Johnson Seeks Seventh City Tennis Title in 1952
Leroy Johnson aims for his seventh city singles championship in the 1952 City-Wide Tennis Tournament, pursuing a fifth straight title and potentially breaking a record tied with Jim Sharkey. The piece also notes rivals, entrants, and questions about junior participation and local coaching changes.
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Leroy Johnson
Johnson
Jim Sharkey
Texas
Sharkey
Cty
Jim
George Johnsonshad
Drugs and Roll Arena Triumph in City Class B League
In Lexington Avenue field play last evening Smitty's Grocery lost 2-1 to Grafton PX Drugs while Cherney's Beverages were shutout 5-0 by Roll Arena. PX Drugs exploded with three hits including Kazmierczak double driving Means and Martin. Roll Arena used two homers by Lowery and Schroeder to power the victory.
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Lexington Avenue
Smitty's Grocery
Grafton PX Drugs
Cherney's Beverages
Roll Arena
Bone Radio
Blaine Means
Mike Krupa
Smitty's
Harry Kazmierczak
Means
Fred Martin Smitty
Jack
Smith
Means Means
Krupar
Kazmierczak
Lenny Leiminger
AL Baker
Cherney's
Joe Lowery
al Schroeder
Lowery
Mike Gusky
Schroeder
Baker
Jack Traxler
Jack Miller
Traxler
Cherney S Beverages
Mason Cherney
Miller
Evans
Pet. Smitty's Grocery
Eben
Cherneys Beverages
Rone Radio Es Vase
Grafton PX Drugs Ae Oe
Rail Arena
Ace
Bendin-Westinghouse
31O Plandier Company
Olsen Manufacturing Co
Fearless Fraley Sees Olympic Boxing Odds Tilt
The column argues the Olympic boxing championships will be decided by politics and self control rather than pure skill. It cites past disqualifications and rule quirks, noting four likely U S titles could come through with disciplined blows. It highlights young prospects Dave Moore Ray Robinson Nate Brooks Floyd Patterson and others as potential champions.
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Sam Lagonia
New York
Frank Jamiro
Neces
Charley Lester
Pete Mello
Guy
Washington Jones
Dave Moore
Worth Webb
San Jose
Calif
Sch
Ray Robinson
Oys
Duke
Nate Brooks
Cleveland
Springfield
Ells
Floyd Patterson
Three Class E Games on Today’s Card
Three hot stove league Class E games originally set for July 3 are rescheduled for today. The headline matchup features Case’s Wallpaper versus West Side Lumber on the Cascade Park diamond, ICOF No 103 meets American Legion Cubs at Ely Stadium, and Savings Deposit Bank faces All-Stars at Elyria Catholic High diamond. All games start at 6 o'clock.
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Case
West Side Lumber
Cascade Park
ICOF
No. 103
American Legion Cubs
Ely Stadium
Savings Deposit Bank
Elyria Catholic High
Standings and results of early baseball and league games
Yesterday results include Cleveland 11 New York 6 and St Louis 3 New York 2. Today and tomorrow schedules feature matchups across the American and National Leagues with key pitchers and noted teams such as Brooklyn New York Chicago Boston and St Louis in action.
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New York
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphias
St Louis v
Chicago
St Louis
Philadelphia
Twiight
Louis
Detroit
Jones
McDermott
Stobbs
Gorman
Trucks
Poston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Lees
Ors Friend
Fox
Perkowsk
Jansen
Ves Rush
Surkent
Brechern
St Lows
Eagles win 3 0 to clinch second half toga in II West
Thurman Taylor pitched a one hit game for Eagles No 431 as they blanked American Legion Post No 12 3 0 at Lappin Field to clinch the second half title. Duane Tiberg struck out 15 for the Legion 1 rival in a duel lasting seven innings. UPC stopped VFW No 1079 5 1 to strengthen its hold on second place.
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Thurman Taylor
Eagles
American Legion Post
Lappin Field
Legion
United Polish
VFW No
Taylor
Duane Tiberg
Eagles Legion
Tilberg
Xx Eagles
United
Castle's Wallpaper Clinches Sixth Straight In E Circuit
Castle's Wallpaper won its sixth straight Class E Hot Stove League game by routing LOOF No. 103 9 to 4 at Ely Stadium. Don and Marshall Novak and Bill Bruce combined on the mound, while Bob Hutman had three hits. West Side Lumber crushed All-Stars 22 to 5 at Elyria Catholic with multiple players collecting four or five hits. Savings Deposit Bank beat American Legion Cubs 8 to 1 at Cascade Park as Diederich drove in three runs.
