Paige Makes Initial Start and Mitchell Paces Victory
Lawrence Lawton Carver reports on the Major League controversy surrounding Leo Durocher after his suspension by commissioner Happy Chandler. The piece weighs dissenting views on due process, fan conduct, and the role of authority in baseball while noting Boysen’s withdrawal and varying testimonies as Tuesday’s hearing approaches in Cincinnati.
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Paige
Mitchell
Lawton Carver
EW York
Happy Chandler
Leo Durocher
Fred Boysen
Giants
Polo Grounds
Cincinnati
Chandler
Durocher
Washington
Frisch Guides Giants to NL Lead as Durocher Suspended
Durocher faces indefinite suspension after a Thursday altercation with a fan while Frankie Frisch takes acting duties. The Giants seize undisputed first in the league as Clint Hartung struggles in a five run first inning following Gordon’s two run homer.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Durocher
New York Giants
Giants
Leo
Horace Stoneham
A. B. Chandler
Frankie Frisch
Clint Hartung
Gordon
Giants Win In 10th As Rigney Delivers for Giants
In Canton on April 30, 1949, the Giants tied the game in the ninth, Billy Rigney delivering a 10th inning double for the 18th Giant hit to edge the Giants over Boston. Nels Potter took the loss after surrendering a single to Bobby Thomson. Cincinnati moved into second with a 7-3 rally over Pittsburgh.
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Boston
Giants
Billy Rigney
Nels Potter
Gordon
Johnny Mize
Bobby Thomson
Rigney
Esway Fires 74 As Timken Nips Lincoln Golfers
Timken defeated Lincoln 8 1/2 to 7 in a high school golf match at Highland Links. Paul Esway posted a 37 37 for a 72, leading Timken with four points alongside Joe Petrilli 44 40 84. Lincoln’s Dick Behra and Bob Richards each contributed four and eight and a half points respectively as the Timken team improves to four wins in seven dual meets.
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Lincoln’s Lions
Highland Links
Paul Esway
Trojan
Stark County
Elway
Joe Petrilli
John Bukowski
Lincoln
Dick Behra
Bob Richards
E.O.A.C
McKinley
Kent Canton Netters Topped by Youngstown
The Kent State University Canton tennis team fell 6-1 to Youngstown State at Nimisilla courts. Youngstown won five of six singles and swept three doubles matches led by Don Miller’s 6-0 6-4 win over Bill Houser.
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Youngstown College Penguins
Rage
Kent State University Canton
Nimisilla
Penguins
Don Miller
Bill Houser
Dalton High Bulldogs Top Orrville 6-3 in Rain-Shifted Game
Dalton High School Bulldogs defeated Orrville Red Rider 6 to 3 after a rain shift moved the game from Dalton to Orrville. Dick Stevie homered to pace Dalton while Kelley Hammer and others contributed offensively. Final score by innings shows Dalton with a 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 and Orrville 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.
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Dalton High School
Bulldogs
Orrville Red Rider
Dalton
Dick Stevie
Kelley
Hammer
Bucanan
Bracken
Crigler
Standings and Friday Baseball Results Summary
Friday results show Cleveland beating Detroit 4 to 1 and New York routing Boston 7 to 1. Other scores include Philadelphia 6 Washington 5 and Chicago 5 St. Louis 0 with Pittsburgh 5 New York 5 Cincinnati 2 in late actions. Upcoming games list Cleveland at Detroit and Washington at Philadelphia among two tomorrow pairings.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
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Wew Tork
Cincinnat
Seecee
Moston
Inciaceons
Tego Cae Vee Oe
Pittsburgh
Poecenen
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Carrollton Nine Pins First Setback on Scio
Carrollton High School edged Scio 11 to 8 in the season opener. Fred Mosier earned two walks, a double and a single while Jud Hall hit a triple. Bower added a single, double and triple for Scio. Schoeneman and Longe behind the plate.
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Scio
Carrollton High School
Scio Panthers
Fred Mosier
Jud Hall
Bower
Panthers
Schoeneman
Longe
McGinnis
Hugh
Ohio State Hosts First Women’s Intercollegiate Singles
Ohio State University hosts Ohio’s first Women’s Intercollegiate singles tourney May 13 to 15 in Columbus. Entries include Wittenberg Miami Denison Ohio University and OSU with no entrant limit per school. Open to all Ohio colleges. entry deadline May 7.
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Ohio
Women’s
Ohio State University
Wittenberg
Miami
Denison
Ohio University
Ohio State
Janelle S. Parrett
Navy Varsity Shell Keeps Only Holdover Meyrick
Charlie Meyrick of Green Bay Wisconsin remains the sole holdover on the Navy varsity rowing shell lineup for the current season as the team returns to competition with familiar leadership and new teammates.
