Blackie Bickford Duel Sparks National League Action
Ted Williams hit his 300th home run as the Red Sox lost to the White Sox in extra innings due to a bold managerial reshuffle by Paul Richards. Ewell Blackwell and Vern Bickford pitched a brilliant 1-0 game for Cincinnati, while Brooklyn held top spot with an 8-4 win over the Cubs. Other results include Philadelphia’s 5-4 win over St Louis and Detroit’s 12-4 thumping of Washington.
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Cards
St. Louis
Detroit
Sandy Consuegra
Tigers
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Athletics
Philadelphia
Gus Zernial
Johnny Pramesa
Cincinnati
Lawrenceville School Lavine Fieldhouse A Million Dollar Gym
A brochure reveals Lawrenceville School in New Jersey built a Lavine Fieldhouse valued at 1.2 million dollars for a 550-student campus. The 346 by 226 foot facility houses two practice courts a large indoor arena pool gym showers and a 512-seat spectator gallery with extensive lighting and indoor track facilities funded by a generous alumnus.
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Middletown High
Lawrenceville School
Lavine
Lawrenceville
N. J
Armco and Sorg Lead Industrial League Wins
Harold Ledford hurled a no hitter as Armco beat Miami Cabinet 4 to 1 in the Industrial League. Gardner Board, Sorg Paper and Shartle Brothers also posted second straight wins. Inland Container fell 11-2, Crystal Tissue lost 5-3, and Aeronca was edged 9-5. Miami Cabinet scored on a first inning miscue. Gardner sparked a six run third inning to seize Inland, with Hampel, Bishop and Click contributing. Sorg’s four runs in the first inning, boosted by Welch, Boehm and Bolton, sealed their win.
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Harold Ledford
Miami Cabinet
Armco
Gardner Board
Sorg Paper
Shartle Brothers
Gardner
Sorg
Shartle
Aeronca
Johnny Haker
D. Duff
Haker
Ledford
Miami
Andy Mittenholzer
Jimmy Cain
Lloyd Clemons
Inland
Arnold Hampel
Harlan Bishop
Bill Click
Shockley
Upton
Whitaker
Williams
Wills
D. Root
Middie Trackmen top Hamilton for second win this year
Middletown’s Middie track team defeated Hamilton 69 to 12 on Hamilton’s track in eight firsts and two ties. standout Harkrader swept two events including the discus, while Watson led the 100-yard dash and Merchant won the broad jump.
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Middie
Hamilton
Middies
Big Blue
Dave Watson
Jerry Harkrader
Harkrader
Ddie Merchant
Blane
Watson
McCarty
M Harkrader
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Spicer
Dash— Gleaves
Spindler
Rowe
McCue
Hafer
Middies Spicer
Barnette
Winkler
Warner
Myers
Merchant
Diefenbach
Hahn
Laving Fieldhouse Compared To UK Memorial Palace
The piece compares Laving Fieldhouse to the Memorial Fieldhouse and Baron Rupp’s praise, noting the university building as a “crazy man’s” perfect creation. It discusses plans for a new local gym with rumored capacity near 4000 and clarifies that the two teams will not share old dressing rooms.
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University of Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Lawrenceville
Vikings Cup Track Meet Headlines Tri Meet Victory
Miamisburg edged Monroe and Franklin in a tri meet at the Vikings track. Miamisburg led with 66 points, Monroe 64, Franklin 16. Ralph Phibbs won Monroe’s 440 in 56.8 seconds. Joe Dudley took the 880 in 2:11.4 and high jumped 5 feet 1 inch.
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Miamisburg
Monroe
Franklin
Vikings
Ralph Phibbs
Joe Dudley
Charley Doebler
Ray Morland
Dick Wilson
Wilson
Art Snowden
Turner ii
Cecil Harville
Jerry Ines
Barnes
McKinley Girls Tennis Falls to Wyoming
McKinley high school girls tennis lost 4-1 to Wyoming on the winners court. First doubles Mack and Largent teamed with Helton and Richardson for McKinley’s lone win. Ferguson and Spies each won a set before losing, while Ouls and Jones were defeated in second doubles.
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Thne
McKinley
Wyoming
Carolyn Mack
Darlene Largent
Marie Helton
Mary Richardson
Victorius
Charlotte Ferguson
Jan Jamson
Mary Jane Spies
Faith Davis
Anne Ouls
Carol Jones
Kay Hoffman
Jeannie Evans
Sob Locke To Play In National Open
Bobby Veke, known as South Africa's putting wizard, will compete in the U S National Open at Birmingham Michigan from June 14 to 16. The decision comes after his entry was received by the U S Golf Association, settled after prior says of yes and no.
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Sob Locke
New York
Bobby Weke
South Africa
Birmain
Mich
the . S. Golf Association
Knothole League drill sessions set at Goldman Park
Two practice sessions for the Class C entry are planned. The nine will train tomorrow at 4 p m and Saturday at 10 a m. Manager Frank Reed confirmed both workouts at Goldman Park.
