Middie Netters Stop Walnut Hills In Tight Duel
Middletown’s tennis team stunned Cincinnati Walnut Hills 3-2 after Walnut Hills had a 99 match winning streak. Harold Mason’s squad fell behind as John Rauh and Barry Rich won for Walnut Hills, while Middies replies came from Herb Wells and strong doubles play by Benadum, Leasure, Lawson, and Neff to seal the upset. Walnut Hills’ only earlier losses this season were to Withrow.
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Cncinnati
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Harold Mason
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Walnut Hills
John Rauh
Herb Wells
Barry Rich
Eagles
Fred Ben
Adum
Bob Leasure
Bob Bass
Morton
Cincinnati
Don Hackney
John Bolling
Lawson
Dek Neff
Tone
Dave Lazarus
Jim Schubert
Lawson-Neff Combine
Middies
Cincinnati Withrow
Reds Face Similar Fate With Raffensberger After Vander Meer
The piece recalls Johnny Vander Meer’s 17-14 season with Cincinnati and the pressure on Kenny Raffensberger as a younger, similar case. It notes Raffensberger’s rough start in 1950, his past trades, and questions whether holding him was a costly mistake. It suggests optimism remains early in the season and calls for improved performances from Raffensberger, Herm Wehmeier, and Ewell Blackwell.
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Reds
Cincinnati
Vandy
Red
Chicago Cubs
Cincy
Vander Meer
Redleg
Kenny Raffensberger
Raffy
Raffensberger
Philadelphia Phils
Cannonball Kenny
Phillies
Warren Giles
York
Herm Wehmeier
Ewell Blackwell
Willie Cox to Welterweight After Chicago KO Loss
Willie Cox, new pro since his amateur bow a year ago, traveled to Chicago with Lee Hammond to face Gene Bolden. Cox weighed 148 pounds at one point before rebuilding to 153, then Bolden stopped him with a third round sleeper for an automatic TKO. The cab driver notes Cox will drop to welterweight from here.
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Chicago
Marigold Gardens
Lee Hammond
Dayton
Windy City
Gene Bolden
Willie
Bolden
Cox
Miami Relays Set to Welcome 700 Prep Stars
More than 700 track and field athletes from at least 70 schools are expected for the sixteenth annual Miami University meet at Miami Field. Defending Class A champion Springfield and Class B winner Wyoming lead a strong field with past standouts including Henderson Dunbar Putnam Morgan Sanders Ray Isaacson and the defending Wyoming 880 relay squad. Prelims start 2 15 p m Friday with field events concluding by noon Saturday and track finals at 1 30 p m Saturday.
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Oxford
Miami University
Miami Field
Yastear
Pringfield
Wyoming
Springfield
Dayton Dunbar
Toledo
Lockland
Russ Henderson
Dunbar
Earl Putnam
Cicinnati Hughes
Joe Morgan
Plainville
al Sanders
Jimmy Ray
Max Isaacson
Dayton Fairview
Middie Girls Edge Oakwood 3 2 in Dayton Tennis Meet
Middie girls tennis defeated Oakwood 3 2 in Dayton after noon. Dorner beat national No 1 MacKay 6 4 6 3 in the No 1 singles to clinch the victory. Oakwood won two singles matches as Epstein over Roush 6 2 6 3 and Sharkey over Ellison 7 5 6 1. Doubles bouts saw Bergman Kendall prevail 8 6 in a tight opener while Jones H edged Kiemhanz Shank 6 1 4 6 0.
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Bonne MacKay
Middie
Oakin Dayton
Ings
Dorner
Oakwood
Betty Epstein
Weston Lawn Tennis Association
Betty Roush
Barbara Sharkey
Kitty Ellison
Kendall
Jane Bergman
Jane Lyon
Carolyn Cass
Carolyn Jones
Susan H
Rose Kiemhanz
Mary Lou Shank
Armco Triangles Dominate Industrial Softball League Opener
Armco Triangles, defending champions, powered past Shattle Brothers 16-2 as Boob Kraft’s rolling mill nine posted 13 hits. Ledford four safeties, three three hit ball, and Weidner limited Miami Cabinet to seven hits. Interstate Folding Box beat Sorg Paper 5-2, Crystal Tissue toppled Miami Cabinet 4-2, Gardner Board defeated Inland Container 15-6. game stopped after five due to darkness. No report on Gardner-Inland contest.
