Reds Tie Mobile After Sluggish Hitting In Montgomery
Cincinnati’s Reds battled to a 3-3 tie with Mobile in Montgomery after 11 innings as timely hitting eluded them and pitchers Herman Wehmeier Ken Burkhart and Arry Perkowski yielded six hits while issuing 11 walks. Red Lively would start the next game after an arm injury, while Johnny Vander Meer could not pitch due to a pulled muscle.
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Ala
Cincinnati
Reds
Montgomery ‘Rebels
Mobile
Herman Wehmeier
Ken Burkhart
Arry Perkowski
Whemeier
Bucky Walters
Red Lively
Montgomery
Johnny Vander Meer
Vandy
Dodgers Write Gate Records in Georgia
ASHEVILLE N C AP Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers moved into the Carolinas today after shattering attendance records in Georgia. The Dodgers three game series with the Atlanta Crackers drew 49,309 fans, with 25,221 at yesterday's 8 4 loss. Robinson, despite Klan threats, collected four hits in 12 at bats in the series as Atlanta won two games to one.
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N. C
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Carolinas
Georgia
Dodgers
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Atlanta
Robinson
Lindell presses pitching bid with Yankees in Florida
Lindell, the Yankees outfielder, insists his Florida pitching trial in St. Petersburg was unfair and seeks another chance at his knuckle ball. Once a 1942 pitcher converted by Joe McCarthy, Lindell laments the test and notes his lack of belief from teammates as New York lost 4-3 to Greenville, Texas, in the Big State League.
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Johnny Lindell
New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lindell
Theankees
Joe McCarthy
New York
Yanks
Greenville
Tex
Giants Option Rookie Shortstop to Millers
Texarkana AP report states Buddy Kerr the Giants No 1 shortstop and Bill Jennings a promising rookie were affected by a roster move. Kerr stays as the Giants top fielder while Jennings was optioned to Minneapolis of the American Association after a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh in New Orleans.
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Texarkana
Buddy Kerr
New York Giant
Giants
Bill Jennings
Kerr
Minneapolis
American Association
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Jansen Concedes Six Hits Including Kiner Home Run
Larry Jansen pitched allowing six hits in a game highlighted by Ralph Kiner homering off him. Jansen yielded the lone homer among six hits as the game unfolded with Kiner's blast standing out.
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Larry Jansen
Jansen
Ralph Kiner
Garver Strong Favorite to Start for Browns in Opening
Ned Garver, promising Ohio right-hander, is favored to start for the St. Louis Browns in the April 19 opener against the Cleveland Indians. In a recent exhibition in Dallas he allowed three hits, struck out nine, and earned a 2-1 win despite an error by Bob Dillinger.
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Ned Garver
Ohio
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Garver
Ney
Bob Dillinger
Browns
Brissie Twirls Three-Hit gem as A's top Chicks 5-1
Philadelphia Athletics starter Lou Brissie allowed five hits over seven innings in Memphis, guiding the A's to a 5-1 win over the Memphis Chicks. Taft Wright and Joe Astroth homered for the Mackmen. The A's next faced the Chattanooga Lookouts.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Lou Brissie
Athletics
Memphis Chicks
Memphis
Tenn
Taft Wright
Joe Astroth
Mackmen
A’s
Chattanooga Lookouts
Kell Hits Grand Slam as Tigers Crush Little Rock 16-4
Detroit star George Kell hit his third homer in as many days, a grand slam, fueling a 16-4 victory over Little Rock. Virgil Trucks allowed nine hits as Detroit dominated. The Tigers were set to play Memphis next.
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Detroit Tigers
George Kell
Kell
Detroit
Little Rock
Virgil
Tigers
Bearden to Start for Indians in Texarkana Mound Test
Gene Bearden, sidelined by a leg pull, will start for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Giants in Texarkana with Sam Zoldak set to relieve. The two teams close their spring series next Sunday at the Polo Grounds, and Cleveland holds a 5-4 edge in exhibitions. Also noted were strong showings by Bob Feller and Satchel Paige in a 3-0 win over Oklahoma City and updates on Mike Garcia, Early Wynn, and injuries including Herman Reich's broken nose from a bad hop.
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Tex
INS
Gene Bearden
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Bearden
Sam Zoldak
Indians
Giants
Polo Grounds
New York
Tribe
Bob Feller
Satchel Paige
Oklahoma City
Satch
Feller
Mike Garcia
Early Wynn
Oklahoma
Redskins
Lou Boudreau
Bob Kennedy
Jim Hegan
Hegan
Senators Eddie Yost Hits at .409 Streak Ends in Loss
SPARTANBURG South Carolina Eddie Yost of the Washington Senators led the team with a .409 batting clip. His 14 game hitting streak was halted after he went hitless in four at bats as Washington beat Chattanooga 7 3 behind Sid Hudson and Dick Weik.
