Slugging Snider Musial Lead All Star Balloting
Slugger Duke Snider of Brooklyn and Stan Musial of St. Louis surged into front runners in the annual All Star poll. Snider topped Richie Ashburn by 12,024 votes for the NL center field slot and Musial led Ted Kluszewski for NL first base by 13,512 votes.
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Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan
Cincinnati Redlegs
Jim Finigan
Kansas City Athletics
George Kell
Chicago White Sox
Musial
St. Louis
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Hodges
Brooklyn
Schoendienst
Baker
Hamner
Philadelphia
Trucker leaders hold first place with 41 win over Dr Pepper
Life League North standings leaders Truckers edged Dr Pepper as Bob Gurchuk pitched three hits allowed and 42 strikeouts, while Stewart Radio and TV defeated Plocher Insurance 9 7 to 1. Staniszlo doubled for Stewart Racha and TV. Kaiser fanned 10 in a seven hit effort by Dr Pepper. Brown win nine for Stewart in three innings.
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Reiter
Dr. Pepper
Bob Gurchuk
Stewart Radio and TV
Plocher Insurance
Gureuk
Staunch Clair
Elyria
Andy Staniso
Dave Rankin
Staniszlo
Gary Kaiser
Stewart Racha
Kenny Wells
Harry Brown
Stewart
Brown
Paul Aulisio
Danm Walend
He Can Increase It Tonight Jackson Leads in Lorain Speedway
Jackson holds a 10 point edge over Ken Johnson in the season standings as the 14th stock car event of the year at Lorain County Speedway gets underway. Johnson trails with 128 to Jackson's 138. Weisman sits third with 95, Gott 92, Blake 86, Burrows 86, Richards 83, Hassel 79, Lawl 79, and Smclair 72 as top contenders. Jerry Eschtruth sits 68 and Joe Kocel 7 in the current point spread with room to rise.
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Dick Jackson
Lorain County Speedway
Cleveland Pilot
Brack
Ken Johnson
Loramn
Ieader
Jackson
Johnson
Hile Johnson
Ed Weisman
Jerry. Eschtruth
Elyria
Weisman
Paul Gott
al Blake
Bobo Burrows
Bill Richards
Ivan Hassel
Norm Lawl
Red Smcl
Oberlin Invitational Women golfers to compete Thursday
Four clubs Norwalk Elyria Cherry Ridge and Oberlin Golf Club will play in the Oberlin Women s Invitational Meet Thursday with morning tee times starting at 8 00. Play is independent of last week s event and standings will unfold from the Oberlin course. Local entries include McDermott Crandall Kunkle Moyes Kalmer Goodspeed Whitman Schmittgen Bard Hbley R Smith Tufford Kiely Garland Goldstein Byoughman Wise Refenning Nichols Dial plus a roster of other players in early and mid morning groups. The Maple Leafs baseball notes, plus race standings from the Teronts and ads for Franke Insurance, Budweiser beer, and local radio appear in a separate section.
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Norwalk
Elyria Country Club
Cherry Ridge
Oberlin Golf Club
Oberlin
Agganis Scholar Sought By Mourning Mother in Lynn
Mrs. Georgia Agganis, mother of Harry Agganis, asks for a scholarship in his memory after his death from pneumonia. The proposal seeks funds from those not sending flowers to the Henley Regatta, directing them to donate to the scholarship fund.
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Lynn
Mass
Ins
Harry Agganis
Boston University
Red Sox
Georgia Agganis
Henley-On-Thames
Eng
Dartmouth
Lynn Classical High School
Athletic Peter's Hall of Oxford
Injury Bug Still Biting Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers face ongoing injury woes as star catcher Roy Campanella heads for X rays on a knee problem. Pitcher Russ Meyer is out at least 20 days with a broken shoulder bone from a collision in Milwaukee. Erskine, Pedres, Lees, and outfielder Duke Snider also sidelined or recovering from injuries.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Russ Meyer
Olgame
Milwaukee
Carl Erskine
Johnny Pedres
Billy Lees
Armassments
Duke Snider
Spitzer
Spitzer Iezer
Spitzer Lality Mizer
Jalfey & Tzer
Spitzer Spitzer
SPIT
Walker Wins Title in Elyria Junior Tennis Meet
Paul Walker clinched the boys singles title at Cascade Park defeating Al Castle 6 4, 6 4 in the final. Earlier Walker beat Sandy Fishman 6 0, 6 4 in the upper bracket semi final, as the Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce second annual tournament progressed.
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Elyria
Paul Walker
Castle and Guest clash in lower bracket amid budding tennis action
Castle defeated Jim Guest in the lower bracket earlier while Keng played another date in a separate match. Fishman moved to a semi final by beating Tom Doan 61 75. Walker Doan won the Boys doubles final by defeating Castle and Tom Gruen 6 4 6 2, and advanced to the finals by default over Mandeville Varga.
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Castle
Jim Guest
Keng
Fishman
Walker
Tom Doan
Walker Doan
Tom Gruen
Mandeville Varga
Area Golfers Enter 2nd Cup Round
Area golfers advance to the second round of the Plain Dealer Cup at Aurora and Mayfield Country Clubs. Art Hudnutt of Elyna and Al Rivera of Oberlin lead with 7 over par after round one, while others from Elyma area such as Mooney, Toth, Ross, Rogs, Mate, and Kohlmyer vie for spots and a final 36 holes at Shaker Heights. Dick Pettersson led Aurora action with a 72 last week.
