Fritz Pitches Second No-Hitter Of Year In 8-0 Win
Paul Fritz, veteran right-hander, threw his second no hit no run game this week for Coach-Uthe Company. Only Joe Klocek reached safely on a hit by pitch in the fifth. Fritz faced 22 batters, struck out nine, and walked none as Coach-Uthe clinched a tie for the league season and widened its lead over American Radiator.
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Lexington Avenue Field
Uthe
Pfaudler Company Nine
Fritz
United Polish Club
Grafton PX Drugs
Coach-Uthe Company
American Radiator
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UPFC
Lorain County
Klocek
Jim Kehler
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Hadlo
Rone Radio
Larry Laird
Radio
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Joe Lowery
Bill Wickelman
Jack Knechtges
Bob Karnes
Knechtges
Laird and Wickerman
Knechtges and Smith
Scott Baillie
United Press
New York
Luke Easter
Allie Reynolds
Yankee
Allie
Cleveland
Hal Newhouser
Luke
Hal
Final Games set to close Little League season at GM diamond
Playoff implications loom after today’s regular season at General Motors diamond. American Legion Post 12, already clinching second-half title with six wins in seven, faces United Polish Club (3-5) at 5:45 PM, while VFW No. 1079, first-half champion with a 2-5 second-half record, meets Elyria Eagles (4-4) at 7:30 PM. A postgame plan may crown season champion via a Legion vs Vets playoff.
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American Legion Post 12
United Polish Club
V.F.W. No. 1079
Elyria Eagles
American Legion
Vets
Local Links Highlights at Cherry Ridge Golf Party
Carmen Taddeo won low gross with 83 at Cherry Ridge, joined by 87 Lafon 89 Huber 91 Leonhard and 95 Luther. E Parker net 70 won blind bogey, Taddeo and Balint tied for second with 76, Leonhard 71, Luther closest to pin No 3, and Pete Pulas won a special prize. R Schmittgen led Elyria Country Club weekly low net with 67 on a 9 handicap amid a 76 and 94-2470 and 86-1472 finishes by Etzkorn and Bittner respectively.
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Sears Roebuck
Cherry Ridge
Carmen Taddeo
Chuck Lafon
Gene Huber
Bud Leonhard
L. Luther
E. Parker
Taddeo
G. Balint
Leonhard
Luther
Pete Pulas
R. Schmittgen
Elyria Country Club
Dr. F. Etzkorn
B. B. Bittner
Television Grid Sponsorship Named by NCAA for TV Football
The NCAA announced Westinghouse Electric Company will sponsor its experimental football TV program this season. Seven games over a 10 week span from Sept 22 to Nov 24 will be televised, with three Saturdays blacked out to study TV impact on attendance. No team will appear more than twice, aligning with the rule limiting televising to one home and one away game.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Westinghouse Electric Company
NCAA
McKinley Secures Fifth Victory Over Ely in D Playground
McKinley scored a 6-4 win at Ely Stadium to remain unbeaten in the Class D Playground Baseball League. The team raced to a 6-1 lead by four innings, then withstood Ely’s late rally as Roosevelt sat idle, maintaining a full game lead in second place.
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Ely Stadium
Ely
Roosevelt
McKinley pitcher sizzles with five hitter as Franklin tops Hamilton
McKinley wins behind Byron Morris five hitter while Dan Bruck adds two safeties. A second game at Cascade Park sees Franklin rally with four runs in the third and sixth innings to defeat Hamilton 8 to 5. Ten strikeouts by Franklin pitchers and seven Hamilton errors fuel the win. Batteries and lineups listed show Morris and Pro Went Ely-Marsho for McKinley with Wells. Franklin main pitching trio. Hamilton battery Johnson, Glass, Rhymes, and Doug Jones.
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Byron Morris
McKinley
Dan Bruck
Franklin
Hamilton
Cascade Park
Iyene Peeter
Morris
Ely — Marsho
Freeman
Wells Franklin
Eli Johnson
Glass, Rhymes
Doug Jones
Thomas
Traxler
Jezewski
Lewis Seeks Browns Safety Job With Fighting Attitude
Cliff Lewis the Lakewood standout aims for the Cleveland Browns safety spot vacated by Ken Gorgal. Coach Paul Brown will consider him if he keeps up his fighting spirit as training camp opens, with Stan Heath and Don Shula also tested for the role. The Browns start a five game exhibition slate in Chicago against the College All Stars in three weeks.
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O ~ WA
Little Cliff Lewis
Lakewood
Cleveland Browns
Paul Brown
Yesteryears
Brown
Ken Gorgal
Army
Cliff
Lewis
Browns
Stan Heath
Green Bay Packers
Don Shula
John Carroll
Chicago
Easter Aces The Indians Power Threat In Buckeye Derby
Luke Easter, Cleveland’s big slugger, talks of World Series hopes and his long relationship with Allie Reynolds while recalling past power blasts including a 500 footer at Polo Grounds and a near 447 foot shot at Municipal Stadium. Bob Feller throws practice pitches as Easter eyes 30 homers this season.
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Cleveland
Casey Stengel
Indians
Bradle
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Homestead Grays
Municipal Stadium
Uke
Bill Veeck
Larry Doby
Bob Feller
Avila Drives Cleveland on Bases and in Batting
Elyria Chronicle reports Bobby Avila, the Mexican spark plug for the Cleveland Indians, racing around bases and hitting .328. Manager Al Lopez praises his constant play, noting Avila’s elite fielding with only six errors and his impact when in regular lineup.
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Milton Richman
United Press
New York
Ty Cobb
Bobby Avila
Cleveland
al Lopez
Avila
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Red Sox
Sam Chapman
Ted Williams
Yogi
Luke Easter
Lou Boudreau
Joy Gordon
Lopez
Roosevelt Tops Edison In Playground Softball Thriller
Roosevelt Midgets edged Edison 10 to 9 in a playground game. Don Bennett pitched the win with Sabe catching. Edison hurler Don Toth took the loss with Jack Claycomb behind the plate. Sabe hit a home run and Matyas added three singles for Roosevelt while Toth had three hits for Edison.
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Edison
Don Bennett
Sabe
Don Toth
Jack Claycomb
Matyas
Toth
Results and standings from daily baseball and league action
Day's results show Cleveland 2 Boston 1 and Chicago 6 Washington 7 with Detroit 4 St Louis 5, Philadelphia 4, and New York making notable scores. Tomorrow schedules include Cleveland at Boston and Brooklyn at Chicago among others. American Association and International League tables list Milwaukee and St Paul leading, with Toledo, Minneapolis, Columbus and others in pursuit as yesterday’s games shaped the standings.
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