Midweek musings on lone winter boxing plans and local sports
Promoters resist outdoor boxing amid looming cold. two individuals may mount a winter card. Hartman of Cincinnati delays return after a financial blow. Canton coach Dick McFarlane and Toledo champion Geraldine Leitner shine in recent Ohio events. R.C. Todd praises tournament feedback. Softball raises suspicions as a Wilmington umpire fight leads to a five year ban by both local and state bodies. Buckeye horseshoe champ Ralph Lackey returns from Springfield with title claims. Lincoln Field's Tiger Ellison faces a lineup dilemma as Lee Bowen pushes for playing time across football and basketball roles.
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Cincinnati
Dick McFarlane
Canton
Ohio
Geraldine Leitner
Toledo
Marian Raful
Akron
Buckeye
R.C. Todd
Ralph Lackey
Springfield
Buckeye Horseshoe Association
Ohio State Association
Lackey
Norwood
Tiger Ellison
Lincoln Field
Lee Bowen
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John Byrne
Tiger
Byrne
Lee
Tom Decatur
Bama
Bill Angel
Jim Gross
Ellison
Willie Pep Faces DeMarco In Non-Title Bout
Willie Pep returns to the scene of his only nine losses to meet Paddy DeMarco in a non-title lightweight bout. DeMarco is aggressive and scrappy, aiming to derail Pep’s long win streak as Pep seeks more winter dates at Madison Square Garden.
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Toughie
DeMarco
Jack Hand
NEW York
Brooklyn
Paddy DeMarco
Idy
Bell
Pep
Paddy
Terry Young
Terry
DeMarco-Pep
Jimmy McAllister
Baltimore
Sammy
Angott
Madison Square Garden
Blythe Williams Gridders Practice and Schedule
Football practice for the Blythe Williams Post 231 team began at Douglas Park with a second session set for 5 p.m. Wednesday. An American Legion fall schedule lists a Sept 26 opener at home against Muncie with other games planned vs Oxford, the Dayton Bombers, Cincinnati and Chillicothe. Positions on the team are open to anyone.
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Douglas Park
American Legion
Duke Dominick
Muncie
Ind
Oxford
Dayton Bombers
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Baseball season leaders across leagues for batting and pitching
The record lists top performers in the American and National Leagues. Williams leads AL batting with .370, DiMaggio drives 128 RBIs and 33 homers, Henrich scores 108 runs, while Musial shines in the NL with 368 hits and 194 runs, Kiner tops NL home runs with 38.
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Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
New York
Henrich
Boudreau
Cleveland
Stewart
Washington
Dillinger
St. Louis
Lemon
Kramer
Musial
Penn Loses Tailback Bobby Deuber to Elbow Injury
University of Pennsylvania tailback Bobby Deuber, a key contributor for three seasons, is out for the squad after injuring his elbow in a nose vault last May and failing to respond to treatment.
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PENN
Philadelphia
Robert
Bobby) Deuber
University of Pennsylvania
Neuber
Armco Vets Meet Germantown Eagles In Rubber Game Showdown
Armco Vets, owning 31 wins in 38, host Germantown Eagles in a Central Ohio League rubber match at Armco Field tonight at 8. Jim Sexton starts for Armco after a 12-0 win and 5-hit shutout last week. Germantown, tied with Miamisburg in playoff standings, features Bill Taylor on the mound and Tom Fenton and Herb Carter infield to boost a 14-7 win turnaround Sunday. The two clubs split four meetings this year, setting up a close battle as Armco aims to finish the season strong Friday against Wilmington.
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Armco Vets
Germantown Eagles
Vets
Eagles
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Sexton
Germantown
The
All Square
Miamisburg
Bill Taylor
Armco
Tom Fenton
Herb Carter
Lefty Lantis
Billy Mount
Charley Broyles
Short
Jim Heller
Les Pugh
Harold Brown
Larry Fraley
Wilmington
Surprising Bucs Sink Cardinals Move Pirates Toward Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St Louis Cardinals 6 2 to seize second place four games behind the Boston Braves. Brooklyn Dodgers idle, Pirates gain 0.0007 percentage points on the Dodgers as Ostermueller held the Cards to seven hits through eight innings. Stan Musial triple play opens the game and Don Lang hits his fourth homer as Cards fall behind. The Giants sweep doubleheader over the Phils, Sid Gordon drives in runs and homer to seal both wins, while the Cubs and Reds gain ground in the standings. No AL games played.
