Finals Slated Today McKinley Alliance Make Early Showing
McKinley trackers and Alliance golfers head into Ohio schoolboy championships with strong showings in prelims. McKinley qualified in three of five events while Alliance finished second in the initial 18 holes, five strokes behind Columbus Aquinas. Don Winn led the Pup sprint entries by posting fast times in the 100 and 220, with the 880-yard relay also advancing.
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Rnomans
Canton McKinley
Alliance
Ohio
Than Dasllida Ae Éhinanlena da Cask Nn Coon
Dumaye Tlisiaus
Wim
Aviator Linksmen
Columbus Aquinas
Don Winn
Don
Warren
Tom Matey
Akron Kenmore
Tony Ondrus
Canton
Albert
Ondrus
Stark County
Bob Looby
Lehman
Emmett
Doc) Boyles
Bill Shalesky
Louisville
Cleveland Central
Dayton Dunbar
McKinley
Central
Columbus Central
Cleveland East
Mansfield
Cleveland East Tech
Rain Cancels Canton Area Baseball Game Schedule
A Canton area baseball doubleheader was rained out, with North Canton-Stow canceled and Canton South versus Alliance previously noted as cancelled. Track and field qualifiers and class B tennis results highlight a busy slate, including high jumpers and relays from local schools and several regional standings in district competition.
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North Canton-Stow
Stow
Canton South
Alliance
Lawless Miss Picked To Win Randall Feature
Cleveland insiders name Lawless Miss as the favorite in the six furlong Plain Dealer handicap at Randall Park. Tubby B. carries 117 pounds, five less than Lawless Miss, with My Wash King Pine and Silent Partner also among the contenders.
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Cleveland
INS
Lawless Miss
G. Y. Booker
Randall Park
Tubby B
Booker
My Wash
King Pine
Silent Partner
Braves pitcher Bill Voiselle fined for home run ball incident
The note recalls that in 1945 Bill Voiselle, then with the New York Giants, was fined $500 after tossing a home run ball to Johnny Hopp, who was with the St. Louis Cardinals then.
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Bill Voiselle
Braves
Johnny Hopp
Cardinals
Furillo Keeps Dual Career As Dodger Outfielder
Carl Furillo, the Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, spends the off season working as a butcher in Stony Creek Mills Pennsylvania, balancing baseball duties with his butchering trade.
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Carl Furillo
Brooklyn Dodger
Stony Creek Mills
Canton to Light Kurtz Memorial Field Lights
Gustav Hirsch Co of Columbus won a 6595 bid to install and wire floodlights at Kurtz Memorial Softball Field, beating Hirscher Clarke Electric of Canton. Work starts after eight light standards are made available, with completion around July 1. The drive to fence the field and add toilet facilities continues alongside.
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Gustav Hirsch Co
Columbus
Kurtz Memorial
Canton Recreation Board
Hirscher-Clarke Electric Co
Canton
Carl F. Klein
Jim Muzzy
WHBC
Recreation Department
Union Metal Co
Spartans Gain Front Position In Track Meet
Michigan State Spartans lead I 4 A outdoor trials with 18 finalists across nine events aiming to add to indoor title. Yale’s Jim Fuchs posted a record shot put, but MSU had the most finalists. NYU followed with 13 in eight events. Cornell Seton Hall Manhattan Harvard and Penn State also posted multiple finalists.
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New York
Spartans
Michigan State
I. C
State
Jim Fuchs
Yale
New York University
Cornell
Seton Hall
Manhattan
Harvard
Penn State
Levi Watts wins Grand Circuit pace at Fairmount Park
Levi Watts owned by Joe Haldeman of Beaumont California won both halves of the $2,250 divided 18 class pace on Fairmount Park's Grand Circuit program. The six year old pacer captured the mile by a neck and then by a length in the mile and a sixteenth section. Jimmy Highland and Golden Broom shared honors in the co feature.
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Collinsville
Levi Watts
Joe Haldeman
Beaumont
Calif
Fairmount Park
Jimmy Highland
Golden Broom
Wilmington
Minor league baseball results across leagues
International League Newark defeats Syracuse 5 Jersey City beats Baltimore 3 Buffalo Bronto tops Montreal 4 Rochester edges Erie 5 Middle Atlantic rain delays several games including New Castile at Youngstown and Butler at Johnstown Uniontown at Oil City Interstate League Hagerstown blank York 13 to 0 Wilmington over Trenton 1 Lancaster tops Allentown 5 Harrisburg over Sunbury 3 Utica earns 5-4 at Wilkes Barre Scranton edges Binghamton 4-7 Nashville 8 Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 6 Birmingham 2 Little Rock 10 New Orleans 4 Memphis 1
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Newark
Syracuse
Jersey
Baltimore
Buffalo Bronto
Montreal
Rochester
Middle Atlantic League
Erie
Vandergrift
New Castile
Youngstown
Butler
Johnstown
Uniontown
Oil City
Hagerstown
York
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Allentown
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Southern Association
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Texas League scores show varied results across cities
Houston 3 Beaumont 11. Shreveport 5 Oklahoma City 1. Dallas 13 Fort Worth 2. San Antonio 2 Tulsa 9. A mix of high and low scoring games highlights the day's standings in the Texas League.
