Australia Wins Davis Cup 4-1 as U S faces setback
Oscar Fraley reports Australia defeats the United States 4-1 in the Davis Cup final. Tom Brown Jr. saves a whitewash with a comeback victory over Ken McGregor after Frank Sedgman’s earlier 6-2 6-2 6-2 win over Ted Schroeder. Critics blame U S selection politics and weak captaincy for the loss.
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United States
Tom Brown Jr
San Francisco
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder
Ken McGregor
Brown
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Oscar Fraleyling
Cru
U.S.S.T.A
Alrick Man
Harry Hopman
Hopman
Man
Mulloy
Schroeder
Sedgman
McGregor
California
United Press
Alrick
Ivy League gridiron viewed as equal to top conferences
Monday Morning Sports notes Herman Hickman rates the ivy group led by Cornell Princeton and Dartmouth as competitive with leading conferences. The piece covers his critique of scheduling depth, a claim Cornell could be among the nation’s top five, and various historical sports anecdotes including baseball and football figures, a band contract, and a young Michigan fan’s unusual postage gift.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
Herman Hickman
Herman
Hickman
Ivy
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Washington Redskins
Wilbur Moor
Wilbur
al Frazin
P.A
Yankee Stadium
Gussy Moran
Ted Williams
Ted
Dayton-Chattanooga
Dayton Fliers
Chattanooga
Tubthumper Les Etter
Michigan
New York
Michigan Army
Associated Press News
Frances Tolin Places In A A U Field Trials
In Freeport Texas Frances Tolin of Canton Ohio placed third in the baseball throw and fifth in the shot put at the National A A U women's meet last weekend. Teammate Phyllis Studhus competed in the 50 and 200 meter dashes as over 120 women from the United States Cuba and Mexico participated.
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Frances Tolin
Harrisburg Rd
Canton
Phyllis Studhus
State Fair Harness Racing Opens With 38 Entries
Harness racing began at the state fair in Columbus with 38 entries in four events today. The 2:22 trot 2:14 trot 2:23 pace and free-for-all pace will be run on a two heat plan.
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Columbus
Errors Dooms Indians In 11-9 Setback To Red Sox
Boston rallies from 7-0 and 9-5 behind a grand slam by Clyde Vollmer to topple Cleveland 11-9. Bob Feller started for the Tribe, seven-run third inning, later fall behind as Boston takes Game of the series then heads to New York for a four game set with Maurice McDermott pitching for Boston and Bob Lemon aiming for win No. 21.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Tribe
Bobby Doerr
al Rosen
Boone
Clyde Vollmer
Chuck Stubbs
Bosox
Bob Feller
Rapid One
Red Sox
Ali Benton
Feller
Jim Hegan
Dale Mitchell
Bobby Avila
Doby
Rosen
Bob Kennedy
Benton
Bob Lemon
Maurice McDermott
Lemon
Philadelphia
New York
Hoovers Clinch ABC District Title With 6-3 Win
North Canton Hoovers defeat Fairmount Merchants 6-3 at Memorial Stadium to cap their ABC District championship and secure a spot in the state ABC tournament in Ashtabula. Ted Arunski pitched back to back days, going the distance after a 7-2 win. Menegay and Westfield homered for Fairmount.
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North Canton
Ashtabula
Baseball Standings and Results From The Leagues
American League standings show Detroit at 76 43 and New York 76 45 with Boston 74 49 and Cleveland 76 47. Yesterday's results include Boston at Cleveland 11 9 and New York 2 Chicago 1 in 10 innings. National League results list Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1 and St Louis 13 Brooklyn 3, with New York 11 Cincinnati 6. Tonight's and tomorrow's games feature Cleveland at Boston and Detroit at Philadelphia, plus multiple matchups across both leagues.
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Cleveland
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
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Scarborough
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Ww. Ks
Pet. G.B. Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Simmons
KK. Johnson
Leonard
Klippstein
Rosloca
Blackwell
Groaklyn
Ros
Staley
Hoovers Seek Derive in Final Night of Industrial League
North Canton Hoovers seek league crown as they face Fairmount and others in final weeks. Key players include Hoffman who led Hoovers with a .517 pace and two doubles, while D.Quinn and Monastra contributed multiple hits. The Diebold League title decider comes Thursday night with Deposit Boxes meeting Polishers after Hoovers’ run through a slate of wins.
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Timken Bearings
Timken Research
Hoovers
Jack Sponseller
Paul Sponseller
North Canton
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Sluss
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Alliance American Legion Mt. Union
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Warren Carver Truckers
Canton Road Furnitures
Fairmount
Canton Road
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Hoover
Brancher
Katusin
Arunski
N.costello
Fawley
Kibler
Mohr
Kintner
R—Suarez
Hoffman
Monastra
D. Quinn
Shoop
Menegay
Westbid
RBI
Suarez
P. P. Quinn
Westholl
Hogue
Westbeld
Mohler
Meneaat Westbeld
Sq—Arunski
Loser Kibler
Akron Champ Repeats In Amateur Golf Title
Akron lawyer Dick Chenoweth aged 25 defended his amateur golf title by defeating Karl Schmidt five and four after a 36 hole match. Chenoweth became the first golfer to win the Akron crown in consecutive years, maintaining his hold on the local title.