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S. C
Eddie Yost
Washington Senators
Yost
Washington
Chattanooga
Sid Hudson
Dick Weik
Phils Beat Nashville Volunteers 8-6 Behind Meyer
In Nashville, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Nashville Volunteers 8-6. Pitcher Russ Meyer went the distance for Philadelphia, allowing 11 hits, with notable homers from Del Ennis and Hal Wagner fueling the victory over Rollie Hemsley’s club.
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Tenn
Rollie Hemsley
Nashville Volunteers
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Russ Meyer
del Ennis
Hal Wagner
Philadelphia
Midget race driver in custody for 1942 desertion charge
Bernard Waynes Kelley, 32, a Lans ing Michigan midget auto racer, was arrested in Bedford suburb for deserting the army at Baer Field Fort Wayne in 1942. FBI said it would turn him over to army authorities. Kelley said he traveled the country earning between 9 000 and 14 000 dollars as a race driver. The Army had listed him as a wanted man since Feb 20 1942. Also noted, Smith and Loughran retired from boxing in 1937 after Loughran sought the heavyweight crown and held the light heavyweight title until 1929.
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Lansing
Mich
Army
Baer Field
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Abbaticchio
F.B.I
Bernard Waynes Kelley
Bedford
Kelley
Norfolk bowler Mazine Allen sets world duck pin record
Mazine Allen of Durham North Carolina on Saturday established a world record in the women's all events division of the national duck pin tournament.
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Mazine Allen
Durham
N. C
Watertown bowler leads in eastern division tourney
Bernie Quinn of Watertown New York rolled into the lead in two divisions of the Knights of Columbus eastern division bowling tournament in Rochester New York. He posted a 653 series to lead the individual event and totaled 1 772 for nine games to top the all event standings while Palmyra Knights of Columbus moved into first in team play with 2 689.
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N. Y
Bernie Quinn
Watertown
National Knights of Columbus
Quinn
Palmyra O. Knights of Columbus
Fight trainer Joseph H. Smith dies in Drexel Hill
Funeral services for Joseph H. Little Joe Smith who guided Tommy Loughran to the light heavyweight title in 1927 will be held Wednesday in Drexel Hill suburb. He died Saturday night after a brief illness following a Thursday heart attack.
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Philadelphia
Joseph H
Little Joe) Smith
Tommy Loughran
Drexel Hill
Smith
Akron U Nine Falls to Quantico Marines in Opener
Akron University baseball team lost 13 to 3 at Quantico Virginia as the touring squad faced the fast-stepping Quantico Marine nine. The loss came in the touring team's latest contest.
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Quantico
Akron University
Quantico Marine
Moore Faces Bivins In Toledo Light Heavyweight Bout
Archie Moore of St Louis seeks another knockout win as he meets Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland in a 10 round match in Toledo. Moore, 32, has knocked out his last five opponents and won seven straight. Bivins, ranked fifth among heavyweights, has a mixed record and has defeated Moore once in three prior meetings.
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INS
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Moore
Bivins
Eight-Team Buckeye Baseball League Planned
An eight team Buckeye baseball league organization was planned today for the Mansfield area with representatives from Galion Shelby Bucyrus Crestline New Washington Mt. Vernon Loudenville Leesville Wakeman New London and Norwalk meeting Friday in Mansfield to draw up final agreements.
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CINL
Buckeye Baseball League
Galion
Shelby
Bucyrus
Crestline
New Washington
Mt. Vernon
Loudenville
Leesville
Wakeman
New London
Norwalk
Racing Meet Opens in Charlestown to Start WV 1949 Season
West Virginia's 1949 horse racing season begins at Charlestown today with a three-quarter mile track. The meeting runs 22 days through May 5 across four forthcoming meets.
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Charlestown
W. Va
West Virginia
Cincinnati Stars Pin Twin Loss on Montreal's Icers
Cincinnati All-Stars, farm club of the Montreal Canadiens, swept a weekend doubleheader over the Montreal Royals to start the fall season. They won 9-6 on Sunday after a 8-7 overtime victory on Saturday. Likely fall roster candidates included Gerry Macneil, Paul Bibeault, Joseph Lepine, Bob Friday, Tom Johnson, George Boogie and Ted Campeau.
