Indians End Long Yankee Jinx with 9-4 Victory at Stadium
Cleveland defeats the New York Yankees 9-4 at Yankee Stadium to snap a long jinx. Bob Feller earns his 15th win, Dale Mitchell homers, and Ray Boone adds a key three-run inning after Feller is briefly lifted for a pinch hitter. Casey Stengel’s Yankees faulted late as Allie Reynolds gave up the decisive runs.
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al Lopez
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Lopez
Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Dale Mitchell
Bob Feller
Johnny Mize
Cliff Mapes
Yogi Berra
Ray Boone
Feller
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Casey Stengel
Mel Harder
Reynolds
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Attendence
UPC Wins 15-10 in Little League Slugfest
United Polish Club defeated American Legion 15-10 at Gentral Motors diamond as the game ended after five innings due to time limit. Carl Palagyi led with three hits including a triple, and Dick Novak earned the win with eight hits allowed while walking eight and fanning five.
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Legion
United Polish Club
American Legion
Gentral Motors
Elyria Eagles
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United Po
T.P.W
Cee
Ron Johnston
Dick Novak
Blooper League routs Evans Lanes 31 5 sets scoring record
Ohio Fuel Gas Company tops Evans Lanes 31 to 5 at Jefferson School to set a new scoring record in the Blooper League. Norm Eldridge drives the offense with four runs on two triples and two doubles off Harvey Evans. Louie Nettleton earns the win.
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Elyria
Walloping
Evans Lanes
Jefferson School
Norm Eldridge
Harvey Evans
Louie Nettleton
K of C
Knights of Columbus
Ohio Edison
McKinley
Len Mahl
Ed Bott
Ed Frabotta
Standings And Scores Across The Leagues
Baseball standings show New York leading the American League with Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit close behind. Yesterday Cleveland beat New York 4 to 3 while Boston trounced Chicago 13 to 30 in a lopsided scoreline. Tonight Cleveland visits Boston as Scarborough and Morgan start for their clubs. In the National League Brooklyn leads with 91 wins, 59 losses, as Chicago and St. Louis chase. yesterday Philadelphia beat St. Louis 7 to 0 and tonight Philadelphia visits Chicago with Measueh facing Hiller. International League action includes Montreal Baltimore Buffalo and Syracuse with results from yesterday and upcoming games listed.
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Morgan
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Marrero
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Morrow
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Panadoeala
American Associatio
Gow
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brookins
Wallpaper Nine Is E Champion in Hot Stove League
Castle’s Wallpaper earns the Class E season title and a state tournament berth by beating West Side Lumber 9 to 5 at Ely Stadium. The champions tied for first with eight wins in ten, then upset the Lumber 4-3 Tuesday. Jerry Welburn threw a strong three run rally game, contributing a triple and key RBIs as the team advances to Wooster for August 9 to 12 state play.
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Wallpaper
Elyria
West Side Lumber
Ely Stadium
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Lumber
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Welburn
Earl Stiles
Bob Hutman
Bill Broadwell
Wooster
Ohio
Pownall Narrowly Trails Palin in World Harness Wins
In Columbus Ohio veteran harness reinsman Harry Pownall gains ground on Seo Palin in world record victories. Opening with 12 titles, Pownall adds seven more in weeks, reaching 19 lifetime wins behind Palin's 72. Star's Pride helped boost Pownall's total while Clint Hodgins drops a record.
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Harry Pownall
Seo Palin
Palin
Pownall
Star
United States Trotting Association
Clint Hodgins
Proximity
Hodgins
Frank Ervin
Mt Pleasant Man Named Assistant Commissioner in Ohio HSBA
James Wilson Mt Pleasant superintendent of schools has been named assistant commissioner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association succeeding Ivan Davis who resigned to enter private business. Wilson, 46, coached at Mt Pleasant from 1930 to 1941 and is president of the Jefferson County Teachers Association.
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James Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
Ohio Chakales
High School Athletic Association
H. W. Emschler
Easter
Inget
Jordan Sie
Entene
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Wilson
Kannel
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Wynn
Jefferson County
As- Peller
Feller
Gromek
Slit
Lemon
Brissie
Chakales
Zaverink
Rozek
Sleveland
Fop Teams Clash as City Softball Plays Tonight
Three of the league’s top four teams face regular games at Lexington Avenue field. V.F.W. No. 1079 meets U.A.W. C.10 Local 780 at 6:30 while United Polish Club faces Oberlin Murphy in the nightcap at 8. UPC leads with 6-7, but must win to stay alone atop the standings. If Oberlin beats UPC, Oberlin and V.F.W. 9340 would tie for first place with Vets.
