Ohio high school and college sports shine in small towns
Ohio news highlights include Nelsonville securing the SEC League title and district crown with Coach Lowell Cole, Athens athletes setting records in swimming and track, and Middleport star Bob Ashley earning statewide recognition. Local golf, baseball, and football achievements dot the season as ex college stars like Baumholtz and Musial shine in national leagues.
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Nelsonville Boys
Columbus
Rome-Canaan
Ames-Bern
Greenies
Corning
Athens
Greyhounds
Tuppery Plains
Meigs
Vinton County
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Earl Davis, Jr
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Herb Branstitter
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Jim Johnson
Delaware
Bob Reed
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Frankie Baumholtz
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West Columbia
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Eddie Grandy
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Contiznusé
La Motta faces Nardico in Coral Gables light heavyweight bout
Jake La Motta and Dana Nardico meet at the Coral Gables Coliseum for a light heavyweight title contender bout. CBS TV will air the 10 p.m. EST fight to millions as the winner eyes Archie Moore’s crown. La Motta is 7-5 favorite.
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Fla
Jake LaMotta
Bronx Bull
Dana Nardico
Tampa
Coral Gables Coliseum
CBS
International Boxing Club
New York
Archie Moore
Moore
Ake
Joey Maxim
LaMotta
Sugar Ray Robinson
Nordico
Nardico
McBride Calls Pay Decision Lousy Deal
Arthur B. Mickey McBride, financier of the Cleveland Browns, criticized a pay split for NFL championship game shares. Players argued over distributing half shares to trainer Leo Murphy and equipment manager Morrie Kano, while coach Paul Brown remained in Mobile. Reports say tempers flared as some players sought no payout for Murphy, Kano, and Brown's assistants.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Arthur B
Mickey) McBride
McBride
Leo Murphy
Morrie Kano
Paul Brown
Mobile
Ala
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Kono
Brown
Boxing results from Miami Beach and other rings
Fights last night saw Oscar Pharo from Birmingham defeat Lou Benson of Baltimore on points. In White Plains Nicola Funari of Rome stopped Pat Maliane of Waterbury, and Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles knocked out Clifton Lester in Los Angeles.
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Fla
Oscar Pharo
Birmingham
Ala
Lou Benson
Baltimore
White Plains
N. Y
Nicola Funari
Rome
Italy
Pat Maliane
Waterbury
Conndrew
LOS Angel
Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
Clifton Lester
New Year’s Day Bowl Attendance Surges past 400,000
New Year’s football bowl games draw over 400000 tickets sold for eight games with Rose Bowl in Pasadena leading attendance. Georgia Tech and Wisconsin headline Sugar and Rose matchups while Notre Dame may affect California weather impact. Injuries threaten key backs for Wisconsin and Mississippi as forecasts call for rain in Pasadena and New Orleans.
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Mississippi
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Tangerine
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Fla
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Tennessee Tech
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Badgers
Harland Carl
Bill Hutchinson
Carl
New Orleans
Leon Hardeman
Billy Teas
Ashenfelter Wins Sullivan Trophy for Olympic Victory
FBI agent Horace Ashenfelter, famed 1952 Olympic steeplechase champion, was selected for the 52 Sullivan Memorial Trophy. He led nine challengers with 154 first place votes and 1112 points. Maj. Sammy Lee and Mal Whitfield placed second and third. The trophy will be presented Feb. 15 in New York.
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Horace Ashenfelter
Russia
Vladimir Kasantzev
James E. Sullivan
Ash
Lillian
Maj
Sammy Lee
Pasadena
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Mal
AAU
Douglas F. Roby
Detroit
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FBI
Newark
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Whitfield
Columbus, O
Lincoln Nips Zaleski Five In District Clash
Lincoln battled from behind in the fourth period to defeat Zaleski 54 to 46. Earl led Lincoln with 13 points while Zaleski’s Sheets added 11. The visitors capped the reserve tilt 44 to 30.
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Gahanna Lincoln
Earl
G. F. P Carr
Amerine
Martin Ewe
Tripp
Ee Ee
Quick
Gahanna
Pet Bully Set for Comeback After Front-Foot Injuries
One of racing's bravest horses, Pet Bully, prepares for a return after breaking bones in both front feet during the 1950 Belmont Futurity. He previously finished second to Baillefield.