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Charlie Meyrick
Green Bay
Wisc
Navy
Three Leagues Formed in B Softball Here
Friday night city soft ball managers formed three leagues in council chambers. Ten teams join Industrial League led by Fred Bors. six teams make up B-1 and B-2 with Mullane as president of Industrial. Opening May 9 or 10 includes Sterling Bakery Canton Malleable Iron Ohio Power Local 1200 Bab cock Printing and more, with games on Mondays Thursdays and Tuesdays Fridays.
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Leo Mullane
Bors
Mullane
Sterling Bakery
Canton Malleable Iron
Golden Lodge
Bricklayers Union
Thurin’s
Wilson Rubber
Union Metal
Babcock Printing
Ohio Power
Local No. 1200
Ashland Oil
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Polish Vets
St. Paul Catholic Church
Ross Builders
Woodmen of the World
Knights of Pythias
Lowell Reformed Church
Muncer’s Service
Phil’s Fords
Army & Navy Union
Whiteleather Wins Freestyle at National Y Meet
Tom Whiteleather of McKinley High School clocked 24.1 seconds to win the 50 yard freestyle at the 22nd annual National Y M C A meet in Cleveland Fenn College pool. Fifty five swam in preliminaries. Canton 400 yard relay failed to reach finals as Cleveland University Circle and Oak Park, Illinois, lead bids with Cleveland the defending champion. Event closes today.
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Canton
Cleveland University Circle
Oak Park
Ill
Cleveland
Dalton Softball Team Falls 5-2 in Night Game
Dalton Nussbaum Builders lost to the Orrville Tigers 5-2 under lights Friday. In a prelim, North Lawrence Merchants edged Dalton Merchants 7-6. Sunday at 9 p.m. Nussbaum meets North Lawrence to attempt a rebound.
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Dalton Nussbaum Builders
Orrville Tigers
North Lawrence Merchants
Dalton Merchants
Nussbaum Builders
Orrville
R. Wi and
Santmyer
McFarreedees
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Settles
Bearden Guides Indians To 4-1 Win Over Tigers
Cleveland defeats Detroit 4-1 as Bearden earns his second win and extends streak. Mitchell leads AL batting with four hits and .467, while Bearden and Hutchinson duel before key late runs. Feller throws, aiming to return for later series.
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INS
Ol’ Satchmo Paige
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
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Virgil Trucks
Briggs Stadium
Bob Lemon
Hal Newhouser
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New York Yankees
Bengals
Gene Bearden
Coaltown Favored in Cap at Jamaica Handicap
Coaltown the Calumet star is the 130 pound favorite for the 50 000 Gallant Fox handicap at Jamaica. Seven rivals line up as potential upsetters and conditions include recent lack of fast works and a heavy weight to carry, raising hopes for the field despite Coaltown’s standout form.
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INS
Calumet Stable
Jamaica
Citation
Florida
Coaltown
Calumet Star
Navre de Grace
U S Netters Named For British Trials
Richard Pancho Gonzales the U S grass clay and indoor champion along with three other American amateur stars were named by the U S Lawn Tennis Association to compete for the United States at Wimbledon starting June 20. Joined by defending Wimbledon singles champions Bob Falkenburg and Louise Brough of Beverly Hills and U S women's singles champion Margaret Osborne Dupont of Bellevue Del, the quartet heads to the British Championships.
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Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
U.S
U. S
Los Angeles
U.S.L.T.A
Bob Falkenburg
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Bellevue, del
Central League Scores From Evening Games
Dayton defeated Muskegon 6 to 2 while Charleston topped Saginaw 8 to 1 and Flint downed Grand Rapids 6 to 3 in three Central League contests.
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Muskegon
Charleston
Saginaw
Flint
Grand Rapids
Nines Seek Finals Berths In County Meet
In Stark County Class B Baseball Tourney Navarre High hosts two semifinals at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. East Canton and Navarre square off while Jackson and Waynesburg meet. Finals at 3:30 Monday with a 1:30 consolation. Tourney official Fred Brideswer unsure of district follow up May 13 and 14.
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Navarre
Jackson
Polar Bears
Waynesburg
E.C. T
East Canton
Fred Brideweser
Wayne County
Kent
Olympic bans on Germany and Japan may be lifted
The IOC executive committee recommended readmitting Japan as a nation and Germany once a German state is formed. Final decisions rest with international federations. Both nations last competed in 1936 Berlin and were barred in 1948 London. Los Angeles bid for 1960 games, following Melbourne 1956 selection. Detroit also plans to bid.
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Japan
Germany
International Olympic Committee
I.O.C
Berlin
London
Los Angeles
Melbourne
Australia
Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Magnolia Panthers overpower Canton South 9-4 in baseball
Magnolia Panthers beat Canton South Wildcats 9 to 4 on South's diamond. Bill Holcomb pitched all seven innings allowing three hits with seven walks and four strikeouts, while Bunny Joseph tripled and Carl Warner collected three hits to pace Magnolia. Tom Davis doubled for South as the game featured miscues by Magnolia and held a midseason win pace.
