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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1952
Page
10
Brooklyn manager Charley Dressen reveals a preplanned move to surprise Leo Durocher by starting Sal Maglie on the mound against the Dodgers. The result: a 4-? win that extended Dodgers' lead as Roe shut down the Giants with a three hit performance. Maglie struggled before being pulled in the seventh.
Warren Giles circulated a study showing the 1951 NL average nine inning game lasted two hours 19 minutes with 8.93 runs. In 1915 the game averaged 1 hour 53 minutes and 7.25 runs, implying similar run pace but longer delays in modern games due to pitching changes infield conferences and related factors.
A survey examined timing in 616 games to see what lengths play. It notes a three minute saving if umpires throw balls directly to pitchers, average warmups around six and a half pitches, and that game length mostly depends on runs and play action rather than fixed rules.
The first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds lasted 3 hours and 38 minutes, the longest nine inning contest in major league history. 49,000 fans saw action from start to finish as miscues and aggressive base running heightened the excitement.
Frank Sedgman, world’s top player, dominates Gar Mulloy 61 6 2 6 3 to win the United States Men’s Singles Championship at Forest Hills. He comments on Davis Cup plans and seedings while Australia’s visiting team heads to the Pacific Southwest Tournament before defending the Cup. Maureen Connolly claims her second women’s title by defeating Doris Hart 63 75 for her fourth runner up.
Southeastern Conference rivals aim for a historic 1952 season with at least eight or nine strong teams. Georgia Tech ranked third nationally, Tennessee sixth in preseason AP, while Mississippi leaned outside the top 10. Led by Tech’s Hardeman and Brigman, Neyland’s Vols face tougher defense but high hopes. Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Florida, Georgia and Vanderbilt follow in the coaches poll.
Montreal July report by Abe J. Greene urges aid for small boxing clubs facing tighter control by the International Boxing Club and two big TV chains. He warned the squeeze could force major promotions to be wired to coaxial cables, destroying independent clubs and champions.
Most of 38 dismissed West Point football cadets turn to ROTC or civilian college programs for officer training. The piece tracks motives behind cribbing, notes that several aim for amnesty, and highlights efforts by families and alumni to restore honor while cadets rebuild reputations through civilian service.
Cleveland teams head to face eastern rivals after a five game win streak and a push in the pennant race. The nine day stretch opens Tuesday against Philadelphia with Bobby Shantz vs Early Wynn. Easter extends his hit streak to 11, Rosen and Bearden drive early offense, and four farm hands join the Indians from Indianapolis.
Youngstown McKelvey's and Detroit Pepsi Cola remain unbeaten as NABF plays third round games tonight. Memphis Spartan Television also aims to stay perfect against Louisville by Seagram 7 Crown nine this afternoon. Ongoing nine day tourney sees three Ohio teams eliminated in 13 innings Newton Falls, Springfield, and Cincinnati Balmer Roosters.
CHICAGO Frank Stranahan a top amateur golfer is favored to win a second straight Western Amateur title as the 36 hole qualifying begins. The Toledo star who has claimed Western crowns in 1946 1949 and 1951 is exempt from qualifying and aims to extend his record.
Betsy Rawls of Austin Texas lifted her 1952 tournament earnings to 13 570 dollars, the season's best for women pros, after a four stroke win at Carrollton Women's Open. She shot 74 at Sunset Hills for a 214 total while earning 750 dollars from a 3 000 purse. Louise Suggs finished second with 218.
Joey Russell of Western Reserve University captured the Cleveland city net title by defeating Bot A in straight sets 6 4 6 2 at the Mid American Conference event Sunday.
When surface water warms above 39.2 it becomes lighter than cold water beneath and remains stagnant until fall turnover. A middle layer varies with lake size and depth, creating a rapid temperature drop zone rich in oxygen where cold water fish feed near the bottom.
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 85 wins and New York at 80. St. Louis 79, Philadelphia 74, Chicago 67, Cincinnati 60, Boston 59, Pittsburgh 39. American League leaders New York 82, Cleveland 80. Boston 72, Washington 72. Sunday results include Brooklyn 4 New York 1 and St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3.
The American Association opens its best of seven playoffs with Milwaukee at home against St. Paul and Kansas City hosting Minneapolis. Ernie Nevel of Kansas City threw the league's first no-hitter of the season, fanning three with 22 batters faced, aided by two errors. Indianapolis beat Columbus 7-1 and 7-3, while Louisville finished with 107 losses.
Philadelphia Phillies power hitter Ennis will miss the rest of the season due to a fractured left hand. X rays show a break between the wrist and first knuckle after a sixth inning collision chasing a foul ball at a game against the Boston Braves.
San Francisco overcame an early deficit to triumph 29-14 in Pittsburgh. The game was marked by 11 injuries with Norm Standlee breaking a right wrist and Gail Bruce out with a left ankle injury.
Charles Wipperman of Canton and amateur Don Albert of Alliance captured the eighth annual Zanesville Pro Am at the Zanesville Country Club. The two man team posted a best-ball 66 to win after 18 holes in a field of 78 teams.
Eddie Lopat pitched eight strong innings for the Yankees in a 5 1 win over the Senators in Washington to slow Cleveland's climb. Preacher Roe hurled a three hitter for the Dodgers in a 4 1 victory over the Giants, boosting Brooklyn's NL lead. The Indians swept a doubleheader from the Browns 4 0 and 3 1 behind Garcia and Gromek.
Cleveland Browns will be without halfback Rex Bumgardner and guard Lin Houston for the final exhibition game against the San Francisco 49ers in Akron. Bumgardner injured a shoulder in the loss to the Detroit Lions, while Houston suffered a cracked rib confirmed by X rays and will miss at least three weeks per team physician Dr. Vic Ippolita.
Pitching by Preacher Roe carried Brooklyn to a brilliant 4-1 win over New York three hits by the Dodgers. The result pushes Brooklyn five games ahead in the National League pennant race while Enos Slaughter drove in all St. Louis runs in a 4-3 Cards victory over Pittsburgh. The sixth annual National Hockey League All Star game is set for Detroit's Olympia Stadium on Sunday October 5.
Boston reports Cincinnati Reds facing a twi night doubleheader with Boston pending. The Reds, expected to finish sixth, trailed fifth place Cubs after a 6 1 loss to Chicago. Manager Hornsby aims to hold sixth as Cincinnati fights for remaining games. Grady Hatton hit the club’s ninth homer and Hank Sauer drove in his 116th run.
N Y players dominated the Empire State Open with Ferrier pocketing 2400 as the leader after a final round 70. He finished 262 total, three behind the PGA record pace set by Hogan and Nelson. Sam Snead took 2nd with 268 and 1800. Freddie Has earned 270 for 3rd. Don Finsterwald placed 11th at 276 with 360 dollars.
Lawrence Curtis Jackson, a 21 year old farmhand for the Fresco Calif Cardinals, became the first pitcher in organized ball to reach 20 wins this season with a victory on July 25.
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