Giants Crush Browns 48-7 to Clinch Eastern Title in Snow
New York Giants dominate Cleveland 48-7 at Yankee Stadium to seal the Eastern Conference crown. Charley Conerly returns to throw eight of 11, supported by a stiff defense led by Robustelli Katcavage Grier and secondary star Linden Crow as Pat Summerall adds points. In another note, Skyline Gun Club shoots in a snowstorm with Musser and Ed Wade tying for champion with 89x100 in trap and skeet.
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Bobby Mitchell
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Athens Clippers Past Circleville 54 51 in Close Clash
Athens Bulldogs edge Circleville 54 to 51 as Wickerham and Chase top scoring with 16 and 14 points each. Circleville rallies late but Athens foul shooting and key free throws decide the contest.
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Charley McAfee
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Bob Shadiey
Russ Wickerham
Larry Riggs
Athenians
Steve Chase
Rich Bacon
Bill Hicks
Bailey
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Bob Nelson
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Dick Blos
Ser
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Brosser
Begg
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Troy's Trojans Extend Winning Streak In Big Victory
Carthage Troy’s Trojans improved to eight straight wins with a 90-52 non league victory over Harrietsville. Dodd scored 28 and Fore 26 as Troy led 25-4 after eight minutes and 52-19 at halftime. The team travels Friday to face Rome Canaan in a key Athens County League showdown.
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Troy
Trojans
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Athens County
Noble County
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Carthage Troy
Larry Fore
Jack Dodd
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Glouster Tomcats defeat Trimble 79 to 56 in league clash
Glouster led 7- point after the first period then pulled away for a 79 56 win over Trimble. Bryson and Grinstead each scored 19, Hatfield 20, Wright 9 for the Cardinals. Officials were Barber and Sayres.
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Dick Macak
Big Bill Bryson
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Mickey Wright
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Buchtel Tops New Lexington St. Alovysius 52 29
Buchtel York led by John Dupler and Don Wolfe won their second game of the season defeating New Lexington St. Alovysius 52 to 29 behind strong defense and steady shooting. Reserve team also won 24 to 18.
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John Dupler
Don Wolfe
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Ohio officials elect Shopbell president of Canton group
Wade Slusser in Deadlock Ed Wade and Hil Musser tied for Skyline Gun Club championship at 89 of 100 in skeet and trap. Snowstorm halted a shoot-off. Carl Murphy won trap in a shoot-off over John Cline. Good took skeet title with 48 of 50.
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Rio Grande College Triumphs At Homecoming Defeats Malone 98-74
Rio Grande College led 43-39 at halftime and pulled away in the second half to beat Malone 98-74 in the homecoming game at Southwestern High School. John Ve Bverski scored 19 in the second half, tied by Dick Larkey, as the Redmen improved to 2-4.
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John Vevurski
Malone College
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Doyle Smales
Ron Glover
Ed Harter
Dick Larkey
Wevurski
Berlyn Thompson
Smales
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Desperation shot lifts Shade over Eastern Lee 53 51
Bobby Lee hit a midcourt buzzer beater to cap Shade Edees Eastern non league 53 51 win. Lee led Shade with 15 points while Charley Collins and Randall Powell each scored 16 for Eastern. Officials were Zimmerman and Sprinkles. Reserves: Eastern 20 Shade 16.
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Bobby Lee
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Panthers
Bob Martin
Eagles
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Randall Powell
Zimmerman
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MAC all star football picks name Ohio U BG Miami sweep first team
Ohio University Bowling Green and Miami swept the first team on the Mid-American Conference all star football team chosen by league coaches in Columbus. Ohio U led with five first stringers, BG four, Miami two, with unanimous selections for Zimpfer Greens and Brooks.
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Bob Brooks
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Joe Trevis
Joe Dean
Bob Harrison
Jim Massarelli
Second Team Football Players Named From Ohio Colleges
A slate of second team selections from Ohio universities includes guards Chuck Ramsey and Wilmer Saenger, centers Gary Huber and, Gary Cobb, quarterbacks Dick Mostardo and Bob Colburn, and backs Bernie Casey Dave Gilbert and Ovie Burt among others from Bowling Green, Miami, Kent State, Ohio University, Western Michigan, and Toledo.