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Cincinnati All-Stars
Montreal Royals
All-Stars
Royals
Montreal Canadiens
Frank Selke Jr
Cincinnnati
Gerry Macneil
Paul Bibeault
Seven Champs Crowned in Stark County Y Meet
New champions were crowned in seven classes of the Stark County YMCA tournament Saturday. North Cherry Merchants beat Rainbow Cafe 42-40 in Class BB, with Locke scoring 12. Alper's Cut Rate won Class B over Canton De Molay 42-34, Locke 14 and Nagy 9. Wonder Glo beat Rowland Avenue Market 41-30 in Class C, Welser 14 and Rex 12. Alliance Orioles edged Carl & Franks 30-27 in Class D, Kennedy 10 and Macradies 10. Northeast Sports defeated Minerva Easy 36-21 for Class E, Strobelt 15 and Hines 9. Minerva Mites beat Shearer Food Market 26-12 for Midget. Canton South Merchants beat Arcadia Grill 64-39 for Class A, Graham 22 and Sligo 11.
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Rainbow Cafe
Oscar Locke
Koury
Alper
Canton de Molay
Locke
Nagy
Masons
Wonder Glo
Rowland Avenue Market
Welser
Rex
Alliance Orioles
Carl & Franks
Kennedy
Orioles
Macradies
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Shearer Food Market
Woodward
Mites
Marran
Shearer’s
Canton South Merchants
Arcadia Grill
Graham
South
Sligo
Arcadia
Million To Be Poured Into New Racing Plant
Baltimore Trotting Races Inc plans to invest over 1 million dollars to develop the old Pimlico airport into a harness race track and seeks permission from Maryland racing commission to operate as the state's fourth harness track. Operations would start in May 1950, with Laurel Oxon Hill and Ocean City tracks already authorized for harness racing this year. About twenty applications were rejected.
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Baltimore Trotting Races, Inc
Pimlico
Maryland Racing Commission
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Laurel
Oxon Hill
Ocean City
Snead wins Masters with 282 in dramatic finish
Sammy Snead delivers a masterful final round of 67 at Augusta National to post 282, edging Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla who finish at 285. Mangrum, Bulla, and other contenders chase records as 14,000 fans witness Snead's steady putting and back-nine surge.
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Sammy Snead
Sammy
Lloyd Mangrum
Johnny Bulla
Mangrum
Purple Heart
Niles, Ill
Bulla
Pittsburgh
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N. C
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff
N. Y
Turnesa
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Worsham
Hollywood
Snead
Bad Boys Special Proposed In Graziano and Foster Bout
Chicago report says a Graziano versus Foster showdown is being pitched by the Tournament of Champions with a $50,000 offer. Promoter attention centers on New York area, pending boxing commission lifting Graziano’s ban. Foster, Omaha welterweight, recently rose to prominence after a Madison Square Garden knockout. Graziano faces past suspensions and legal troubles.
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Chicago
INS
Rocky Graziano
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Ypsilanti Sons of Pericles repeat Greek Fraternity title win
Chicago based Ypsilanti Sons of Pericles claimed the National Hellenic basketball title for the third year in a row by defeating Akron Goodfellows 49 to 44. Indianapolis edged Minneapolis 41 to 39 to take the consolation crown.
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Ypsilanti Sons of Pericles
Akron (O.) Goodfellows
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Minneapolis
Wash-Jeff Schedules Eight Football Games
Washington and Jefferson College released the 1949 football schedule. The Presidents four away and three home, with games against Denison Geneva Bradly Tech Bucknell Carnegie Tech Buffalo Ohio Wesleyan and Muskingum from September 24 to November 19.
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Jeff
Washington
Washington and Jefferson College
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Carnegie Tech
Buffalo
Ohio Wesleyan
Muskingum
Barons Sign Youngster From Western Canada
Cleveland Barons announce tryout for 20 year old center Frank Kubasek from Bellevue Lions. He set a league record this season with 38 goals and 34 assists for 72 points.
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INS
Frank Kubasek
Western Canada
Cleveland Baron
Bellevue Lions
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Cities
AP roundup of exhibition games reports scores from Houston to Pittsburgh with multiple teams including St Louis Dallas Chicago Memphis Boston Birmingham Detroit Little Rock Richmond Baltimore Boston Washington Chattanooga Cleveland Oklahoma City Atlanta Brooklyn Philadelphia Nashville Chicago Shreveport New York Pittsburgh.
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Memphis
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Dallas
Cincinnati
Mobile
Greenville
New York
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Little Rock
Richmond
Piedmont
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Cleveland
Oklahoma City
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Brooklyn
Tech
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Nashville
Pro Basketball Scores From Associated Press
National League Syracuse defeated Anderson 80 to 62 while American League teams Scranton and Wilkes-Barre split. best of five series tied at one game apiece.
