Opening day jolts stir Ohio baseball scene
Opening day brought surprises as rookies like Frankie Baumholtz impressed while veterans such as Bob Feller and Spud Chandler faced tough starts. Cincinnati plans a Sunday doubleheader with the Pirates on April 27, and Athens hosts a 4-3 win by Bill Thompson and the Indians. Ivan W. Davis becomes Ohio High School athletics assistant commissioner May 1 to study pupil athlete insurance. Moose Lodge backs summer youth baseball or softball leagues as talks continue on a Nelsonville semi pro league.
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Ohio district officials seek better officiating next fall
The district group plans a fall clinic to unify rules interpretation for officials especially in basketball. A clearing house in the athletic office would list available officials with open dates, while avoiding pressure on schools to hire specific names.
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Northwestern Players Required to Keep Drill Notebooks
Evanston Illinois Northwestern football coach Bob Voigts told 135 spring candidates they must maintain a notebook to map each day’s drills like an architect’s drawing, ensuring precise records of practice plans and progress.
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Scribes Plan Dinner for Bill Veeck
Cleveland hosts a banquet for Bill Veeck baseball's man of the year with A B Chandler Will Marridge and Gov Thomas J Herbert among the honored guests. About 500 fans attend at ten dollars per plate as Veeck steers the Indians toward a pennant and a million in attendance. The Indians travel to Detroit for the opener while Red Embree and Don Black are set to start in Detroit and a rain postponement affected yesterday's Chicago White Sox game.
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Red Embree
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Varsity Nine Opens Home Stand With Ohio Series
Western Reserve's Red Cats visit Athens for a two game weekend set against Ohio University to open MAC play. Ohio aims for a fourth straight home win while fielding issues and standout hitters Mel Clark and Bill Brooks shape the early matchup. The doubleheader begins Friday at 3 30 p m and Saturday at 2 p m.
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Bobkittens to face Bucks in Columbus rematch
Ohio's Junior Varsity coached by Frank Jeric travels to Columbus to meet Ohio State Jayvees in a return game Saturday. The Bobkittens seek revenge after a 3 1 loss suffered here last Monday as the Bucks led most of the game and the visitors rallied in the ninth before falling short.
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Mansfield Relays Set for Mansfield High Meet
Ohio's oldest independent high school carnival, the Mansfield Relays, returns after a war pause. Director Harry E. Mehock notes 60 to 70 teams, about 1,000 runners expected. 40 teams totaling 615 athletes have filed. Action opens with a four mile run, prelims in the 18 event Saturday, finals in the afternoon. Cleveland East Tech and Ashland lead notable contingents, with Toledo Devilibiss and Mansfield among strong entrants.
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Glouster Star Gets Grid Job
RICHMOND Kentucky Fred Darling former Glouster Ohio high school football and basketball star has been named line coach at Eastern Kentucky Teachers College Darling succeeds Tom Samuels who became head coach after Rome Rankin retired Darling a captain of the Big Six in 1937 earned all conference tackles three years in college and All Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tackle as a senior He signed with the Detroit Lions in 1941 but served in the Army now resumes PE instruction and line coaching at EKTC Darling is an Army captain when discharged parents Mr and Mrs Charles Darling reside 499 West Second Avenue Columbus Ohio.
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Blues and Red Birds Win Opener to Lead AA Race
In Kansas City blues beat St Paul 8 4 while the Red Birds defeated Indianapolis 5 1 in Columbus. Snow delays and cold temps marked opening day as 9764 and 1911 spectators watched. Griffore beat Indianapolis then Moran scored for a late visitor run. Natis homered for the Red Birds as Olsen and Howerton reached base. Browns announce McQuillen and Biscan to Toledo.
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Bobcat golf team trims to nine for opener at Athens
Ohio University coach Kermit Blosser reduced a pool of about 70 candidates to nine, the first Bobcat team since 1939. The squad will play Marietta and Akron Goodyears in weekend opens at the Athens Country Club, with eight in match play. Notable players include Dick Flackenzier, Leland O'Brien, Hubert Selz, Bill Stiffler, Glenn Beers, Ed Kocinski, Ray Lohr, and a contender Len Catri or George Schneider. International input comes from Marietta's Ed Fujimoto and Jack Bailey of Venezuela, among five survivors of a 72 hole qualifier.
