Louis Louis Stalls On Retirement Plans For Boxing Title
Philadelphia AP Louis will take six months from his last bout to decide if he retires as world heavyweight champion. He told NBA delegates he will remain champion until December 25 and may fight again or not. NBA president Abe Greene named Ezra Charles Jersey Joe Walcott Jimmy Bivins and Gus Lesnevich as elimination tournament contenders if Louis retires. Louis said he has not chosen a party to support and will back civil rights over Henry Wallace.
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Gus Lesnevich
Louis
Henry Wallace
Blackburn
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Jake Ellison
Amy Jones
Ellison
Glenn
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Paul Dietzel
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Carl Adkins
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Buckeyes Scout Missouri Debut Ahead of Opener
Ohio State football scouts plan a trip to Los Angeles to watch USC vs Utah as OSU seeks insights into Missouri, the teams’ Sept 25 opener. Coach Wesley Fesler weighs a possible intrasquad scrimmage to simulate game conditions amid uncertainty.
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New Philadelphia
Jack Wilson
Xenia
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Miami and Marshall poised for season opener clash
Miami faces Marshall College of Huntington in the debut of the 1948 football season at Oxford Saturday afternoon. The Redskins rely on 23 returning lettermen while Marshall brings eight lettermen and a veteran bench as they renew a high profile matchup from last New Year’s Day.
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Middies seek help as Black faces tough first opponents
George Black must rely on support to meet a string of strong foes starting Saturday. His focus lies on Marshall as his second game against Virginia looms, with early concerns over the schedule and readiness.
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Thompson Wins Warded Decision In Los Angeles
Associated Press reports Turkey Thompson from Los Angeles defeated Willie Dan in a warded decision. The bout occurred in Los Angeles with Dean qualified in the eighth round. William J. Klem, chief of National League umpires, said he felt fine after a hospital checkup and would stay a week.
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Wahoo Field Teams Fall As East Side Advances In Tourney
Masonry fell 7-2 to East Side Checkers while Cold Strip-Howard lost 17-9 to Electrical Construction and the Carpenter Shop was eliminated, 9.5, by East Side Office. Four first round games were set for Thursday night at East Side diamonds with matchups including Metallurgical vs Formed Products, Machine Shop vs Cold Mill, Pipe Shop vs Shipping winner, and Riggers vs Carpenter Shop-East Side Office winner. Pennington of Masonry pitched well but took the loss. Duff earned the win for Electrical Construction. East Side Office rapped 17 hits against Winglewich as Bishop allowed eight to Carpenter Shop.
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Armco Golfers Await Tourney at Wildwood
The Armco Golf Tournament at Wildwood Golf Club Saturday has 53 foursomes with two more expected before 8:30 a m tee off. East Side quarters face General Office in the Murray Reinzart Trophy in match play format. The Officemen, last year’s winners, need two wins to retire the trophy. Jack Round and Cliff Sweeney chair the event. refreshments and a 6 30 p m buffet lunch are planned.
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No Hit Gal Hurlers In Tournament Clash
Portland's Betty Evans who narrowly missed a no hit no run game faces a tough test in the Women's World Softball Tournament semi final tonight. She meets Marie Wadlow who has 39 no hitters. In the other bracket Dayton meets Pottstown and Boise faces Salt Lake City tonight.
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Purdue Boilermakers Shine in Intra-Squad 21-0 Open
Purdue held a 20 minute intra-squad game as Norbert Adams scored twice and Harry Szulborski added a TD for the Whites who defeated the Golds 21 to 0. Sophomore Bob Cant caught a third TD pass.
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Upsets Shake National Tennis Championships Quarterfinals
South Africa’s Eric Sturgess defeated second seed Billy Talbert 5-7 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals marking a new foreign challenge. Clarence Carter and Art Larsen also pulled notable upsets as Doris Hart and Margaret Osborne du Pont won in the women’s division.
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Wilmington
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Argyll Rice
West Hartford
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Police Firemen Battle Hamilton Here Tomorrow
Police and fire department teams from Middletown and Hamilton square off in a three game set at Gardner Richardson Park with a capacity crowd expected. Firemen play at 6 p.m. followed by the police at 8 p.m. in the unofficial Butler County police softball championship series.
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Bickel Hurt In Miami Drill
Miami University halfback Jack Bickel from Newark sustained a knee injury during a pass defense drill and is doubtful for the Marshall College opener. Coach George Blackburn moved Dan McKeever and Bill Stoner into possible replacements.