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Panthers
Carroll
Panther
Tom Davis
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Canton South
Holcomb
Dog Koehler
Hurlesse Rs
Holben
Tuscarawas County Seeks Cage Officials for 1949-50
The Tuscarawas County Athletic Association will accept applications for basketball referees until May 15 for duties in county high school games. Applications may be single or in pairs and should be sent to James A. Rutledge in Dundee.
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Tuscarawas County
James A. Rutledge
Dundee
Carrie Lee Tel lis sues Reds for 2500 dollars injury claim
Carrie Lee Tel lis filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Club seeking 2500 dollars alleging a bat ball struck her head last June 12.
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Cincinnati
Carrie Lee Tellis
Cincinnati Reds
Peggy Kirk Seizes North South Golf Title at Pinehurst
Findlay's Peggy Kirk, 27, of Findlay Ohio, defeated Grace Lenczyk 5 and 4 to win the North South championship at Pinehurst. She extended her early season success with the Augusta trophy and now heads to Britain for the Women's event, having led for most of the final despite challenging weather. Kirk carded a steady game, never trailed, and built a three up lead after 10 holes with a birdie on the 11th.
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Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Augusta
England
Peggy
Hartford
Grace
Lincoln Nine Tops Timken 2-0 in intracity win
Lincoln's baseballers beat Timken 2-0 at City Field behind Dave Stuffel seven strong innings. Guittar opened scoring with a first inning run as Lions pitchers scattered three Timken hits and preserved the lead. Louisville crushed McKinley 12-3 at Cook Field with Harsh, Wartluff, and Singhaus keying the attack. McKinley dropped their second straight game and heads to Alliance.
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Baseballers
Timken
City Field
McKinley
Louisville
Cook Field
Johnny Fife
Lions
Dave Stuffel
Stuffel
Trojans
Guittar
Gail Duell
Jim Moore
Rehfus
Trackmen to compete in Uhrichsville relays
McKinley and Lehman track squads head to Uhrichsville Relays with twenty Bulldogs and five Polar Bears aboard. McKinley finished second in last season’s event.
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Lehman
Uhrichsville
Polar Bears
Bednarz and Guittar Spark Late Scoring in Loss
Del Bednarz plated the second run in the fourth on walks and errors while Guittar and Bednarz each collected two singles in three trips. Timken suffered its second defeat in six starts and the first shutout this season as Stuffel added a hit and a 12 strikeouts. Beagles fanned five and walked five before Stein relieved him in the fourth. Louisville, which bowed to the opponent, faces continued pursuit.
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Bednarz
Timken
Stuffel
George Beagles
Stein
Louisville
Indiana Nine Seeks 2nd in Row Over O.S.U.
BLOOMINGTON Indiana University will try today to repeat their 16 14 defeat of Ohio State University’s baseballers yesterday An outburst of eight runs in the fourth inning yesterday battered Pete Perini out of the box The Bucks sent 10 men to the plate in the third to drive Hoosier starter Bill Tosheff to the show The Hoosiers blasted five runs in the later frames to counter Ohio State’s late rally of eight runs in the last two frames
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Ind
Indiana University
Ohio State University
Pete Perini
Bucks
Hoosier
Bill Tosheff
International League Scores and Standings Snapshot
Newark defeated Rochester 4 to 3 while Syracuse beat Montreal 1 to 0. Toronto tied Jersey City 8 to Buffalo 10 in a high scoring pairings set with Baltimore posting a 7 to 10 result.
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Rochester
Syracuse
Montreal
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Baltimore
Iowa Sluggers Topple Purdue From Loop Top
In a flip of the Big Nine pennant race, Iowa upset Purdue 6-1 to leave Illinois atop with 4-1 record while Notre Dame beat Illinois 6-1 earlier. Indiana joined Iowa and Purdue in second after a 16-14 win over Ohio State as Minnesota beat Michigan 7-2 and Northwestern edged Wisconsin 3-2. The series resumes with Northwestern at Wisconsin, Michigan at Minnesota, Iowa at Purdue and Ohio State at Indiana.
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George Hand
Dale Erickson
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Don Burson
Wildcats
Saints and Millers Extend Streaks in A A Scramble
Saints remain unbeaten with seven straight wins while the Millers hold second place after a seven game run. Fr iday saw St Paul edge Columbus 9 8 in ten innings as Nanny Fernandez drove in Pendleton with two out in the tenth. Chuck Workman led Minneapolis with three homers in back to back innings and a single, scoring five. The two teams combined for ten homers, matching the league record. Milwaukee beat Toledo 10-6 behind Damon Phillips while Kansas City topped Indianapolis 6-5.
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Minneapolis
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Millers
Columbus
Nanny Fernandez
Jim Pendleton
Clem Labine
George Brown
Red Birds
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Toledo
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