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Boob Kraft
Rolling Mill Nine
Shattle Brothers
Interstate
Sorg Paper
Crystal Tissue
Miami Cabinet
Gardner Board
Inland Container
Strier
Shafer
Shartles
Ledford
Armco
Women's Bowling City Tournament Checks to Winners
The Women's Bowling Association will distribute checks to winners Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the YMCA Ruth Keller secretary says a meeting of all league officers is scheduled at that time
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Women's Bowling Association
YMCA
Ruth Keller
Gal Grapplers irk Councilman Hart in Cleveland bout ban talk
Cleveland in early fuss over women wrestlers as Councilman William J. Hart vows to push a law banning female fighters from city rings. The Texas Tigress Juanita Coffman retorts that women need exercise and can be respectable athletes, earning about 14000 dollars yearly.
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William J. Hart
Fourth Ward
Hart
Juanita Coffman
Councilman Hart
Miami Freshmen Beat Bearkittens In Track Meet
Miami freshmen defeated Cincinnati in Oxford taking wins in the mile 220 and 880 and two-mile events plus the mile relay. Lee Stevens of Cleveland won 100 and 220 while anchoring the mile relay, Joe Vargo of Akron won the mile and two-mile races. Roger Moore posted 51.2 in the 440, with Bill Schadosky at 5 ft 4% inches in high marks.
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Miami University
University of Cincinn
Miami
Lee Stevens
Rangy Negro
Cleveland
Joe Vargo
Akron
Roger Moore
Bill Schadosky
Cincinnati
Sports Mirror recalls notable sports milestones
Today a year ago Sam Breadon, 72, former owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, died. Five years ago 155 three year olds were nominated for the June 9 running of the Kentucky Derby. Ten years ago Lew Jenkins won a lightweight title in a third round at New York. Fifteen years ago Tony Canzoneri outpointed Lou Ambers before 17,443 at New York.
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Associated Press Today
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Lew Jenkins
New York
Tony Canzoneri
Lou Ambers
Shakeup Fails Indians Drop Fourth In Row
Philadelphia Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 9 7 as five pitchers were used. Ferris Fain Eddie Joost and Elmer Vale hit homers for the A’s while Steve Gromek and Sam Zoldak were tagged for seven runs in the fifth. Cleveland benched Joe Gordon and Mickey Vernon and shuffled the lineup as Lou Boudreau tried to snap a four game losing streak.
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Bob Lemon
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Tribe
New York
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Eddie Joost
Elmer Vale
A’s
Steve Gromek
Sam Zoldak
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Mickey Vernon
Luke Easter
Johnny Berardino
Vets Bat Drill Canceled by Rain Tonight
Armco Vet batters will wait until Friday evening for hitting practice. Manager Lefty Lantis canceled tonight’s session due to wet fields from today's rain. Friday night practice starts at 6 p m under the lights. The Vets won their Central Ohio League opener 2 1 over Eaton and travel to Eldorado on Sunday.
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the Vets
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Eldorado
Bad Weather Boosts Some OI Clubs in Night Games
Ohio-Indiana League results show Marion Red Sox routed Zanesville Indians 21-6 before an eighth inning halt due to rain, Muncie Reds blanked Newark Yankees 14-0 amid showers, Springfield Giants beat Richmond Tigers 8-5, sprinkling around but no rain during play, and Portsmouth at Lima postponed by threatening weather.
