Rookie lineup fuels 1951 season hopes across MLB
Oscar Fraley surveys a refrain of standout rookies led by Minoso and McDougald. The proposed 1951 rookie team features Minoso, Busby, Mays, Runnels, Connors, St Claire, Jackson, Morgan, Presko, and Spencer, with Richards cited as a potential rookie manager as the wave of first-year players reshapes the majors.
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Minnie) Minoso
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Tom Morgan
Yankees
Joe Presko
Cards
George Spencer
Giants
Ebba St. Claire
Braves
Chuck Connors
Cubs
Gil McDougald
Yanks
Pete Runnels
Washington
Ranson Jackson
Minoso
Jim Busby
White Sox
Willie Mays
Oscar Fraley
Runnels
McDougald
Busby
Gardener
Mays
Brooklyn
Connors
St. Claire
Jackson
Little Rock
Morgan
el Centro
Calif
Presko
Spencer
Columbus
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Richards
United Press
Subpar golf day yields ace and records at Alliance C C
Ray Reighart of Alliance C C led with five under par 66 on home greens as Don Albert 68 and Babe Wagner 70 chased. P. R. Grossman nailed a 138-yard No. 15 hole in one, while Brookside and Hills contenders posted ranged scores from 65 to 81. Multiple subpar rounds and lifetimes lows marked a busy day across courses including Brookside Congress Lake Elms and Dales.
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Ray Reighart
Alliance Country Club
Don Albert
Babe Wagner
Tom O’shanter
Eddie Miller
Vic Millar
Dales
Frank Bowers
Denny St. Clair
Brookside
Evan Schiltz
Edgewood
Mike Hartman
Dutch Potter
John Ailes
Joe Hoover
Gus Peterson
Alliance Sleepy Hollow
Bud Anderson
Alliance C. C
Elms
Alex Rotar
Highland
Glen Dickens
P. R. Grossman
W. H. Allis
Grossman
Congress Lake
Ray Cummings
C. J. Reiter
Dr. M. F. Leiber
Jack Whelan
Jim Kintz
St. Clair
Robert Porter
William Quinn
Chet Gulick
O. Z. Morgan
John French
Dwight Roudebush
Glen Kifer
Jim Spencer
Tribe's 10th Straight Tops White Sox 7 1
The Cleveland Indians extended their lead to a game and a half atop the American League by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-1 in Municipal Stadium. Mike Garcia earned his 16th win as Dale Mitchell, Bob Avila and Larry Doby homered, with Boone and Rosen also contributing. Bob Feller, honored before the game, seeks continued success against Detroit as Cleveland surges.
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Tigers
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Big Bear
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Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Boone
al Rosen
Billy Pierce
Howie Judson
Birdie Tebbetts
Tebbetts
Garcia
Mitchell
Dom DiMaggio
Boston Red Sox
Dale
Ceramics Nip Fords 5-4 in City Softball Title Win
Ceramics reclaim the City Class A softball crown with a 5-4 victory over Ford Motors at Kurtz Memorial Field. Angelo Sanchez hit a three run homer to spark the Ceramics, with Hugh Davis and Jack Gainey throwing shutout relief after a two run back-and-forth start. In separate games, E W Bliss of Salem crushed a local foe 11-3, and Welch Funeral Home beat Cleveland Ruby Giants 1-0 as they pursue the 10th District Ohio Amateur title.
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Dayton
Ohio
Timken Recreation Park
Gus Eliades
Bill Davis
Harry Kotagides
Bob Sebek
Baxter
William E. Umstattd
Timken Roller Bearing Co
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Canton Police Boys Club, Inc
WHBC
the Repository
Stark Ceramics
Ford Motors
Kurtz Memorial Field
Angelo Sanchez
Fords
Hugh Davis
Ceramics
Jack Gainey
E. W. Bliss
Salem
Welch Funeral Home Girls
New Philadelphia
Ohio Amateur Softball Association
Cleveland Ruby Giants
Phils Lose Meyer With Spike Wound
New York August 13 Russ Meyer of the Phillies will be out at least three weeks after a spike wound to his right ankle in the first inning against the Giants at the Polo Grounds. He collided with Alvin Dark, was carried from the field on a stretcher, required seven stitches, and left on crutches.
