Lou Boudreau lauded by Zach Taylor as ideal ballplayer
Browns manager Zach Taylor named Lou Boudreau the most admirable all around player he has seen, praising his hitting fielding and anticipatory instincts and noting his leadership and calm judgment. The piece also covers Ralph Moyer and Jeb Weidrich leading Lake Erie League stats, plus Babe Ruth’s fading health at Yankee Stadium’s 1948 silver jubilee.
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Anager Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Zach Taylor
St. Louis Browns
Taylor
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Club
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Lou
Indians
Lake Erie
Ralph Moyer
Elyria High
Moyer
al Grove
Cleveland Iota
Erie
Les Spike
Elyria
Jeb Weidrich
Cleveland Heights
Ruth
Trail
Yankee Stadium
Jim Schlemmer
Akron Beacon-Journal
Babe Ruth
Home Plate
Indians Acquire Pitcher Zoldak From St. Louis
Cleveland trades promising rookie Bill Kennedy and cash to St. Louis Browns to acquire Sam Zoldak, a 25 year old left hander usable as starter or reliever. Zoldak arrived from Brooklyn via Athletics in 1944 and had a strong 1946 season with 456 strikeouts for Rocky Mount.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Sam Zoldak
St. Louis Browns
Indians
Bill Kennedy
Athletics
Zoldak
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Hayes
Kennedy
Rocky Mount
Wolfe Named At Ashtabula Harbor High School
New London resident Richard Wolfe has accepted the head football coach post at Ashtabula Harbor High. Wolfe, a Kent State graduate, is married with one son and will also assist with track and basketball.
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New London
Richard Wolfe
Ashtabula Harbor High School
Wolfe
Ed Wolfe
New London High School
Kent State University
Ashtabula Harbor
Jewelers Drill Friday Practice at Allen School Diamond
Roger Binninger Jewelers of the City Class F Baseball League will hold a drill Friday at 6 o'clock on the Allen School diamond. All team members are urged to be present for the practice session.
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Roger-Binninger Jewelers
Allen School
Local City Golf League results at Cherry Ridge
In Thursday and yesterday’s City Golf League at Cherry Ridge Western Automatic faces Ohio Fuel Gas and Elks Club meets Nehi Beverages while Knowles and Sniezek play Fey Insurance. Elyria Hardware routed Onio Screw Products 5 to 0 and Timms Spring Company Cherry Ridge Memo's Tavern won over General Industries Haserodt Jewelers Olsen Manufacturing 342 to 114.
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Cherry Ridge
Western Automatic
Ohio Fuel Gas
Elks Club
Nehi Beverages
Knowles and Sniezek
Fey Insurance
American Radiator
West Side Lumber
Elyria Hardware
Onio Screw Products
Timms Spring Company
Cherry Ringe
Memo's Tavern
General Industries
Haserodt Jewelers
Olsen Manufacturing
Arnold Michaels
Ben Etling
Bill Ehlke
Frank Studnicki
Don Gurney
Joe Leonowicz
Len Noster
Hamilton Names Coach Thackara at Public High School
Columbus report states Grand View High School coach Cha tex Thackara was named head football mentor at Hamilton Public High School. He succeeds Charles Mather, who resigns to coach Massillon Washington.
Beulah Park Jockey Club seeks Sept. 16 meeting
Beulah Park Jockey Club asks the state racing commission to approve a September 16 start for a 37 day running race meeting at Grove City track.
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Columbus
Beulah Park Jockey Club
State Racing Commission
Grove City
Red Sox Triumph Over Indians In Series Opener 7-3
Boston defeats Cleveland 7 to 3 as Mel Parnell earns win. Key hits include Johnny Pesky bases loaded single and two unearned runs in the ninth after an error by Allie Clark. Cleveland pitchers Lemon, Christopher, and Klieman allowed nine hits aided by 10 walks and three errors.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Lou Boudreau
Bob Feller
Joe Dobson
Sox
Bob Lemon
Johnny Pesky
Allie Clark
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Lemon
Russ Christopher
Ed Klieman
Mel Parnell
Indians
Boston
DiMngelo
Pesky
Wiliams
Spence
Stephens
Doerr
Goodman
Parnell
Abl Roh
Robinson
Kelt
Ner
Boudreau
Gordon
Tipton
Keltner
Judnich
Dlet
Christopher
Berardine
Kiieman
Steelworkers And Tavern Team Win League Contests
United Steelworkers Local 1242 beat Diederich Florists 7 6 led by B Toth three run homer and five run third inning. Avon Mel's Sports Tavern defeated Ridgeville Merchants 5 2 as Ray Schwartz held the opposition to six hits. Both teams remain undefeated atop Ridgeville League standings and meet next Thursday.
