Ruth Cracks Homer To Make National League Debut
Babe Ruth opened his National League career with a powerful four RBI day and a homer at Braves field as the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 4 to 2. Ruth, in his first game since leaving the Yankees, also made a turning one hand catch to impress new fans.
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Lawton Carver
United Press
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Dizzy Dean
Babe Ruth
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Carl Hlubbell
Braves
Struck Furnitures Take Second Half Bowling Title Fight
Struck Furnitures defeated Rothgey Motors in two of three games to claim the second half crown in the St. John’s Lutheran Bowling League. The roll-off for the season title against Motors and first-half champion Mo tors is set for next week. C Streicher led with a 46 high series and C Jantz rolled 197 for high single.
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Monarch
C Streicher
C. Jantz
Dates Announced for Ohio District Schoolboy Meets
Ohio High School Athletic Association commissioner H R Townsend announced district tournaments across track baseball golf and tennis for May 10-11 and May 17-18. District sites include Columbus Delaware Cleveland Youngstown Canton Toledo Athens Dayton Cincinnati and others with state finals set for May 24-25 in Columbus.
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H Ro Townsend
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Eastern Dustriet
Martins Ferry
St. Claireville
Muskineum College
New Concord
Mentor
Cleveland
McDonald
Youngstown
Raven
Canton McKinley
Wooster
Fremont
Tiffin
Defiance College
Toledo
Scott
Woodward
Toledo Devilbiss
Bowling Green
Ohio University
Athens
Dayton
Cincinnati
Inns Practice At Wayside Inn Diamond Tryouts Tonight
The Wayside Inn baseball team invites players from Grafton and La Grange and others to a 6:50 PM practice at the Inn diamond. Officials say the squad plans to enter the Tri County baseball league and are seeking fresh talent.
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la Grange
Tri- County
Welsh Funeral Home Team Faces Bittner at Hamilton Diamond
Harold Sheldon Bill Kayden and Frank Kovalesky are notified of the Welsh Funeral Home basketball game tonight against the Bittner team at Hamilton Diamond.
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Bill Kayden
Frank Kovalesky
Bittner
Hamilton Diamond
Change in City Softball League Name at YMCA Meeting
At a YMCA meeting last evening the Elyria YMCA City League was formed with W O McClellan named supervisor. The league will keep current officers President Ernie Braden and Secretary H C House guiding the organization.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A. City League
McClellan
Toop
Ernie Braden
H. C. House
Seventeen Schools Enter Mansfield Relays Entries
Seventeen Ohio high schools have filed entries for the ninth annual Mansfield relays to be held Saturday in Mansfield Ohio. Mansfield leads with five prior wins while Salem won in 1931, Cleveland East Tech won in 1932, and Toledo Scott is the defending state champion. Other entrants include seven Cleveland schools John Marshall Cathedral Latin Central Shaker Heights East Anton McKinley Ashley Akron Garfield and three from Toledo Scott Libbey and Devilbiss.
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Ohio
Salem
Cleveland East Tech
Toledo Scott
Cleveland
Collinwood
John Marshall
Cathedral Latin
Central
Shaker Heights
John Ford
Anton McKinley
Ashley
Akron
Garfield
Toledo
Scott
Libbey
Devilbiss
Standings And Schedule From Cold Weather Baseball Note
Standings show Cleveland at St Louis 1 to 4 and Boston 1 to New York 4 with many cold weather listed games. The daily slate includes Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston Brooklyn at Philadelphia St Louis at Chicago Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Louisville at Toledo Milwaukee at Kansas City St Paul at Minneapolis Indianapolis at Columbus and Toledo at Louisville with weather notes and scattered error marks.
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New York
Philadelphia
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Chicago
Detroit
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Brooklyn
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Toledo
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Chicago Speens Wesesne
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Bnanton
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Yesterday's Hero Babe Ruth Sets Baseball Tone
Yesterday's hero Babe Ruth starred for the Boston Braves driving in runs for his club, while batting .600 with two hits in four appearances and flawless fielding, delivering a standout performance in a high profile game.
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Boston Braves
Hoyt Superb In Pinches Pirates Beat Reds 12 6
In Cincinnati on opening day the Pirates defeated the Reds 12 to 6 aided by superb pitching by veteran Wale Hoyt and Pittsburgh errors. Hoyt pitched effectively in the pinches despite 13 hits allowed. The Pirates scored four in the second and seven in the seventh, with fast fielding helping him escape jams. Tony Freitas started for Cincinnati, followed by Benny Frey Gene Schott and Al Hollingsworth. The teams scheduled a second game with Derringer and Bush on the mound.