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Houston
Beaumont
Shreveport
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tulsa
Little League West South and North East doubleheader
At Harmon Field in North Canton two Little League games edge into dusk. West plays South while North clashes with East, with start times set for the evening.
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Little League Baseball
Harmon Field
North Canton
Indians blank White Sox 4-0 as Benton wins
Cleveland pitcher Al Benton fired a six hit shutout to give the Indians a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Stadium. Early Wynn was slated to start for the Indians as they sought a second straight win after Benton’s decisive performance.
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Early Wynn
Indians
Sox
al Benton
Benton
Indians Drive 4-0 Victory Over White Sox in Cleveland
Cleveland Indians blank Chicago White Sox 4-0 at Cleveland Stadium as Al Benton limits Sox to six singles. Pregame ceremony featured installation of a gift home plate from Chicago general manager Frank Lane to Indians president Bill Veeck following a prior two game Chicago shutout.
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Frank Lane
Sox
Chiago
al Benton
Four Ohio schools reject joining Scholastic League
Ohio Scholastic Conference ambitions fail as Springfield Middletown Hamilton and Toledo Libby no shows deny membership. Only Middletown informs nonattendance while four schools cite travel as the reason. The northern Ohio loop will proceed with six teams next fall, adopting a plan where the league’s top team each fall could be named state football champion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Heinie” Beck
Warren Harding High School
Massillon
Alliance
Canton McKinley
Mansfield
Warren
Toledo
Waite
Springfield
Middletown
Hamilton
Libby
Beck
Western Michigan Wins Mid American Golf Title
Western Michigan captured the Mid American Conference golf crown at Elk Country Club Kalamazoo finishing 608 for 36 holes. Butler's Clyde McEntire earned medalist honors with 70-71-141. Miami Ohio finished fifth while Ohio University Cincinnati and Miami placed 614 616 and 621 respectively. Western Reserve trailed with 680.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
Elk Country Club
Miami University of Ohio
Butler University of Indianapolis
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Miami
Western Reserve
Butler
Clyde McEntire
Turnesa Beaten by Irish Foe M Cready Wins British Links Crown
In Portmarnock Ireland Big Sam McCready of Belfast won the British Amateur championship by 2 and 1 over Willie Turnesa U S amateur champion in the 36 hole final. McCready led four up at lunch and held lead through a tense afternoon to claim the crown on Irish soil.
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Willie Elliott
Mahatma Archer
Magisano
Bob Lamb
Harold Boltz
Chuck Wright
Bob Good
Minor
Archer
Ohio State University Links
Don Albert
Aviators
Ohio
Pete Shoup
Bud Jenkins
Howard Tolerton
Grandview
Reading
Findlay
Dayton Oakwood
Akron St. Vincent
Alliance
Portmarnock
Ireland
Sam McCready
Belfast
Willie Turnesa
U. S
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
America
Elmsford
N. J
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Baseball Standings and Friday Results From Local League
The league table shows Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh and Cincinnati with win loss totals and percentages. Friday results include Chicago 3 Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 4 Boston 0, St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 9 New York 3. Upcoming games list Cincinnati at Chicago two days, New York at Philadelphia two days, Boston at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at St Louis tonight.
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G.B. Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Chicago
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G.E. New York
Philadelphia Ae
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Cleveland
Walcott Begins Boxing in Training Camp in Momentous Prep
Walcott, preparing for the June 22 world heavyweight title bout in Chicago against Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati, sparred with Johnson Wilson and George Burley in Momence as Charles did road work. Walcott arrived yesterday and claims 46 days of training in excellent condition. Burley previously lasted the full 10 rounds with Charles.
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Momence
Ill
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Chicago
Walcott
Johnson Wilson
George Burley
Burley
Charles
English Girl Wins British Golf Title
Frances Stephens of England defeated Mrs Wal Reddan of Ireland 5 and 4 in the 36 hole finals to win the British women's amateur golf championship at Harlech Wales. The trophy returns to Britain after two years with Americans Mildred Babe Zaharias and Louise Suggs having held it previously. Other American contenders were eliminated early.
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Wales
Frances Stephens
England
Britain
Mildred Babe Zaharias
Louise Suggs
Mangrum and Snead Lead PGA Quarterfinals Showdown
In Richmond Virginia the PGA tournament pivots as top stars fall. Jean Mangrum and Sam Snead emerge as strongest bets to reach the final, while many former Open champions and other big names exit as the event enters the quarterfinal round.