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Associated Press
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Pirates
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Boston Braves
Fritz Ostermueller
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cardinals
Redbirds
Ostermueller
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Stan Musial
Musial
Schoendienst
Marty Marion
Stan Rojek
Rojek
Schoendi
Sid Gordon
Giants
Gordon
Clint Hartung
Andy Hanson
Philadelphia
Hartung
Phils
Cincinnati Reds
Ruckus and Forfeit Threat Hit G R In Playoff Chaos
Gardner-Richardson manager Otis Peake faced suspicions of ineligible play after using Negro pitcher Cleveland Pendergrass in a crucial game, risking a forfeit to Interstate Folding Box. A brawl at home plate led to two ejections and a game called with eight players remaining.
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Gardner-Richardson
Peake
Cleveland Pendergrass
Armco
Shartles
Interstate
Bob Sutton
Don Worman
G-R
Clyde Sword
Leroy Alfry
Charlie Reuthe
League
Herb Dean
Myers Cabs Meet Guards in City League Clash at Douglas Park
The Myers Cabs face the Ohio National Guard Thursday at 6 p.m. at Douglas Park to determine final round standings. A win could force a second round tie with Frontier Case and set up a playoff for first and second round titles after the Cubs won the first round.
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Mintz Eyes $50,000 Offer for Ezz Match
Heavyweight Ezzard Charles promoter manager Jake Mintz says a conditional $50,000 bid could table a championship bout in this city. Charles must beat Jimmy Bivins on September 13 and NABA must recognize the winner of Lesnevich-Walcott as world champion. Florence Turner proposes a separate offer to Lesnevich and Walcott for a September 21 Jersey City fight.
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Ezzard Charles
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Lesnevich-Walcott
Jake Mintz
Jimmy Bivins
National Boxing Association
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Florence Turner
Gus Lesnevich
Joe Walcott
Jersey City
Fleming named AA Player of the Year in Columbus
Leslie Fleming first baseman for the Indianapolis pennant winners is named the American Association's most valuable player by 23 of 31 baseball writers. The 32 year old, 200 pound slugger leads in RBIs with 139 through Labor Day and posts a .319 average after being acquired from Cleveland last winter.
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Leslie Fleming
Indianapolis
American Association
Chapter of
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Cleveland
Ab Wright
Minneapolis
Maintenance Wins Armco Loop Title
Maintenance romped 14 to 3 over Formed Products at Armco East Side diamonds to claim the Fabricating General Office Wahoo League title. The winners collected 12 hits led by Will Smethers homering and Joe Klamp with two triples, scoring seven in the first two frames. Schultz pitched effectively with four hits allowed and two strikeouts. Dick Enright added a three bagger.
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General Office
Vennetton
Will Smethers
Joe Klamp
Schultz
Dick Enright
Welders Take Lead In Shop Playoff Clash
In a 4-3 East Side diamond thriller the Welders beat Machine Shop to lead the Armco Maintenance Shops league final. Dick Koeppel sparked Machine Shop with a two bagger and a three run rally. Billy Mount scored the winning run on an illegal pitch in the seventh. The rematch is set for Thursday at 8 15 under lights.
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Billy Mount
East Side Diamonds
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Armco Maintenance Shops
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Koeppel
Mount
Pairings Announced For Wildwood Tourney
First round matchups set for the Wildwood Club Fall Championship handicap event with deadlines October 16 for semi finals and October 9 for finals in the Wildwood Flight. Championship Flight pairs include Stan Craft versus J Kuderer and Tom Greene against Ken Kurry among others. Wildwood Flight features Paul Lawson versus Paul Ruth and Cliff Jones against Leroy Eisele.
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Wildwood
Stan Craft
S&s
Paul Lawson
Paul Ruth
Cliff Jones
Leroy Eisele
Bill Bergman
M. Evans
Tom Byrd
Bye
Ralph Baker Eck McGraw Top Bowlers As Season Opens
Ralph Baker led the Moose Men’s League with a 595 series as the 1946 49 bowling season opened amid unseasonable weather. Eck McGraw paced the Women’s Recreation League with a 493 series, narrowly missing the women’s honor list.
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Eck McGraw
Moose
Eck’ McGraw
Carfax
Women’s Recreation League
Powl-Mor
Armco Yahoo
Armco Girls Open YMCA Season With Fast Bowling
Erma Flaven led with a 465 set to pace No 3 to two wins over No 4 as Elaine Kieswetter added 431 for No 4. Norma Imhoff posted 443 for No 7, which won after dropping the first two, with Margaret Winglewich leading both teams with 421.
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Elaine Kieswetter
Norma Imhoff
Tororn
Margaret Winglewich
Dearborn Wins NF B Federation Junior Championship
Dearborn Michigan defeated Detroit 7 to 5 to win the junior championship in Dayton last night ending a week-long tournament.
