Point Pleasant Nine Open 1953 Season at Lakin
Point Pleasant Big Blacks start the 1953 baseball season with a opener against the Lakin Red Raiders at Lakin today. Coach Jack Rogers lists lettermen Paul Smith Darrel Russell Farrell Russell Gordon Beckett Harry Harden and Wayne Austin and praises the sophomores as the best in his 13 years. The opening lineup includes Smith Minton Russell Beckett Brown Mayes Austin Wedge Russell Blessing RutherfordNibert Capehart Capehart Burrows Castor Darst Plants Stevens and pitchers Austin Wood Miles Darst.
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Lakin Red Raiders
Lakin
Gallipolis
Jack Rogers
Paul Smith
Darrel Russell
Farrell Russell
Gordon Beckett
Harry Harden
Wayne Austin
Rogers
Smith
Gary Minton
Darrell Russell
Vernon Beckett
Dorsey Brown
Jimmy Mayes
Paul Austin
Denny Wedge
Butch Greenlee
William Blessing
Billy Ruther
Wade Watts Named Canton McKinley Head Coach
Wade Watts, former Liverpool High School mentor, selected from 52 applicants as Canton McKinley High School’s new head football coach for $62 a year. Watts, son of Athletic Director Ray Watts, played at Baldwin Wallace and has a 27 11 1 coaching record at East Liverpool and Kent Roosevelt. He replaces Dick Miller. McKinley also names Herman Rearick as head basketball coach after Don Everett’s four seasons.
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Wade Watts
Fast Liverpool
Canton McKinley High School
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Ray Watts
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Associated Press
Kent Roosevelt
Ashtabula Edgeworth
Port Clinton
Middlebranch
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Bulldogs
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Bup) Rearick
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Two Rookies Enter 500 at Indianapolis May 30
The 37th annual Indianapolis 500 will feature rookies plus George Fender of Lansdale PA as drivers. Five more cars bring total entries to 57 for 33 starting spots on Memorial Day. Entries close April 15 with time trials starting May 16. Fender returns in a Leitenberger special and Bob Scott of Los Angeles drives the Belond Equa Flow Special.
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George Fender
Lansdale
Fender
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bob Scott
Los Angeles
Thorpe’s Body Heads Home for Burial in Shawnee
Jim Thorpe’s body is being sent to Shawnee Oklahoma for burial. The 64 year old Indian athlete died March 28 at his trailer home in Limita. Thorpe lay in state at a mortuary chapel wearing beaded buckskin garments. Attending the rosary were Lucy Welch and admirers including coaches Jimmy Phelan and Joe Stydahar. A funeral mass is planned for April 13 in Shawnee with a memorial to Thorpe to be erected there.
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Jim Thorpe
Shawnee
Okla
Lere
Thorpe
Limita
Lucy Welch
Canton
Jimmy Phelan
Joe Stydahar
Chicago Cardinals
Hornets Bid To Tie Series In Cleveland
The Pittsburgh Hornets aim to even the Calder Cup series with the Cleveland Barons as Cleveland edges ahead 1-0 in the seven game set. Barons center Ehrhardt Heller, 42, in his 24th season, replaces Bob Bailey who was knocked unconscious in game one. Hendy blames Hornets' Bob Salinger for Bailey’s injury and says Bailey may not return next year.
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Ott) Heller
New York Ranger
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AHL
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Bob Bailey
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Bob Salinger
Baron
Track manager named for Grandview at Bainbridge
Eddie Miller of Cleveland appointed general manager of Grandview track at Bainbridge. The jet was opened by the resignation of Dick Case, who becomes racing secretary there.
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Eddie Miller
Grandview
Bainbridge
Dick Case
Derby Bloodlines Tie Derby Eligibles to Past Winners
Two 1953 Kentucky Derby eligibles are offspring of mares that produced earlier Derby winners. One is a half-brother to a Derby winner, the other a full brother to Assault, winner in 1946. King Ranch owns Postillion, a Derby winner’s kin, with Bold Venture as sire.