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Ridgeville
United Steelworkers
Avon Mel's Sports Tavern
Steelworkers
Diederich Florists
Avon
Ridgeville Merchants
B. Toth
Florists
Toth
Ray Schwartz
Glenn Orson
Merchants
Ridgeville Vets
Belden Merchants
O.O.F Jewelers Open F League with Two Big Wins
O.O.F and Roger Binninger Jewelers opened the Class F Baseball League season with wins over West Side Lumber and American Legion Cubs. Carl Larkins allowed ten hits in a 19-4 victory for the Odd Fellows at Cascade Park, while Perkins tossed a 16-0 complete game shutout for Binninger Jewelers at Ely Stadium, backed by a seven run offense led by Perkins, Yora, Marisco, and Schoditsch.
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Roger Binninger Jewelers
West Side Lumber
American Lesson Cubs
Cascade Park
American Legion Cubs
Ely Stadium
Carl Larkins
Odd Fellows
Perkins
Elyria High Star Vic Janowicz Chooses College
Vic Janowicz regarded as the nation’s top scholastic athlete will enroll at the chosen college in the fall. The Elyria High star, shown in football regalia with coach D W Trubey, in basketball uniform, and in baseball outfit, weighs multiple college offers.
Sain's timetable for twenty wins stays on track
Braves pitcher Johnny Sain forged a six hit 6 3 win over the Cubs to extend his streak and keep his goal of twenty wins alive. His 7-4 record matched his 1947 pace and mirrored 1946 when he had 20 and 21 victories, signaling another season on course.
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Carl Lundquist
United Press
EW York
W.P
Johnny Sain
Braves
Pine Bluff
Ark
Chicago Cubs
Fritz Ostermueller
Giants
New York
Pittsburgh
Second Half Season Opens Sunday In Baseball Circuit
Four games are on the schedule as the second half Lorain Medina County Class A Baseball League opens Sunday. Valley City, first half champion with seven straight wins, hosts Grafton in the feature. Columbia visits Medina, Spencer hosts Litchfield, and Lodi plays Erhart.
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Lorain-Medina County
Valley City
Grafton
Columbia
Medina
Spencer
Litchfield
Lodi
Erhart
Oberlin Kipton Capture Wellington League Victories
T O Murphy Company of Oberlin and Kipton won Wellington League games last night. Ward pitched a six-hit gem as T O Murphy beat Wakeman 3 2. Kipton crushed Oberlin American Legion in five and a half innings, Kipton ahead 10 0, with Leland Goss on two seven hits and Harry Conn driving in three runs in the fifth.
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Wellington
T. O. Murphy Company
Oberlin
Kipton
Wakeman
Oberlin American Legion
Dick Ward
T. O. Murphy
Leland Goss
Harry Conn
Fight Results From United Press Box Score
New York Park Arena saw Vince Tur pin outpoint Mickey Tengaras at 155 pounds in a 10 round bout. The event featured venues and teams from Canton and New York with a Jefferson No. 1 diamond game at 6 o'clock between Bone Radio and Moose teams, inviting player attendance.
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United Press
Park Arena
Vince Turpin
Canton
Mickey Tengaras
New York
Jefferson Bone Radio
Moose
Jefferson No. 1
Outstanding Three-Sport Athlete Chooses Ohio State
Vic Janowicz of Elyria High School, a standout in football, basketball and baseball, will enroll at Ohio State University this fall. Recruited by more than 50 colleges, he chose OSU for its business administration program and to stay in Ohio, with Notre Dame as a second choice if not for business.
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Russ Davies
Chronicle-Telegram
HIO State University
Vic Janowicz
Elyria High School
State University At
Columbus
Janowicz
Elyrian
Erie
Elyria
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Milwaukee Gains In Pennant Race
Milwaukee pulled within three and a half games of first in the American Association with a 3 to 0 win over Columbus as Indianapolis faltered 6 to 0 at St Paul. St Paul moved to third, five games behind the Indians, while Toledo beat Minneapolis 5 to 2 and Louisville defeated Kansas City 10 to 3 behind pitcher Chet Johnson. Westphalian breweries in Germany have recovered to 50 percent of prewar production.
