Joe Earley Night Proposed By Indians To Help Cancer Cause
Tribe plans a pregame ceremony before the Cleveland game to honor Joe Earley, a Cleveland fan from Lakewood. Fans will donate items including a new car and other gifts to the American Cancer Society, highlighting the growing craze for player nights and the questions it raises about excess rewards for stars.
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Cleveland Indians
Don Black
Boston
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Good Old Joe Earley
Good Old Joe
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Lou Boudreau
Larry Doby
Bob Feller
Veeck
King
American Cancer Society
Army
ETO
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Cancer Society
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First 500 In MIRC Gals Loop Tallied At Y
Erma Haven led Middletown Industrial Recreation Council women to a 3563 series at the YMCA with a five strike start and a 234. Armco two wins over Gardner Richardson as Rose Jennings posted 413 for their lone win. Other scores include Marie Shibley 567 for Crystal Tissue No 2 and D Lyle 421 for Inland Container.
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Middletown Industrial Recreation Council
Marie Shibley
E. Saylor
Briggs
Sorg
L. Spruance
D. Lyle
Inland Container
Crystal Tissue No
M. Helsinger
Crystal
Raymond Bay
United Welding
M. Woodward
Klamo
Gas and Electric
Ohio Bell
Sargettes
K. Tomilson
M. Schwall
M. Lyons
Miami
B. West
Middletown Sports Five defeats Lowenstein 3056 2749 at Bowl Mar
Middletown's Sports Five bowling team topped Hamilton's Lowenstein Furniture 3056 to 2749. Hyde led with 676, Frisbie 642, Barach 635, and Den nis 515. Visitors' best was Brown 617 as three locals surpassed 600 in the win.
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Hamilton
Lowenstein
Middletonians
Lefty Hyde
Jack Frisbie
Mike Barach
Dick Davidson
Don Dennis
Brown
Boudreau Sees Indians Winning Pennant This Season
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau voiced strong confidence the Indians will claim the American League pennant after Bob Feller’s 4-1 win over Hal Newhouser and the Tigers in Detroit. He praised the pivotal victory and noted Boston’s and New York’s remaining schedules as factors. Doby’s elbow injury raised a concern with X rays pending to assess damage.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Bob Feller
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Detroit
Red Sox
Yankees
Boston
Chicago
Larry Doby
Doby
Newhouser
Joe Gordon
Feller
Tribe
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Sox
Yankee Stadium
Tommy Henrich
Phil Rizzuto
Mel Parnell
Tommy Byrne
Braves
Bob Elliott
Bickford
Nels Potter
Southworth
New York Giants
Elliott
Larry Jansen
Bears Defeat Packers 45 to 7 in Chicago rout
Chicago Bears overwhelmed Green Bay 45 to 7 in a one sided NFL contest. Rookie stars featured, with Johnny Lujack scoring one touchdown and intercepting three passes to set up two more. Bobby Lane connected on a 45 yard pass to Ed Sprinkle late in the game.
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Green Bay, Wis
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Bobby Lane
Texas
Ed Sprinkle
49ers Beat Bills 48 to 28 in Buffalo Showdown
The San Francisco 49ers needed Frankie Albert’s playmaking to topple the Buffalo Bills 48 to 28 in Buffalo. Frisco remained unbeaten and untied in the All-American Football Conference race as 31,108 fans watched the matchup.
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San Francisco “49Ers
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Buffalo Bills
Frisco Fliers
Bills
Colts defeat Dodgers to solidify division lead
The Baltimore Colts powered past the Brooklyn Dodgers 35 to 20 at Babe Ruth Stadium in Baltimore. The win, built on a strong running game, extended the Colts’ Eastern Division lead before a crowd of 34,554.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore Colts
Brooklyn Dodgers
Colts
Redskins Edge Steelers on Last-Second Field Goal
Washington Redskins upset Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 as Dick Poillon kicked a 28 yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining to clinch the win.