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Galion
Cubs Lose Drops Reds From cellar in baseball recap
New York report notes the Chicago Cubs defeated by the Boston Braves allow the Cincinnati Reds to move up from last place despite an idle day. Manager Bucky Walters will start Johnny Vander Meer and Howie Fox against Brooklyn’s Joe Hatten and Preacher Roe. The Reds wrap the season with a day game versus the Dodgers.
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Wisconsin Badgers end injuries return to squad
Three players Bob Hanley Hal Faverty and Hal Haberman have left the injured list and rejoined the Wisconsin football squad. Ticket sales for six home games set a record with 45 000 expected for the September 25 opener against Indiana.
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Bob Hanley
Hal Faverty
Hal Haberman
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Ohio Hunters Open Squirrel Season Across State
Ohio hunters went into the woods to chase squirrels as farmers hope fires are avoided and careless actions don’t harm livestock. State officials note a larger squirrel population this year though locusts reduced nut supplies in the southeast. The 15 day season allows a four animal bag and possession limit.
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State Conservation Commission
Buskirk on Fenmont Card at Hamilton Fenmont
Bud Van Buskirk from Middletown headlines a Hamilton Fenmont wrestling card spotlighting a 30 minute one fall opener against Dayton’s Bob Anderson at 8 15. The historic girls tag match features Dottie Dodson and Viola Viana versus Mae Young and Nell Stewart. Frankie Talaber of Chicago meets Lucky Suminovich of Hawaii in a return bout with a title chance possible for the winner against Johnny Demchuk.
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Dottie Dodson
Viola Viana
Mae Young
Nell Stewart
Frankie Talaber
Lucky Suminovich
Hawaii
Johnny Demchuk
Williams Drives Boston Past Chicago in 4-1 Win
Ted Williams of the Red Sox led the league leaders with two doubles driving in three runs as Boston beat Chicago 4-1. Johnny Sain of the Braves became the NL’s first 20-game winner this year with a 10-3 triumph over Chicago.
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Braves
Yankees Deny Harris Exit Amid pennant chase
Dan Topping, Yankees president, said rumors of Bucky Harris leaving as manager are unfounded. He noted club officials are focused on winning the 1948 pennant and not on next year’s manager.
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New York Yankees
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Dick Davidson Sets High Marks In YMCA Bowling League
Dick Davidson rolled 277 last game and 682 total in Armco Major League at YMCA Alley's No 1 and No 2 lanes. He starred for Electric Melting, opening with four strikes and finishing 233 and 172 in the first two games, while teammates Beier and Waczula added notable scores as the circuit saw below normal totals.
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Sandy” Sanders
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Paul Beier
Maintenance
Beier
Lefty Hyde
Marilyn Cummings
Phyllis Jewell
Virginia Miller
M. Wombold
Conrad
Oglesby Leads Carfax Three Wins at Bowl Mor Alleys
Margaret Oglesby powered Carfax to three victories over Frontier Cafe at Bowl Mor Alleys with scores 179 154 208 totaling 541. Edna Bowman led Frontier with 157 157 152 for 466 as Ruth Keller posted 156 197 148 501 for Harry Finkleman Realty in a clean sweep over Moose. Ruth Hens contributed 173 144 153 470.
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Carfax
Frontier Cafe
Oglesby
Edna Bowman
Frontier
Ruth Keller
Harry Finkleman
Muncie Wins Again In Playoff Series
In the Ohio Indiana League playoffs Muncie and Zanesville led their series. Muncie beat Portsmouth 7 to 6 with Carl Bush homering for the second time in two days and Jim Greene driving in runs. Zanesville won at Springfield 4 to 0 as Rudy Anton etz and Don Hilbert doubled in the second.
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Associated Press
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Springfield
Portsmouth
Carl Bush
Jim Greene
Rudy Antonetz
Don Hilbert
Pars and Boxwell pace Armco Wahoo League opener
Pars led Armco Wahoo with 216 222 171 609 as Strip Mill fell 2 to 1 behind Slab Mill. Boxwell answered with 171 187 147 505 to pace the victors while Jus tice toppled Inspection 146 193 178 517 and Shipping dropped Electric Melting with J Bewley totaling 467. Forkner posted 152 191 199 542 in Cold Strip’s two losses to Bar Mill. Sanders led the winners with 186 212 174 562.
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Ohio Northern tops Cedarville in college football clash
Ohio Northern defeated Cedarville 26 in a football game. The outcome highlighted ONU's scoring drive and defensive stand as the divided teams faced off on the field.
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Cedarville
Baseball officials meet on 1948 World Series rules
Cincinnati AP report says Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler chaired talks with representatives of nine major league clubs to discuss rules and arrangements for the 1948 World Series.
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A. B. Chandler
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