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Frank Reed
Goldman Park
Sandlot quartet ruled ineligible at Baldwin Wallace
Cleveland AP report says four Baldwin Wallace College baseball players were ruled ineligible for playing with a Lakewood sandlot team last Sunday. The Berea college forbids outside participation by varsity members during the collegiate season. Suspended for the rest of the season were Bob Komar Fred Soukup Bill Costate and Ralph Woisne.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
Baldwin - Wallace College
Berea
Bob Komar
Fred Soukup
Bill Costate
Ralph Woisne
Armco Class A Knothole Team to Practice at Goldman Park
Armco's Class A knothole team will practice tonight at 5 45 at Goldman Park. Manager Erice Netherly said tryouts will also be held.
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Armco
Goldman Park
Erice Netherly
Middiettes rout Fairmont 5 0 at Verity courts
Middie girls tennis dropped only 14 games in five matches and defeated Dayton Fairmont 5-0 at the Verity courts. Betty Roush won first singles 6 0 6 1, Gwynne Finkleman second singles 6 0 6 1, Susan Rupp third singles 6 1 6 3. Hagen Moyer won top doubles 6 3 6 0, Helsinger Jones won 6 3 6 2, over Din widdie Balser.
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Dayton Fairmont
Verity Courts
Betty Roush
Maggie Rader
Gwynne Finkleman
Janie Graeser
Susan Rupp
Barbara MacFarland
Helen Hebbeler
Susan Hagen
Janet Moyer
Shirley Thompson
Linda Meixner
Lois Helsinger
Carolyn Jones
Nancy Dinwiddie
Carmen Balser
Sandusky Names New Basketball Mentor
Harold Whitey Regan, 26, was named head basketball coach of Sandusky High School. A Pittsburgh native and 1949 Capital University graduate, he was named the college's outstanding athlete that year and has coached football and basketball at the junior high level in Sandusky.
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Sandusky
Harold (Whitey) Regan
Sandusky High School
Pittsburgh
Capital University
Columbus
Regan
Sox Top Red Sox In Extra Innings. Fox Homers
Yesterday's Stars recall Nelson Fox of the White Sox hitting his first major league homer with a man aboard in the 11th inning to lift Chicago to a 9-7 win over Boston. Ewell Blackwell of the Reds allowed one hit in a pitching duel with Vern Bickford as Boston Braves fell.
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Associated Press
Nelson Fox
White Sox
Chicago
Boston
Red Piching
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Bob Elliott
Vern Bickford
Boston Braves
Diehlmen Top Big Blue To Reach League Finals
Don Johnson pitched and batted the Middies to a 3-1 win over Hamilton at Barnitz Field advancing to the Southern Ohio League finals. Johnson limited Hamilton to two hits while Nuxhall yielded eight, but Middies benefited from two first-half runs on hits by D Johnson and Feinthal, with Oglesby and Karshner scoring.
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Middies
Hamilton
Barnitz Field
Middie
Don Nuxhall
Johnson
Keiper
Bobby Rock
Paul Johnson
Allen
Nuxhall
Nson
Big Blue
Lipscomb
Simmons
Don Oglesby
Dan Karshner
Dick Fuller
D. Johnson
Oglesby
Karshner
Ken Feinthal
Rock
Feinthal
Fuller
Franklin
Barnitz
Tomorro
Vveee Simmons
Roberts
Burney
Eenee
Ridenour
Adams
Georgopolous
Howard
P. Johnson
Fainthal
Cae Oglesby
Boehm
Party Service, Johnny's FOP In Federal Loop Wins
Opening night of the Federal Softball League at Barnitz Field features three games. Party Service topped Yankee Tavern 3-0 behind Kert Little two hit shutout pitching. FOP beat WPFB 6-4 as a four run sixth inning. Johnny's Pony Key crushed Amanda A 23-3 with 11 runs in the third inning.
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Federal Softball League
Barnitz Field
Kert Little
Party Service
Yankee Tavern
Fraternal Order of Police
WPFB
Johnny's Pony Key
Amanda A. C
Little
Tony Madaffari
Madaffari
Joe Lewis
Tommy Davis
Johnny’s Pony Key
Amanda
B. Delk
W. DeHart
H. Short
N. Lawson
Johnny
MIRC Bowling Loop Ends Year with Jeepsters Crown
Dot Woodward led the Jeepsters to a 22 game victory over Crystal Tissue No 2 as the MIRC Major League closing night at the YMCA crowned Jeepsters champions. Old Gold shut out Food Service led by M Nock while Eversharp Pock ettes beat Gas and Electric twice and Sorg Dells won two from Inland Container. Betty Schlotterbeck 431 for the Dells and Dot Hoover 452 for Inland. Final standings show Jeepsters 68 22 .790 atop a tight table with Ges. no Electric Inland Container Food Service Eversharp Pockettes Crystal Tissue No 2 Sorg Dolls.
