 shutout over the St Louis Cardinals allowing five hits.
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Associated Press
Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Brooklyn
Vern Bickford
Braves
Boston
St. Louis ‘Cardinals
Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues
Yesterday's results show mixed scores in American Association and Ohio-Indiana League play. Notable results include Chicago 11-1 over Philadelphia, St. Louis 5-2 over Cleveland, and Newark 44 to Lima 3 in the Ohio-Indiana League.
No games scheduled for tomorrow in the league slate
The schedule lists no 3 p.m. Chicago at Detroit game. Tomorrow features night matches including Philadelphia at Boston New York at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Chicago and Cleveland at St. Louis plus Chicago at Detroit and Boston at Philadelphia with Washington at New York in night session.
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L. Pet. GB
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Chicago Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Seee
iChicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
American
National
Philadelpia
Homers Hit In Four Days Tribe Belts 16
The Cleveland Indians led the weekend home run derby with 16 total homers as the American League belted 57 to the National League 54 in 37 games from Thursday to Sunday. The Giants paced the NL with 12 homers, while Cleveland had 4, New York 12, Brooklyn 4, and other clubs tallied the rest in a high-output swing of the series.
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Tribe Belts
New York
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
All-Ohio college track team named by coaches
Baldwin Wallace dominates as All-Ohio meet winner. Ohio Association of track coaches selects six Yellow Jackets on a 28 man squad. Miami University leads with four picks and names Eddie Finnigan and George Rider co coaches with Mike Stavole named honorary captain.
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Columbus
Baldwin-Wallace College
Ohio Association of Track Coaches
Miami University
Baldwin Wallace
Eddie Finnigan
Maimi
George L. Rider
Mike Stavole
Miami
Ehoices
Bob Bricker
John Powell
Paul Walters
and Stavole
Cincinnati
Donald Fisher
Robert McVeigh
Ohio U
Jim Amatead
Feinthal McGabe Low At Wildwood
In a Wildwood Golf Course event yesterday Bert Feinthal shot 74 on 14 holes after a 35 front nine to tie Bill McCabe for low gross with 74. McCabe posted 78 for both nines, Johnny Warner 76, Cliff Sweeney 76, a five way deadlock for first in blind bogey, and multiple players tied around 70 to 77 for various places.
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Bert Feinthal
Wildwood
Bill McCabe
McCabe
Johnny Warner
Cliff Sweeney
Charles Baker
Warner
Estil White
Sweeney
Frank Kraft
Feinthal
R.E. Leroy
Joe Thomas
Chuck Harmon
Ed Harpring
Jess Johnston
C. R. Clark
George Popp
Stan Craft
Jim Stivers
Orphans Top 49ers in State Softball Fight
Betty Osborne spun a two hit gem as the Middle town Orphans shut out the 49 State Champs 6 to 0 in Springfield. Liz Medish collected both hits for Dayton as Osborne led a nine run offense with two of three, while Margie Rukavina added two hits. Nadene Barker exited with a finger injury after a twisting pop fly.
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Betty Osborne
Middletown Orphans
Springfield
Liz Medish
Dayton
Osborne
Margie Rukavina
Herb Dean
Nadene Barker
Bill Donham Hurls Carjax To 4-1 Win
Veteran hurler Bill Donham debuted with Carfax yesterday and pitched the Federal League softball nine to a 4-1 victory over Ortman-Stewart at the East Side diamonds. A fifth inning walk, single, and an overthrown ball at third spoiled a shutout as Donham allowed three hits. Jasper Harrison had two hits driving in two runs in Carfax start, part of a six hit attack on Art Schultz.
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Blackie
Jack Kramer
Cincinnati
Hank Thompson
Don Mueller
Giants
Blackwell
Herm Wehmeier
Wyrostek
Ted Kluszewski
New York
Rhinelanders
Kluszewaski
Johnny Pramesa
Pramesa
Frank Smith
Willard Ramsdell
Bill Donham
Carfax
Ortman-Stewart
East Side Diamonds
Donham
Jasper Harrison
Art Schultz
Ohioan Retains Title In Shawnee Golf Meet
Ed Meister of Willoughby won the 27th Shawnee Invitation Golf Tournament by one up over Ray Torgeson of New York City after a 72 par round. Meister birdied holes 10 11 and 12 to secure the title at Shawnee.
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Shawnee -On-Delaware
Ed Meister
Meister
Willoughby
Ray Torgeson
New York City
Picard Williams Harper Demaret Vie For PGA Title
In Columbus Ohio the $40 000 National PGA Golf Tournament narrows to the semi finals with veterans leading the field. Henry Picard and Henry Williams Jr plus Chandler Harper and Jimmy Demaret advance after tough match play at Scioto Country Club. Picard defeats Johnny Palmer 10 6 while Williams beats Dave Douglas 1 up Demaret ousts Ray Gafford 5 4 and Harper tops Lloyd Ane Grum with a hot putter.
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Columbus
Scioto Country Club
Henry Picard
Henry Williams, Jr
Seeane
Chandler Marper
Portsmouth
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Ben Hogan
Williama
Harper
Picard
Williams
Johnny Palmer
Slim Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Ray Gafford
Dallas
1951 PGA To Oakmont Club
The Dapper Dan Club of Pittsburgh will sponsor the 1951 PGA Championship at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh from June 28 to July 4 with a $45,000 prize list. Oakmont hosts major events including National Amateur and Open titles and a 2:04 medal play record set by Willie MacFarlane.
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Pittsburgh
Dapper Dan Club of
Selate Country Club
Oakmont
PGA
Cashmont
Alle Valley
Willie MacFarlane
Lyons Hagen Reach Finals In Doubles At Middletown Club
Dick Lyons and Susan Hagen advance to the Mixed Doubles final at Verity Courts to face defending champions Jane Dorner and Chet Legg. They beat Helen Stubbs and Gene Kemp 2-6 6-2 6-4 after earlier upset wins in the tournament.
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Dick Lyons
Susan Hagen
Middletown Tennis Club
Verity Courts
Jane Dorner
Chet Legg
Lyons-Hagen
Helen Stubbs
Gene Kemp
Hamilton
Hamiltonians
Eastern Aces Bid For NCAA Golf Title
Eastern aces bid to return the NCAA golf title to the Atlantic side as the 53rd championship opens in Albuquerque with 176 individuals and 27 teams from 48 colleges. Qualifying rounds are set today and tomorrow, with the tourney concluding Saturday at the University of New Mexico course.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Eastern Aces
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mississippi River
University of New Mexico
Knothole League Class C Games Postponed
Diamonds were wet from a Saturday night rain causing this morning’s Class C Knothole League games to be rescheduled for Tuesday at 1 30 on the original fields.
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Diamonds
Verity Defends Moraine Club Title in Ohio
Two Yale linksmen Bill Verity of Middletown and Jim Lee of San Francisco won the Mo raine Country Club Invitational at Dayton to defend the team crown. They beat Dayton’s Harry Greene and Harvey Smedley of Garden City 8 up. Verity posted 35-40-75 with a 40-foot birdie on the 17th, while Lee shot 81.
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Yale University
Dayton
Bill Verity
Middletown
Jim Lee
San Francisco
Harry Greene
Harvey Smedley
Garden City
N. Y
Verity
Tom Jamison
Pittsburgh
Eli
Lee
Veritys
Middletonian
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