Perry County powerhouses drive tight Class B tourney action
Junction City and Wilkesville played a hard clean first round in a Perry County showdown while Crooksville Ceramics toppled Carthage-Troy and loom as a major title threat. Joe Wilson and Bob Freriks anchor Crooksville as George Ragan leads Wilkesville in a rugged, strategic contest.
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Wilkesville
Carlon Hill
Glouster
Rio Grande
Somerset Holy Trinity
Glenford
Hamden
Falcons
Junction
George Ragan
Perry
Crooksvilles
Bulldogs
Trinity
Athens
Chauncey
Crooksville
Perry County
Carthage-Troy
Coolville
Somerset
Holy Trinity
Joe “Whitey” Wilson
Troy
Trojans
Carbon Hill
Tomcats
Wilson
Bob Frericks
Freriks
Burl Crawford
Leon Straushbaugh
Ragan
Elmer Bush
Fred Ashbaugh
Walter Poling
Ralph Henry
Bob Ginnan
Jim Johnson
Sonny Campbell
Hocking
Ohio U star Mark Wylie named top foul shooter in state
Ohio University guard Mark Wylie from Gibisonville High led the nation with 88 made free throws in 102 attempts an .862 average. His streak peaked at 32 consecutive foul goals after a 12-for-12 burst against Cincinnati, amid plans to pursue baseball or pro offers after graduation.
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Persh Rohrer
Ohio University
Mark Wylie
Wylie
Gibisonville High
Hocking County
Chunky Guard
Ohio Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Marietta
Whitbang
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American Legion
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Bearcats Capture Queen City Title
Cincinnati beat Xavier 52 to 45 to clinch the Queen City basketball title in the curtain closer. Xavier’s Mal McMullen led with 19 points, while Dick Dallmer scored 14 for Cincinnati. Xavier to NAIB tournament in Kansas City starting March 8. Bradley beat Ohio Wesleyan 79 to 58 in Peoria.
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University of Cincinnati
Queen City
Xavier
Kansas City
Cats
Mal McMullen
Dick Dallmer
Cincinnati
Bradley University
Ohio Wesleyan
Peoria
Ill
Braves
Bradley
Paul Unruh
Charles Buttermore
Bishops
Indians Poised for Third Place Push in American League
In Tucson, the Cleveland Indians appear set to climb to third in the AL standings. Directors say Bill Veeck’s winter trades, notably for Allie Clark and Johnny Bernard, along with center fielder Walt Judnich and Dale Mitchell in left, strengthen the roster. Shortstop-manager Lou Boudreau anchors a stellar infield defense as Greenberg joins workouts.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Indians
Walt Judnich
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Berardino
Browns
Yankees
Clark
Red Sox
Larry Doby
Pat Seerey
Hank Edwards
Hal Peck
Judnich
Dale Mitchell
Boudreau
Gallia Softball Taking Shape
Gallia softball league moves toward 1948 season as five managers meet in Gallipolis Lafayette Post city building. Managers present were James Sayre Hugh Walker Johnny Casey Tom Adams and Andy Sayre. Boys under sixteen may join by contacting any manager.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
James Sayre
Hugh Walker
Johnny Casey
Tom Adams
Andy Sayre
Cardinals Holdouts Talk Terms as Musial Sits Down
St. Louis Cardinals nearing agreement on trades and salaries as Harry Brecheen travels to discuss terms and Stan Musial plans a meeting with Club President Bob Hannegan. Rookie Roy Yochim remains unsigned.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Brecheen
Stan Musial
Bob Hannegan
Roy Yochim
Boxing Roundup from Phoenix and Chicago Sparring Results
Johnny Garden of Los Angeles knocked out Art Hardy of San Diego in five rounds in Phoenix. Jose Basora from Puerto Rico stopped Holman Williams of Chicago in four rounds in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Johnny Gardean
Los Angeles
Art Hardy
San Diego
Chicago
Jose Basora
Puerto Rico
Holman Williams
Zollners Two Games Off Pace In Eastern Division
Fort Wayne Zollners remain two games behind the division leaders as they beat Oshkosh 59 to 45 to extend their home win streak to 17, tying the league mark. Anderson and Rochester share the East lead while Minneapolis tops the Western Division.
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Fort Wayne Zollners
Fort Wayne
Anderson Packers
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Oshkosh
Anderson
Rochester
Minneapolis
Babe Didrikson Seeks Open Entry for National Open
Babe Didrikson Zaharias has filed a formal application with the United States Golf Association to compete in the National Open to be held in Los Angeles in June. The famed star, who won the British and American amateur titles before turning pro last year, has not yet received a reply.
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San Francisco
George
Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
United States Golf Association
Los Angeles
Babe
Young Man Goes West Chicago
Max Zaslofsky a Brooklyn St Johns product is highlighted as a leading scorer for the Chicago Stags in professional basketball.
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Chicago
Max Zaslofsky
Brooklyn St. John’s
Chicago Stags
Hickey Back in Action With Providence Steamrollers
Nat Hickey aged 45 ends nine year absence to rejoin the Providence Steamrollers on the active players list marking a notable comeback for the veteran guard in the BAA.
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Hickey
Providence
Nat Hickey
Providence Steamrollers
Tourney at a Glance Showdown Brackets High School
A town scale basketball tourney lists Class A first round lower bracket games including Portsmouth East Logan Nelsonville Portsmouth Lancaster Wellston and Class B upper bracket quarter finals featuring Amesville Chauncey Middleport Glenford Crooksville and Somerset Holy Trinity Junction City with scheduled start times from 6 pm to 9 pm.
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Perry
Glenford
Portsmouth East
Jackson
Logan
Greenfield
Nelsonville
Portsmouth
Lancaster
Wellston
Amesville
Chauncey
Middleport
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