Pitching slate brightens as 20-game winners Shaping Up
Grantland Rice surveys 1950 season efforts noting potential for more 20-game winners in both leagues. Names like Lemon Wynn Lopat Raschi Spahn Bickford Jansen Roe Newcombe contend, while several prior 20-game leaders may miss repeating. Pitching improved since June though several stars underperformed early.
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Bob Lemon
Lemon and Wynn
Cleveland
Lopat
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Byrne
Yankees
Houtteman and Hutchinson
Detroit
Roberts
Simmons
Phillies
Sain
Spahn and Bickford
Braves
Jansen
Giants
Roe
Newcombe
Dodgers
Parnell
Kinder
Red Sox
Pollet
Cardinals
Kellner
Athletics
Lemon
Raschi
Spahn
Yankee
Munger
Heintzelman
Branca
Barney
Meyer
North American Newspaper Alliance
Groth Sends Indians Regret With Tigers Outbid Story
Johnny Groth, who spurned Cleveland in 1946 for Detroit after a father’s nudge, increases Tigers’ edge over the Indians by belting home runs in both games. He connected with bases loaded for a grand slam bid, aiding a 4-1 victory over Bob Lemon’s Indians as seven more meetings loom this season. Groth’s move cost Cleveland $5,000 then, a price the Indians may regret.
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Associated Press
Johnny Groth
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Groth
Tigers
Tribe
Bob Lemon
Bob Feller
Great Lakes
Detroit
Konstanty Tops NL MVP Talk As Phillies Fire Others
NEA Service notes Jim Konstanty of the Philadelphia Phillies is the leading National League MVP candidate this season, with his ninth win and 19 saves earlier, as the Whiz Kids ride strong relief work and savvy trades. The piece discusses past AL and NL MVP trends and Phillies transactions shaping their pennant chase.
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Harry Grayson Alimer James Konstanty
Phillies
Tonight's Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
National League action features St Louis Cleveland and Philadelphia Boston matches with radio WHBC and TV broadcasts. Notable games include New York at Washington and Chicago at Detroit with prime time starts and a full slate listed for today and tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Widmar
Marshall
Garcia
Flores
Whbc-Fm
WHBC
New York
Washington
Byrne
Consuegra
Chicago
Detroit
WNEL
Philadelphia
Boston
We Club la Pez
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Fle
Cincinnati
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Wehmeier
Hiller
Law
Boyer
Bickford
Roberts
G.B. Detroit
Local Junior Softball Nines Draw Opponents
The Serban Cafes and North west Merchants will represent the city in the 1950 Ohio Junior Softball championships in Columbus this weekend. The Merchants face the Toledo Police Athletic League while the Serbans meet the General Fireproofings of Youngstown. The tournament begins Saturday at 1 PM with finals Sunday night.
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Columbus
Merchants
Toledo Police Athletic League
Youngstown
Southern Association Scores Across Cities
Nashville hosts Little Rock as Chattanooga and Mobile fall behind. Memphis defeats Chattanooga 6 to 4 while Birmingham tops Mobile 6 to 1. Atlanta edges New Orleans 3 to 2 in a set of Southern Association results.
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Memphis
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Mobile
Little Rock
Nashville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Boxing body considers action against LaMotta
The National Boxing Association says Jake LaMotta must defend his world middleweight title against Sugar Ray Robinson by October 12 or risk having the title stripped. The action was proposed to the NAB convention in Detroit on September 14.
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Washington
Jake LaMotta
Sugar Ray Robinson
National Boxing Association
Detroit
Bronx
Jake
Groth's 4-Run Homer Sends Tigers to Loss in Cleveland
Cleveland trailed Detroit by 3.5 games in a two game set. Johnny Groth belted a grand slam in the first inning as Detroit beat Cleveland 4-1. Lemon and Houtteman started for Cleveland with Lemon suffering his 6th loss. Groth's slam followed Rosen's booted grounder in an unearned four run frame.
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Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Redskins
Tigers
Johnny Groth
Tiger
al Rosen
Rosen
Groth
Tribe
Bobh Lemon
Art Houtteman
Lemon
George Kell
Vic Wertz
Hoot Evers
Indians
Ray Boone
Jim Hegan
Boone
Women at Brookside Complete Title Round
Round byes fill the Brookside C C women’s club tournament after first-round play. In the championship flight Mrs. W J Ellis beat Mrs C C Chase while others advanced or had byes. first and second handicap flights and consolations list further matchups and byes among named players.
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Brookside C. C
W. J. Ellis
C. C. Chase
A. J. Ellis
EE. R. Johnson
H. E. Behrens
J. A. Riley
John Toner
F. L. Lanster
A. J. Sowers
W. D. Phallen
John Silk
Francis Oberlin
Walter Blocker
George Bockius
William Shanafelt
G. P. Daiger
Cc. E. Sellen
H- W. Mcedown
A. W McConkey
F. W. Hargreave
Stanley Macomber
Massillon Softball Meets Opens Sunday
The third annual Massillon softball tournament starts Sunday at Agathon Field with men’s and girls’ classes. Entry fee is 10 dollars. Registration closes Friday. Art Ketter of 831 Walnut Rd SW is accepting entries. Call 20407.
