Buckeye League Adds Merchants to Middletown Lineup
Middletown will be represented by two Buckeye League squads this season with the recently awarded Merchants joining the Armco Vets. Harvey Rector will manage the Merchants with Ralph Banfort as business manager. The Vets, led by Westy Lantis, return with core players from last season. Spring practice begins this weekend at Goldman Park with tryouts open to newcomers. The league opens Easter Sunday April 17. schedules are due by April 1.
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Merchants
Armco Vets
Harvey Rector
Fairbanks Fibre
Ralph Banfort
Rector
Goldman Park
Westy Lantis
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Lantis
Armco Field
Armco
Commissioner Calls On Friends Of Baseball To Aid
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler urged supporters to back the sport against lawsuits challenging the reserve clause. He warned a court ruling forcing players to break contracts would threaten baseball and recalled 1946 actions when players jumped to the Mexican League. Separately New York era suits seek damages totaling over 4 million dollars against organized baseball alleging anti trust violations.
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A. B. Chandler
Friends of the Game
Chandler
Florida
United States
Danny Gardella
Lanier
Fred Martin
John L. Flynn
Sal Maglie
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Max Lanier
Cardinal
Gardella
Evashevski Will Remain At Michigan State
Forest Evashevski, backfield coach and former Michigan star, said he would stay at Michigan State after returning from talks with Oregon State College. He visited Corvallis to discuss Oregon State's head coaching position before confirming his commitment to MSU.
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Mich
Forest Evashevski
Oregon State College
Michigan State
University of Michigan
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State
Kent State Grid Schedule For 1949
Kent State University announces an eight game football slate for 1949 with Western Reserve, Mount Union, Ohio University at Athens, Central Michigan, Connecticut at homecoming, Bowling Green, Akron, and Illinois State College at DeKalb.
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Kent State University
Western Reserve
Mount Union
Ohio U
Athens
Central Michigan
University of Connecticut
Bowling Green
Akron U
Illinois State College
Dekalb
Ill
Stars Lead Armco Girls League as Dot Woodward Tops Honor Roll
In the Armco Girls League at the YMCA,Stars pace Metallurgical with a one game edge. Dot Woodward posts the loop's top tally 158 199 160 517 while Erma Haven adds 147 158 166 471 for second place. Multiple teams split wins and slips in a crowded standings bracket as Open Hearth and others falter or surge. Regulars include Jane Burdge Carolyn Kelly Ruth Sanders Mayer's Jane Burge and more, with high scores and shifting positions across the league.
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Jane Burdge
Carolyn Kelly
Armco ‘Girls’ League
Dot Woodward
Stars
Metallurgical
Armco
YMCA
Erma Haven
King
Lucky Gamble
Sparking
Schlotterbeck
Juanita Fryehie
M. Rose
Mary Corner
Martha Wombold
M. Ellison
Open Hearth
Gray Harrison
Johnny Warner
Clarence Abella
East Side
Wetzel
Sherman
Dick Davidson
Eli Kamenovich
Moose
Carjax
Orioles
Mayer
Jane Burge
Ruth Sanders
Lorraine Atchley
Margaret Oglesby
Carfax
Carolyn
Kelly
Finkelman’s Realty
Frontier Cafe
Edna Bowman
Burnett
Klamo News
Norma Imhoff
Woodward
Klamo
Exhibition Baseball Scores From AP Card
Cincinnati defeats St. Louis 8 to 5 in an exhibition game. Baltimore beats Philadelphia 9 to 7. New York edges Detroit 1 to 0 in the seventh inning. Chicago teams combine for a 15 to 0 win over Chicago. Pittsburgh tops Cleveland 2 to 1. New York defeats St. Louis 9 to 0. Hollywood’s PCL team beats St. Louis B 12 to 11.
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Detroit
Washington
Minneapolis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Death ruled accidental in boxer Art Jackson’s death
A coroner's jury ruled the death of 18 year old professional middleweight Art Jackson accidental. Jackson died from an injury suffered in a sparring bout with welterweight Harley Cotton last Friday at Toledo.
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Toronto blank Boston as playoff series opens
In the National League playoff game Toronto defeated Boston 3 to 0 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. The other league game saw Springfield beat Cleveland 8 to 4 giving Springfield a 1-0 series edge.
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Cleveland
Fights Last Night Roundup From Cities Worldwide
In Hartford Elis Ask defeated Joey Longon in a 126 pound bout. In Brooklyn Harold Green outpointed Oswaldo Silva at 16314. In St Paul Joe Brown beat Booker Ellis after a 140 pound match in New Orleans. Associated Press reports events from Helsinki, Baltimore, and Chicago to finish a night of boxing action.
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Hartford
Conn
Elis Ask
Helsinki
Finland
Joey Longon
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Harold Green
Oswaldo Silva
Brazil
ST. Paul
Minn
Joe Brown
New Orleans
Booker Ellis
Chicago
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Roy Dearth
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Ted Snowden
L. Henderson
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Een Brewing Company
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William Furginson Distributing CO
Cleveland Ave
Hamilton, Ohio
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Charles ST
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Optometrist
Broad St
Central Ave
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Ross Motors, Inc
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