Indians Home Advantage Outshines Road Struggles 1953
The 1953 Cleveland Indians boasted a strong home record at Municipal Stadium 53-24 for a .688 winning percentage, while on the road they struggled 33-38 (.506). They excelled at Connie Mack Stadium Philadelphia 10-1 and Sportsman's Park St. Louis 6-5, but underperformed at Fenway Park Boston and Griffith Stadium Washington. Night games favored the Indians with a 36-24 home arc light record and 19-10 at home in night contests. They posted a .609 split against lefties and .589 against righties, played 39 one run decisions (23-16) and eight of eleven extra innings.
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Fenway Park
Boston
Griffith Stadium
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Redskins
Connie Mack Stadium
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Sportsman’s Park
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Comiskey Park
Chicago
Briggs Stadium
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Yankee Stadium
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Tribe
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al Lopez
Boston Red Sox
Sox
St. Louis’ Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Art’ Houtteman
Early Wynn
Bob Feller
Philley Traded to Indians in Athletics Deal
Paris Texas. Outfielder Dave Philley, traded by the Philadelphia Athletics, said he expects smooth contract talks with the Cleveland Indians. Indians GM Hank Greenberg praised Philley as a solid outfielder and top bat, noting his 1953 season and switch hitting. Philley denied seeking a $10,000 raise after leading Philadelphia with a .303 average, in a swap that sent two minor pitchers to Philadelphia: Leroy Wheat and Bill Upton.
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Tex
Dave Philley
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Philley
A’s
Indians
Tribe
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Philadelphia
Leroy Wheat
Tulsa
Bill Upton
Indianapolis
Barons To Face Reds Tonight
The 1953-54 American League hockey schedule features Cleveland Barons defending second place as they face Providence, while Hershey Bears visit Syracuse and Buffalo hosts Pittsburgh in Sunday games after Buffalo’s seven game lead.
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Cleveland Barons
Bum Cook
Providence Reds
Hershey Bears
Buffalo Bivyons
Pittsburgh
Hornets
Cleveland
Barons
Providence
Hershey
Bears
Syracuse
Buffalo
Snyder Polchey Share Top Honors In City Circles
Howard Snyder of the Troxel Co marked up the sole 600 series last night with games of 188 238 and 187 for a 613 total in Bowl O Drome Home League competition. Snyder top score with 238. Vi Polchey led the Women s All circles in the city bowling recap.
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Howard Snyder
Troxel Co
Snyder
Vi Polchey
600 Club Bowl-0-Drome Home League Summary
Howard Snyder and Arline Wisnnski lead the all city women bowlingleague entries with scores and averages. Vi Polchey posted 22 pins in the series while Mary Kohler, Peg Taylor and Gert Henke contributed solid totals. Individual game breakdowns show Snyder with a high of 239 and Wisnnski posting a 211.
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Polchey
Arline Wisnnski
Mary Kohler
Peg Taylor
Gert Henke
City League leads women with top scores and records
The City League finished atop the women’s standings with 222 172 167 563. Arline Wisnnski led with 544 followed by Mary Kohler 536. Three other keglers from the league joined the honor roll. Polchey’s 222 was the best game. Mary Meyers set a new Elyria Diaries Women’s League record with a 497 total.
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Arline Wisnnski
Mary Kohler
Polchey
Mary Meyers
Elyria Dairies
Grade School Cage Summaries
Grade school basketball notes recap recent junior league games. Players and teams unnamed in fragmentary OCR but indicate local school teams competed with points tallied and notable defensive plays. The brief hints at early season action and scoreless stretches offer little game detail.
Rockets Clinch MAC Title Sealing NCAA Bid
Toledo Rockets crown league champions by edging Ohio University 71 to 66 to clinch the Mid-American Conference title. Their 12 wins eight losses record earns an automatic NCAA postseason invitation as they prep for regional play.
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Toledo
Rockets
Ohio U
Pirates and Dodgers reach YMCA semi finals in tight showdowns
In the YMCA High School House PICNS, the Pirates and Dodgers advanced to the semifinals after hard earned wins. The Pirates beat Cubs 38 to 35 as Isenberg iced the game with two late free throws and Norris forced a key rebound dunk. Dodgers toppled Giants 56 to 36. Indians and Yankees defeated Braves 39 to 23 with Ball leading Indians at 19 points. Next Tuesday features Cubs vs Braves in a consolation bracket then Pirates vs Yankees and Dodgers vs Giants in semis.