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Sportsman's Park Speedway
Bedford
Buddy Parker
Detroit Lions
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Parker
Ohio State
Lions
Dick Lininger
Ollie Cline
Dick Flanagan
Sonny Gandee
Elyria Recreation Board
Recreation Board
Cascade Park
Garford School
Elyria
Paul J. Carbin
Carbin
Castle
Ely Stadium
Don and
Marshall Novak
Bill Bruce
Odd Fellows
Don
Cadle's
Sagines Depot Bank
West Side Lumber
American Legion Cubs Ne
Bob Hutman
Doug van Nostran
Fou
Bob Bittner
Pick Lewis
Tim Boylan
Boylan
Dwain Smith
George Kazmierczak
Smith
Savings Deposit Bank
American Legion Cubs
Gerry Koepp
Dick Diederich
Sid Felton
Diederich
Mark Brattoli
Little Mo Seeks Berth In Finals at Merion Club
Maureen Connolly known as Little Mo, 17, of San Diego seeks the final round of the Women's Pennsylvania and Eastern States Championship at Merion Cricket Club in Haverford. She aims to defeat Lois Felix of Meriden in the semi final after four victories in under five hours and a forfeit win.
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Haverford
U.P
Maureen
Little Mo) Connnolly
San Diego
Calif
Pennsylvania
Merion Cricket Club
U. S
Lois Felix
Meriden
Conn
Miss Connolly
England
Crosley Remains In Reds After Selling Auto Firm
Cincinnati business leader Powell Crosley Jr. says retirement from industry but will keep his stake in the Reds. He sold his auto company to General Tire Co. and reaffirms commitment to baseball by giving GM Gabe Paul a new one year contract through Oct 1953.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Powell Crosley, Jr
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley
General Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Reds
Gabe Paul
Ely Stadium Midgets Triumph With Early Burst
Ely Stadium Midgets scored all eight runs in the first inning to defeat Roosevelt 8 to 5 in a Thursday midget game at Ely Stadium. Pitcher Gilbert Glass and catcher Jimmy Brown led Ely Stadium while Roosevelt's battery were Wills and Harte. Brown and Harte hit home runs, and Roosevelt added five runs with mixed innings.
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Ely Stadium
Roosevelt
Gilbert Glass
Jimmy Brown
Wills
Harte
Roosevelt Battery
Brown
Indians-Yanks Series Ends With Champions Increasing Lead
Yankees and Indians split a five game set in three days with New York widening their lead to 4 1/2 games after a 5-4 ninth inning win by Joe Collins. Steve Gromek beat the Yankees 11-6 in the opener as Larry Doby belted his 16th and 17th homers.
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Ostrowski
McDonald
Cleveland
New York
Avila
Mitchell
Rosen
Doby
Gromek Collins
Mantle
Mive
Berra
Doby Mantle
Collins
Mize
Gromek
Plass
Martin
Rizzuto
Brideweser
Mynn
Reynolds
Hogue
Wynn
Kuvava
Vaya
Kuzava
Winder
Rommel
Berry
Paparella
Duffy
Carl Lundquist
United Press
Yankees
Indians
Tom Gorman
White Sox
Boston
Sam Jones
Indianapolis
Joe Collins
Bob Lemon
Steve Gromek
Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Larry Doby
Mickey Mantle
Johnny Mize
Barney McCosky
Red Sox
Washington
Detroit
Browns
Athletics
Bobby Shantz
Dodgers
Giants
Reds
Cardinals
Braves
Cubs
Pirates
Phillies
Talbert and Larsen Vie for Semi Final Berth in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis Talbert of New York and Larsen of California aimed for Western Tennis championships semi finals to justify seedings. Talbert, No.2 seed and U S Davis Cup captain, faced Don Kaiser while Larsen met Grant Golden. Top seed Dick Savitt and fourth seed Gardnar Mulloy already reached the semis after Savitt beat Hugh Stewart 6-3 6-2 and Mulloy defeated Lawrence Huebner 6-2 6-2.
