Coalers and Bears Split in pivotal playoff tilt
Acosta’s Coalers edged Boswell 3-1 to even the series as Johnny Hrivnak and Walt Pouch starred on a chilly evening in front of 600 fans. Hrivnak worked out of jams, Pouch drove in all three Acosta runs, and a sensational double play by Johnny Lichvar preserved the lead.
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Acosta
Boswell
Bears
Johnny Hrivnak
Joe Kimmel
Hrivnak
Walt Pouch
Ceater
Pouch
Smith
Desert
Niemiec
Sicheri
Mike Tulenko
Desort
Kimmel
Kowalcczyk
Coalers
Tulenko
Johnny Lichvar
Stan Grebeck
Butch Sicheri
Acosat
Ridilla
Grebeck
Boyer
John Lichvar
Scudero
Pederzolli
E Grebeck
Augustine
Blucas
Zachella
Somerset County League Scores Show Acosta Triumphs
Acosta defeated Boswell 3 1 and Cairnbrook beat Jerome 7 4 in Monday games. Acosta hosts Boswell in a rematch while Cairnbrook heads to Jerome for another clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acosta
Boswell
Cairnbrook
Jerome
Cairnbrook Powers Into Shaughnessy Final After 7 4 Win
Cairnbrook beat Jerome 7 to 4 to advance to the Shaughnessy playoff finals behind George Lusczech’s sharp breaking curves. The Brooks tacked on five runs in the third inning and added an insurance tally in the ninth while taking a 1-0 lead in the second. Jerome scored in the third and fifth, but Cairnbrook’s 25 wins in the regular season and a 13-game win streak now set up a matchup with Boswell or Acosta in Cairnbrook Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairnbrook
Brooks
Jerome
George Lusczech
Johnny Yoder
Pete Koses
Frank Gerney
Andy Kalmer
Mike Kasnick
Joe Pollock
Big Gun
Frank Kovak
Lou Rigo
Cardinals
Lusczech
Yoder
J. Pollock
F. Gerney
Kalmer
Kasnick
F. Kovak
Goga
W. Kovak
Lusezech P
Stocklas
Shubic
Barchey Lf
A. Stankan
Telenko
E. Maslanka Rfiz
I Or Ae
Z—Sposita
E. Maslanka
M. Stankan
Rigo
Coffroth Wins Somerset Boys Tennis Title
Lee Coffroth of Somerset captured the Somerset county boys tennis championship with a 3 set win over Bill Musser 6-1 6-3 6-1 after losing the first frame 3-6. Mixed doubles action continued as Millar and Livengood beat Dunn and Dixon 6-4 6-2 and play resumes at 5 pm with Ealy and Durst facing Meyers and Livengood at the high school courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Coffroth
Somerset
Bill Musser
Musser
Coffroth
A. J. Kerin
Millar and Livengood
Dunn
Dixon
Ealy
Durst
Meyers
Livengood
Burley Defeats Cocoa For Nat Fleisher Belt In Pittsburgh
Charley Burley of Pittsburgh defeats Louis Cocoa of Puerto Rico after 15 rounds to win the Nat Fleisher gold belt for the colored welterweight title. Both fighters weighed 145 pounds. Ervin Sarlin beat Charley Brant in a six round bout. Freddie Lenn won his 14th straight pro win over Bill Battles and will meet Billy Soose next Monday.
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Pittsburgh
Charley Burley
Louis
Kid) Cocoa
Puerto Rico
Nat Fleisher
Ervin Sarlin
Charley Brant
Erset
Freddie Lenn
Bill Battles
Lenn
Battles
Billy Soose
Farrell
Slattery Fails to Pay Fine in Buffalo Drinking Case
Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo, once recognized as world light heavy weight champion in 1929, could not pay a $5 fine in police court today for a drinking charge.