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Richmond
Jean Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Mangrum
Snead
Sarazen
Horton Smith
al Smith
Claude Harmon
Johnny Bulla
Ed (Porky) Oliver
Jimmy Thomson
Herman Keiser
Ellsworth Vines
Lawson Little
Craig Wood
Tony Moreno
Denny Shute
Bob Hamilton
Major League batting and pitching leaders across leagues
The season's top performers include Zernial of Chicago batting .358 with 16 doubles, Joost scoring 42 runs, and Williams driving in 42 with Kell at Detroit collecting 51 hits. In the NL, Marshall leads with 30 runs, Robinson drives in 34 for Brooklyn, and Kiner hits 19 homers. Branca posts 41 strikeouts for Brooklyn as teams race with notable totals across the circuit.
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Chicago
Joost
Philadelphia
Williams
Boston
Kell
Detroit
Mitchell
Cleveland
Stephens
Dillinger
St. Louis
Ohie
Marshall
New York
Robinson
Brooklyn
Lockman
Jones
Furillo
Smalley
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Fairmount Merchants vs Akron Smith Sheriffs Clash Set for Sunday
Fairmount Merchants travel to Akron to face the Akron Smith Sheriffs Sunday at 3 p.m. The Fairmount squad leaves Fairmount Field in uniform at 12 30 p.m. local time.
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Fairmount Merchants
Akron Smith Sheriffs
Akron
Fairmount
Fairmount Field
Uniform
Average Speed Sets Mark for 200 Mile Grind
Indianapolis speedway qualifiers push the field toward Memorial Day 500 miles as speeds reach near 127 mph. George Fender leads bumping with 127.289 in Robson's 1946 winner while Pat Flaherty misses by 120.846. Other qualifiers include Johnny McDowell 126.139 Norman Houser 127.746 Bill Sheffler 128.521 Charles Van Acker 126.524 Sam Hanks 127.809 and Travis Webb 127.002.
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George Fender
Lansdale
George Robson
Pat Flaherty
Los Angeles
Fender
Johnny McDowell
Norman Houser
Indianapolis
Bill Sheffler
Charles van Acker
South Bend
Sam Hanks
Travis
Spider) Webb
Bell
Calif
Indiana Trotter Wins Aurora Downs Feature
Billy Carleton the Hobart Indiana trotter driven by H Snodgrass won both divisions of the $5000 divided Gosselin Hotels open trotting stake at Aurora Downs last night defeating Pay Up and Jerry A Hanover in the 6 1 2 furlong and mile races. Margaret Anne Blackstone seeks another major upset against Brucita's Guy and Eastern Grattan in tonight's $1500 free for all pace.
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Ill
Billy Carleton
Gosselin Hotels
Hobart
Ind
H. Snodgrass
Jerry A. Hanover
Margaret Anne Blackstone
Welch Brothers
Columbus
Illinois
Brucita
Guy
Eastern Grattan
Scio Girls Softball Team Seeks Revenge Next Thursday
Scio's girls softball team, first fielded since 1933, will seek revenge for a 29 17 defeat when they meet Adena next Thursday in Scio. Betty Brothers of Scio invites calls or letters to arrange games.
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Scio
Adena
Betty Brothers
John Carroll Quits Ohio Conference Halting Spring Tourney
John Carroll University became the fifth school to leave the Ohio Conference in a year, with approval of immediate release. Conference officials also voted to drop the annual spring basketball tourney while keeping other spring sports. Track meets at Oberlin May 26-27, golf at Wooster, and tennis at Oberlin on May 20. President Rev. Frederick E. Welfle cited scheduling difficulties with other conference teams.
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Elaware
John Carroll University
John Carroll
Oberlin
Wooster
Frederick E. Welfle
Carroll
John Carroll Eyes New League Role Amid Conference Changes
The Ohio Conference announces annual fall meeting set for Nov. 28 with George Daniel of Lorain re-elected commissioner and secretary treasurer. Clyde Lamb of Ohio Northern named chairman and Pat Pasini of Kenyon elected vice chairman as Dayton University eyes a new league.
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George Daniel
Lorain
Daniel
Ohio Conference Managers’ Association
Clyde Lamb
Ohio Northern University
Pat Pasini
Kenyon
Long Ball Hitters None Could Hit Like Babe Ruth Says Greenberg
Cleveland AP Hank Greenberg, Indians executive, says no one hits them like Babe Ruth. He cites Ruth and Foxx as the biggest power hitters, notes Ted Williams in Detroit, and remarks on Doby's 450 to 500 foot homers. He attributes lower batting averages to pitching, not ball distance, and recalls facing Ruth.
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Babe
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Ted
Detroit
Doby
New York
Senators
Tribe
Olmstead Names New Football and Basketball Coaches
Cleveland AP report says Olmstead Falls High School hires Arthur Burton from Findlay College as football coach and John E. Freitas from Bowling Green University as basketball coach, replacing Gordon Boddy who moves to high school principal. Boddy had held both coaching posts.
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Cleveland
Olmstead Falls High School
Gordon Boddy
Arthur Burton
Findlay College
John E. Freitas
Bowling Green University
Boddy
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