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Robert J. Kleberg
King Ranch
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Hill Prince
Mr. Trouble
Bold Venture
Morton L. Schwartz
Churchhill Downs
Pestimion
Swynford
Whirlaway
Jet Pilot
Nelsonville Eagles plan summer baseball team
Nelsonville Eagles announce formation of a summer baseball team. Manager Sam Jenkins invites boys from Nelsonville and nearby areas to a first practice on Sunday April 12 at 2 p.m. at City Playground. The team hopes to join the Ohio Valley League and seeks old Eagles uniforms from former members.
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Nelsonville Eagles
Sam Jenkins
Eagles
Jenkins
Aerie
Exhibition Ball Scores Across Cities
Chicago A defeated Philadelphia New York 15 to 3 in an urban meeting. New York N posted a 6 to 2 win over Birmingham SA. Chicago N bested St. Louis A 3 to 2 while St. Louis N beat Fort Worth TL 7 to 0 in separate exhibitions.
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Birmingham
Chicago
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Fights Last Night Highlight Boxers Harrison and Rindone Wins
In Miami Tommy Harrison from Los Angeles defeated Jim Bivins of Cleveland by decision. In Boston Joe Rindone of Boston beat Jackie Keough of Cleveland by decision. Each bout went the scheduled 16 rounds.
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Miami
Bobcat Duke Baseball Washed Out by Rain in Durham
Rain in Durham, N C washed out the Ohio University vs Duke baseball game after 1 2/3 frames. Duke led 1 0 when play halted as soggy field conditions halted further action. Ohio left fielder John Turk scored their lone run on a single. Dry weather expected elsewhere but not in North Carolina.
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Columbus Man Grabs Athens Cycle Event
The Athens Motorcycle Club held its first annual spring Endurance Run over an 85 mile course in Athens County. Les Parker of Columbus led 24 contestants as high pointman with other winners including Steve Haban Don Fisher Dick Kramfoth Joe Gee Joe Filson ack Pfluge and Duke Pennell. Third place finishers James Garrett and Duck King also earned spots with plans announced for a flat track race at the Athens County Fair grounds on May 31.
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Athens County
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Xenia
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Duck King
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Wahama White Falcons Open Season in 8-3 Win
The Wahama White Falcons defeated the Ripley Vikings 8-3 Thursday in the season opener. Wahama schedules a game with Pomeroy today at Wahama. Lakin vs Wahama is set for Thursday.
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Point Pleasant
Wahama
TV Committee Seeks TV Plan For College Football
New York The National Collegiate Athletic Association TV Committee opens a two day meeting to draft a plan for televising college football next fall. Led by Cornell University Athletic Director Robert Kane, the group aims for a restricted schedule with one game per week and no repeat teams, avoiding institutions in the 1952 program where possible.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Robert Kane
Cornell University
Dayton club owner bids to buy NBA Olympians
Guy Sano of Dayton says he is prepared to buy the Indianapolis Olympians and use the University of Dayton fieldhouse as home floor if the deal goes through. The statement was made Monday.
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Guy Sano
Indianapolis Olympians
National Basketball Association
Sano
University of Dayton Feldhouse
Feam
Colorful Woody Hayes Opens OSU Spring Berth Trials
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes starts a 20 day spring grind with 31 hopefuls split into five squads red blue gold maroon and white. He says players earn spots and will be moved up or down after evaluations and film study.
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Ohio State
Woody Hayes
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Nixon Plans Blooper Pitch for Relief Stint in Opener
Vice President Nixon signals he will open the major league season as a relief pitcher for President Eisenhower in the Washington Senators versus New York Yankees opener. He cites Buck Newsom as his model and plans an underhand delivery to avoid a hard hit. The game will be televised nationally for the first time.
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Washington
Buck Newsom
Newsom
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
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