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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1949
Page
7
West Tuscarawas Merchants and B Billiards battled to a 2-2 tie after 12 innings at City Field in the City Class A Baseball League. Otto Hager held the line through seven innings before John Karley belted a tying homer in the eighth.
Stark Bricks toppled the Spanish Merchants 5-2 after rallying late and winning in extra frames. Duane Douglas limited the Merchants to four hits as Stark moved to within one game of first place alongside W-R Sports, who crushed City Merchants 17-4. A 9 p.m. showdown at Kurtz Field will decide the leader. Spanish Merchants idle. Triangle Sports shut out Wackerly Funeral Home 6-0. Joe's Sports beat M. & S. Sports 12-4. Zion Lutherans beat Lowell Reformed 19-0 in Church No. 3 play. Arcadia swept Jr. O.U.A.M. 12-2 and 5-1. Motor Fuel topped Ray's Grill 9-5 and 6-5.
West Tuscarawas edges ahead with 11 singles and Cugini three hits while Battista drives four hits in five at bats. Angelo Cugini homered off Art Frahm then Benny Battista sparked the Merchants with power and speed as fractions of the game saw 18 runs on 21 hits.
Timken defeats Roswell 5-1 at Timken Field as Lincoln's Dave Stuffel allows five hits in a strong outing. Timken heads to Tuscarawas for a Sunday game and gathers players at Timken Recreation Field at 11:30. Roswell scored in the first inning, while Timken produced seven runs across the game.
North Canton Merchants edged Massillon Carver Cigars 4 to 2 on Friday at Witwer Park. Pitcher Gene Willamon drove in two runs with a fifth inning single to seal the win as North Canton improves in City Class A play. Carver Cigars 000 200 0 2 6 3 Merchants 200 020 x 4 6 1 Yohe Creszen Allman.
Fragmentary OCR lines show scattered names and numbers across sports vendors and individuals. No clear event, team, or outcome is readable. The piece appears to be a garbled catalog or ledger extract with multiple personal names and codes rather than a coherent report.
Hoovers Plaster of Ravenna’s VFW hosts suffered a heavy loss as Hoover’s baseball team pounded 17 hits in a 20 to 6 Northeastern Ohio League victory. Alva Fye earned his ninth win with 11 strikeouts, despite issuing eight walks and a ninth inning homer. Ross Hoffman led Hoover with three doubles in five at bats.
In Long Beach Billy Graham outpointed Jonny Sanders as Leonard Brown halted Harry Bilzerian in New London. Al Hoosman stopped Ray Stevens in San Francisco Burlingame. Art Aragon defeated Harold Jones in Hollywood with a decision.
In a four hour sixteen minute game at night, the Boston Braves outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in sixteen innings. Del Crandall’s fly ball scored Marv Rickert from third in the 16th to clinch the win as Alvin Dark exited after being hit by a ball. The Phils tied in the ninth on Richie Ashburn’s run and Hamner’s double.
Wickliffe High School announces Frank Lauterbur as head coach for football and basketball. Lauterbur, praised by Willard Pederson as an outstanding linesman, coached as Pederson's assistant during spring drills and recently earned a BA degree after graduating in June. He earned All-Ohio Conference honors in 1946 and 1948 at Mount Union College.
The Canton Dragonettes softball team meets the Soio girls Sunday at 4 p.m. in Jackson Park. The game pits two strong local squads with both teams seeking a win.
Madison High School appoints Bill Cover of Youngstown as head basketball and baseball coach. The move adds Cover, a Madison alumnus, to lead winter and spring teams at the Ohio school.
The Women's Akron District Golf Association announces the third medal play tournament at Congress Lake Country Club with 103 entrants. Pairings list numerous players from Shady Hollow Alliance C C Congress Lake and Brookside with tee times from 9 a m to 10 04 a m and a starter window to 9 43 a m showcasing many Fairlawn Firestone Shady and Alliance participants and leaders.