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Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Indians
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Louisville Colonels
Iansas
Blues
Chet Johnson
Kansas City
Segura And Kovacs Clash In National Pro Net Tourney
In New York Francisco Segura and Frank Kovacs met in quarterfinal play of the National Professional Tennis Tournament. Segura beat Carl Earn to reach the last eight while Kovacs defeated Bob Harmon. Don Budge crushed Jerry Adler to reach quarterfinals and was set to meet Dinny Pails. Doubles saw Riggs and Budge win 6 1 6 0 6 0 over Doyle and Blauer, with Kovacs and Welby Van Horn advancing by default over Goertz and Doeg.
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New York U.P
Francisca
Pancho) Segura
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Cal
Segura
Downing Carl Earn
Los Angeles
Kovacs
Bob Harmon
Don Budge
Hollywood
Jerry Adler
White Plains
N. H
Budge
Dinny Pails
Pails
Wayne Sabin
Bretton Woods
Bobby Riggs
al Doyle
Woodhaven
Harold Blauer
New York
Welby van Horn
Germantown
Frank Goertz
Chevy Chase
Bill Doeg
Santa Monica
Legion Baseball Team Shut Out By Columbia 14-0
The American Legion Post 12 Class A squad lost 14-0 in seven innings at Columbia in the Lorain-Medina County League. Columbia scored nine runs in the second inning as 12 batters came to the plate, backed by solid hitting while Elyria’s ELEMES Tulk and Anton managed four hits. Junior Miller and Dennis held the Legion to four safeties. Columbia’s pitching trio of Miller Dennix Walters limited Elyria to eight hits. The Legion players meet at manager Don Aderman’s home Thursday night and travel Friday to Wellington Merchants.
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American Legion Post
Columbia
Lorain-Medina
American Legion
Don Aderman
Wellington Merchants
Wellington
United Polish Club B Bears Top Pfaudler Nine 5 3 Win
United Polish Club B Bears defeated the Pfaudler Company nine by 5 to 3 at Jefferson in a Tuesday tilt. Battery for the U P C was Frank Karby and Carl Smith, with Brownie Walend on the mound and Gutowski behind the plate for Pfaudler. Bernie Wilczak homered for the U P C team.
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United Polish Club
Pfaudier Company Nine
Jefferson
Frank Karby
Carl Smith
Brownie Walend
Gutowski
Pfaudler
Bernie Wilczak
UPL
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Hamilton
Tribe
R. H.E
Peck
J. Toth
Bender
A. Schroeder
Machovina
Mel's
Mel's Sports
Schwartz and Hubbard
Pais and
G. Schroeder
O.O.F
Kisehr
Lunyber
Gilldi
Payiak
Ridgeville League
Avon Mel's
Sports Faptes
United Sterlworkers
Rodreville Merchants Ad Ridge Me Vets
Diecertoh Florists Ss O
A.scsessenens
Elyria High Star
Regalia
D. W
Trubey
Ohio State University
Sain
Andy Seminick
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Ted Wilks
Phils
Itrip
al Brazio
del Ennis
Eddie Miller
Newhouser
Tigers
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Dick Wakefield
Pat Mullin
Joe Coleman
Pigers
White Sox
Yankees
Chicago
Yori Berra
Taft Wright
Sin
Gled
Berra
Wright
Washington
Usted Press
R H
Pet Wager
Chub
Williams
Boyston Boudreau
Kell
Mustal
St. Tous
Sro Haimes
Ashburn Philadelphia
Sauer
Reds
Konner
Pirates
Saw
R. HE T. O. Murphy Co
TO. Murphy Co
Ward and
Acker
Bursley
Wollenstawel
Aeder Kipton Oe
Oberiin Amer
Kipton--Gors
Leininger
Oberlin—Super
Darin
Germany
Legion
H. H.R. Columbia
Ely
Amer
Columbia-—Miller
Dennix and
Walters
Elyria American Legion
Elemes, Tulk, Anton and
Adermaan
Bears
Duquesne
Lam Meet
Maes
UU Ag 1A
Coe
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