Class B District Tourney Opens Tonight in Southeastern Ohio
The 1952 Southeastern Ohio Class B District Tournament kicks off at 6 p.m. with Albany and Mercerville meeting after Athens County and Gallia County playoff showings. Other games in the opening night slate include Vinton County champ McArthur versus Somerset Holy Trinity, and Rio Grande against Crooksville with Nelsonville facing Meigs County titlists later.
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Nelsonville
Corning
Chauncey
Railroaders
Albany
Athens County
Rio Grande
Crooksville
Orangemen Top Chester To Grab Meigs Event
In the Meigs County tournament final, Toppers Plains fought back from a poor first quarter to beat Olive Orange 61 to 52. Virgil Spencer led with 19 points, Jim Stout added 18, and Dick Spencer earned outstanding player honors as Olive Orange built a 39 21 halftime lead before Toppers Plains surged to the crown.
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Orangemen
Chester
Meigs
Pomeroy
Chester Bluebirds
Toppers Plains
Virgil Spencer
Plainsmen
Dick Spencer
Olive Orange
Jim Stout
Bluebirds
Tuppers Plains
Stout
Taylor
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J. Chaffee
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Cumdiffee Ee
Salser
D Miller
Tourneys at a Glance Ohio and West Virginia Districts
The schedule lists Class B and Class A district tourneys in Ohio with multiple evening games at Albany Mercerville McArthur Somerset HLT Rio Grande Crooksville Toppers Plains Nelsonville Middleport New Lexington Corning St Aloysia Laurelville Glenford Ames Bern McArthur Somerset Chauncey Albany Mercerville and related matchups. West Virginia Mason County games include Wahama Ravenswood Walton Sandyville Consolation and championship dates.
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Albany
Mercerville
McArthur
Somerset Hlt
Rio Grande
Crooksville
Toppers Plains
Nelsonville
Middleport
New Lexington
Corning
New Lexington St. Aloysia
Laurelville
Glenford
Wahama
Ravenswood
Walton
Sandyville
OU Mermen Noted Tid
Ohio University swimmers beat Ohio Wesleyan to reach seven wins this season. Don Gross set a pool record in the 150-yard individual medley as part of the meet highlights.
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Delaware
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
Don Gross
Ohio U
Kristoff
Wooley
Koester
Long
Hartley
Fromm
Wylam
Rudolph
Gross
H. Newell
Rice
Hagquist
Plaveau
Davis
Cothner
King
R. Newell
McBee's and Mowery Top Night Bowling Rivalries
In last night’s Sports and Recreation pair of matches McBee's of Athens defeated Glouster 3 0 and Buck Martin's GT beat Athens 2 1. McBee's top scorer McBride posted 578 while Glouster's Warren Chapplear had 461. Buck Martin's Sloan scored 589 and Mowery of Athens led the night with 609 points.
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Sports and Recreation
McBee's
Athens
Glouster
Buck Martin
McBee
McBride
Warren Chapplear
Sloan
Mowery of
Local Cage Loop Results Include City and Tournament Scores
Dayton defeated St Francis 98 to 65 as John Carroll fell 65 to 40 and Warren beat Springfield Public 61 to 50 High school scores show Youngstown Arussine 49 over Warren 40 Euclid 38 Maple Heights 36 East Liverpool 51 Canton Timken Final tournament day features Grand Rapids 44 Bloomdale 2 and Rio Grande 44 Mercerville 34 Beasley Mathews versus McBee Co final at 7 p m with a slate of evening games Also Ty Cobb noted for his record stealing with Detroit in 1915 and 96 steals in a season Sheffield style summaries accompany local districts Queens County Jefferson Yorkville 52 Wayne 45 Dillonvale 39 Springfield Two 3% Muskingum So Zanesville 64 Roseville 54 New Concord 67 Dresden 61 Meigs Toppers 61 Chester 52
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Navier
St. Francis
John Carroll
Youngstown Arussine
Warren
Springfield Public
Dayton Riser
Euclid
Maple Heights
East Liverpool
Canton Timken
Jefferson Yorkville
Wayne
Dillonvale
Springfield
Muskingum
Zanesville
Roseville
New Concord
Dresden
Tourney Heads to Dig Deep for Quintets
Committees face task of selecting teams for NCAA and NIT post season. NCAA seeks 16 teams with 10 automatic conference champions and six at large. NIT opens March 8 at Madison Square Garden with 12 teams and seven already chosen including St. John's, St. Bonaventure, Dayton, St. Louis, Seton Hall, Holy Cross, and Duquesne.
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Theother
Madison Square Garden
St. John's
Brooklyn
St. Bonaventure
Dayton
St. Louis
Seton Hall
Holy Cross
Duquesne
City College of New York
Kentucky
Western Kentucky
la Salle
Georgetown
Penn State
Penn
Colgate
Syracuse
Villanova
New York University
West Virginia
Lawrence Tech
Seattle
Johnny O'Brien
NCAA
Golden Gloves Tourney Opens in Chicago With 300 Entrants
The 25th annual Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions starts in three Chicago Stadium rings with 300 amateur boxers from 40 west of the Alleghenies. Feathers fly tonight, with lighter weights and bantam classes, followed by heavier divisions tomorrow. Quarterfinals begin March 7 in two rings and champions are decided in later rounds. Also, Jim Kepford is elected captain again for Michigan State's cross country team for 1952, a Spartan record.
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Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Alleghenies
East Lansing
Mich
Jim Kepford
Michigan State
Spartan
Rio Grande Crowned Gallia Tourney King
Rio Grande High School won its 11th first place trophy by defeating Mercerville 44 to 34 in the Gallia tournament final. C Sheets led the attack as Rio Grande overcame a midgame challenge and tied ships with Cadmus as the champions in 28 years of records.
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Rio Grande
Gallia
Gallipolis
Rio Grande High School
Mercerville
C. Sheets
Cadmus
Rio
Ohio Matmen Routed 36-0 by Waynesburg
Waynesburg, Pa. routs Ohio University in a wrestling meet scoring 36-0 as the Bobcats fail to win a match. It marks Ohio’s fifth loss of the season while Waynesburg improves with another victory.
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Waynesburg
Ohio University
Bobcats
Ohio
Broncos Rout Ohio Five 85 74 to Tie for Second
Western Michigan beat Ohio University 85-74 in a Mid-American Conference game to tie for second with Toledo. Miami of Ohio leads the league at 8-3. WMU and Toledo both stand 9-4. Ron Jackson led WMU with 25 points. Glen Hursey top-scored for Ohio with 20.
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Seeme
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Shaw
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Ane
Adams
U S Finishes Second in 1952 Winter Olympic Hockey
The United States drew Canada 3 3 in the final hockey match in Oslo securing second place behind Norway. The U S final point total reached 89 the best ever for a Winter Games in Europe.
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United States
Canada
Norway
Bislett
Jimmy Sedin
St. Paul
Minn
Europe
Finland
Austria
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
England
France
Hungary
Belgium
Tourney Time Coverage From The Messenger
The Messenger presents SEC District Tournaments coverage by seven reporters and staff photographer Don Moore. Readers are urged to followClass A and B contests and obtain the latest updates by subscription or contacting the Athens carrier office.
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Messenger
Don Moore
Athens
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