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Russ Meyer
Phillies
New York Giants
Alvin Dark
Giants
Meyer
Polo Grounds
Ohio Girl Takes Title in Middle Atlantic Doubles
Elaine Lewicki of Hamtramck Michigan and Bonnie MacKay of Dayton Ohio won their second Middle Atlantic doubles championship by defeating Leigh Hay of LaJolla California and Jackie Johannes of Dallas Texas 6 1 6 3 in straight sets.
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Bonnie MacKay
Miss Lewicki
Hamtramck
Mich
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Dayton
Leigh Hay
LaJolla
Calif
Jackie Johannes
Dallas
Tex
Yankee Tennis Cup Team Idle Until December
The United States Davis Cup team, fresh from a 5-0 sweep over Canada, pauses to await December and plan the lineup for the inter-zone final against Sweden in Melbourne. Captain Frank Shields will finalize the team after national doubles and singles in New York, with Larsen, Patty, Savitt, and Trabert among key players.
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United States
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Sweden
Melbourne
Frank Shields
Shields
Japan
Cuba
Canada
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Art Larsen
Budge Patty
Longwood
Forest Hills
Larsen
Henri Rochon
Patty
Lorne Main
U.S
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Trabert
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Junior Leaguers Open Event Today at Timken Park
The Stark County Junior League opens this afternoon at Timken Recreation Park with Melbourne Construction Canton loop winners facing Gambrinus Bearing, Timken League victor, at 5:15 p.m. Six teams compete for the title including Halter Construction Massillon Bay’s Club No 1 Pietcher’s Clothes and Billman Coal. Schedule shows single game Tuesday, semifinals Saturday, finals Sunday at 2:30.
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Melbourne Construction
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Halter Construction
Massillon Bay
Pietzcher’s Clothes
Massillon
Billman Coal
South High School Rebels Rout Northern All Stars 20 to 7
In Idletown Aug 13 the South squad overwhelmed the Northern All Stars 20 to 7 at Bar nitz Stadium led by Bob Bronston who rushed for 88 yards on 13 carries and scored. Carroll Howell returned to play and contributed a late touchdown while Johnny Borton connected on a 12 yard TD pass after a fourth quarter fumble recovery. Dick Hunter led the North with five completions for 41 yards as the South earned its third victory in five All-Star games.
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Chuck Trackara
Rebels
Springfield
Bob Bronston
Dan Negro
Carroll Howell
Portsmouth
Howell
South
Bronston
Claude Néeley
Barnitz Stadium
Eddie Merchant
Middletown
Ralph Guglielmi
Columbus Grandview Star
Jay Anser
North
Johnny Borton
Alliance
Borton
Russell Oates
Youngstown East
Barberton
Dick Hunter
Yankees
Central League Scores Reported for Saginaw Muskegon Flint
The Central League standings show Saginaw at 9 percent and Muskegon at 4 percent with Charleston at 6 and Flint at 2. Dayton records 7 and Grand Rapids 6, reflecting a mixed results snapshot.
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Muskegon
Charleston
Flint
Dayton
Grand Rapids
Early National League structure shifts in baseball history
The National League did not always consist of eight teams. In its infancy it was reduced to six clubs in its second year, then expanded to twelve clubs from 1892 through 1899, reflecting early growth and contraction in the league.
Motley May Skip All-Star Game With Browns
Fullback Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns faced a doubtful start in the college all-star game in Chicago after doctors drained excess fluid from both knees. If unable to play, Emerson Cole and Harry Jagade would start in his stead as the Browns travel from Toledo to Chicago and back to prepare for the exhibition with the Rams in Cleveland on September 14.
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Cleveland Browns
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Ohio State League standings include long game and twin bill notes
Marion leads at 12-4 with Springfield 2-3 after a second game lasting 12 innings. Lima sits at 10-1 while Richmond slips to 5-9.
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Alliance Legion Captures Crown in 10 Inning Final
Alliance Legion won the American Legion 10th District Junior Baseball championship by beating W-R Sports 7 to 6 in 10 innings at Harrisburg Field. Beckett's triple and Davis's RBI single followed Alliance’s ninth inning to force extra frames, with KOons homering for W-R earlier.
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Dick Koons
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Jeffcoat Fans 18 as Nashville Tops Chattanooga in Sau playoff
In a 1940 Shaughnessy playoff game in the Southern Association Nashville pitcher George Jeffcoat struck out 18 Chattanooga batters on the way to a Nashville victory.
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Chattanooga
George Jeffcoat
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