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Steelers
Washington
Dick Poillon
Washington Redskins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Columbus Driver Red Bales Wins at Marysville Speedway
Columbus driver Red Bales won the 16 lap feature at Marysville Fairgrounds half mile oval in the Jones Speedway big car running. He took the lead from Buck Barr of Zanesville in the later stages and clocked eight minutes five seconds.
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Red Bales
Columbus
Marysville Fairgrounds
Jones Speedway
Bales
Buck Barr
Zanesville
Midget racer dies in Zanesville crash
Donald P. Howe, 29, of Zanesville, was fatally injured when his midget auto racer crashed through a wooden fence at the fairgrounds. He died en route to the hospital. Survivors include his widow and three sons.
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Zanesville, O
Donald P. Howe
Zanesville
Fairgrounds
Ohio Fans To Play Post Office Tonight for World Series Tickets
Ohio fans race to mail World Series ticket requests with a 12 01 a m postmark deadline. Cleveland post office staff aid the effort as Rudie Schaffer assures fair processing for in town and out of town applicants. Local officials in Flyrna and Willoughby report similar urgent mail activity to reach the Cleveland Baseball Club.
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Post Office
Cleveland
Cleveland Baseball Club
Tribe
Rudie Schaffer
Schaffer
William Jenne
Flyrna
Warren
Raymond Schryver
Willoughby
Joseph Ryan
Middletown Fans Eye 12:01 World Series Ticket Rush
Middletown residents are urged to mail requests for Cleveland World Series tickets with a 12:01 a m postmark. Each applicant may request 1 to 4 seats at 18 75 dollars per game or 25 dollar box seats, taxes included. No money should be sent. include a self addressed stamped envelope and a handwritten signature.
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Baseball Club
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Browns Rally Past Rockets for 21 10 Victory
Cleveland Browns upset Chicago Rockets 21 10 at home after trailing 10 0 in the first half. Otto Graham powered the win with two long first half passes and three more in the second half as Chet Adams and Chubby Grigg limited Chicago’s rush. Boedeker scored twice including a 37 yard pass from Graham and Groza added two extra points.
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Browns
San Francisco ’49Ers
Otto Graham
Graham
Cleveland
Chet Adams
Chubby Grigg
Chicago
Jess Freitas
Eddie Prokop
Jim McCarthy
Bill Boedeker
Dub Jones
Boedeker
Mac Speedie
Lou Groza
Dayton Indians Win Central League Playoff Crown
The Dayton Indians defeated the Ft. Wayne Generals 10 to 5 at Hudson Field before 4,089 fans to clinch the Central League playoff crown. Ed Sipple and Bill Morgan combined on an eight hit effort as Dayton hit four Generals for twelve hits. Herb Conyers closed the season with a homer over the score board.
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Dayton
Dayton Indians
Ft. Wayne
Leading Hitters By Associated Press National and American Leagues
Top players listed with league leading stats for 1950 season include Musial and Kiner leading in runs and homers for the National League while Williams and DiMaggio head the American League in batting and runs batted in. Hedging names like Heilrich Dillinger and Feller noted for various categories.
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St. Louis
Musial
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Brecheen
Sewell
Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
New York
Henrich
Dillinger
Mitchell
Cleveland
Feller
Kramer
Pro Football Scores from All-America Conference
Football results show Cleveland 21 Chicago Rockets 14 in av San Francisco 38 Buffalo 28 Baltimore 35 Brooklyn 20 Chicago 45 Green Bay 7 Washington 17 Pittsburgh 14.
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Browns
Chicago
Associated Press
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San Francisco
Buffalo
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Green Bay
Washington
Pittsburgh
Snyder Named USC Aide After Rams Departure
Bob Snyder, former head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, is appointed assistant to Jeff Cravath at the University of Southern California. He cited stomach ulcers for leaving the Rams and said he would consider a consulting role with another team.
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LOS Angeles
Bob Snyder
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
Snyder
Akron Pitcher Negray Signs With Dodgers Farm System
Right hand pitcher Ronnie Negray 18 a Kent State student who helped Akron High win three straight Greater Akron titles has signed with St Paul and will report to the Brooklyn Dodgers spring training camp before joining the Dodgers' American Association farm team His Garfield High perfect game helped him win eight of nine last season.