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Repository Bureau
Massillon
Agathon Field
Art Ketter
Walnutrd SW
Call
Quarterfinal field set in city men's singles tennis
The NW courts on 25th street hosted quarterfinal play for the city men’s singles tournament. Seeded players Harper Ink Jr and Don Hummel advanced, beating Bob Oberlin 6-2 6-1 and Herb Grafmeyer 7-5 6-4, while Bill Williams delivered a 6-1 6-3 win over Bob Wolforth.
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Cleveland
Harper Ink Jr
Bob Oberlin
Don Hummel
Herb Grafmeyer
Bill Williams
Bob Wolforth
Johnny Buchman
R. D. Cullen
Bill Heinzeroth
Bill Wingert
Ink
Buchman
Loyal Little
Chuck Merriman
Williams
Wilma Repasky
Calista Dowlin
Norma Beadle
Shirley Zacharias
Gerry Murphy
Robert Bucy
Bruce Hart
Don Greet
Hummel- Oberlin
Hyman Ginsburg
Dick Grossman
Ted Vechey
Bob Byrd
Don Maddock
Jack DeLong
All-Star Nines Set for Softball Benefit Battle
Two All-Star Class A softball teams, led by Virgil Wesner of the Fords and Willard Poling of Stark Ceramics, were announced to headline a benefit doubleheader at Kurtz Memorial Field after a 2 p.m. Canton Independents versus Mondok Tailors girls game.
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Kurtz Memorial Field
Philomatheon Society For the Blind
Virgil Wesner
Fords
Sam Cuglia
Dean Davis
Jack Gainey
Don Follet
Wayne Nelson
Gene Leininger
Angelo Sanchez
Babe Sligo
Angel Balcarel
Bob Marks
Mike Norcia
Joe Pujazon
Clair Bundy
Junior Biasella
Jim Bardwell
Ray Wallace
Willard Poling
Stark Ceramics
Freddy
Paul Harold
Duane Douglas
John Miller
Bill Becker
Joe Martino
Rudy Prestier
Bob Arnold
Glenn Knoch
Danny Martino
Joe Welsh
Alex Ballantine
Dominic Spreandie
Homer Jackson
George Fulton
John Mitchell
George Gatchell
Willig Seeks Help After Park Theft During Game
Hank Willig president of the Canton Umpires Association called police to report thefts from his car parked on Schroyer avenue during a game at Kurtz Memorial Field. A window, a baseball mask and three cartons of cigarettes were stolen between 6 45 and 11 10 p m. Hank Willig resides at 1217 Cherry avenue northeast.
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Hank) Willig
Canton Umpires Association
Hank
Kurtz Memorial Field
Schroyer Ave
Cherry Ave
Old Dutch Beer Plays at Timken Tonight
Old Dutch Beer will perform at Timken tonight after a schedule change. The event was originally set for Tuesday night but was moved to the current evening.
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Timken
Champion Trotter Sees Action Today
Lusty Song, Hambletonian winner, makes his Illinois bow in the Review Futurity trot at the state fair Grand Circuit program. Eight 3year-olds race, with Hambletonian contenders King's Ransom Lord Steward and Mighty Express in the field.
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Lusty Song
Goshen
Illinois
King’s Ransom
Lord Steward
Mighty Express
Weber To Play Defensive End In All-Star Tilt
In Toledo on August 16, the fifth annual Ohio High School North-South All-Star football game announced starting lineups chosen by coaches. North offense features Ed Demyan Mansfield at left end and Merle Daum Marion Harding at center, with Frank Roppolo Akron South at quarterback and Asa Jenkins Mansfield at fullback among others. South offense lists Joe Tangeman Dayton Chaminade at left end and Jerry Hannah Middletown at quarterback, with John Sebald Middletown at fullback and Dick Carnes Troy at right end.
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Akron South
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Massillon
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Youngstown Raven
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Tom Weber
Canton McKinley
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Nelsonville
Tom Brown Faces Australians In Davis Cup Doubles
Tom Brown and Sam Match meet Australia's Jack Bromwich and Frank Sedgman in a third-round national doubles match in Brookline Mass. The Davis Cup selection is at stake as Brown aims to confirm the committee's judgment while the women’s lineup points to a Brough and DuPont final with Hart and Fry as top contenders.
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Mass
San Francisco
Tom Brown
U. S
Sam
Australia
Jack Bromwich
Frank Sedgman
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Margaret Osborne DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Doris Hart
Miami
Shirley Fry
Akron
World Series Details To Be Set on Sept. 15
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler set Sept 15 for a Cincinnati meeting to plan the world series inviting contending teams from both leagues. A record high 650000 dollars was offered for TV rights by the Dumont network, with Gillette Safety Razor Co. given 24 hours to match.
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Detroit
A. B
Happy
Chandler
Cincinnati
Detroit Lions
Dumont
Gillette Safety Razor Co
Ohio Indiana League results and postponed games
Newark beat Indiana League opponent 5 to 3 and Zanesville won 4 to 3 in a 10 inning second game. Other league games were postponed.
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Newark
Zanesville
Towne Defeats Lytell in 10-Round Boxing Victory
New York middleweight Towne defeated Bert Lytell of Fresno California by a 10 round decision before 1,800 fans. Towne weighed 158 and one half pounds while Lytell weighed 166 pounds.
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Artie Towne
New York
Bert Lytell
Fresno
Calif
Towne
Lytell
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