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Syracuse
Anderson
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Softball Group Adopts AAU Eligibility Rules
The Ohio Amateur Softball Association will follow AAU rules on amateur status in its tournaments. Announcement came at a Columbus meeting with Clarence J. Rich in attendance. State men’s tournament set for Aug 26 30 in four candidate cities. entry July 15 deadline. Girls’ event slated Aug 26 30 likely in Springfield. Columbus hosts boys Aug 12 14 with district eliminations planned.
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Deshler-Wallick
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N. J. Barack
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Youngstown
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Mansfield
Rich
Y Group To Benefit From N Canton Program
Two topflight basketball games will be played at North Canton Community Building to aid the YMCA World Service program. Midvale meets a North Canton High School alumni team at 8:30 with four of five Midvale starters likely playing. At 9:30 Canton South Merchants face a North Canton All Star team led by All-Ohio Bob Garrett, with officials donating their services.
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North Canton
Midvale
North Canton High School
Canton South Merchants
All- Ohio
Bob Garrett
Merchants
Cleveland Courses Open As Golf Season Starts
Cleveland links prepare for play at Highland Park and Seneca. Highland two 18s hosted a record 115000 rounds last year while Seneca saw 46000 rounds. Golfers and caddies anticipate a busy season at both 36 hole venues.
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Seneca
Highland
John Andrews Captures County Class AA Table Tennis Title
John Andrews defeated Dave Grube 21-11 21-17 21-15 in the Class AA final of Stark County's second annual tournament at Castamall Recreation. semifinals saw Andrews beat Bob Allen 21-14 22-20 21-9 while Grube edged Howard Stevenson 21-11 18-21 21-16 22-20.
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Castamall Recreation Center
Warren Fox
Barbara Johnson
Ralph Boger
John Dougherty
Chuck Hoffman
John Andrews
John Okey
Ernie Mathys
Paul Smith
Snares
Andrews
Dave Grube
Castamall Recreation
Bob Allen
Grube
Howard Stevenson
Peg Cushing
Hoffman
Smith
Bob McMurray
Pete Faradas
Okey
Don Weber
Faradas
Joe Winkler
Lawrence
Don Shoop
An Mathys
Don McAndrew
Bill Wilson
James Good
Dennis Smith
Dougherty
Bill van Nostran
Richard Guest
Greater Canton Table Tennis Association
Winkler
Ohio-Indiana Loop Outlaws Cussing By Club Personnel
Lima based Ohio-Indiana Class D league officials ruled players and managers must curb profanity. Umpires will send swearing participants to the showers after close decisions. Season opens April 26 with eight teams Lima Zanesville Newark Springfield Portsmouth Marion C Ohio and Muncie Richmond Ind. Roster limits set 21 to May 25 17 May 26 Aug 22 and 21 Aug 23 Sept 11.
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Frank Colley
Colley
Zanesville
Newark
Springfield
Portsmouth
Marion
Muncie
Richmond
Ind
Ty Cobb Clinches AL Batting Crown Across Seasons
Ty Cobb dominated the early baseball era by winning the American League batting title in 12 of 13 seasons spanning 1907 through 1919, establishing a historic run of hitting excellence.
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Ty Cobb
Levine and Wagner square off at Cleveland Arena tonight
Brooklyn’s Artie Levine rolls as a 3-2 favorite against Dynamite Dick Wagner in Cleveland. Levine has won six of seven, while Wagner built fan support with two straight technical knockouts over Blackjack Bill Fox. Semifinal features Chuck Hunter versus Chub Wright, with Hunter favored over Reading’s slugger. A six round prelim has Paul Simpson meeting Johnny Bassett.
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INS
Brooklyn
Artie Levine
Portland
Dick Wagner
Cleveland Arena
Levine
Dynamite Dick
Chuck Hunter
Wagner
Bill Fox
Philadelphia
Chubby Wright
Hunter
Reading
Paul Simpson
Johnny Bassett
New York
13 Year Old Golfer Scores Ace at Tam O Shanter
Chuck Marchand Jr. aged 13 earned a place among Stark County’s top juvenile golfers with a 79 on Tam O Shanter back hills 18. He used a No 7 iron to ace the 142 yard No 4 hole. This marks the second hole in one this month after E R Johnson’s Brookside No 7 ace on Saturday April 2.
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Chuck Marchand Jr
Stark County
Tam O'Shanter
Young Marchand
Charles M. Marchand
25Th St
Marchand
E. R. Johnson
Brookside
Timken Drills Canceled. First Practice April 19
Timken's Class A baseball team canceled its Tuesday workout due to field conditions. First practice now is scheduled for April 19.
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