Braves Defeat Dodgers 2-0 At Ebbets Field In Brooklyn
Milwaukee scores twice behind Gene Conley rookie right hander who struck out seven and walked none. Eddie Mathews drive ruled foul then home run controversy ends with Mathews credited to second base. Giants beat Reds 5-4 and Phillies top Cubs in 10. Orioles blank Athletics 2-0 as Ennis and Ashburn drive late.
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Charlie Grimm
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodger
Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Wonders
Brooklyn
Gene Conley
Ist
Dodgers
Allan Worthington
New York Giants
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Bill Engelin
Mathews
Scond
Bill Summers
Danny O'Connell
Milwaukee
Joe Adcock
Mary Hardwick Discusses Tennis Pro Scene and Junior Drive
Former world champion Mary Hardwick weighs in on American tennis strength and the pro ranks. She praises Jack Kramer for promoting juniors and notes rising equipment sales as interest grows, while comparing local talents to legends and highlighting women’s team dominance postwar era.
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Mary Hardwick
America
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Don Budge
Verity Courts
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Hardwick
Midwest
Wilson Sporting Goods Co
Tony
Red-Head
Kramer
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Los Angeles
Gonzales
Maureen
Mo” Connelly
San Diego
Connelly
Alice Marble
Helen Wills Moody
Hardwic
Marble
Moody
Sam
Europe
Vicky Siegel
Lindon Ave
Suzanne Newton
10Th Ave
Hilda Justice
Armco Drive
Four Squads Near 25 Man Limit In Majors
Major league squads must trim to a 25 man limit plus returned servicemen. Giants Braves Redlegs Cubs in the National League and Senators A s White Sox Red Sox in the American League stay within the limit. Boston carries 28 with five returnees allowing up to 30.
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New York Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Washington Senators
Philadelphia A's
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Tom Brewer
Frank Sullivan
Leo Kiely
Ted Williams
Karl Olson
Tourney Crowds Nearing Million in 1954 Ohio High School Basketball
Ohio's 1954 high school basketball tournaments set new attendance and revenue records. Overall attendance reached 960,690 with gate receipts of 669,976, while the Ohio High School Athletic Association took 120,976 from tournament receipts. County sectional district and regional totals rose, with Stark and Preble leading county figures. The state finals in Cleveland Arena posted a 55,431.55 gate total, and the eight finalists shared 7,045 in expenses and bonuses.
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Ohio
H. W. Emschler
Stark
Preble
Richmond
Ind
Cleveland Arena
State Association
Emschler
Cincinnati Garden
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Queen City
Hamilton
Kent Roosevelt
Tebbetts says Reds undervalue pitching balance
Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts argues Cincinnati is not just power hitters and hurlers. He credits an underrated pitching staff with 11 capable pitchers and lists his top starters including Baczewski Perkowski Valentine plus veterans Podbielan Judson and Wehmeier.
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New York
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redleg
Tebbetts
Roberts
Simmons
Newcombe
Erskine
Southpaws
Fred Baczewski
Harry Perkowski
Cork
Heavyweight Clash On TV Signals Title Hopes
Washington telecast showcases Coley Wallace of New York and Bill Gilliam of Newark in a 10 round nationally televised bout. Wallace sits sixth and Gilliam tenth among heavyweights as both seek a shot at Rocky Marciano. The winner would join the title scramble if Marciano defends against Ezzard Charles. Wallace previously defeated Marciano in an amateur bout.
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Coley Wallace
Newes
Bill Gilliam
Newark
Wallace
Gilliam
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gillam
Rocky Marciano
Marciano
Ezzard Charles
300 Horses Set At Lebanon Oval
More than 300 standardbreds were quartered today at the Warren County fair grounds ahead of the 19 night spring harness meet at Lebanon Raceway. Officials anticipate record attendance and wagering after last fall’s crowd of 28,370 and $1,249,938 handle. Races run nightly except Sunday on the half mile track with eight races nightly starting at 8 15 p m EST and minimum purses of 400 dollars up to a nightly 1 000 purse.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Warren County Fairgrounds
Lebanon Raceway
Tuesday Fights Highlights From Associated Press
Two boxing bouts are listed with results: Henry Davis outpointed Bobby Woods in Spokane while Bob Satterfield knocked out Julio Mederos in Miami Beach. The piece notes Jim McDermott shifted from basketball to baseball at Iowa College New Rochelle New York.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Henry Davis
Los Angeles
Bobby Woods
Miami Beach
Fla
Bob Satterfield
Chicago
Julio Mederos
Havana
Jim McDermott
Iowa College
New Rochelle
N.Y
National League Baseball Schedule and Results List
The schedule shows Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Pittsburgh matchups with dates and times. Tuesday results include New York 5 Cincinnati 4 and Philadelphia 8 Chicago 7 in 10 innings. American League standings list Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Boston with recent results and upcoming games.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Joe Coleman
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Orioles
Athletics
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Haddis
O'Donnell
Simmons
Minner
Perkowski
Antonelli
Ara
Newcombe
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Baltimore
Hudson
Brewer
Johnson
Pascual
Gray
Lopat
Garcia
American Association Scores Summary
Charleston defeats Kansas City 4 to 1 Indianapolis bests Columbus 3 to 1 Minneapolis wins 9 to 7 over Toledo Louisville defeats St. Paul 3 to 2.
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Charleston
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Highlight Braves and Orioles
Bobby Avila of the Cleveland Indians went 4-for-4 to lead the American League with a .375 average after beating the New York Yankees. Joe Coleman of the Baltimore Orioles limited Philadelphia to two singles in a 2-0 win.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Joe Coleman
Baltimore Orioles
Philadelphia
Painesville Raceway Opens 42 Night Trotting Meet
Painesville Ohio opens a 42 night trotting and pacing meeting tonight with an eight race program scheduled.
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Painesville
Ohio
Painesvile Raceway
Redlegs fall 5 4 as Giants avert late rally
Cincinnati succumbed 5 4 to New York after two two run edges vanished. Ted Kluszewski hit his 10th homer as Fred Baczewski held the Giants to a first four innings one hit start before giving up a long ball. Ed Bailey and Marv Grissom helped New York with timely hits and a pivotal eighth inning, dropping the Reds to third behind Brooklyn and Philadelphia in the standings.
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Cleveland
Indians
Allie Reynolds
Bob Keegan
White Sox
Boston
Nellie Fox
Keegan
Detroit
Senators
Bob Porterfield
Porterfield
Washington
NEW York
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Redlegs
Ted Kluszewski
Bobby Adams
Adams
Wally Post
Baczewski
Post
Gus Bell
Bell
Kluszewski
Jim Greengrass
Kim
Temple
Giants
John McCall
Ruben Gomez
Ed Bailey
McCall
Greengrass
Jim
Bailey
Willie Mays
Bobby Hofman
Mueller
Marv Grissom
Reds
Chuck Harmon
Alvin Dark
Dark
Monte Irvin
Avila Tops AL Batting With 4-for-4 Night
Cleveland second baseman Bobby Avila went 4-for-4 against the Yankees to seize the American League batting lead with a .375 average and 33 hits, pacing the Indians' offense in a strong showing.
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Cleveland
Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians
Yanks
Avila
Toledo sports writer Parnel Dumiller dies at 45
Toledo Times sports columnist Parnel Dumiller, 45, died last night after months of cancer. A Times staff member since 1945, he was best known for bowling and yachting coverage.
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Ohio
Parnel Dumiller
Toledo Times
Times
Dumiller
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