Yankees Gunning For Fourth Straight World Series Title
The New York Yankees favored 8-5 to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 49th World Series opener. Opening day likely to feature Allie Reynolds vs Joe Black, with games split between Ebbets Field and Yankee Stadium. Dodgers seek first title after five losses. Yankees aim for fourth straight crown in series starting Wednesday.
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Casey Stengel
Yankees
Chuck Dressen
Dodgers
Allie Reynolds
Brooklyn
Joe Black
Ebbets’ Field
Yankee Stadium
Yankee
Bronx Bombers
College Grid Muddle May Clear This Weekend
The note recalls last Middletown Middies and Toledo Libbey football game and future schedules. Libbey will face Toledo Scott next season while Middies have contracts. Fenwick High will receive free admission when schedules don’t clash. The article also mentions the Brooklyn Dodgers clinching the NL flag and historic pennant trends, plus a preview of the World Series and upcoming college and professional games.
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Toledo Libbey
Libbey
Glass City
Middies
Toledo Scott
Fenwick High
High School Stadium Board
Fenwick
Nimrods
Top Elevens Have Trouble In Openers
New York. The college football picture narrows after two weeks as top teams show uneven results. Michigan State, ranked No. 1, trailed then beat Michigan 27 13 while Maryland slipped by Auburn 13 7. Princeton's 14 0 win over Columbia dents hopes for a long streak ending.
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ED Corrigan
New York
Michigan State
Associated Press
Spartans
Michigan
State
Biggie Munn
Oregon State
Portland
Ore
Maryland
Terps
Auburn
Clemson
Princeton
Charlie Caldwell
Penn
Columbia
Notre Dame
Illinois
Wisconsin
Illini
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
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North Carolina
UCLA
California
Golden Bears
Johnny Olszewski
Missouri
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Sooners
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Georgia Tech
Southern Methodist
Florida
Tennessee
Engineers
Duke
Idaho State
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Missouri Valley
Tulsa
Xavier Musketeers Fall to Camp Lejeune Marines in Open Football
Xavier University Musketeers suffer a 34-21 defeat as Camp Lejeune Marines overpower them with strong defense and ground tests. Bob Judd scores twice for Xavier, while Lejeune’s Nastro and others total four TDs with Howe adding four PATs.
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Xavier
Quantico
Virginia
Musketeers
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Xaviers
Marines
Bob Judd
Lejeune
Frank Milesian
al Holsington
Armed Force Troops All Star
Judd
Milestan
Poynter
Nastro
Nicholas
Shaner
Williams
Howe
Wolner Leads Wildwood Golf With 70 In Heavy Play
With fine weather, Wildwood Course hosted robust golf. Johnny Wolner shot 36 34 70 to lead. par 71s by Emmett Greenwell and Leroy Wagner. four tied for first in blind bogey at 78.
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Onc
Johnny Wolner
U Shers
Emmett Greenwell
Leroy Wagner
Bob Hammerle
C. S. Jones
CC. L. Mers
Gene Smith
Tommy Ritter
Ray Weber
E. N. Clark
L. V. Thiel
O.L. Layman
Football Scores From Week Include Bears Packers and Giants
Associated Press roundup lists NFL results: Cleveland 37 over Los Angeles 7, Philadelphia 31 over Pittsburgh 25, Chicago Bears 24 over Green Bay 14, San Francisco 17 over Detroit 3, New York 24 over Dallas 6. College contest Camp Lejuene 34 defeated Xavier 21.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
San Francisco
Detroit
New York
Dallas
Big Ten Contenders Set for Key Showdowns Across Weekend
Four top Big Ten programs eye path to the crown as Wisconsin travels to Purdue, Ohio State hosts Indiana, and Michigan meets Stanford while others face cross‑conference tests. Howard Cassady shines for Ohio State in 33 13 win. Michigan State beats Michigan 27 13. Iowa loses to Pitt. Notre Dame ties Penn.
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Kinois
Wisconsin
Purdue
Ohio State
Iowa
Indiana
West Coast
South
Michigan
Stanford
California
Minnesota
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Michigan State
Oregon State
Boston University
Marquette
Notre Dame
Texas
Jim Haluska
Ilinois
Town State
Tom O'Connell
Penn State
Howard Cassady
Washington
Pitt
Penn
Browns Triumph Over Rams in 37-7 Victory
Cleveland fans watched Paul Brown celebrate a dominant win as the Browns routed the Los Angeles Rams 37-7 before 57,832. Marion Motley ran 69 yards on 10 carries with a 16 yard TD, Ken Carpenter gained 145 yards, and Lou Groza added four extra points and three field goals. The Rams managed only 66 passing yards on six completions.
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Fritz Howell
Cleveland
Paul Brown
Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Paul
Rams
Brown
Marion
Ken Carpenter
Los Angeles
Bob Waterfield
Norm van Brocklin
Lou Groza
Otto Graham
Carpenter
Sherman Howard
Dal Jones
Motley
Miami Redskins Top Bowling Green as Merchant Sparks Ground Game
Eddie Merchant matched B-6 offense with 65 yards as Miami overwhelms Bowling Green 42-7. Durig limited to 36 yards. Miami defense dominates while new backs step up in win tying for MAC lead with Toledo and Kent.
