Springfield Hosts Dedication As Wildcats Face Tough Middies
Monday Memoes reports Middies unbeaten after a 32-19 upset of Springfield’s rivals while Springfield comes to town for the formal stadium dedication Friday. Heavy advance sales reflect the high stakes as Coach Mather’s Massillon link is noted in regional high school action.
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OSU In Hasty Hunt For New Pass Defense
Ohio State coach Wesley Fesler, after watching Southern Methodist’s 32-27 upset of the Rose Bowl champions, vows to fix the pass defense. SMU’s Fred Benners threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns, stunning the Bucks who led 24-7 before the rally.
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Plane Crash Won’t Delay Sports Writer’s World Series
Columbus AP report says Joe Williams, a New York World Telegram Sun sports columnist, was injured but not seriously in a plane crash Saturday night. He is expected to be released from White Cross Hospital this afternoon and will return to New York for the first World Series game. Pilot died. two passengers Lester Scott and Paul Jonas sustained minor injuries. The plane belonged to John Galbreath, Pittsburgh Pirates president, who hosted the men at an Ohio State Southern Methodist football game. The crash occurred on Galbreath’s private field.
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Peggy Kirk Ties For 12th In National Open Golf
Amateur Peggy Kirk of Findlay Ohio tied for 12th place with a 317 in the final round of the Women s National Open Golf Tournament yesterday.
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Phillies as World Series underdogs pick to win in six
New York reports the Yankees as 2-to-5 favorites to beat the Philadelphia Whiz Kids in the World Series opener at Shibe Park. Despite a pennant-clinching 4-1 10-inning win over Brooklyn, Philadelphia is seen as lacking speed and depth. expert scribe bets the underdogs can prevail in six with Robin Roberts starting and Jim Konstanty handling the bullpen.
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Phillies vs Yankees in World Series opener set for Wednesday
Philadelphia poised to clash with New York in the World Series after clinching the National League flag. Robin Roberts likely to start opposite Allie Reynolds as Eddie Sawyer weighs his options in the series preview.
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Baseball Major League Leaders From The National and American Leagues
AP reports season leaders with Musial St Louis batting 346 runs Torgeson Boston 120 Ennis Philadelphia 125 Snider Brooklyn 199 Schoendienst St Louis 52 Ashburn Philadelphia 14 Kiner Pittsburgh 47 Jethroe Boston 35 Spahn Boston 191 Blackwell Cincinnati 189 Maglie New York 184 Goodman Boston 354 DiMaggio Boston 131 Dropo Stephens Boston 144 Kell Detroit 218 Kell Detroit 56 DiMaggio Boston Doer Detroit and Evers Detroit 11 Rosen Cleveland 37 DiMaggio Boston 15 Lemon Cleveland 172 Ford New York 1
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Michigan State New Giant Killer Of Midwest Faces Maryland
Michigan State the new giant killer of the Midwest will clash with Maryland at East Lansing after upsetting Michigan 14-7 and routing Oregon State. Maryland rebounded with a 33-21 win over Navy as Notre Dame faces Purdue and LSU battles Rice in top weekend games.
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Dayton Gunner Has “Hot” Day On Local Line
Weather spurs a huge Middletown Sportsmen's Club crowd to watch Ken Beegle perform shooting feats. Ed Kelsey of Dayton leads with 144 targets and wins the 100 target handicap, Calcutta high overall, and ties for top in the 16 yard event. Runners up include Abernathy Pugh Harter Kees Haley.
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Dayton Falls to St Bonaventure 40 14 in NY Stadium
In CLEAN New York a 9,500 crowd watched St Bonaventure beat Dayton 40 14 as Jerry Hanafin scored four touchdowns. The Bonnies pulled away with a 72 yard screen pass from Ted Marchibroda to Hanafin in the third quarter. Dayton replied with two late scores, including a 14 yard run by Leroy Kane and a 92 yard drive capped by Bob Becker.
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Giants and Browns Tie as Cleveland Loses to Green Bay
NFL scores show New York Giants 6 tied with Cleveland. Green Bay defeated Cleveland 31 to 6. Chicago Bears beat Pittsburgh 26 to 7 while Washington won 7. Los Angeles routed San Francisco 35 to 14.
