Pendy Pitches Pavers To nth City Softball Title
The Watson Pavers won the City League championship for the fifth straight year behind ace Cleveland Pendergrass. He struck out 14 and allowed only a scratch hit, as Duff’s Case faltered in the championship at East Side diamonds. Duff’s scored first on two passed balls, then Watsons answered with four in the second, aided by fielding miscues. The Pavers closed with a final tally in the fourth as Johnny Bryant walked, Merlin Pope tripled, and Bryant scored on a misplayed relay.
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East Side Diamonds
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Leroy Hardeman
Harold Ledford
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Pope
Baseball Leaders From The Era Show Rich Averages
In the era’s top standings Musial of St Louis leads in runs with 359 while Kiner of Pittsburgh adds 103 RBIs and 41 doubles. Ennis of Philadelphia posts 115 hits as Spahn and Maglie headline strikeout marks for Boston and New York.
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St. Louis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ennis
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Snead Breaks Berkshire Course Record to Win Reading Open
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia set a Berkshire Country Club course record with a 20 under par 268 to win the $15 000 Reading Open Golf Tournament in Reading Pennsylvania He earned 2600 for the victory Jim Ferrier San Francisco was runner up at 276 Glenn Teal Jacksonville Florida and Ralph Blomquist Glendale California followed Snead under tough weather conditions with a rain soaked final round after leading on the front nine Contested at Berkshire Club two years ago the record stood at 269 set by Ben Hogan Snead finished with a 70 in the final round continuing his lead atop this year s money winners list.
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Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
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Berkshire Country Club
Snead
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Glenn Teal
Jacksonville
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Ralph Blomquist
Glendale
Calif
Berkshire Club
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Parade To Mark Butler County Fair Centennial
A parade planned for Sunday September 24 opening the fair celebrates 100 years of Butler County life. Sponsored by the Agricultural Council Butler County Fair Board and Hamilton Chamber Agriculture Committee entries from organizations or individuals are welcome to display progress over the century, including transport, farm machinery, home life and merchandise changes. Seven 1950 Notre Dame players originated from New York, with four from New Jersey Michigan and Ohio.
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New York
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
Ex Husband Jailed On Contempt Charge
Lloyd A. Wood of Franklin was ordered to jail for 10 days after arraignment Friday before Judge P. P. Boliec of Common Pleas Court on a contempt charge. Testimony indicated Wood abused his former wife Verna Wood of Hamilton and their child. The couple divorced last March.
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Franklin
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Hamilton
Sun Sox Clinch Impeccable FI League Season
The Miami Sun Sox completed their Florida International League season with 22 wins and no losses after a final game against St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Murray Throws Two-Hitter To Beat Eldorado 3-0
Armco Vets center on a two hit game by Dave Murray who improves to seven and one with his second straight shutout. Eldorado’s Swihart allows only one run through seven before Strauthers homers in the seventh. Murray fans nine, walks five, as Armco stays alive atop the Central Ohio League standings while pondering bye or semi final next Sunday.
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Germantown
Dayton Kittyhawk
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University of North Carolina
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Swithart
Parker
Swihart
George
Strauthers
Charley Broyles
Billy Mount
Armeco
Tony Mislovich
Bob Andres
Armco Vets
McFaddin
Mount
McGraw
NBA Names Pressure on LaMotta to Fight Robinson
Detroit report says NBA opened its convention with Commissioner Abe Greene urging a six month rule for title defenses and a fixed deadline. Delegates to vote on stripping LaMotta if he does not face Sugar Ray by October 12 as Robinson presses for action. LaMotta plans to fight Laurent Dauthuille this week, delaying title bout until 1951 for tax reasons.
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Jake LaMotta
National Boxing Association
Abe Greene
Paterson
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Jake
Ray Robinson
NBA
LaMotta
Sugar Ray
Robinson
George Gainford
Greene
France
Laurent Dauthuille
Olympia
Ritter's 70 Tops Golfers at Wildwood Club
Tommy Ritter shot a one under par 70 to lead a golf day at Wildwood Club, with Howard Whiteway matching par 71. Whiteway clocked 36-35, Ritter 36-34, while Bob Hammerle and Jim Ritter tied for third at 75. Jeff Howard Bert Feinthal and Frank Kraft led a tie for first at 76 in blind bogey. Gene Smith W E Foster and Russ Mack tied for second at 77, Ted Olt shot 80.
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Howard Whiteway
Wildwood Club
Ritter
Whiteway
Bob Hammerle
Jim Ritter
Jeff Howard
Bert Feinthal
Frank Kraft
Gene Smith
W. E. Foster
Russ Mack
Ted Olt
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