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Miami
Gary Cobb
Cincinnati
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Ohio U
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Ohio U., Jr
Akron
Bob Colburn
Bowling Green, Sr
Dayton
Bernie Casey
Bowling Green, Jr
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Bob Harrison
St. Louis
Bob Brooks
Ohio
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Wilmer Saenger
Kent State, Jr
Barberton
Gary Huber
Dick Mostardo
Kent State
Upper Darby
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Greenville
Ovie Burt
Toledo
Russ Hepner
Soph
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Gerry Dianiska
Cleveland
Evans and German Named to South for All-Star Classic
South center Bob German of German and Wellston star Jim Evans of Rutland headline selections for the South in the North-South all-star game set for August 13 in Canton. Other South picks include Coal Grove guard John Bill Deeds and Marietta quarterback Frank Christie. Ohio Coaches Assn named 24 South players and 22 Yankee picks for the Scholastic Classic with Canton as host site and August game in Stark County.
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Wellston
Jim Evans
Canton
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Ron Nehring
Cincinnati
Roger Bacon
Evans
John Bill Deeds
Coal Grove
Frank Christie
Stark County
Wide Range Basketball Scores From Regional Meet
A jumble of college and high school basketball results is listed, including Navy over Penn and Duquesne over St. Francis, with several close games and notable upsets. The compilation covers teams from Ohio and nearby states, detailing scores and opponents across venues.
Generals Fall At Bremen In season opener
Bremen outplayed McArthur 65 to 45 as the Generals hit a low 30.9 percent from the floor, trailing 21 to 5 after the first period and 46 to 34 by the third. McArthur won the reserve game 31 to 28.
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Giants Tear Through Browns 48-7 at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants quarterback Chuck Conerly directed a 401-yard, four TD passing attack as they overwhelmed the Cleveland Browns 48-7 in Yankee Stadium to clinch the Eastern Conference title. Browns’ Jim Brown left the game after a head injury and Cleveland struggled with pass protection.
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Allensville Tops Plains for First Victory of the Season
Allensville Bombers defeated The Plains Indians 57 to 50 to notch their first win. Porter led Allensville with 16 points while Tinkham had 12 for The Plains. The Plains also won the reserve and freshman games.
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Racine Tops Ames Bern 49 32 On Friday Night
Racine led 11-4 after the first quarter and 22-14 at halftime to win 49-32 over Ames Bern. Duane Wolfe scored 13 points for Racine with help from Cole Price Graham and McKelvey. Ames Bern was paced by Cunningham Weekly and Powell in a low scoring contest.
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Sanders Nips Dow To Win Coral Gables
In Coral Gables Florida Doug Sanders won the Coral Gables open at the Biltmore on a 273 four round total. The field surpassed Horton's 281 mark from 1935 and even broke the 65 single round record with Miller Barber shooting 64 in the third round. Finsterwald finished 276 for second while Arnold Palmer and Don Finsterwald tied for third with 279. Julius Boros and Johnny Pott also in the 279 group.
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Blue Devils Edge Romans In Non League Reflects Local Rivalry
Chesterhill Blue Devils defeated Rome Canaan 57 to 53 in a Saturday non league clash. Rome Canaan missing Athens County all league forward Leonard Frost due to a eye injury from a snowball. Kennedy led Chesterhill with 15 points and Bauer added 20 as the winners built a second half edge.
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Jim Ogg
Athens County
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Carthage Troy
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Unruly mob disrupts Giants Browns clash at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants beat Cleveland Browns 48 to 7 but a thousand plus fans rushed the field late in the game. Goal posts were torn down and players were engulfed as security cleared the field for nearly 20 minutes prompting Browns coach Paul Brown to call the incident unprecedented and chaotic.
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More Trades Likely After Two Major Baseball Deals
Miami Beach reports optimism that more trades will follow two blockbuster moves Sunday. Minnie Minoso and Frank Thomas headlined exchanges involving 11 players between Cleveland, Chicago and Cincinnati, with key players changing teams. Executives like Bing Devine predicted the logjam breaking and renewed trade activity across majors.
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