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Reds
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Tony Frietas
Neds
Benny Frey
Gene Schott
al Hollingsworth
Paul Derringer
Gary Bush
Nickolette leaves Tri-County for Lorain and NEF bid
Tommy Nickolettes Lyon Tailors abandon Tri-County League to join Lorain Class A in pursuit of the NEF tourney berth. He disputes rumors he fears Tri-County rivals and notes Lorain won last season's Port City league. Lucy Young readies a new Old Timers tour. Ohio State tennis hopes rise with Cap tain Bill Chambers. Browns rookies Berger and Hughes debut well in St Louis.
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Lyon Tailors
Lorain
Tri- County
Port City Loop
Tommy
Lucy Young
Peol
Young
Ohio State
Bucks
Bill Chambers
Cincinnati
Central Ohio
Cleveland
Boze
Clifford
Gyp
Ohio
West Virginia Wesleyan
Boston
C. B. Ross
Wesleyan
Rattles
Ross
Ty Cobb
Barney Ross
Sam Plan
Art Winch
Chicago
Yankees and Red Sox draw largest opening crowd
The opening day crowd peaked at 30,000 at Yankee Stadium for the Yankees vs Red Sox in 1935. Cold weather caused two AL postponements. Total attendance reached 112,000, averaging just under 19,000 per game versus 23,500 a year ago. Browns at Cleveland drew 2,500 in the smallest crowd.
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New York
St. Louis
Ford To Enter Ten Cars In Speed Classic
INDIANAPOLIS April 17 Edsel Ford president of the Ford Motor Company will enter ten cars said to be 85 per cent stock models in the 23rd 590 mile speedway race. The cars are being built in Detroit and will be ready for track tests within a week.
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Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ohio Wesleyan To Play Pittsburgh In 1936
Delaware Ohio April 17 U E George Gauthier Ohio Wesleyan athletic director announced the Battling Bishops would meet the University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh in football. The game will be played Sept 26 and marks the opening of athletic relations between the schools. Several other new teams with probably be on the 1956 schedule.
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UTE
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Ohio Wesleyan
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University of Pittsburz
Pittsburgh
Gauthier
Y-Indus Club Plans Stag Party and Summer Schedule
Members of the Y-Indus Club at the Y M C A approved plans for a stag party to be led by Robert Bearer next Tuesday night. The club also approved a summer schedule of monthly meetings on the first Tuesday evening of each month replacing weekly gatherings.
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Y-Indus Club
Robert Bearer
Dizzy Dean Seeks Chance to Pitch Final Cubs Series
Dizzy Dean asked manager Frankie Frisch to let him pitch the final game against the Chicago Cubs despite a swollen left ankle from yesterday’s line drive. The injury, treated with cold and heat later, forced him to exit briefly before finishing the day from the stands with his wife, as Frisch weighs rest versus bold return.
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United Press
Dizzy Dean
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
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Cubs
Dizzy
Frisch
H. J. Weaver
Lindstrom
Bill Rogers
Detroit
Play at Hamilton Tonight Sees Rittner and Welsh Teams Clash
The Rittner Funeral Home and Welsh Funeral Home softball squads meet on the Hamilton diamond at six o'clock tonight. The scheduled game promises a competitive matchup between local teams in a late-evening district clash.
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Welsh Funeral Home
Hamilton
Indians Edge Browns In 14 Inning Opening Day Duel
Cleveland ace Mel Harder bested Buck Newsom of St. Louis 2 to 1 in a 14 inning opener. St. Louis scored in the first. Cleveland tied in the sixth and won in the 14th on a Berger walk and Glenn Myatt double. Boze Berger and Roy Hughes impressed in their major league debuts.
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Senators and Athletics reopen season with Roosevelt pitching
Weather delays opening day in Washington. President Roosevelt to throw first ball if conditions permit. Attendance expected near 25,000 as Connie Mack begins his 50th season as Athletics manager. Earl Whitehill to start for the Senators. Mack likely to start Cain or Marcum. Jimmy Foxx moves to catcher duties for Philadelphia.
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Earl Whitehill
Bucky Harris
Mack
Cain
Marcum
Candies Capture Shuffleboard Title In Close Race
The Moulton Candies finished the Shuffleboard League season with 6 wins and 64 defeats for a .572 percentage and won the championship at Ready Cigar store parlors. Only the Ready Cigars finished ahead of them by one position, with the Cigars four games back in second. About 12 to 20 teams expected next season. signups at Ready Cigar store. Final standings await.
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Ready Cigar Store
Candies
Ready Cigars
Cigars
Babe's Successor Takes Field At Yankee Stadium
United Press story follows No. 3, George Selkirk, as he debuts in Babe Ruth’s right field slot for the Yankees. McCarthy’s urging, the crowd’s roar, and Selkirk’s mix of fear and resolve set the scene in a charged, hopeful dressing room before his first outfield appearance.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
EW York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
No. 3
George Selkirk
Babe Ruth
Bierce
Yankee Stadium
George
Babe
No. S
Yankees
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