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Miami-V
Pet Bully
Baillefield
Jimmy Dykes Levels Ferris Fain In Slap Hit Clash
In Los Angeles Jimmy Dykes rebuked Ferris Fain as the two time AL batting champion began toeing the plate. The Athletics manager called Fain a slap hitter and pressed him to advance runners rather than swing for right field roofs.
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LOS Angeles
NBA
Jimmy Dykes
Ferris Fain
Fain
Athletics
St. Louis
Bears Lose Lead In Overtime Thriller To Reds
The Hershey Bears were about to seize the AHL top spot when Providence Reds forward Zellio Toppazzini scored 21 seconds into overtime to give Providence a 4 3 win. In the other game the St. Louis Flyers defeated the Cleveland Barons 4 to something.
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Associated Press
Hershey Bears
Zellio Toppazzini
Providence Reds
Hershey
St. Louis Flyers
Sluw
Cleveland Barons
Ohio's Annie Oakley Liz Keeney Bags 16 Coons
A 72 year old grandmother from Rankin's Creek, Lizzie Keeney, earns the nickname Ohio's Annie Oakley by shooting 16 raccoons over six years with a .22 rifle along with many squirrels and rabbits.
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Chesa 2Eake
Ohio
Annie Oakley
Lizzie Keeney
Rankin’s Creek
Dodgers Reach 389 Runs In 80 Games At Ebbets Field
Dodgers posted 389 runs across 80 games at Ebbets Field, an average of 4.86 runs per game. The note highlights the team’s strong offensive output at home venue.
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Ebbets
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
Dismiss Suit To Ban Ohio Race Betting
A Ohio case testing pari mutuel betting legality was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge Dana F. Reynolds. Charles P. Masterson of Cleveland sought a ruling that pari mutuel betting is a lottery and illegal, targeting the state racing commission and state officials.
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Ohio
Common Pleas
Dana F. Reynolds
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Hugh A. Sherer
Charles P. Masterson
Cleveland
Masterson
State Racing Commission
Roger W. Tracy
Joseph T. Ferguson
Racing Commission
Hank Sauer Cracks 24 Homers Off Top Pitchers
Chicago Cubs slugger Hank Sauer hit 24 of his 38 home runs against major league pitchers. Five of those homers came off Larry Jansen of the New York Giants, highlighting Sauer's success against elite arms.
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Chicago Cubs
Larry Jansen
Giants
DeSpirito Sets New Mark In Miami Riding Feat
Apprentice jockey Tony DeSpirito from Lawrence Massachusetts rode four winners at Tropical Park on Tuesday to claim a new year records with 389 victories, surpassing Wallermiller's 338 set in 1906. He had earlier rode 370 by December 12 but was sidelined for riding foul.
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Fla
Turf World Today
Tony DeSpirito
Lawrence
Mass
Toy
Tropical Park
Wallermiller
Joe Culmone
Willie Shormaker
Miller
DeSpirito
Seeee Ores
Tony
Havana
Marshall Cassidy
Jockey Club
Cassidy
U S Grabs One Victory Down Under
Australia defeated the U S in the Davis Cup final day as Frank Sedgman defeated Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas beat Ken McGregor to leave the score at 4 1 for Australia Seixas used sharp passing and relentless attack to edge McGregor in four sets Seixas and McGregor exchanged errors with McGregor totaling 106 errors to Seixas 37 as both players had five aces
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Australia
America
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
U S
Ken McGregor
Frank Sedgman
Tony Trabert
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U. S
Seixas
McGregor
Tuesday B League standings and scores
Lawhead 2 Poston 1 Athens Machine 3 Big Elm 0 Union Printing 2 Gifford Hardware 1 Ath Bldg Mat 2 Gas M 1.
Bow Tilts On Television for New Year’s Bow Games
New York reports television and radio coverage for four bowl games on New Year’s Day 1953. Cotton Dallas Tennessee vs Texas NBC TV 1:45 p.m. Orange Miami Syracuse Alabama CBS TV 1:45. Sugar New Orleans Georgia Tech Mississippi ABC TV 1:45. Rose Pasadena Wisconsin USC NBC TV 4:45. Radio teams announced: Lindsey Nelson Bob Murphy Bill Stern Joe Hasel Red Barber Mel Leavitt Al Helfer Bra ven Dyer Bob Wolff Gene Kirby.
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Jacksonville
Mbs
Bob Wolff
Gene Kirby
Tulane Gains and Gave 1739 Yards in 1952 Season
During the 1952 football season Tulane gained 1739 rushing yards. Ironically the opposition gained exactly the same yardage against the Green Wave.
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Tulane
Green Wave
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