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Zanesville Indians
Muncie Reds
Newark Yankees
Springfield Giants
Richmond Tigers
Portsmouth
Lima
Baseball stats snapshot from the era with multiple players named
A compact list of players and stats across leagues highlights key figures such as Elmo Batt ing and Pesky with Boston stars Stephens and DiMaggio leading hits. It records runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases for players from Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn including Musial and Kiner.
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Cleveland
Pesky
Boston
IN — Stephens
Stephens
DiMaggio
Zarilla
Doerr
Henrich
New York
Williams
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Adams
Chiom
Stobbs
Hooper
Kerr
Jethroe
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Brooklyn
Werle
Baseball scores from a day of league play
American League results include New York 4 over St Louis 3 and Boston 6 over Detroit while Philadelphia defeats Cleveland 8 to Washington 3 and Chicago edges New York 2. National League action sees Chicago 6 over New York 0 and Pittsburgh 10 over Brooklyn 5 at St Louis with rain later. Association games list Milwaukee 5 over Indianapolis in 10 innings and Minnesple 9 over Toledo 6 with St Paul 12 beating Columbus 2. Kansas City Louisville rain and other minor showings include Marion 21 Zanesville 0, Springfield and Richmond 14 Newark 0, Portsmouth Lima rain.
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Schedule of NBA games slips through tonight
Detroit faces Boston while St Louis hosts New York in night games. Cleveland battles Philadelphia and Chicago meets Washington. Brooklyn visits Cincinnati with 8 30 p m start. Philadelphia then plays Pittsburgh and Boston travels to Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati Night Baseball Card
Brooklyn faces Cincinnati in a night game while Boston meets Chicago and New York travels to St Louis Chicago hosts Washington and St Louis visits New York in another set of matchups.
Boys Collect Balls at Driving Range Teardown
Cincinnati AP reports several boys collected golf balls from a driving range after hours, upsetting owner Thomas Patton who said the balls are left overnight for range use. Patton valued the haul at fifty dollars.
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Thomas Patton
Patton
Lima and Zanesville managers fined in league dispute
In Columbus, managers Frank McCormick of Lima and Joe Percey of Zanesville were each fined $25 by Ohio-Indiana League President Frank M. Colley for disputes with umpires Edward Wilson and Frank Matthewson after games last Sunday.
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Frank M. Colley
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Frank Matthewson
DiMaggio Slump Alarms Yankees as Kiner Powers Pirates
Joe DiMaggio endures a 6 game stretch with only two hits in 22 at bats while the Yankees beat the Browns 4-2. Ralph Kiner homers twice, driving the Pirates past the Dodgers 10-5, including a grand slam for his 2nd of the year. Also noted are Mel Parnell guiding Boston to a first place tie with Detroit and other day’s results across MLB.
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Associated Press
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Yankees
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DiMagdio
Yankee Clipper
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DiMaggio
Ralph Kiner
Brooklyn
Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
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Tigers
Walt
Billy Goodman
Sox
Redlegs Face Dodgers in Cincinnati Night Baseball
Cincinnati hosts the Brook Dodgers under lights at Crosley Field with Ken Raffensberger facing Preacher Roe or Lefty Joe Hatten. Reds, mired in 13 losses against seven wins, push Raffy after his 1-0 gem last season while Dodgers seek early season gain. Raffensberger, noted for curve cutting and a forkball, must prove sharp.
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Princes
Paupers
Crosley Field
Brook Dodgers
Preacher Roe
Lefty
Joe Hatten
Ken Raffensberger
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Luke Snell
Rafty
Ken
Witener
Max Lanier
St. Cardinals
Ota
Dodgers
Cinecinnati
Pirates prevail as Kiner pads win with bases loaded homer
Yesterday's Stars report Ralph Kiner belted two home runs including a bases loaded shot to lift the Pirates to a 10-7 victory over the Beantown. Johnny Schmitz of the Cubs held the Giants scoreless as Chicago shut out New York 0.
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Ralph Kiner
Pirates
Beauntan
Johnny Schmite
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Giants
New York
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