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U.A.W.C
United Polish Club
Oberlin 'T
Oberlin
Columbia V.F.W
Vets
Union Nine
UPC
V.F.W
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Tony Sito
Julius Pondy
Leo Kansas
Steve Kaminsky
Gene Kash
Joe Watson
Jim Bernino
Leo Zelinski
George Watson
Frank Zalatel
Zalatel
Union
W.P.W. No
Oberlin T. O. Murphy Company
Jim Lear
Gor
Steel Polishers Rally To Defeat Welders In Final GM First-Shift Game
The Steel Polishers beat the Welders 9 to 6 in the General Motors First-Shift League finale. Tony Parisian and Carl Cross pitched for the Polishers as Everett Spergin drove in two runs with a third inning homer and Jack Humphrey also homered. The win creates a three-way tie for third and a playoff is set for Monday August 6 with Die Cast leading at 8-1 and Welders 4-5.
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Tony Parisian
Carl Cross
Everett Spergin
Jack Humphrey
Die Cast
Welders
Office
Steel Polishers
Birrypolishers
Waeliectes
Faristan
Cross 16
Spergin
Satterlela
Kehl
UPC Wins Regains City Loop Lead In Swinging League
UPC moved back atop the City Softball League standings by defeating Oberlin T O Murphy Company 8-5 as Tony Sito pitched a two hitter and led a seven run first inning. VFW No 1079 edged Oberlin for a second straight loss, while American Radiator routed American Blake Shoe 12-6 in Industrial League play.
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UPC
City Loop
Oberlin Nine
Local Links Highlights Elyria Elks golf day with 124 golfers
Elyria Elks Club held its annual golf party at Elyria Country Club with 124 golfers and 152 diners, one of the largest turnouts. Memo Zaleski led scoring with 76, while Bob Schumar and Jack Lampus each made eagles on No. 14 and No. 16 respectively.
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Elyria Country Club
Bob Schumar
Jack Lampus
Memo Zaleski
Harry Bemis
Bob Kiely
George Dahl
Walt Maslyk
Dick Baird
Maurice McIntire
Bill Lawrence
D. J. Ryan
Bob Sperber
Joe Otten
Tack Refenning
Bill Armitage
Dick Schurhammer
A. E. Sniezek
Dr. M. H. Forbes
Schumar
Larry Carpenter
Norwalk
Fran Jaeger
Bob White
Chuck Evans
Lakewood
Refenning
Ed Sloozenboom
Jack Tarry
Ed Burton
Scotty Morrison
Julius Edwards
Ed Senhauser
All-Stars triumph in final E contest 17 to 1 at Cascade Park
All-Stars exploded for seven runs in the fifth and six in the sixth to rout Savings Deposit Bank 17 to 1 in Cascade Park in the final game of the Class B Hot Stove League season. Ralph Yuhas earned the win, adding two hits while fanning nine and walking seven in a rough start for Bank. Ed Wingard and Don Shedron provided multiple safeties for the All-Stars, who clinched the championship in a lopsided finish.
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AlleStara
Wingard
Don Shedron
United Polish Club
Sitol Aiso
Kash
J. Watson
U.A.W.C
G. Watson
Zaiatel
Knights of Columbus Nine Enter State Tournament Opener
Elyria Knights of Columbus softball team enters the state tournament and will face Ashtabula in the opening game Saturday at 1 o'clock at Battery Park Sandusky. The single-elimination event runs Saturday and Sunday with Cedar Point as the outing’s hub. The local squad meets at the K of C clubrooms before departing for Sandusky at 11 o'clock tomorrow.
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Roosevelt Girls Top Hamilton 17 to 10 in Softball
Roosevelt playground girls won their fifth game of the summer season by defeating Hamilton 17 to 10 in a Thursday matchup at Hamilton. Rosemary Nagy pitched for Roosevelt while Virginia Plate was the losing pitcher for Hamilton.
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Mulloy and Flam Face Net Tests in Meadow Club Quartet
Veterans Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables and Herb Flam of Beverly Hills advance to late quarterfinals at the Meadow Club Invitation Tennis Tournament. Mulloy meets Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge while Flam faces Jacques Gristy of Los Angeles as earlier matches produced Tony Trabert’s win over Art Larsen and Budge Patty’s victory over Conn Catton.
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Fla
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Flam
Jacques Gristy
Los Angeles
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Art Larsen
San Leandro
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Conen
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