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Pirates
Yankees
Dodgers
Picns
Cubs
Bill Isenberg
Bill Norris
Red Indians
Braves
Tom Ball
Indians
Eric Webb
Giants
Seth
Baum
Dodgeers
T. Phoenm
Swsin
Strothers
Forpes
Daniels
Swan
Phibans
Gorham
Go. Simon
Wisser
Sakal
Tees
Ankees
Beaves
G.P.T. G. FP. T. AL Ae
Thompson
Gebhard
Wesmarn
North Fairfield Rally Tops Wakeman 60 59 in tight finish
North Fairfield erased a 52 46 deficit with a fourth quarter surge, led by Roger Sweeting who scored the game’s top total with 2 points. The North Fairfield win clinched a Huron County Class B league finale over Wakeman as Wakeman’s reserves won the earlier junior game 36 30.
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Roger Sweeting
North Fairfield
Wakeman
FAI Siele
Burke
Sweeting
Palmer
Pierce.c
Becker.c
Philips
Mahls
Baker
Onichols,f
Treiber
North Pairfield
Ellsworth Dickerhoff
Engerle
Hodges and Morgan Sign Deals With Dodgers in Florida
In Vero Beach Gil Hodges and utility infielder Bobby Morgan signed contracts after accepting about 3500 dollars more, joining 43 Brooklyn players who have agreed to terms.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Gil Hodges
Bobby Morgan
Brooklyn
Tenpin Pairings League Matches At Stoney's Rainbow Lanes
Six matches slated for seven this evening at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes include Van Ausdale Carpet Shop facing Burke Purniture, Dairy Queen meeting LaPorte Inn, Grady's Garage against Bruce and King, Memo's No. 2 versus Memo's No. 1, Young Hardware versus Sinier Realtor, and Gtation Lumber and Concrete against Elyria Worwalk Truck.
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Stoney
Rainbow Lanes
van Ausdale Carpet Shop
Burke Purniture
Dairy Queen
LaPorte Inn
Grady’s Garage
Bruce & King
Memo
Young Hardware
Sinier Realtor
Gtation Lumber & Concrete
Elyria Worwalk
Birmingham, Brookside, Avon Lake win to reach county semis
Birmingham stunned Eaton 65 37 to reach the Lorain County Class B semifinals at Oberlin. Brookside defeated Grafton 55 40 and Avon Lake crushed Ridgeville 62 33 as LaGrange earned a 7 p.m. semifinal berth against Avon Lake and Brookside met Birmingham at 8 45. Nabakowski led Birmingham with 29 points, while Angelo set up most of his shots and guarded Eaton’s Bill Hawke. Brookside rode Paul Vick Dick Rakovan and Don Savinsky to a 18th win in 19 starts, and Avon Lake’s Tom Healey 17 Tom Diff enbaugh 16, Dave Robison added 15 in a rout of Ridgeville.
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Lorain County
Bill Nabakowski
Birmingham
Eaton
Nabakowski
Don Binnie
Roger Hales
Don Sprunk
Avon Lake
Gordon
Shoremen
Ridgeville
Tom Healey
Tom Diffenbaugh
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Oberlin College
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Camp
Rockets
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Dick Logan
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Logan
George Latteman
Dick Fishburn
Fishburn
Binnie
Dale Durkee
Bombers
Paul Vick
Dick Rakovan
Don Savinsky
Brookside Aces
Tom DeChant
Savinsky
DeChant
Gordon Splete
Dave Robison li i
Robison
Etsler Sparks
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Bud) Smith
Queen City
Joe Miceli
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Lorain
Dick Tomanek
Tomanek
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Wilkes-Barre
U. S. Marine Corps
Reading
AAA
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Janet Phillips
Rochester
N. Y
Quff Stevenson
Keefe Brasselle
Eddie Cantor
WNBEK
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Byron Morris
Elyria High
Wooster College
Morris
Dick Garcia
Fremont
George Kim
Los Angeles
Wittenberg
Ashland
Athletics
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International News Service
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Vick
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