Local league games postponed by wet grounds on Friday
About half of the scheduled league games on the local sandlots Friday were postponed due to wet fields. Only Class A Baseball and Industrial Morning Softball canceled their entire cards, while Industrial Class B Softball played one Thur in's matchup, Canton Malleable Iron won 8-2 for its third win in four starts. Reedurban U. P. notched its first win in Church Softball No. 1 with a 12-4 victory. Church Softball No. 3 saw North Industry Lutheran remain undefeated with a 5-3 win over Eleventh Street Church of God. Bethany Evangelical crushed First Baptist 16-5. Snack Shop evened its Class B-1 Fumble record at 2-2 by sweeping Tri angle Sports 3-2 and 1-0. Ray's Grill and Yoie Hardware tied for first in Class B-2 Fumble after a double win by Ray's Grill. White Crown Cafe and Phalanx traded 6-5 games. East Ohio Gas City and Diebold increased their In dustrial No. 1 Fumble records to 4-0, the former meeting Ohio Power 4-0 and 5-1, and Diebold defeating Sanitary Dairy 8-6 and 12-1. Local No. 94 defeated National Fireproofing twice as Monarch Rubber and Firefighters split a twin bill.
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First Baptist
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Triangle Sports
Ray’s Grill
Yoie Hardware
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Phalan
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Second annual women's handicap sweepstakes at Maloney Lanes
The second annual women’s handicap bowling sweepstakes at Maloney Lanes closes Sunday night with Elsie Feibig of Cleveland as the likely winner after leading since the opening weekend with 1269. Virginia Millspaugh of Alma, Michigan trails with 1266. Tonight features entrants from Canton Salem Youngstown Toledo Ottawa and Hudson, with Peg McDermott a strong local threat. Also listed are Eve Stosic Ann Simone June Jewell Helen Boltz Isabella Rose Hilda Schrantz Gertrude Baker Betty Sadowski Betty Rebillot Midge Bordner Esther Teeple and others from Cleveland Pittsburgh McKees Rocks and Van Wert. Meanwhile Canton Pure Milks clinched the Major Industrial league title by sweeping their final series four games ahead of Sterling Dairies with Sam Flash. Milks players include Winnie Hunt Dale Myers Jess Hershberger Johnny Hunt and Bob Storch. Cal's Place captured the Cosmopolitan title by three games, as Bartlett Lumber finished second. final night wins went to Fred Miller Al Rex Joe De Mario Gus Kolberg and Louie Abatangelo.
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Cleveland
Virginia Millspaugh
Alma
Mich
Canton
Salem
Youngstown
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Ottawa
Hudson
Peg McDermott
Castamall
Eve Stosic
Ann Simone
June Jewell
Helen Boltz
Isabella Rose
Hilda Schrantz
Gertrude Baker
Betty Sadowski
Betty Rebillot
Midge Bordner
Esther Teeple
Dora Coxsee
Ethel Houze
Amy Ream
Helen Mullane
Vir
Canton Pure Milks
Sterling Dairies
Sam Flash
Milks
Winnie Hunt
Dale Myers
Jess Hershberger
Johnny Hunt
Bob Storch
Cal’s
Bartlett Lumber
Fred Miller
al Rex
Joe de Mario
Gus Kolberg
Louie Abatangelo
Minor League Player Suspended for Season
Charlie Brewster a Waycross Georgia shortstop is suspended for the season by George M Trautman head of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Brewster accused of conduct detrimental to baseball after allegedly offering a vague bribe to a high school basketball referee. Brewster has trial experience with four major league clubs and Waycross competes in the Georgia Florida league.
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Special Jones Signs Contract With Browns
Edgar Special Delivery Jones, star halfback for the Cleveland Browns, has signed a contract to play his fourth season with the All America Football Conference champions. He becomes the 36th player to sign a new deal, announced yesterday in Cleveland.
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Jones
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Big Seven Denies Berth to Aggies in Conference Vote
Lincoln Nebraska UP report says Big Seven delegates praised Oklahoma A. and M. yet rejected its bid for membership as neither feasible nor practical. Faculty reps voted 5 to 2 to refuse the Missouri Valley Conference member seeking Big Seven admission after years of effort.
