Norwalk Softball League Seeks Field Improvements
Norwalk High School Softball League members urge action from the Park and Recreation Board to restore play after rainouts and a men's tournament. They note 14 teams, six games weekly, 25 games to make up, vacant Diamonds II and Ili, and sponsorships funding uniforms and team costs.
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Reds place Tommy Helms on disabled list after appendectomy
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Tommy Helms was hospitalized for several weeks following an emergency appendectomy at Christ Hospital. Team physicians said he would miss weeks and manager Dave Bristol activated the disabled list to call up a farm club reserve.
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Babe Ruth Named Greatest Baseball Player of All Time
In Washington a centennial dinner honored Babe Ruth as the greatest baseball player of all time. The Baseball Writers Association named Ruth among an all time and a greatest living lineup with Joe DiMaggio and Lefty Grove also featured. Festivities included Frank Borman presenting Ruth’s award and light jests from Stan Musial and Casey Stengel.
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Dauch Concrete tops Nite Life in city slo pitch shocker
In City Slo Pitch action Dauch Concrete defeated Nite Life 11 2 in a second-half opener. Ed White Builders upset Halfway Inn 7 5 while Home Savings & Loan tied for AA lead by beating Suhr Kitchens 5 3.
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Work Begins On Gridiron At Recreation Park
New London reports start of grading for a football field at Recreation Park along Grove Street. Booster Club pledges 2000 dollars, music parents add 1000, and others may donate via the Booster Club or Park Board. Membership night is August 21 with tickets two and three dollars. Dale Jackson and Robert Lavengood named co chairs of the drive. Wildcat stickers to be distributed with memberships.
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Top Seeds Advance in Western Junior Tennis Open
In Springfield Ohio top-seeded players moved into second-round action at the 11th Western Junior and Boys Open Tennis Tournament. The event runs through Saturday with 248 American boys and six foreign entrants competing in singles and doubles. no 1968 champions are defending titles due to age.
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Eagles Name New Football Coach Donald Graham
Monroeville boosters announce a special meeting to welcome the newly appointed Eagles football coach Donald Graham. Graham played four years for Ashland College and is a South Central High School graduate, with the meeting set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Monroeville High School.
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Lefty Grove to Return Home After Washington Trip
Lefty Grove, living with relatives in Norwalk since the 1950s, is due to return home Wednesday. A family member says he rarely talks about honors, though his past in baseball still attracts attention from sportswriters nationwide. He follows the game mainly via television.
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