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Ronnie Negray
Kent State University
Akron High
Akron
St. Paul
Stephen Negray
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
American’ Association
Negray
Garfield
Reds and Cubs Open Battle for Seventh Place
In Chicago the Cincinnati Reds clash with the Cubs in a critical seven place series as NL pennant is settled. The Reds, after losing twin bills to the Pirates 8-6 and 8-5, seek to avert dropping to the cellar while the Cubs chase a better finish.
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Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Harry Gumbert
Walker Cross
Pittsburgh
Kent Peterson
Hamilton Catholic Loses to Newport in 1948 Opener
Newport Catholic defeated Hamilton Catholic 26 to 7 at Newport High Stadium to snap the Rams' 1947 unbeaten streak. Barnhorn started the scoring for Hamilton, but a third quarter fumble by Barnhorn led to Weimer's 72 yard run giving Newport the lead for good.
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Hamilton Catholic
Rams
Newport Catholic
Newport High Stadium
Barnhorn
Mark Renneker
Weimer
Hinnershitz Wins Final Dayton Race
Tommy Hinnershitz from Reading, Pennsylvania wins the 20-lap feature at Dayton Speedway, beating a nine-car field. Meanwhile Tommy Mattson of Wilmington, Delaware breaks the world half mile record in a qualification lap with a 21.29 second run, 91.27 mph, though he breaks down in heat one and misses competition.
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Tommy Hinnershitz
Reading
Rex Mays
Dayton Speedway
Hinnershitz
Tommy Mattson
Wilmington
Del
Mattson
Ted Horn
Indians In Front By Single Game With Five To Go
The Indians moved a game in front of the Red Sox and Yankees in the American League race behind Bob Feller five hit pitching as Cleveland beat the Tigers 4 1. The Yankees beat Boston 6 2 to stay within reach with five games left.
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Indians
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Braves
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Bobby Feller
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Yanks
Lou Boudreau
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Tigers
Sox
Fenway Park
Washington Senators
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
A’s
Dick Fowler
Lou Brissie
Joe Coleman
Carl Scheib
Gonzales Advances In Pacific Southwest Tennis
National singles champion Richard Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles won an easy first round match over John Fleitz of Long Beach Calif 6 1 6 3 in the 22nd Annual Pacific Southwest Tennis Tournament opening day.
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Los Angeles
Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
John Fleitz
Long Beach
Calif
Baseball Scores and Standings From Evening Across Leagues
Scores across the major leagues show Cleveland defeating Detroit 4 to 1 and Chicago topping St. Louis 3 to 0. New York beat Boston 6 to 2, while Boston edged New York 3 to 2. Other results include Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 0 and St. Paul 2 Columbus 1 in the American Association.
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Detroit
St Louis
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Chicago
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Syracuse
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Columbus
Davidson Tops Sunday Shooters At Middletown Club
Cool weather and wind reduced entries to 55 as Roy Davidson Ohio State champion dazzled at Middletown Sportsmen's Club. He hit 25 clay birds in a row and finished 96 in the 6 yard event, adding open and international honors. Next shoot 12 noon to 6 pm next Sunday with Allsport Trophy later in October.
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Middletown
Roy Davidson
Davidson
Do Roberson
Elmer Schenc
Billi “Roberson
George Beckett
V. Clar
J. Happersberger
R. Coats
P. Barnhard
Zanesville Leads Mungie In Playoff Race
Zanesville Dodgers hold a 3-2 edge in the Ohi Indiana League series after an 8 to 5 win over the Muncie Reds. Paul Oakes powered the Reds with five hits, while Grant Eoff added four hits and 11 runs allowed over 24 innings.
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Zanesville Dodgers
Shaughnessy
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Paul Oakes
Reds
Dodgers
Combi Grant Eoff
Oakes
Zanesville
Muncie
Antonetz
Eoff
Vientine
Blazo
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