Busy sports weeks loom amid war worries and big races
Grantland Rice notes the coming six weeks will be among the busiest in sport with Davis Cup, National Singles, Amateur Golf, notable bouts, and pennant races shaping the narrative. He highlights U S players in Davis Cup, Charley Coe in golf, Saddler versus Pep, LaMotta versus Dauthuille, and Phillies and Tigers races as top bets.
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Grantland
Korea
Graniland Rice
Minneapolis
LaMotta-Dauthuille
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
U. S
Charley Coe
Saddler
Pep
LaMotte
Dauthuille
Phillies
Tigers
American Newspaper Alliance
Louis and Charles Fight Seen as Dying Era For Heavyweight Boxing
Gayle Talbot notes Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles embody a fading heavyweight era as Sept 27 approaches. Louis, 36, fights mainly to settle tax and finances, with no real desire to continue. Charles faces pressure and scrutiny, having won interest waning and a tough path ahead in defending or earning legitimacy.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton Jr
Joe Louis
Joe
Ezzard Charles
Ezzard
Louis
Charles
Lee Savold
Cincinnati
Dempsey
Freddie Beshore
Buffalo
Freddie
Beshore
Jack Robinson
Jim Jeffries
Associated Press News
Detroit Leads Tight Standings in League Play
American League top teams Detroit and New York clash amid tight records as Cleveland and Boston trail. Yesterday saw Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, and St Louis run up wins or face rain postponed games with tonight's slate featuring Detroit at St Louis and other matchups across the circuit.
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L. Pet
G.B. Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
WHBC
American Association Club
V. L. Pet
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Simmons
Jansen
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Roe
Werle
Sain
Brecheen
Se Nin
Cincinnati
City Little League playoff kickoff at Jackson Field
Tonight at 6 30 the American Little League playoff features the Red Sox eastern division champions versus the Tigers western leaders at Jackson Field. The winner advances to face the Dodgers, national circuit winners, on a date to be announced after Dodgers beat the Cubs 4 1 last week to earn the city title chance.
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Jackson Field
Red Sox
Tigers
Dodgers
Cubs
Scores From Southern Association Card in Brief
Memphis beat Nashville 2-1 while Atlanta fell 7-9 to Mobile in a seventh inning darkness end. Little Rock crushed Chattanooga 13-0. New Orleans won 7-4 as Birmingham and New Orleans were tied 4-4 when the second game ended after darkness.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
Mobile
Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
Athletics Rally To Tie Woodsfield 3 1 Victory
The Canton Little League Athletics defeated Woodsfield 3 to 1 on Sunday as Milan Zimer limited the opponents to 10 hits over the distance. Ronnie Blackledge and Bill Baxter led an 8 hit attack with two hits apiece including a Baxter double and triple. The Athletics host Woodsfield next Sunday at City No. 2 at 2 30 Pm.
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Athletics
Canton
Woodsfield
Sam Jones
Milan Zimer
Ronnie Blackledge
Bill Baxter
Baxter
Blackledge
Texas League scores brief from Beaumont to San Antonio
Beaumont defeated Shreveport 8 to 2 while Shreveport’s opponent posted a 3 to 9 score. Dallas shut out Tulsa 3 to 0 and Fort Worth won 6 to 4 over Oklahoma City. San Antonio and Houston game score listed as 4 but details unavailable.
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Beaumont
Shreveport
Dallas
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Houston
Indians Drop Doubleheader As Slump Deepens
Cleveland Indians fall to the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader, dropping to third place four games behind Detroit and one behind New York, with Boston two games back. Lefty Wight wins the opener 2 1, and Dave Philley, Gus Zernial and Rickert amplify the Sox in the nightcap. The Tribe manage only 11 hits across both games, fail to power the offense, and suffer defensive miscues amid a late-season scramble. Attendance tops 1.5 million as Cleveland heads to Washington.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Detroit
New York
Boston Red Sox
Bill Wight
Marv Rickert
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Lou Boudreau
Jim Lemon
Early Wynn
Billy Pierce
Wight
Zermal
Rickert
Sox
Blues
Washington
Ohio Boxers Will Be Given Ratings By Commissioners
Cincinnati August 21 AP A rating committee to rank Ohio fighters for state titles was established by the Ohio State Association of Boxing Commissioners at its annual meeting. An appeals committee was created to review suspensions. The association opposed a 90 second rest between rounds and favored two physicians at each card and hospitalization for injured boxers. Frank G. Thomson of Lima was chosen president with Andrew G. Putka Cleveland first vice president Tom L. Barrowman Youngstown second vice president and George A. Murphy Cincinnati secretary treasurer. Marion was selected for the next meeting with bids from Marion and Hamilton.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio State Association of Boxing Commissioners
Frank G. Thomson
Lima
Andrew G. Putka
Cleveland
Tom L. Barrowman
Youngstown
George A. Murphy
Marion
Hamilton
Ohio Indiana League Score Lines Report
Ohio Indiana League results list games with Springfield Lima Newark Marion Portsmouth Muncie Richmond Zanesville. Springfield defeated Lima 10 to 4 while Lima fell to 0-1. Newark lost 2-5 to Marion 0-8. Portsmouth outscored Muncie 9-6 with a 2-0 edge in late play. Richmond beat Zanesville 6-4 while Zanesville slipped to 1-2.