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Akron
Dick Chenoweth
Karl Schmidt
Local Girl Hurls Second No Hitter
Massillon Aug 28 A Canton girl Wilda Zandt Kadar pitched a near perfect no hit contest for the Harvey Auto Repairs in the Massillon city recreation department softball tournament at Agathon Field. The Harveys beat Massillon Nick's Grill 7 0 marking her second straight no hitter of the event. She blanked Moore's Wrestlers of Akron 10 0 last week. No runner reached second base in either game. The lone runner last night reached first on an error. The Harveys, one of two undefeated teams, meet Massillon Chevrolet A C tonight at 7 30.
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Canton
Wilda Zandt Kadar
Harvey Auto
Massillon City Recreation Department
Agathon Field
Harveys
Nick’s Grill
Moore
Akron
Massillon Chevrolet A. C
Old Dutch Beer Players Meet for Beach City Battle
Old Dutch Beer players gather at City Field Tuesday at 5 p m for a trip to Beach City for a 6 15 p m contest with Beach City American Legion nine. Old Dutch previously defeated Beach City here earlier in the season.
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Old Dutch
City Field
Beach City
American Legion
Newcomers on Mat Show Here Tuesday at Navarre Arena
A Quality Club wrestling card at Navarre Road Sports Arena features two newcomers Pat Fraley from Boston and Sonny Kurgis, a former OSU grappler, in a one fall 30 minute opener. They join Hardboiled Haggerty, Sandor Kovacs, Dottie Dotson, and Shirley Strimple in a lineup including Haggerty versus Kovacs for a likely fourth straight Navarre win.
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Navarre Road Sports Arena
Pat Fraley
Sonny Kurgis
Fraley
Kurgis
Ohio State University
Haggerty
Sandor Kovacs
Dottie Dotson
Shirley Strimple
Miss Dotson
Dallas
New York City
Kovacks
Yukon
Navarre Mat
Lucky Simunovich
Pettys of Arkansas Dominate Grand American Trapshoot
Four members of the Petty family Julius and Paul of England and Stuttgart Arkansas along with Mrs Petty plus John competed in the Grand American trapshoot. Julius won the brother championship and all around title while setting records in doubles and handicap. The Pettys totaled 1154 of 1200 targets for a 96.16 percent handicap average. Their sons also placed in Arkansas state shoot. The Pettys are prominent in duck hunting and local business.
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Stuttgart
John
Paul
England
Ark
Petty
Oscar Scheske
Belleville
Ill
Mrs. Petty
John Ha
Lou Boudreau Predicts Indians Will Win Pennant
Manager Lou Boudreau broke a month of silence to say the Cleveland Indians will win the pennant. He noted a recent 11-9 loss to the Red Sox kept Boston in the race, but projected the Tribe would finish on top despite occasional losses, praising team spirit and pitching.
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Boston
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Red Sox
International League scores and standout finishes
Syracuse edged Baltimore 5 to 4 while Jersey City swept Springfield 6 to 0 and Montreal routed Buffalo 12 to 4. Rochester beat Toronto 7 to 6 in 10 innings in a tight late game.
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Baltimore
Jersey City
Springfield
Montreal
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Aussies Set Sights on U S Tennis Laurels at Forest Hills
Australia’s Davis Cup team opens the eight day U S championship at Forest Hills with 63 men’s singles players from 11 nations in first round play. Budge Patty’s withdrawal leaves Herbie Flam as U S top seed, facing Australians including Sedgman and McGregor. Women’s action features Margaret Osborne duPont with Althea Gibson drawing Barbara Knapp in round one and Louise Brough vs Laura Lou Jahn.
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N. Y
Australia
U. S
Budge
Los Angeles
Margaret Osborne duPont
Wilmington
Del
Patty
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Frank Sedgman
Ken McGregor
Jack Bromwich
George Worthington
Mervyn Rose
Flam
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Gil Bagley
Baltimore
Sedgman
Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
McGregor
Don McNeill
New York
Bromwich
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Drobny
Arnold Beisser
Santa Anna
Beisser
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Tony Vincent
Tom Brown
San Francisco
Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Andy
Oil City Topples New Castle In Nine Run Margin
In a Middle Atlantic League game Oil City defeated New Castle 9 to 7 while Butler shut out Johnstown 9 to 0. Oil City and Butler each secured wins behind strong hitting and solid pitching.
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New Castle
Butler
Johnstown
Stuckey and Rhoads win Stark County horseshoe titles
Herbie Rhoads of Goodyear Aircraft Corp and Ohio Horseshoe Pitchers Association won the Class A crown at the Stark County Robert's Memorial tourney on 30th Street NW, beating Russell Yaus 1048 to 956 as the only two players in that class. Elmer Stuckey captured Class BB with 1055, Karl Konter was second with 927, and Les Cassler third at 882. The event drew 32 participants, with Class B C and D finals set for Tuesday, sponsored by Canton Horseshoe Club and sanctioned by the Ohio division.
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Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Ohio
American Horseshoe Pitchers Association, Inc
Stark County
Ringer- Land Courts
30Th St
Rhoads
Russell Yaus
Yaus
Elmer Stuckey
Karl Konter
Les Cassler
Elmer
Eo Stuckey
Stuckey
Timken Roller Bearing Co. Employe
Ed Stuckey
Walter Hershey
Clair Thompson
Massillon
Canton Horseshoe Club
Ohio Indiana League standings brief card
Springfield beat Muncie 8 to 5 in a league game while Marion opened 12 to 2 against Zanesville. Portsmouth won 5 to 3 over Lima who trailed 2 to 2 at some point. Richmond defeated Newark 9 to 2 as Newark posted a 4 to 14 score.
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Muncie
Marion
Zanesville
Portsmouth
Lima
Richmond
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