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Art Hudnutt
Elyna Country Club
al Rivera
Oberlin J
Aurora
Mayfield Country Clubs
Hudnutt
Rivera
Mayfield
Shaker Heights Country Club
Elyma
Geiger Named Athletics Director At MIT
Stanford alumnus Perry Geiger takes over as athletics director at MIT succeeding the late Ivan Balch. Balch, dean of men at Hot Springs Virginia, names Geiger as pro at Cascades Golf Course, with Geiger returning to Cambridge Massachusetts where he was born 25 years ago.
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Geiger
Cambridge
Mass
Richard L. Balch
Hot Springs
Stanford University
Beeniman Perry
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Ivan Jion
Carter Smith In Title Go Tonight At Boston Garden
Lightweight champion Jimmy Carter of New York is a 3-1 favorite to defend his title against Wallace Bud Smith of Cincinnati in a nationally televised 15 round bout at Boston Garden. Ticket sales were lighter than the earlier date, and both fighters predicted knockouts as they completed final training for the blacked out New England fight.
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Boston
Jimmy Carter
New York
Wallace Bud Smith
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boston Garden
Gates
Tommy Collins
Tony de Marto
Carter
New England
Furniture Nine Tops National Elyria Pony League Victory
Elyria Furniture defeated Lorain County Excavating 6 to 2 in the National Division as Kaminski earned the win with 11 strikeouts in seven innings. Bill Minkowski and Kaminski led the offense with multiple hits, while Excavating pitchers Kaminski Hays and Redington combined for nine hits allowed. In the separate National Division game Fraternal Order of Police beat Toggery Boystown 5 to 4 as John Zaffer struck out 12 helping the Police to the win.
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Elyria Furniture
Elyria Pony League
Lorain County
Elyna Catholic High Diamonds
Order of Police
Toggery Boystown
Furniture
Jack Bolinski
Tom Kaminski
Brian Hays
Charles Redington
Bill Minkowski
Kaminski
John Zaffer
Police
Law Enforcement
Zaffer
Kaminski, Haye
Redington
Latta, Bosal and Motoy
L. Pet xRotary Tub Soo
lLorain Co
Hart Construction
le Pet Elyria Furniture
xLorain Co
Moore vs Marciano Fight Weigh-In Question
The Sports Grill notes Archie Moore may be ready for Rocky Marciano in September. Moore weighs about 185 pounds, just a few pounds shy of Marciano, and boxing observers debate if that makes him competitive.
Famechon and Moore Boosted by Ring Ratings
New York based Ring Magazine named Archie Moore Fighter of the Month after his knockout of middleweight champion John Olson. Ray Famechon of France also earned top recognition in the latest ratings, highlighting two veteran heavyweights' recent form.
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New York
Archie Moore
Ray Famechon
France
Ring Magazine
Moore
John Olson
Fast Waale
Moore and Rocky Fight Contested Boxing Skills Compared
The piece weighs Moore as a sharp puncher and versatile boxer with solid defense, while Rocky Marciano is described as a heavier puncher with iron jaw endurance. It notes other contenders like Famechon, Bassett, DeMarco, DAgata, Macias, Peacock, and Fullmer shaping the rankings as fight prospects loom.
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Moore
Marciano
Rocky
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
Lou Lponent
Famechon
Wimbledon Men and Tennis Stars Set for Semis Duel
Arch rivals Trabert and Pat Mansfield clash in a predicted tight semifinal while Rocky Marciano looms as favorite to rough up his foe Moore before potential knockouts. Wimbledon action features Patty shocking Hoad, Rosewall vs Nielsen, plus US doubles champions Seixas and Trabert reach semis amid a 20,000 crowd and advancing American women to finals.
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Archie
Marciano
Moore
Ee Bly
Eng
INS
Tony Sao
Budge
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Gles
Rocky Land
Ely Stadium
Obioan
Elyria Umpires Association
Council Chambere
City Sessional
Egypt
Jaroslav Drobny
Patty
Australia
Low Hoad
Kent
Rosewall
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen
Trabert
Vicji Seixas
Philadelphia
Gil Shea
Bob Perry
U. S
Local League Baseball and Bowling News
Elyria Diamond Docket lists Hart Construction versus Wrain County Saving and Trust and Wyoters against Rotary Club at Diamond No.1 and 2, with games at 6 30 pm. Lorain Medina League features Edmond & Johnson Realtors versus Traxler Trucking at Cascade Perk, plus other delays. Bowling Masters Tour in New York promises $50,000 purse with 300 games and trip to Europe for winner. Tony Percy Drumciano tops Montreal race, with Archie Moore facing heavyweight challengers.
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Wrain County Saving & Trust
Elyr
Cethelic
Wall
Wyoters
Rotary Club
Lorain-Medina County
Edmand& Johnson Realtors
Traxler Trucking
Cascade
Perk
Boltball Industrial League
Hanshaw Shemical
American Radiator
Elyria
Recreation Field
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General Motors
Pfindler Co
New York
Los Angeles
Angeles
Archie Moore
Gurney
Europe
Wulle Pastrano
Chicago
Tory Maxim
Bob See
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