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Oxford
Woody Wills
Miami
Redskins
Bowling Green
Wills
Fred Durig
Falcon
Durig
Xavier
Parseghian
John Zachary
Tom Pagna
Bob Bronston
Zachary
Pagnn
Dick Hunter
Barberton
Johnny Pont
Eddie Merchant
Middletown
Pagna
Bronston
Claude
Cat) Neeley
Hamilton
Toledo
Kent
Crystal Tissue Golf Tournament at Wildwood Honors Top Scores
Bob Bowman and Chuck Fraunfelter led Crystal Tissue office and supervision annual event at Wildwood. Bowman posted a 74 low gross while Fraunfelter had a 62 net after an 84. Burdsell closest to pin on hole No 2 and Burgess on hole No 16. Long, Burchell, McMurry, and Newman tied for blind bogey laurels.
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Chuck Fraunfelter
Crystal Tissue
Wildwood
Bowman
Fraunfelter
Johnny Burdsell
Vernon Burgess
Dick Long
Burchell
Tom McMurray
Lowell Newman
Roberts wins 28th as Phillies beat Giants 7 4
Robin Roberts pitched for the Phillies in a 7 to 4 victory over the New York Giants. Elmer Vale drove in four runs, singling and homering in one inning to help Philadelphia to a 9 to 4 win over the pennant-winning New York club.
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Phillies
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Philadelphia
New York
Elmer Vale
Athletics
Giants and Dodgers Tie NL Lead as Dodgers Shut Out Phillies
Sports Mirror recalls key baseball results with the stat line of a 5-0 Dodgers win over Philadelphia and a Giants shutout of Boston, highlighting how both clubs stayed atop the National League standings.
Baseball Leaders Highlight 1940s Pacesetters and Standouts
St. Louis star Musial leads in hitting with .336 while Sacrifice group and Robinson of Brooklyn push runs, hits, and RBIs. Notable names include Mize and Doby with Cleveland, Avila, Fox, and Mantle among top batters. pitching leaders include Spahn, Raschi, and Shantz.
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St. Louis
Baumholtz
Chicago
Hemus
Robinson
Brooklyn
Sauer
Thomson
New York
Musiaal
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Slaughter
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Pittsburgh
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Reese
Jethroe
Boston
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Roe
Spahn
Rush
Fain
Philadelphia
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Oby
Avila
Doby
Rosen
Fox
Mantle
Simpson
Rizzuto
Easter
Minoso
Rivera
Shantz
Raschi
Reynolds
New Os
Redleg Coaches Are Released After Season
The Cincinnati Reds announce the outright release of coaches Earle Brucker and Phil Page after Rog ers Hornsby’s season. General Manager Gabe Paul cites the need for men who know Hornsby well. Brucker just finished his first Crosley Field season.
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Cincinnati Reds
Earle Brucker
Phil Page
Redleg
Gabe Paul
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Page
Reds
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Bucky Walters
Luke Sewell
Brucker
Crosley Field
Bob Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Hornsby Signs for Fans as Reds Finish Season
Cincinnati manager Rogers Hornsby ignored the game to sign autos and score cards for fans during the ninth inning. Kenny Raffensberger won 3-2 to improve to 17-13, as Cincinnati ended 69-85 and sixth place, matching last year.
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Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds
Hornsby
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Kenny Raffensberger
Raffy
Joe Garagiola
Gus Bell
Attendance Drops as 1952 MLB Draws Fall Behind 1951
Major league baseball posted a total attendance of 14,646,836 in 1952, down from 16,126,676 in 1951. Only four clubs showed increases, notably the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League and the Chicago Cubs in the National League, while the New York Yankees led declines with a 312,847 drop to 1,637,260. Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit surpassed one million in the American League. Brooklyn Dodgers topped the National League with 1,088,600, though off nearly 200,000.
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Chicago
White Sox
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Philadelphia
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
John McGraw
McGraw
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Stengel
Giants
Warren Giles
Cubs
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio State
New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Veeck
A’s
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Morrison Third in Boat Regatta
Harold Morrison of Middletown finished third in the 13th Annual New Martinsville Regatta in New Martinsville West Virginia. He piloted a new 136 boat with a V-860 engine and averaged 52.5 mph, placing third in both heat races amid 140 boats entered from states east of the Mississippi.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Morrison
Mississippi
Hill wins 10 mile Ohio State motorcycle title in Columbus
Bobby Hill of Columbus covered 20 laps in 10 01.43 to win the 10 mile Ohio State motorcycle racing championship. Dick Lamforth of Groveport finished a close second.
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Columbus
Bobby Hill
Dick Lamforth
Groveport
Tribe Closer But Falls Short Of World Series Bid
The Cleveland Indians beat Detroit 8 to 2 to finish 93-61 for 1952, second to the Yankees by two games. Larry Doby hit two homers boosting his league lead to 32. rookie Dave Pope hit his first major league homer and Dale Mitchell, Luke Easter, and Hank Majeski contributed. Dick Rozek earned his first big league win.
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Cleveland Indians
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Tribe
Larry Doby
Dave Pope
Indians
New York
Yanks
Homer
Ray Boone
Ted Gray
Doby
Eddie Robinson
al Rosen
Pope
Dale Mitchell
Luke Easter
Hank Majeski
Mitch
Dick Rozek
Sam Jones
Red Wings Rally To Even Series In Rochester Win
Rochester Red Wings beat Kansas City Blues 5-3 to tie the series at one game each. Four seventh inning runs sparked the comeback, with fielding miscues hampering Kansas City as the series moves to Rochester for game four.
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Rochester Red Wings
Kansas City Blues
Rochester
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