Indians Open Season as White Sox Battle Looms in Chicago
Scotched notes on Elyria sports mix with Indians season preview. Cleveland’s Bob Feller leads a veteran rotation while Billy Pierce dominates Chicago hitters in 1951. Calumet Farm chatter and Ohio Brittany trials share a page, with local sales push for Indians tickets at the Men's Shop and fielding plans for Clearview and Elvrra Little League teams.
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Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
Windy City
White Sox
Indians
Redskins
New York
Yankees
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Mike Garcia
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Steve Gromek
Bob Chakales
Pale Hose
Lou Brissie
Cleveland Hurling Corps
Feller
Sox
Garcia
Lemon
Wynn
Gromes
Brissie
Chakales
Billy Pierce
Billy Stobbs
Boston Red Sox
Joe Dobson
Dobson
Chicago
Pierce
Stobbs
Calumet Farm
Hill Gail
Ben Jones
Bull Lea-Jane Gail
Jones
Whirlaway
Citation
Armed
Pensive
Coaltown
Ponder
Faultless
General Motors
Bossard
Elyria
Herman Lappin
Clearview
Lorain County
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Erie
Max van Wotmer
Flanagan Triumphs In Hit and Run Victory Over King
Del Flanagan, Irish lightweight from St. Paul, scored a unanimous 10 round decision over Arthur King of Toronto at St. Nicholas Arena. Flanagan used a hit and run style, opening a swollen right eye on King and finishing with bloodied cheek. He weighed 145 pounds to Kings 139 1/2 and eyed Kid Gavilan for a welterweight title shot.
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New York
del Flanagan
St. Paul
King
Flanagan
Del
Harold Barnes
Bill Recht
Harry Kessler
Kid Gavilan
Pirates Werle to be Reinstated for Season Opener
SAN MATEO Calif t P The Pirates suspend cut ends as pitcher Bill Werle is set to return for the season opener next Tuesday Bob Rice says the ban stemmed from missing curfew and training rules not a hotel room incident Werle had claimed a woman was involved and accused Branch Rickey of confirming it in a letter to his wife Olga
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Calif
T.p
Bill Werle
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Rice
Pirates
Washington, D. C
Werle
Bill Meyer
Rice
Olga
Pittsburgh Hurler
Branch Rickey
Florida
Rickey
Meyer
Pirate Head
Babe Zaharias Leads Weathervane Golf in Houston
In the Weathervane cross country golf event at Brae Burn Country Club Betsy Rawls shot a course record 69 to top Babe Zaharias who carded 70 on day two. Zaharias extended her lead to eight strokes with a total of 215 while Louise Suggs and Betty Jameson trailed at 233.
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Houston
Tex
U.P
Mildred
Babe) Zaharias
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Brae Burn
Betsy
Zaharias
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Ex Dodgers and Jets Highlight Early Exhibition Action
rookie pitchers will debut for both sides as Brooklyn hosts New York at Ebbets Field in a 9-2 Dodgers win at Yankee Stadium. Branca and Lees limited the Yankees to six hits in the prior game.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Ebbets Field
Bill Miller
Yankees
Ben Wade
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Yankee
Harry Schaeffer
Bob Kuzava
Jim McDonald
Yankee Stadium
Ralph Branca
Bill Lees
Riegel and Mayer tied for Greensboro Open lead
Skee Riegel of Tulsa and Dick Mayer of St Petersburg shared the Greensboro Open lead after the first round with four under par 67s. Ed Oliver trailed by one stroke at 68 while Sam Snead, chasing a fifth place, shot 70.
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Greensboro
N.C
W.P
Skee Riegel
Dick Mayer
Sam Snead
Riegel
Tulsa
Okla
St. Petersburg
Fla
Porky) Oliver
Lamont
Playoff Hockey Standings Pittsburgh Providence Detroit Montreal
Playoff schedule and results show Pittsburgh beat Providence 4 1 and 5 0 with games listed by date and location Detroit defeated Montreal 3 1 with remaining dates for travel and venue. Series timelines include potential April 17 19 22 matchups at Pittsburgh Montreal Detroit Providence.
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Pittsburgh
Providence
Montreal
Detroit
Diering Ends Slump as Giants Rally Past Indians
In Kansas City Chuck Diering snapped a 38 at bat hitless streak with a 10th inning single and drove in the winning run in the 12th as the New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-3. Sal Maglie allowed five hits in five innings, Dave Koslo pitched four, and George Spencer got the win. Hank Thompson hit a two run homer to break a tied score in the eighth, and Bobby Thomson had four singles.
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Evansville
Ind
Chuck Diering
New York Giants
Diering
Giants
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City
Sal Maglie
Dave Koslo
George Spencer
Hank Thompson
New York
Bobby Thomson
Williams
Tae
Seers
Thomson
Elliott
Wakefield
Spemene
Wears
Paen
Asarees
Cleveland Boone
Ss Veee
Avila
Doby
Reiser
Mae
Easter
Simpson Ib Reiser
Remedy
Troupe
Aix
Kesio
Gromek
Thompson
Magic
Wynn
Hitself
Wino
Zuverink
Magie
Kosio
Spencer
Hitler
Zuverink Thompson
Zaverink
Berry
A. L
Warneke
M. L
Janowicz Leads Army Nine in Alexandria Opener
The 37th Infantry Division baseball team under Lt. Paul Bolin of Akron opens the season in Alexandria against the Air Base Flyers. Bolin lists two Ohioans in the starting lineup: Cpl Vic Janowicz from Elyria and Pfc Richard L. Eagle of Columbus.