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Dearborn
Mich
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Detroit
Bowling league scores highlight top performances across teams
Baker led Moose Men's League with a 200 221 174 595 series as No. 7 defeated No. 8. Dinan anchored a 501, with 195 and 193 finishes. Mc Bride posted 222 in a 571 set, Morgan rolled a 245 in a 549 series. No. 5 swept No. 6, Snowden led No. 4 with 517 in two wins over No. 3, Murphy added 515 in the first game, Hayes led No. 2 past No. 1 with 503 while Bowman had 512 for the lasers.
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Moose
Dinan
J. D. McBride
Gene Morgan
Ted Snowden
Lloyd Murphy
Hayes
Bowman
Lasers
Baseball results with scattered scores and standings
New York defeats Philadelphia 6-1 in a second game 11 innings. Pittsburgh tops St Louis 6-2 at night. Ohio-Indiana League action shows Muncie 3 Richmond 2 Lima 1 Marion 8 with no other games scheduled.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
St Louis
Washington
Muncie
Richmond
Lima
Marion
New York and Boston Clash in Night Knicks Celtics Showdown
Sports rundown lists multiple interstate matchups including Brooklyn at New York and New York at Boston with several night games. Rivalries unfold across Citi Field era venues as teams prepare for key December showdowns.
OSU Michigan Ticket Rush Nears Sellout
OSU ticket director Oscar Thomas reports almost all South Bleacher seats gone for the Michigan homecoming on November 20. For the Missouri game September 25 twenty thousand seats remain, about ten thousand for Southern California October 2, with fewer for other games.
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Ohio State
Michigan
Oscar Thomas
Buckeyes
Missouri
Thomas
Southern California
Armco Wahoo Softball Tournament Opens Monday
The Armco Wahoo tournament features about 20 of 31 teams across four leagues and begins Monday at the East Side diamonds. First-round drawings come Friday, with three games Monday night and one per hour each evening through Thursday. One loss eliminates a team and the field should be cut to the quarterfinals by week’s end. The start was delayed pending completion of the Maintenance Shops and Fabricating General Office leagues.
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Armco Wahoo
East Side Diamonds
Muncies Reds Sweep Richmond To Tighten O I League
Muncies Reds swept Richmond 3 2 in the opener and 2 1 in the nightcap to close the Ohio Indiana League gap. Lima defeated Marion 12 8 in the other game as Portsmouth and Springfield were idle.
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Associated Press
Muncie
Reds
Richmond
Lima
Marion
Portsmouth
Springfield
Pirates Face Reds Tonight in Cincinnati Opener
The Reds meet the pennant-chasing Pirates under the lights in Cincinnati for the season’s last home game of a two-game set. Manager Bucky Walters will decide between Ken Raffensberger and Howie Fox for the start, with Ernie Bonham pitching for Pittsburgh. The Reds moved out of last place after Philadelphia’s loss to New York. The Rhinelanders depart for a 21-day road trip after the Pirates game tomorrow afternoon.
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Redlegs
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Bucky Walters
Ken Raffensberger
Howie Fox
Ernie Bonham
Pirates
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Rhinelanders
Indiana Loses Tackles To Medical Course And Scholastic Deficiency
BLOOMINGTON Ind AP Indiana has lost two letter men tackles John Ropee of Campbell Ohio and Raph Wagner of Youngstown Ohio. Ropee dropped football yesterday to concentrate on a medical course. Wagner was lost through a scholastic deficiency.
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Ind
Indiana
John Ropee
Campbell, O
Raph Wagner
Youngstown
Legion Drills Again As Post 214 Announces Practice
The American Legion basketball team Post 214 holds another practice at 6 tonight at Barnitz Field outdoor court. Business Manager Bill Withey announced the session this morning.
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American Legion
Barnitz Field
Bill Withey
Post 214
Bob Lemon Aims For 20th Win Against Detroit
Cleveland faces Detroit in a three game set as Bob Lemon starts hoping to become the majors first 20 win this season. He seeks a 4th straight shutout run and 28 scoreless innings while Larry Doby extends his hitting streak to 18 games. Hal Newhouser opposes.
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Indians
Boston
New York
Tribe
Detroit Tigers
Bob Lemon
Hal Newhouser
Larry Doby
Stephan Named Xavier Sports Chief in Administrative Change
Albert A. Stephan becomes director of athletics and William B. Feldhaus named acting head of physical education at Xavier University. Stephan was business manager of athletics and Feldhaus was assistant football coach under Coach F. Kluska. Feldhaus succeeds George F. Hiatt, who resigned August 1.
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Cincinnati
Albert A. Stephan
William B. Feldhaus
Department of Physical Education
Xavier University
Stephan
Feldhaus
F. Kluska
George FE. Hiatt
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