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Springfield
Lima
Newark
Marion
Portsmouth
Muncie
Richmond
Zanesville
Norma Beadle Wins Net Toga
Norma Beadle, 25, of Spun Steel Co., won the city women’s singles tennis title for the second time by defeating Mrs. Calista Dowlin 6-2 6-4 on the 25th Street and Cleveland Ave NW courts. Beadle previously won in 1945 and displayed steady play with sharp placements to null Dowlin’s net game. The men’s singles final features HEINZEROTH and Harper Ink after Sunday victories, with the final set for Wednesday at 5 p.m. on the 25th Street courts.
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Norma Beadle
Spun Steel Co
Miss Beadle
Calista Dowlin
25Th St
Cleveland Ave NW
Bill Heinzeroth
Harper Ink
Heinzeroth
Loyal Little
Ink
Bill Williams
Dowlin
Mrs. Dowlin
Little
Williams
Bill Wingert
Bob Byrd
Ted Vechey
Bob Oberlin
Don Hummel
Dr. Hyman Ginsburg
Dick Grossman
Gerald Massey
R. D. Cullen
Johnny Buchman
Chuck Merriman
Hummel
Oberlin
Third Match Added to Card For Mat Show
The wrestling card for Tuesday night at Navarre Road Sports Arena includes Sandor Kovachs versus Gentleman Fred Bosick in the opener. Bosick, a flashy Clevelander, wears a cape and top hat. Also billed is a winner take all grudge between Lucky Simunovich and Hardboiled Haggerty over three falls. Simunovich, from Hawaii, seeks revenge after a disqualification last week. A co feature matches Dot Dotson of Dallas against Ellen Olsen of Minneapolis in an hour long, two of three falls bout.
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Navarre Road Sports Arena
Quality Club
Tim Nolan
Sandor Kovachs
Fred Bosick
Kovachs
Bosick
Lucky Simunovich
Haggerty
Yukon
Simunovich
Mat
Dot Dotson
Dallas
Tex
Ellen Olsen
Bombshell
Minneapolis
Meeting for Football Officials Next Saturday
The annual state wide rules interpretation meeting for state high school football officials will be held in Columbus Saturday. Ohio athletic commissioner H. W. Emschler announced the gathering aims to standardize officiating and interpret rules across the state.
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Columbus
H. W. Emschler
Ohio
Otto Grahams Deadly Passes Please Browns
Otto Graham dazzles in the Browns 34 to 7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Cincinnati pre season. The Cleveland passer completed over half his throws as he directed the offense for three quarters while Tom O Malley scored late for Cincinnati.
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Bowling Green
Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
Browns
Graham
Cleveland
Baltimore Colts
Cincinnati
Otto
Colts
Tom O'Malley
University of Cincinnati
North Old Timers Beat South 12 to 10 in Can ton game
North Old Timers topped South 12 to 10 at City field in the annual Can ton Old Timers Baseball Associa tion clash. Warstler led with a homer triple and single while Kinney added a homer and two singles as North collected 18 hits and built a six run first inning lead that held. South threatened with seven runs in the fifth but fell short.
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Wight
Indians
Ray Boone
Bob Kennedy
Boone
Jim Hegan
Kennedy
Bob Lemon
Thurman Tucker
Bob Avila
Rickert
Lemon
Eddie Robinson
al Rosen
Tribe
Luke Easter
Joe Gordon
Fords
Jack Gainey
Ford
Dean Davis
Gene Leininger
Miller
Gainey
Rap Warstler
Ted Kinney
Canton
SOUTH
Amsa Swanson
O of
Neidig
Cappe
Warstler
Taubensee
Davis
Janson
Kinney
Welsh
Whitehouse
Moore
Roe
Tabellion
Zeiger
Chaney
Sullivan
Haines
Herty
Sharkey
Peterson
E—Janson
Dougherty
Roots
Gantz
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Trout
Redskins
Pierce
Nelson Fox
Floyd Baker
Dave Philley
Gordon
Baker
Philley
Gus Zernial
Tucker
Massillon
Stark County
Stark Ceramics
Ohio Amateur Softball Association
Kurtz Memorial Field
Tha Snarte Hawa
Anma Thananach
Robert’s Sports
Kurtz Field
Johnny Miller
Duane Douglas
Douglas
Roberts
J. Gainey
Davis Miller
F. Harold
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Francisco
Oakland
San Diego
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
Fred Higgins
England
New South Wales
London
Dick Churchill
Bob Holland
Milford
Milfords
Walnut
Echo Spring
Kentucky
Echo Spring Distilling Company
North Old Timers Shade South
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