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Dot Woodward
Jeepsters
Crystal Tissue No
MIRC
YMCA
Old Gold
Food Service
M. Nock
Eversharp Pockettes
Gas and Electric
Sorg Dells
Inland Container
Betty Schlotterbeck
Dells
Dot Hoover
Inland
Il Pet. Jeepsters
Sorg Dolls Eeteeeee
Franklin Hurler Allows One Blow
Franklin defeated Northridge 7 to 0 on Northridge’s diamond as Clarence White carried a no hitter into the sixth. Franklin exploded for five runs in the second on three hits, with Silas Logsdon scoring on Klaber's error and White scoring on a Hollon single. Hollon later scored on a fielder’s choice as White struck out nine.
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Morgan
Northridge
Franklin
Clarence White
Wildcats
Diamond
Silas Logsdon
Klaber
White
Darrell Hedric
Jack Hollon
Hollon
Wranklin
Guinn
Meerhoff
White Klaber
Parkview Sets Two Games With Industrial League Teams
Parkview Cafe's independent softball team schedules two games against Industrial League clubs. Tomorrow night at 5 30 they play Aeronca at Yankee Road Park. Parkview and Sorg Paper meet at 5 30 Friday night at the Diamond.
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Parkview Cafe
Tomorow
Aeronca
Yankee Rd. Park
Ecafemen
Sorg Paper
Diamond
New York fighter Lou Volpe scores upset win
New York boxer Lou Volpe defeats John Marion in a bout mixed results and location notes. The match lists Volpe at 145 percent and Marion at 1374 percent, with Mexico noted as a factor and a 10 count mentioned.
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Associated Press
New York
Lou Volpe
Johnny Marion
Mexico
Baseball scores roundup from major leagues
Cincinnati beat Boston 1 0. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 5 4. Pittsburgh won over New York 7 3. Chicago topped American rivals with 4. Detroit 12 Washington 4. Chicago 9 Boston 7 went 11 innings. St Louis 11 Philadelphia 8. American Association results Louisville 6 Indianapolis 3. Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 4. Columbus 7 Toledo 8. St Paul at Minneapolis rain. Ohio Indiana League Newark 2 6 Springfield 0 5. Richmond 3 9 Lima 1 4.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Louisville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Newark
Springfield
Richmond
Lima
National League Today’s Games Preserve Matchups
Baseball schedule lists NL games across cities with start times including Boston at Cincinnati 2 pm Brooklyn at Chicago 1 30 Philadelphia at St Louis 8 30 New York at Pittsburgh 7 30 Cleveland at New York 1 30 Chicago at Boston 1 pm Detroit at Washington 7 30 St Louis at Philadelphia 7 pm
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Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Tomorrow's Games Spark Rivalry Across Major Leagues
Major league matchups list for tomorrow include New York visiting Pittsburgh, Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia hosting St Louis, Detroit at Washington, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, and Chicago at Boston. The schedule highlights cross conference and classic city pairings with key regional interest.
Worman Named Head Of Legion Junior Baseball
Don Worman has been named manager of American Legion Post 218's Junior Legion baseball team with Bob Gade as assistant. Last year's veterans Ken Feinthal and Don Oglesby return to help, along with Worman and Gade. Eligible players hail from Monroe Gratis and Jacksonburg High Schools, born after January 1, 1934. First practice is set for tomorrow at Armco Field at 4 p.m.
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Don Worman
American Legion Post 218
Junior Legion
Bill Shawhan
Junior Legion Committee
Worman
Bob Gade
Ken Feinthal
Don Oglesby
Gade
Monroe
Gratis
Jacksonburg
Armco Field
Armco Softball Loop Opens With Three Evening Games
The Fabricating and General Office League debuts with six teams at East Side Diamonds. Maintenance hosts Research General Office at 6 15 on Diamond 1 while Fabricating Office meets Formed Products on Diamond 2. At 8 15 under lights Print Shop visits Pipe Welding for the nightcap.
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Armco
East Side
One Hit Stint Caps Whip Pitchers Clash In Reds Braves Duel
In Cincinnati a near no hit duel produced a 1 0 Reds win on Johnny Pramesa s seventh inning homer. Ewell Blackwell and Vern Bickford both carried one hit games into the later innings as the Braves and Reds shared a near identical pitching gem. Blackwell logged his third one hit effort in two campaigns with the Reds while Bickford allowed two hits for Boston.
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Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
Vern Bickford
Boston Braves
West Elkton Triumphs 7-0 Over Camden Nine
West Elkton topped Camden 7-0 as Rod Clippinger pitched two hits for the Yellowjackets. Chaney belted a first inning homer with a man on to put West Elkton ahead 2-0. Camden failed to score after the first.
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West Elkton Blanks
Camden
West Elkton
Sorrett and Simpson
Clippinger
Bolser
Braves win coin toss for first choice of players
Braves won a coin toss for first selection of players and took Bickford. He pitched last year’s no hitter and had logged 21 straight innings without a run when Pramesa homered last night. Reds aided Blackwell with three double plays, two started by Blackwell with two on and one out.
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Bickford
Boston
Chicago
Brooklyn
Braves
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Pramesa
Reds
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