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Oklahoma A
Missouri Valley Conference
Dover Nine Booking Seeks Games With Canton Clubs
Ideal Billiards of Dover seeks games with Canton area clubs. The Dover softball team will play night games away and twilight and Sunday games at home. Contact Ideal Billiards at 125 N Tuscarawas Ave or call 9 3691.
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DOVER
Ideal Billiards
Canton
N. Tuscarawas Ave
Dial
Baseball Scores From Southern Association Night
Birmingham defeated Little Rock 11 to 1 Nashville beat Mobile 10 to 1 Chattanooga won 9 to 5 over New Orleans Memphis at Atlanta with rain showers noted for the game outcome games reported from the Southern Association standings and results.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Texas League Scores Tower Over Weekend Action
Tulsa beat Beaumont 6 to 2 while Oklahoma City advanced past Shreveport 9 to 7 and Houston topped Fort Worth 4 to 3. San Antonio defeated Dallas 6 to 4 in another division game.
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Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas
Central League Scores Reported for Grand Rapids and Nearby
Game results list shows Grand Rapids 3 to Saginaw 7, Flin Dayton 5, Siartaeton 2. The brief scoreboard notes performances by local teams with final tallies and opponent names.
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Omnes
Saginaw
Flin Dayton
Siartaeton
Tennis scores show OSU besting MSU 5 4
Ohio State defeats Michigan State 5 to 4 in a tennis matchup. Xavier dominates Marshall 5 to 2 in another match.
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Ohio State
Michigan State
Xavier
Marshall
Kennedy Sparks Giants With 5-0 Victory Over Reds
Giants payed $25,000 for Montia Kennedy in 1946 and the left hander delivered a career best performance. Kennedy allowed two hits, struck out two, walked none and kept the Reds hitless through the final 14 batters as New York took a 5-0 win to grab first place. Pittsburgh topped Boston 2-1 under lights. Red Munger beat Don Newcombe as Enos Slaughter fueled St Louis’ 6-2 win over Brooklyn. Joe Coleman beat Hal Newhouser 2-1 in 10 innings at Shibe Park to pull Philadelphia within a half game of Detroit.
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Associated Press
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Jimmy Bloodworth
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Elmer Vale Stages 10th Inning Save For Coleman
Elmer Vale snared a sharp catch off George Kell with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th, preserving a 5-3 win for Coleman. Coleman's pitcher allowed six safeties, nine strikeouts, and yielded five runs in three innings while Il Papas’s knuckleball was hit hard by Washington Senators.
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Favorite in Derby Tries Again Today
Fred Hooper's Olympia and Crispin Oglebay's Noble Impulse lead an all star three year old field racing in the 74th Withers Mile at Belmont Park. Olympia carries Ocean Drive as a mate while Greentree's One Hitter Woodvale's Halt Daiquiri and Cain Hoy's Dry Fly complete the $25 000 event lineup.
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Olympia
Crispin Oglebay
Noble Impulse
Belmont Park
Ocean Drive
Greentree Stable
Woodvale Farm
Halt
Aksel Wichfeld
Daiquiri
Cain Hoy Stable
Dry Fly
Reds Star Grady Hatton Leaves Hospital For Recovery
Grady Hatton, Reds third baseman, was released from the hospital after three days with influenza. He will not rejoin the lineup until tomorrow as Cincinnati hosts the Giants in Crosley Field today, with a doubleheader against the Dodgers on tap after the flu recovery period.
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Grady Hatton
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
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Giants
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Ohio Indiana League standings snippet
Zanesville led by 3 to 1, Marion trailed 0 to 1 with Lima at 13 to 8 and Newark 3 to 7. Springfield 7 to 8 in a late game as Richmond won 5 to 2, Portsmouth dominating Muncie 10 to 1.
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Lima
Newark
Springfield
Richmond
Portsmouth
Muncie
Wandercrift Triumph Over Youngstown in Lively Tilt
In a Middle Atlantic League update Wandercrift won 3 to 1 against Youngstown while Butler fell 5 to 3 to Uniontown. Newceastre beat Erie 4 to 0 as Oil City faced Johnstown with rain delaying play.