Penn Meets California Bears At Berkeley In Hurdling Fray
An attractive intersectional clash pits the University of Pennsylvania against the California Bears at Berkeley. The matchup draws attention as both teams showcase talent and seek a standout performance on the road.
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Forest Hills Golf League doubles title won in playoff
Jim Waxweiler and Kent Little captured the 1950 Forest Hills Country Club Golf League doubles title after an 18 hole playoff, four up on Rodger Cotter and John Owen who matched 84s. Waxweiler and Little led the No 1 flight, with finals scores Waxweiler 68 and Little 78. Clubhouse to close October 15 though course stays open as weather permits.
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Ritter Reaches Wildwood Fall Tourney Finals
Jim Ritter defeated Stan Craft five and four yesterday to lock the first final berth at Wildwood Golf Club Fall Handicap Tournament. A Herr versus Patrick playoff will determine the second finalist, with Herr and Patrick to face Howard Whiteway in the semi finals. Ritter captured low gross with 72, while Joe Rapp led with 31 36 77 and Roy Thuma, Jim Farkas, Patrick tied for first in blind bogey at 74.
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Big Day Despite Loss
George Dawson failed to qualify for match play in the National Amateur golf championship by one stroke at Minneapolis the day he was named assistant to Do F Robbins Spalding president His brother Johnny Dawson is a former national amateur finalist.
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Saskatchewan Antelope Season Likely Closed This Year
REGINA AP Game Commissioner E L Paynter reports indications of a closed antelope season in Saskatchewan due to an aerial census showing a 30 to 40 percent drop from last year. Severe winter conditions blamed for the decline.
Last Rites Held For L. W. St. John
Columbus AP report says Lynn W. St. John, athletic director at Ohio State University for 35 years until 1947, died Saturday at 73. Pallbearers included Kenneth L. Wilson, Richard C. Larkins, Larry N. Snyder, Michael Peppe, Floyd S. Stahl, and OSU athletic staff members.
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Bettenhausen Wins AAA 100 Mile National Championship
Tony Bettenhausen of Tinley Park Illinois led from start to finish to win the American Automobile Association 100 mile National Championship big car race at the Illinois state fair grounds in Springfield. Neil Carter of Lima Ohio finished second and Charles Stevenson of Fresno California finished third.
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Haddix Routed As Baltimore Evens Series
The Orioles hammered Harvey Haddix and reliever Bob Habenich, blasting four homers including three off Haddix, to beat Columbus 8-1 and tie the Little World Series at a game apiece. Haddix, 18-6 on the season, was pulled in the sixth after the onslaught.
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How They Stand New York AP Final Unofficial Standings
The New York AP reports final unofficial major league standings across the league. Details cover team rankings, win loss records, and positions in pennant races.
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Yesterday's Results From Baseball Scores
Recap of yesterday's major league results with Key games: Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 4 to 1 in ten innings. New York beat Boston 5 to 1. Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 1. Chicago edged St. Louis 3 to 2 in 11 innings. Boston downed New York 7 to 2. Cleveland beat Detroit 7 to 5. Philadelphia triumphed over Washington 5 to 3. Chicago lost to St. Louis 4 to 6.
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Mackay Wins at Dayton Oval Upsets Ruttman
Dayton special feature saw Bill Mackay from Ontario California overtake Troy Ruttman on lap 32 with 13,000 fans watching. Ruttman spun on lap 48 while avoiding a serious crash and retired from the race. Ruttman had been racing the Malloy Special, now missing a drive shaft.
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St. John Drops Heartbreaker in League Opener
St. John grade school football team lost 25 20 to St. Peter's in Hamilton in the Butler County League opener. Scorers for St. John were Curtis Elieff and Osust.
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Giants Beat Braves 5-1 in NL Finales
In final NL games the New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves 5-1 while Chicago edged St. Louis 3-2 in 11 innings. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati split a doubleheader with the Reds taking the opener 3-2 and the Pirates winning the nightcap 3-1.
Broadbeams Propel MSU Line in Conversion Attempts
Broadbeams from East Lansing, the MSU line nicknamed by Spartan coaches, excel on conversion tries. The end-to-end unit averages 214 pounds, with Dick Tamburo at 200 pounds as the lightest in the group.
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