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Washington
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
New York
Indians Catcher Breaks Record With Ball Thrown From Tower
Frankie Pytlak of the Cleveland Indians caught a ball tossed from the top of Cleveland's Terminal Tower 708 feet up in a stunt that may have surpassed a record set by Gabby Street 30 years earlier. Ken Keltner tosses balls from a balcony above Public Square as Pytlak holds the ball. Statisticians estimate the ball speed at 202 feet per second. Street previously did a similar feat from the Washington Monument in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabby Street
Frankie Pytlak
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Ken Keltner
Indians
Public Square
Putlak
Street
Washington Monument
Central Press
Death of Billy Winn ends fast career on Springfield track
Detroit racer Billy Winn known as a front driver dies after a tire blowout on the fourth lap of a 100 mile Springfield Illinois race. Winn, famed for fearless speed and a charmed life, left a wife who never asked him to quit racing and a sport paying tribute to the little hero of the day.
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New York
Billy Winn
Detroit
Springfield
Ilinois
Billy
Winn
Mighty Motors
James
Langhorne
Indianapolis
Jo Russo
Blly
Roosevelt Speedway
Pirates Beat Cubs 4-2 to Even Series
Big Jim Tobin pitched five-hit ball as the Pirates defeated the Cubs 4-2 in Chicago. Pittsburgh built a decisive seventh inning with four hits and three runs off Clay Bryant, moving five and a half games ahead in the National League. Reynolds homered for Chicago. Rizzo and Suhr drove in runs for Pittsburgh. Attendance 13,733.
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Chicago
Jim Tobin
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Pirates
New York Giants
Fittsburgh
Lee Handley
Lloyd Waner
Johnny Rizzo
Phil Cavarretta
Billy Jurges
Bucs
Clay Bryant
Brother Paul
Rizzo
Arky Vaughan
Gus Suhr
Carl Reynolds
Waner
Pep Young
Bryant
Tobin
Cub
Reynolds
Handley
L. Waner
P. Waner
Vaughan
Young
Merman
Herman
Suhr
Jurges
Cavarretta
Galan
Russell
Root
Riteher
Sears
Ballanfant
Klemn
Hubbell Undergoes Bone Chip Removal in Arm
In Memphis, a surgeon removed a bone chip from Carl Hubbell's left arm. The companying report says Hubbell is progressing well but cannot be seen for 24 hours. Doctors hope the procedure will improve his pitching and offer a chance to return before season end.
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Memphis
Tenn
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
J. Spencer Sneed
Speed
Hubbell
Brook Dedgers
Bill Terry
Gus Mancuso
Hundbell
Reds Trample Cards 11 104 in 11-4 rout
Cincinnati Reds pound St. Louis Cardinals 11 to 4 behind 18 hits led by Mize and Lombardi with Derringer earning his 17th win. The Reds score five in the fourth after Bill McKechnie is ejected, then add six in the next three frames to seal the victory.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinal
Paul Derringer
Reds
Bill McKechnie
George Barr
Derringer
Cincinnati
R HO
Asues BO
Sesiastiets Moore
SPREE
Isaac Goodman
Martin
Slaughter
Lombardi
Berger
Riggs
W. Myers
Derringer P . A
Iissegsescouhs
HUH
McCormick Ib
Medwick
Susie
Gutteridge
L. Myers
Owen
Davis
Shoun
Eve Brown
Henshaw
Padgett
LeeSee
Roe
Mize
Gwéh
Vander Meer Ailing With Ear Infection
Johnny Vander Meer ace Reds pitcher suffered a recurrence of an ear infection and was in intense pain. After a doctor visit it was indicated it could be several weeks before he would pitch again. He will be placed under doctors care when he returns with the team to Cincinnati tomorrow per Manager Bill McKechnie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GT. Louis
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie
Acosta-Bear playoff deciding game set tonight
After a coin toss by Frank Olexa and Ed Szewscyk Boswell will host the third and final playoff game for the 1938 County League championship against Acosta. First two games split. Boswell won 8 2 at home, Acosta answered with a 3 1 win at home. Start time 4 30. Pitching choice remains unsettled with Puskas or Pouch among candidates for Acosta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Olexa
Acosta Coalers
Ed Szewczyk
Boswell Bears
Cairnbrook
Szewscyk
Boswell
Acosta
Johnny Puskas
Southpaw
Bears
Walt Pouch
Coalers
Puskas
Pouch
Ridilla
Pub Links Champs Start Strong In National Championship
Edward Furgol of Utica New York and Pete Doll of Louisville Kentucky fired 68s to lead the opening round of the National Public Links championship in Cleveland. Defending champion Bruce McCormick and Andrew Szwedko posted 70 as the field began two days of qualifying for match play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hilligan
Cleveland
New York
Anda
Kentucky
Edward Furgol
Utica
N. Y
Pete Doll
Louisville
Highland Park
Furgol
Doll
McCormick
Szwedka
Gurgol
Zeenenion
Inland Steel challenges writing of wage agreement under NLRB order
Inland Steel Company contends the labor relations act does not require wage agreements to be written and signed as the NLRB weighs an order for recognition of the S W O C and for disestablishment of the company dominated steel workers union. Counsel for the S W O C warns the ruling could affect Republic Steel plants in Ohio. Ballard rebuts that the claim is an attempt to go outside the record to incite the board.