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Youngstown
Butler
Uniontown
Newceastre
Erie
Oil City
Johnstown
Indians Hoist Their 36-Foot Banner Friday
The Cleveland Indians will raise a 36-foot World Series pennant atop Cleveland Stadium next Friday before the Tribe vs Chicago game. Will Harridge, with Governor Lausche and Mayor Burke assisting, will host a brief address by Commissioner Chandler. The flag honors the 1948 World Series win over the Boston Braves.
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Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Stadium
Will Harridge
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas A. Burke
A. B
Happy) Chandler
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Major League Leaders and Standings Highlight Season Stats
A compact roundup lists top American League players and leaders across batting and pitching categories. Notable figures include Williams of Boston with RBIs and Zernial of Chicago in doubles, while pitching leaders Wieht and Lopat post 4-0 records and 1.000 averages. Brusque stat lines for Mize, Robinson, and others accompany run totals and strikeout tallies.
National League and American League matchups listed
Chicago meets New York as Wight faces Shea and Cleveland visits Boston. Detroit travels to Philadelphia while St. Louis heads to Washington. In the National League Boston plays Pittsburgh, Philadelphia visits Chicago, Brooklyn goes to St. Louis and New York visits Cincinnati. Strong pitching records are shown for Spahn, Chambers, Barony, Leonard, Branca, Hartung and Raffensberger.
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Wight
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Shea
Cleveland
Benton
Boston
Dobson
Detroit
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Philadelphia
Marchildon
St. Louis
Embree
Washington
Haefner
Spahn
Pittsburgh
Chambers
Barony
Leonard
Brooklyn
Branca
Hearn
Hartung
Cincinnati
Raffensberger
Yankee Women Advance In French Tennis Event
In Paris Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne Du Pont moved to the French national championships third round after strong second round wins. Mrs. DuPont defeated C Boegner 6 0 6 3 and Louise Brough beat J Amouretti 6 2 6 0 marking a successful day for American women.
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Paris
Louise Brough
Margaret Osborne DuPont
America
Formal Pink Dress for Sale Size 16 Lace Top Net Skirt
Lightweight retail style formal in pink with lace bodice and net skirt. Worn once, size 16, excellent condition. Price ten dollars. Inquiries at 903 Michael Pl SW 25885 or call 5-5101 for next day newspaper want ad service.
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Cerdan Agrees To Title Scrap With Lamotta
New York report says Marcel Cerdan and Jake Lamotta near title defense in Detroit on June 15. Guardian notes Villemain beat Pete Mead in Madison Square Garden as part of Jacobs promotion closing. looming strikes by NY Boxing Managers Guild may halt Detroit signing and Robinson-Gavilan bout talks.
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Polo Grounds
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Derby winner Pensive dies in stall at eight
Pensive, the 1944 Kentucky Derby champion and sire of a Derby winner, died in his Calumet Farms stall from an intestinal strangulation. The eight year old had been ill several days, and his Derby victory came from far behind by four and a half lengths. His foal Ponder captured the 1949 Derby in a similar fashion two weeks earlier.
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Big Nine Title In Baseball In Balance Today
Purdue’s Big Nine lead rests on today’s games after a 10-3 upset by Wisconsin. Indiana and Iowa won to close the gap, with Iowa’s Jack Bruner fanning 15 in a 2-0 win over Minnesota. Indiana beat Northwestern 4-2, Ohio State downed Illinois 7-3, and Michigan tied Western Michigan 3-3 in 12 innings.
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Fletcher Returns to Majors as Braves Purchase Player
Elbie Fletcher, 33, a former Pirates and Braves first baseman from Dorchester Massachusetts, is back in the majors after being purchased by the Boston Braves from Jersey City of the International League. He is expected to slot into the lineup immediately with Earl Torgeson sidelined by a shoulder separation.
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Elbie Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Braves
Jersey City
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Boston
Earl Torgeson
Fight Results From Associated Press Card
New York records show Robert Willemain 1584 from France outpointing Pete Mead 157% in Grand Rapids Michigan. Hermie Freeman 135 Bangor and Tommy Greb 132 Lowell Mass drew. Pat Iacobacci 124 Cincinnati and Jesse Fonseca 121 El Paso Tex drew.
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Tommy Greb
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Drew
Albuquerque
Pat Iacobacci
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