Canton Boosters poised to lead City Class A baseball season
Canton Boosters boast a 4-0 start and appear the team to beat in the City Class A League. North Canton Hoover, Fairmount Merchants, and B Billards project strong competition as Hoover also seeks form warming up with 13-3 over Romanian Merchants. Timken Romanian Merchants and West Tuscarawas area clubs mix for mid-pack standings while Ted Arunski nets his third win for the Boosters at 2-0.
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Jack Delonge
Canton Boosters
G. W. Bryan
Boosters
North Canton
Hoover
Fairmount Merchants
B. & B. Billiards
Fairmount
Bill
Roosters
Timken
Ted Arunski
George Moushey
West Tuscarawas
Ken Sluss
Frank Trascik
Ralph Miller
Batting leaders and power hitters hold tight in league race
Roosters lead with a .292 average despite dropping 20 points from last week. Timken climbs to .287 for second, Hoover at .267, B B at .189 last. Timken and Boosters pace doubles with four. homers led by Hoover and Boosters with four. Emil Alecusan still tops batting with .600 after 10 at bats. Orlando Cugini of West Tuscarawas hits .571 for runners up. Ted Arunski improves to 3-0 as Boosters pitcher. six others unbeaten.
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Ken
Ted Arunski
Canton Boosters
Timken
Arunski
WR Sports
Team
Pet
Ferl Miller
Hoover
Mike Katusin
Fairmount
Dale Bundy
Jim Bryan
Boosters
Emil Alecusan
Orlando Cugini
Tuse
Harold Hill
Ome
Bam
Tuscarawas
Romanians
Fiet Ding Pet
W. Tuscarawas
Roosters
West Tuscarawas
Emil
Dick Schario
Two-way ties spark Class A and Industrial Twilight leagues
In Class A Stark Brick and W-R Sports share first with 2-0 records while Spanish Merchants won their only start. Industrial Twilight leaders Timken and The Repository also own two wins. Last week W-R won 4-3 in 11 innings over Triangle Sports. Stark Brick beat Eagles No. 141 4-2.
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Stark Brick
W-R Sports
Timken
Repository
Stark, Brick
Triangle Sports
Stark
Eagles
W-R
Buckeye Billiards
Witter
Buckeye
Wackerly Funeral Home
Joe’s Sports
City
Spanish Merchants
Eagles Battle City Merchants
Jackson
the Repository
Hercules
Macomber
Ford Motors
Ford
Buxbaum
United Engineering & Foundry
Canton
Witter No
Final League Meetings Set Across Five Leagues
Five leagues hold final organizational meetings in recreation department offices from Monday to Wednesday. Clarence J. Rich will lead the American and National Junior baseball leagues with men and boys' athletics directors on Wednesday. Protestant Junior and City Junior softball managers meet Thursday, while Class B baseball plans close Friday. All meetings start at 7 30 p m. So far five teams have signed for Protestant softball and three for Junior softball.
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Recreation Department
Clarence J. Rich
Protestant Softa
Junior Soft
Palestinian Sets Jersey Stakes Track Record at Garden State
Pales tinian, carrying Isidor Bieber’s scarlet and white, won the Jersey Stakes at Garden State Park in 2:01.4 for a mile and a quarter, beating Olympia by one and a half lengths. Olym pia, the Derby hopeful, faded over the longer trip as Colonel Mike finished third. Eddie Arcaro rode Olympia to the early lead, with Palestinian charging from midpack to secure the victory and $40,700 of the $58,800 purse in front of 26,061 fans.