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Washington
Inland Steel Company
Little Steel
Labor Relations Board
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Ernest S. Ballard
Labor Relations Act
Steel Workers’ Independent
Anthony Wayne Smith
Republic Steel Company
Ohio
Smith
Ballard
Knights of Columbus to Mass in Boswell
The Johnstown Council No. 467 Knights of Columbus will attend 9 AM Mass at Saint Joseph's church Boswell next Sunday and receive holy communion. The children's choir under Miss Frances Gaffney will sing and organist Brother Anthony Jawelak will perform pieces from Saint John's Monastery New Baltimore.
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Johnstown
Brick Veneer Your Home Offer With Easy Payment Plan
An advertisement from STANDARD HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. promotes brick veneer for lasting economy and appearance. It highlights complete installation, low cost, and an easy payment plan, inviting readers to write for details from the Pittsburgh, Pa. address.
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Standard Home Inmpovement CO
Bakewell Building
Pittsburgh
Pastor given life for poisoning and burning maid
Rev. Helo Janssen, 51, of Krem North Dakota, confessed to poisoning and burning his 16 year old house maid in his parsonage to hide their illicit relations. He was sentenced to life hours after confession and is shown in prison garb at Stanton penitentiary.
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Helo Janssen
Krem
N. D
Stanton
Central Press
Baseball Matchups Hit Busy Card Across League Cities
The schedule features Boston at Pittsburgh with Lanning and Hutchinson facing Klinger and Bryant, New York at Chicago with Gumbert and Page pairing, and Philadelphia at Cincinnati with Johnson Moore Weiland in play. Brooklyn and St. Louis, Chicago and New York, Cleveland and Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia, and St. Louis at Washington complete a dense lineup of doubleheader style tilt dates.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Lanning
Hutchinson
Klinger
Bryant
New York
Chicago
Gumbert
Page
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Johnson
Moore
Weiland
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Tamulus
Lee
Rigney
Ferrell
Hadley
Cleveland
Gatehouse
Humphries
Ostermueller
Bagby
Detroit
Bridges
Auker
Gill
Nelson
Potter
Washington
Hildebrand
Mills
Leonard
New York Eeenee
Boston Anne
Brooklyn Pene
Cleveland Sene
Boston Peneee
Washington Sree
Detroit Peneeee
Peters
Louis
A F L Intensifies Drives in Coal and Maritime Sectors
President William Green disclosed that the federation is escalating its three year campaign to organize coal mining and maritime industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
William Green
The
A. F. of L
Federation
Clo
Ehringer Named Athletics Coach at Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Sheldon W. Ehringer, ex football player for Altoona Gettysburg and Millersville State Teachers College, was appointed athletics coach at Charlotte Hall Military Academy in Charlotte Hall Maryland. Ehringer is a 1938 Millersville graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altcocna
Sheldon W. Ehringer
Altoona
Gettysburg
Millersville State Teachers College
Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Charlotte , Hall
Ehringer
Millersville
Carmelite Novitiate Breakfast After Mass At Niagara Falls
The ladies guild under Mrs. Edgar D. O Connor will serve breakfast to the men after Mass. Fourth degree Knights of Columbus from France Galligin Assembly are asked to attend in formal morning dress. Saint Joseph's pastor is assembly prior. Saint Peter's Somerset masses next Sunday are 8 and 10 30.
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Niagara Falls
N. 3
Ladies Glear Society
Edgar D. O'Connor
France Galligin
Knights of Columbus
Saint Joseph’s
Saint Peter’s Somerset
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