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Indianapolis
Ind
V.p.u
Billy Talbert
New York
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Talbert
I U. S
Japan
Don Kaiser
Louisville
Larsen
Grant Golden
Chicago
Dick Savitt
iGardnar Mulloy
Savitt
Big Orange
N.J. Blaster
Hugh Stewart
Mulloy
Lawrence Huebner
Los Angeles
Huebner
LL East Teams Play Two Games at Lappin Field
LL East leaders Coney Island with a 4-2 record meet Lorain Glass, 2-4, at Lappin Field in the first of two today. Gardner Jewelers, 3-3, face Knights of Columbus, also 3-3, in the later game slated to start about 7 15.
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D and N
Coney Island
Lorain Glass
Lappin Field
Gardner Jewellers
Knights of Columbus
Local Golf League Scores Highlight Cherry Ridge Meet
GM Timms Spring Co. Turfriders won 9 to 1 over local opponents in City Golf League at Cherry Ridge. Toggery Shop beat Lorain County Refrigeration 6 to 1. Fey Insurance defeated West Side Lumber 6 15 3. Baksa’s Service Station edged Meister Real Estate 5 15 4 14. Al Staskiews led scoring with 34, Nevins 36, Bittner and Brandt 37, and others posted 39s. Jim Moulder won high score and Jack Brandt low on prize holes. UPC golf series continues with two more programs August 2 and August 23 at Cherry Ridge.
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General Motors
Timms Spring Company Turfriders
Cherry Ridge
Toggery Shop
Lorain County
Fey Insurance
West Side Lumber
Baksa
Meister Real Estate
al Staskiews
John Nevins
Grand Jury Rests In Toledo Case
A special grand jury probing the Toledo baseball situation rested today amid efforts to untangle legal tangles. It heard Toledo attorney John J Barone say several clients sought to buy club stock but Menendez favored selling bonds, halting a proposed deal.
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Toledo
Detroit Tigers
Danny Menendez
John J. Barone
Barone
Menendez
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Russ Davies
Saiy Wirth
Sue Leach
Starling Grueser
Lee Fauver
Nita Webb
Pat Bauer
Teanis
Joan Hyman
Claire Lugas
Lucy Leach
Vivian Lance
Betty O'Donnell
Betty Fell
Fran Corkill
Fran Lugas
Barbara Dall
Elyna High
Coyer
Ernie Curcillo
Bob Baeder
Steve Zvosec
Ray Wilson
Bob Ringer
Carl Hall
Hall
Ringer
Lynn Nicholas
Wilson
Ralph Bauer
RAE Grafton PX
Smitty & Grocery
Smith Smitty S
Krupar and Fackler
Oscar Fraley
Elsinki
Fraley
Carnera
Pappa
le Box Olympique
John L. Sullivan
Police Gazette
RCA Victor Shelly
Ryan Appliance
East Ave
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Perlite
American Association
W.L Pet
Kcan City
India‘olis
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Minne’olis
St Paul
Columbus
Charlest
Minneapolis & Milwaukee
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Paltimore
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
Springfid
Toronto
Helsinki
Yale
Jim Fuchs
Fuchs
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Toga
iTilberg
Tom Willoughby
Johnny Zaffer
Jim Olmsted
Sam Lees
Upc-Vfw
UPC
Gerry Richards
Ronnie Johnston
Tom Zock
Johnston
Earl Webb
Dick Lewicki
Plato
American Legion
Tatlor and Olmsted
Tilberg and
Moyes
RHE United Polish Club
VFW
Batteries United
Zeck
Roewicki
Bruce
Rhore Glynn
Rary
Sheen Mitchell i Rosen
Simpson
Sevee Tebbetts
Heean
Vere Gromek
P Winn
Baenes
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Ss . Collins
Tb Mizelle Bauer
Trees Silvera
Glynan
Deeee Rosen
Daby
Combs Simpson
Garcia
McCosky
McDougald
Hogan
Collins Avila
Combs
Glynn
Lemon
Rasch
Raschi
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Savings Deposit Bank Walloped
R. HE Savings Deposit Bank
Batteries Savings Deposit Bank
Junior Kelner
McPherson and Kinter
Brattolt
J. Boylan
Abbey and Basinski
RHE
Smith, Magmierczak
Claycomb
Kakos
RAB Castles
D Novak
M Novak
Hutman
Barney
Siwierka
Kimball
Nixon
Barber & Beauty Shop
Second St
Little Mo
Rhe Ely Stadium
Bron Roosevelt -Willis and Harte
Haseroot Jewelry Co., Inc
Broad St
LL East
United Polish Club
George Bah
Bahl
Racing Today
Ascot
Cleveland-Akron
New Brunswick
DODGE
Elyria, Ohio
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