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Camden
N. J
Garden State Park
New York
Isidor Bieber
Olympia
Citation
Fred W. Hooper
Colonel Mike
Eugene Jacobs
Hirsch Jacobs
Greentree Stable
H. W. Fincher
Capot
Bieber
Mutual
Eddie Arcaro
Hooper
Heliopolis
Hedley Woodhouse
Palestinian
Northwestern Wins Big Ten Tennis Championship
Northwestern University captured its third consecutive Big Ten tennis title at Evanston led by Ted Petersen who defeated Michigan ace Andy Paton in the No 1 singles. The Wildcats edged Michigan 21-20, Wisconsin third with 6% points, Minnesota 5, Illinois 4 Ohio State 4 Iowa 2 and Purdue none.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Ted Petersen
Andy Paton
Michigan
Wildcats
Wolverines
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilinois
Ohio State
Indiana
Iowa
Purdue
Expulsion Threat Over Sanity Code Violations Tied to Colleges
The NCAA compliance committee warned 20 colleges of possible expulsion for Sanity Code violations. If they do not comply by August another meeting may lead to removal from NCAA membership, halting participation in contests and Olympic eligibility. Nineteen more colleges remain doubtful adherents, with one unresponsive institution. Committee chairmen noted several schools had begun amending actions while the 1950 convention would finalize expulsions.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Clarence P. Houston
Tufts College
Ralph W. Rigler
Michigan
James H. Stewart
Southwestern
Wistful Captures Belmont Oaks in Filly Title Duel
Calumet Farm’s Wistful rallied from mid pack to win the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont by half a length over Adile. Jazz Baby was ten lengths back in third and The Fat Lady fourth. The win marks Wistful’s third major Oaks victory after Kentucky Oaks and Pimlico Oaks this season. The 3-year-old filly, favored at Belmont, paid $3.50 $2.80 $2.50.
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NEW York
Calumet Farm
Wistful
Coaching Club
Belmont
Easy Lass
Adile
Jazz Baby
Fat Lady
Churchill Downs
Coaltown
Walcott Opens Training for June Title Bout in Illinois
Jersey Joe Walcott held a four round workout at Peaceful Valley Country Club in Momence Illinois as he prepares for the June 22 heavyweight title defense against Ezzard Charles in Chicago. Walcott trained 12 miles from Charles who worked six rounds near Sunset Hills with four sparring partners, two using walkaway tactics.
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Momence
Ill
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Chicago
Walcott
Peaceful Valley Country Club
Charles
Sunset Hills
Three Groups Ask For Training Table
Representatives of the Southern, Southwest and Southeastern Conferences asked the National Collegiate Athletic Association to amend its non subsidy code to permit training tables for athletes. Executive Secretary James Stewart of the Southwest Conference led the session and said the conferences would submit a proposed amendment at the annual meeting next January to allow meals for athletes throughout all scholastic terms as a step toward easing the work program.
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Atlanta
Southern
Southeastern
National Collegiate Athletic Association
James Stewart
Southwest Conference
N.C.A
Stewart
Toledo Named For Ohio Shoe Meet At Aqua Rama Week
Toledo will host the annual state horseshoe pitching tournament July 9 and 10 in conjunction with the Aquarama Festival. Entrants pitch 10 games of 50 shoes at Jermain Park. handicap results and a trophy from the Aquarama committee. Defending champ Russell Yaus of Hercules Motors returns. past titlists John Sebek and Bob Cash also compete. If entries exceed, play may shift to July 16 and 17. deadline July 1. entries via John Kovacs Canton Ohio.
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Toledo
Ohio Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Toledo Recreation Department
Aquarama Committee
Jermain Park
Canton
Rusell Yaus
Hercules Motors Co. Employe
John Sebek
Bob Cash
Cleveland
Ellis Hanna
John Kovacs
Arbor Rd
Ohio
National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America
All-Stars Open Season at Cambridge
The Canton Horseshoe Club All-Stars start their Inter-City League schedule facing Cambridge. They depart public square at 10 a.m., with Akron Goodyear Akron Firestone Barberton and Cleveland in the league. After opening matches, an 80 percent handicap system applies. Members are Halfred Fritter Bob Lowe Hiram Hunt John Eastman Harvey Deckerd Kenneth Todd.
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Canton Horseshoe Club
All-Stars
Cambridge
Public Square
Akron Goodyear
Akron Firestone
Barberton
Cleveland
Halfred Fritter
Bob Lowe
Hiram Hunt
John Eastman
Harvey Deckerd
Kenneth Todd
Association Rules No Dirt on Umpire
In Louisville the American Association fined Melvin Hoderlein $25 for throwing dirt on umpire John Mullen during a game in Indianapolis. President Bruce Dudley said such acts verge on assault and future incidents will trigger a $50 fine and potential indefinite suspension.
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Louisville
Bruce Dudley
American Association
Melvin Hoderlein
John Mullen
Indianapolis
Dudley
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