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Alexandria
Infantry Division
Paul Bolin
Akron
Alexandria Air Force Base
Clearview High Gridiron Lights Ready This Fall
Clearview High plans installing lights on its football field with booster funds near final goal. The project includes 73 foot poles and new field lighting equipment, while a separate purchase of Oil City baseball team gear under $2,000 supports lighting for nearby areas. Installation expected soon, aims to be finished before fall football season.
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Lorain
Clearview High
Oil City
Oi City
NBA Names Heavyweight Contenders Charles Marciano Henry
In the 1952 Spring NBA ratings Jersey Joe Walcott remains champion with Ezzard Charles Rocky Marciano and Clarence Henry as logical heavyweight contenders. The quarterly list also names contenders across divisions including Archie Moore Hal Johnson and Dan Bucceroni in light heavy. Sugar Ray Robinson and others in middleweight. Kid Gavilan and Gil Turner in welterweight. and Sandy Saddler in featherweight.
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Washington, D.C
Ezzard Charles
Rocky Marciano
Clarence Henry
Jersey
Joe Walcott
National Boxing Association
NBA
Jersey Joe Walcott
New Jersey
Ohio
Massachusetts
California
Joey Maxim
Archie Moore
Missouri
Hal Johnson
Pennsylvania
Harry Matthews
Idaho
Dan Bucceroni
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
Randolph Turpin
England
Gene Hairston
Laurent Dauthille
France
Robert Villemain
Dave Sands
Australia
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Gil Turner
Johnny Bratton
Ilinois
Billy Graham
Johnny Saxton
Wally Thom
Jimmy Carter
Luther Rawlings
Illinois
Virgil Akins
Paddy DeMarco
George Araujo
Rhode Island
Joe Brown
Louisiana
Sandy Saddler
Roy Ankara
Gold Coast
Ray Famechon
Willie Pep
Connecticut
Gene Smith
District of Columbia
Glen Flanagan
Minnesota
Percy Bassett
Vic Toweel
South Africa
Jimmy Carruthers
Evers Fractures Thumb and Faces Month on Disabled List
Detroit outfielder Hoot Evers fractured his right thumb in Columbus after a foul tipped bat struck him. Diagnosed as a compound fracture and casted, he is expected to miss about four weeks with the Tigers. Evers has endured a string of injuries across seven major league seasons.
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Elyrias
Bob Ringer
Semen
Louis Kolopus
Pioneer Tracksters
Afoe
Lake Erie
Elwrna Hieh
Sandusky
Evers
Tigers
Dayton
Hoot Evers
Detroit Tigers
Columbus
Cincinnati Reds
Herman Wehmeier
Red Rolfe
Rickey to Address OWU Faculty and Students on May 15 16
Branch Rickey, Pirates general manager and OWU 1940 graduate, will speak before faculty and student groups on the Ohio Wesleyan campus May 15 and 16. Rickey coached Bishop football basketball and baseball from 1907 to 1910.
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Delaware
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ohio Wesleyan
OWU
Rickey
Bishop
Amateur Mitt Card Set for LaGrange April 26
LaGrange Inee Vets Association plans a second benefit amateur boxing show at LaGrange High School on Saturday evening April 26 with Bob Rundle as promoter and eight bouts. The feature match is Hank Motto of Wakeman against Dick Morgan of Bellevue in light heavyweight action. Other entrants include Jesse Rodriguez of Bellevue 118-pound Open champion at Lorain Virgil Landreth and Larry Oldfield of Elyria.
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Lagrange
LaGrange Inee Vets Association
Bob Rundle
LaGrange High School
Rundle
Ers Ass’n
Hank Motto
Wakeman
Dick Morgan
Bellevue
Motto
Morgan
Beebe Bennett
Sandusky
Lorain
Jesse Rodriguez
Virgil Landreth
Larry Oldfield
Elyria
Seixas Larsen In Net Feature At Good Neighbor Tourney
In Miami Beach Vic Seixas of Philadelphia plays Art Larsen of San Leandro and Dick Savitt of Orange, N J meets Gardnar Mulloy of Miami in the men’s singles semi finals. Seixas beat Tony Vincent 6-2 6-2 and Larsen defeated Sid Schwartz 6-3 6-1 in quarterfinals. Savitt and Mulloy reach the round of four. Pat Todd and Magda Rurac reach the women’s final. Mrs Todd beat Rhoda Hopkins 6-2 6-2 and Mrs Rurac edged Althea Gibson 4-6 7-5 6-4.
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Miami Beach
Fla. U.2
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Seixas
Tony Vincent
Larsen
Sid Schwartz
University of Miami
Savitt
Mulloy
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Magda Rurac
Los Angeles
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Larry Allen
Gail Egan
Tris Speaker
Len Ronf
Dimag
Joe DiMaggio
Billy Martin
Joe DiMaggio, Jr
Joe, Sr
Roy
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Pennzoil Motor Oil
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Cyril T. Dalton
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Bob Toski
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Bo) Wininger
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Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
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