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Cleveland
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Ohio University Track Eyes MAC Clash At Western Reserve
Ohio University trackmen travel to Cleveland Saturday for a Mid American Conference meet with Western Reserve at 2 p.m. Coach Roy Pille, directing 11 lettermen among 38 hopefuls, shows no optimism about the season. Qualifiers will be named today as OU prepares two home meets against Bowling Green and a spring football practice game at OU Stadium.
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Jet Pilot Heads to Derbytown as Derby Dreams Rise
Jet Pilot leaves New York for Louisville bound for the Derby. He won yesterday's Jamaica Handicap boosting his earnings past 100000 dollars as rivals Cosmic Bomb Phalanx Blue Border and Stepfather loom for the Wood Memorial. Wieneke named Ursinus College head football coach succeeding Pete Stevens who moves to Temple.
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Queen Elizabeth delays U S Walker Cup team voyage
The Queen Elizabeth is stuck in mud delaying the U S Walker Cup golf squad's departure for England by a day. Bruce Woodcock is noted in the same Britain report as part of the upheaval. The Athletics expand their farm system and face trouble stocking 12 clubs. Dorsett Graves, longtime Washington coach, becomes associate steward for the Longacres summer race meet.
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Notable Names in Sports and Film Plans
Norris Anderson reports on Al Sheriff a Kansas State utility man praised for pinch hitting. Brendan and Jim Mackem aim for Canada's Davis Cup team with Bren Mackem fourth on William and Mary squad. Pants Rowland censures Sacramento manager Dick Bartell over umpire beef. Doc Blanchard and Junior Davis plot a movie this summer with West Pointers vowing no soft entanglements.
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Warriors Scalp Stags 84 71 In BAA Playoff Opener
Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags 84 to 71 behind Joe Fulks 37 points with 29 in the second half. Angi Musi joined the scoring surge as the two teams prepared for the second game of the BAA final series.
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Kautskys Take Invitational Pro Basketball Title
Indianapolis Kautskys edged Toledo Jeeps 62 to 47 to win the Invitational Professional Basketball Tournament. Ft Wayne Zollners beat Oshkosh All Stars 86 to 67 for third place and set a team scoring record for the nine year event.
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Rio Grande Freshman Earns Jack Dempsey Trophy
Rio Grande College freshman Dave Heady, captain of the basketball team, received the Jack Dempsey Adam Hat Sports Welfare Trophy as the school's most valuable athlete of the year chosen by the student body. Heady, 17, from Byesville High, led his high school to an undefeated season and is pursuing physical education.
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Grid Dodgers Sign Four Men
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference announced the signing today of Lee Tevis a 190 pound halfback from St. Louis and a trio of freshman linemen Bob Callahan Edwin A Mike Harris and Bill Jones Tevis played two years at Washington University in St Louis and another as a V-12 student at Miami University in Oxford Ohio The new Dodger linemen are Callahan Harris and Jones from Michigan Mississippi State and West Virginia Wesleyan respectively.
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Mike) Harris
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Roys Favored In IBL Opener As Montreal Eyes Crown
The defending champion Montreal Royals are tabbed to beat as the International Baseball League starts its 64th season with about 60 000 fans expected at today’s inaugurals.
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Yesterday's Results in Baseball All Games Postponed
In the American League all games were postponed. The National League result shows St. Louis 4 runs over Cincinnati 18 runs with pitchers Munger Garagiola Rice Erautt Shaun Lamanna listed. All other games postponed.
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Today’s NBA slate with cross-conference battles
The schedule lists only six games. Philadelphia visits New York while Washington travels to Boston and Detroit heads to St. Louis. A separate slate shows Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia with St. Louis at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Chicago.
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Boxing Results From Buffalo to Akron
In Buffalo Muscato outpoints Savold after 10 rounds in a 188% bout. Windsor sees Edgar stop Berry in Detroit via T Ko at 2. Binghamton hosts King outpointing Petrone in Philadelphia over 8. Akron features Welch stopping Timmons in 1.
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Leafs Aim to Close Stanley Cup Final in Montreal
The Maple Leafs, leading the series three games to one, face the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal hoping to clinch the Stanley Cup. Toronto players stand to earn $18,000 tonight, pushing their playoff total to $36,000.
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