Al Timmons of Cleveland halted Ricky Ronci of Youngstown in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 round bout here last night. In the semi final Chuck Higgins of Campbell Ohio won a technical knockout over Willie Cheatum of Pittsburgh in the third round after flooring him three times.
Bobby Locke of South Africa defeats Harry Bradshaw of Ireland by 12 strokes in a 36-hole playoff at Royal St Georges. Locke posted 67 and 68 for 135, Bradshaw 74 and 73, after tying Bradshaw at 283 for 72 holes. Stranahan led amateurs with 290, Bulla 299.
In a brutal setback for Indianapolis, St Paul crushed the Tribe 17 2 as 19 hits powered a decisive win that tied the A A pennant race leaders. Phil Haugstad earned his 12th victory while six runs in the eighth sealed the surge. Louisville beat Milwaukee 5 1 with Ken Chapman homering. Minneapolis and Toledo battled 16 innings with the Millers prevailing 10 9. Ray Dapdridge extended his hit streak to 27 games with two safeties. Columbus KC game postponed on wet grounds.
The Chicago American Giants outlasted the Cleveland Buckeyes 8-6 in a Negro American League game at North Canton Memorial Stadium. Jessup pitched all nine for the win as Felix McLaurin, Ly man Bostock, and Jesse Douglas starred in a 13 hit Giants attack. Buckeyes starter Paul Jones exited early. Tommie Harris caught all Buckeye hurlers.
Joan Mahoney of Toledo won her second 1949 Ohio Tennis championship by defeating Louise Morganstern of Cleveland 6 0 6 3. The 18 year old also won the junior girls singles title on Shaker Heights courts after earlier claiming the Northwestern Ohio title. In the semi finals Mahoney defeated Janet Neumeyer of Cleveland 6 0 6 0.
Birdie Tebbetts discusses catcher leadership of pitching staffs, game tempo, and fielding technique. He emphasizes soft returns to the pitcher, strategic talk, signs for fast and breaking pitches, and the catcher's pivotal role in directing bunts, outs, and defensive alignments while enduring a demanding job with a shorter career span.
In New York the organized baseball body was given 10 days to file an answer to a 2.5 million dollar damage suit brought by St. Louis Cardinals pitchers Max Lanier and Fred Martin. The court rejected a request to dismiss, ruling that immunity could not be granted by involving a commissioner living outside the federal district.
In Dublin the women’s singles Open Irish tennis final between Shirley Fry of Akron Ohio and Thelma Long of Australia was postponed by rain and moved to today after yesterday’s delay.
Capot the Greentree Stable colt seeks another big step toward the three year old title in the $50,000 Empire City handicap at Jamaica. He carries 130 pounds over 1 3/16 miles, spots five to rival Palestinian, with six other sophomores including Wine List and One Hitter in the field. Estimated purse figures total 56,600 with 38,500 to the winner.
Philadelphia reports Alvin Dark of the Boston Braves in good condition at Temple University Hospital after being hit on the head by a throw in a 16 inning game with the Philadelphia Phillies. Doctors said he rested well and X rays would determine possible head injury as he was carried off and later regained consciousness.
Columbus reports the Ohio-Indiana League imposed suspensions and fines for fan and umpire incidents. Catcher Joe Juliano of the Muncie Reds got three days and 25 dollars after a Wednesday night demonstration that forced police escort for umpires. Marion Red Sox catcher Guy Morton received three days and a 150 dollar fine for dirt throwing at Umpire Bill Nugent during Friday’s Portsmouth game. Shortstop John Defrisco of Newark and outfielder Paul Mullin of Richmond were fined five dollars each for actions leading to ejection at Richmond on Wednesday.
Toronto beat Rochester 8 2, Buffalo won 5 4 in 11 innings, Syracuse edged Jersey City 3 2, Baltimore won 6 3 while Newark prevailed 2 1 in a set of compact league results.
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